Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

According to the text, the English language:

• A.

  has never been subject to change.

• B.

  is used in very similar cultural contexts.

• C.

  will be changed by the way non-natives use it.

• D.

  is equally important for all knowledge fields.

• E.

  should be used exclusively by native speakers.

The text states that in a near future Japanese robots will be:

• A.

  developed by the Japanese architects.

• B.

  in close cooperation with regular workforce.

• C.

  built to help the aging population exclusively.

• D.

  only perfect copies of young attractive women.

• E.

  helpful for the communication of blind people.

The text informs that Repliee is:

• A.

  an android cast from a four-year-old girl.

• B.

  a humanoid robot built to display silicone makeup.

• C.

  a robot modelled on an elegant and young real woman.

• D.

  a male robot that compromises people’s comfort zones.

• E.

  a robot clone designed to go to university conferences.

According to the text, Hiroshi Ishiguro believes that:

• A.

  androids improve the quality of human perception.

• B.

  robotic science interferes with architectural features.

• C.

  people communicate comfortably with all sorts of robots.

• D.

  colorblind people need robots to interact with other people.

• E.

  humanoids will be able to interact naturally with humans in the future.

14 According to Hiroshi Ishiguro, the combination of robotics and cognitive science:

• A.

  can be defined as android science.

• B.

  can help humans imitate android behavior.

• C.

  may implement new human fertilization techniques.

• D.

  will be disastrous to human relationships in the future.

• E.

  will be used to evaluate the collaboration between sciences.

Ishiguro abandoned an artistic career due to his:

• A.

  interest in computer sciences.

• B.

  deficiency of color perception.

• C.

  talent to invent humanoid robots.

• D.

  involvement with the Star Trek franchise.

• E.

  concerns about his four-year-old daughter.

Your answers to questions 35 to 37 must be based on the text below which is entitled "And the winners are…":

In paragraph 1, the author refers to innovation and its

• a.

  lack in current society.

• b.

  main drawbacks.

• c.

  uninspiring role.

• d.

  harmful consequences.

• e.

  invaluable contribution.

Check the only correct statement concerning reference.

• A.

  “It” (line 3) – “person”.

• B.

  "one” (line 10) – “robot”.

• C.

  “he” (line 34) – “character”.

• D.

  “it (line 46) – “activity”.

• E.

  “it” (line 62) – “schedule”.

Your answers to questions 35 to 37 must be based on the text below which is entitled "And the winners are…":

The field of energy and the environment

• a.

  makes up the set of fields awarded by the newspaper.

• b.

  was mentioned as the least relevant among other areas.

• c.

  has been excluded due to its questionable contributions.

• d.

  has its main researchers and specialists listed and assessed.

• e.

  should have been included as well as highlighted.

Check the only correct statement.

• A.

  “decreasing” (line 13) is the opposite of diminishing.

• B.

  “ideal” (line 34) could be substituted by appropriate.

• C.

  “collaborators” (line 42) and assistants are antonyms.

• D.

  “rudimentary” (line 50) means sophisticated.

• E.

  “authentic” (line 60) and real are synonyms.