UNIVERSIDADES PUBLICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE

MADRID (COMPREHE.SEL/AMERICANIMPERIALISM)
PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A ESTUDIOS UNIVERSITARIOS
(LOGSE)
Materia: Ingls: Junio 1997
Instrucciones Generales y Valoracin.
Tiempo: 1 hora y 30 minutos
Instrucciones.
1 Lea todo el texto cuidadosamente
2 Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba.
3 Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen
Puntuacin: Puntuacin Mxima de la prueba: 10 puntos

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM.
Global leadership is both the price America pays and the benefit
Americans derive from our wealth, our size and our strength. Worldwide hunger and poverty, the spread of nuclear weapons and the
proliferation of violent conflicts harm us all. Economic
development, better education, better control of arms, cooperation
among nations and the peaceful resolution of conflicts help
Americans enjoy greater prosperity and peace. Positive and active
engagement in world affairs is the smart as well as the right thing for
the United States to do. Yet among developed nations, America has
become the least generous provider of either development aid or
troops for peacemaking. Our virtue is fading.
A few of the early patriots might have expressed isolationist
views, but many of them were vigorous internationalists. Benjamin
Franklin said, Our cause is the cause of all mankind. Thomas
Paine, the fervently religious man who gave us the name United
States of America, said, My country is the world. Today that spirit
is not just noble; it is imperative.
QUESTIONS:
1.- Are the following sentences TRUE or FALSE. Copy the evidence from the
text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) The origin of the name United States of America is unknown.
b) Benjamin Franklin was against the idea of American participation in other
countries affairs.
(Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)

2.- In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer these
questions:
a)

What clues are there in the text that allow you to know the writers
nationality?
b) Why does the writer think that America should feel responsible for other
countries?
(Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
3.- Find in the text words which mean the same as the following words or
phrases:
a) cause damage to (paragraph 1)
b) the opposite of selfish (paragraph 1)
c) decreasing in strength (paragraph 1)
d) human species (paragraph 2)
(Puntuacin mxima: 1 punto)
4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in
brackets when given:
a)

America is the .......................... powerful country ............. the world.

b) Thomas Paine, ............... lived in the 18th century, said that his
country ........................ (be) the world.
c)

In the past, America ...................... to be more generous in .................. (give)

help to other countries.

d) Isolationist views ...................... (hold) by very few of the early politicians.

Most of them felt a great interest .................... the worlds politics
(Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
5.- Write about 80 to 100 words on ONE of the following topics:
a)

What advantages can the Unites States get from being a leading country in the
world?
b) Why is English an important language in todays world?
(Puntuacin mxima: 3 puntos)