Ejercicio 1 · Comprensión C1

Ejercicio 1 · Comprensión C1

En C1 casi todas las respuestas son de actitud o de inferencia. Lee las cuatro opciones enteras antes de elegir.

1. The phrase «delivered slightly breathlessly» suggests the speaker is…exhaustedanxious to justify themselvesphysically unfitAnxious to justify themselves — la falta de aliento aquí es figurada: transmite la ansiedad de tener que rendir cuentas del fin de semana.
2. What does the writer say about the Victorians?They worked less than we assumeThey were unhappy peopleThey deserved their reputation but protected empty timeThey deserved their reputation but protected empty time — «whose reputation for industry is largely deserved, nonetheless…». Ese nonetheless es la bisagra de la frase.
3. According to the writer, what has actually changed since then?Empty time has lost its social respectabilityPeople work more hoursSociety has become less religiousEmpty time has lost its respectability — «what has changed is not the amount of work but the disappearance of any socially respectable category of time».
4. How does the writer treat the neuroscience evidence?As conclusive proofAs supporting but not essential to the argumentAs probably mistakenSupporting but not essential — «whether or not one accepts the neuroscience, the anecdotal record is hard to dismiss». Se cubre las espaldas a propósito.
5. The tone of «remarkably few good ideas have been reported to arrive during a productive morning» is…openly angrystrictly neutraldryly ironicDryly ironic — la formulación de informe científico aplicada a algo que nadie mide es el mecanismo del humor inglés escrito.
6. What does the final paragraph do?Limits the claim and admits doubtContradicts the whole articleProposes a concrete solutionLimits the claim and admits doubt — «None of which is an argument for indolence…» acota, y «is, admittedly, another question entirely» reconoce que el problema queda abierto.