2006 Kpsscs 2 Ingilizce
2006 Kpsscs 2 Ingilizce
2006 Kpsscs 2 Ingilizce
İNGİLİZCE
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8. If natural selection ---- running, we ---- a lot more
1. – 13. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yer-
like apes now.
lere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulu-
nuz. A) would not have favoured / had looked
1. The river Loire runs through the heart of France, B) has not favoured / will look
and this region embodies the ---- of the French
way of life. C) did not favour / looked
2. China went through a long period of ---- 9. It ---- that, by 2050, global life expectancy ---- by
population growth. another ten years.
3. Scientists and various organizations are ---- C) has seemed / will be increasing
working to develop vaccines for the top three
D) would seem / has increased
killer diseases: AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
E) will seem / would increase
A) socially B) suddenly C) recently
10. New parents may be amazed when their baby,
D) currently E) nearly
even ---- the first moments of life, lies ---- eyes
4. The Central Asian region ---- buried in poverty wide open, seemingly examining them and other
and plagued by corruption and social inequality. objects in the room.
E) through / of
5. At airports, planes waste a lot of fuel and ----
large amounts of exhaust as they taxi to the
runway. 11. The children knew, only too ----, that their father
was fighting overseas, and would be gone for a
A) give off B) leave off C) turn on long time.
7. When I ---- one book I usually go straight on to 13. You wouldn’t mind if I opened the window a little,
the next but, with this one, I ---- time to think it ----?
over.
A) didn’t I B) did you C) would you
A) finish / would have needed
D) had I E) don’t you
B) had finished / would need
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Scientists have been researching viable alternatives
to petroleum ever since the “energy crisis” of the
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for wind turbines (14) ---- by an average of 40 per
cent annually. Last year alone, wind-power 21. Although the new underwater glider has military
production worldwide (15) ---- by almost a third. uses, ----.
(16) ---- wind plants you build, the cheaper and more
powerful you can make them. Turbine makers now A) there are hydraulic pumps to release water
(17) ---- giant machines that once existed only in
theory. Today one standard turbine can (18) ---- at B) it could run for months without human
least 1 megawatt of power, more than double the interference
amount produced 20 years ago. This is enough
power for as many as 800 modern households. C) it actually uses very little electricity indeed
A) would have grown B) will grow E) the buoyant design helps to make it mobile
C) will have grown D) has grown 22. Conservationists are still criticizing the
government of India ----.
E) would grow
A) that the tiger has become an endangered
A) decided B) remained C) fluctuated species there
15.
D) produced E) increased B) if the tiger population has dropped from 40,000
to 3,700 in the course of a century
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27. China and India have banned the use of prenatal
25. – 28. sorularda, verilen İngilizce cümleye diagnostic techniques to learn the sex of an
anlamca en yakın Türkçe cümleyi bulunuz. unborn child.
25. A research report prepared by a financial firm A) Çin ve Hindistan’da, doğum öncesi bazı tanı tek-
suggests that the private sector in China niklerinin kullanımı yasaklanınca, doğmamış ço-
accounts for no more than 30 per cent of the cukların cinsiyeti artık öğrenilemiyor.
economy.
B) Çin’de ve Hindistan’da doğum öncesi tanı teknik-
A) Bir finans şirketinin son araştırma raporuna göre, lerini kullanmak yasak olduğundan, çocukların
Çin’de özel sektörün ekonomideki payı % 30’dan cinsiyeti doğumdan önce öğrenilemiyor.
fazla değildir.
C) Hindistan gibi Çin’de de, çocukların cinsiyetini
B) Bir finans kuruluşunun raporunda belirtildiği gibi, doğumdan önce öğrenmek için kullanılan tanı
Çin’de özel sektör, ekonominin % 30’undan faz- teknikleri yasaklandı.
lasını oluşturmamaktadır.
D) Çin ve Hindistan, doğmamış çocuğun cinsiyetini
C) Bir finans şirketinin hazırladığı araştırma raporu- öğrenmek için doğum öncesi tanı tekniklerinin
na göre, Çin ekonomisinin % 30’unu özel sektör kullanımını yasaklamıştır.
oluşturuyor.
E) Çin ve Hindistan, doğum öncesi tanı tekniklerini,
D) Bir finans şirketinin yaptığı araştırma, Çin’de özel bunların çocukların cinsiyetini öğrenmek için
sektörün ekonomide yaklaşık % 30 payı olduğu- kullanılması nedeniyle yasakladığını ilan etti.
nu iddia ediyor.
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31. Bazı psikolojik çalışmalar, okula ilk başlayan ço-
29. – 32. sorularda, verilen Türkçe cümleye cukların, bir arkadaşlarıyla beraber giderlerse da-
anlamca en yakın İngilizce cümleyi bulunuz. ha iyi uyum sağlayacaklarını öne sürmektedir.
29. Ortadoğu ülkeleri yeni işçileri istihdam etmek A) The psychological study has established that,
için, gelecek 20 yılda, şu andaki sayıyı ikiye kat- when children start school they should go with a
layarak 77 milyon yeni iş yaratmak zorunda kala- friend, otherwise they will have trouble in
cak. adjusting.
B) During the next 20 years, 77 million new jobs C) Some psychological studies suggest that
– twice the present number – will have to be children entering school for the first time adjust
created in the Middle Eastern countries to better if they go with a friend.
accommodate new workers.
D) The psychologist’s report explains why children
C) The creation of 77 million jobs in the Middle East should have a friend with them when they start
over the next 20 years, which is twice the school so they can settle in more easily.
present number, should be enough to
accommodate the new workers. E) These psychological studies all demonstrate that
children starting school need to have a friend
D) As there are going to be 77 million new workers, with them or they have trouble settling in.
the Middle Eastern countries plan to double the
number of job openings over the next 20 years.
30. 2005’teki Asya tsunamisi, uluslararası yardım ça- 32. Bilimadamları, Hiroşima’ya bomba atan uçağın
buk ve cömert olduğunda, Birleşmiş Milletler’in yok olmaktan kurtulmak için, patlamadan en az
son derece değerli bir koordinasyon rolü oynaya- 14 km uzakta olmuş olması gerektiğini hesapla-
bileceğini gösterdi. dılar.
A) It was the United Nations that assumed the vital A) Since the aircraft that dropped the bomb on
role of coordinator for the distribution of Hiroshima was unharmed by the blast it must, in
international aid that poured into Asia following the opinion of various scientists, have been more
the tsunami of 2005. than 14 km away.
B) With the Asian tsunami of 2005 it became clear B) Scientists wanted the aircraft that dropped the
that the United Nations has an important role to bomb on Hiroshima to be at a distance of at
play in coordinating international aid when it is least 14 km from the explosion and so be out of
speedy and generous. danger.
C) Following the Asian tsunami of 2005, the C) Scientists are of the opinion that the aircraft that
important role of coordinating international aid dropped the bomb on Hiroshima would have
which came promptly and abundantly, fell to the been destroyed in the blast if it had been less
United Nations. than 14 km away.
D) The Asian tsunami of 2005 showed that the D) Scientists calculated that the aircraft that
United Nations can play an invaluable dropped the bomb on Hiroshima must have been
coordinating role when the international aid is at least 14 km away from the blast so as not to
prompt and generous. be destroyed.
E) The United Nations excelled in the role of E) Scientists have established the fact that the
coordinator for the distribution of the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima
international aid that soon poured into Asia after escaped destruction because it got a full 14 km
the 2005 tsunami. away before the explosion occurred.
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35. When the word “cyborg”, meaning part machine,
33. – 36. sorularda, boş bırakılan yere, parça- part human, first appeared in the middle of the
nın anlam bütünlüğünü sağlamak için getiri- 20th century, it was only in the context of science-
lebilecek cümleyi bulunuz. fiction novels and films. Everybody knew that
humans couldn’t be put under mechanical or
33. Heavily armoured and trained to advance as one electronic control. ----. This possibility presents
giant machine, Roman legionary troops would some interesting questions. It also suggests
cut to pieces any enemy not wise enough to flee. some rather horrifying possibilities.
They were unstoppable in open ground even if
greatly outnumbered, and no cavalry charge A) Today, however, some researchers believe that
could break their unbroken wall of shields. ----. cyborgs will be possible within 50 years
This was because the tactics of these enemies
were the tactics of the guerrilla, for they knew B) In fact, scientists have recently proved that the
that to confront the Roman legions head-on creation of a cyborg will remain impossible in the
could only lead to defeat. foreseeable future
A) War has always been asymmetrical whenever C) On the contrary, cyborgs will certainly continue
there has been a power with clear superiority to be a favourite subject of science-fiction writers
B) However, even in the best days of the empire, D) In fact, humans will always remain firmly in
the Roman legions suffered defeats at the hands control of their machines
of much less accomplished enemies
E) One example of fictional artificial intelligence is
C) The Romans had had the advantages of HAL, the self-determining computer in Stanley
superior organization, doctrine, training and Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey
equipment for centuries
36. The Spanish are known for their natural
D) The Romans tended to fight symmetrical battles
sociability and zest for living. ----. Sometimes it
only in the first encounter with each new enemy
even seems as if they fit their work around the
E) As they had to fight ordinary wars from time to demands of their social life and not the other way
time with the Parthians and Persians, the round, as most people do.
Romans knew both kinds of war
A) It is not uncommon for three generations to live
together under one roof
34. According to conventional economic thinking, D) A popular saying with them is “leave it until
Sweden is doing everything wrong. Its tomorrow”
government consumes nearly 60 per cent of GDP,
its taxes are among the highest in the world, and E) In a crisis, it is always the family that provides
its labour market is deeply inflexible. ----. And yet, assistance
far from being punished for these economic
“mistakes”, Sweden’s economy is booming.
37.
7. – 40. so arda, cümleler sırasıyla okun-
A) Similarly, countries like Britain, Sweden and duğunda parçanın anlam bütünlüğünü bozan
Denmark were warned that opting out of the cümleyi bulunuz.
euro would be an expensive expression of
national sovereignty
37. (I) In many parts of Asia, cranes are held sacred as
B) Much of this suggests a new approach to symbols of happiness, good luck, long life and peace.
globalization (II) Although these birds are held in such esteem,
they are also being destroyed. (III) In fact, cranes are
C) However, the differences in efficiency between among the most endangered families of birds. (IV) As
Europe and America are not immense many as nine of the planet’s 15 crane species are
threatened with extinction because of habitat loss.
D) Over the last decade, most European countries (V) The image of cranes can be seen in prehistoric
have begun to reform their economies art, on Egyptian tombs, and on the totems of Native
Americans.
E) Moreover, it provides very extensive social
services A)) B) I C) II D) I E)
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38. (I) There are a great many more senior citizens today A
than in the past. (II) There are also far fewer young
people to support them. (III) Most people view the KPSS/1-YD-CS/2006
aging of our planet’s population negatively, believing
that it could cause economic problems and social
unrest. (IV) Much research is being carried on to find 42. Peter :
ways of helping people to live longer. (V) It is, - Have you read this article? It says that two
however, a fact that has to be faced, and one should thirds of all the senior citizens who have ever
try to approach it in a positive way. lived are alive today.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V Katie :
- Yes. With the world’s large aging population,
I’m surprised that so many companies still
39. (I) Wealth began to pour into Istanbul as the Ottoman market their products to the younger
State spread westwards. (II) Further, the city had an generation.
influx of skilled craftsmen from the new territories of
the empire. (III) Towards the end of the 17th century Peter :
the Ottomans began to lose their technological - ----
advantage over Europe. (IV) Thus, the city, which
had begun to fall into disrepair with the slow decline Katie :
of the Byzantine Empire, began to return to its former - That’s right. In addition to being the largest
glory. (V) This was helped by the works of the great market, seniors are also the richest market
architect Sinan. today.
40. (I) In a competitive global market, all that employers B) I’m not. You know what a “youth culture” we
can afford to care about is profit and cost. (II) Male have in the world these days.
participation in the American work force fell from 80
per cent in 1970 to 75 per cent in 2000, while female C) But aren’t there an awful lot of rich young people
participation rose from 43 to 60 per cent. (III) One around?
result of this is that record numbers of men are
moving back in with their parents. (IV) It seems they D) You’re right. There’s a lot of money to be made
would rather remain unemployed than pursue in products tailored for older people.
traditionally female jobs such as nursing or teaching,
E) I don’t think the senior market is as large as is
despite severe shortages in these professions.
often suggested.
(V) The trend is much the same in Europe, where
many unemployed men sit and wait for the labour
market of their fathers’ and grandfathers’ time to
return. 43. Hannah :
- ----
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
Bob :
- Yes; it also seems that if women continue to
have a larger share of the labour market, it will
41. John : create social problems.
- Have you heard about the apart-hotel in the
Netherlands that has moveable cloth walls in Hannah :
the rooms? - Really? Like what?
Anne : Bob :
- ---- - Well, it says in this article that male
unemployment and crime will rise, leading to
John : over-crowded prisons and difficult family life.
- What a good idea.
A) Women today are receiving a better education
Anne : than they used to.
- Yes, it really allows for a lot of flexibility.
B) It seems that women are now working outside
A) No, I haven’t. What do you mean by cloth walls? the home more than ever before.
B) Yes, since the walls are made of cloth, the C) It says here that in secondary schools, girls do
rooms can be made larger or smaller to suit the better than boys on standardized tests in all
needs. subjects, even in maths and science.
C) Yes, but since the walls are made of cloth, D) Women shouldn’t be willing to work for less
wouldn’t that be a fire hazard? money than men.
D) I think it’s a terrible idea. You’d be able to hear E) I think it’s wonderful that more and more women
everything through the cloth walls. are working in managerial positions.
A) I presume it means the present time. E) is extremely optimistic about how the new
technologies will be used
B) I’ve no idea. Forget it.
47. It can be understood from the passage that 20th-
C) Don’t ask me. I never can understand proverbs. century technologies such as nuclear weapons
----.
D) How should I know? Do your own homework.
A) could easily have been controlled by a few
E) I’d have thought it was obvious. Make a guess.
individuals
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49. – 52. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 52. We can understand from the passage that the
cevaplayınız. primary reason for the disappearance of the
orangutans is ----.
For thousands of years the wild orangutan lived in A) illegal hunting by miners
rich tropical forests. The species has no natural
enemy, but in the last three decades it has been B) the dictatorship of former President Suharto
driven to extinction. The main causes for this are
miners, peasants and illegal loggers who have C) the destruction of their forest habitat
destroyed the orangutan’s habitat on the Indonesian
islands of Sumatra and Borneo. More than half of D) the start of democracy in Indonesia
these lowland forests were cut down during
President Suharto’s autocratic reign, but the change E) the fact that they have no natural enemy
to democracy in Indonesia in the late 1990s did
nothing to stop the forest clearing. In addition, illegal 53.
3. – 56. ruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
hunters have killed more than 1,000 orangutan cevaplayınız.
mothers per year, stealing their babies to sell on the
black market. Because orangutans breed slowly,
they could not reproduce quickly enough to counter If Shakespeare were alive today, he’d probably be
these threats to their existence and so they died out. writing movies. And Kenneth Branagh would
probably direct them. Branagh is a celebrated stage
actor who took his love of Shakespeare into
49. It is clear from the passage that despite the shift
filmmaking. Altogether, he has made six of the plays
to a democratic government in Indonesia, ----. into films, starting with the award-winning Henry V in
1989. “The stories that Shakespeare writes, about
A) the practice of selling baby orangutans on the
kings and queens, the fates of nations and very
black market increased
powerful domestic dramas, are written at an intensity
B) the orangutans there began to have a better life that can be presented in a bold and heightened way
through film”, he says. “In the theatre, the words and
C) the illegal hunting practices of the loggers were the performances are the same, but film does it in a
stopped language people are more familiar with”. In As You
Like It, the film he is working on now, Branagh
D) the orangutans were moved to safety transfers the action to 19th century Japan, where
romance blossoms against the country’s tranquil
E) the forests there continued to be cut down landscapes. This new setting speaks to modern
audiences because, Branagh says, the play is partly
about “the idea of the simple life, that feeling of
50. It is pointed out in the passage that the getting out of the terrible competition of city life and
orangutans weren’t able to replace those that had being somewhere quiet, meditative and
died or been stolen because ----. transformative.”
D) is the one Branagh is presently making into a A) the price of electricity would soar
film
B) this cannot be achieved in a short space of time
E) is one of the less popular of Shakespeare’s
comedies C) these will certainly never be sufficient to meet
the world’s energy needs
56. It is clear from the passage that Branagh feels D) all known possible alternatives are potentially
that the Japanese setting he uses for As You Like dangerous
It ----.
E) none of these alternatives has as yet been
A) is the best of several startling innovations aimed tested
at shocking audiences and instilling new life into
a tired play
59. In the passage, several alternatives that could be
B) will not meet with much approval used to replace fossil fuels are discussed but ----.
C) would not have pleased Shakespeare at all A) all of them pose health problems
D) adds a valuable new dimension to B) all are rejected for one reason or another
Shakespeare’s play
C) fossil fuels remain the best choice
E) reflects the desire expressed in the play to
escape town pressures and escape to the D) with one exception, it is not likely that they will
tranquillity of the country ever be able to supply enough energy
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