Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2016

Frequency is determinant in language acquisition because

• A. learners assess prevalent features in language intake.
• B. brain processes have been classified as unconscious.
• C. memorization is associative learning of representations.
• D. it installs distributional characteristics of language input.

Psycholinguistic and cognitive linguistic theories of language acquisition hold that

• A. thousands of highbrow constructions are repeated.
• B. one should have denied all form and function levels.
• C. grammar is gradually learnt as symmetries are spotted.
• D. linguistic units and language use have become abstract.

The pattern of use for “Learning” (L 11) is the same in

• A. having (L 09)
• B. irradiating (L 03)
• C. mapping (L 13)
• D. associating (L 04)

No texto, subscriptions tem o sentido de

• A. donativos.
• B. assinaturas de abaixo assinados.
• C. subscrições de ações.
• D. assinaturas de periódicos.
• E. verbas.

O texto trata de um website que

• A. pretende facilitar a publicação de artigos acadêmicos.
• B. facilita o pagamento para obter artigos acadêmicos.
• C. se dedica a aumentar o acervo da LibGen.
• D. consegue piratear artigos acadêmicos.
• E. facilita o contato entre acadêmicos e editoras.

Segundo o texto,

• A. todos os artigos do banco de dados LibGen foram obtidos por meio de códigos de acesso de acadêmicos.
• B. o banco de dados LibGen contém mais de 48 milhões de artigos acadêmicos.
• C. o Sci-Hub não baixa nenhum artigo pirateado.
• D. as editoras JSTOR, Springer, Sage e Elsevier oferecem livre acesso ao material que publicam.
• E. o Sci-Hub doa ao LibGen todos os artigos que consegue obter.

Considere a sentença abaixo.

In the repair and maintenance of traditional buildings it is always best practice to retain as much of the original material as possible. Where that is not possible, the most effective alternative involves the understanding and use of materials and techniques that were employed in the original construction.

Na sentença, a expressão traditional building refere-se a

• A. edifícios históricos.
• B. edifícios convencionais.
• C. construções públicas.
• D. construções modernas.
• E. edifícios em ruínas.

A sentença refere-se a

• A. cura do concreto.
• B. dosagem do concreto.
• C. hidratação da argamassa.
• D. produção de concreto.
• E. aplicação do concreto.

Based on the text, it can be concluded that

• A. the computer Mrs Jones wanted was very cheap.
• B. Mrs Jones did not insist on buying the computer.
• C. Mrs Jones didn’t buy the computer in the end.
• D. Mrs Jones spoke about the computer she wanted to buy the day after she went shopping.
• E. Mr Jones would never give his wife the money she wanted.

In relation to the ideas expressed in the text and to its grammatical aspects, choose the true option.

• A. After getting the organizational needs from the staff the IT professionals fix the best way to get them.
• B. Processing managers are in charge of providing data to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the department.
• C. In the text, the pronoun “them” (l.6) refers to “information technology (IT) professionals” (l.3).
• D. The processing manager is supposed to perform just three activities.
• E. The IT professionals get in touch with staff and senior management to find out the organizational needs.