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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:

• PUCPR-2016-VESTIBULAR05/06/2016.

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

 6 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) / 5 Options Each Question.
 Texto (1) – | UK Trains mini-timetable | http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org |
 Texto (2) – | Training Midwives to Save Expectant Mothers in Chiapas | nytimes.com |
 Texto (3) – | Coca-cola history | worldofcoca-cola.com |
 Texto (4) – | Brazil Opens Latin America’s Tallest Environmental Tower | http://curitibainenglish.com.br |
 Texto (5) – | Freeway chase ends at newsstand | rong-chang.com |
 Texto (6) – | Big Ben's Culture | http://saberingles.com.ar |


❑ TEXTO 1Verify the timetable below and choose the CORRECT option.

Available at: <http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/train-timetable>. Access on: November 2015.

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(  ) The ticket is for a round-trip.

(   ) The ticket allows the passenger to arrive at all platforms in London.

(  ) The ticket is first class.

(  ) The ticket has a specific validity date. 

(A) True, false, true, false.
(B) False, false, true, true.
(C) True, true, false, true.
(D) True, false, false, true.
(E) False, true, false, true.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
( F ) The ticket is for a round-trip. O bilhete é ida e volta. (O bilhete NÃO É para ida e volta. Perceba que o bilhete mostra que é  de "RETURN".)

( T ) The ticket allows the passenger to arrive at all platforms in London. 
O bilhete permite ao passageiro chegar a todas as plataformas de Londres. (O bilhete permite que o passageiro chegue a todas as plataformas em Londres. Vê-se no bilhete: TO LONDON (all stations).)

( F ) The ticket is first class. 
O bilhete é de primeira classe. (o bilhete é classe padrão: "CLASS STD".)

( T ) The ticket has a specific validity date. 
O bilhete tem data de validade específica. (no bilhete: "DATE VALID 22JULY2012")

❑ TEXTO 2Read the text and choose the CORRECT alternative.

Training Midwives to Save Expectant Mothers in Chiapas

Chiapas, the southernmost state in Mexico, is a mix of wonder and sadness. It is home to rain forests, Mayan ruins, waterfalls, rugged highlands — and some of the country's highest death rates among women in childbirth. Pregnancy and birth are not illnesses, and yet they are a significant cause of death in young women in developing countries. Globally, complications of pregnancy or delivery killed 289,000 women in 2013, almost entirely in poor countries. The toll was far worse in 1990, when more than 500,000 women died. But the improvement in recent years falls short of goals set by the United Nations, which called for a worldwide decrease of 75 percent in maternal mortality by 2015. The death rate remains "unacceptably high"” according to the World Health Organization. The figures are inexcusable, experts say. With proper, basic health care, nearly all deaths during pregnancy and childbirth can be prevented. The story in Chiapas is much like that in other impoverished regions around the world. Wherever maternal deaths are high, the main reason is the same: not enough doctors, nurses and medically trained and equipped midwives to help deliver babies.
❑ TRADUÇÃO-TEXTO 2:
Training Midwives to Save Expectant Mothers in Chiapas
Treinamento de parteiras para salvar gestantes em Chiapa

Chiapas, the southernmost state in Mexico, is a mix of wonder and sadnessChiapas, o estado mais meridional do México, é uma mistura de admiração e tristeza.

It is home to rain forests, Mayan ruins, waterfalls, rugged highlands — and some of the country's highest death rates among women in childbirth. É o lar de florestas tropicais, ruínas maias, cachoeiras, montanhas escarpadas – e algumas das taxas de mortalidade mais altas do país entre mulheres durante o parto.

Pregnancy and birth are not illnesses, and yet they are a significant cause of death in young women in developing countries. A gravidez e o parto não são doenças e, no entanto, são uma causa significativa de morte em mulheres jovens nos países em desenvolvimento.

Globally, complications of pregnancy or delivery killed 289,000 women in 2013, almost entirely in poor countries. Globalmente, complicações na gravidez ou no parto mataram 289 mil mulheres em 2013, quase inteiramente em países pobres.

The toll was far worse in 1990, when more than 500,000 women died. O número foi muito pior em 1990, quando mais de 500 mil mulheres morreram.

But the improvement in recent years falls short of goals set by the United Nations, which called for a worldwide decrease of 75 percent in maternal mortality by 2015. Mas a melhoria registada nos últimos anos fica aquém dos objetivos estabelecidos pelas Nações Unidas, que apelavam a uma redução mundial de 75 por cento na mortalidade materna até 2015.

The death rate remains "unacceptably high"” according to the World Health Organization. A taxa de mortalidade continua “inaceitavelmente elevada”” de acordo com a Organização Mundial de Saúde.

The figures are inexcusable, experts say. Os números são indesculpáveis, dizem os especialistas

With proper, basic health care, nearly all deaths during pregnancy and childbirth can be prevented. Com cuidados de saúde básicos e adequados, quase todas as mortes durante a gravidez e o parto podem ser evitadas.

The story in Chiapas is much like that in other impoverished regions around the world. A história em Chiapas é muito parecida com a de outras regiões empobrecidas do mundo.

Wherever maternal deaths are high, the main reason is the same: not enough doctors, nurses and medically trained and equipped midwives to help deliver babies. Onde quer que as mortes maternas sejam elevadas, a principal razão é a mesma: não há médicos, enfermeiros e parteiras com formação médica e equipadas suficientes para ajudar nos partos.
Available in: <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/health/midwife-mexico-chiapas.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=MothVisible&module=inside-nyt-region&region=inside-nyt-region&WT.nav=inside-nyt-region&_r=0>.
Access in: August, 2015.
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The highlighted words in the text mean, respectively:

(A) Situated far from the south, affected by happiness, ill, adjust, poor.
(B) In the south, unhappy, will, accept, power.
(C) In the north, sad, problems, acceptable, richness.
(D) Situated furthest south, affected by unhappiness, diseases,  not acceptable, deprived of richness.
(E) In the east, happy, sickness, affordable, rich.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
As palavras destacadas no texto significam, respectivamente
(A) Situated far from the south, affected by happiness, ill, adjust, poor. Situado longe do sul, afetado pela felicidade, doente, ajustado, pobre.
(B) In the south, unhappy, will, accept, power. 
No sul, infeliz, vontade, aceitação, poder.
(C) In the north, sad, problems, acceptable, richness. 
No norte, triste, problemas, aceitável, riqueza.
(D) Situated furthest south, affected by unhappiness, diseases,  not acceptable, deprived of richness. Situado mais ao sul, afetado pela infelicidade, doenças, inaceitável, privado de riqueza.
(E) In the east, happy, sickness, affordable, rich. 
No Oriente, feliz, doente, acessível, rico.

❑ TEXTO 3Read the text and answer the question.

Coca-Cola history began in 1886 when the curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton, led him to create a distinctive tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains. He created a flavored syrup, took it to his neighborhood pharmacy, where it was mixed with carbonated water and deemed “excellent” by those who sampled it. Dr. Pemberton’s partner and bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, is credited with naming the beverage “Coca-Cola” as well as designing the trademarked, distinct script, still used today.
          
Prior to his death in 1888, just two years after creating what was to become the world’s #1-selling sparkling beverage, Dr. Pemberton sold portions of his business to various parties, with the majority of the interest sold to Atlanta businessman, Asa G. Candler. Under Mr. Candler’s leadership, distribution of Coca-Cola expanded to soda fountains beyond Atlanta. In 1894, impressed by the growing demand for Coca-Cola and the desire to make the beverage portable, Joseph Biedenharn installed bottling machinery in the rear of his Mississippi soda fountain, becoming the first to put Coca-Cola in bottles. Large scale bottling was made possible just five years later, when in 1899, three enterprising businessmen in Chattanooga, Tennessee secured exclusive rights to bottle and sell Coca-Cola. The three entrepreneurs purchased the bottling rights from Asa Candler for just $1. Benjamin Thomas, Joseph Whitehead and John Lupton developed what became the Coca-Cola worldwide bottling system.
Available in: <http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/coca-cola-facts/coca-cola-history/>. Access in: agosto de 2014.
❑ TRADUÇÃO-TEXTO 3:
Coca-Cola history began in 1886 when the curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton, led him to create a distinctive tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains. A história da Coca-Cola começou em 1886, quando a curiosidade de um farmacêutico de Atlanta, Dr. John S. Pemberton, o levou a criar um refrigerante de sabor distinto que poderia ser vendido em refrigerantes.

He created a flavored syrup, took it to his neighborhood pharmacy, where it was mixed with carbonated water and deemed “excellent” by those who sampled it. Ele criou um xarope aromatizado, levou-o à farmácia do bairro, onde foi misturado com água gaseificada e considerado “excelente” por quem o provou.

Dr. Pemberton’s partner and bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, is credited with naming the beverage “Coca-Cola” as well as designing the trademarked, distinct script, still used today. O sócio e contador do Dr. Pemberton, Frank M. Robinson, é responsável por nomear a bebida como “Coca-Cola”, bem como por projetar a escrita distinta e de marca registrada, usada ainda hoje.
          
Prior to his death in 1888, just two years after creating what was to become the world’s #1-selling sparkling beverage, Dr. Pemberton sold portions of his business to various parties, with the majority of the interest sold to Atlanta businessman, Asa G. Candler. Antes de sua morte em 1888, apenas dois anos depois de criar o que se tornaria a bebida espumante mais vendida do mundo, o Dr. Pemberton vendeu partes de seu negócio para várias partes, com a maior parte da participação vendida ao empresário de Atlanta, Asa G. Candler.

Under Mr. Candler’s leadership, distribution of Coca-Cola expanded to soda fountains beyond Atlanta. Sob a liderança de Candler, a distribuição da Coca-Cola se expandiu para refrigerantes além de Atlanta.

In 1894, impressed by the growing demand for Coca-Cola and the desire to make the beverage portable, Joseph Biedenharn installed bottling machinery in the rear of his Mississippi soda fountain, becoming the first to put Coca-Cola in bottles. Em 1894, impressionado com a crescente demanda pela Coca-Cola e o desejo de tornar a bebida portátil, Joseph Biedenharn instalou máquinas de engarrafamento na parte traseira de sua fonte de refrigerante no Mississippi, tornando-se o primeiro a engarrafar a Coca-Cola. 

Large scale bottling was made possible just five years later, when in 1899, three enterprising businessmen in Chattanooga, Tennessee secured exclusive rights to bottle and sell Coca-Cola. O engarrafamento em grande escala foi possível apenas cinco anos depois, quando, em 1899, três empresários empreendedores em Chattanooga, Tennessee, garantiram direitos exclusivos para engarrafar e vender Coca-Cola.

The three entrepreneurs purchased the bottling rights from Asa Candler for just $1. Os três empresários compraram os direitos de engarrafamento da Asa Candler por apenas US$ 1.

Benjamin Thomas, Joseph Whitehead and John Lupton developed what became the Coca-Cola worldwide bottling system. Benjamin Thomas, Joseph Whitehead e John Lupton desenvolveram o que se tornou o sistema mundial de engarrafamento da Coca-Cola.

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Select the alternative that is TRUE according to the text. 

(A) Coca-Cola was the world’s first sparkling beverage.
(B) Just as Dr. John S. Pemberton sold his business to more than one party, so did the bottling rights by Asa Candler.
(C) Coca-Cola was sold for $1 to various parties.
(D) Coca-Cola was expanded to the world in 1894.
(E) Joseph Biedenharn and three others developed the Coca-cola worldwide bottling system.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
Selecione a alternativa que é VERDADEIRA de acordo com o texto.
(A) Coca-Cola was the world’s first sparkling beverage. A Coca-Cola foi a primeira bebida gasosa do mundo.
(B) Just as Dr. John S. Pemberton sold his business to more than one party, so did the bottling rights by Asa Candler. 
 Assim como o Dr. John S. Pemberton vendeu seu negócio para mais de uma parte, o mesmo aconteceu com os direitos de engarrafamento de Asa Candler.
(C) Coca-Cola was sold for $1 to various parties. 
A Coca-Cola foi vendida por US$ 1 para várias partes.
(D) Coca-Cola was expanded to the world in 1894. 
A Coca-Cola foi expandida para o mundo em 1894.
(E) Joseph Biedenharn and three others developed the Coca-cola worldwide bottling system. 
Joseph Biedenharn e três outros desenvolveram o sistema mundial de engarrafamento da Coca-cola.

❑ TEXTO 4Read the text and choose the CORRECT alternative.

Brazil Opens Latin America’s Tallest Environmental Tower

Brazil and Germany have opened the tallest environmental observation tower in Latin America, a 325meter (1,065-foot) structure that will allow scientists to study the effects of climate change on the Amazon jungle. The Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory, or ATTO, was inaugurated on Saturday, August 22, and is the result of a scientific partnership between the governments of Brazil and Germany. The U$7.4 million tower stands in the Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve, located about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon region. The ATTO, which is taller than the Eiffel Tower, will help scientists monitor the effects of climate change on the area’s forests, considered one of the most sensitive ecosystems on Earth and an important element in climate stabilization. The long-term goal is to use the ATTO to measure changes in the Amazon due to global climate change via monitoring of the interactions of plants with the atmosphere. The tower will allow scientists to study the role of the Amazon ecosystem amid changing global climate patterns, the Brazilian government said.
Available in: <http://curitibainenglish.com.br/current-affairs/environment/brazil-opens-latin-americas-tallest-environmental-tower/>. Access in August, 2015.
❑ TRADUÇÃO-TEXTO 4:

Brazil Opens Latin America’s Tallest Environmental Tower
Brasil inaugura a torre ambiental mais alta da América Latina

Brazil and Germany have opened the tallest environmental observation tower in Latin America, a 325meter (1,065-foot) structure that will allow scientists to study the effects of climate change on the Amazon jungle. 
O Brasil e a Alemanha inauguraram a torre de observação ambiental mais alta da América Latina, uma estrutura de 325 metros (1.065 pés) que permitirá aos cientistas estudar os efeitos das mudanças climáticas na selva amazônica.

The Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory, or ATTO, was inaugurated on Saturday, August 22, and is the result of a scientific partnership between the governments of Brazil and Germany. O Observatório da Torre Alta da Amazônia, ou ATTO, foi inaugurado no sábado, 22 de agosto, e é resultado de uma parceria científica entre os governos do Brasil e da Alemanha

The U$7.4 million tower stands in the Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve, located about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon region. A torre de US$ 7,4 milhões fica na Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Uatumã, localizada a cerca de 150 quilômetros (93 milhas) de Manaus, a maior cidade da região amazônica.

The ATTO, which is taller than the Eiffel Tower, will help scientists monitor the effects of climate change on the area’s forests, considered one of the most sensitive ecosystems on Earth and an important element in climate stabilization. O ATTO, que é mais alto que a Torre Eiffel, ajudará os cientistas a monitorizar os efeitos das alterações climáticas nas florestas da região, considerada um dos ecossistemas mais sensíveis da Terra e um elemento importante na estabilização climática. 

The long-term goal is to use the ATTO to measure changes in the Amazon due to global climate change via monitoring of the interactions of plants with the atmosphere. O objetivo de longo prazo é usar o ATTO para medir as mudanças na Amazônia devido às mudanças climáticas globais por meio do monitoramento das interações das plantas com a atmosfera.

The tower will allow scientists to study the role of the Amazon ecosystem amid changing global climate patterns, the Brazilian government said. A torre permitirá aos cientistas estudar o papel do ecossistema amazônico em meio às mudanças nos padrões climáticos globais, disse o governo brasileiro.

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According to the text, we can state that: 

I. The Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory is the highest tower in Latin America.

II. Manaus is the smallest city in the Amazon region.

III. Amazon forest is the most sensitive ecosystem in the world.

IV. Eiffel Tower is shorter than ATTO.
 
(A) Only I and III are correct.
(B) Only II and III are correct.
(C) Only III and IV are correct.
(D) Only II and IV are correct.
(E) Only I and IV are correct.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    E  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
De acordo com o texto, podemos afirmar que:

I. The Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory is the highest tower in Latin America. O Observatório da Torre Alta da Amazônia é a torre mais alta da América Latina.

II. Manaus is the smallest city in the Amazon region. Manaus é a menor cidade da região amazônica.

III. Amazon forest is the most sensitive ecosystem in the world. A floresta amazônica é o ecossistema mais sensível do mundo.

IV. Eiffel Tower is shorter than ATTO. A Torre Eiffel é mais curta que o ATTO.

❑ TEXTO 5Read the text and complete the blanks with the appropriate set of definite, indefinite or no articles.

Freeway chase ends at newsstand

A 24-year-old Los Angeles man was taken to (1) ___ hospital and then to (2) ___ county jail after leading police on (3) ___ one-hour freeway chase in (4) ___ stolen SUV. The chase ended in downtown Los Angeles in front of the Spring Hotel. Most of (5) ___ chase was uneventful, except for (6) ___ empty bottle of whiskey that (7) ___ driver threw at one police officer.
          
When the driver got into downtown, things started to happen. He ran over (8) ___ fire hydrant. The water spewed out of (9) ___ hydrant, causing (10) ___ geyser that ruined all (11) ___ books in several carts that (12) ___ vendor had put outside to attract customers into his bookstore. The driver hurriedly turned west on Grand Avenue and managed to bang into three parked cars on one side of that street and two cars on the other side. The driver also tried to run over a police officer, who was standing in the crosswalk ordering him to halt.
          
Turning north, the driver caused (13) ___ bus to slam on its brakes to avoid a collision. The bus was empty, and the bus driver was uninjured. However, two police cars that were pursuing the SUV from different directions were not so lucky. One of them ran into (14) ___ front of the bus, and the other into the back. Because the drivers had braked early enough, the damage to their cars was minor. Both officers resumed the chase.
          
They only went two blocks north to find that the SUV had come to (15) ___ full stop because it had plowed into a newspaper stand. The driver, who was not wearing (16) ___ seatbelt, was slumped behind (17) ___ steering wheel. The proprietor of (18) ___ newsstand was yelling at the driver and shaking a magazine at him. The police called for (19) ___ ambulance. They charged the driver with failure to yield to a police officer and driving under (20) ___ influence.
Available in: <http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/stories/story006.htm>. Access in: maio 2015.

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Choose the CORRECT answer. 

(A) (1)a; (2)Ø; (3)a; (4)a; (5)the; (6)an; (7) the; (8)a; (9) the; (10)a; (11)the; (12)a; (13)a; (14)the; (15)a; (16)a; (17)the; (18) the; (19)the; (20)the.
(B) (1) the; (2)a; (3)an; (4)the; (5)Ø; (6)the; (7)a; (8)the; (9)the; (10)the; (11)Ø; (12)the; (13)the;  (14)the; (15)Ø; (16)the; (17)the; (18)a; (19)an; (20)an.
(C) (1)a; (2)a; (3)a; (4)the; (5)the; (6)a; (7)the; (8)the; (9)a; (10)a; (11)an; (12)a; (13) the;  (14)the; (15)a; (16)a; (17)a; (18) the; (19) the; (20)a.
(D) (1)the; (2)a; (3)an; (4) the; (5)a; (6)the; (7)a; (8)the; (9)the; (10)the; (11)the; (12)the; (13)the; (14)the; (15)a; (16)the; (17)the; (18)a; (19)an; (20) the.
(E) (1)a; (2)Ø; (3)a; (4)a; (5)a; (6)an; (7) the; (8)a; (9) the; (10)a; (11) the; (12)a; (13)a; (14)a; (15) a; (16)a; (17)a; (18)the; (19)the; (20)an.

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

❑ TEXTO 6Read the text and choose the CORRECT alternative.
Big Ben's Culture

Big Ben is a focus of New Year celebrations in the UK, with radio and TV stations tuning to its chimes to welcome the 'official' start of the year. Similarly, on Remembrance Day, the chimes of Big Ben are broadcast to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month and the start of two minutes silence.
          
For many years ITN's "News at Ten" began with an opening sequence which featured Big Ben with the chimes punctuating the announcement of the news headlines. This has since been dropped, but all ITV1 and ITV News Channel bulletins still use a graphic based on the Westminster clock face. Big Ben can also be heard striking the hour before some news bulletins on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, a practice that began on December 31, 1923.
         
The clock features in John Buchan's spy novel The Thirty-Nine Steps and makes for a memorable climax in Don Sharp's 1978 film version, although not in Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 original adaptation. A similar scene is recreated in the 2003 film, Shanghai Knights which culminates with Jackie Chan hanging from the hands of the clock. The clock also appears in the animated cartoon Basil, the Great Mouse Detective.
          
An earlier film climax on the clock face of Big Ben appears in Will Hay's 1943 film My Learned Friend, although the scene is more slapstick than thriller.

Available in: <http://saberingles.com.ar/reading/big-ben.html>. Access in: julho de 2015.

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(  ) People can watch and listen to Big Ben’s chimes for New Year celebrations on radio and TV stations in the UK.

(  ) All news channels start with an opening sequence from Big Ben’s chimes.

(  ) Big Ben is featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Thirty-nine Steps.

(  ) You can see Big Ben in the Great Mouse Detective.

(  ) A thriller scene from My Learned Friend shows the face of Big Ben. 

The CORRECT alternative is:
 
A) False, true, true, false, true.
B) True, false, true, false, false.
C) True, false, false, true, false.
D) False, true, false, true, false.
E) True, false, true, false, true.

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
(  ) People can watch and listen to Big Ben’s chimes for New Year celebrations on radio and TV stations in the UK. As pessoas podem assistir e ouvir os sinos do Big Ben nas celebrações do Ano Novo em estações de rádio e TV no Reino Unido.

(  ) All news channels start with an opening sequence from Big Ben’s chimes. 
Todos os canais de notícias começam com uma sequência de abertura dos sinos do Big Ben.

(  ) Big Ben is featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Thirty-nine Steps. 
O Big Ben é destaque em The Thirty-nine Steps, de Alfred Hitchcock.

(  ) You can see Big Ben in the Great Mouse Detective. 
Você pode ver o Big Ben no Great Mouse Detective.

(  ) A thriller scene from My Learned Friend shows the face of Big Ben. 
Uma cena de suspense de My Learned Friend mostra o rosto do Big Ben.

domingo, 24 de janeiro de 2016

PUC/PR VERÃO 2016

Welcome back to another post!

➧ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESAPUC/PR-2015/2016-VESTIBULAR DE VERÃO-18/10/2015.

➧ BANCA/ORGANIZADORhttps://multiversidade.pucpr.br/

 PADRÃO/COMPOSIÇÃO DA PROVA: 06 questões do tipo (A,B,C,D,E).

➧ INSTRUÇÃO: Read the text.

OPERA

Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting.
         
However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

Disponível em:http://www.grammarbank.com/short-reading-comprehension-passages.html>.
Acesso em: novembro 2014.

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Select the alternative that is TRUE, according to the text.

A) Opera is a dramatic art form where the actors speak their lines using scenery, costumes and acting.
B) Opera is dramatic performance where the actors sing and dance accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.
C) Opera is a dramatic art form where the content is conveyed through vocal and instrumental music and it is sung, and we can see the elements of scenery, costumes and acting.
D) Opera is a dramatic art form where music plays a lesser role.
E) Opera is a dramatic art form where an actor’s dramatic performance is primary as well as scenery, costumes and acting.

__RESPOSTA (C)__

• 
Selecione a alternativa TRUE, de acordo com o texto.
*Alternativa (A): A ópera é uma forma de arte dramática em que os atores falam suas falas usando cenário, figurino e atuação.
*Alternativa (B): A ópera é uma performance dramática em que os atores cantam e dançam acompanhados por um conjunto musical que varia de um pequeno conjunto instrumental a uma orquestra sinfônica completa.
*Alternativa (C): A ópera é uma forma de arte dramática em que o conteúdo é transmitido através de música vocal e instrumental e é cantado, e podemos ver os elementos de cenário, figurino e atuação.
*Alternativa (D): A ópera é uma forma de arte dramática em que a música tem um papel menor.
*Alternativa (E): A ópera é uma forma de arte dramática em que a performance dramática de um ator é primária, além de cenários, figurinos e atuação.

➧ INSTRUÇÃO: Read the text.

Summer Solstice

June 21st (or 22nd) is the summer solstice for the northern hemisphere*. Solstice in Latin means "sun standing still." On that day it seems like the sun is standing still because there is more daylight than on any other day. It is the first day of summer and a special day for many groups of people. Many ancient cultures had many kinds of ceremonies on solstice. 

