أمير الجزائر
عضو مبتدئ
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العمر : 34 الجنس : الدولة : الضاية بن ضحوة المدينة : الجزائر تاريخ التسجيل : 31/01/2010
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| Daïa High School Time Duration: 02hoursStream: Third Year Literary StreamFirst Term Exam PART ONE: READING (15pts)Read the text carefully then do the activities.For decades, I had longed to visit Spain for its legendary charm and picturesque beauty, but more importantly to experience the heritage of almost 800 years of Islamic presence. In December 1998, I travelled to Spain for the purpose of participating in a colloquium sponsored by the Paris-based International Society for the study of Arab and Islamic History and Science (in conjunction with the Spanish universities).The conference theme pertained to the contributions of Cordoba’s most important figure, Ibn Rushd (known as Averroes) in commemoration of his 800th death anniversary. The trip also provided me an opportunity to experience Spain’s Islamic heritage.That heritage, indeed, has its reminders in every nook and corner of contemporary Spain, but especially in the province of Andalusia. That is where the two most prominent monuments of Islam’s legacy are located: Granada (Arabic Gharnata) and Cordoba (Arabic qurtoba); both are United Nations’ “Heritage of Humanity” cities. Of course, these cities are well-maintained by Spanish Government for, aside from the “heritage” aspect, both are huge sources of tourist revenue, even though, in times past, Catholic fanaticism had tried to destroy all vestiges of the Islamic heritage. Soon after landing in Madrid, I took a night train to Granada, arriving there the next morning. A/ COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION (07pts)1) The text is about: a) Islamic culture and heritage in Spain? b) The Islamic civilisation? c) The biography of Ibn Rushd? 2) Say whether the following sentences are true or false. Write (T) or (F) next to each statement. a) The writer went to Spain as a visitor in 1998. b) Ibn Rushd is known as Averroes. c) Many visitors are attracted by Cordoba and Granada. d) The writer spent a night in the train. 3) Answer the following questions according to the text. a) When did the writer travel o Spain? What for? b) What was the conference theme about? c) Why are Granada and Cordoba well-maintained by Spanish Government? 4) What do the underlined words in the text refer to? *Its (§1) *Where (§3) * These cities (§3) 5) Find in the text words that are synonymous to the following: * Chance (§2) * situated (§3) B/ TEXT EXPLORATION1) Find in the text words that are opposites to the following:* to construct (§3) * day (§3) 2) Divide the following words into roots and affixes: science, participating, international, Islamic.
3) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: a) After Charles Martel (to blunt) their forays into France, the Muslims in Spain (to begin) to focus their attention on Andalusia. b) It’s high time they (to hold) a conference about Islamic presence in Spain. 4) Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a): a) Muslims established Cordoba as the most sophisticated city in Europe. b) Cordoba …………………………..as the most sophisticated city in Europe. a) I will visit Cordoba if I arrive there before the Conference.b) Provided that I ………………, I …………………………….. . 5) Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final “ed”/Travelled, pertained, provided, located, asked, tried. PART TWO: WRITNG (05pts)Choose only one topic:Topic one: Write a short summary of the text. Topic two: A lot of civilisations emerged, flourished and collapsed. Write a paragraph of about twelve (12) lines on the causes of collapse of civilisations using these notes/*wars*climate changes*famines*diseases[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذه الصورة] | |
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