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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:
• UECE-2010.1-VESTIBULAR-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA- 24/01/2010.
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❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:
• 6 MCQs (Multiple Choice Question) / 4 Options Each Question.
• Texto – | | Newsweek |
PROVA, TRADUÇÃO, GABARITO & MUITO VOCABULÁRIO
❑ FONTE DO TEXTO:
* Newsweek é uma revista de notícias semanal estadunidense, publicada na cidade de Nova Iorque e distribuída para os Estados Unidos e também internacionalmente. Na atualidade é a segunda maior revista semanal do país, superada apenas pela revista TIME em circulação e ganhos com publicidade.
❑ TEXTO:
When it comes to market bubbles and how they are created, very little, if anything, has changed. This is because human psychology has not changed. Massive bubbles are created when large numbers of people buy into “new era” stories that exaggerate how much the world has improved.
For example, in the past few years the global equities and housing bubbles were driven by a giddy faith that world markets were on a tear and prices would go up indefinitely. Our animal spirits are sparked by these tales; we find them irresistible. And since as animals we’re also given to a herd mentality, in a bubble we tend to invest too much in the most popular stories – and continue to do so even after the bubble bursts. As I wrote in my book Irrational Exuberance in 2000, one of the key stories of our time is the triumph of capitalism. This theme was underscored by the desintegration of the Soviet Union and China’s shift to a market economy. But many true believers got the details wrong – and became convinced, for example, that capitalism means market prices will always go up.
In the several decades since the world-wide rise of market economies, our perceptions of ourselves have changed greatly – while young people back then might have become hippies, deeply sceptical of business, today’s young people are very concerned with making money. They might have temporarily questioned the idea of capitalism after the financial crisis, but quickly shrugged off their qualms.
People still largely believe in the ownership society and in markets. Bubbles are also encouraged by the Internet and by high-speed data transmission. People pick up ideas in newspapers, via TV, or online, then spread then via word of mouth. Anyone who’s ever played the children’s game of telephone knows that, once started, a story or idea takes on a life of its own. The internet helped fuel the tech bubble and the financial crisis. I have no doubt that new social media like Twitter or Facebook will contribute to the
next craze, or that the Internet will have other, unexpected effects on markets as well.
Still, shouldn’t we learn something from our past mistakes? The good news is that some of us do. In some cases, it’s generational – there’s evidence to suggest that people learn best from seismic events that happen to them in their youth (which is why the Great Depression resulted in lifelong behavioural shifts for many people). In other cases, however, people simply don’t pay attention to the right information – or it may take them a while to come to it. Economics is an imperfect science, and it often goes off on tangents. For example, a few years back, economists were enamored with the efficientmarkets theory – the idea that the markets always know best. Now, post-crisis, that’s finally changing, and even the G20 has recently issued a warning about bubbles.
But while this awareness may help keep them in
check for a few years, it won’t eradicate them. Nor will it be the end of the world when we go through the next one. The triumph of capitalism remains a powerful story, and no matter the shocks to come,
we’re unlikely to forget it.
By Robert Shiller.
Newsweek - Special Issue, Dec. 2009.
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Questão 55 Shiller's point of view about youths nowadays is that they:
A) Don’t care about Economics.
B) Are worried about making money.
C) Are never concerned about financial crises.
D) Just want to spend money.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito B
TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:O ponto de vista de Shiller sobre os jovens hoje em dia é que eles:
A) Não se preocupam com economia.
B) Estão preocupados em ganhar dinheiro.
C) Nunca estão preocupados com crises financeiras.
D) Só quer gastar dinheiro.
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Questão 56
According to Robert Shiller:
A) There’s a strong faith that prices will go down.
B) Human psychology has changed over the years.
C) Human beings have a kind of herd mentality.
D) Old ideas about markets no longer exist.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito C
TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:De acordo com Robert Shiller:
A) Existe uma forte crença de que os preços vão cair.
B) A psicologia humana mudou ao longo dos anos.
C) Os seres humanos têm uma espécie de mentalidade de rebanho.
D) Ideias antigas sobre mercados não existem mais.
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Questão 57
The author believes in:
A) The triumph of capitalism.
B) The US housing market.
C) Old people’s concern about making money.
D) New era stories that emphasize the world’s improvement.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito A
TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:O autor acredita em:
A) O triunfo do capitalismo.
B) O mercado imobiliário dos EUA.
C) A preocupação das pessoas idosas em ganhar dinheiro.
D) Histórias da nova era que enfatizam a melhoria do mundo.
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Questão 58
The author also believes that the internet will
A) Stop fueling the so-called tech bubble.
B) Keep on having effects on markets.
C) Destroy old ideas and beliefs about economics.
D) Cause prices to rise over the long term.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito B
TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:O autor também acredita que a internet
A) irar parar de abastecer a chamada bolha tecnológica.
B) Continuara tendo efeitos nos mercados.
C) destruirá velhas idéias e crenças sobre economia.
D) causará os preços a subir a longo prazo.
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Questão 59
Despite the recent financial crisis,
A) Capitalism maintains its strength/power.
B) The G20 has not been concerned about market bubbles.
C) Economists still believe in the efficient markets theory.
D) The lower classes are spending more and more money.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito A
TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:Apesar da recente crise financeira,
A) O capitalismo mantém sua força / poder.
B) O G20 não se preocupou com as bolhas do mercado.
C) Os economistas ainda acreditam na teoria dos mercados eficientes.
D) As classes mais baixas estão gastando mais e mais dinheiro.
Questão 60
According to the text, the post crisis consciousness about bubbles
A) Will prevent their appearance from now on.
B) May easily eradicate them.
C) May maintain them under control for some time.
D) Will not help to change ideas about markets.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito C
TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:Segundo o texto, a consciência pós-crise sobre bolhas
A) Impedirá sua aparência a partir de agora.
B) Pode facilmente erradicá-los.
C) Pode mantê-los sob controle por algum tempo.
D) Não ajudará a mudar idéias sobre mercados.
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