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da . Curso 2016-2017 MATERIA: INGLÉS UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID EVALUACIÓN PARA EL ACCESO A LAS ENSEÑANZAS UNIVERSITARIAS OFICIALES DE GRADO OPCIÓN B INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y CALIFICACIÓN Después de leer atentamente los textos y las cuestiones siguientes, el alumno deberá escoger una de las dos opciones propuestas y responder en INGLÉS a las cuestiones de la opción elegida. CALIFICACIÓN: Las cuestiones 1*, 2 y 4* se valorarán sobre 2 puntos cada una, la pregunta 3* sobre 1 punto y la pregunta 5* sobre 3 puntos. TIEMPO: 90 minutos. Tragedy Can Be Good for Your Health “Why do we waste so much of our time and money going back to novels and films that make us cry?” asked a research team at the beginning of a new study. In their previous investigations of group activities like dancing, laughing and singing, they found that feel-good chemicals called endorphins were released in the brain, leading to increased pain tolerance. They also discovered that there were stronger bonds between participants. Watching a tragic film unfold in a cinema might trigger the same system, the researchers hypothesized. For their study, 169 participants were recruited and split into two groups. The first group was shown the film Stuart: A Life Backwards, the true story of a homeless man with a troubled childhood, while the second group watched a documentary on archaeology. Before and after seeing the films, participants were asked to indicate, through various scales, their mood and their feelings of belonging towards other members of their group. Some participants were also asked to do the wall-sit test to gauge their pain tolerance. This test involves squatting with their back against a wall for as long as possible. The higher the endorphin level, the longer a person should be able to sustain the posture. The results revealed that those who watched the traumatic film had a much stronger change to their moods and that their pain thresholds were boosted by nearly 18% as compared to the control scenario. They also had increased feelings of group bonding. So, psychologists may have found a reason why such films are so appealing: “perhaps watching tragic films is good for your health!” QUESTIONS _- 1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. a) According to the text, dancing and sioging produce a stronger resistance to pain. b) In the investigation described in the text, tragic stories lead to a heightened sense of connection between people. (Punsuación máxima: 2 puatos) 2.- In your owa words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the lollowiag questions. Do not copy from the text. a) Describe the pain tolerance test and its purpose. b) Give two reasons why the researchers consider that watching dramatic films may be good for you. (Punnación máxima: 2 puntas) 3.- Fiad the words io the text that meaa: 3) setoff (paragraph 1) b) problematic (paragraph 2) c) measure (paragraph 2) d) attractive (paragraph 3) (Puntuación máxima: 1 punta) 4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given. a) Romantic films, are sometimes very silly, are oflen more entertaining Westerns. b) 1 felt like the (lucky) person in the world after 1 (win) two tickets to attend a play in New York. €) 1 really don't feel like (go) out to the cinema tonight. Pd rather (stay) home and watch TV. d) Complete the following sentence to report what was said. “Can you meet me at the cinema, Doug?” Mary wanted to know . (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos) S.- Write about 100 to 150 words on the following topic. What are your favourite types of films? Name one film and explain why you enjoy js (Punnación máxima: 3 pantos) 
