اختبار مقترح لتلاميذ السنة الثالثة ثانوي شعبتي اللغات الاجنبية و الآداب و الفلسفة مادة اللغة الانجليزية
PART ONE: READING (14 points)
A) Comprehension (07points)
Read the text carefully then do the activities.
The Chou dynasty succeeded the corrupt Shang in the mastery of China by 1122 B.C. A reign was subsequently established that later Chinese looked back on as a golden age. The Chou ruled through a feudal system, but within a few centuries their control began to slip. The royal house began to lose power as early as 934 B.C. Barbarian invasions increased in frequency through the ninth and eighth centuries, and regional lords began to ignore their obligations to the Chou court. In 771 B.C. the last Western Chou ruler was killed in battle and the capital city, Hao, overrun and sacked by northerners.
Following this disaster, the Chou capital was moved east to Loyang, where the Eastern Chou dynasty resided from 770 to 256 B.C. The Eastern Chou, however, were powerless figureheads: Chinese unity effectively collapsed with the Western Chou. Through the Spring and Autumn (770-464 B.C.) and Warring States (463-222 B.C) periods, disintegration and endless conflict were the norms. Powerful regional states emerged which contended endlessly for hegemony, forging and breaking alliances, engaging in wars, and manipulating barbarian groups. Through time, as conflict intensified, smaller states were continuously absorbed. The contending states became fewer but larger, until finally the Ch'in reunified China in 221 B.C.
The period of disintegration and conflict produced some of China's major philosophical, literary, and scientific achievements. Confucius wrote during, and in reaction to, this era. Contending schools of philosophy proliferated and flourished between 500 and 250 B.C. In addition to many technical and economic developments, Chinese political thought in its classical form emerged during the worst of the breakdown.
Adapted from The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainer pp 5,6
1. Is the text: expository, narrative or descriptive?
2. Say whether these statements are TRUE or FALSE.
a) There was corruption during the Shang reign of China.
b) China was peaceful between 770 and 464 B.C.
c) The Chou dynasty started to fail within few centuries.
d) There were no scientific realizations during the era of conflicts in China.
3. Answer the following questions according to the text?
a) When did Shang's reign come to end?
b) Where did the Eastern Chou dynasty settle from 770 to 256 B.C?
c) Why did the regional lords begin to ignore their obligations to the Chou court?
d) Was China unified during the Chou dynasty?
4. In which paragraph is mentioned that conflicts were frequent in China ?
5. What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to?
their (1st paragraph) its (3rd paragraph)
B) Text Exploration (08 points)
1. Find in the text words whose definitions are the following:
a) Series of rulers from one family. ( 1st paragraph)
b) Capable of exerting power. ( 2rd paragraph)
2. Complete the chart below.
Verb
Noun
Adjective
To emerge
…………………….....
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………………………….
integration
……………………
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………………………..
corrupt
3. Ask the questions that the underlined words answer.
The Chou ruled through a feudal system.
The period of disintegration brought important scientific achievements.
4. Use the connectors (in spite the fact that, before, because) to join the pairs below. Make the necessary changes.
a) Many civilizations witnessed destructive wars. b) Many civilizations fell into ruins.
a) Most soldiers were killed. b) The leader did not surrender.
a) The king was poisoned. b) The king attended the ceremony.
5. Fill in the gaps with words from the list: contributed, past, cultural, collapses, disappeared, started
Environmental problems have ……….to numerous ………… of civilizations in the …….. Now, a global collapse appears likely. Overpopulation, overconsumption by the rich and poor choices of technologies are major drivers; dramatic ……… change provides the main hope of averting calamity.
6. Classify the following words in the table below: crashed-betrayed - committed- cracked
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/Id/
PART TWO: WRITTEN EXPRESSION(06 points)
Choose either Topic One or Topic Two
Topic one: "Different factors are threatening the human civilization." Write a composition of about 120 words on this statement.
These notes may help you.
• Natural factors: earthquakes, floods, volcanoes
• Human factors: pollution, wars
Topic Two: You feel that corruption threatens your society. Write a speech in which you sensitize your local community that corruption has negative effects on the society.
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