Questões de Língua Inglesa da Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Mark the only alternative that correctly expresses what the statistics refer to.

• A.

  45% (line 17) – the rise of world energy demand in 2007.

• B.

  17% (line 19) – the increase of energetic demands predicted for 2030.

• C.

  US$8 billion over 10 years (line 41) – the sum of investments in coal-fired power stations until 2015.

• D.

  20 gigawatts (line 44) – the energy that can be generated from wind power in 24 American states.

• E.

  $3 billion (line 61) – the amount of investments in conventional energies until the present time.

Gibson’s statement “If we just stopped burning coal the lights would go out. Period.” (lines 9-10) means that

• A.

  coal is not an efficient energy source to meet the world’s present needs.

• B.

  it is necessary to stop consuming so much electricity in the winter periods.

• C.

  the use of coal as an energy source should be condemned in the near future.

• D.

  the world must continue producing coal-based energy to avoid the shortage of power.

• E.

  the energy generated from dirty old coal will not be useful to prevent blackout periods.

The company Vernon Gibson works for has been

• A.

  building a huge wind energy project in Algeria since 2004.

• B.

  investing in research projects to develop alternative clean energy sources.

• C.

  reducing its contributions to the 400-megawatt hydrogen energy plant in Abu Dhabi.

• D.

  working on a biofuel project with researchers at the California Institute of Technology.

• E.

  competing with the Imperial College in London to develop flexible plastic solar cells.

Check the only item in which the boldfaced item introduces a consequence.

• A.

  “What do you say to critics, such as Jim Hansen…” (line 6)

• B.

  “If you project forward the predicted growth in renewable energy,” (lines 17-19)

• C.

  “So we’re going to need a broad mix of conventional and alternative energy sources.” (lines 22-23)

• D.

  “We need to be working very hard on those now, but we shouldn’t kid ourselves…” (lines 36-38)

• E.

  “... we ... are on track to invest $8 billion by 2015, as we said we were going to.” (lines 60-62)

Check the option that contains a correct correspondence of meaning.

• A. "...seeking..." (line 5) and 'refusing' have similar meanings.
• B. "...inept..." (line 9) and 'skillful' express contrastive ideas.
• C. "...assigns..." (line 22) could not be replaced by 'attributes'.
• D. "...tagged..." (line 26) and 'labelled' are antonymous.
• E. "...reassembled..." (line 59) and 'split up' are synonymous.

 

William Voss’s main concern in Text 1 is to

William Voss’s main concern in Text 1 is to

• A.

  encourage middle class people to use air transportation more often in their daily routines.

• B.

  protest against the safety problems that have been disturbing air transportation worldwide.

• C.

  inform legislators and politicians about the necessary measures to make the aviation system safer.

• D.

  point out issues that have been affecting aviation and suggest ways of dealing with them.

• E.

  evaluate the role of aviation from a historical perspective since the invention of the airplane.

 

William Voss’s main concern in Text 1 is to

Voss is convinced that the new generation needs aviation because

• A.

  it is an essential service and a reasonably safe means of connecting people.

• B.

  it is the only way of integrating populations isolated by long-lasting war conflicts.

• C.

  there is no other reliable means of transportation available nowadays.

• D.

  the emerging middle class will soon be able to afford expensive air tickets.

• E.

  most people in isolated countries prefer fast airplanes to slow-moving trains.

 

William Voss’s main concern in Text 1 is to

Mark the only alternative that correctly expresses what the statistics refer to

• A.

  "...2 billion..." (line 16) – the actual number of middle class citizens around the world.

• B.

  "...70 million..." (line 17) – the number of citizens that become members of the middle class annually.

• C.

  "...90 million..." (line 19) – the number of citizens that will join the middle class in 2027.

• D.

  "...more than 2,500 percent." (line 39) – the share of Chinese workers who can pay for transportation and communication.

• E.

  "...one-in-a million..." (lines 61-62) – the percentage of tragedies not caused by a simple error.

 

William Voss’s main concern in Text 1 is to

Considering the fragment “...economics is an indicator of human activity. It does not necessarily drive human activity.” (lines 12-14), it is correct to infer that

• A.

  the future of a nation’s economy is defined by evidences of its current economic profile.

• B.

  knowing about problems in economy will certainly influence economic growth.

• C.

  economic indices reveal the past and will definitely trace the future.

• D.

  economic sectors might keep on growing, even though certain economically significant signs of crisis emerge.

• E.

  financial indices are signs of the current economic situation and therefore represent future economic growth.

 

William Voss’s main concern in Text 1 is to

"…those difficult issues that lie below the surface." (lines 73-74) refers to

• A.

  vague topics that may not be fully announced.

• B.

  forbidden subjects that will never be made public.

• C.

  challenging problems that are not easy to deal with.

• D.

  intricate questions that have been solved by experts.

• E.

  intricate questions that have been solved by experts.