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Paragraf Soruları 11

1. Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre cevaplayınız. We can only guess when Shakespeare wrote his plays. He may have had his own writing season perhaps in the quieter winter months, but he never stopped acting, probably taking two or three minor parts instead of a major one. He seems to have chosen for himself the more static and undemanding roles in his plays, such as old Adam in As You Like It and the Ghost in Hamlet. His audiences included many habitual playgoers, and many must have known Shakespeare and he must have known them. We can imagine, as a recent biographer has said, that there might have been a complex, subtle communicative exchange when he appeared in one of his own plays. In spring 1613, he purchased his first property in London. He was renting it out by 1616, but may originally have entertained other intentions for the property. It would certainly have been a handy place to stay, being near the Globe, which was his theatre. Perhaps the destruction of the Globe in 1613, which probably prompted him to sell his share in the theatre company, altered his plans for it. He may not have given up acting, but his writing career was over by the end of that year. In 1614, he returned to his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon, and died there in 1616. It is suggested in the passage that, when Shakespeare acted, .

he was always assigned the most crucial parts

the audiences were thrilled by his acting

the Globe Theatre was always crowded

he could spare very little time for his writing

the parts he played were mostly easy, unimportant ones

2. It is pointed out in the passage that, although Shakespeare had stopped writing plays by the end of 1813, .

it seems likely that he continued to act a little longer

he sometimes revised some of his earlier plays

he wanted to keep his company intact

his company put pressure on him to continue writing

he started again on his return to Stratford-upon- Avon

3. We understand from the passage that we have no evidence .

as to what sort of parts Shakespeare played

to suggest that Shakespeare was popular in his day

as to whether or not Shakespeare actually did rent out his property

about when Shakespeare was writing his plays

that the destruction of the Globe had any serious impact on Shakespeares life

4. It is suggested in the passage that Shakespeare, .

as a playwright, preferred tragedies to comedies

as a property owner, got a good income from his rents

as an actor, was often in close contact with his audiences

returned to Stratford-upon-Avon almost as soon as the Globe was destroyed

though he returned to Stratford, very soon regretted leaving London

5. It is clear from the passage that the Globe Theatre .

was partly owned by Shakespeare himself

was built on land that Shakespeare had bought

was particularly spacious so as to accommodate large audiences

was the most popular of the London theatres in Shakespeares time

was designed and built especially for the staging of Shakespeares plays

6. Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre cevaplayınız. We should care about dying languages for the same reason that we care when a species of animal or plant dies. It reduces the diversity of our planet. In the case of language, we are talking about intellectual and cultural diversity, not biological diversity, but the issues are the same. As a result of decades of environmental publicity and activism, most people have come to accept that biodiversity is a good thing. But linguistic diversity has not enjoyed the same publicity. Diversity occupies a central place in evolutionary theory because it enables a species to survive in different environments. Increasing uniformity holds dangers for the long-term survival of a species. The strongest ecosystems are those which are most diverse. It has often been said that our success in colonizing the planet can be accounted for by our ability to develop diverse cultures which suit different environments. It is stressed in the passage that biological diversity .

is not in any way related to ecosystems

has received far more attention than linguistic diversity

is fast being reduced

contributes very little to the survival of plant and animal species

is richer in northern regions than in southern ones

7. The point is made in the passage that the survival of species in different environments .

is of no real importance except to biologists

has been made possible by the continuous efforts of man

has aroused very little interest in the general public

has been made possible by diversity

bears no relation to the survival of languages and cultures

8. The author draws a strong paralel between .

cultural and linguistic diversity

plant and animal species

linguistic and biological diversity

environmental and cultural publicity

the uniformity of ecosystems and that of cultures

9. It is pointed out in the passage that man .

has developed diverse cultures which are appropriate for the environment he lives in

has always been very much aware of the benefits of biodiversity

has always valued cultural diversity well above biodiversity

has always found it very hard to adapt himself to any new environment

has always felt that cultural uniformity is desirable

10. According to the writer, diversity on earth .

is rapidly becoming reduced owing to a lack of public interest in it

consists not only of the diversity of species and plants but also of languages and cultures

has only recently become a research concern among environmentalists

has encouraged man to exploit his environment

can best be maintained through the preservation of different languages

11. It is clear from the passage that in China today the progress of a construction work .

is very often hindered by the unexpected discovery of ancient tombs

is frequently supervised by archeologists

is liable to be delayed for a variety of reasons

depends, to a certain extent, on

often runs parallel with archeological excavations

12. According to Professor Rawson in the passage, China .

has only recently emerged as an area of interest for archeologists

has only just started to publish art objects for the West

is noted for its ancient domed tombs with frescoes

continues to be very secretive about its archeological finds

has the finest frescoes anywhere in the world

13. We understand from the passage that only one of the tombs unearthed during extension work at a factory in Beijing .

attracted the attention of Dr Rawson

had a domed roof which was undamaged

could be dated back to the 10th century

revealed frescoes in excellent condition

caused a delay in the project

14. The passage points out that the archeologists who were called in .

were not impressed by the frescoes on the walls of one of the tombs

werent expecting to discover tombs Beijing

made ancient tombs their specialty

had published extensively in the western press

were annoyed by the discovery of two ancient tombs in Beijing

15. Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre cevaplayınız. The discovery of an ancient tomb in modern China is so commonplace that it often annoys as much as excites, because it can delay construction for months or even years. So when archeologists were called in fast May to check structures discovered during the expansion of a bonemeal factory in a southern suburb of Beijing, they werent expecting to find anything of great interest. To the archeologists surprise, the structures were the remains of two traditional domed tombs, each over a thousand years old. One was flooded and badly damaged, but the other contained beautifully-preserved wall frescoes from the 10th century. Its only recently that the Chinese have been publishing artifacts from ancient tombs, and its unusual to see them in the Western press, says Dr Jessica Rawson, Professor of Oriental Art and Archeology at Oxford University. We learn from the passage that the Chinese .

show archeologists a great deal of respect

are very proud of their ancient archeological heritage

are very skilled in the art of frescoes

often have mixed feelings when an ancient tomb is discovered

used to prefer tombs without domes to those with domes

16. Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre cevaplayınız. Engineering is akin to writing or painting in that it is a creative endeavor that begins in the minds eye and proceeds into new frontiers of thought and action, where it does not so much find as make new things. Just as the poet starts with a blank sheet of paper and the artist with a blank canvas, so theengineer today begins with a blank computer screen. Until the outlines of a design are set down, however tentatively, there can be no appeal to science or to critical analysis to judge or test the design. Scientific, rhetorical or aesthetic principles may be called on to inspire, refine and finish a design, but creative things do not come of applying the principles alone. Without the sketch of a thing or a diagram of a process, scientific facts and laws are of little use to engineers. Science may be the theater, but engineering is the action on the stage. The writers main aim in this passage is to .

show how many different types of creativity there are

stress the creative and constructive aspects of an engineers work

compare and contrast the way poets and painters work

show that literary creativity is superior to the painters creativity

establish the fact that it is the engineers scientific knowledge that makes him creative

17. We understand from the passage that, for the engineer, scientific laws .

only have a role to play after a design has taken some sort of form

are only relevant in details concerning safety

are a constant factor all through the creative process of design

play an important role only when it comes to finalizing certain details

are rarely applicable at any stage in his projects

18. The point is made in the passage that aesthetic principles .

have no place in an engineers design

are central to the very best works of art

and creativity are two very different things

cannot be taught or learnt

can infuse life into an ill-conceived poem

19. It can be inferred from the passage that, once a poet has achieved the basic core of his poem, .

the creative process is complete

he tends to lose interest in it

he should wait while before transcribing it onto a blank sheet of paper

aesthetic principles may help him to intensify and complete it

he must start to examine it for flaws and then remove them

20. According to the writer of the passage, each act of creativity .

necessitates the crossing of frontiers and entry into unknown regions

is dependent upon a storehouse of closely related knowledge

arises almost equally out of thought and inspiration and knowledge

has some bearing on other acts of creativity

in one sphere of endeavour has its counterpart in another

21. Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre cevaplayınız. Just as every teenager thinks he is brighter than his parents, every decade considers itself superior to the one that came before. Over the past few months, we of the 2000 decade have made it quite clear that we are morally heads above those who lived in the 1990s. Weve done it first by establishing a reigning cliché for that period. Just as the 1960s are known for student unrest, the 1980s for Reagan, Thatcher and the Yuppies, the 1990s will henceforth be known as the second Gilded Age. They will be known as the age when the real problems in the world were ignored while the illusions of the dotcom types were celebrated. It was the age of effortless abundance, cell phones on every ear, stock markets that only went up and Mercedes sport utility vehicles. Never before had business leaders enjoyed so much prestige, and never before had capitalism had fewer mortal enemies. Bill Gates couldnt be on enough business-magazine covers; tycoons like him felt free to assume the role of global sages, writing books with such weighty titles as The Road Ahead. According to the passage, the decade of the 1990s was characterized by .

capitalism, blindness and possessions

hard-work, greed and the need to communicate

indifference, immorality and selfishness

generosity, spontaneity and individuality

disagreements, competition and prejudice

22. In the opinion of the author of the passage, the 2000 decade .

differs very little from the decade of Reagan, Thatcher and the Yuppies

inherited a failing global economy from the previous decade

is far more moral than the preceding one

still admires the values of the business leaders of the 1990s and the books they wrote

is fast losing its idealism and growing more and more like previous decades

23. The term Gilded Age as it is used in the passage means .

to be admired

golden age

with moral principles

with surface shine

in bad taste

24. We understand from the passage that, during the 1990s, .

there was a great deal of student unrest

capitalism again fell into disrepute

technological advance took the form of useful gadgets

teenagers grew very critical of their parents

business tycoons received undue respect and were indeed almost idolized

25. One point made in the passage is that .

with each passing decade life gets easier and more comfortable

any hopes of the 2000 decade are not likely to survive the decade

the business magazines of this decade differ very little from those of earlier decades

each new decade regards itself as superior to the previous one

the real problems of each decade are essentially the same