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1 SELEKSI MASUK UNIVERSITAS PADJADJARAN (SMUP) Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Tanggal : 07 Juni 2009 Kode Soal : 968 Reading Comprehension Line With the technological advancements created in the late 20 th and early 21 st centuries, multi-media forms of biography became much more popular than literary forms of personality. The popularity of these forms of biography culminated in the creation of such cable and satellite television networks as A&E, The Biography Channel, the History Channel and History International. Along with documentary film biographies, Hollywood produced numerous commercial films based on the lives of famous people. Also, new web 2.0 applications such as annoknips.com enable users all over the world to compile their own biography and illustrate it with other people s photos. More recently, CD-ROM and online biographies are appearing. Unlike books and films, they often do not tell a chronological story; instead, they are archives of many discrete media elements related to an individual person, including video clips, photographs, and text articles. Media scholar Lev Manovich says that such that such archives exemplify the database form, allowing users to navigate the materials in many ways. 51. The primary subject of the passage is A. technological advancements B. biographies in multimedia forms C. cable and satellite television networks D. documentary film biographies E. online biographies 52. What does the word they in line 10 refer to? A. commercial films B. people s photos C. CD-ROM and online biographies D. books and films E. archives 53. The word exemplify in line 12 could best be replaced with A. characterize B. identify C. juxtapose D. illuminate E. meander 54. How did multimedia biography get popularity? A. in the late 20 th and early 21 st centuries B. with the technological developments C. in the forms of cable and satellite television networks D. along with documentary film biographies E. through commercial films Halaman 1

2 55. According to the passage, Hollywood A. has promoted the popularity of multimedia biographies B. has created television networks C. has produced commercial films D. has enabled people to publish their biographies E. has created application on the web Line The World Digital Library (WDL) is an international digital library operated by the American Library of Congress and UNESCO. The WDL has stated its mission is to promote international and intercultural understanding, expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet, provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences, and to build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries. It aims to expand non-english and non- Western content on the Internet, and contribute to scholarly research. The library intends to make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, architectural drawings, and other significant cultural materials. 56. The main idea of the passage is A. The history of the World Digital Library B. The American Library of Congress and UNESCO C. The purpose of the World Digital Library D. Expansion of non-english and non-western content on the Internet E. A wide variety of materials on the Internet 57. The word primary in line 9 could best be replaced with A. elementary B. important C. initial D. earliest E. inaugural 58. The World Digital Library A. is operated by UNESCO B. covers a wide variety of materials on the Internet C. was inspired by education, scholars, and general audiences D. costs users some amount of money E. involves international and intercultural understanding 59. What information can you get from the World Digital Library? A. how cattle breed B. why floods happen in some countries C. how pollution affects the planet Earth D. where a certain place is located E. when solar eclipse will happen Halaman 2

3 Line (15) What effect does your personality have on your longevity? Do some kinds of temperaments lead to longer lives? A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by examining the personality traits of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100. The study shows that those who live the longest are more outgoing, more active and less neurotic than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be empathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span. These findings comport with what you would expect from evolutionary theory those who are extroverted enough to make friends and help others are those who are going to be able to gather enough resources to make it through tough times. Interestingly, however, other traits that you might consider advantageous had no impact in this study on whether participants were likely to live longer. Those who were more self-disciplined, for instance, were no more likely to live to be very old (which might explain the long life of the smoking French lady). Also, being open to new ideas had no relationship to long life, which might explain all those cantankerous old people who are fixed in their ways. Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate. However, the new paper suggests that if you want long life, you should strive to be as outgoing as possible. 60. The passage mainly discusses A. how personality relates to longevity B. characteristics of longevity C. a study on the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society D. temperaments leading to longevity E. empathy and cooperativeness among women 61. According to the passage, long-living women A. have fewer activities than other people B. are likely to be extroverted C. have always wanted to live longer D. are more disciplined E. succeeded in changing their personality 62. In line 5 the word outgoing could best be replaced with A. leaving B. retired C. amiable D. anxious E. pious 63. What would you expect from evolutionary theory? A. Long-living woman are more likely to be empathetic. B. Those who are more outgoing live the longest. C. It supports the study of longevity. D. Dynamic people survive during difficult periods. E. Being more outgoing, more active, and less neurotic are the characteristics needed to live longer. Halaman 3

4 64. The word cantankerous in line 15 could have the same meaning as A. bad-tempered B. friendly C. ridiculous D. amusing E. concerned 65. The word those in line 12 refers to A. resources B. times C. women D. participants E. traits Structure 66. The participants working groups to address the special challenges of each of the four project areas. A. forms B. formed C. has formed D. has been formed E. will have been formed 67. Dr. James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress, as a Commissioner of the U.S. National Commission to UNESCO in A. was nominated B. had been nominated C. nominated D. he nominated E. who was nominated 68. Google Inc. became the first partner of this public-private partnership and in 2005 donated $3 million development of the World Digital Library. A. which has been supported B. who supports C. that is supporting D. to support E. supporting 69. Tylor s definition of culture, in the 20 th century culture emerged as the central and unifying concept of American anthropology. A. However anthropologists worldwide who refer to B. Although anthropologists worldwide refer to C. Despite anthropologists worldwide refer to D. As soon as anthropologists worldwide refer to E. Because of anthropologists worldwide refer to Halaman 4

5 70. Student Health provides routine examinations. A. and treated minor injuries B. and treats minor injuries C. and minor injuries were treated D. and minor injuries are treated E. and minor injuries have been treated 71. Other 19 th century critics, following Rousseau, have accepted this differentiation between higher and lower culture, but have seen the refinement and of high culture as corrupting and unnatural developments. A. sophisticated B. sophisticating C. sophisticate D. sophistication E. sophistry 72. The telescope has which splits light to find wobbles in different wavelengths. A. a special instrument B. a specifically instrument C. an instrument specific D. an instrument special E. an instrument specifically 73. Biographical works usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be used to portray a person s life A. is B. has been C. are D. is being E. are being 74. The kind of learning characteristic of human children is Imitative learning, which means reproducing an instrumental act to be understood. A. intend B. intended C. intent D. intentional E. intentionally 75. Intensive Program students will find about on-campus housing at the Sheraton, International House, and home stay on the enclosed application form. A. detail information B. details information C. detail informations D. detailed information E. detailed informations Halaman 5