Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

The title indicates that deforestation results from:

• A. soya farming;
• B. pasture expansion;
• C. heavy rainfalls;
• D. government policies;
• E. logging techniques.

figures in "quoting Brazilian Government figures" (l. 3) can be replaced by:

• A. officials;
• B. forms;
• C. drawings;
• D. politicians
• E. numbers.

When the report says that "the escalation of European demand for beef" happens "amid fears of mad cow disease" (ll. 9/10), it means the escalation:

• A. happens before the disease;
• B. is concomitant with the disease;
• C. takes place after the disease;
• D. will follow the disease soon;
• E. is preceded by the disease.

The fact that farmers are "making mincemeat out of rainforests" (ll. 16/17) means they are:

• A. transforming them into beef;
• B. exporting all their wood;
• C. reducing them to tiny bits;
• D. planting special trees;
• E. separating special logs.

The underlined word in "as Brazil becomes free of foot and mouth disease" (ll. 26/27) has the same meaning as the underlined word in:

• A. He started to run as he heard the shot;
• B. He looked as if he would cry;
• C. He prefers to run as he thinks best;
• D. As for myself, I also started to run;
• E. He ran as it were part of his job.

results from the integration of all aspects of design, production, control and computers.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

No texto, as it turns into the workshop of the world significa que a China

• a.

  é um lugar conveniente para realizar um workshop mundial.

• b.

  assemelha-se a uma grande fábrica mundial.

• c.

  pode se transformar num perigo mundial.

• d.

  pode vir a ser um modelo econômico para o mundo.

• e.

  está se tornando a oficina do mundo.

technology is an attempt to cope with the changes in the market demands.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Which of the following statements is NOT confirmed in the text?

• a.

  China's race to riches comes at a high cost to land and people.

• b.

  China's environmental future will affect the world as a whole.

• c.

  Naren's people rate among the poorest in the nation.

• d.

  China is struggling with environmental problems.

• e.

  China has been experiencing increasing economic growth.

systems early efforts were motivated by an ingenious drive for work reduction.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado