Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

The main purpose of the article is to

• A.

  point out ways of healing the diseases caused by the recent oil disaster in the U.S.

• B.

  report on the damage to the fauna caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

• C.

  inform about a conference to evaluate the dangers of oil spills to the health of the population of surrounding areas.

• D.

  inform that the meeting held in New Orleans to discuss effects of the oil spill was unsuccessful.

• E.

  complain about the lack of research in university labs on effects of oil spills in the environment.

The main purpose of the article is to

• A.

  criticize private companies that still do not calculate their own carbon footprints.

• B.

  report on some recent and future tendencies of environmentally correct businesses.

• C.

  justify why only large companies like Walmart and Apple can be considered truly green businesses.

• D.

  encourage new companies to reduce their environmental impact only by limiting their energy consumption.

• E.

  convince consumers to buy food products exclusively from green grocery stores, markets and restaurants.

According to the text, all the examples below are definable trends that will dictate the future of green business, EXCEPT

• A.

  building greener working environments.

• B.

  consuming items provided by local growers or producers.

• C.

  educating customers to adopt greener practices while shopping.

• D.

  paying financial dividends to loyal consumers of green companies.

• E.

  adopting a more standardized measurement of the company’s carbon footprint.

In the fragment “A company’s net carbon footprint may be as important to its success as its bottom line, since no doubt one could drive the other.” (lines 22-24), “since” can be substituted by

• A.

  because.

• B.

  however.

• C.

  while.

• D.

  when.

• E.

  so.

According to paragraphs 7 and 8 (lines 38-49), educating customers to become green is beneficial to green businesses because customers

• A.

  must learn about the all limitations imposed by a green lifestyle.

• B.

  do not want to give up fashionable branded shopping bags for reusable ones.

• C.

  will not be tricked by promotions, handouts and special deals for green products.

• D.

  are not interested at all in learning about modern green practices that will raise the price of products.

• E.

  will identify with an environmentally-friendly shop if they perceive the importance of being green.

According to the text, “…the inclusion of local growers in big chain grocery stores,” (lines 55-56) is seen as a(n)

• A.

  effort made by all shops in order to attract local consumers.

• B.

  excuse used by some irresponsible stores that pretend to be green.

• C.

  frequent strategy used by local producers to please small restaurants.

• D.

  tendency already adopted by food markets that follow green practices.

• E.

  attempt to develop the sense of a green community in the poorest environments.

Based on the meanings in the text,

• A.

  “…goals…” (line 6) cannot be substituted by aim.

• B.

  “…loyalty.” (line 32) and suspicion express similar ideas.

• C.

  “…accountable…” (line 35) and responsible are synonyms.

• D.

  “…reusable…” (line 46) is the opposite of recyclable.

• E.

  “…beneficial…” (line 60) and advantageous express contradictory ideas.

The fragment “to the advantage of both.” (line 72) indicates that there will be

• A.

  advantages for customers exclusively.

• B.

  benefits for customers and green businesses alike.

• C.

  gains for the customers and loss for the businesses.

• D.

  positive results for clients and more environmental impact.

• E.

  further development of green matters regardless of customers.

In “you may be surprised at how fast they can become a standard accepted business process in 2010 and beyond.” (lines 77-79) the verb form “may” expresses

• A.

  necessity.

• B.

  certainty.

• C.

  obligation.

• D.

  capability.

• E.

  possibility.

Atenção: As questões de números 53 a 60 referem-se ao texto abaixo.

Qual dos verbos abaixo não pertence ao mesmo grupo semântico?

• A.

  Grow.

• B.

  Increase.

• C.

  Augment.

• D.

  Research.

• E.

  Proliferate.