Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2004

Read the text below and answer questions number 11 and number 12. The North American steel industry annually recycles millions of tons of steel scrap from recycled cans, automobiles, appliances, construction materials and other steel products. This scrap is remelted to produce new steel. In fact, the industry's overall recycling rate is nearly 68%. There are two processes for making steel. The Basic Oxygen Furnace process, which is used to produce the steel needed for packaging, car bodies, appliances and steel framing, that uses a minimum of 25% recycled steel. The Electric Arc Furnace process, which is used to produce steel shapes such as railroad ties and bridge spans, that uses virtually 100% recycled steel. And, since all new steel products contain recycled steel, when you buy steel you help to close the recycling loop by buying recycled. Many communities operate recycling programs which include steel cans. Several also provide options to recycle appliances. And while consumers are not actively involved, virtually every car taken off the road is recycled. More than 200 million Americans have convenient access to steel can recycling through curbside, drop-off and buyback programs, as well as through magnetic separation at resource recovery facilities. Steel cans, including food, paint and aerosol cans, were recycled at a rate of 58% in 2001. The industry remelted more than 18 billion steel cans into new products. In 2001, nearly 2 million tons of steel were recovered from recycled appliances, at a rate of 85%. There are nearly 12,000 appliance recycling locations throughout the United States. Comparing the number of automobiles taken off the road in 2001 to the number of new cars produced shows a recycling rate of 101% for automobiles in 2001. Builders across the United States are constructing all types of steel framed homes: multi-family developments, retirement homes and single-family residences. There are many benefits to

In the passage, which of the alternatives is not related to the steel properties?

• A.

  Light weight

• B.

  Durability

• C.

  Strength

• D.

  Landfill

• E.

  Stability

Which of the alternatives is not related to resource recovery ?

• A.

  Communities recycling program

• B.

  Use of scrap to make new steel

• C.

  Drop-off programs

• D.

  Buy-back programs

• E.

  Solid waste stream

Your answers to questions 21 and 22 must be based on the text below, which is entitled "The technologies to halt global warming":

According to the text,

• A.

  15 technologies will have been implemented up to 2054.

• B.

  global carbon emissions might be decreased.

• C.

  renewable energy sources must have been forbidden.

• D.

  researchers ought to identify the sources of global warming.

• E.

  global carbon emissions have been halted.

Your answers to questions 23 to 25 must be based on the text below, which is entitled "Latest Distribution News":

The text refers to Hurricane Charley, which

• A.

  is said to have been a man-made catastrophe.

• B.

  has been looked into as well as foreseen by FPL.

• C.

  has hit an American state.

• D.

  will be researched so as to be categorized.

• E.

  had been predicted by the American government.

Your answers to questions 23 to 25 must be based on the text below, which is entitled "Latest Distribution News":

According to the text,

• A.

  efforts have been made all day and all night.

• B.

  electrical power might no longer be supplied by FPL.

• C.

  customers have called off their contracts with FPL.

• D.

  residents and customers have decided to join hands.

• E.

  federal financial assistance may be pivotal.

It is not easy to confine the flow of software.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

It is rather difficult to prevent software from being hidden.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

is a highly feasible reality.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

primarily aims at achieving higher product quality.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

An efficient executive should look forward to problems that can happen.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado