Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2008

Read Text 1 attentively to get its main idea and purpose. It consists of:

• A.

  A report of a research on the crisis of the oceans developed by a member of an environmental policy.

• B.

  An advertisement of a book about the way we can protect from global warming.

• C.

  An interview with an author of a book about water supplies and the way they influence human society.

• D.

  An article about an author of a book which deals with research about the impending water crisis the planet is suffering.

• E.

  An article concerning nonrenewable resources and their effects to the planet.

The following statements are based on the last paragraph of Text 1, EXCEPT ONE. The option which is NOT TRUE, based on the last paragraph is:

• A.

  Sachs emphasizes that the implementation of technical and economical strategies to solve the problem are to be made by politicians, industries and people in general altogether.

• B.

  Sachs believes that politicians are really concerned about the crisis, but they need economical support.

• C.

  Sachs concludes that if the government, the industries and people don't help, the consequences will be seriously felt.

• D.

  Sachs thinks that technical and economical solutions are impossible on their own, unless people get involved.

• E.

  Sachs affirms that the government does not want to afford for the implementation of the strategies.

Sachs affirms that the government does not want to afford for the implementation of the strategies.

• A.

  Outflow

• B.

  Supply

• C.

  Drought

• D.

  Wastewater

• E.

  Wealth

The author of the cartoon (Text 2) uses humor to deal with the problem of global warming. It is possible to establish a relationship between this cartoon and Text 1 in:

• A.

  Industries plan ways of solving the problem of global warming, as shown in both texts.

• B.

  Industries contribute to global warming as well as afford economical and technical solutions to it, as mentioned in Text 1.

• C.

  Both Text 1 and Text 2 show how industries are worried about the problem of global warming.

• D.

  Both texts present global warming as a problem to be solved.

• E.

  Industries profit from global warming, while lakes and rivers suffer its consequences.

Text 3 advertises a different kind of freezer. The expression “Guilt-free ice cream” refers to:

• A.

  the fact that the freezer is cleaner.

• B.

  the fact that the freezer is climate-friendly.

• C.

  the fact that the freezer uses Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

• D.

  the fact that the freezer is environmentally harmful.

• E.

  the fact that the freezer makes good ice-cream.

In Text 3, you find “The ice-cream maker's “Cleaner Greener Freezer” uses Hydrocarbons as the refrigerant instead of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)”. What is the function developed by the connector INSTEAD OF?

• A.

  To introduce examples.

• B.

  To add ideas or elements.

• C.

  To make inferences.

• D.

  To contrast ideas or elements.

• E.

  To reinforce an idea.

Read Text 4 to grasp its main idea/message. According to the text, its main idea is described in:

• A.

  Seafood is good for our health, but it can be sometimes harmful.

• B.

  It is important to eat seafood to avoid health problems.

• C.

  Seafood consumption may help people lose weight.

• D.

  People should eat seafood twice a week only.

• E.

  Seafood is free of chemicals nowadays.

In Text 4, in the second paragraph, you find “(...) many species are full of Omega 3's that have been found to help (...)”. The underlined verb form is in the passive voice. Which of the following sentences is also in the passive voice?

• A.

  I have been eating.

• B.

  They were eating.

• C.

  It has been eaten.

• D.

  He had eaten.

• E.

  I will have been eating.

O texto apresenta o modelo convencional de lide jornalístico, iniciando com três elementos básicos do modelo: quem, quando e o quê.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, judge the items below.

Reliance on the US federal government has once been higher.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado