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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:
• ESPCEX-2013-ESCOLA PREPARATÓRIA DE CADETES DO EXÉRCITO-14/10/2012.
❑ TEXTO 1:
Apple manufacturing plant workers complain of long hours and militant culture
Chengdu, China
(CNN) — Miss Chen (we changed her name for this story), an 18-year-old student
from a village outside of the southern megacity of Chongqing, is one of more
than one million factory workers at a Chinese company that helps manufacture
products for Apple Inc.'s lucrative global empire, which ranked in a record
$46.3 billion in sales last quarter. They work day or night shifts, eating and
sleeping at company facilities, as they help build electronics products for
Apple and many other global brand names, such as Amazon’s Kindle and
Microsoft’s Xbox.
As a poor college student with no work experience, looking for a job in China's
competitive market is an uphill battle. So when Chen was offered a one-month
position at Foxconn with promises of great benefits and little overtime, she
jumped at the chance. But when she started working, she found out that only
senior employees got such benefits.
“During my first day of work, an older worker said to me, ‘Why did you come to
Foxconn? Think about it again and leave right now’,” said Chen, who plans to
return to her studies at a Chongqing university soon.
Foxconn recently released a statement defending its corporate practices,
stating its employees are entitled to numerous benefits including access to
health care and opportunities for promotions and training. In response to
questions from CNN, Apple also released a statement: “We care about every
worker in our worldwide supply chain. We insist that our suppliers provide safe
working conditions, treat workers with dignity and respect, and use
environmentally responsible manufacturing processes wherever Apple products are
made. Our suppliers must live up to these requirements if they want to keep
doing business with Apple.”
After three weeks of applying more than 4,000 stickers a day onto iPad screens
by hand and working 60 hours a week in an assembly line, Chen says she's ready
to go back to school and study hard so she'll never have to return to Foxconn.
"It' so boring, I can't bear it anymore. Everyday is like: I get off from
work and I go to bed. I get up in the morning, and I go to work. It is my daily
routine and I almost feel like an animal," said Miss Chen. When asked why
humans do machine-like work at Foxconn, she responds, "Well, humans are
cheaper."
Adaptado de http://edition.cnn.com, consulta em 06/02/2012
01 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
It's correct to
say that Miss Chen
[A] is very satisfied with her job at Foxconn.
[B] is a special factory worker at Foxconn.
[C] has lots of benefits and little overtime at Foxconn.
[D] works day or night shifts, eating and sleeping at Foxconn.
[E] worked in another company before working at Foxconn.
02 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
In the sentence
"As a poor college student with no work experience, looking for a job in China's competitive market is an uphill battle.",
the author means that
[A] you cannot find a job in China.
[B] you have to go up a hill.
[C] it's exciting to get a job in China.
[D] it's difficult to get a job in China.
[E] you have to be an excellent athlete.
03 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
In the sentence
"But when she started working, she found out that...",
the word but indicates
[A] addition.
[B] consequence.
[C] result.
[D] reason.
[E] contrast.
04 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
In the sentence
"Foxconn recently released a statement defending its corporate practices...",
the word its refers to
[A] statement.
[B] Foxconn.
[C] health care.
[D] practices.
[E] employees.
05 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
According to the text, workers at Foxconn company are compared to
[A] machines and animals.
[B] machines and humans.
[C] animals and men.
[D] suppliers and machines.
[E] animals and suppliers.
❑ TEXTO 2: Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões de 06 e 07:
Fire at Antarctica station kills 2 Brazilian sailors
Two Brazilian sailors died and one was injured Saturday after a fire broke out
at a naval research station in Antarctica, authorities reported. The fire
occurred at the Comandante Ferraz Station on King George Island, said Adm.
Julio Soares de Moura Neto, commander of the Brazilian Navy. The three sailors
were trying to extinguish a fire that broke out in the engine room of the
facility. Brazilian military police are investigating the cause. The station is
home to researchers who conduct studies on the effects of climate change in
Antarctica and its implications on the planet, according to the Ministry of
Science and Technology and Innovation. Researchers at the base also study
marine life and the atmosphere.
Adaptado de http://articles.cnn.com, consulta em 26/02/2012
06 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
According to
the text, it is correct to state that
[A] the Brazilian sailors were responsible for the fire incident.
[B] the fire started outside the engine room.
[C] Brazilian military police still don't know the cause.
[D] researchers are studying the cause.
[E] climate change caused the fire.
07 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
In the sentence
"The station is home to researchers who conduct studies...", the word who refers to
(A) station.
(B) researchers.
(C) home.
(D) studies.
(E) Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation.
❑ TEXTO 3: Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 08, 09 e 10.
"Hello", said a quiet, musical voice.
I looked up, stunned that he was speaking to me. He was sitting as far away
from me as the desk allowed, but his chair was angled toward me. His hair was
dripping wet – he looked like someone in a commercial for hair gel. His
dazzling face was friendly, open, a slight smile on his flawless lips. But his
eyes were careful.
“My name is Edward Cullen,” he continued. “I didn’t have a chance to introduce
myself last week. You must be Bella Swan.”
My mind was spinning with confusion. He was perfectly polite now. I had
to speak; he was waiting. But I couldn’t think of anything conventional to
say.
“H-how do you know my name?” I stammered.
He laughed a soft laugh.
“Oh, I think everyone knows your name. The whole town was waiting for you to
arrive.”
MEYER, S. Twilight. New York: Megan Tingley
Books, 2006. Page 43
08 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
According to the sentence
"I looked up, stunned that he was speaking to me.",
Bella
[A] didn't expect Edward to approach her.
[B] was feeling comfortable.
[C] didn't want to be friends with Edward.
[D] didn't want to talk to Edward.
[E] was offended by Edward's attitude.
09 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
"My mind was spinning with confusion. He was perfectly polite now. I had to speak; he was waiting. But I couldn't think of anything conventional to say. "H-how do you know my name?" I stammered."
The excerpt
above describes a feeling of
[A] sadness.
[B] deception.
[C] pain.
[D] nervousness.
[E] anger.
10 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
According to Bella's descriptions in the text,
Edward was
[A] intelligent.
[B] boring.
[C] charming.
[D] inconvenient.
[E] dangerous.
❑ TEXTO 4: Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 11 e 12:
What is a
pub? The word pub is short for public house. Pubs are popular social
meeting places. They are an important part of British life. People talk, eat,
drink, meet their friends and relax there. Many have a garden where people can
sit in the summer. One of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, Herts,
is located in a building that dates back to the eleventh century. Groups of
friends normally buy ‘rounds’ of drinks, where the person whose turn it is will
buy drinks for all the members of the group. In most pubs in Britain, you must
go to the bar to order drinks and food and pay for your purchase immediately,
there is no table service. Bartenders do not expect frequent tipping. To tip
them, it is customary to say: “Would you like a drink yourself?”
Adaptado de http://projectbritain.com/pubs.htm
consulta em 22/06/2012
11 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
According to
the text, pubs are popular places where people
[A] get together.
[B] just drink.
[C] have to tip the bartender.
[D] meet only in the winter.
[E] pay the bartender a drink.
12 – (EsPCEx-2013-CADETE DO EXÉRCITO)
According to the text, it is correct to say that in Britain
[A] there is table service in most pubs.
[B] pubs do not serve the customer at the bar.
[C] pubs have a very important role in social life.
[D] pubs are always located in very old buildings.
[E] friends can't buy 'rounds' of drinks in pubs.
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