sábado, 9 de fevereiro de 2019

UFPR – 2019 – Língua Inglesa – Processo Seletivo – Universidade Federal do Paraná

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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:

  • UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ-VESTIBULAR-PROCESSO SELETIVO-2019-PROVA APLICADA EM 21/10/18.

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:
  • 08 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) / 5 Options Each Question.


❑ O texto a seguir é referência para as questões de 83 a 85.
83 – (UFPR-VESTIBULAR-PS-2019According to the information reported by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), hundreds of South African mine workers:

(A) died after they were entombed by fire while working in a gold mine.
(B) had to fight an underground fire before they were sent to nearby burn centers.
(C) were able to leave a mine after an underground fire started but a lot of them suffered from breathing in smoke.
(D) underwent serious health problems and as a consequence were incapable of continuing working inside gold mines.
(E got lost after a fire began violently at a gold mine in Johannesburg.

      Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & 
RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO
:
According to the information reported by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), hundreds of South African mine workers:
De acordo com a informação reportada pelo Sindicato Nacional dos Mineiros (NUM), centenas de trabalhadores mineiros sul-africanos:
(A) died after they were entombed by fire while working in a gold mine. morreram depois que eles foram sepultados pelo fogo enquanto trabalhavam em uma mina de ouro.
(B) had to fight an underground fire before they were sent to nearby burn centers. tiveram que lutar contra um incêndio subterrâneo antes de serem enviados para centros de queimados próximos.
(C) were able to leave a mine after an underground fire started but a lot of them suffered from breathing in smokeforam capazes de deixar uma mina depois que um incêndio subterrâneo começou, mas muitos deles sofreram com a inalação de fumaça.
(D) underwent serious health problems and as a consequence were incapable of continuing working inside gold mines. sofreram sérios problemas de saúde e, como conseqüência, foram incapazes de continuar trabalhando dentro das minas de ouro.
(E) got lost after a fire began violently at a gold mine in Johannesburg. 
e perderam depois que um incêndio começou violentamente em uma mina de ouro em Joanesburgo.

84 – (UFPR-VESTIBULAR-PS-2019Gold One and Palabora Mining Company operate South African mines. Both companies have one aspect in common: they are unlisted. This means that these companies:

(A) are not on the official list of a particular stock exchange, so people cannot buy or sell their stocks there.
(B) are not trustworthy or reliable because of their latest incidents in South African gold and copper mines.
(C) have not been inspected by investors and, as a consequence, their workers are in constant danger.
(D) do not agree with the recent events which have slaughtered mine workers.
(E) do not have any company officials considering the dangers miners have to face in South Africa.

      Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & 
RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO
:
Gold One and Palabora Mining Company operate South African mines. Both companies have one aspect in common: they are unlisted. This means that these companies:
Gold One e Palabora Mining Company operam minas sul-africanas. Ambas as empresas têm um aspecto em comum: não são listadas. Isso significa que essas empresas:
(A) are not on the official list of a particular stock exchange, so people cannot buy or sell their stocks therenão estão na lista oficial de uma determinada bolsa de valores, então as pessoas não podem comprar ou vender suas ações lá.
(B) are not trustworthy or reliable because of their latest incidents in South African gold and copper mines. não são confiáveis ou confiáveis por causa de seus últimos incidentes nas minas de ouro e cobre da África do Sul.
(C) have not been inspected by investors and, as a consequence, their workers are in constant danger. não foram inspecionados por investidores e, consequentemente, seus trabalhadores estão em constante perigo.
(D) do not agree with the recent events which have slaughtered mine workers. não concordam com os recentes acontecimentos que abateram os trabalhadores das minas.
(E) do not have any company officials considering the dangers miners have to face in South Africa. 
não tem funcionários da empresa considerando os perigos que os mineiros devem enfrentar na África do Sul.

85 – (UFPR-VESTIBULAR-PS-2019De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar:

(A) As centenas de mortes ocasionadas pelo incêndio em uma mina de carvão tensionaram as relações entre mineiros e as companhias.
(B) Os riscos de morte e de inalação de fumaça têm sido minorados com a com a intervenção da União Nacional dos Mineradores.
(C) Representantes das companhias que atuam nas minas na África do Sul se manifestaram por meio de um comunicado em relação às medidas tomadas no caso das mortes nas minas.
(D) A União Nacional de Mineradores (NUM) reprovou os incidentes ocorridos em minas na África do Sul, afirmando que eles têm se tornado uma tendência.
(E) A morte de mineiros em uma mina de carvão e outras centenas de mineiros presos em uma mina de ouro ao leste de Johannesburgo ocorreram simultaneamente.

      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & 
RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO
:
De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar:
(A) As centenas de mortes ocasionadas pelo incêndio em uma mina de carvão tensionaram as relações entre mineiros e as companhias.
(B) Os riscos de morte e de inalação de fumaça têm sido minorados com a com a intervenção da União Nacional dos Mineradores.
(C) Representantes das companhias que atuam nas minas na África do Sul se manifestaram por meio de um comunicado em relação às medidas tomadas no caso das mortes nas minas.
(D) A União Nacional de Mineradores (NUM) reprovou os incidentes ocorridos em minas na África do Sul, afirmando que eles têm se tornado uma tendência.
(E) A morte de mineiros em uma mina de carvão e outras centenas de mineiros presos em uma mina de ouro ao leste de Johannesburgo ocorreram simultaneamente.

 TRADUÇÃO - TEXTO 1:
More than 100 South African gold miners treated for smoke inhalation
Mais de 100 garimpeiros sul-africanos tratados por inalação de fumaça
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Hundreds of South African gold mine workers were rescued and over 100 treated for smoke inhalation after an underground fire, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Centenas de trabalhadores de minas de ouro sul-africanas foram resgatados e mais de 100 foram tratados por inalação de fumo após um incêndio subterrâneo, disse o Sindicato Nacional dos Mineiros (NUM) na quinta-feira.
Safety is a huge issue in South Africa’s dangerous deep-level mines and a focus for investors. A spate of deaths at Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold operations, including a seismic event that killed seven miners in early May, has highlighted the risks.
A segurança é uma questão de grande importância nas perigosas minas de grande profundidade da África do Sul e um foco de atenção para os investidores. Uma série de mortes nas operações de ouro da Sibanye-Stillwater, incluindo um evento sísmico que matou sete mineiros no início de maio, pôs em evidência os riscos.
In the latest incident, more than 600 miners were initially trapped after a fire broke out at a mine east of Johannesburg operated by unlisted Gold One, NUM said.
No último incidente, mais de 600 mineiros ficaram inicialmente presos depois de um incêndio numa mina a leste de Joanesburgo explorada pela Gold One, não cotada na bolsa, disse o NUM.
This comes almost two weeks after five miners died in an underground fire at a South African copper mine operated by unlisted Palabora Mining Company in Limpopo. Company officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
Esta notícia surge quase duas semanas depois de cinco mineiros terem morrido num incêndio subterrâneo numa mina de cobre sul-africana explorada pela Palabora Mining Company, não cotada na bolsa, em Limpopo. Os funcionários da empresa não puderam ser imediatamente contactados para comentar o assunto
“As the NUM, we vehemently condemn this kind of incident as it is becoming a trend”, the union said in a statement.
"Enquanto NUM, condenamos veementemente este tipo de incidente, que está a tornar-se uma tendência", declarou o sindicato num comunicado.
  • (Disponível em: <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-mining-fire/more-than-100-south-african-gold-miners-treated-for-smoke-inhalation-idUSKBN1KG294>.)
 TEXT 2: O texto a seguir é referência para as questões de 86 a 90.
86 – (UFPR-VESTIBULAR-PS-2019According to the text, it is correct to say that René Descartes:

(A) had a long lasting and untroubled relationship with his daughter.
(B) was enthusiastic about moving mechanical devices.
(C) decided to build a mechanical clock.
(D) used to tell people a story about his daughter Francine.
(E) taught his daughter to sit and greet people like a robot.

      Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & 
RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO
:
According to the text, it is correct to say that René Descartes:
Segundo o texto, é correto dizer que René Descartes
(A) had a long lasting and untroubled relationship with his daughter. teve um relacionamento duradouro e despreocupado com sua filha.
(B) was enthusiastic about moving mechanical devices. estava entusiasmado com a movimentação de dispositivos mecânicos.
(C) decided to build a mechanical clock. decidiu construir um relógio mecânico.
(D) used to tell people a story about his daughter Francine. costumava contar às pessoas uma história sobre sua filha Francine.
(E) taught his daughter to sit and greet people like a robot. 
ensinou sua filha a sentar e cumprimentar pessoas como um robô.

87 – (UFPR-VESTIBULAR-PS-2019In the sentence
  • This centred on Descartes’s daughter Francine, who died of scarlet fever …”,
the underlined word refers to the:

(A) philosopher’s death.
(B) clockwork.
(C) French philosopher.
(D) strange story.
(E) automata.

      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICOS - 
REFERÊNCIA PRONOMINAL:
  • This centred on Descartes’s daughter Francine, who died of scarlet fever …”,
the underlined word refers to the:

(A) philosopher’s death. morte do filósofo
(B) clockwork. relógio
(C) French philosopher. filósofo francês
(D) strange storyhistória estranha
(E) automata. 
autômatos

88 – (UFPR-VESTIBULAR-2019A partir das informações apresentadas no texto, considere as seguintes afirmativas:

1. Descartes viajou para a Suécia com um robô escondido.
2. Os marinheiros abriram à força um baú que continha o simulacro de uma criança.
3. A tripulação fez uma apresentação do robô para os passageiros do navio.
4. Chocados com o que viram, os marinheiros jogaram o humanoide ao mar.

Assinale a alternativa correta.

(A) Somente a afirmativa 3 é verdadeira.
(B) Somente as afirmativas 1 e 3 são verdadeiras.
(C) Somente as afirmativas 2 e 4 são verdadeiras.
(D) Somente as afirmativas 1, 2 e 3 são verdadeiras.
(E) Somente as afirmativas 1, 2 e 4 são verdadeiras.

      Comentários e Gabarito    E  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
1. Descartes viajou para a Suécia com um robô escondido.
2. Os marinheiros abriram à força um baú que continha o simulacro de uma criança.
3. A tripulação fez uma apresentação do robô para os passageiros do navio.
4. Chocados com o que viram, os marinheiros jogaram o humanoide ao mar.

89 – (UFPR-VESTIBULAR-PS-2019In the sentence
  • “Those who build such devices do so in the hope that they will overcome natural limits …”,
the underlined word refers to:

(A) hopes and fears.

(B) human-like machines.
(C) three millennia.
(D) natural limits.
(E) machine builders.

      Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICOS - REFERÊNCIA PRONOMIAL
:
In the sentence “Those who build such devices do so in the hope that they will overcome natural limits …”, the underlined word refers to:
(A) hopes and fears. esperanças e medos
(B) human-like machinesmáquinas semelhantes a humanos
(C) three millennia. três milênios
(D) natural limits. limites naturais
(E) machine builders. construtores de máquinas

90 – (UFPR-VESTIBULAR-PS-2019According to the text, it is correct to say:

(A) In a near future, people will be better prepared to cope with the idea of death.
(B) Humanity will disappear if advances in technology become uncontrollable.
(C) There are groups with different positions about intelligent machines.
(D) The first examples of automata have been attributed to Descartes’ contemporaries.
(E) People have dreamed of human-like machines for more than three thousand years.

      Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & 
RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO
:
According to the text, it is correct to say:
(A) In a near future, people will be better prepared to cope with the idea of death. Em um futuro próximo, as pessoas estarão mais bem preparadas para lidar com a ideia da morte.
(B) Humanity will disappear if advances in technology become uncontrollable. A humanidade desaparecerá se os avanços tecnológicos se tornarem incontroláveis.
(C) There are groups with different positions about intelligent machines.  grupos com posições diferentes sobre máquinas inteligentes.
(D) The first examples of automata have been attributed to Descartes’ contemporaries. Os primeiros exemplos de autômatos foram atribuídos aos contemporâneos de Descartes.
(E) People have dreamed of human-like machines for more than three thousand years. 
As pessoas sonham com máquinas semelhantes a humanos há mais de três mil anos.

 TRADUÇÃO - TEXT 2:
Ancient dreams of intelligent machines: 3,000 years of robots
Sonhos antigos de máquinas inteligentes: 3.000 anos de robots
The French philosopher René Descartes was reputedly fond of automata: they inspired his view that living things were biological machines that function like clockwork. Less known is a strange story that began to circulate after the philosopher’s death in 1650. This centred on Descartes’s daughter Francine, who died of scarlet fever at the age of five.
O filósofo francês René Descartes era conhecido por gostar de autômatos: eles inspiraram sua visão de que os seres vivos eram máquinas biológicas que funcionam como um relógio. Menos conhecida é uma história estranha que começou a circular após a morte do filósofo em 1650. Ela se centrou na filha de Descartes, Francine, que morreu de escarlatina aos cinco anos de idade.
According to the tale, a distraught Descartes had a clockwork Francine made: a walking, talking simulacrum. When Queen Christina invited the philosopher to Sweden in 1649, he sailed with the automaton concealed in a casket. Suspicious sailors forced the trunk open; when the mechanical child sat up to greet them, the horrified crew threw it overboard.
Segundo a história, Descartes, perturbado, mandou fazer uma Francine de relógio: um simulacro ambulante e falante. Quando a Rainha Cristina convidou o filósofo para ir à Suécia em 1649, ele viajou com o autômato escondido num caixão. Marinheiros desconfiados forçaram a abertura do baú; quando a criança mecânica se sentou para os cumprimentar, a tripulação horrorizada a jogou ao mar.
The story is probably apocryphal. But it sums up the hopes and fears that have been associated with human-like machines for nearly three millennia. Those who build such devices do so in the hope that they will overcome natural limits – in Descartes’s case, death itself. But this very unnaturalness terrifies and repulses others. In our era of advanced robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), those polarized responses persist, with pundits and the public applauding or warning against each advance.
A história é provavelmente apócrifa. Mas resume as esperanças e os receios que têm estado associados a máquinas semelhantes às humanas durante quase três milênios. Aqueles que constroem tais dispositivos fazem-no na esperança de que possam ultrapassar os limites naturais - no caso de Descartes, a própria morte. Mas essa mesma antinaturalidade aterroriza e repugna os outros. Na nossa era de robótica avançada e inteligência artificial (IA), essas reações polarizadas persistem, com os especialistas e o público a aplaudirem ou a alertarem contra cada avanço.
Digging into the deep history of intelligent machines, both real and imagined, we see how these attitudes evolved: from fantasies of trusty mechanical helpers to fears that runaway advances in technology might lead to creatures that supersede humanity itself.
Investigando a história profunda das máquinas inteligentes, tanto reais como imaginárias, vemos como estas atitudes evoluíram: desde fantasias de ajudantes mecânicos fiáveis até ao receio de que os avanços tecnológicos desenfreados possam levar a criaturas que ultrapassem a própria humanidade.
(Disponível em: <https://www.nature.com/
articles/d41586-018-05773-y>.)

sexta-feira, 8 de fevereiro de 2019

PUC-PR-2018-Vestibular de INVERNO da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Hey, what's up my friends!!!...How have you been?! Welcome back to another post!

Neste post, veremos a Prova INGLÊS-PUC-PR-Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná-Vestibular INVERNO-2018-Prova OBJETIVA aplicada em 27/05/2018.


A prova de inglês tem 06 questões do tipo múltipla escolha(A,B,C,D,E).
LEITURA de textos de jornais digitais,revistas, websites, blogs e cartoons a seguir, é um excelente treino para a provas de inglês da PUC-PR-VESTIBULAR DE INVERNO.
[a]Banca/Organizador 
Pontifícia Universidade Católica 
www.pucpr.br
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[b]Padrão/Composição da prova 
➦ Prova com 06 Questões.
➦ Foco: 
Compreensão Textual de eventos atuais de relevância mundial.
Identificação do tipo de ESTRUTURA ARGUMENTATIVA de um determinado trecho contextual.
Identificação do(s) referente(s) de PRONOME OU ESTRUTURA PRONOMIAL.
Uso contextual da conjunção DESPITE.
Uso contextual de phrasal verbs: TO HOLD DOWN e TO COME BY.
Identificação da semântico do verbo modal CAN dentro de um contexto.
Parafrasear corretamente ESTRUTURAS NOMINAIS. 
Vocábulos sinônimos contextuais.
🔄 Verbs :
[to age ➜ "envelhecer"]
"[...] Stress hormones in the body for extended periods of time can physically age our cells."
(Hormônios do estresse no corpo por longos períodos de tempo podem fisicamente envelhecer nossas células.)
🔄Phrasal Verbs :
[]
🔄Expressões verbais com o TO BE(simple present/simple past/simple future/ be going to/present continuous/past continuous/future continuous):
[and it's not always(ênNêts-nâról-uêis) ➜ "e nem sempre é"]
"[...] Stress is a part of life, and it's not always a bad part of life."
(O estresse é uma parte da vida e nem sempre é uma parte ruim da vida.)
🔄Expressões com os 10 modais(can/could/may/might/must/should/would/ought to/will/shall):
[it can affect us ➜ "ele pode nos afetar"]
"[...] Negative stress isn't just in your head, it can affect us both mentally and physically."
(O estresse negativo não está apenas na sua cabeça, ele pode nos afetar tanto mental como fisicamente.)
[you can manage ➜ "você pode gerenciar"]
"[...] The good news is, you can manage stress now to prevent more damage to your body and mind tomorrow."
(A boa notícia é que você pode gerenciar o estresse agora para evitar mais danos ao seu corpo e mente amanhã.)
[that can be learned ➜ "que pode ser aprendido"]
"[...] Stress management is a skill that can be learned."
(O gerenciamento do estresse é uma habilidade que pode ser aprendida.) 
🔄Expressões comuns corriqueiras :
[Most of us(Môustêvâs) ➜ "A maioria de nós"]
➦"[...] Most of us enjoy good stress in small doses like roller coasters, watching sports or even a scary movie."
(A maioria de nós gosta de um bom estresse em pequenas doses, como montanhas-russas, assistir esportes ou até mesmo um filme de terror.)
🔄Expressões idiomáticas(tradução literal não funciona):
[Keep me on my toes ➜ "Usa-se para dizer que alguém ou alguma coisa nos força a ficar atentos, a tomar mais cuidado, a colocar toda nossa energia no que estamos fazendo"]
➦"[...] That's the kind of stress that keeps us young and on our toes."
(Esse é o tipo de estresse que nos mantêm jovens e em mantêm alertas.)
🔄Collocations(transmitem boa sonoridade):
[]
🔄Expressões ADJETIVO+SUBSTANTIVO :
[roller coasters ➜ "montanhas-russas"]
🔄Extrutura NOT ONLY...ALSO (após NOT ONLY, inverte-se o sujeito com o verbo) :
[not only does it...it can also...]
"[...] Not only does it add years to your appearance, it can also affect your memory, making brain cells shrink permanently."
(Não só acrescenta anos à sua aparência, como também pode afetar sua memória, fazendo com que as células cerebrais se encolham permanentemente.)

Read the text.

The Effects of Stress
1
Stress is a part of life, and it's not always a bad part of life. Most of us enjoy good stress in small doses like roller coasters, watching sports or even a scary movie. That's the kind of stress that keeps us young and on our toes.
2
Then there's bad stress, or worse, chronic stress. Negative stress isn't just in your head, it can affect us both mentally and physically. Stress hormones in the body for extended periods of time can physically age our cells. So when you're stressed at work or home, your cells look and act older, making you look older and even impacting your immune system. Not only does it add years to your appearance, it can also affect your memory, making brain cells shrink permanently. Even short-term stress can make it hard for you to remember simple things. The good news is, you can manage stress now to prevent more damage to your body and mind tomorrow. Stress management is a skill that can be learned.
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Available at: <https://www.englishcentral.com/video/21702>.
      Questão   55 
According to the text above, what are the effects of good stress?
A) According to the text, good stress can be caused by entertainment.
B) According to the text, good stress can cure bad stress.
C) According to the text above, one can learn how to enjoy good stress.
D) According to the text, good stress can be negative.
E) According to the text, good stress can keep one young and on his or her toes.
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👍 Comentários e Gabarito  E 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
De acordo com o texto acima, quais são os efeitos do bom estresse?
*Alternativa (A): De acordo com o texto, o bom estresse pode ser causado pelo entretenimento.
*Alternativa (B): De acordo com o texto, o bom estresse pode curar o estresse ruim.
*Alternativa (C): De acordo com o texto acima, pode-se aprender a desfrutar de um bom estresse.
*Alternativa (D): De acordo com o texto, o bom estresse pode ser negativo.
*Alternativa (E): De acordo com o texto, o bom estresse pode manter um jovem e em seus dedos do pé.
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Read the text.
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Fighting salt and sugar cravings, with spicy food
By Lisa Drayer, CNN
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There's no magic pill that will cure you of your cravings. But there is something that may help the effort, and it's all-natural.
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1
Research has shown that simply spicing up your diet may help you consume less salt and possibly less sugar, while potentially improving your health even beyond the reduction of salt and sugar.
2 There is more consistent evidence that spicy food helps curb salt cravings than sugar.
3 In a study involving more than 600 people from China 1whose brains were analyzed with PET/CT scans, researchers found that regions stimulated by intake of both salty and spicy foods overlapped. Because of similar activities taking place in this shared space (think of the overlapping parts of a Venn diagram), consuming spicy foods effectively
enhanced one's sensitivity to salt, thereby helping people crave and consume less salt.
4 "We think that spicy food can trick 2our brain when tasting salty food. It makes us taste the same (level of) saltiness even when a reduced amount of salt is actually consumed," said study author Dr. Zhiming Zhu, professor and director of the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology at the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China.
5 In fact, researchers found that people who regularly enjoy spicy foods consumed 2.5 grams less salt in a day (that's 1,000 fewer milligrams of sodium) compared with 3those who typically steer clear of spice. They also had lower blood pressure.
6 It remains to be seen whether the findings can be replicated in other populations outside China, said Richard David Wainford, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Boston University School of Medicine, in an accompanying editorial. Still, "a lifestyle intervention that adds taste to the diet, in the form of extra spice and flavor,
versus reduction of the pleasure given by the salt we add to our food, may have more success as a public health strategy to promote population-level dietary salt reduction," 4he added.
7 Spice may have the potential to curb sugar cravings too, though the evidence is mixed. In one study involving 40 students from Denmark, when chili pepper was added to sweet, sour and bitter meals, 5participants experienced a greater desire to eat sweet foods compared with meals without chili added.
8 In another study, also from Denmark, people experienced a decreased desire for salty and spicy foods when 6they ate tomato soup with cayenne pepper compared with eating the soup without pepper. But their desire for sweet and fatty
foods significantly increased when they consumed the spicy soup.
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Available at: <https://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/17/health/spicy-salt-sugar-food-drayer/index.html>.
Access on: February 2018.
      Questão   56 
According to the highlighted words they refer to:
A) whose – people; our – we; those – people; he – Richard David Wainford; participants – 40 students; they – people.
B) whose – study; our – we; those – people; he – Richard David Wainford; participants – 40 students; they – foods.
C) whose – people; our - we; those – researchers; he – associate professor; participants – meals; they – their.
D) whose – study; our – we; those – researchers; he – Richard David Wainford; participants – from Denmark; they – people.
E) whose – people; our – we; those – people; he – Richard David Wainford; participants – sweet foods; they – people.
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👍 Comentários e Gabarito  A 
TÓPICO - PRONOMES E REFERENCIADORES :
De acordo com as palavras destacadas, referem-se a:
A) cujas - pessoas; nosso Nós; aquelas pessoas; ele - Richard David Wainford; participantes - 40 alunos; eles - pessoas.
B) cujo - estudo; nosso Nós; aquelas pessoas; ele - Richard David Wainford; participantes - 40 alunos; eles - alimentos.
C) cujas - pessoas; nosso Nós; aqueles - pesquisadores; ele - professor associado; participantes - refeições; eles deles.
D) cujo - estudo; nosso Nós; aqueles - pesquisadores; ele - Richard David Wainford; participantes - da Dinamarca; eles - pessoas.
E) cujas - pessoas; nosso Nós; aquelas pessoas; ele - Richard David Wainford; participantes - alimentos doces; eles - pessoas.
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Barack Obama Calls for 'Long Overdue' Gun Control After Florida School Shooting
By ALANA ABRAMSON
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Former President Barack Obama took to Twitter Thursday, not only to offer his sympathy for the victims of Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida, but to call for stronger gun control measures —something he had unsuccessfully tried to do during his presidency.
2 “We are grieving with Parkland. But we are not powerless. Caring for our kids is our first job,” Obama wrote on Twitter. “And until we can honestly say that we’re doing enough to keep them safe from harm, including long overdue, common-sense gun safety laws that most Americans want, then we have to change.”
3 Obama’s brief statement was a contrast to that of President Trump, who addressed the nation Thursday but did not mention anything about gun control.
Obama, who was President during national tragedies like the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut and the 2015 shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, repeatedly stressed the need for stronger gun control measures, but his efforts were rebuffed by Congress. In January 2016, the start of his final year in office, he unveiled a series of executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence, requiring that anyone selling firearms have a license and conduct a background check on people who want to buy them.
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Available at:
<http://time.com/5160791/obama-florida-school-shooting/?xid=homepage>.
Access on: February 2018.
      Questão   57 
Read the text and check the CORRECT option:
I. President Obama believes in stronger gun control laws.
II. President Obama never tried to have stricter gun control during his presidency.
III. Obama addressed both the grieving of the American people and stricter gun control on his short statement.
IV. There were no gun shooting tragedies during his government.
V. Obama tried to impose stricter laws, but had no help from Congress.
A) Only statements I, II and IV are correct.
B) Only statements I, II and III are correct.
C) Only statements I, III and V are correct.
D) Only statements II, IV and V are correct.
E) Only statements I, III and IV are correct.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  C 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
Leia o texto e verifique a opção CORRETO:
I. O Presidente Obama acredita em leis de controle de armas mais fortes.
II. O presidente Obama nunca tentou ter um controle de armas mais rigoroso durante sua presidência.
III Obama se dirigiu tanto ao luto do povo americano quanto ao controle de armas mais rigoroso em sua breve declaração.
IV. Não houve tragédias durante o seu governo.
V. Obama tentou impor leis mais rígidas, mas não teve ajuda do Congresso.
A) Apenas as declarações I, II e IV estão corretas.
B) Apenas as afirmações I, II e III estão corretas.
C) Apenas as afirmações I, III e V estão corretas.
D) Apenas as declarações II, IV e V estão corretas.
E) Apenas as afirmações I, III e IV estão corretas.
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Driverless Cars Coming Soon
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You are driving to school. You look up to see a pretty, hot air balloon. Whoa! You almost went through a stop sign! In a driverless car, you can look at the balloon. The car 1_________ the stop sign without your help and 2________ the car. Car makers and others are already testing driverless cars or AVs (automated vehicles) in the U.S. and other countries. Some companies are working together on driverless technology. Intel (USA) is working with BMW (Germany) and Mobileye (Israel) on a driverless car. Google (USA) and Nissan (Japan) are making their own driverless cars. In the U.S. car makers can test AVs in Florida, California, Nevada, and the District of Columbia. Driverless cars may be
for sale by 2025!
2 Google’s name for its driverless system is “chauffeur.” It’s a good name because a chauffeur is a person who 3_______ your car and takes you places. Google’s chauffeur system drives your car and 4______ you places, but it is not a person! The Google chauffeur system takes the place of the human chauffeur.
3 Most cars already have some driverless technology like the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS). When a car is slipping on an icy road, the ABS can tap the brakes quickly. The wheels turn slowly but do not stop. The driver can then steer the car to safety.
4 Many cars also have parallel parking technology. These cars can park themselves along a street. No driver is needed. As cars get more driverless technology, they will be safer than cars with a driver. Driverless cars can move closer together on the road than cars with drivers. This may make driving on busy roads safer. Also, AVs don’t get sleepy or text on their phones while driving. Google’s driverless cars have been on the road since 2009 without a major crash.
5 A driverless car can see the road better than people with the help of radar, cameras, and lasers. Radar 5________ the car see things up to 100 meters away even in darkness or rain. Cameras help the car see objects that are close. Lasers that work like radar, called lidar, spin on the roof and build a 3D model of the world around the car.
6 Automated vehicles use a GPS to find the best way from one place to another. All the information from the radar, cameras, lasers, and the GPS 6_______ to the Controller Area Network bus. A bus is a network that 7________ all those devices talk to one another. The CAN bus 8________ the information to steer the car and to tell the car to go or stop.
7 There are some problems with AVs. Hackers may take over the car. There will probably be fewer jobs for people who drive taxis and trucks. A robot taxi can find you and take you to your destination without a taxi driver. AV trucks may roll along highways without a truck driver.
8 In the future, both vehicles with drivers and vehicles without drivers may share the road. You will have a choice. You can be the driver of your car, or you can look out the window while the car drives you.
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Available at: <https://www.englishclub.com/reading/driverless-cars.htm>.
Access on: February 2018.
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      Questão   58 
Complete the blanks with the CORRECT option of the verbs.
A) see – stops – drive – takes – help – gos – let – uses.
B) see – stop – drive – take – helps –go – lets – uses.
C) sees – stops – drives –takes – help – gos – lets – use.
D) sees – stops – drives – takes – helps – goes – lets – uses.
E) see – stop – drive – take – helps – goes –lets – uses.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito   D 
TÓPICO - Questão sobre CONJUGAÇÃO VERBAL:
Complete os espaços em branco com a opção CORRETO dos verbos.
A) ver - pára - conduz - leva - ajuda - gos - deixa - usa.
B) ver - parar - dirigir - levar - ajuda - deixa - usa - usos.
C) vê - pára - dirige - toma - ajuda - gos - deixa - uso.
D) vê - pára - drives - leva - ajuda - vai - deixa - usa.
E) ver - parar - dirigir - levar - ajuda - vai - leva - usos.
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Fake news is still a problem. Is AI the solution?
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Human fact-checkers can't keep up with the flood of fraudulent stories, images, and videos.
by David Cox
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Fake news is fueled in part by advances in technology — from bots that automatically fabricate headlines and entire stories to computer software that synthesizes Donald Trump’s voice and makes him read tweets to a new video editing app that makes it possible to create authentic-looking videos in which one person’s face is stitched onto another person’s body.
2 But technology, in the form of artificial intelligence, may also be the key to solving the fake news problem — which has rocked the American political system and led some to doubt the veracity even of reports from long-trusted media outlets.
3 Experts say AI systems would help fill the gaps left by Snopes, Truth or Fiction, and other online fact-checking outlets, whose human fact-checkers lack the bandwidth to evaluate every article that appears online. These systems could also work with various fake news alert plugins available from Google’s web store, such as the browser extension, This is Fake, which uses a red banner to flag debunked news stories on your Facebook newsfeed.
4 “All of the current systems for tracking fake news are manual, and this is something we need to change as the earlier you can highlight that a story is fake, the easier it is to prevent it going viral,” says Delip Rao, founder of the San Francisco-based AI research company Joostware and organizer of the Fake News Challenge, a competition set up within the AI community to foster development of tools that can reliably spot fake content.
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Available at: <https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/fake-news-still-problem-ai-solution-ncna848276>.
Access on: February 2018.
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      Questão   59 
According to the text, read the options and choose the CORRECT alternative.
I. Technology with certain computer programs as bots and video editing apps fuel fake news nowadays.
II. Long-trusted media outlets and forms of artificial intelligence can solve some fake news problems.
III. Human fact-checkers are not capable to evaluate if articles are fake or not.
IV. Developing current systems, as they are still manual, will help to point out if a story is fake or not.
A) T, T, F, T.
B) T, F, F, T.
C) F, T, F, T.
D) F, F, T, T.
E) T, F, T, F.
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👍 Comentários e Gabarito  B 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
De acordo com o texto, leia as opções e escolha a alternativa CORRETA.
I. Tecnologia com certos programas de computador como bots e aplicativos de edição de vídeo alimentam notícias falsas hoje em dia.
II. Meios de comunicação confiáveis e formas de inteligência artificial podem resolver alguns problemas de notícias falsas.
III Os verificadores de fatos humanos não são capazes de avaliar se os artigos são falsos ou não.
IV. Desenvolver sistemas atuais, como eles ainda são manuais, ajudará a apontar se uma história é falsa ou não.
A) T, T, F, T.
B) T, F, F, T.
C) F, T, F, T.
D) F, F, T, T.
E) T, F, T, F.

Watch an illustration.
vailable at: <https://www.comicsenglish.com/comics/do-you-mind-if-i-text-and-drive-comic>.
Access on: February, 2018.
      Questão   60 
Reading the cartoon, which statement means the CORRECT option?
A) Both questions show the danger of each action for people’s lives.
B) The first person is being rude.
C) The second person is being rude.
D) They don’t like each other’s action.
E) Both questions show how people like these actions in a car.
👍 Gabarito  D