Questões de Língua Inglesa da Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

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.

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”.

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.

Check the item in which there is a correct correspondence between the idea expressed by the word in bold type and the idea in italics.

• A.

  “But why build a robot with pigmented silicone skin, … makeup ?” (lines 14-15) (But addition).

• B.

  “Besides the justification for making robots anthropomorphic and bipedal…”. (lines 19-20) (Besides contrast)

• C.

  “Androids can thus elicit the most natural communication.” (lines 23-24) (thus condition)

• D.

  “Because the android’s appearance is very similar to that of a human ...” (lines 53-54) (Because reason).

• E.

  “Repliee, though, is so lifelike that it has overcome the creepiness factor, ...” (lines 56-57) (though result)

In this text, the author

• A.

  predicts that air traffic in Europe will never be safely controlled

• B.

  affirms that there is no solution for the crowded European airports

• C.

  criticizes EUROCONTROL for the airport congestion in Europe.

• D.

  shows that EUROCONTROL services are important to European air navigation

• E.

  states that European authorities rarely take the right decisions to solve airport problems.

Mark the only option in which the word(s) in bold type expresses an idea of obligation/necessity:

• A.

  "… the constant increase in air traffic can be accommodated …" (lines 11-12).

• B.

  "…solutions must be found elsewhere, and with the relevant parties." (lines 33-34)

• C.

  "Some elements of airport operations may be under the control of the State, ..." (lines 37-38).

• D.

  "EUROCONTROL is going to help them to do this, ..." (lines 49-50).

• E.

  "The 'Airports' pages of the EUROCONTROL website will give you…" (lines 51-52).

In this text, the author:

• A.

  predicts that air traffic in Europe will never be safely controlled.

• B.

  affirms that there is no solution for the crowded European airports

• C.

  criticizes EUROCONTROL for the airport congestion in Europe.

• D. shows that EUROCONTROL services are important to
• E. states that European authorities rarely take the right decisions to solve airport problems