They celebrated light and fire. Many people also thought it was a time for love and growth. Nowadays many places around the world have parades or parties.

The great English writer, William Shakespeare, said** whatever you dream on this night will come to pass. So, have great dreams on June 21! And if you are in the northern hemisphere, enjoy the longest day of the year.

* Summer solstice is on December 21 (or 22nd) in the southern hemisphere. June 21 (or 22nd) is the
southern hemisphere's Winter solstice.
** in his play A Midsummer's Night Dream

Glossary
  • solstice – the 2 times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the earth's equator.
  • Equator – the imaginary (not real) line that divides the earth into 2 parts.
  • hemisphere – hemi means to divide into two, sphere means a round object like the earth. Hemisphere means one half of the circle. The northern hemisphere means above the equator or (middle) of the earth.
  • ancient – very old
  • come to pass – happen
Adapted from:<http://www.5minuteenglish.com>.

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According to the text, it is CORRECT to say:

I. Solstice means that it looks like the sun doesn't move.

II. Summer solstice is on July 21.

III. Many ancient people celebrated summer solstice with fire.

IV. Nowadays no one celebrates solstice.

V. Shakespeare said whatever you dream about on June 21 will happen.

A) Only alternatives III and IV are correct.
B) Only alternatives II and III are correct.
C) Only alternatives II, III and IV are correct.
D) Only alternatives I, III and IV are correct.
E) Only alternatives I, III and V are correct.

__RESPOSTA (E)__

• 
De acordo com o texto, é CORRETO dizer:
*Afirmativa (I): Solstício significa que parece que o sol não se move.
*Afirmativa (II): O solstício de verão é em 21 de julho.
➦ A data do solstício de verão varia de acordo com o hemisfério do planeta. 
*Afirmativa (III): Muitos povos antigos celebravam o solstício de verão com fogo.
*Afirmativa (IV): Hoje em dia ninguém celebra o solstício.
➦ Muitos lugares ainda celebram, com festas e desfiles.
*Afirmativa (V):
 Shakespeare disse que qualquer coisa que você sonhar no dia 21 de junho irá acontecer. 

➧ INSTRUÇÃO: Read the text.

Available in:<http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1978/06/20>. Access on August, 2015.
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When Garfield says "could've used a little salt", what is he expressing?

A) His regrets.
B) A promise.
C) The man's capability to do something that he didn't.
D) He's having fun.
E) He's surprised with the present.

__RESPOSTA (C)__
IDEIA CONTEXTUALNa tirinha, John dá os votos de feliz aniversário para Garfield e em seguida diz que tem uma surpresa e entrega uma rato de borracha para o Galfield. O gato Garfield não expressa nenhuma surpresa com o presente e em seguida, no 3º quadrinho, engole o rato de borracha e pensa "poderia ter usado um pouco de sal."

TRADUÇÃO LIVRE:
 
No 1º quadrinho (JOHN FALA):
  • "Happy birthday, Garfield, I have a surprise to you"
  • (Feliz aniversário, Garfield, tenho uma surpresa para você)
No 2º quadrinho (JOHN FALA):
  • "a rubber mouse!"
  • um rato de borracha
No 3º quadrinho (GARFIELD PENSA):
Garfield PENSA:
  • "could've used a little salt..."
  • poderia ter usado um pouco de sal...
• Quando Garfield diz "poderia ter usado um pouco de sal", o que ele está expressando?
*Alternativa (A): seus arrependimentos.
*Alternativa (B): uma promessa.
*Alternativa (C): A capacidade do homem de fazer algo que ele não fez.
➦ Garfield está expressando a capacidade do homem de fazer algo que o homem não fez.
*Alternativa (D): Ele está se divertindo.
*Alternativa (E): Ele está surpreso com o presente.

➧ INSTRUÇÃO: Read the text and choose the CORRECT option:
10 Mysteries of you: Superstition

Barack Obama likes to play basketball in the morning of an election. Golfer Tiger Woods always wears a red shirt when competing on a Sunday. Most of us have our own superstitions, even though we know rationally that they cannot work. Yet superstition is not entirely nonsensical. Our brains are designed to detect structure and order in our environment, says Bruce Hood at the University of Bristol, UK.

We are also causal determinists - we assume that outcomes are caused by preceding events. This combination of
sensing patterns and inferring causes leaves us wide open to superstitious beliefs. "But there are very good reasons why we have evolved these capabilities," Hood adds. Spotting and responding to some uncertain cause-and-effect relationships can be crucial for survival.

Disponível em:<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327201.400-10-mysteries-of-you-superstition.html> Acesso em: julho de 2015.

I. If Obama doesn’t play basketball, he won’t win the elections.


II. If Tiger Woods didn’t wear a red shirt, he will not compete.

III. There is a combination of factors which make people determinists.

IV. If we haven’t evolved such capabilities, we probably wouldn’t have survived.

V. If we evolved such capabilities, we will survive.

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A) Only II and V are incorrect.
B) Only I, II and V are correct.
C) Only I and IV are correct.
D) All sentences are correct.
E) Only I, II and III are correct.

__RESPOSTA (A)__

➧ INSTRUÇÃO: Read the text.

India Cheating Scandal: 600 Students Expelled at Bihar Schools

More than 600 students have been expelled from school in India amid widespread cheating — with some having friends scale the walls of exam centers to pass notes through windows, officials said Friday. The students were among more than 1.4 million high school students taking their 10th grade school finals in the eastern state of Bihar. Many of those caught cheating had smuggled textbooks or scraps of paper to be used for cheating, police and education officials said. Friends, parents and other relatives of the teenagers were seen climbing the sides of some exam centers on Wednesday and Thursday as they tried to reach the windows of the classrooms where the students were taking their exams. They appeared to be trying to pass on cheat sheets with answers written on them. Bihar's education minister, P K Shahi, said the scale of the cheating made it impossible for officials alone to contain and that families should help.

Disponível em: <http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/six-hundred-students-caught-cheating-bihar-india-schools-n327066>. Acesso em: abril de 2015.

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According to the text, choose the alternative which shows the CORRECT sequence of T (true) or F (false).

I. 600 students quit school.

II. Families tried to help the students to cheat.

III. In the education minister’s perspective, it turned out to be ok the families’ help.

IV. At least 1.4 million students were taking the test.

V. They took this test because they did not have good grades during the semester.

A) F – F – T – T – F.
B) F – T – T – T – F.
C) T – F – F – T – T.
D) F – F – T – F – F.
E) T – T – F – T – T.

__RESPOSTA (B)__

➧ INSTRUÇÃORead the text and choose the alternative that completes the sentences with the CORRECT passive voice.

Britain's Roman Villas

Numerous monuments recall the 400 or so years when Britain was part of the Roman Empire. Ancient city walls, old roads, front defenses. But it is at the villas that one feels closest to the everyday life of Roman Britain.

The villas were homes. In their kitchens bread 1
___(to bake). Along their corridors echoed family
conversations. They 2 ____ well ____ (to build) and handsomely 3____.

The first villa 4 ___ (to build) around A.D. 80-90. It was a small farm. Later on, the house 5 ____ (to extend), kitchens and baths 6____ (to add).

It 7___ (to know) that many villas 8____ (to destroy) by fire. Their ruins remain hidden for years and it is often by accident that the site 9____ (to discover).

So in Hampshire a number of oyster-shells 10____ (to find) by a farmer, and the shells, remnants of a long-ago feast, led to the discovery of the villa at Rockbourne.

Disponível em:<http://englishstandarts.blogspot.com.br/2012/06/passive-voice-texts-proverbs-and.html>.
Acesso em: julho de 2015.

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A) is baked / was built / decorated / was build / was extend / was added / is knew / was destroyed / are 
discovered / was found.
B) was baked / were build / decorated / were built / was extended / were added / is know / were destroyed / was discovered / were finded.
C) were baked / was build / decorate / was built / were extended / were added / is knowed / were destroied / was discovered / was finded.
D) was baked / were built / decorated / was built / was extended / were added / is known / were destroyed / is discovered / were found.
E) was baked / were built/ decorated / was built / was extended / were aded / is know / are destroyed / is discovered / were found.

__RESPOSTA (D)__