Questões de Língua Inglesa da Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

Several interpretations can be given to scientific works.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

This text refers to questions 40 to 43.

In the fragment, "lured him into boasting that Americans admired him" (l
.38-39), the words "lured" and "boasting" mean, respectively,

• A.

  pressed and stating.

• B.

  tempted and denying.

• C.

  enticed and bragging.

• D.

  challenged and acknowledging.

• E.

  coerced and showing off.

According to the text, it can be stated that

• A.

  it is obvious to say that the second language learning may change the structure of the native language.

• B.

  second language interference must be totally avoided.

• C.

  the native language and the second language operate the same way.

• D.

  native and target languages can share some traces.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

In the text, the expressions "comers" (l.15) and "Internet users" (l.19) refer to the same kind of people: those who access the Internet for information.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

In "it is actually drowning us in irrelevancies" (l.18), "it" refers to "The danger of the Internet" (l.15-16).

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

In line 27, "unaccountable" is the same as innumerable.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The author sees information as having a fundamental function in the political life within a society.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

There are reasons to doubt the reliability of the Internet as a source of useful, relevant and neutral information.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The difference between information and knowledge should not be taken into account in the promotion of political education for that distinction is too subtle.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The Internet has caused people to become dependent on devices and machines which sort information based on valuefree principles.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado