IME-VESTIBULAR-2010/2011–LÍNGUA INGLESA–PROVA, GABARITO, TEXTOS TRADUZIDOS & AQUISIÇÃO DE VOCABULÁRIO.

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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:

• IME-VESTIBULAR-2010/2011-INSTITUTO MILITAR DE ENGENHARIA-APLICADA EM 29/10/10.

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

• 25 Multiple Choice Questions / 5 Options Each Question.

❑ PROVA:

51 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

Before _____ ways to accelerate the process, I should give a few more details on how the system works.

(A) suggest
(B) suggested
(C) suggests
(D) suggesting
(E) had suggested

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  D 

TÓPICO - GERÚNDIO (verbo-ING) atuando como objeto de preposição : 

➭ Before suggesting ways to accelerate the process, I should give a few more details on how the system works. Antes de sugerir formas de acelerar o processo, devo dar mais alguns detalhes sobre como o sistema funciona.

52 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

A different and somewhat _____ approach than changing all the rules may work when a product fails to comply but still satisfies the purpose of the regulations. In these cases, minor adjustments may save a lot of the work done before.

(A) fast
(B) faster
(C) as fast as
(D) not fast
(E) fasting

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  B 

TÓPICO - ESTRUTURA COMPARATIVA DE SUPERIORIDADE : 

➭ THAN é parte integrante de ESTRUTURA COMPARATIVO DE SUPERIORIDADE. Sendo assim, na lacuna cabe o adjetivo FASTER na forma comparativa.

53 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

AT&T said presale _____ were 10 times higher than they were for the previous version of the iPhone.

(A) orders
(B) sequences
(C) invitations
(D) commands
(E) pleads

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  A 

TÓPICO - SUBSTANTIVO CONTEXTUAL :

➭ AT&T said presale orders were 10 times higher than they were for the previous version of the iPhone.

➭ A AT&T disse que os pedidos de pré-venda foram 10 vezes maiores do que os da versão anterior do iPhone.

(A) orders – pedidos
(B) sequences – sequências
(C) invitations – convites
(D) commands – comandos
(E) pleads – súplicas

54 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

Advocates of hydrogen-fuel-cell propulsion have a new ____ for their technology: trolleys. Engineers and transit planners concluded that streetcars are an ideal early application for hydrogen propulsion.

(A) arrow
(B) bow
(C) target
(D) bullet
(E) weapon

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  C 

TÓPICO - SUBSTANTIVO CONTEXTUAL :

➭ Advocates of hydrogen-fuel-cell propulsion have a new target for their technology: trolleys.

➭ Os defensores da propulsão com células de combustível de hidrogénio têm um novo alvo para a sua tecnologia: os bondes.

(A) arrow – flecha
(B) bow – arco
(C) target – alvo
(D) bullet – bala
(E) weapon – arma

55 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

The British communications _____ has released a road map calling for the completion of the nation's move from analog FM to the digital audio broadcast (DAB) standard by the end of 2015.

(A) monastery
(B) temple
(C) ministry
(D) accessory
(E) highway

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  C 

TÓPICO - SUBSTANTIVO CONTEXTUAL :

➭ The British communications ministry has released a road map calling for the completion of the nation's move from analog FM to the digital audio broadcast (DAB) standard by the end of 2015.

➭ O Ministério das Comunicações britânico divulgou um roteiro pedindo a conclusão da mudança do país do FM analógico para o padrão de transmissão de áudio digital (DAB) até o final de 2015.

(A) monastery – mosteiro
(B) temple – templo
(C) ministry – ministério
(D) accessory – acessório
(E) highway – rodovia

❑ Leia as passagens seguintes e marque a alternativa correta – questões 56 e 57.

Is "Facebook", the social networking website, making us narcissist? A new book argues we're much more self-absorbed nowadays, stating that technology is to blame. I tweet, therefore I am. Or is it, I tweet, therefore I am insufferable? As if adult celebrities that pop out on the red carpets weren’t clue enough, we now have statistical evidence that we are a lot more in love with ourselves than we used to be. This social phenomenon has raised fields of research to academic studies nowadays. In the book "The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement", Jean M. Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and W. Keith Campbell, a social psychologist at the University of Georgia, look to the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, which measures self-regard, materialism, and lack of empathy. They found that the number of college students scoring high on the test has risen by 30 percent since the early 1980's.

❑ TRADUÇÃO:

Is "Facebook", the social networking website, making us narcissist? – O “Facebook”, o site de rede social, está nos tornando narcisistas?

A new book argues we're much more self-absorbed nowadays, stating that technology is to blame. I tweet, therefore I am. – Um novo livro argumenta que hoje em dia estamos muito mais egocêntricos, afirmando que a culpa é da tecnologia.

I tweet, therefore I am. – Eu tuíto, logo existo.

Or is it, I tweet, therefore I am insufferable? – Ou será que eu tuíto, portanto sou insuportável?

As if adult celebrities that pop out on the red carpets weren’t clue enough, we now have statistical evidence that we are a lot more in love with ourselves than we used to be. – Como se as celebridades adultas que aparecem nos tapetes vermelhos não tivessem ideia suficiente, agora temos evidências estatísticas de que estamos muito mais apaixonados por nós mesmos do que costumávamos ser.

