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Sobre interpretação de texto | reading comprehension em inglês
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Ano: 2016
Banca:
FUNDATEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Vacaria - RS
Prova:
FUNDATEC - 2016 - Prefeitura de Vacaria - RS - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q1344525
Inglês
Texto associado
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/feb/10/weatherwatch-ravilious-global-warming-limit-climate-change-uneven- arctic-europe-us
The meaning of the verb
“soar” (line 10) is
Ano: 2016
Banca:
FUNDATEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Vacaria - RS
Prova:
FUNDATEC - 2016 - Prefeitura de Vacaria - RS - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q1344523
Inglês
Texto associado
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/feb/10/weatherwatch-ravilious-global-warming-limit-climate-change-uneven- arctic-europe-us
According to the text,
Ano: 2016
Banca:
FUNDATEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Vacaria - RS
Prova:
FUNDATEC - 2016 - Prefeitura de Vacaria - RS - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q1344522
Inglês
Texto associado
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/feb/10/weatherwatch-ravilious-global-warming-limit-climate-change-uneven- arctic-europe-us
Consider the following
statements about the text, marking if they are
true (T) or false (F).
( ) At the climate conference, it was agreed to keep global warming unevenly, according to the region. ( ) The Mediterranean countries, Brazil and the US are the areas expected to suffer most, with local temperature increasing more than 3°C. ( ) Loss of heat-reflecting snow and changes in rainfall are some local factors that influence in the uneven pattern of warming.
The correct order of filling in the parenthesis, from the top to the bottom, is:
( ) At the climate conference, it was agreed to keep global warming unevenly, according to the region. ( ) The Mediterranean countries, Brazil and the US are the areas expected to suffer most, with local temperature increasing more than 3°C. ( ) Loss of heat-reflecting snow and changes in rainfall are some local factors that influence in the uneven pattern of warming.
The correct order of filling in the parenthesis, from the top to the bottom, is:
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional-2017.1- AGRESTE |
Q1332726
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question
based on it.
Maltreatment Highest Among Youngest Children
Children under age 1 have the highest rate of abuse or
neglect, with about 24 per 1,000 children victmized. The
maltreatment rate decreases with age; 17-year-olds, for
instance, have victimization rates of 3.5 per 1,000.
(Disponível em:
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2
016082600. Acessado em 15de setembro de 2016).
According to the graphic, it is true to assert that
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional-2017.1- AGRESTE |
Q1332725
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
The motion requests the prohibition of the hunting of captive-bred lions under any conditions and also states that breeding should only be allowed at “registered zoos or facilities that demonstrate a clear conservation benefit”.
The passing of this motion has come at a critical time as despite more than 20 years of campaigning by local and international activists and organizations to bring an end to these practices, the industry has shown steady growth over the last decade.
Currently there are more than 180 facilities holding approximately 7000 predators used for a variety of commercial purposes, including captive or ‘canned’ hunts.
Although basic legislation is in place to regulate the captive keeping and hunting of lions in South Africa, IUCN members have acknowledged that the SA government has had limited legal scope available to terminate “canned” hunting altogether and are hoping the guidelines set out in the motion will assist them to revise legislation.
“The Department (of Environmental Affairs) will consider the implications associated with the motion; engage the relevant IUCN members and then take appropriate actions, guided by its legal mandate,” says Albi Modise.
Adding to further implementation, amendments to TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) Regulations will be published early next year which are expected to include prohibiting the introduction of wild lion to captive breeding facilities and the captive breeding of lion if no conservation benefit can be demonstrated.
While the passing of this motion is significant, it is only the first step of what could still be a tricky process.
South Africa told to end canned lion hunting
A motion to terminate the hunting and breeding of captive
lions and other predators in South Africa has been approved
by the IUCN World Conservation Congress currently
underway in Hawaii.
The motion requests the prohibition of the hunting of captive-bred lions under any conditions and also states that breeding should only be allowed at “registered zoos or facilities that demonstrate a clear conservation benefit”.
The passing of this motion has come at a critical time as despite more than 20 years of campaigning by local and international activists and organizations to bring an end to these practices, the industry has shown steady growth over the last decade.
Currently there are more than 180 facilities holding approximately 7000 predators used for a variety of commercial purposes, including captive or ‘canned’ hunts.
Although basic legislation is in place to regulate the captive keeping and hunting of lions in South Africa, IUCN members have acknowledged that the SA government has had limited legal scope available to terminate “canned” hunting altogether and are hoping the guidelines set out in the motion will assist them to revise legislation.
