Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2008

Nowadays, computers are not as small as they used to be in the past.

• A.

  it is easy to foresee precisely the year when robots will become smaller.

• B.

  as computers are getting smaller, so are robots.

• C.

  only in recent years has industry started using robots.

• D.

  changes in computers will take place this evening.

Considering what is stated in the text, it is correct to infer that

• A.

  future robots will no longer remind us of humans at all.

• B.

  present robots look entirely like human beings.

• C.

  in the future, robots won't be so much alike humans as they look today.

• D.

  today, robots resemble the humans as they will in the future.

From the text, it can be concluded that

• A.

  in years to come, robots are thought to do some of the domestic tasks.

• B.

  researchers are sure that robots will do all the domestic chores.

• C.

  robots will solely perform house cleaning.

• D.

  robots will be fed by dirty insects.

It can be inferred from the text that

• A.

  robots will substitute for men as companions.

• B.

  a robotic dog can do the same actions as an ordinary dog.

• C.

  a robotic dog is an example of how future pets can be.

• D.

  robotic dogs can answer back to human talking.

The text leads us to deduce that

• A.

  Pepe stands for mobile personal pet.

• B.

  in due course of time, Pepe will replace peoples parents.

• C.

  robotic pets can do some of the things you want them to do.

• D.

  robotic pets need the same kind of care as ordinary dogs.

Taking the text into consideration, it can be concluded that

• A.

  it is not believed that robots might be used as servants.

• B.

  there is a restaurant in London where robots can utter a sentence.

• C.

  robots won't ever replace human beings.

• D.

  robots will be up to any kind of job.

In the text, "looking for" (l.10) means

• A.

  waiting.

• B.

  watching.

• C.

  waving.

• D.

  hoping.

In the text, "do" (l.17) refers to

• A.

  "robots" (l.15).

• B.

  "as much as" (l.16-17).

• C.

  "humans" (l.16).

• D.

  "resemble" (l.16).

In the text, "drudgery" (l.40) means

• A.

  hard boring job.

• B.

  difficult specialised work.

• C.

  easy pleasant task.

• D.

  interesting dynamic activity.

According to the text, judge the following items.

People should care less for security problems.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado