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UECE–2017.1–VESTIBULAR–1ª FASE–UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO CEARÁ–LÍNGUA INGLESA–GABARITO, TEXTO TRADUZIDO & MUITO VOCABULÁRIO.

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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:
 UECE-2017.1-VESTIBULAR-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-13/11/16.
❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:
 8 MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) / 4 Options Each Question.
 Texto – |   | www.theguardian.com |

PROVA, TRADUÇÃO, GABARITO & MUITO VOCABULÁRIO

 FONTE DO TEXTO:
theguardian.com é um dos principais jornais online do Reino Unido. 

 TEXTO:

Nearly 250 million young children across the world – 43% of under-fives – are unlikely to fulfil their potential as adults because of stunting and extreme poverty, new figures show.

The first three years of life are crucial to a child’s development, according to a series of research papers published in the Lancet medical journal, which says there are also economic costs to the failure to help them grow. Those who do not get the nutrition, care and stimulation they need will earn about 26% less than others as adults.

“The costs of not acting immediately to expand services to improve early childhood development are high for individuals and their families, as well as for societies,” say the researchers. The cost to some countries in GDP (gross domestic product), they estimate, is as much as twice their spending on healthcare.

The figures come as the World Bank prepares for a summit meeting with finance ministers around the globe to discuss how nurturing children in their early years will help their countries’ economic development. The World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, has told the Guardian that he intends to use the World Economic Forum in Davos each year to name and shame countries that do not reduce their high stunting rates.

The Lancet series says the first 24 months of life are the critical time for avoiding stunting. Undernourished children living in extreme poverty end up small and their brain development is affected, so that they find it hard to learn. “Some catch-up is possible in height-for-age after 24 months, with uncertain cognitive gains,” says one of the papers.

In sub-Saharan Africa, 66% of children are estimated to be at risk of poor development because of stunting and poverty. In south Asia, the figure is 65%, and 18% in the Caribbean and South America.

Mothers need to be well nourished to give their babies a good start in life and be able to breastfeed. Families need help to give children the nutrition and nurturing they need, say researchers. That includes breastfeeding, free pre-school education – which is available in only two-thirds of high-income countries – paid leave for parents and a minimum wage to pull more families out of poverty.

There are children at risk in all countries, rich and poor. The series points to early childhood programs that have been effective, including Sure Start in the UK, Early Head Start in the US, Chile’s Crece Contigo and Grade R in South Africa.

In a Comment piece in the journal, Dr Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, Anthony Lake, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, and Keith Hansen, vice-president for human development at the World Bank, write: “The early childhood agenda is truly global, because the need is not limited to low-income countries. Children living in disadvantaged households in middle-income and wealthy countries are also at risk.

“In targeting our investments, we should give priority to populations in the greatest need, such as families and children in extreme poverty and those who require humanitarian assistance. In addition, we have to build more resilient systems in vulnerable communities to mitigate the disruptive influence of natural disasters, fragility, conflict, and violence.”

Wanda Wyporska, executive director of the Equality Trust, said: “It’s no surprise that the richer you are, the better your health is likely to be”. But the chasm of health inequality between rich and poor has widened in recent years.

“Being born into a poor family shouldn’t mean decades of poorer health and even premature death, but that’s the shameful reality of the UK’s health gap. If you rank neighborhoods in the UK from the richest to the poorest, you have almost perfectly ranked health from the best to the worst.”
https://www.theguardian.com/globaldevelopment/2016/oct/04 

❑ TRADUÇÃO-TEXTO:

Nearly 250 million young children across the world – 43% of under-fives – are unlikely to fulfil their potential as adults because of stunting and extreme poverty, new figures show. Quase 250 milhões de crianças em todo o mundo – 43% das crianças com menos de cinco anos – provavelmente não atingirão o seu potencial como adultos devido ao atraso no crescimento e à pobreza extrema, mostram novos números.

The first three years of life are crucial to a child’s development, according to a series of research papers published in the Lancet medical journal, which says there are also economic costs to the failure to help them grow. Those who do not get the nutrition, care and stimulation they need will earn about 26% less than others as adults. Os primeiros três anos de vida são cruciais para o desenvolvimento de uma criança, de acordo com uma série de artigos de investigação publicados na revista médica Lancet, que afirma que há também custos económicos para a incapacidade de os ajudar a crescer. Aqueles que não recebem a nutrição, os cuidados e o estímulo de que necessitam ganharão cerca de 26% menos do que outros quando adultos.

“The costs of not acting immediately to expand services to improve early childhood development are high for individuals and their families, as well as for societies,” say the researchers. The cost to some countries in GDP (gross domestic product), they estimate, is as much as twice their spending on healthcare. “Os custos de não agir imediatamente para expandir os serviços para melhorar o desenvolvimento da primeira infância são elevados para os indivíduos e as suas famílias, bem como para as sociedades”, afirmam os investigadores. O custo para alguns países em termos de PIB (Produto Interno Bruto), estimam, é o dobro dos seus gastos com cuidados de saúde.

The figures come as the World Bank prepares for a summit meeting with finance ministers around the globe to discuss how nurturing children in their early years will help their countries’ economic development. The World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, has told the Guardian that he intends to use the World Economic Forum in Davos each year to name and shame countries that do not reduce their high stunting rates. Os números surgem num momento em que o Banco Mundial se prepara para uma cimeira com os ministros das finanças de todo o mundo para discutir como a educação das crianças nos seus primeiros anos ajudará o desenvolvimento económico dos seus países. O presidente do Banco Mundial, Jim Yong Kim, disse ao Guardian que pretende usar o Fórum Econômico Mundial em Davos todos os anos para nomear e envergonhar os países que não reduzem as suas elevadas taxas de atraso no crescimento.

The Lancet series says the first 24 months of life are the critical time for avoiding stunting. Undernourished children living in extreme poverty end up small and their brain development is affected, so that they find it hard to learn. “Some catch-up is possible in height-for-age after 24 months, with uncertain cognitive gains,” says one of the papers. A série Lancet afirma que os primeiros 24 meses de vida são o período crítico para evitar o atraso no crescimento. As crianças subnutridas que vivem em extrema pobreza acabam por ser pequenas e o seu desenvolvimento cerebral é afectado, o que lhes dificulta a aprendizagem. “É possível alguma recuperação na altura para a idade após 24 meses, com ganhos cognitivos incertos”, diz um dos artigos.

In sub-Saharan Africa, 66% of children are estimated to be at risk of poor development because of stunting and poverty. In south Asia, the figure is 65%, and 18% in the Caribbean and South America. Na África Subsariana, estima-se que 66% das crianças estejam em risco de desenvolvimento deficiente devido ao atraso no crescimento e à pobreza. No Sul da Ásia, o número é de 65% e de 18% nas Caraíbas e na América do Sul.

Mothers need to be well nourished to give their babies a good start in life and be able to breastfeed. Families need help to give children the nutrition and nurturing they need, say researchers. That includes breastfeeding, free pre-school education – which is available in only two-thirds of high-income countries – paid leave for parents and a minimum wage to pull more families out of poverty. As mães precisam estar bem nutridas para que seus bebês tenham um bom começo de vida e possam amamentar. As famílias precisam de ajuda para dar às crianças a nutrição e o cuidado de que necessitam, afirmam os investigadores. Isso inclui amamentação, educação pré-escolar gratuita – que está disponível apenas em dois terços dos países de rendimento elevado – licença remunerada para os pais e um salário mínimo para tirar mais famílias da pobreza.

There are children at risk in all countries, rich and poor. The series points to early childhood programs that have been effective, including Sure Start in the UK, Early Head Start in the US, Chile’s Crece Contigo and Grade R in South Africa. Existem crianças em risco em todos os países, ricos e pobres. A série aponta para programas para a primeira infância que têm sido eficazes, incluindo o Sure Start no Reino Unido, o Early Head Start nos EUA, o Crece Contigo do Chile e o Grade R na África do Sul.

In a Comment piece in the journal, Dr Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, Anthony Lake, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, and Keith Hansen, vice-president for human development at the World Bank, write: “The early childhood agenda is truly global, because the need is not limited to low-income countries. Children living in disadvantaged households in middle-income and wealthy countries are also at risk. Em um comentário publicado na revista, a Dra. Margaret Chan, diretora geral da Organização Mundial da Saúde, Anthony Lake, diretor executivo do Fundo das Nações Unidas para a Infância, e Keith Hansen, vice-presidente de desenvolvimento humano do Banco Mundial, escrevem: “ A agenda para a primeira infância é verdadeiramente global, porque a necessidade não se limita aos países de baixo rendimento. As crianças que vivem em famílias desfavorecidas em países ricos e de rendimento médio também estão em risco.

“In targeting our investments, we should give priority to populations in the greatest need, such as families and children in extreme poverty and those who require humanitarian assistance. In addition, we have to build more resilient systems in vulnerable communities to mitigate the disruptive influence of natural disasters, fragility, conflict, and violence.” “Ao direcionar os nossos investimentos, devemos dar prioridade às populações mais necessitadas, como famílias e crianças em extrema pobreza e aquelas que necessitam de assistência humanitária. Além disso, temos de construir sistemas mais resilientes em comunidades vulneráveis para mitigar a influência perturbadora dos desastres naturais, da fragilidade, dos conflitos e da violência.”

Wanda Wyporska, executive director of the Equality Trust, said: “It’s no surprise that the richer you are, the better your health is likely to be”. But the chasm of health inequality between rich and poor has widened in recent years. Wanda Wyporska, diretora executiva do Equality Trust, disse: “Não é nenhuma surpresa que quanto mais rico você for, melhor será provavelmente a sua saúde”. Mas o abismo da desigualdade na saúde entre ricos e pobres aumentou nos últimos anos.

“Being born into a poor family shouldn’t mean decades of poorer health and even premature death, but that’s the shameful reality of the UK’s health gap. If you rank neighborhoods in the UK from the richest to the poorest, you have almost perfectly ranked health from the best to the worst.” “Nascer numa família pobre não deveria significar décadas de problemas de saúde e até mesmo morte prematura, mas essa é a vergonhosa realidade da lacuna de saúde no Reino Unido. Se você classificar os bairros no Reino Unido dos mais ricos aos mais pobres, terá classificado quase perfeitamente a saúde do melhor ao pior.”

01 – (UECE-2017/1-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

According to the text, not acting right away to help young children's development may represent

A) high costs for people and societies as well.
B) the death of 10 million children each year.
C) an increase in the number of disadvantaged households.
D) a shameful reality for hundreds of families in South America.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
According to the text, not acting right away to help young children's development may represent
De acordo com o texto, não agir imediatamente para ajudar o desenvolvimento das crianças pequenas pode representar

A) high costs for people and societies as well. custos elevados também para as pessoas e as sociedades.
B) the death of 10 million children each year. a morte de 10 milhões de crianças a cada ano.
C) an increase in the number of disadvantaged households. um aumento do número de famílias desfavorecidas.
D) a shameful reality for hundreds of families in South America. uma realidade vergonhosa para centenas de famílias na América do Sul.

02 – (UECE-2017/1-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

In the journal's Comment piece, we learn that

A) children in Syria and Africa suffer the most.
B) only children in extreme poverty are at risk.
C) not only children who live in low-income countries are at risk.
D) Caribbean children are suffering from tuberculosis.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
In the journal's Comment piece, we learn that
No comentário da revista, aprendemos que
A) children in Syria and Africa suffer the most. as crianças na Síria e na África são as que mais sofrem.
B) only children in extreme poverty are at risk. apenas as crianças em extrema pobreza estão em risco.
C) not only children who live in low-income countries are at risk. não só as crianças que vivem em países de baixa renda estão em risco.
D) Caribbean children are suffering from tuberculosis. As crianças caribenhas sofrem de tuberculose.

03  (UECE-2017/1-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

Besides ending up small, under-nourished children who live in extreme poverty will also have

A) difficulty in finding a job as an adult.
B) poor brain development.
C) no humanitarian assistance.
D) violent behavior in their adolescence.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
Besides ending up small, under-nourished children who live in extreme poverty will also have
Além de acabarem por ser crianças pequenas e subnutridas que vivem em extrema pobreza, também terão
A) difficulty in finding a job as an adult. dificuldade em encontrar emprego quando adulto.
B) poor brain development. mau desenvolvimento cerebral.
C) no humanitarian assistance. nenhuma assistência humanitária.
D) violent behavior in their adolescence. comportamento violento na adolescência.

04  (UECE-2017/1-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

One of the facts mentioned in the article is that in recent years

A) the World Economic Forum has not discussed some countries' high stunting rates.
B) many childhood programs in the UK have been ineffective. C) only children in wealthy countries are not at risk of poor development.
D) the chasm of health inequality between rich and poor has widened.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

05  (UECE-2017/1-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

Among the factors related to family environment for good development and health of children, the text mentions the

A) nourishment of mothers in order to breastfeed.
B) level of education of parents.
C) average age of mothers.
D) presence of other relatives in the family.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

06  (UECE-2017/1-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

In terms of the availability of free pre-school education, it is mentioned in the text that it

A) is now part of nearly all developed countries.
B) hardly exists in low-income countries.
C) is a reality in only two-thirds of high-income countries.
D) is a privilege of all children in the UK.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

07  (UECE-2017/1-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The World Bank president has said that each year in the World Economic Forum he intends to

A) announce new measures to reduce stunting rates around the globe.
B) list the names of countries that are not reducing high stunting rates.
C) establish new standards to be followed by nations worldwide.
D) highlight the example of countries that reduce their stunting rates.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

08  (UECE-2017/1-1ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

According to the figures presented in the article, the highest rate of children who suffer, in their development, the consequences of stunting and poverty is in
A) South America.
B) Asia.
C) Africa.
D) UK.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

UECE–2017.1–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE–UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO CEARÁ–LÍNGUA INGLESA–GABARITO, TEXTO TRADUZIDO & MUITO VOCABULÁRIO.

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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:
 UECE-2017.1-VESTIBULAR-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-04/12/16.
❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:
 20 MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) / 4 Options Each Question.
 Texto – Putting Sugary Soda Out of Reach | nytimes.com |

PROVA, TRADUÇÃO, GABARITO & MUITO VOCABULÁRIO

 FONTE DO TEXTO:
The New York Times é um jornal diário estadunidense. A versão impressa do jornal tem a segunda maior circulação, atrás do The Wall Street Journal. Apelidado de "The Lady Gray", o New York Times há muito tempo tem sido considerado um "jornal de referência" nacional. 
 TEXTO:


01-D, 02-B, 03-C, 04-A, 05-B
06-D, 07-B, 08-C, 09-A, 10-D
11-B, 12-C, 13-A, 14-B, 15-D
16-C, 17-B, 18-D, 19-A, 20-B


➧ TEXTO:

Can public health officials force Americans to break their soda habit?

The answer may come soon from the University of California, San Francisco, a health sciences center that has more than 24,000 employees on its sprawling campus. Last year, U.C.S.F. removed sugar-sweetened beverages from every store, food truck and vending machine on its campus. Even popular fast-food chains on the campus, like Subway and Panda Express, have stopped selling Sprite, Coca-Cola and their sugary brethren at the university’s request.

The institution is believed to be one of the largest employers to remove sugary drinks from the workplace. With sugary sodas now a rare sight on campus, the university found that it had the perfect conditions to study what happens when people who were drinking large amounts of sugar during their workday suddenly stop.

Researchers there have enrolled 214 of the school’s employees into a rigorous study, collecting blood samples to see if there have been any major metabolic changes in the people who lowered their soda intake. While they expect to publish complete results soon, early indicators are promising.

Since the policy went into effect a year ago, the university says it has recorded a significant drop in soft drink consumption among its employees, particularly service workers, who were the biggest consumers. A university survey of 2,500 employees found that some service workers and support staff members had been drinking up to a liter of soda at work and at home each day, or almost three cans. Six months after the policy went into effect, these workers had reduced their consumption by about a quarter.

“We’re a public health institution, and there’s something not right about us making money off of products that we know are making people sick,” said Laura Schmidt, a professor at the medical school who spearheaded the beverage initiative. “How dare we profit off of a product that our own doctors say causes metabolic disease?”

The university’s experiment comes at a time of growing battles over policies aimed at curbing soda consumption. On Tuesday, three cities in Northern California and one in Colorado will be voting on whether to tax soft drinks. The cities of Berkeley and Philadelphia have already approved taxes on sugary beverages. One recent study found that the Berkeley tax was working: In low-income areas, sugary drink consumption fell and water consumption rose after the tax went into effect. Last month, the World Health Organization urged countries around the world to impose a tax on sugary drinks, presenting research that showed just a 20 percent increase in soda prices would result in a proportionate reduction in their consumption.

The beverage industry has been fighting back, spending millions on ad campaigns against the proposed taxes in California and Colorado, which it calls a regressive “grocery tax” that hurts the poor. In September, the industry filed a lawsuit against Philadelphia, calling its soda tax illegal.

As the fights over soda taxes play out, many hospitals and health organizations have taken matters into their own hands, banning sugary drinks from their own workplaces. Nationwide, at least 30 medical centers have restricted the sale of soda and full-calorie sports drinks, including the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and the University of Michigan Health System.

U.C.S.F.’s policy may be the most farreaching. It applies not only to its medical center, but the entire university, including the aforementioned 24,000 employees and its 8,500 visitors and patients each year. Visitors to the campus now will find only bottled water, diet drinks, unsweetened teas, and in some cases 100 percent fruit juice with no added sugar.

Michael Flanders, an assistant specialist in the medical center’s division of hematology and oncology, said he had been consuming “tons” of added sugar daily from San Pellegrino Limonatas and other sugary drinks. But when the policy went into effect and the drinks disappeared, sparkling water became his drink of choice.

“It took my taste buds a couple months to adjust, but I’ve come to genuinely enjoy black coffee and unflavored fizzy water,” he said. “Soda and sugary coffee drinks now seem overwhelmingly sweet.”

But while the university says it hopes its policy will become a model for other large employers to follow, the beverage industry argues that the strategy is flawed. It points out that obesity rates have been climbing even as America’s soda intake has declined in recent years. And it says that focusing blame on soda alone, rather than calories from all foods, is misguided.

But Ms. Schmidt said it doesn’t make sense for doctors to urge patients to cut back on sweetened beverages while a university medical center continues to sell those same drinks.

Getting the university to stop selling sugary drinks was surprisingly easy, Ms. Schmidt and her colleagues say. The school’s chancellor, after some initial reluctance, decided that the goal was important, and many faculty members supported the idea. The university’s beverage supplier then agreed to stock the campus stores and cafeterias with mostly water and zero-calorie drinks. One exception was made for 100 percent fruit juices, which have natural but not added sugars.

The policy was announced last July and phased in over a four-month period as the university handed out pamphlets and other educational materials to students and staff members.

“We educated everyone and explained to people how harmful sugar sweetened beverages can be to health,” said Leeane Jensen, the director of well-being at the university. “People got it right away, and they were all in support of it.”

Robert W. Jones, who owns two Subway franchises on the campus, said that when the school asked him to stop selling soda, he worried that it would upset his customers. Mr. Jones said that his beverage sales declined by about 10 percent in the first two months after the soda was removed, but that he recovered most of the business through sales of diet drinks and bottled water.

Whether the policy will have any measurable impact on health remains to be seen. Elissa Epel, the associate director of the university’s Nutrition and Obesity Research Center, said she and her colleagues want to find out if employees who manage to reduce their overall sugary drink intake saw any impact on things like weight loss, liver health, insulin resistance and telomeres, the stretches of DNA that are linked to longevity.

One employee who is enrolled in the study, Kristine Obiniana, an analyst at the medical center, said she had been consuming as many as three sugary drinks per day. Ms. Obiniana said that when the policy first went into effect last year, she found herself bringing ginger ale, Dr. Pepper and Capri Sun juices to work. Eventually, she stopped bringing soda to work and started drinking water, tea and zero-calorie flavored drinks instead. She has lost five pounds and hopes to lose at least 20 more.
www.nytimes.com/
nov/03/2016

01  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

According to the text, last year the University of California, San Francisco, decided to

A) prohibit its 24,000 employees from drinking soda.
B) disallow the selling of sugary beverages in its campus.
C) ban from the vending machines all types of products containing sugar.
D) restrict the commercialization of soda to visitors only.

02  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

Laura Schmidt, a professor at the medical school, argues that a public health institution is not supposed to

A) profit from the selling of products that are causing people to be sick.
B) interfere with the campus policies on what to sell.
C) allow its employees to bring unhealthy food from home.
D) give permission to fast food chains to be on the campus. 

03  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

With the new policy adopted by the U.C.S.F. on sugary beverages, the consumption of these products has already dropped significantly mainly among

A) students.
B) professors.
C) service workers.
D) visitors.

04  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The decision made by the U.C.S.F. is in the context of policies toward reducing the consumption of sugary beverages in the US, where cities like Philadelphia and Berkeley have already decided to

A) tax these beverages.
B) prohibit schools from selling them.
C) allow only people over 18 to buy them.
D) reduce the size of bottles.

05  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

As a result of the soda related policy adopted by the city of Berkeley some figures start to appear, like a reduction in consumption of sugary drinks in

A) schools and hospitals.
B) workplaces in general.
C) universities.
D) low-income areas.

06  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The World Health Organization has presented research evidencing that an increase in soda prices

A) will make the younger generation much healthier.
B) corresponds proportionately to a decrease in consumption.
C) would solve most of children’s health problems.
D) can bring financial benefits to the poor.

07  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The University of California has enrolled more than two hundred employees for a study that will explore the effects of lowering soda consumption. Among the issues that will be considered in the research are
A) migraines and liver conditions.
B) heart diseases and weight loss.
C) weight loss and longevity.
D) blood pressure and insulin resistance.

08  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

Although the impacts of the policy are still to be seen, employees like Ms. Obiniana have already reported results from not consuming sugar sweetened beverages at work, such as

A) getting rid of some pounds.
B) not having constant headaches.
C) having lost almost 20 pounds.
D) not worrying about diabetes.

09  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

Among the beverages one may easily find at U.C.S.F. nowadays are

A) orange juice and low-calorie drinks.
B) sprite and flavored water.
C) water and zero-calorie drinks.
D) San Pellegrino Limonatas and water.

10  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The largest employer so far to stop the selling of sugary drinks at the workplace seems to be the

A) University of Michigan.
B) University of California, San Francisco.
C) Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
D) New York University.

11  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The U.C.S.F. is optimistic and hopeful in the sense that its decision may serve as a

A) stimulus to people all over the world.
B) means to help low-income students.
C) source of research data for other institutions.
D) model to be followed by other large institutions.

12  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The beverage industry has reacted to such policies related to their sugary drinks arguing that

A) sugary beverages are very healthy.
B) the policy has flaws.
C) the problem is totally in other types of food.
D) they will sue all the institutions involved.

13  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The sentences:

“Last year, U.C.S.F. removed sugar-sweetened beverages from every store, food truck and vending machine on its campus.” (lines 6- 9)

and

“Eventually, she stopped bringing soda to work and started drinking water, tea and zerocalorie flavored drinks instead.” (167-169)

are, respectively,

A) compound and simple.
B) complex and compound.
C) simple and compound.
D) compound-complex and simple.

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The sentences:

“...some service workers and support staff members had been drinking up to a liter of soda at work and at home each day” (lines 35-37)

and

“The university’s experiment comes at a time of growing battles over policies aimed at curbing soda consumption.” (lines 49-51)

are, respectively, in the

A) present perfect tense and present continuous.
B) past perfect continuous and present tense.
C) present perfect continuous and past continuous.
D) past perfect tense and present perfect tense.

15  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The sentences:

“…he recovered most of the business through sales of diet drinks and bottled water.” (lines 147-149)

and

“Even popular fast-food chains on the campus, like Subway and Panda Express, have stopped selling Sprite, Coca-Cola and their sugary brethren at the university’s request.” (lines 09-13)

contain, respectively, a/an

A) direct object and a direct object.
B) indirect object and a direct object.
C) direct object and an indirect object.
D) indirect object and an indirect object.

16  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The verbs in the sentences:

“Michael Flanders, an assistant specialist in the medical center’s division of hematology and oncology, said he had been consuming “tons” of added sugar daily from San Pellegrino Limonatas and other sugary drinks.” (lines 91-95) 

and

“Six months after the policy went into effect, these workers had reduced their consumption by about a quarter.” (lines 38-40)

are, respectively, in the

A) active voice and passive voice.
B) passive voice and active voice.
C) passive voice and passive voice.
D) active voice and active voice.

17  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The sentences:

“The school’s chancellor, after some initial reluctance, decided that the goal was important…” (120-122)

and

“Kristine Obiniana, an analyst at the medical center, said she had been consuming as many as three sugary drinks per day.” (161-163)

contain, respectively, a/an

A) subject noun clause and an object noun clause.
B) object noun clause and an object noun clause.
C) subject noun clause and a subject noun clause.
D) object noun clause and a subject noun clause.

18  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The sentences “One exception was made for 100 percent fruit juices, which have natural but not added sugars…” (126-128)

and

“Robert W. Jones, who owns two Subway franchises on the campus, said that when the school asked him to stop selling soda, he worried that it would upset his customers.” (lines 141-144)

contain relative clauses that are classified, respectively, a/an

A) non-defining and non-defining.
B) defining and non-defining.
C) defining and defining.
D) non-defining and defining.

19  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

In the sentence

“Mr. Jones said that his beverage sales declined by about 10 percent in the first two months after the soda was removed…” (144-147),

one can find a/an

A) noun clause and an adjective clause.
B) adverb clause and an adverb clause.
C) noun clause and an adverb clause.
D) adjective clause a noun clause.

20  (UECE-2017/1-2ª FASE-LÍNGUA INGLESA-VESTIBULAR)

The functions of the -ing words sprawling (line 06), vending (line 09), drinking (line 20), collecting (line 24), and growing (line 50)

are, respectively,

A) adjective, verb, adjective, verb, and adjective.
B) verb, adjective, verb, adjective, and verb.
C) verb, verb, verb, adjective, and verb.
D) adjective, adjective, verb, verb, and adjective.

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 Texto –  | The Zica epidemic began long before anyone noticed | Science News |

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 FONTE DO TEXTO:
Science News é uma revista semanal dedicada a publicar pequenos artigos sobre o desenvolvimento de novas técnicas e ciências, geralmente ensinamentos científicos e técnicos retirados de periódicos científicos

 TEXTO:

Researchers used genetic information from Zika virus to follow its spread among affected regions in South and Central America and the Caribbean.

The Zika virus probably arrived in the Western Hemisphere from somewhere in the Pacific more than a year before it was detected, a new genetic analysis of the epidemic shows. Researchers also found that as Zika fanned outward from Brazil, it entered neighboring countries and South Florida multiple times without being noticed.

Although Zika quietly took root in northeastern Brazil in late 2013 or early 2014, many months passed before Brazilian health authorities received reports of unexplained fever and skin rashes. Zika was finally confirmed as the culprit in April 2015.

The World Health Organization did not declare the epidemic a public health emergency until February 2016, after babies of Zika-infected mothers began to be born with severe neurological problems. Zika, which is carried by mosquitoes, infected an estimated 1 million people in Brazil alone in 2015, and is now thought to be transmitted in 84 countries worldwide.

Although Zika’s path was documented starting in 2015 through records of human cases, less was known about how the virus spread so silently before detection, or how outbreaks in different parts of Central and South America were connected. Now two groups working independently, reporting online May 24 in Nature, have compared samples from different times and locations to read the history recorded in random mutations of the virus’s 10 genes.

One team, led by scientists in the United Kingdom and Brazil, drove more than 1,200 miles across Brazil — “a Top Gear–style road trip,” one scientist quipped — with a portable device that could produce a complete catalog of the virus’s genes in less than a day. A second team, led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, analyzed more than 100 Zika genomes from infected patients and mosquitoes in nine countries and Puerto Rico. Based on where the cases originated, and the estimated rate at which genetic changes appear, the scientists re-created Zika’s evolutionary timeline. Together, the studies revealed an epidemic that was silently churning long before anyone knew. “We found that in each of the regions we could analyze, Zika virus circulated undetected for many months, up to a year or longer, before the first locally transmitted cases were reported,” says Bronwyn MacInnis, an infectious disease geneticist at the Broad Institute, in Cambridge, Mass. “This means the outbreak in these regions was under way much earlier than previously thought.”

Although the epidemic exploded out of Brazil, the scientists also found a remote possibility of early settlement in the Caribbean. “It’s not immediately clear whether Zika stopped off somewhere else in the Americas before it got to northeast Brazil,” said Oliver Pybus, who studies evolution and infectious disease at the University of Oxford in England.

In a third study reported in Nature, researchers from 30 different institutions followed a trail of genetic clues to determine when and how Zika made its way to Florida. Those researchers concluded that Zika was introduced multiple times into the Miami area, most likely from the Caribbean, before local mosquitoes picked it up. The number of human cases increased in step with the rise in mosquito populations, said Kristian Andersen, an infectious disease researcher at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. “Focusing on getting rid of mosquitoes is an effective way of preventing human cases,” he says.

Previous studies have found traces of the virus’s footprints across the Americas, but none included so many different samples, says Young-Min Lee of Utah State University, who has also studied Zika’s genes. The current studies provide a higher-resolution look at the timing of the epidemic’s spread, he says, but in terms of Zika’s origins and progression from country to country, “overall the big picture is consistent with what we suspected.”

In addition to revealing Zika’s history, genetic studies are also valuable in fighting current and future disease outbreaks. Since diagnostic tests and even vaccine development are based on Zika’s genetics, it’s important to monitor mutations during an outbreak. Researchers developed quick-turnaround genomic analyses for Ebola in recent years, for example, that could aid a faster response during the next outbreak.

In the future, faster analysis of viral threats in the field might improve the odds of stopping the next epidemic, Lee says. It’s possible for a single infected traveler stepping off a plane to spark an epidemic long before doctors notice. “If one introduction [of a virus] can cause an outbreak, you have a very narrow window to try to contain it.”

Science News, Magazine of the Society for Science & the Public. The Zica epidemic began long before anyone noticed. Vol.191, No.12, May 24, 2017, p. 12.

01 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
According to the text, the Zika virus
(A) was first detected in poor areas of Puerto Rico.
(B) is the main cause of allergies in many countries.
(C) no longer causes severe brain problems.
(D) got to the Western Hemisphere long before being detected.
      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

02 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
As to unexplained fever and skin rashes in the Brazilian northeast
A) it took a long time to blame the Zika virus.
B) only in February 2016 the Zika epidemic was confirmed.
C) a special group of scientists is working in 84 cities.
D) more than 100 Zika genomes have been found there.
      Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

03 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
One of the positive achievements by a group of scientists working to find more about Zika was that they were able to
A) discover traces of the virus’s footprints in the Miami area.
B) produce a very efficient diagnostic test.
C) track the virus’s evolutionary history.
D) prevent future disease outbreaks.
      Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

04 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
A sad thing these scientific studies showed was that the virus
A) will continue to go undetected in the Caribbean region.
B) spread without being detected for nearly a year.
C) will get stronger in the next five years.
D) has more than ten different genes.
      Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

05 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
A way to prevent the number of infected people from increasing is to
A) look at the timing of the epidemic’s spread.
B) study the Zika’s origins in the Americas.
C) monitor Zika’s progression in South America.
D) eliminate the mosquito populations.
      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

06 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
Monitoring mutations when a Zika outbreak occurs is relevant because
A) it can help the geneticists at the Broad Institute.
B) the production of a vaccine is based on the virus’s genes.
C) new viral threats will no longer occur.
D) it might improve the odds of next year’s epidemic.
      Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

07 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
Only after the birth of babies with severe neurological troubles
A) the World Health Organization declared Zika a public health emergency.
B) scientists from the United Kingdom produced a catalog of Zika’s genes.
C) French health authorities decided to investigate the situation.
D) a group of American researchers traveled to Rio de Janeiro to study the case.
      Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

08 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
In the sentences
“The Zika virus probably arrived in the Western Hemisphere … more than a year before it was detected” (lines 05-08)
and
“... less was known about how the virus spread…” (lines 33-34)
the tense of the underlined verbs is
A) present perfect passive.
B) present perfect continuous.
C) past perfect.
D) simple past passive.
      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

09 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
The statement The World Health Organization did not declare the epidemic a public health emergency until February 2016” (lines 21-23) is an example of
A) compound sentence.
B) adverbial clause.
C) simple sentence.
D) noun clause.
      Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

10 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
In Previous studies have found traces of the virus’s footprints across the Americas, but none included so many different samples, says YoungMin Lee” (lines 98-101), the three verb tenses are respectively
A) simple present, past perfect, and simple present.
B) present perfect, simple past, and simple present.
C) simple present, present perfect, and present perfect.
D) present perfect, simple present, and simple present.
      Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

11 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
The words “timing” (line 105), “outbreaks” (line 35), and “infected” (line 54) are respectively
A) verb, noun, and verb.
B) noun, adjective, and adverb.
C) verb, adjective, and verb.
D) noun, noun, and adjective.
      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

12 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
The sentence Together, the studies revealed an epidemic that was silently churning long before anyone knew” (lines 59-62) contains one 
A) adjective clause.
B) noun clause.
C) adverbial clause.
D) infinitive phrase.
      Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

13 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
The nouns “virus” (line 2), “genetics” (line 115), “epidemic” (line 09), and “analyses” (line 118) are respectively
A) plural, singular, singular, and singular.
B) singular, singular, singular, and plural.
C) singular, plural, plural, and plural.
D) plural, singular, singular, and singular.
      Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

14 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
In the statement Zika, which is carried by mosquitoes, infected an estimated 1 million people in Brazil...” (lines 26-28) there is an example of
A) noun clause.
B) simple sentence.
C) adjective clause.
D) adverbial clause.
      Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

15 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
The verbs “spread” (line 34), “read” (line 41), “appear” (line 58), and “spark” (line 126) are respectively
A) irregular, irregular, regular, and regular.
B) regular, regular, regular, and regular.
C) regular, irregular, regular, and irregular.
D) irregular, regular, irregular, and irregular.
      Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

16 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
In the sentence Those researchers concluded that Zika was introduced multiple times into the Miami area, most likely from the Caribbean” (lines 85-88) one can find a/an
A) subject noun clause.
B) restrictive adjective clause.
C) nonrestrictive adjective clause.
D) object noun clause.
      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

17 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
In the sentences Zika was finally confirmed as the culprit in April 2015” (lines 19-20) and “The current studies provide a higher-resolution look at the timing of the epidemic’s spread” (lines 103-105),  the verb forms are respectively in the 
A) active voice and passive voice.
B) passive voice and passive voice.
C) passive voice and active voice.
D) active voice and active voice.
      Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

18 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
The sentence “…many months passed before Brazilian health authorities received reports of unexplained fever and skin rashes” (lines 16-19) contains a conjunction that introduces a/an
A) space clause.
B) time clause.
C) contrast clause.
D) result clause.
      Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

19 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
The sentences
“…the scientists also found a remote possibility of early settlement in the Caribbean” (lines 73-75) and
“Researchers developed quick-turnaround genomic analyses for Ebola in recent years” (lines 117-119)
contain respectively a/an
A) indirect object and a direct object.
B) direct object and an indirect object.
C) direct object and a direct object.
D) indirect object and an indirect object.
      Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

20 – (UECE–2017.2–VESTIBULAR–2ª FASE)
The sentences Previous studies have found traces of the virus’s footprints across the Americas, but none included so many different samples” (lines 98-101) and “Although the epidemic exploded out of Brazil, the scientists also found a remote possibility of early settlement in the Caribbean” (lines 72-75) are respectively classified as
(A) compound and compound.
(B) complex and compound.
(C) complex and complex.
(D) compound and complex.
      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICO - GRAMMAR: Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences:
>> 1ª SENTENÇA → contém a conjunção coordenativa BUT  → COMPOUND SENTENCE.
  • “Previous studies have found traces of the virus’s footprints across the Americas, but none included so many different samples”
  • “Estudos anteriores encontraram vestígios de pegadas do vírus nas Américas, mas nenhum incluiu tantas amostras diferentes”
  • ESTRUTURA VERBAL 1 → have found;
  • VERBO 2 → included;
  • CONJUNÇÃO COORDENATIVA but.
>> 2ª SENTENÇA → contém a conjunção subordinativa ALTHOUGH  → COMPLEX SENTENCE.
  • “Although the epidemic exploded out of Brazil, the scientists also found a remote possibility of early settlement in the Caribbean”
  • “Embora a epidemia explodiu fora do Brasil, os cientistas também encontraram uma possibilidade remota de colonização precoce no Caribe”
  • VERBO 1 → exploded;
  • VERBO 2 → found;
  • CONJUNÇÃO SUBORDINATIVA → Although.
>> DICA DE GRAMÁTICA:
  • ∄ Conjunção → SIMPLE SENTENCE;
  • ∃ Conjunção Coordenativa → COMPOUND SENTENCE;
  • ∃ Conjunção Subordinativa → COMPLEX SENTENCE.