“The Department (of Environmental Affairs) will consider the implications associated with the motion; engage the relevant IUCN members and then take appropriate actions, guided by its legal mandate,” says Albi Modise.
Adding to further implementation, amendments to TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) Regulations will be published early next year which are expected to include prohibiting the introduction of wild lion to captive breeding facilities and the captive breeding of lion if no conservation benefit can be demonstrated.
While the passing of this motion is significant, it is only the first step of what could still be a tricky process.
Adaptado de: < http://www.bloodlions.org/sa-told-end-canned-lionhunting/> Acessado em 10 de setembro de 2016.
Should there be no conservation benefits, amendments
to Threatened or Protected Species Regulations
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional-2017.1- AGRESTE |
Q1332724
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
The motion requests the prohibition of the hunting of captive-bred lions under any conditions and also states that breeding should only be allowed at “registered zoos or facilities that demonstrate a clear conservation benefit”.
The passing of this motion has come at a critical time as despite more than 20 years of campaigning by local and international activists and organizations to bring an end to these practices, the industry has shown steady growth over the last decade.
Currently there are more than 180 facilities holding approximately 7000 predators used for a variety of commercial purposes, including captive or ‘canned’ hunts.
Although basic legislation is in place to regulate the captive keeping and hunting of lions in South Africa, IUCN members have acknowledged that the SA government has had limited legal scope available to terminate “canned” hunting altogether and are hoping the guidelines set out in the motion will assist them to revise legislation.
“The Department (of Environmental Affairs) will consider the implications associated with the motion; engage the relevant IUCN members and then take appropriate actions, guided by its legal mandate,” says Albi Modise.
Adding to further implementation, amendments to TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) Regulations will be published early next year which are expected to include prohibiting the introduction of wild lion to captive breeding facilities and the captive breeding of lion if no conservation benefit can be demonstrated.
While the passing of this motion is significant, it is only the first step of what could still be a tricky process.
South Africa told to end canned lion hunting
A motion to terminate the hunting and breeding of captive
lions and other predators in South Africa has been approved
by the IUCN World Conservation Congress currently
underway in Hawaii.
The motion requests the prohibition of the hunting of captive-bred lions under any conditions and also states that breeding should only be allowed at “registered zoos or facilities that demonstrate a clear conservation benefit”.
The passing of this motion has come at a critical time as despite more than 20 years of campaigning by local and international activists and organizations to bring an end to these practices, the industry has shown steady growth over the last decade.
Currently there are more than 180 facilities holding approximately 7000 predators used for a variety of commercial purposes, including captive or ‘canned’ hunts.
Although basic legislation is in place to regulate the captive keeping and hunting of lions in South Africa, IUCN members have acknowledged that the SA government has had limited legal scope available to terminate “canned” hunting altogether and are hoping the guidelines set out in the motion will assist them to revise legislation.
“The Department (of Environmental Affairs) will consider the implications associated with the motion; engage the relevant IUCN members and then take appropriate actions, guided by its legal mandate,” says Albi Modise.
Adding to further implementation, amendments to TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) Regulations will be published early next year which are expected to include prohibiting the introduction of wild lion to captive breeding facilities and the captive breeding of lion if no conservation benefit can be demonstrated.
While the passing of this motion is significant, it is only the first step of what could still be a tricky process.
Adaptado de: < http://www.bloodlions.org/sa-told-end-canned-lionhunting/> Acessado em 10 de setembro de 2016.
In the sentence “... the SA government has had
limited legal scope available to terminate “canned”
hunting altogether…” the word altogether means:
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional-2017.1- AGRESTE |
Q1332723
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
The motion requests the prohibition of the hunting of captive-bred lions under any conditions and also states that breeding should only be allowed at “registered zoos or facilities that demonstrate a clear conservation benefit”.
The passing of this motion has come at a critical time as despite more than 20 years of campaigning by local and international activists and organizations to bring an end to these practices, the industry has shown steady growth over the last decade.
Currently there are more than 180 facilities holding approximately 7000 predators used for a variety of commercial purposes, including captive or ‘canned’ hunts.
Although basic legislation is in place to regulate the captive keeping and hunting of lions in South Africa, IUCN members have acknowledged that the SA government has had limited legal scope available to terminate “canned” hunting altogether and are hoping the guidelines set out in the motion will assist them to revise legislation.
“The Department (of Environmental Affairs) will consider the implications associated with the motion; engage the relevant IUCN members and then take appropriate actions, guided by its legal mandate,” says Albi Modise.
Adding to further implementation, amendments to TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) Regulations will be published early next year which are expected to include prohibiting the introduction of wild lion to captive breeding facilities and the captive breeding of lion if no conservation benefit can be demonstrated.
While the passing of this motion is significant, it is only the first step of what could still be a tricky process.
South Africa told to end canned lion hunting
A motion to terminate the hunting and breeding of captive
lions and other predators in South Africa has been approved
by the IUCN World Conservation Congress currently
underway in Hawaii.
The motion requests the prohibition of the hunting of captive-bred lions under any conditions and also states that breeding should only be allowed at “registered zoos or facilities that demonstrate a clear conservation benefit”.
The passing of this motion has come at a critical time as despite more than 20 years of campaigning by local and international activists and organizations to bring an end to these practices, the industry has shown steady growth over the last decade.
Currently there are more than 180 facilities holding approximately 7000 predators used for a variety of commercial purposes, including captive or ‘canned’ hunts.
Although basic legislation is in place to regulate the captive keeping and hunting of lions in South Africa, IUCN members have acknowledged that the SA government has had limited legal scope available to terminate “canned” hunting altogether and are hoping the guidelines set out in the motion will assist them to revise legislation.
“The Department (of Environmental Affairs) will consider the implications associated with the motion; engage the relevant IUCN members and then take appropriate actions, guided by its legal mandate,” says Albi Modise.
Adding to further implementation, amendments to TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) Regulations will be published early next year which are expected to include prohibiting the introduction of wild lion to captive breeding facilities and the captive breeding of lion if no conservation benefit can be demonstrated.
While the passing of this motion is significant, it is only the first step of what could still be a tricky process.
Adaptado de: < http://www.bloodlions.org/sa-told-end-canned-lionhunting/> Acessado em 10 de setembro de 2016.
South Africa
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional-2017.1- AGRESTE |
Q1332722
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following
question based on it.
Next generation cars that can think for themselves have clear advantages over flesh-and-blood drivers: they don't get drunk or drowsy, daydream or get distracted by mobile phones and squabbling kids. As the driver is taken out of the equation, so too will a large proportion of accidents.
Worldwide, 1.24 million people die each year in road accidents and as many as 50 million are injured. Human error causes over 90 percent of these collisions.
Driverless cars, which can sense other vehicles on the road as well as obstacles and lane markings, are already proving much safer than human-driven cars. Driverless cars use a mix of GPS, cameras, complex scanners and sensors to detect vehicles, traffic signals, curbs, pedestrians and other obstacles. A central computer system analyzes the data to control acceleration, steering and braking. The software can simulate different eventualities to ensure safety on the road - and the results can be incorporated into the design and production process.
As well as detecting their surroundings using ultrasophisticated mapping systems, future cars will be able to communicate with each other, allowing as many cars as possible to fit on the roads. Connected vehicles will feature safety warnings that alert drivers of potentially dangerous conditions - impending collisions, icy roads and dangerous curves.
Experts say it's not the technology slowing our progress, but legal and practical issues such as who is responsible in the case of an accident, urban infrastructure planning, and the security of car computer systems. Once these details are worked out, and manufacturers have used sophisticated software tools to eliminate all potential problems, it won't be long until we're all a lot safer on the roads.
Transportation Re-imagined
The transportation industry enables more than just a means
of getting around. With the advance of high technology,
changing consumer priorities, and the increased access to
travel for much of the developed world, taking a car or train
from point A to point B has evolved in ways not previously
imagined. Digital technologies are a key component of the
new mobility concept.
Next generation cars that can think for themselves have clear advantages over flesh-and-blood drivers: they don't get drunk or drowsy, daydream or get distracted by mobile phones and squabbling kids. As the driver is taken out of the equation, so too will a large proportion of accidents.
Worldwide, 1.24 million people die each year in road accidents and as many as 50 million are injured. Human error causes over 90 percent of these collisions.
Driverless cars, which can sense other vehicles on the road as well as obstacles and lane markings, are already proving much safer than human-driven cars. Driverless cars use a mix of GPS, cameras, complex scanners and sensors to detect vehicles, traffic signals, curbs, pedestrians and other obstacles. A central computer system analyzes the data to control acceleration, steering and braking. The software can simulate different eventualities to ensure safety on the road - and the results can be incorporated into the design and production process.
As well as detecting their surroundings using ultrasophisticated mapping systems, future cars will be able to communicate with each other, allowing as many cars as possible to fit on the roads. Connected vehicles will feature safety warnings that alert drivers of potentially dangerous conditions - impending collisions, icy roads and dangerous curves.
Experts say it's not the technology slowing our progress, but legal and practical issues such as who is responsible in the case of an accident, urban infrastructure planning, and the security of car computer systems. Once these details are worked out, and manufacturers have used sophisticated software tools to eliminate all potential problems, it won't be long until we're all a lot safer on the roads.
Disponível em: <http://ifwe.3ds.com/accelerating-transportation-dreams-reality#transportation-re-imagined> Acessado em 13 de
setembro de 2016.
It is true to affirm that
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional-2017.1- AGRESTE |
Q1332721
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following
question based on it.
Next generation cars that can think for themselves have clear advantages over flesh-and-blood drivers: they don't get drunk or drowsy, daydream or get distracted by mobile phones and squabbling kids. As the driver is taken out of the equation, so too will a large proportion of accidents.
Worldwide, 1.24 million people die each year in road accidents and as many as 50 million are injured. Human error causes over 90 percent of these collisions.
Driverless cars, which can sense other vehicles on the road as well as obstacles and lane markings, are already proving much safer than human-driven cars. Driverless cars use a mix of GPS, cameras, complex scanners and sensors to detect vehicles, traffic signals, curbs, pedestrians and other obstacles. A central computer system analyzes the data to control acceleration, steering and braking. The software can simulate different eventualities to ensure safety on the road - and the results can be incorporated into the design and production process.
As well as detecting their surroundings using ultrasophisticated mapping systems, future cars will be able to communicate with each other, allowing as many cars as possible to fit on the roads. Connected vehicles will feature safety warnings that alert drivers of potentially dangerous conditions - impending collisions, icy roads and dangerous curves.
Experts say it's not the technology slowing our progress, but legal and practical issues such as who is responsible in the case of an accident, urban infrastructure planning, and the security of car computer systems. Once these details are worked out, and manufacturers have used sophisticated software tools to eliminate all potential problems, it won't be long until we're all a lot safer on the roads.
Transportation Re-imagined
The transportation industry enables more than just a means
of getting around. With the advance of high technology,
changing consumer priorities, and the increased access to
travel for much of the developed world, taking a car or train
from point A to point B has evolved in ways not previously
imagined. Digital technologies are a key component of the
new mobility concept.
Next generation cars that can think for themselves have clear advantages over flesh-and-blood drivers: they don't get drunk or drowsy, daydream or get distracted by mobile phones and squabbling kids. As the driver is taken out of the equation, so too will a large proportion of accidents.
Worldwide, 1.24 million people die each year in road accidents and as many as 50 million are injured. Human error causes over 90 percent of these collisions.
Driverless cars, which can sense other vehicles on the road as well as obstacles and lane markings, are already proving much safer than human-driven cars. Driverless cars use a mix of GPS, cameras, complex scanners and sensors to detect vehicles, traffic signals, curbs, pedestrians and other obstacles. A central computer system analyzes the data to control acceleration, steering and braking. The software can simulate different eventualities to ensure safety on the road - and the results can be incorporated into the design and production process.
As well as detecting their surroundings using ultrasophisticated mapping systems, future cars will be able to communicate with each other, allowing as many cars as possible to fit on the roads. Connected vehicles will feature safety warnings that alert drivers of potentially dangerous conditions - impending collisions, icy roads and dangerous curves.
Experts say it's not the technology slowing our progress, but legal and practical issues such as who is responsible in the case of an accident, urban infrastructure planning, and the security of car computer systems. Once these details are worked out, and manufacturers have used sophisticated software tools to eliminate all potential problems, it won't be long until we're all a lot safer on the roads.
Disponível em: <http://ifwe.3ds.com/accelerating-transportation-dreams-reality#transportation-re-imagined> Acessado em 13 de
setembro de 2016.
Driverless cars
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional-2017.1- AGRESTE |
Q1332720
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following
question based on it.
Next generation cars that can think for themselves have clear advantages over flesh-and-blood drivers: they don't get drunk or drowsy, daydream or get distracted by mobile phones and squabbling kids. As the driver is taken out of the equation, so too will a large proportion of accidents.
Worldwide, 1.24 million people die each year in road accidents and as many as 50 million are injured. Human error causes over 90 percent of these collisions.
Driverless cars, which can sense other vehicles on the road as well as obstacles and lane markings, are already proving much safer than human-driven cars. Driverless cars use a mix of GPS, cameras, complex scanners and sensors to detect vehicles, traffic signals, curbs, pedestrians and other obstacles. A central computer system analyzes the data to control acceleration, steering and braking. The software can simulate different eventualities to ensure safety on the road - and the results can be incorporated into the design and production process.
As well as detecting their surroundings using ultrasophisticated mapping systems, future cars will be able to communicate with each other, allowing as many cars as possible to fit on the roads. Connected vehicles will feature safety warnings that alert drivers of potentially dangerous conditions - impending collisions, icy roads and dangerous curves.
Experts say it's not the technology slowing our progress, but legal and practical issues such as who is responsible in the case of an accident, urban infrastructure planning, and the security of car computer systems. Once these details are worked out, and manufacturers have used sophisticated software tools to eliminate all potential problems, it won't be long until we're all a lot safer on the roads.
Transportation Re-imagined
The transportation industry enables more than just a means
of getting around. With the advance of high technology,
changing consumer priorities, and the increased access to
travel for much of the developed world, taking a car or train
from point A to point B has evolved in ways not previously
imagined. Digital technologies are a key component of the
new mobility concept.
Next generation cars that can think for themselves have clear advantages over flesh-and-blood drivers: they don't get drunk or drowsy, daydream or get distracted by mobile phones and squabbling kids. As the driver is taken out of the equation, so too will a large proportion of accidents.
Worldwide, 1.24 million people die each year in road accidents and as many as 50 million are injured. Human error causes over 90 percent of these collisions.
Driverless cars, which can sense other vehicles on the road as well as obstacles and lane markings, are already proving much safer than human-driven cars. Driverless cars use a mix of GPS, cameras, complex scanners and sensors to detect vehicles, traffic signals, curbs, pedestrians and other obstacles. A central computer system analyzes the data to control acceleration, steering and braking. The software can simulate different eventualities to ensure safety on the road - and the results can be incorporated into the design and production process.
As well as detecting their surroundings using ultrasophisticated mapping systems, future cars will be able to communicate with each other, allowing as many cars as possible to fit on the roads. Connected vehicles will feature safety warnings that alert drivers of potentially dangerous conditions - impending collisions, icy roads and dangerous curves.
Experts say it's not the technology slowing our progress, but legal and practical issues such as who is responsible in the case of an accident, urban infrastructure planning, and the security of car computer systems. Once these details are worked out, and manufacturers have used sophisticated software tools to eliminate all potential problems, it won't be long until we're all a lot safer on the roads.
Disponível em: <http://ifwe.3ds.com/accelerating-transportation-dreams-reality#transportation-re-imagined> Acessado em 13 de
setembro de 2016.
It is true to affirm that
1) getting people out of the control of the steering wheel should result in fewer accidents. 2) a flesh-and-blood generation of cars has been created that can think for themselves. 3) unlike human beings, driverless cars are not distracted by children or mobile phones. 4) digital technologies have a peripheral importance in the mobility revolution. 5) road accidents claim many lives and most car crashes are caused by human error.
The correct alternatives are, only:
1) getting people out of the control of the steering wheel should result in fewer accidents. 2) a flesh-and-blood generation of cars has been created that can think for themselves. 3) unlike human beings, driverless cars are not distracted by children or mobile phones. 4) digital technologies have a peripheral importance in the mobility revolution. 5) road accidents claim many lives and most car crashes are caused by human error.
The correct alternatives are, only:
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional- 2016.2- AGRESTE |
Q1331287
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the graph below and answer the following question based on it.
Disponível em: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34190359.
Acessado em 2 de maio de 2016.
It is true to affirm that
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional- 2016.2- AGRESTE |
Q1331286
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Human trafficking is slavery
According to the United States Department of Justice,
human trafficking is the “third most profitable criminal
activity. An estimated $9.5 billion is generated in annual
revenue from all trafficking activities, with at least $4 billion
attributed to the worldwide brothel industry.”
The United States Department of State estimates that
800,000 women, children and men are internationally
trafficked every year. Most of these victims are enslaved in
the sex trade industry, followed by domestic servitude and
labor. Over 14,000 victims are trafficked into the United
States annually, according to the United States Department
of Justice, and an estimated 200,000 American children are
potentially trafficked each year into the sex trade.