This social phenomenon has raised fields of research to academic studies nowadays. – Esse fenômeno social elevou campos de pesquisa aos estudos acadêmicos na atualidade.

In the book "The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement", Jean M. Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and W. Keith Campbell, a social psychologist at the University of Georgia, look to the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, which measures self-regard, materialism, and lack of empathy. – No livro "The Narcisism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement", Jean M. Twenge, professor de psicologia na San Diego State University, e W. Keith Campbell, psicólogo social da Universidade da Geórgia, olham para o Narcisista Inventário de Personalidade, que mede autoestima, materialismo e falta de empatia.

They found that the number of college students scoring high on the test has risen by 30 percent since the early 1980's. – Eles descobriram que o número de estudantes universitários com notas altas no teste aumentou 30% desde o início da década de 1980. 

56 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What kind of human behavior is central to the study mentioned in the text?

(A) the alienation of the celebrities from the others around them

(B) addiction to technology

(C) the high scoring of college students in academic tests

(D) the hard work of social psychologists

(E) excessive positive feelings and admiration of oneself

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  E 

TÓPICO - COMPREENSÃO TEXTUAL :

Que tipo de comportamento humano é central para o estudo mencionado no texto?

(A) the alienation of the celebrities from the others around them – a alienação das celebridades das outras pessoas ao seu redor

(B) addiction to technology – vício em tecnologia

(C) the high scoring of college students in academic tests – a alta pontuação de estudantes universitários em testes acadêmicos

(D) the hard work of social psychologists – o trabalho árduo dos psicólogos sociais

(E) excessive positive feelings and admiration of oneself – sentimentos positivos excessivos e admiração por si mesmo (NARCISISMO)

➭ NARCISSISM  –  sentimento positivo excessivo e admiração por si mesmo  

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57 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What has NOT been encouraging people to act the way described in the text?

(A) technology

(B) narcissism

(C) materialism

(D) psychology

(E) entitlement

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  D 

TÓPICO - COMPREENSÃO TEXTUAL :

O que NÃO tem incentivado as pessoas a agirem da maneira descrita no texto? (Dos itens citados, qual o QUE NÃO INCENTIVA O NARCISISMO  nas pessoas?)

(A) technology – tecnologia

(B) narcissism – narcisismo
(C) materialism – materialismo
(D) psychology – psicologia
(E) entitlement – direito

❑ Leia as passagens seguintes e marque a alternativa correta – questões 58 e 59.

Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information. These play to a primitive impulse to respond to immediate opportunities and threats. The stimulation provokes excitement — a dopamine squirt — that researchers say can be addictive. In its absence, people feel bored. The resulting distractions can have deadly consequences, as when cell phone-wielding drivers and train engineers cause wrecks. And for millions of people these urges can inflict nicks and cuts on creativity and deep thought, interrupting work and family life.

❑ TRADUÇÃO:

Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. – Os cientistas dizem que conciliar e-mails, telefonemas e outras informações recebidas pode mudar a forma como as pessoas pensam e se comportam.

They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information. – Dizem que a nossa capacidade de concentração está sendo prejudicada por explosões de informação.

These play to a primitive impulse to respond to immediate opportunities and threats. – Estas funcionam com um impulso primitivo para responder a oportunidades e ameaças imediatas.

The stimulation provokes excitement — a dopamine squirt — that researchers say can be addictive. – A estimulação provoca excitação – um esguicho de dopamina – que os pesquisadores dizem que pode ser viciante.

In its absence, people feel bored. – Na sua ausência, as pessoas ficam entediadas.

The resulting distractions can have deadly consequences, as when cell phone-wielding drivers and train engineers cause wrecks. – As distrações resultantes podem ter consequências mortais, como quando motoristas e maquinistas de trem com telefones celulares causam acidentes.

And for millions of people these urges can inflict nicks and cuts on creativity and deep thought, interrupting work and family life. – E para milhões de pessoas estes impulsos podem causar cortes na criatividade e no pensamento profundo, interrompendo o trabalho e a vida familiar.

58 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What does the passage imply?

(A) Bursts of information improve people's ability to focus.
(B) Scientists play with the primitive human impulses of responding to immediate opportunities and  threats.
(C) People feel bored when they talk on their cell phones or read their emails, nevertheless they are addicted to it.
(D) Feeling excited at work and among family members demands creativity.
(E) Being constantly fed with different stimuli from multiple sources may make people unable to get rid of such excitement.

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  E 

TÓPICO - COMPREENSÃO TEXTUAL :

O que a passagem implica?

(A) Bursts of information improve people's ability to focus. – Explosões de informações melhoram a capacidade de concentração das pessoas.

(B) Scientists play with the primitive human impulses of responding to immediate opportunities and  threats. – Os cientistas brincam com os impulsos humanos primitivos de resposta a oportunidades e ameaças imediatas.

(C) People feel bored when they talk on their cell phones or read their emails, nevertheless they are addicted to it. – As pessoas ficam entediadas quando falam ao celular ou leem seus e-mails, mas são viciadas nisso.

(D) Feeling excited at work and among family members demands creativity. – Sentir-se entusiasmado no trabalho e entre familiares exige criatividade.

