Welcome back to another post!
• A pauta aqui é VESTIBULARES DAS UNIVERSIDADES FEDERAIS.
➧NESTE POST: PROVA de INGLÊS da UnB-2007-2.
➧BANCA/ORGANIZADOR:
• CEBRASPE(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisa em Avaliação e Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos).
➧LEITURA de textos de jornais digitais, revistas, websites, é um excelente treino para a prova.
➧PADRÃO/COMPOSIÇÃO DA PROVA:
• 30 Questões do tipo (C) ou (E), onde um erro anula um acerto.
• 30 Questões do tipo (C) ou (E), onde um erro anula um acerto.
• 03 Textos
• 01 Chart.
➧TÓPICOS ABORDADOS ao longo da prova:
1-VERBS:
[ = ]
2-PHRASAL VERBS - USES:
[ = ]
3-PERFECT TENSE - USES:
[ = ]
4-MODAL VERBS - USES:
[ = ]
5-NOUN:
[ = ]
6-ADJECTIVES:
[ = ]
7-ADVERBS:
[ = ]
8-ADJECTIVE PHRASES(Adjective+noun):
[ = ]
9-IDIOMS(Expressões Idiomáticas):
[ = ]
10-COLLOCATIONS:
[ = ]
11-TECHNICAL ENGLISH(Military English, Business English, Finance English, Legal English, Tax English, Customs English and so on):
[ = ]
12-CONNECTORES AND LINKERS:
[ = ]
13-GENITIVE CASE:
[ = ]
14-FALSE COGNATES:
[ = ]
➧Agora vamos à PROVA!
TEXTO 1:
This text refers to items from 1 through 10
(...)
1
Before the first Portuguese explorers, led by Pedro
Alvares Cabral, arrived in Brazil in 1500, Brazil is thought
to have been inhabited by semi-nomadic populations for at
4 least 10,000 years. Over the next three centuries, it was
resettled by the Portuguese and exploited mainly for wood
(pau-brasil), then sugarcane, coffee beans and gold mining. The colony’s manpower used in these activities was initially
composed of enslaved peoples, firstly Amerindians and then,
after 1532, mainly Africans.
2
The only recorded transcontinental relocation of a royal family, headed by Queen Maria I of Portugal and her son and regent, the future João VI of Portugal, fled from Napoleon’s armies and relocated to Rio de Janeiro, together with the government and nobility. Although they returned in 1821, the interlude led to the opening of commercial ports to the United Kingdom — at the time isolated from most European ports by Napoleon — and to the elevation of Brazil to the status of a United Kingdom under the Portuguese Crown.
2 Brazil is believed to have been inhabited by semi-nomadic populations at least for a hundred centuries before the first Portuguese explorers’ arrival.
3 when the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil they found well-settled Indian tribes.
4 the Portuguese royal family was moved to Brazil several times during the XIX century, due to European wars.
5 the colony’s manpower was used to work in agricultural and mining activities.
6 the royal family came to Brazil due to Napoleon’s good relations with England.
2
The only recorded transcontinental relocation of a royal family, headed by Queen Maria I of Portugal and her son and regent, the future João VI of Portugal, fled from Napoleon’s armies and relocated to Rio de Janeiro, together with the government and nobility. Although they returned in 1821, the interlude led to the opening of commercial ports to the United Kingdom — at the time isolated from most European ports by Napoleon — and to the elevation of Brazil to the status of a United Kingdom under the Portuguese Crown.
Internet: <www.wikipedia .org> (adapted)
(...)
Based on the text, it can be deduced that
1 the presence of the Portuguese royal family in Rio didn’t bring about any particular progress to Brazil.2 Brazil is believed to have been inhabited by semi-nomadic populations at least for a hundred centuries before the first Portuguese explorers’ arrival.
3 when the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil they found well-settled Indian tribes.
4 the Portuguese royal family was moved to Brazil several times during the XIX century, due to European wars.
5 the colony’s manpower was used to work in agricultural and mining activities.
6 the royal family came to Brazil due to Napoleon’s good relations with England.
(...)
In the text,
7 “exploited” (R.5) is the same as explored.
In the text,
7 “exploited” (R.5) is the same as explored.
(...)
Having the text just as a reference, judge the following items.
8 São Francisco river, also known as the river of our national unity, has now been revitalized thanks to the recuperation of the marginal forests and to the implementation of systems of sewers in the cities it passes along.
9 During the Brazilian colonization the sugarcane agroindustry was used to supply the internal market.
10 At the beginning of the XIX century, due to pressures from the European politics, the transference of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, in 1808, delayed the process of colony independence as it didn’t eliminate any obstacle to free commerce, while keeping the metropolitan monopoly.
👉 Questão-Item 1-Errada :
Having the text just as a reference, judge the following items.
8 São Francisco river, also known as the river of our national unity, has now been revitalized thanks to the recuperation of the marginal forests and to the implementation of systems of sewers in the cities it passes along.
9 During the Brazilian colonization the sugarcane agroindustry was used to supply the internal market.
10 At the beginning of the XIX century, due to pressures from the European politics, the transference of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, in 1808, delayed the process of colony independence as it didn’t eliminate any obstacle to free commerce, while keeping the metropolitan monopoly.
the presence of the Portuguese royal family in Rio didn’t bring about any particular progress to Brazil.
(a presença da família real portuguesa no Rio não trouxe nenhum progresso especial ao Brasil.)
Brazil is believed to have been inhabited by semi-nomadic populations at least for a hundred centuries before the first Portuguese explorers’ arrival.
(Acredita-se que o Brasil tenha sido habitado por populações semi-nômades pelo menos por cem séculos antes da chegada dos primeiros exploradores portugueses.)
when the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil they found well-settled Indian tribes.
(quando os portugueses chegaram ao Brasil, encontraram tribos indígenas bem estabelecidas.)
the Portuguese royal family was moved to Brazil several times during the XIX century, due to European wars.
(a família real portuguesa mudou-se várias vezes para o Brasil durante o século XIX, devido às guerras europeias.)
the colony’s manpower was used to work in agricultural and mining activities.
(a mão de obra da colônia era usada para trabalhar em atividades agrícolas e de mineração.)
the royal family came to Brazil due to Napoleon’s good relations with England.
(a família real veio para o Brasil devido às boas relações de Napoleão com a Inglaterra.)
“exploited” (l.5) is the same as explored.
(...)
Having the text just as a reference, judge the following items.(Tendo o texto apenas como referência, julgue os itens a seguir.)
Having the text just as a reference, judge the following items.(Tendo o texto apenas como referência, julgue os itens a seguir.)
São Francisco river, also known as the river of our national unity, has now been revitalized thanks to the recuperation of the marginal forests and to the implementation of systems of sewers in the cities it passes along.
(O rio São Francisco, também conhecido como o rio da nossa unidade nacional, agora foi revitalizado graças à recuperação das matas marginais e à implantação de redes de esgoto nas cidades por onde passa.)
During the Brazilian colonization the sugarcane agroindustry was used to supply the internal market.
(Durante a colonização brasileira a agroindústria canavieira foi utilizada para abastecer o mercado interno.)
At the beginning of the XIX century, due to pressures from the European politics, the transference of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, in 1808, delayed the process of colony independence as it didn’t eliminate any obstacle to free commerce, while keeping the metropolitan monopoly.
(No início do século XIX, por pressões da política europeia, a transferência da Corte portuguesa para o Brasil, em 1808, atrasou o processo de independência da colônia por não eliminar nenhum obstáculo ao livre comércio, ao mesmo tempo em que manteve a metrópole Monopólio.)
TEXTO 2:
This text refers to items from 11 through 16.
(...)
1
In 2007, Brazil’s annual carnival played host to an
unusual type of science communication in the form of samba
parades and puppets. Ildeu Moreira, head of the science
communication unit at the Ministry of Science and Technology
said science themes had been an increasing part of Brazil’s
carnival for decades. “Since science has become more and more
a part of everyday life for the people, it has also penetrated the
universe of popular artists”, said Moreira. This year, the
samba-school Rosas de Ouro gave the São Paulo carnival parade
a scientific flavour, weaving a story about the evolution of life,
from microscopic organisms to space exploration. Religious and
scientific beliefs were included in the narrative, which depicted
both creationism and the big bang, and drew attention to the
destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Metamorphosis was the
main theme for the Vila Isabel samba school in Rio de Janeiro.
They presented a story with “scientific, historical and cultural
content” inspired by the “constant transformations” in our lives,
according to the school’s website.
Internet: <www.scidev.net> (adapted).
science and religion were the only two themes presented in Brazil during the latest carnival.
(ciência e religião foram os dois únicos temas apresentados no Brasil no último carnaval.)
science and technology have always played an important role in Brazilian Carnival.
(a ciência e a tecnologia sempre tiveram um papel importante no carnaval brasileiro.)
it is not common to use samba parades to communicate science and technology.
(não é comum usar desfiles de samba para comunicar ciência e tecnologia.)
Rosas de Ouro displayed scientific, religious and ecological concerns in the 2007 carnival parade.
(A Rosas de Ouro exibiu preocupações científicas, religiosas e ecológicas no desfile de carnaval de 2007.)
Vila Isabel’s themes had nothing in common with that of Rosas de Ouro in this year’s carnival parade.
(Os temas de Vila Isabel nada tinham em comum com os de Rosas de Ouro no desfile deste ano.)
(...)
In accordance with the text, judge the following item.
(De acordo com o texto, julgue o seguinte item.)
A possible title for this text can be Science and Samba Mix in Brazil.
(Um possível título para este texto pode ser Science and Samba Mix in Brazil.)
TEXTO 3:
(...)
1
Internet: <www.yaleglobal.yale.edu> (adapted)
(...)
1)tout – to advertise, make known or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging their sale, popularity or development.
2)dwindle – to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number.
According to the text, it can be concluded that
alcohol at the pumps costs 30% less than petrol.
(o álcool nas bombas custa 30% menos que a gasolina.)
the success of Brazilian “energy revolution” lies in petrol exploitation.
(o sucesso da “revolução energética” brasileira está na exploração do petróleo.)
biodiesel is a renewable source of energy derived from some kind of plantation.
(o biodiesel é uma fonte renovável de energia derivada de algum tipo de plantação.)
biodiesel can be mixed with diesel to power some machines.
(o biodiesel pode ser misturado ao diesel para alimentar algumas máquinas.)
biofuels can play a considerable role in solving Brazilian two crucial problems.
(os biocombustíveis podem desempenhar um papel considerável na solução de dois problemas cruciais do Brasil.)
Brazil has become a great exporter of biodiesel to the rest of the world.
(O Brasil se tornou um grande exportador de biodiesel para o resto do mundo.)
European countries are making massive investments to adopt Brazilian alternative source of energy.
(Os países europeus estão fazendo investimentos maciços para adotar a fonte alternativa de energia brasileira.)
The vast majority of Brazilians would rather have bio-ethanol to move their cars than gasoline.
(A grande maioria dos brasileiros prefere ter bioetanol para mover seus carros do que gasolina.)
Brazil’s renewable fuel can contribute to slow down the exploitation of oil reserves.
(O combustível renovável do Brasil pode contribuir para desacelerar a exploração das reservas de petróleo.)
TEXTO 4-CHART:
(...)
Internet: <www.ibge.gov.br> (adapted)
(...)
Based on the chart, judge the following items.
Money spent on taxes by families with a monthly income between 2000 and 3000 is more than twice as much the amount spent by families with a monthly income between 1600 and 2000 on this same type of expense.
(O dinheiro gasto com impostos por famílias com renda mensal entre 2.000 e 3.000 é mais que o dobro do gasto por famílias com renda mensal entre 1.600 e 2.000 neste mesmo tipo de despesa.)
Families with monthly income superior to 600 and up to 1000 spend on education less than half the amount spent by families with monthly income superior to 1200 and up to 1600 on this same type of expense.
(Famílias com renda mensal superior a 600 e até 1.000 gastam com educação menos da metade do valor gasto pelas famílias com renda mensal superior a 1.200 e até 1.600 neste mesmo tipo de despesa.)
The higher the family monthly income is, the more they spend on education.
(Quanto maior a renda mensal da família, mais eles gastam com educação.)
The data given in the chart assures that each of the family surveyed with a monthly income between 600 and 1000 spends R$ 234,26 on food.
(Os dados do prontuário garantem que cada uma das famílias pesquisadas com renda mensal entre 600 e 1.000 gasta R $ 234,26 com alimentação.)
The amount spent on education, culture and health represents more than 35% of the total amount spent by a family with a monthly income between 2000 and 3000 in all the items studied.
(O valor gasto com educação, cultura e saúde representa mais de 35% do valor total gasto por uma família com renda mensal entre 2.000 e 3.000 em todos os itens estudados.)