Demoversion Eignungsprüfung Englisch Fremdsprache

Demoversion
Eignungsprüfung
Englisch Fremdsprache
Die Eignungsprüfung ist in vier Prüfungsteile gegliedert.
Im Folgenden finden Sie zu jedem Prüfungsteil eine Anzahl Fragen. Bitte beachten Sie, dass
auf den folgenden Seiten nur die Aufgabentypen, nicht aber der Umfang der Prüfung
abgebildet sind. Die reale Eignungsprüfung ist länger. Sie dauert insgesamt 2,5 Stunden:
30 Minuten pro Prüfungsteil und 30 Minuten Pause nach den ersten beiden Prüfungsteilen.
Zürcher Fachhochschule
Prüfungsteil 1: Sprachstrukturen, Grammatik
This part of the examination is divided into two sections (Section 1 and Section 2).
- In Section 1, you will need to select one of four possible answers.
- In Section 2, you will need to decide which part of the sentence is incorrect.
Section 1: Select the answer (a), (b), (c) or (d) that correctly completes the statement.
1. He lost his job six months ago and .......................... for a new position ever since.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
had looked
has been looking
is looking
looks
2. She refused to help us in any way ...................... was rather unkind of her.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
, what
, that
, which
that
3. She's gone to the optician's to ......................................... .
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
have her eyes examined
let examine her eyes
examine her eyes
have examined her eyes
4. By planting selected flowers and shrubs, they've made ......................... .
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
look beautiful their garden
their garden look beautifully
their garden looking beautiful
their garden look beautiful
5. He has gone into hiding because the police ............................. in connection with his wife's
death.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
wants to ask him
want to interview him
will interview him
is intending to ask him
6. He'd be very disappointed if he ................................... the job.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
doesn't get
wouldn't get
didn't get
won't get
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7. John should pass the exam easily. I’ll be very surprised if ........................ .
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
he doesn’t
he didn’t
he won’t
he wouldn’t
8. ............................ than the doorbell rang.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
No sooner sat I down
No sooner I had sat down
I sat down no sooner
No sooner had I sat down
Section 2: In each of the following sentences, four separate parts are underlined. One of
these is not accepted standard usage. Please indicate which of these, (a), (b), (c) or (d),
you think is wrong.
1. I promise that I will let you know as soon as he
(a)
(b)
will have arrived so that you may make the final arrangements for the conference.
(c)
(d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
2. The lecturer explained us that another, similar story had been written
(a)
at a later date, but that, unlike 'Beowulf', it was prose rather than poetry.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Prüfungsteil 2: Hörverständnis
This part of the examination is based on a lecture or a conversation.
e.g.: Lecture
Look through the following questions, which are based on an extract from a lecture you
will then hear on pidgin English. During the lecture, you may make notes and/or answer
the questions if you wish. After the lecture, you will be given time to answer the multiple
choice questions by choosing (a), (b), (c) or (d).
1. The text begins with the story of the British consul marrying two people in China
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
to praise the flexibility shown by the consul.
to illustrate the effectiveness of pidgin English.
to show how pidgin English originated.
to demonstrate the problems of communication.
2. Many people speak pidgin
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
in spite of its being a lingua franca.
because they would be ignored otherwise.
in addition to their native language.
even though it is a ridiculous language.
3. Pidgin English developed
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
because Westerners and Chinese needed to communicate.
because the Westerners refused to learn Chinese.
because the Chinese did not want the foreigners to learn their language.
because the Chinese found English senseless.
4. Pidgin English is a mixture of
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
English words and Chinese pronunciation.
English grammar and Chinese vocabulary.
Chinese structures and English pronunciation.
Chinese structures and English vocabulary.
5. The word “pidgin”
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
comes from the word “pigeon”.
comes from the name of a bird.
comes from the Chinese pronunciation of the word “business”.
comes from the Chinese pronunciation of the word “fishing”.
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Prüfungsteil 3: Textverständnis
Read the text below and then answer the questions on the text by choosing (a), (b), (c) or
(d).
Nowadays, we associate the name of Sandro Botticelli (1444? – 1510) with some of the finest
examples of Renaissance art. The history of responses to his work, however, suggests that this
widespread appreciation by critics is a relatively recent phenomenon, preceded by a long period
of distrust and even disapprobation. Writing in 1550, Vasari expressed an unease with
Botticelli's work, admitting that, despite his evident talent, the artist fitted awkwardly into his
(Vasari's) evolutionary scheme of the history of art. Over the next two centuries, academic art
historians at best ignored Botticelli's work and at worst denigrated him in favour of his fellowFlorentine Michelangelo. Even when anti-academic art historians of the early nineteenth century
rejected many of the standards of evaluation espoused by their predecessors, Botticelli's work
continued to be regarded as outside of accepted taste, to such an extent that many of his best
paintings remained hidden away in obscure churches and private homes.
The primary reason for Botticelli’s unpopularity is not difficult to understand: most observers, up
until the mid-nineteenth century, did not consider him to be worthy of notice because his work,
for the most part, did not seem to them to exhibit the traditional characteristics of fifteenth
century Florentine art. For example, Botticelli rarely employed the technique of strict perspective
and, unlike Michelangelo, rarely used chiaroscuro. Another reason for his unpopularity may have
been that his attitude towards the style of classical art was very different from that of his
contemporaries. Although he was thoroughly exposed to classical art, he showed little interest in
borrowing from the classical style. Indeed, it is paradoxical that, as a painter of large-scale
classical subjects, he adopted a style that was only slightly similar to that of classical art.
1. Vasari might have been more enthusiastic about Botticelli if Botticelli's work
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
had not depicted a story so clearly.
had not evolved from the traditions of art history.
had shown more evidence of the artist's talent.
had corresponded more neatly to Vasari's view of art history.
2. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Botticelli's work
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
attracted no attention from art historians.
was compared favourably with Michelangelo's.
was not known by art historians.
was considered inferior to Michelangelo's.
3. Anti-academic art historians disagreed with academic art historians on
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the artistic value of Botticelli's work.
the features that characterised Florentine art.
the criteria by which art should be judged.
the taste exhibited in Botticelli's best paintings.
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4. The author of the text indicates that
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
art historians were determined to keep Botticelli's work from public view.
Botticelli's work did not achieve popularity for a long time.
Botticelli's work had to be hidden away because it was tasteless.
Botticelli's best paintings never became popular.
5. According to the text, which of the following is an accurate statement about Botticelli’s
relation to classical art?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Botticelli more often made use of classical subject matter than classical style.
Botticelli’s style does not share any similarities with the style of classical art.
Botticelli borrowed stylistic techniques from Michelangelo.
Botticelli sometimes borrowed subject matter from classical art but he did not create
large-scale paintings.
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Prüfungsteil 4: Wortschatz, Idiomatik
Choose the best alternative, (a), (b), (c) or (d), to complete the sentence.
1. According to the ................. of your contract, you are required to give three months' notice if
you wish to leave the company.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
details
rules
terms
regulations
2. At the age of 60, he finally ................... his ambition of learning to fly.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
reached
completed
obtained
achieved
3. Since you are in a position of authority, you will be ............... responsible if anything goes
wrong.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
brought
held
taken
told
4. Some people enjoy the ..................... of city life.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
anonymity
unfriendliness
impersonalisation
consumption
5. He has been ...................... to hospital to undergo tests.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
allocated
assigned
admitted
accepted
6. Given the current market situation, we may be forced to lower our prices in order to remain
.......................... .
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
effective
concurrent
profitable
competitive
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7. This Chianti is .................. the one we had last time we ate at this restaurant.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
other than
another as
different from
various to
8. During the recession, many companies are having to ............ workers.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
lay off
resign
dismiss
put down
9. Some linguists insist that the only way to ............. a language is through total immersion in
that language.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
disseminate
acquire
obtain
know
10. Nowadays, most public buildings offer ........ for the disabled.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
possibilities
facilities
equipments
infrastructures
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