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sábado, 6 de fevereiro de 2016

FGV EESP – 2011.1 – Língua Inglesa – Economia – Vestibular 1º Semestre – Escola de Economia de São Paulo

❑  PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:
•  FGV/VESTIBULAR-2011.1-PROCESSO SELETIVO-1º SEMESTRE-GRADUAÇÃO EM ECONOMIA-SP.

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:
 15 MCQs (Multiple Choice Question) / 5 Options Each Question.
  • Texto (1) – | Brazil to eliminate extreme poverty by 2016 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn |
  • Texto (2) – | South America’s giant comes of age www.ft.com |
  • Texto (3) – | Global Tax Evasion http://images.businessweek.com |

PROVA, TRADUÇÃO, GABARITO & MUITO VOCABULÁRIO

 PROVA:
 GABARITO:


01-D,  02-A,  03-E,  04-C,  05-B
06-D,  07-C,  08-A,  09-E,  10-B
11-D,  12-C,  13-A,  14-E,  15-B


❑ TRADUÇÃO-TEXTO 1:
Brazil to eliminate extreme poverty by 2016
Brasil eliminará a pobreza extrema até 2016
[1º PARÁGRAFO]
Brazil will wipe out extreme poverty and cut the poverty rate to four percent by 2016, said a study released Tuesday by the country’s Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA).
[2º PARÁGRAFO]
According to the IPEA, 10.5 percent of the country’s population are now considered as extremely poor, while 28.8 percent as poor. The poor families have a monthly per capita income of 255 reais (145 U.S. dollars), just half the minimum wage, while the extremely poor families have merely a quarter of the minimum wage, or 127.5 reais (72.85 U.S. dollars).

[3º PARÁGRAFO]
Poverty in Brazil has been on a fast decline in recent years.

[4º PARÁGRAFO]
According to the IPEA, between 1955-2008, 12.8 million Brazilians were lifted out of poverty, while another 12.1 million were pulled out of extreme poverty. The figures represent a 33.6 percent fall in poverty rate and an almost 50 percent drop in extreme poverty rate.
[5º PARÁGRAFO]
Based on the Lula administration’s poverty reduction pace since it took office in 2003, the IPEA now estimates that extreme poverty may disappear in the country by 2016. The IPEA predicts that by 2012, extreme poverty will be wiped out in the states of Santa Catarina and Parana, both in the southern region. By 2014, extreme poverty will be eliminated in other five states.
Source: Xinhua
(http://english.peopledaily.com.cn. Adaptado.)

01  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)
The study released by IPEA shows that(A) slightly less than a third of Brazil’s population may be considered as extremely poor and poor.
(B) people who earn the minimum wage are considered poor, although their earnings are very low.
(C) extremely poor families get a monthly income of 127.5 reais altogether, but families in this condition are rising sharply.
(D) there was an almost 50% reduction in extreme poverty rate, which represents 12.1 million people, in over 50-year span.
(E) southern states are more developed in Brazil and this explains why poverty will be eliminated by 2016 there.

02  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

According to the text, IPEA forecasts that

(A) in six year’s time the poverty rate might come to only four percent in Brazil.
(B) there should be a 33.6% reduction in poverty rate due to Lula’s poverty reduction program.
(C) the present poverty reduction plan targets five states in the northern region by 2014.
(D) there might be further poverty reduction initiatives so that it will be eliminated in four years.
(E) seven states in Brazil will wipe out poverty by 2014.

03  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

In

the sentence of the first paragraph – According to the IPEA, 10.5 percent of the country’s population are now considered as extremely poor, while 28.8 percent as poor.

the word while may be replaced, without changes in meaning, by

(A) where.
(B) than.
(C) whenever.
(D) whichever.
(E) whereas.

04  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

No trecho do segundo parágrafo

The figures represent a 33.6 percent fall in poverty rate and an almost 50 percent drop in extreme poverty rate.

a palavra figures refere-se

(A) a figuras do estudo do IPEA.
(B) às datas entre 1955 e 2008.
(C) a 12,8 e 12,1 milhões de brasileiros.
(D) às taxas de 33,6% e 50%.
(E) a gráficos de redução de pobreza e de extrema pobreza até 2016.

TEXTO 2:

Instrução: Leia o texto para responder às questões de números 05 a 10.

South America’s giant comes of age

By John Paul Rathbone
June 28, 2010.

If the rise of Brazil was cast as a childhood story rather than a dry economics tract, the fable might go something like this. Once upon a time, there was a skinny boy who was bullied at school. Every time there was a fight in the playground, he seemed to end up as the punchbag. The boy rarely complained, even though his sorry state did not match the glorious fate about which he often daydreamed. That just seemed to be the way things were.

One day, a new teacher arrived, bringing with him some new games for the classroom. These playthings distracted the big boys, and the fighting stopped. The skinny boy used the calm to do exercises, recommended by his canny stepmother, who also fed him a special soup to make him strong.

All good things come to end, however. The games broke, as they always do, and tempers flared again in the playground. This time, however, the big boys no longer bullied the skinny boy. He had become lean and fit, while they had grown fat and clumsy. Instead of pushing him around, they even seemed to look up to him. Standing in the school yard, blinking in the sun, the boy revelled in his new status. Would it last? He wanted to make sure it would.

The skinny boy is, of course, Brazil. His bullies are the financial markets of developed economies, the new games are the soothing palliative of the noughties credit boom, and the latest school-ground fight is the global financial crisis. His stepmother is China, the special soup he ate the commodity boom that has boosted Brazil’s economy, and his exercises represent the macroeconomic stabilisation policies Brazil put in place in the mid-1990s. The result, in this simple tale first told by Brazilian commentator Ricardo Amorim, is the new Brazil: a slightly gangly adolescent, standing tall amid the world community, not fully grown into its new stature but confident and eager to make its mark.

(www.ft.com. Adaptado.)

05  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

The fable presented in the text

(A) shows that rough boys always become clumsy and fat in the end.
(B) resembles a story of the ugly duckling that turned out to be a swan.
(C) doubts if it is important to be lean and fit to become fearless.
(D) assures that the skinny boy will keep his newly acquired status forever.
(E) demonstrates that government investments should be geared towards food and education.

• ANSWER (B)
- The fable presented in the text
(A) shows that rough boys always become clumsy and fat in the end.
(mostra que meninos rudes sempre se tornam desajeitados e gordos no final.)
(B) resembles a story of the ugly duckling that turned out to be a swan.
(lembra a história do patinho feio que acabou por ser um cisne.)
(C) doubts if it is important to be lean and fit to become fearless.
(duvida se é importante ser magro e apto para não ter medo.)
(D) assures that the skinny boy will keep his newly acquired status forever.
(garante que o menino magrinho manterá seu status recém-adquirido para sempre.)
(E) demonstrates that government investments should be geared towards food and education.
(demonstra que os investimentos governamentais devem ser direcionados para alimentação e educação.)

06  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

According to the text, Brazil’s antagonists when it was compared to a skinny boy were

(A) the new games played by the big boys.
(B) global financial crisis.
(C) the noughties credit boom.
(D) financial markets of developed economies.
(E) macroeconomic stabilization policies.

07  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

Conforme o texto, um dos fatores que propiciou o crescimento do Brasil perante o mundo foi:

(A) O Brasil fez parte da expansão de crédito dos países ricos.
(B) A polícia brasileira ajudou a estabilizar as tensões nos anos 90.
(C) O Brasil impulsionou sua economia aproveitando a demanda de commodities.
(D) Os políticos aprovaram um plano macroeconômico que agradou aos mercados internacionais.
(E) A crise financeira global atingiu os mercados de crédito despreparados.

08  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

No trecho do terceiro parágrafo

Instead of pushing him around, they even seemed to look up to him.

a palavra instead indica a ideia de

(A) substituição.
(B) ênfase.
(C) adversidade.
(D) conclusão.
(E) condição.

09  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

In the excerpt from the last paragraph

 – a slightly gangly adolescent, standing tall amid the world community, not fully grown into its new stature but confident and eager to make its mark. – 

may be understood as the following:

(A) Brazil is still the skinny boy that has grown tall.
(B) The size of Brazil as well as its population is an asset in the world market.
(C) The adolescent character of Brazilian people is a plus because they can change direction when needed.
(D) The lack of confidence made Brazil be less accepted by the developed countries.
(E) Brazil has the means to step into the world stage and might develop further.

10  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

No trecho do primeiro parágrafo

the fable might go something like this.

a palavra this refere-se

(A) ao tratado econômico.
(B) à história que se segue até o final do terceiro parágrafo.
(C) ao crescimento do Brasil no cenário mundial.
(D) ao menino franzino que se transformou em adolescente.
(E) à comparação dos meninos briguentos com os países desenvolvidos.

TEXTO 3:

Leia o texto para responder às questões de números 11 a 15.

Global Tax Evasion
by Chris Prentice

Despite what many might argue, paying taxes is one of the cornerstones of a healthy economy. More and more citizens around the world are avoiding taxes by operating businesses off the data grid.

The boom in “shadow economies” leaves governments insufficient revenue to provide adequate public services, whether that means health care, roads, education, or even better tax collection. In fact, a new report estimates that in 2007, in 162 countries, an average of 35.5 percent of official gross domestic product slipped through the cracks — not counting any fruits from such illegal activities as drug dealing or organized crime.

Friedrich Schneider, an economics professor at Austria’s Johannes Kepler University of Linz and a co-author of the report, “Shadow Economies All Over the World: New Estimates for 162 Countries from 1999 to 2007” emphasizes that the study’s numbers refer only to the amount unpaid by individuals and businesses avoiding taxes or legal labor requirements.

The problem is on the rise __14__ in developed and developing nations. The worst offender is the former Soviet republic of Georgia, where an estimated 72.5 percent of GDP was untaxed in 2007. The U.S., while not immune to shadow economic problems, is the world’s __15__ affected country, with a mere 9.0 percent of legally derived GDP escaping the IRS that year.
(http://images.businessweek.com. Adaptado.)

11  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

Conforme o texto,

(A) a economia informal está sob a mira de uma investigação da polícia internacional.
(B) o tráfico de drogas é o negócio mais rentável da economia informal.
(C) os indivíduos que sonegam impostos são os que reclamam da má qualidade dos serviços públicos.
(D) nem todos concordam que os impostos são um dos fundamentos de uma economia saudável.
(E) cerca de 35,5% dos 162 países estudados apresentam um alto índice de evasão de impostos.

12  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

According to the text, the problem of tax evasion

(A) could be detected in one third of the countries studied.
(B) can be pinpointed when workers complain about their legal labor rights.
(C) is increasing globally through the rise of businesses that remain in the shadow economy.
(D) was first brought up by Mr. Schneider in his report in 2007.
(E) is unfair because those who avoid taxes benefit from public services.

13  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

No trecho do segundo parágrafo

an average of 35.5 percent of official gross domestic product slipped through the cracks 

a expressão slipped through the cracks tem sentido equivalente, em português, a

(A) escorreu pelo ralo.
(B) deu com os burros n’água.
(C) tanto bateu que levou.
(D) encontrou seu caminho.
(E) teve jogo de cintura.

Instrução:

Para responder às questões 14 e 15, assinale as alternativas que completam corretamente as respectivas lacunas no último parágrafo do texto.

14  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

(A) neither
(B) or
(C) so
(D) such
(E) both

15  (FGV-EESP-2011-ECONOMIA)

(A) small
(B) least
(C) more
(D) many
(E) fewest

quinta-feira, 18 de dezembro de 2014

FGV EAESP – 2011.1 – Língua Inglesa – Administração de Empresas – Vestibular 1º Semestre

NESTE POST: PROVA de INGLÊS da FGV-2011-VESTIBULAR 1º SEMESTRE, aplicada em 24/10/2010.
BANCA/ORGANIZADOR:

LEITURA de textos de jornais digitais, revistas, websites, é um excelente treino para a prova.

PADRÃO/COMPOSIÇÃO DA PROVA:
• 15 Questões(múltiplas escolhas com 05 alternativas cada).

• TEXTO 1:
RESTORATION DRAMA
1
The doormen outside the headquarters of Shanghai's Municipal Education Commission have a new colleague these days. On Friday evenings and Saturday mornings they are joined by a young Mandarin-speaking Israeli, who keeps an eye on comings and goings. The ivy-covered compound, built in the 1920s, is also the home of Ohel RacheI, one of Shanghai's last surviving synagogues. This month, for the first time in almost 60 years, it reopened for regular Sabbath services.
2
That Ohel RacheI was reopened, even though Judaism is not one of China's five officially recognised religions, is one of a number of signs that Shanghai may be coming to terms with its past. After the Communist revolution in 1949, much of the city's history was swept under the carpet, and its grand old buildings put to new uses. Some of these buildings had been designated for protection in recent decades, but the heritage signs posted on them typically give little detail about their previous significance.
3
Ohel RacheI was neglected for decades. Even now, the 2,000-strong Jewish community has been promised regular access only until October, when the Shanghai World Expo ends. But Rabbi Shalom Greenberg, who led the campaign for its reopening, says that the city's authorities have indicated unofficially that it will be hard to reverse the decision. He believes that Shanghai’s economic revival has made officials more confident in treating its complex history, and able "to use the past to benefit the future–even if the past was not so much to their liking."
4
Shanghai's small Russian Orthodox community has also, for the first time, received permission to use one of the prewar churches built by White Russians. Shanghai's former British cathedral, the Holy Trinity, has been painstakingly renovated by China's official Protestant church.
5
At the north end of the Bund, Shanghai's famous waterfront, the area around the original British consulate has been renovated. Even the buildings' original names, such as the Baptist Publication Society Building and the former headquarters of Britain's Royal Asiatic Society, have been reinstated. "This is nothing to do with politics," says Zhou Wei, governor of the district which includes the Bund. "This is about history and culture. This area is the root of the development of modern Shanghai." Mr Zhou says that Shanghai is treating the protection of its distinctive history and culture with new seriousness.
6 Around the city, a number of signs detailing long-forgotten street names have been erected. The Shanghai Corporate Pavilion at the World Expo, funded by local state enterprises, commissioned a Pulitzer-prize-winning photographer, Liu Heung Shing, to compile a book of images of Shanghai's history, giving him unprecedented access to the city's archives.
7
Yet this more relaxed attitude towards history does not always beget more vigorous preservation. In some areas of the city, demolition continues. The demand for new infrastructure, or simply property, can be more than enough to trump the appeal of conservation. Parts of the wartime Jewish "ghetto" area in Hongkou district, for instance, were recently knocked down. Parts of the past itself are still off limits too. In Mr Liu's book, a number of historical moments are notably absent, such as the student protests in Shanghai in 1989. Some history is still too hard to face.
The Economist – May 29th–June 4th 2010
👉 Questão  31 
According to the information in the article, Ohel Rachel most likely
A must let Chinese citizens enter its premises as a condition for being allowed to conduct regular Sabbath services.
B recently moved to its new headquarters in a building at Shanghai’s Municipal Education Commission compound.
C is the oldest synagogue in Shanghai.
D is the only Orthodox Jewish synagogue allowed to conduct regular Sabbath services in Shanghai.
E was not used as a place for regular Sabbath services for more than half of its existence.
R E S P O S T A :   E
• De acordo com as informações do artigo, Ohel Rachel provavelmente...
A) must let Chinese citizens enter its premises as a condition for being allowed to conduct regular Sabbath services.
• deve permitir que os cidadãos chineses entrem em suas instalações como condição para poder realizar os serviços regulares de sábado.
B) recently moved to its new headquarters in a building at Shanghai’s Municipal Education Commission compound.
• mudou-se recentemente para sua nova sede em um prédio no complexo da Comissão de Educação Municipal de Xangai.
C) is the oldest synagogue in Shanghai.
• é a sinagoga mais antiga de Xangai.
D) is the only Orthodox Jewish synagogue allowed to conduct regular Sabbath services in Shanghai.
• é a única sinagoga judia ortodoxa com permissão para realizar serviços regulares de sábado em Xangai.
E) was not used as a place for regular Sabbath services for more than half of its existence.
• não foi usado como um local para serviços regulares de sábado por mais da metade de sua existência.
👉 Questão  32 
According to the information in the article, which of the following probably best explains one important aspect of the reopening of Ohel Rachel?
A It may indicate that China’s government is ready to give official recognition to the Jewish religion.
B It will probably lead to a strengthening of diplomatic and commercial relations between China and Israel.
C It could mean that Shanghai is starting to take an honest look at its history.
D It could be a sign that Shanghai is finally willing to recognize the great importance of Judaism in the development of the city.
E It is a sign that China may finally be willing to examine honestly the role of various ethnic and religious groups in its long history.
R E S P O S T A :   C
• De acordo com as informações do artigo, qual das alternativas a seguir provavelmente explica melhor um aspecto importante da reabertura de Ohel Rachel?
A) It may indicate that China’s government is ready to give official recognition to the Jewish religion.
• Isso pode indicar que o governo da China está pronto para dar reconhecimento oficial à religião judaica.
B) It will probably lead to a strengthening of diplomatic and commercial relations between China and Israel.
• Provavelmente levará ao fortalecimento das relações diplomáticas e comerciais entre a China e Israel.
C) It could mean that Shanghai is starting to take an honest look at its history.
• Pode significar que Xangai está começando a olhar honestamente para sua história.
D) It could be a sign that Shanghai is finally willing to recognize the great importance of Judaism in the development of the city.
• Pode ser um sinal de que Xangai finalmente está disposta a reconhecer a grande importância do Judaísmo no desenvolvimento da cidade.
E) It is a sign that China may finally be willing to examine honestly the role of various ethnic and religious groups in its long history.
• É um sinal de que a China pode finalmente estar disposta a examinar honestamente o papel de vários grupos étnicos e religiosos em sua longa história.
👉 Questão  33 
According to the information in the article, though Shanghai is showing interest in protecting its historic buildings, it has
A concentrated most of its efforts on constructions from the Communist era.
B ignored many constructions because of their religious significance.
C done little to help the general public understand why those buildings are important.
D refused to identify systematically which buildings are in fact being protected.
E established vague, secretive criteria for judging the historical significance of certain constructions.
R E S P O S T A :   C
• De acordo com as informações do artigo, embora Xangai esteja demonstrando interesse em proteger seus prédios históricos,
A) concentrated most of its efforts on constructions from the Communist era.
• concentrou a maior parte de seus esforços em construções da era comunista.
B) ignored many constructions because of their religious significance.
• ignorou muitas construções por causa de seu significado religioso.
C) done little to help the general public understand why those buildings are important.
• pouco fez para ajudar o público em geral a entender por que esses edifícios são importantes.
D) refused to identify systematically which buildings are in fact being protected.
• recusou-se a identificar sistematicamente quais edifícios estão de fato sendo protegidos.
E) established vague, secretive criteria for judging the historical significance of certain constructions.
• estabeleceu critérios vagos e secretos para julgar o significado histórico de certas construções.
👉 Questão  34 
In paragraph 3, the phrase “…the city’s authorities have indicated unofficially that it will be hard to reverse the decision” most likely refers to which of the following?
A Shanghai’s government has let it be known informally that Shanghai’s Jewish community will probably be allowed to continue using Ohel Rachel.
B Unfortunately, Ohel Rachel will probably be demolished to make way for a new building.
C An agreement with Shanghai’s government means that Shanghai’s Jewish community will probably have to vacate Ohel Rachel at the end of October.
D It is highly doubtful that Shanghai’s government will change its mind and continue to allow Ohel Rachel to be used for Jewish religious services.
E Shanghai’s government told Rabbi Shalom Greenberg that the city’s Jewish community will be allowed regular access to Ohel Rachel only until the end of the Shanghai World Expo.
R E S P O S T A :   A
• • No parágrafo 3, a frase "... as autoridades da cidade indicaram não oficialmente que será difícil reverter a decisão" provavelmente se refere a qual dos seguintes?
A) Shanghai’s government has let it be known informally that Shanghai’s Jewish community will probably be allowed to continue using Ohel Rachel.
• O governo de Xangai informou informalmente que a comunidade judaica de Xangai provavelmente terá permissão para continuar usando Ohel Rachel.
B) Unfortunately, Ohel Rachel will probably be demolished to make way for a new building.
• Infelizmente, Ohel Rachel provavelmente será demolido para dar lugar a um novo edifício.
C) An agreement with Shanghai’s government means that Shanghai’s Jewish community will probably have to vacate Ohel Rachel at the end of October.
• Um acordo com o governo de Xangai significa que a comunidade judaica de Xangai provavelmente terá que desocupar Ohel Rachel no final de outubro.
D) It is highly doubtful that Shanghai’s government will change its mind and continue to allow Ohel Rachel to be used for Jewish religious services.
• É altamente duvidoso que o governo de Xangai mude de ideia e continue permitindo que Ohel Rachel seja usado para serviços religiosos judaicos.
E) Shanghai’s government told Rabbi Shalom Greenberg that the city’s Jewish community will be allowed regular access to Ohel Rachel only until the end of the Shanghai World Expo.
• O governo de Xangai disse ao Rabino Shalom Greenberg que a comunidade judaica da cidade terá acesso regular a Ohel Rachel apenas até o final da Exposição Mundial de Xangai. 
👉 Questão  35 
In paragraph 5, “This” in the statement “This is nothing to do with politics” most likely refers to the
A Shanghai government’s new religious and cultural tolerance.
B Shanghai government’s greater confidence, which is a consequence of the city’s economic revival.
C Shanghai government’s decision to reopen Ohel Rachel for regular Sabbath services.
D restoration of a section of the north end of Shanghai’s Bund.
E controversy surrounding the renovation of Shanghai’s old British consulate, along with many neighboring buildings.
R E S P O S T A :   D
• No parágrafo 5, "Isso" na declaração "Isso não tem nada a ver com política" provavelmente se refere ao
A) Shanghai government’s new religious and cultural tolerance.
• A nova tolerância religiosa e cultural do governo de Xangai.
B) Shanghai government’s greater confidence, which is a consequence of the city’s economic revival.
• Maior confiança do governo de Xangai, que é uma consequência da recuperação econômica da cidade.
C) Shanghai government’s decision to reopen Ohel Rachel for regular Sabbath services.
• Decisão do governo de Xangai de reabrir Ohel Rachel para os serviços regulares de sábado.
D) restoration of a section of the north end of Shanghai’s Bund.
• restauração de uma seção do extremo norte do Bund de Xangai.
E) controversy surrounding the renovation of Shanghai’s old British consulate, along with many neighboring buildings.
• polêmica em torno da reforma do antigo consulado britânico de Xangai, junto com muitos prédios vizinhos.
👉 Questão  36 
With respect to Shanghai’s history, which of the following is not supported by the information in the article?
A At the moment, Ohel Rachel is one of a small group of Shanghai synagogues that are still in operation.
B After the Communist revolution in 1949, Shanghai was too poor to study and preserve its architectural and religious history.
C After the Communist revolution of 1949, Shanghai deliberately ignored some important aspects of its multi-cultural, multi-religious history.
D One Jewish leader thinks that Shanghai officials find certain aspects of their city’s history disagreeable.
E Religious discrimination in Shanghai was directed not only at the city’s Jewish community, but also at other groups.
R E S P O S T A :   B
• Com relação à história de Xangai, qual das opções a seguir não é confirmada pelas informações do artigo?
A) At the moment, Ohel Rachel is one of a small group of Shanghai synagogues that are still in operation.
• No momento, Ohel Rachel faz parte de um pequeno grupo de sinagogas de Xangai que ainda estão em operação.
B) After the Communist revolution in 1949, Shanghai was too poor to study and preserve its architectural and religious history.
• Após a revolução comunista em 1949, Xangai era muito pobre para estudar e preservar sua história arquitetônica e religiosa.
C) After the Communist revolution of 1949, Shanghai deliberately ignored some important aspects of its multi-cultural, multi-religious history.
• Após a revolução comunista de 1949, Xangai deliberadamente ignorou alguns aspectos importantes de sua história multicultural e religiosa.
D) One Jewish leader thinks that Shanghai officials find certain aspects of their city’s history disagreeable.
• Um líder judeu acha que os oficiais de Xangai consideram certos aspectos da história de sua cidade desagradáveis.
E) Religious discrimination in Shanghai was directed not only at the city’s Jewish community, but also at other groups.
• A discriminação religiosa em Xangai foi dirigida não apenas à comunidade judaica da cidade, mas também a outros grupos.
👉 Questão  37 
According to the information in the article, Liu Heung Shing
A made a book that fails to give a complete picture of Shanghai’s history.
B made an all-inclusive and prize-winning book of historical Shanghai images.
C was commissioned by the Shanghai government to photograph the city’s current, day-to-day reality.
D was the first person ever to enter Shangai´s archives.
E almost abandoned his historical-image project because of Shanghai government interference.
R E S P O S T A :   A
• De acordo com as informações do artigo, Liu Heung Shing
A) made a book that fails to give a complete picture of Shanghai’s history.
• fez um livro que falha em dar uma imagem completa da história de Xangai.
B) made an all-inclusive and prize-winning book of historical Shanghai images.
• fez um livro com tudo incluído e premiado com imagens históricas de Xangai.
C) was commissioned by the Shanghai government to photograph the city’s current, day-to-day reality.
• foi encomendado pelo governo de Xangai para fotografar a realidade atual e cotidiana da cidade.
D) was the first person ever to enter Shangai´s archives.
• foi a primeira pessoa a entrar nos arquivos de Xangai.
E) almost abandoned his historical-image project because of Shanghai government interference.
• quase abandonou seu projeto de imagem histórica por causa da interferência do governo de Xangai.
👉 Questão  38 
According to the information in the article, Shanghai’s more liberal, more serious approach to its culture and history
A is supported by the great majority of Shanghai residents.
B has benefited mainly the city’s Jewish community.
C has received a lot of support from the Russian Orthodox Church and the British government.
D still must overcome strong political opposition before it can be implemented.
E has at times been obliged to give way to business and political interests.
R E S P O S T A :   E
• De acordo com as informações do artigo, a abordagem mais liberal e mais séria de Xangai em relação à sua cultura e história
A) is supported by the great majority of Shanghai residents.
• é apoiado pela grande maioria dos residentes de Xangai.
B) has benefited mainly the city’s Jewish community.
• beneficiou principalmente a comunidade judaica da cidade.
C) has received a lot of support from the Russian Orthodox Church and the British government.
• recebeu muito apoio da Igreja Ortodoxa Russa e do governo britânico.
D) still must overcome strong political opposition before it can be implemented.
• ainda deve superar forte oposição política antes que possa ser implementado.
E) has at times been obliged to give way to business and political interests.
• às vezes foi obrigado a ceder a interesses políticos e empresariais.
TEXTO 2
UNCERTAIN SCIENCE
By Stefan Theil
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Blame economic worries, another freezing winter, or the cascade of scandals emerging from the world's leading climate-research body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). But concern over global warming has cooled down dramatically. In über-green Germany, only 42 percent of citizens worry about global warming now, down from 62 percent in 2006. In Britain, just 26 percent believe climate change is man-made, down from 41 percent as recently as November 2009. And Americans rank global warming dead Iast in a list of 21 problems that concern them, according to a January Pew poll.
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The shift has left many once celebrated climate researchers feeling like the used-car salesmen of the science world. In Britain, one leading scientist told an interviewer he is taking anti-anxiety pills and considered suicide following the leak of thousands of IPCC-related e-mails and documents suggesting that researchers cherry-picked data and suppressed rival studies to play up global warming. In the U.S., another researcher is under investigation for allegedly using exaggerated climate data to obtain public funds. In an open letter published in the May issue of Science magazine, 255 American climate researchers decry "political assaults" on their work by "deniers" and followers of "dogma" and "special interests."
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This is no dispute between objective scientists and crazed flat-earthers. The lines cut through the profession itself. Very few scientists dispute a link between man-made CO2 and global warming. Where it gets fuzzy is the extent and time frame of the effect. One crucial point of contention is climate "sensitivity" – the mathematical formula that translates changes in CO2 production to changes in temperature. In addition, scientists are not sure how to explain a slowdown in the rise of global temperatures that began about a decade ago.
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The backlash against climate science is also about the way in which leading scientists allied themselves with politicians and activists to promote their cause. Some of the IPCC's most-quoted data and recommendations were taken straight out of unchecked activist brochures, newspaper articles, and corporate reports – including claims of plummeting crop yields in Africa and the rising costs of warming-related natural disasters, both of which have been refuted by academic studies.
Newsweek – June 7, 2010
👉 Questão  39 
The first sentence of the article most likely mentions “economic worries,” “another freezing winter,” and “the cascade of scandals…” in order to
A explain some of the factors that have made global-warming research so imprecise.
B list some possible reasons for the public’s decreasing preoccupation with global warming.
C expose some potential flaws in the arguments of those who do not consider global warming a serious problem.
D offer an alternative theory about why global warming has become such a serious problem in the last thirty years.
E justify the defensive attitude that many global-warming specialists have adopted in reaction to the growing resistance to their research findings.
R E S P O S T A :   B
• A primeira frase do artigo provavelmente menciona "preocupações econômicas", "outro inverno congelante" e "a cascata de escândalos ..." para
A) explain some of the factors that have made global-warming research so imprecise.
• explicar alguns dos fatores que tornaram as pesquisas sobre o aquecimento global tão imprecisas.
B) list some possible reasons for the public’s decreasing preoccupation with global warming.
• relacionar algumas possíveis razões para a diminuição da preocupação do público com o aquecimento global.
C) expose some potential flaws in the arguments of those who do not consider global warming a serious problem.
• expor algumas falhas potenciais nos argumentos daqueles que não consideram o aquecimento global um problema sério.
D) offer an alternative theory about why global warming has become such a serious problem in the last thirty years.
• oferecer uma teoria alternativa sobre por que o aquecimento global se tornou um problema tão sério nos últimos trinta anos.
E) justify the defensive attitude that many global-warming specialists have adopted in reaction to the growing resistance to their research findings.
• justificar a atitude defensiva que muitos especialistas em aquecimento global têm adotado em reação à crescente resistência aos resultados de suas pesquisas.
👉 Questão  40 
The Pew poll mentioned in paragraph 1 most likely supports which of the following statements?
A The percentage of people in Germany and Britain who are worried about global warming is higher than that in the United States.
B The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is now distrusted by a majority of the people in Germany, Britain, and the United States.
C Among the citizens of industrialized countries, Germans are still the most concerned about global warming.
D Americans believe that at least 20 things are a greater cause for worry than global warming is.
E In comparison with the inhabitants of countries around the world, Americans are probably the least concerned about global warming.
R E S P O S T A :   D
• A pesquisa Pew mencionada no parágrafo 1 provavelmente apóia qual das seguintes afirmações?
A) The percentage of people in Germany and Britain who are worried about global warming is higher than that in the United States.
• A porcentagem de pessoas na Alemanha e na Grã-Bretanha que estão preocupadas com o aquecimento global é maior do que nos Estados Unidos.
B) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is now distrusted by a majority of the people in Germany, Britain, and the United States.
• O Painel Intergovernamental sobre Mudanças Climáticas (IPCC) agora é desconfiado pela maioria das pessoas na Alemanha, Grã-Bretanha e Estados Unidos.
C) Among the citizens of industrialized countries, Germans are still the most concerned about global warming.
• Entre os cidadãos dos países industrializados, os alemães ainda são os mais preocupados com o aquecimento global.
D) Americans believe that at least 20 things are a greater cause for worry than global warming is.
• Entre os cidadãos dos países industrializados, os alemães ainda são os mais preocupados com o aquecimento global.
• Os americanos acreditam que pelo menos 20 coisas são um motivo de preocupação maior do que o aquecimento global.
E) In comparison with the inhabitants of countries around the world, Americans are probably the least concerned about global warming.
•  Em comparação com os habitantes de países ao redor do mundo, os americanos são provavelmente os menos preocupados com o aquecimento global.
👉 Questão  41 
The “shift” mentioned in the first sentence of paragraph 2 most likely refers to the
A change in public opinion from a strong preoccupation with global warming to a significantly lesser preoccupation.
B public’s refusal to believe that the global-warming process has slowed down during approximately the last 10 years.
C discovery that several important climate researchers may have manipulated data to make global warming look more serious than it really is.
D humiliation that many members of the scientific community have recently suffered because of their global-warming research.
E public contempt now being directed at many of the world’s most important climate researchers.
R E S P O S T A :   A
• A "mudança" mencionada na primeira frase do parágrafo 2 provavelmente se refere ao
A) change in public opinion from a strong preoccupation with global warming to a significantly lesser preoccupation.
• mudança na opinião pública de uma forte preocupação com o aquecimento global para uma preocupação significativamente menor.
B) public’s refusal to believe that the global-warming process has slowed down during approximately the last 10 years.
• recusa do público em acreditar que o processo de aquecimento global desacelerou durante aproximadamente os últimos 10 anos.
C) discovery that several important climate researchers may have manipulated data to make global warming look more serious than it really is.
• descoberta de que vários pesquisadores importantes do clima podem ter manipulado dados para fazer o aquecimento global parecer mais sério do que realmente é.
D) humiliation that many members of the scientific community have recently suffered because of their global-warming research.
• a humilhação que muitos membros da comunidade científica sofreram recentemente por causa de suas pesquisas sobre o aquecimento global.
E) public contempt now being directed at many of the world’s most important climate researchers.
• desprezo público agora sendo direcionado a muitos dos pesquisadores do clima mais importantes do mundo.
👉 Questão  42 
Which of the following probably best expresses the controversy related to the IPCC?
A IPCC researchers refused to consult other organizations and institutions before publishing their conclusions about the seriousness of global warming.
B IPCC researchers allegedly used unethical methods to make global warming appear more problematic than it may really be.
C A handful of IPCC researchers misappropriated public funds for their own personal use.
D IPCC researchers suppressed global-warming information in order to avoid damaging the reputations of certain large corporations.
E The IPCC convinced the public that global warming was a man-made phenomenon rather than a natural one.
R E S P O S T A :   B
• Qual das alternativas a seguir provavelmente expressa melhor a controvérsia relacionada ao IPCC?
A) IPCC researchers refused to consult other organizations and institutions before publishing their conclusions about the seriousness of global warming.
• Os pesquisadores do IPCC recusaram-se a consultar outras organizações e instituições antes de publicar suas conclusões sobre a gravidade do aquecimento global.
B) IPCC researchers allegedly used unethical methods to make global warming appear more problematic than it may really be.
• Pesquisadores do IPCC supostamente usaram métodos antiéticos para fazer o aquecimento global parecer mais problemático do que realmente pode ser.
C) A handful of IPCC researchers misappropriated public funds for their own personal use.
• Um punhado de pesquisadores do IPCC desviou fundos públicos para seu próprio uso pessoal.
D) IPCC researchers suppressed global-warming information in order to avoid damaging the reputations of certain large corporations.
• Os pesquisadores do IPCC suprimiram informações sobre o aquecimento global para evitar danos à reputação de certas grandes corporações.
E) The IPCC convinced the public that global warming was a man-made phenomenon rather than a natural one.
• O IPCC convenceu o público de que o aquecimento global foi um fenômeno causado pelo homem, e não natural.
👉 Questão  43 
In paragraph 3, the sentence “The lines cut through the profession itself” most likely means approximately the same as which of the following?
A The global-warming controversy essentially puts the scientific community on one side and the public on the other.
B The connection between man-made CO2 and global warming is the only thing on which scientists are in agreement.
C Even members of the scientific community are unable to agree on certain important issues related to global warming.
D Many scientists now refuse to believe that climate “sensitivity” is related to CO2 emissions.
E The global-warming controversy has evenly divided the scientific community, with each side accusing the other of dishonesty and conflict of interest.
R E S P O S T A :   C
• De acordo com as informações do artigo, qual das perguntas a seguir provavelmente NÃO É mais relevante?
A) Just how much of a problem is global warming?
• Qual é o problema do aquecimento global?
B) When can we expect the consequences of global warming to start becoming disastrous?
• Quando podemos esperar que as consequências do aquecimento global comecem a ser desastrosas?
C) How do we calculate accurately the effect that greater or lesser amounts of man-made CO2  will  have on temperature?
• Como calculamos com precisão o efeito que maiores ou menores quantidades de CO2 artificial terão sobre a temperatura?
D) Why has the world warmed at a slower rate for approximately the last 10 years?
• Por que o mundo aqueceu mais lentamente nos últimos 10 anos?
E) Why is African agriculture suddenly producing much less food?
•  Por que a agricultura africana de repente está produzindo muito menos alimentos?
👉 Questão  44 
According to the information in the article, which of the following questions most likely is no longer relevant?
A Just how much of a problem is global warming?
B When can we expect the consequences of global warming to start becoming disastrous?
C How do we calculate accurately the effect that greater or lesser amounts of man-made CO2 will have on temperature?
D Why has the world warmed at a slower rate for approximately the last 10 years?
E Why is African agriculture suddenly producing much less food?
R E S P O S T A :   E
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👉 Questão  45 
According to the information in the article, the IPCC
A released thousands of e-mails and documents in an attempt to destroy the arguments of rival scientists.
B made fraudulent claims about the seriousness of global warming in order to receive research money from the governments of several countries.
C sent a letter signed by 255 of its scientists to protest what it considered unfair and unsupported criticisms of its research.
D presented to the public information that had come from non-IPCC sources and that had never been verified.
E worked secretly with certain academic institutions in order to refute some serious criticisms of global warming.
R E S P O S T A :   D
 De acordo com as informações do artigo, o IPCC
A) released thousands of e-mails and documents in an attempt to destroy the arguments of rival scientists.
• divulgou milhares de e-mails e documentos na tentativa de destruir os argumentos de cientistas rivais.
B) made fraudulent claims about the seriousness of global warming in order to receive research money from the governments of several countries.
• fez alegações fraudulentas sobre a gravidade do aquecimento global para receber dinheiro para pesquisa de governos de vários países.
C) sent a letter signed by 255 of its scientists to protest what it considered unfair and unsupported criticisms of its research.
• enviou uma carta assinada por 255 de seus cientistas para protestar contra o que considerou críticas injustas e infundadas de sua pesquisa.
D) presented to the public information that had come from non-IPCC sources and that had never been verified.
• apresentou ao público informações provenientes de fontes não pertencentes ao IPCC e que nunca foram verificadas.
E) worked secretly with certain academic institutions in order to refute some serious criticisms of global warming.
• trabalhou secretamente com certas instituições acadêmicas para refutar algumas críticas sérias ao aquecimento global.: