Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2006

A suitable paraphrase of “Implementation principles will be followed by a review of steps” (l.5-6) is

• A.

  Implementation principles are going to follow a review of steps.

• B.

  A review of steps will be followed by implementation principles.

• C.

  Implementation principles will follow a review of steps.

• D.

  A review of steps will follow implementation principles.

• E.

  A review of steps is going to be followed by implementation principles.

In the text,

“people” (l.14) could be correctly replaced by peoples.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the text,

“has relied” (l.15) is the same as has trusted.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The main purpose of the text is to:

• A.

  list all the current problems derived from poor online search.

• B.

  discuss the research methods of graduate students from New York.

• C.

  criticize university students who cannot make good use of traditional libraries.

• D.

  advertise new products developed by companies like Google and Yahoo.

• E.

  evaluate the advantages and disadvantages brought by the instant access to information.

In "There are upper limits to how much we can manage." (lines 16-17), David Greenfield means that:

• A.

  we are not allowed to exceed established limits.

• B.

  there isn't a strict limit to everything we do in life.

• C.

  psychologists cannot help us choose the best information source

• D.

  people are not quite prepared to deal with information overload.

• E.

  human beings are always struggling to overcome their own limits.

In "It may take better technology to cope with the problems better technology creates." (lines 18-19), cope with can be correctly substituted by:

• A.

  reduce.

• B.

  handle.

• C.

  reveal.

• D.

  preserve.

• E.

  understand.

Nicole Quaranta (lines 21-32) does most of her graduate research online instead of going to libraries because:

• A.

  she feels intimidated by thick books.

• B.

  she will never learn how to use a library.

• C.

  she thinks that libraries are disorganized.

• D.

  libraries do not have academic journals, only books.

• E.

  in her opinion, web pages are easier to search than books.

The opposite of properly in "..., if used properly, the new resources..." (lines 19-20) is:

• A.

  correctly.

• B.

  insistently.

• C.

  disproportionately.

• D.

  in good order.

• E.

  inadequately.

Mark the correct statement according to Paragraphs 4 and 5.

• A.

  In the near future many books and TV shows will be available on the Internet.

• B.

  Younger generations are disappointed because there are no plans to put books online.

• C.

  Apple Computer will soon start selling TV shows to be viewed on iPods.

• D.

  It is easy and very cheap to scan all kinds of printed materials and digitalize TV programs.

• E.

  The process of digitalizing TV shows and printed matter is totally being financed by search engines like Yahoo.

Check the item in which the words in bold type express an idea of purpose.

• A.

  "She'll check databases (…) but rarely books, even though

  she admits that an author who spent years on a 300-page

  book might have a unique perspective". (lines 24-27).

• B.

  "Otherwise, they might as well not exist". (line 32).

• C.

  "… Yahoo and Microsoft are committing hundreds of

  millions of dollars collectively to scan books and other

  printed materials so they can be indexed and retrieved

  online." (lines 35-38).

• D.

  "Meanwhile, television shows formerly locked up in

  network or studio vaults are starting to emerge online".

  (lines 39-40).

• E.

  "Instead of wasting time finding information, they can

  focus more on assessing its worth." (lines 60-62).