(E) Being constantly fed with different stimuli from multiple sources may make people unable to get rid of such excitement. – Ser constantemente alimentado com diferentes estímulos de múltiplas fontes pode tornar as pessoas incapazes de se livrar dessa excitação.

➭ TRECHO QUE JUSTIFICA A RESPOSTA:

➭ "[...] These play to a primitive impulse to respond to immediate opportunities and threats. The stimulation provokes excitement — a dopamine squirt — that researchers say can be addictive."

59 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

The text states that human beings instinctively...

(A) provoke opportunities and threats to other human beings.
(B) move towards that which threatens them.
(C) react to sudden changes they experience.
(D) interrupt work and family life.
(E) undermine bursts of information.

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  C 

TÓPICO - COMPREENSÃO TEXTUAL :

O texto afirma que os seres humanos instintivamente...

(A) provoke opportunities and threats to other human beings. – provocam oportunidades e ameaças a outros seres humanos.

(B) move towards that which threatens them. – se movem em direção àquilo que os ameaça.

(C) react to sudden changes they experience. – reagem às mudanças repentinas que experimentam.

(D) interrupt work and family life. – interrompem o trabalho e a vida familiar.

(E) undermine bursts of information. –  enfraquecem as explosões de informação.

➭ TRECHO QUE JUSTIFICA A RESPOSTA:

➭ "[...] These play to a primitive impulse to respond to immediate opportunities and threats."

❑ Leia as passagens seguintes e marque a alternativa correta – questões 60 e 61.

The history of technology is full of breakthroughs in one field that wound up working wonders in a related one. The 300B vacuum tube, introduced by Western Electric in 1937 to amplify telephone signals, found a far more enduring use as a high-fidelity audio amplifier. The atomic clocks first used in the 1960’s by the U.S. military to track Sputnik and later to validate Albert Einstein's relativity theories are now the basis of Global Positioning System. And of course, the magnetron, invented in the 1920’s at General Electric and used in radars during World War II, later found itself repurposed as the basis for the microwave oven.

❑ TRADUÇÃO:

The history of technology is full of breakthroughs in one field that wound up working wonders in a related one. – A história da tecnologia está repleta de avanços em um campo que acabaram fazendo maravilhas em outro relacionado.

The 300B vacuum tube, introduced by Western Electric in 1937 to amplify telephone signals, found a far more enduring use as a high-fidelity audio amplifier. – O tubo de vácuo 300B, introduzido pela Western Electric em 1937 para amplificar sinais telefônicos, encontrou um uso muito mais duradouro como amplificador de áudio de alta fidelidade.

The atomic clocks first used in the 1960’s by the U.S. military to track Sputnik and later to validate Albert Einstein's relativity theories are now the basis of Global Positioning System. – Os relógios atômicos usados pela primeira vez na década de 1960 pelos militares dos EUA para rastrear o Sputnik e mais tarde para validar as teorias da relatividade de Albert Einstein são agora a base do Sistema de Posicionamento Global.

And of course, the magnetron, invented in the 1920’s at General Electric and used in radars during World War II, later found itself repurposed as the basis for the microwave oven. – E, claro, o magnetron, inventado na década de 1920 na General Electric e utilizado em radares durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, mais tarde foi reaproveitado como base para o forno de microondas.

60 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

According to the text, what is correct to say?

(A) The 300B vacuum tube is used in car engines to amplify the audio communications systems.
(B) The atomic clocks are now applied to a different device than that of its original idealization.
(C) The history of technology has proved that it may wound humans due to its versatility.
(D) The atomic clocks were used to play song tracks in high fidelity quality.
(E) The Global Positioning System was validated by Albert Einstein's relativity theories.

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  B 

TÓPICO - COMPREENSÃO TEXTUAL :

De acordo com o texto, o que é correto dizer?

(A) The 300B vacuum tube is used in car engines to amplify the audio communications systems. – O tubo de vácuo 300B é usado em motores de automóveis para amplificar os sistemas de comunicação de áudio.

(B) The atomic clocks are now applied to a different device than that of its original idealization. – Os relógios atômicos são agora aplicados a um dispositivo diferente daquele de sua idealização original.

(C) The history of technology has proved that it may wound humans due to its versatility. – A história da tecnologia provou que ela pode ferir os humanos devido à sua versatilidade.

(D) The atomic clocks were used to play song tracks in high fidelity quality. – Os relógios atômicos foram usados para reproduzir músicas com qualidade de alta fidelidade.

(E) The Global Positioning System was validated by Albert Einstein's relativity theories. – O Sistema de Posicionamento Global foi validado pelas teorias da relatividade de Albert Einstein.

➭ TRECHO QUE JUSTIFICA A RESPOSTA:

➭ "[...] The atomic clocks first used in the 1960’s by the U.S. military to track Sputnik and later to validate Albert Einstein's relativity theories are now the basis of Global Positioning System. "

61 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

According to the text, complete the sentence:

"The microwave oven..."

(A) relies on the proper function of radars.
(B) and the magnetron were repurposed after their inventions.
(C) is one more example of the technological inventions which have benefited from the innovations generated during the space race.
(D) and radars used during the World War II both count on the magnetron as one of its components.
(E) was first idealized at General Electric.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

• Leia as passagens seguintes e marque a alternativa correta – questões de 62 a 64.

Soon enough, say some engineers, miniature wireless sensors will be located in spots where it would be inconvenient, to say the least, to change their batteries – inside your body, within the steel and concrete of buildings, in the dangerous innards of chemical plants. But today, even the most robust nodes can be counted on to last only a few years. Ideally, engineers need wireless sensors that can last forever without external power sources or battery changes. According to research presented in December at the International Electron Devices Meeting, in Baltimore, that dream is within reach. 

62 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What inconvenience is mentioned in the text?

(A) The fact that batteries are not lifetime loaded.
(B) The spots where wireless sensors are placed nowadays.
(C) The micro size of wireless sensors.
(D) To use wireless sensors inside the body.
(E) That buildings are made of steel and concrete.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

63 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What does the sentence "According to research presented in December at the International Electron Devices Meeting, in Baltimore, that dream is within reach." imply about the text?

(A) In December engineers will come out with a solution for the problem.
(B) At the International Electron Devices Meeting dreams are reached.
(C) The International Electron Devices Meeting is the ideal meeting to discuss new versions of wireless sensors.
(D) Engineers at the International Electron Devices Meeting dream about new inventions in the field of wireless sensors.
(E) It will be possible to produce wireless sensors whose batteries won’t need to be recharged.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

64 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

The expression "to say the least" in the text suggests that…

(A) the situation mentioned may be more than just inconvenient.
(B) there is a list of technological researches that could solve the case presented in the text.
(C) sensors used inside human body are inconvenient.
(D) wireless sensors used within the steel and concrete buildings are a reachable dream.
(E) engineers need a sensor that can last forever without external power sources or battery changes.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

• Leia as passagens seguintes e marque a alternativa correta – questões 65 e 65.

Recently, I was looking for something online, or probably browsing aimlessly, when I happened on a name I hadn't thought of since I was a child: Alfred P. Morgan. Someone had uploaded a digitized version of The Boy Electrician. I was instantly swept back more than half a century to my local library. In my mind I saw the familiar metal shelving and the blue-gray binding of my favorite book, also written – and illustrated – by Morgan: The Boys' First Book of Radio and Electronics. 

65 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What is known about Alfred P. Morgan?

(a) He is fond of digitalized versions of books.
(b) He is an old friend of the writer of the text.
(c) He digitalized his own books to the net.
(d) He is fifty years old.
(e) He is an author of books on electricity and electronics.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

66 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

Which of the following expressions is a synonym for "aimlessly" on the first line of the text?

(A) with less objective
(B) with no special purpose
(C) short in time
(D) with minor interest
(E) out of thoughts

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

• Leia as passagens seguintes e marque a alternativa correta – questões de 67 a 69.

An old axiom says that in order to know where you are going, you first have to know where you are. To that, add that you should know which way you are facing. Makers of wireless handsets, proving the old axiom true, have already installed Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, and are now poised to flood the market with phones containing tiny electronic compasses that allow the gadget to sense exactly what direction it’s facing. 

67 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What general idea underlies the paragraph?

(A) phones
(B) electronic compasses
(C) GPS
(D) wireless handsets
(E) orientation features

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

68 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

Complete the sentence according to the text:

"A (an) _____ will let you know where you are, whereas to know which direction you are looking you need a (an) ______."

(A) GPS receiver – electronic compass
(B) phone – GPS receiver
(C) axiom – wireless handset
(D) face – electronic compass
(E) tiny electronic compass – phone

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

69 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What is known about the makers of wireless handsets?

(A) They know where they are facing.
(B) They are about to launch a new wireless handset device.
(C) They lost their projects in floods.
(D) They based their new invention on the philosophy of axioms.
(E) They want to sell their newest gadgets preferably in markets.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

• Leia a passagem  seguinte e marque a alternativa correta – questão 70.

It's a little surprising that the land of Sir Isaac Newton does not have its own space agency. An attempt to fill that void came with the announcement in June that the United Kingdom would create a 'bureaucracy busting' organization to oversee British civilian space and satellite activities. 

70 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What does the author of the passage refer to by the term "void"?

(a) The inexistence of a British space agency.
(b) A gap between the United Kingdom space agency and countries oversees.
(c) The avoidance of studying Sir Isaac Newton’s theories oversees.
(d) The creation of a 'bureaucracy busting’ organization in Britain.
(e) The fact that the United Kingdom civilian space and satellite activities have no force or validity.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

• Leia a passagem  seguinte e marque a alternativa correta – questão 71.

As both an electrical engineer and a Jesuit priest, Lammert B. Otten can lead a spiritual retreat just as easily as a dam-building project in Zambia. "As an engineer," he says, "you're concreting with God to make life better for people." 

71 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What task below could Lammert B. Otten be legally in charge of?

(a) suing a criminal
(b) prescribing drugs
(c) piloting a plane
(d) saying a mass
(e) filling in a cavity

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

• Leia as passagens seguintes e marque a alternativa correta – questões de 72 a 75.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which operates airport security checkpoints in the United States, is spending upward of US$ 7 million a year trying to develop technology that can detect the evil intent of the terrorists among us. Yes, you read that correctly: They plan to find the bad guys by reading their minds.

Dozens of researchers across the country are in the middle of a five year program contracted primarily to the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, in Cambridge, Mass. They’ve developed a psycho-physiological theory of ‘malintent’ – basically, a hodgepodge of behaviorism and biometrics according to which physiological chances can give away a terrorist’s intention to do immediate harm. So far, they've spent US$ 20 million on biometric research, sensors, and a series of tests and demonstrations. This technology is called the Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST).

The underlying theory is that your body reacts, in measurable and largely involuntary ways, to reveal the nature of your intentions. So as you wait in line at the airport checkpoint, thermal and other types of cameras and laser- and radar-based sensors will try to get a fix on the baseline parameters of your autonomic nervous system – your body temperature, your heart rate and respiration, your skin’s moistness, and the very look in your eyes. Then, as a security officer asks you a few questions, the sensors will remeasure those parameters so that the FAST algorithms can figure out whether you’re naughty or nice, all on the spot, without knowing anything else about you. 

72 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

Considering the central idea of the passage, which of the following suggested titles is suitable to the text?

(a) Airports, delayed planes and biometric research
(b) Airline's timetable
(c) Mental bad vibes on the body
(d) US$ 20 million dollars to promote terrorism
(e) Tests and demonstrations in the air

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

73 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What expression could replace "malintent" in the second paragraph still keeping the same meaning for the text?

(a) difficult intention
(b) evil purpose
(c) doubtful goal
(d) confusing aim
(e) blur objective

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

74 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

What is true about the ideas mentioned in the text?

(a) There is no intention to produce a gadget to read the mind by the body, it is just theory.
(b) The invention described in the text is ready to be worldwide used.
(c) Due to malfunctions, the Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) demands more study and demonstration.
(d) The technology described in the text is still in the phase of research and may be used in the future.
(e) The nature of our intentions may not be precisely read once our bodies can develop mechanisms to deceive the others around us.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  

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75 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2011)

According to the text, your body temperature, your heart rate and respiration, your skin’s moistness, and the very look in your eyes …

(a) are measured after you talk to a security guard.
(b) respond to the environment with involuntary reactions.
(c) have no relation with the FAST algorithms.
(d) can tell whether you have a contagious disease.
(e) can be programmed to lie.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  

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IME 2009/2010 – LÍNGUA INGLESA

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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:

• IME-VESTIBULAR-2009/2010-INSTITUTO MILITAR DE ENGENHARIA.

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

• 25 Multiple Choice Questions / 5 Options Each Question.

❑ INSTRUÇÕES: Questões de 01 a 10: Cada frase a seguir apresenta 5 (cinco) palavras sublinhadas, dentre as quais uma está ERRADA, tornando a frase gramaticalmente incorreta. Marque a alternativa que torna a frase GRAMATICALMENTE INCORRETA. 

01 – (IME-VESTIBULAR-2009/2010)

Crafting clever toys, making beautiful music, lighting up(A) the South Pacific – the ten technologists in our special report has(B) engineered(C) exciting careers(D) that melt(E) their passions with their professions.

(A) up 

(B) has

(C) engineered

(D) careers

(E) melt

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICO - ERRO DE CONCORDÂNCIA VERBAL (O correto é "HAVE" e não "HAS":

• Na oração "the ten technologists in our special report have engineered exciting careers", cabe o verbo auxiliar "HAVE"(3ªpp) que faz a concordância verbal adequada com o sujeito no plural "the ten technologists".

➭ Crafting clever toys, making beautiful music, lighting up the South Pacific – the ten technologists in our special report have engineered exciting careers that melt their passions with their professions. – Criar brinquedos inteligentes, fazer belas músicas, iluminar o Pacífico Sul – os dez tecnólogos da nossa reportagem especial criaram carreiras emocionantes que impressionam as suas paixões com as suas profissões.

➭ Os demais vocábulos usados adequadamente:

* TO LIGHT UP (phrasal verb) atuando como GERÚNDIO e com sentido de ILUMINAR.

* O verbo 'to engineer' (projetar, construir, engendrar, edificar) foi usado corretamente na forma do particípio passado (engineered).

* Uso do substantivo 'career' (carreira, profissão) na expressão nominal 'exciting careers'(carreiras emocionantes).

* Uso do verbo 'to melt' (derreter) no sentido metafórico de " impressionar) em 'that melt their passions with their professions' (que impressiona suas paixões com suas profissões)

02 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

Did you know that your car probably has more software running in it than the latest military fighter jets? Or that it has fifty or more embedded(A) microprocessors that control everything from(B) meeting governmental emission-control standards for(C) automatically increasing(D) the volume of your radio as(E) you drive faster?

(A) embedded 

(B) from

(C) for

(D) increasing

(E) as

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICO - ERRO DO USO DA PREPOSIÇÃO "FOR" NO PAR CORRELATO GRAMATICAL "FROM / TO" (O correto é "TO" e não "FOR":

• Did you know that your car probably has more software running in it than the latest military fighter jets? Or that it has fifty or more embedded microprocessors that control everything from meeting governmental emission-control standards to automatically increasing the volume of your radio as you drive faster?

• Você sabia que seu carro provavelmente tem mais software em execução nele do que os mais recentes caças militares? Ou que tem cinquenta ou mais microprocessadores EMBUTIDOS (embedded) que controlam tudo, DESDE (from) cumprir os padrões governamentais de controle de emissão ATÉ (to) aumentar automaticamente o volume de seu rádio CONFORME (as) você dirige mais rápido?)

➭ Os demais vocábulos usados adequadamente:

* "EMBEDDED"(NO PARTICÍPIO PASSADO) é parte integrante da estrutura  verbal no Presente Perfect (has embedded).

* "FROM" é parte integrante do PAR CORRELATO (FROM ... TO).

* Uso do substantivo 'career' (carreira, profissão) na expressão nominal 'exciting careers'(carreiras emocionantes).

* Uso do verbo 'to melt' (derreter) no sentido metafórico de " impressionar) em 'that melt their passions with their professions' (que impressiona suas paixões com suas profissões)

03 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

People pursue technology for a(A) living because they are passionate about(B) making things, making things better, and making a difference in the world. Today's engineers need the knowledge to tackle classics(C) engineering problems, but(D) also the sensitivity to understand the social impact of technology on(E) people and the environment.

(A) a 

(B) about

(C) classics

(D) but

(E) on

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  

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04 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010) 

Although technology has benefit(A) agriculture in a number of ways, there are some things that growers still do the old-fashioned(B) way. Among them is(C) putting their hands and other measuring devices in the dirt and judging, based on(D) how moist the soil is, whether their crops need water and how much(E) should be added.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  

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05 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

Almost invariably(A), a new baby's photo album begins with a grainy black-and-white picture taken(B) months before birth — a prenatal ultrasound image, which(C) is often detailed enough to inspire comments about the child's resemblance to(D) very(E) members of the family.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

• Questões de 06 a 25 – Leia as passagens seguintes e responda às perguntas que as seguem: 

06 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

Modern buildings incorporate exciting forms with glittering façades and compelling interior spaces. Surveying for these projects requires sophisticated computation, aggressive quality control and close interaction with construction teams.

According to the passage, which of the following sentences correctly completes the idea: "That's why…"

(A) today's architecture presents new challenges for surveying engineers.
(B) modern buildings demand intriguing shapes.
(C) construction teams devote so much survey to façades aesthetic.
(D) complex architecture doesn't cause harm to the environment.
(E) quality control teams behave aggressively against construction teams.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  

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07 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

Tick the alternative that corresponds to "glittering", still keeping the same meaning of the sentence.

(A) glossing
(B) gliding
(C) gladding
(D) gluing
(E) gloating

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  

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08 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

Picture yourself on a tranquil tropical beach. The late afternoon sun warms your face, chest and legs. Squeaky clean sand sifts through your salt- lavored fingers. Your mind thinks little further than the splashing of waves on the shoreline and the light flickering off shoals of little fish whizzing around in the crystal clear shallows. That's the scenario on many Pacific islands, where the sands, in an inevitable process, are always shifting, therefore ... 

Which of the following sentences correctly completes the idea of the passage?

(A) environmentalists should find suitable means of measuring and monitoring shoreline sand movement in the region as a solution to avoid the process.
(B) it's useless that the administrators of the islands plan their infrastructure.
(C) visitors should not throw garbage along the shoreline.
(D) the waves and winds bring different specimens of fish to the shallows.
(E) tourists should enjoy as most as possible: it might not be there next week.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  

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09 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

According to the passage, it can be inferred that the sand shifting process mentioned in the text is …

(A) warm.
(B) natural.
(C) limited.
(D) paradisiacal.
(E) moving.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  

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10 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

The phrase "Your mind thinks little further than the splashing of waves on the shoreline" means that …

(A) the splashing of the waves disturbs your thoughts, which can't go further.
(B) your mind is relaxed only if you look at the splashing of waves.
(C) you are not worried about the waves because they splash far from you.
(D) the splashing of the waves helps build the perfect scenario for relaxation.
(E) the waves splash far from the shoreline.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO: 

Built in the mid-1960s, the Riverside Drive Parking Deck in Elgin, Illinois, is quite large. Approximately 1,000-ft (300-m) long by 60-ft (18-m) wide – and nearly all of it over the Fox River – the deck is built on hundreds of "piles", large concrete cylinders pushed down into the muddy river bottom. Pre-cast elements in the piles used high-tensile steel wire for reinforcement, and that steel is now rusting. A trail-sized piece of the deck has even fallen into the river causing concern to local authorities. 

11 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

About the Riverside Drive Parking Deck, what can NOT be concluded?

(A) The concrete cylinders used in its construction were made stronger by adding metal to their bodies.
(B) The deck should be analyzed for further renewal.
(C) Steel has been used in order to prevent the possibility of rusting.
(D) Its structure contains steel.
(E) It needs repair.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO:  

Zürich is the engine of the Swiss economy. Despite having all the conveniences and daily activities of a metropolis, Zürich has been able to preserve the charm of a small town. Yet every day, more than 300,000 commuters, visitors, tourists and business travelers come to this ‘small town’ through Zürich Central Train Station – and that number has been rising steadily. To meet the increasing demand, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) together with the Canton of Zürich is expanding the station. 

12 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

According to the passage …

(A) engineers from Zürich are responsible for the Swiss economy.
(B) Zürich is a charming small town.
(C) it is convenient to visit the metropolitan Zürich during the day.
(D) Zürich is a busy city; however features of a small town still persist.
(E) Zürich’s Central Station is comfortable enough to receive more than 300,000 passengers.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO:

Glaciers at the equator. The legendary source of the River Nile. Mysterious snow-capped peaks shrouded in an impenetrable cloud. These may sound like the stuff of myths – but in this case these descriptions aptly depict Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains, known for more than 2,000 years as the Mountains of the Moon. Located at Uganda's western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Rwenzori Mountains rise as much as 5,109 m (16,763 ft) above gorges at equatorial sea-level to create an amazingly diverse environment that includes tropical rain forests, marshes and lakes, grasslands, glaciers and snowfields. The flora and fauna that flourish there are as unique as the region itself. On gentler slopes, rare mountain gorillas may inhabit bamboo forests, while giant tree heathers up to 10 m (33 ft) tall sway on open ridge tops. It's no wonder much of the region is now designated World Heritage Site – yet only the lucky visitors will actually see the 100 km (62 mi) of mountain peaks, as a cloak of thick fog envelopes the Rwenzori year-round. It was this fog cloud that kept the legendary peaks from being documented until the late 1800s by non-African explorers – and the summit wasn’t reached until year later. 

13 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

The region described in the passage…

(A) was inherited by Uganda from Congo.
(B) is impenetrable.
(C) is characterized by lush environment.
(D) makes its visitors lucky.
(E) is a mythological legend known as The Mountains of the Moon.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  

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14 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

According to the passage, Rwenzori's summits…

(A) are inhabited by gorillas.
(B) haven’t been reached yet.
(C) are unique because of the tropical rain forest, marshes and lakes, grasslands, glaciers and snowfields.
(D) can be sighted by all tourists.
(E) are hidden by mist most of the time.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

15 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

About the Rwenzori Mountains, it is correct to say that ...

(A) they were first exploited 2,000 years ago.
(B) they sway on open ridge tops.
(C) the plants that grow there are commonly found anywhere in the world.
(D) they are located at an Earth hot zone.
(E) the vegetation is basically formed by bamboo.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO:

In countless panel discussions on the future of technology, I'm not sure I ever got anything right. As I look back on technological progress, I experience first retrospective surprise, then surprise that I'm surprised, because it all crept up on me when I wasn't looking. How can something like Google feel so inevitable and yet be impossible to predict? I'm filled with wonder at all that we engineers have accomplished, and I take great communal pride in how we’ve changed the world in so many ways. Decades ago I never dreamed we would have satellite navigation, computers in our pockets, the Internet, cellphones, neither robots that would explore Mars. How did all this happen, and what are we doing for our next trick? The software pioneer Alan Kay has said that the best way to predict the future is to invent it, and that’s what we’ve been busy doing.

16 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

The word 'it', underlined in the sentence "As I look back on technological progress, I experience first retrospective surprise, then surprise that I'm surprised, because it all crept up on me when I wasn't looking" refers to which idea mentioned in the text? 

(A) retrospective surprise.
(B) technological progress.
(C) panel discussions.
(D) future of technology.
(E) experience.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

17 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

The sentence "How can something like Google feel so inevitable and yet be impossible to predict?"

means that …

(A) Google was inspired in impossible predictions.
(B) Google has risen out of a prophecy.
(C) it is impossible to imagine today's world without Google.
(D) it's amazing that Google has not been foretold.
(E) people like Google but think it's impossible to improve it.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

18 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

In the sentence "Decades ago I never dreamed we would have satellite navigation, computers in our pockets, the Internet, cellphones, neither robots that would explore Mars."

the word 'neither' can be changed for which of the following words, still keeping the same meaning and grammatical accuracy?

(A) when
(B) but
(C) or
(D) then
(E) so

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

(A) when(quando)
(B) but(mas)
(C) or(ou)
(D) then(então)
(E) so (tanto)

19 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

According to the passage, we can say that its author

(A) isn't good at making predictions.
(B) doesn't consent to technological advances.
(C) can't invent the future.
(D) doesn't realize changes have taken place.
(E) rejects the present technological inventions.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO:

❑ TRADUÇÃO:

[1º PARÁGRAFO]

Billions of dollars spent on defeating improvised explosive devices (IED) are beginning to show what technology can and cannot do for the evolving struggle.

Bilhões de dólares gastos na destruição de dispositivos explosivos improvisados ​​(IED) estão começando a mostrar o que a tecnologia pode ou não fazer na luta em evolução.

[2º PARÁGRAFO]        
Two platoons of U.S. Army scouts are in a field deep in the notorious "Triangle of Death" south of Baghdad, a region of countless clashes between Sunni insurgents and Shia militias.

Dois pelotões de batedores do Exército dos EUA estão num campo nas profundezas do famoso “Triângulo da Morte” ao sul de Bagdá, uma região de incontáveis ​​confrontos entre insurgentes sunitas e milícias xiitas.

The platoons are guided by a local man who’s warned them of pressure-plate improvised explosive devices, designed to explode when stepped on.

Os pelotões são guiados por um homem local que os alertou sobre dispositivos explosivos improvisados ​​com placas de pressão, projetados para explodir quando pisados. 

He has assured them that he knows where the IED’s are, which means he is almost certainly a former Sunni insurgent.

