Questões de Língua Inglesa da Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Mark the correct statement according to Paragraphs 4 and 5.

• A.

  In the near future many books and TV shows will be available on the Internet.

• B.

  Younger generations are disappointed because there are no plans to put books online.

• C.

  Apple Computer will soon start selling TV shows to be viewed on iPods.

• D.

  It is easy and very cheap to scan all kinds of printed materials and digitalize TV programs.

• E.

  The process of digitalizing TV shows and printed matter is totally being financed by search engines like Yahoo.

Check the item in which the words in bold type express an idea of purpose.

• A.

  "She'll check databases (…) but rarely books, even though

  she admits that an author who spent years on a 300-page

  book might have a unique perspective". (lines 24-27).

• B.

  "Otherwise, they might as well not exist". (line 32).

• C.

  "… Yahoo and Microsoft are committing hundreds of

  millions of dollars collectively to scan books and other

  printed materials so they can be indexed and retrieved

  online." (lines 35-38).

• D.

  "Meanwhile, television shows formerly locked up in

  network or studio vaults are starting to emerge online".

  (lines 39-40).

• E.

  "Instead of wasting time finding information, they can

  focus more on assessing its worth." (lines 60-62).

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.

In "Virtual communities may contribute to that end." (line 70), the word that could replace may without changing the meaning of the sentence is:

• A.

  will.

• B.

  can.

• C.

  must.

• D.

  should.

• E.

  need to.

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.

There are several ways to avoid the stress caused by instantly accessible information online (lines 58-78), EXCEPT to:

• A.

  join virtual communities.

• B.

  develop good research skills

• C.

  be able to evaluate what you find.

• D.

  assume that what appears first is the best.

• E.

  use technologies that push relevant items to the top.

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.

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.

• 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.