Ele garantiu-lhes que sabe onde estão os IED, o que significa que é quase de certeza um antigo insurgente sunita.

[3º PARÁGRAFO]

The platoons come under harassing fire. It stops, but later the tension mounts again as they maneuver near an abandoned house known to shelter al-Qaeda fighters. A shot rings out; the scouts  ake cover.

Os pelotões estão sob fogo hostil. Ele para, mas depois a tensão aumenta novamente enquanto eles manobram perto de uma casa abandonada conhecida por abrigar combatentes da Al-Qaeda. Um tiro soa; os batedores se protegem.

[4º PARÁGRAFO]

They don't realize it's just their local guide, with an itchy trigger finger, taking the potshot at the house. The lieutenant leading the patrol summons three riflemen to cover the abandoned house.

Eles não percebem que é apenas o guia local, com coceira no dedo no gatilho, dando um tiro na casa. O tenente que lidera a patrulha convoca três fuzileiros para cobrir a casa abandonada.

[5º PARÁGRAFO]

Then all hell breaks loose. One of the riflemen, a sergeant, steps on a pressure-plate IED. The blast badly injures him, the two other riflemen, and the lieutenant.

Então o inferno desabou. Um dos fuzileiros, um sargento, pisa em um IED de placa de pressão. A explosão fere gravemente ele, os outros dois fuzileiros e o tenente.

A Navy explosives specialist along on the mission immediately springs into action, using classified gear to comb the area for more bombs.

Um especialista em explosivos da Marinha que participa da missão imediatamente entra em ação, usando equipamentos confidenciais para vasculhar a área em busca de mais bombas. 

Until he gives the all clear, no one can move, not even to tend the bleeding men.

Até que ele dê tudo certo, ninguém poderá se mover, nem mesmo para cuidar dos homens sangrando. 

Meanwhile, one of the frozen-inspace scouts notices another IED right next to him and gives a shout, provoking more combing in his area.

Enquanto isso, um dos batedores congelados no espaço percebe outro IED bem próximo a ele e dá um grito, provocando mais buscas em sua área.

Then a big area has to be cleared so that the medevac helicopter already on the way can land.

Depois, uma grande área precisa ser limpa para que o helicóptero de evacuação médica que já está a caminho possa pousar.

[6º PARÁGRAFO]

That incident, which took place on 7 November 2007, exhibits many of the hallmarks of the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan – a small patrol; a local man of dubious background;

Esse incidente, ocorrido em 7 de Novembro de 2007, apresenta muitas das características distintivas das missões no Iraque e no Afeganistão – uma pequena patrulha; um homem local de origem duvidosa;

Navy specialists working with soldiers on dry land; and costly technologies pressed into service against cheap and crude weapons. And, most of all, death by IED.

Especialistas da Marinha trabalhando com soldados em terra firme; e tecnologias caras colocadas em serviço contra armas baratas e rudimentares. E, acima de tudo, morte por IED.

20 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

What scene is narrated in this passage?

(A) A helicopter prepares to land on a dangerous area.
(B) Sunni insurgents struggle against Shia militias while U.S. Army platoons try to control the battle.
(C) U.S. Army platoons face trouble on a mined field.
(D) A Shia guide leads two U.S. platoons across a dangerous field but later he proves to be a betrayer, leading the platoons to a mined field.
(E) Three U.S. riflemen break into an abandoned house in the "Triangle of death".

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  

TÓPICO - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

21 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

The scene narrated in this passage shows that...

(A) technology specialists are useless to struggle against improvised explosive devices.
(B) improvised explosive devices are easily defeated since millions of dollars are spent on weapon technologies.
(C) only when serious weapon technologies investments are made, IED will cause no more harm.
(D) refined technologies cannot replace IED.
(E) crude weapons may impose difficulties even to the most expensive technologies.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  

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22 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

The guide of the U.S. platoon ...

(A) led the militaries straight to an IED compound.
(B) is a Navy explosive specialist with an itchy trigger finger.
(C) shot against the U.S. platoons, injuring four militaries.
(D) may have set some of the IED along the field some time before.
(E) stepped on an IED, causing all the turmoil.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  

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23 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

According to the text, it is correct to say that improvised explosive devices ...

(A) are cheap harmless weapons.
(B) use elaborated technology, reason why they cause so many deaths.
(C) are inexpensive unrefined explosive devices.
(D) injure but never kill.
(E) are gears that comb fields for bombs.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  

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24 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

The sentence 'Then all hell breaks loose.' means that ...

(A) the U.S. platoons freed Sunni insurgents from a dangerous circumstance.
(B) the U.S. militaries tried to escape from the enemy's harassing fire.
(C) the U.S. militaries are neither afraid of Sunni insurgents nor Shia militias.
(D) the U.S. combatants fought like devils freed from hell.
(E) the U.S. soldiers were caught in a tremendously serious situation.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  

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25 – (IME-VESTIBULAR/2010)

The word underlined in the sentence

“That incident, which took place on 7 November 2007, exhibits many of the hallmarks of the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan ...” can be replaced by which of the following expressions, still keeping the same meaning?

(A) landmarks
(B) trademarks
(C) stamps
(D) signs
(E) brands

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  

TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO: 

Resposta:   B