Since 2001, the United States Department of Health and
Human Services has issued almost 1,100 certifications to
human trafficking victims in the United States originating
from over 40 countries. The largest contributing regions are
Latin America and Asia. The majority of victims are female
and half of all victims are children. Law enforcement
agencies report that the majority of trafficking cases
presented as prostitution. But victims of human trafficking
have also been rescued from enslavement as domestic
servants, child soldiers, child brides, beggars, manual
laborers, sweatshops workers, and in landmine removal
efforts. There are also baby trafficking rings that sell babies
to both knowing and unknowing adoptive parents.
Anyone can potentially fall prey to human traffickers. Before
enslavement, many victims earned higher educational
degrees. Many victims were professionals. Others were
simply seeking a better life when they fell prey. Regardless
of demographics or the circumstance of their trafficking, the
common thread among all trafficking victims is the deprivation of inherent human rights and dignity. They are
frequently subjected to physical, mental, emotional and
sexual abuse. Although these victims are a commodity to
the traffickers, they are nonetheless considered expendable.
They are consequently not given adequate care. Without
proper care and essential services, these innocent victims
will be less likely to live hopeful, healthy, and productive
lives.
Adaptado de: <http://globalrescuerelief.org/what-is-human-trafficking/> Acessado em 5 de maio de 2016.
Human traffickers
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional- 2016.2- AGRESTE |
Q1331285
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Human trafficking is slavery
According to the United States Department of Justice,
human trafficking is the “third most profitable criminal
activity. An estimated $9.5 billion is generated in annual
revenue from all trafficking activities, with at least $4 billion
attributed to the worldwide brothel industry.”
The United States Department of State estimates that
800,000 women, children and men are internationally
trafficked every year. Most of these victims are enslaved in
the sex trade industry, followed by domestic servitude and
labor. Over 14,000 victims are trafficked into the United
States annually, according to the United States Department
of Justice, and an estimated 200,000 American children are
potentially trafficked each year into the sex trade.
Since 2001, the United States Department of Health and
Human Services has issued almost 1,100 certifications to
human trafficking victims in the United States originating
from over 40 countries. The largest contributing regions are
Latin America and Asia. The majority of victims are female
and half of all victims are children. Law enforcement
agencies report that the majority of trafficking cases
presented as prostitution. But victims of human trafficking
have also been rescued from enslavement as domestic
servants, child soldiers, child brides, beggars, manual
laborers, sweatshops workers, and in landmine removal
efforts. There are also baby trafficking rings that sell babies
to both knowing and unknowing adoptive parents.
Anyone can potentially fall prey to human traffickers. Before
enslavement, many victims earned higher educational
degrees. Many victims were professionals. Others were
simply seeking a better life when they fell prey. Regardless
of demographics or the circumstance of their trafficking, the
common thread among all trafficking victims is the deprivation of inherent human rights and dignity. They are
frequently subjected to physical, mental, emotional and
sexual abuse. Although these victims are a commodity to
the traffickers, they are nonetheless considered expendable.
They are consequently not given adequate care. Without
proper care and essential services, these innocent victims
will be less likely to live hopeful, healthy, and productive
lives.
Adaptado de: <http://globalrescuerelief.org/what-is-human-trafficking/> Acessado em 5 de maio de 2016.
Victims of human trafficking in the US
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional- 2016.2- AGRESTE |
Q1331284
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Human trafficking is slavery
According to the United States Department of Justice,
human trafficking is the “third most profitable criminal
activity. An estimated $9.5 billion is generated in annual
revenue from all trafficking activities, with at least $4 billion
attributed to the worldwide brothel industry.”
The United States Department of State estimates that
800,000 women, children and men are internationally
trafficked every year. Most of these victims are enslaved in
the sex trade industry, followed by domestic servitude and
labor. Over 14,000 victims are trafficked into the United
States annually, according to the United States Department
of Justice, and an estimated 200,000 American children are
potentially trafficked each year into the sex trade.
Since 2001, the United States Department of Health and
Human Services has issued almost 1,100 certifications to
human trafficking victims in the United States originating
from over 40 countries. The largest contributing regions are
Latin America and Asia. The majority of victims are female
and half of all victims are children. Law enforcement
agencies report that the majority of trafficking cases
presented as prostitution. But victims of human trafficking
have also been rescued from enslavement as domestic
servants, child soldiers, child brides, beggars, manual
laborers, sweatshops workers, and in landmine removal
efforts. There are also baby trafficking rings that sell babies
to both knowing and unknowing adoptive parents.
Anyone can potentially fall prey to human traffickers. Before
enslavement, many victims earned higher educational
degrees. Many victims were professionals. Others were
simply seeking a better life when they fell prey. Regardless
of demographics or the circumstance of their trafficking, the
common thread among all trafficking victims is the deprivation of inherent human rights and dignity. They are
frequently subjected to physical, mental, emotional and
sexual abuse. Although these victims are a commodity to
the traffickers, they are nonetheless considered expendable.
They are consequently not given adequate care. Without
proper care and essential services, these innocent victims
will be less likely to live hopeful, healthy, and productive
lives.
Adaptado de: <http://globalrescuerelief.org/what-is-human-trafficking/> Acessado em 5 de maio de 2016.
The trafficking of humans
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional- 2016.2- AGRESTE |
Q1331283
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Feed Additive Squelches Ruminants' Methane Belches.
The global population is now nearly seven and a half billion.
And that’s just humans. Because our planet is also home to
one-and-a-half-billion cows, another billion sheep, and a
billion goats. Their combined belches account for a full fifth
of the world's methane emissions—and methane is about 30
times more potent at trapping heat than CO2.
But those methane emissions might get cut—by feeding the
grazers something called 3-nitrooxypropanol. "I can tell you,
they like it. No rejection at all." Maik Kindermann, an organic
chemist at DSM Nutritional Products in Switzerland. Liking
it, in the cow world, he says basically means they'll still
gobble up their food, even with this stuff mixed in.
Kindermann's company developed the additive a few years
back. It jams up an enzyme crucial to the production of
methane by bacteria that live inside the animals. And it
slashes the number of those methane-belching bacteria,
while leaving the rest of the microbiome intact. The result? A
30 percent decrease in methane emissions.
Kindermann says he thinks the compound could be a winwin for the planet—and the animals. "You know the
methane is kind of a waste product. And this energy, instead
of losing it for the animal, it can be reused for the animal in
terms of performance, and at the same time we are doing
something for greenhouse gas emission and climate
change." The product’s not on the market yet—toxicology
tests are ongoing. But the hope is that it might take some of
the heat off of beef.
Disponível em:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/feed-additivesquelches-ruminants-methane-belches/ Acessado em 5 de maio de
2016.
It is true to affirm that
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional- 2016.2- AGRESTE |
Q1331282
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Feed Additive Squelches Ruminants' Methane Belches.
The global population is now nearly seven and a half billion.
And that’s just humans. Because our planet is also home to
one-and-a-half-billion cows, another billion sheep, and a
billion goats. Their combined belches account for a full fifth
of the world's methane emissions—and methane is about 30
times more potent at trapping heat than CO2.
But those methane emissions might get cut—by feeding the
grazers something called 3-nitrooxypropanol. "I can tell you,
they like it. No rejection at all." Maik Kindermann, an organic
chemist at DSM Nutritional Products in Switzerland. Liking
it, in the cow world, he says basically means they'll still
gobble up their food, even with this stuff mixed in.
Kindermann's company developed the additive a few years
back. It jams up an enzyme crucial to the production of
methane by bacteria that live inside the animals. And it
slashes the number of those methane-belching bacteria,
while leaving the rest of the microbiome intact. The result? A
30 percent decrease in methane emissions.
Kindermann says he thinks the compound could be a winwin for the planet—and the animals. "You know the
methane is kind of a waste product. And this energy, instead
of losing it for the animal, it can be reused for the animal in
terms of performance, and at the same time we are doing
something for greenhouse gas emission and climate
change." The product’s not on the market yet—toxicology
tests are ongoing. But the hope is that it might take some of
the heat off of beef.
Disponível em:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/feed-additivesquelches-ruminants-methane-belches/ Acessado em 5 de maio de
2016.
It is true to affirm that
1) methane is less harmful than CO2 when it comes to heat trapping. 2) goats, sheep and cows account for 25% of the world’s methane emissions. 3) the population of cows outnumbers that of goats or of sheep. 4) the population of humans exceeds that of all animals on the planet. 5) methane is more dangerous for the planet than carbon dioxide gas.
The correct alternatives are:
1) methane is less harmful than CO2 when it comes to heat trapping. 2) goats, sheep and cows account for 25% of the world’s methane emissions. 3) the population of cows outnumbers that of goats or of sheep. 4) the population of humans exceeds that of all animals on the planet. 5) methane is more dangerous for the planet than carbon dioxide gas.
The correct alternatives are:
Ano: 2016
Banca:
Cepros
Órgão:
CESMAC
Prova:
Cepros - 2016 - CESMAC - Processo Seletivo Tradicional- 2016.2- AGRESTE |
Q1331281
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Feed Additive Squelches Ruminants' Methane Belches.
The global population is now nearly seven and a half billion.
And that’s just humans. Because our planet is also home to
one-and-a-half-billion cows, another billion sheep, and a
billion goats. Their combined belches account for a full fifth
of the world's methane emissions—and methane is about 30
times more potent at trapping heat than CO2.
But those methane emissions might get cut—by feeding the
grazers something called 3-nitrooxypropanol. "I can tell you,
they like it. No rejection at all." Maik Kindermann, an organic
chemist at DSM Nutritional Products in Switzerland. Liking
it, in the cow world, he says basically means they'll still
gobble up their food, even with this stuff mixed in.
Kindermann's company developed the additive a few years
back. It jams up an enzyme crucial to the production of
methane by bacteria that live inside the animals. And it
slashes the number of those methane-belching bacteria,
while leaving the rest of the microbiome intact. The result? A
30 percent decrease in methane emissions.
Kindermann says he thinks the compound could be a winwin for the planet—and the animals. "You know the
methane is kind of a waste product. And this energy, instead
of losing it for the animal, it can be reused for the animal in
terms of performance, and at the same time we are doing
something for greenhouse gas emission and climate
change." The product’s not on the market yet—toxicology
tests are ongoing. But the hope is that it might take some of
the heat off of beef.
Disponível em:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/feed-additivesquelches-ruminants-methane-belches/ Acessado em 5 de maio de
2016.
In the sentence “…they'll still gobble up their food, even
with this stuff mixed in.”, the expression gobble up
means
Q1235276
Inglês
British Gas is to offer more than two million smart meter customers free electricity for eight-hour periods at weekends. From this weekend, it is launching a new plan called FreeTime which gives smart meter customers free electricity between 9am and 5pm on Saturday or Sunday. Customers will be able to choose which day of the weekend they would prefer to have the free electricity, when they will be able to mow the lawn or catch up on box sets without this adding to their energy costs.
Disponível em www.ondemandnews.com. Acesso em: 11 de jul. 2016 (adaptado).
Durante qual horário a eletricidade é mais barata ou gratuita?
Disponível em www.ondemandnews.com. Acesso em: 11 de jul. 2016 (adaptado).
Durante qual horário a eletricidade é mais barata ou gratuita?
Q1233101
Inglês
British Gas is to offer more than two million smart meter customers free electricity for eight-hour periods at weekends. From this weekend, it is launching a new plan called FreeTime which gives smart meter customers free electricity between 9am and 5pm on Saturday or Sunday. Customers will be able to choose which day of the weekend they would prefer to have the free electricity, when they will be able to mow the lawn or catch up on box sets without this adding to their energy costs.
Disponível em www.ondemandnews.com. Acesso em: 11 de jul. 2016 (adaptado).
Sobre o que o texto fala?
Disponível em www.ondemandnews.com. Acesso em: 11 de jul. 2016 (adaptado).
Sobre o que o texto fala?
Q1231272
Inglês
Why I miss technology-free travel
(Monday, Dec 12, 2016. Josh Noel.)
I’ve been a travel writer for almost eight years, but here's the irony: I’m probably a worse traveler now. Back when I was freewheeling and in my early 20s, I’d get into my car every summer with an atlas, a bag stuffed with CDs and very little forethought about where I was headed.
I’d be gone for two weeks to three months. The extent of the technology I carried was the portable disc player connected to my tape player by a snaking wire. I stayed in pristine riverside campgrounds, quiet roadside motels operated by charming gray-haired couples and on the couches of people I’d met earlier that day. Once I forced myself to pick up a hitchhiker, a peaceful-looking, hippie-type dude. It wasn’t the life-altering experience I’d hoped for; he just needed a ride to work at a restaurant 10 miles up the road. Another time I got to talking with a guy who said he wasn’t sure he’d be able to afford his next tank of gas. I gave him five bucks — all I could spare — and he gave me a pink crystal that he said had special powers or some such. I rode around with that crystal on my dashboard for 15 years until I gave it to a friend who was dying of cancer. I wanted her to have something meaningful to me, and that was it, secured by chance at an Oklahoma rest stop and hauled everywhere I went until it became hers.
I don’t travel so much anymore. As much as I’d like to say it’s because of having a family and a job and obligations weightier than whether to turn left or turn right, it has more to do with the shiny little machines in our pockets. When it comes to conquering the unknown, those shiny little machines can tell us everything about everything: the top 10 hotels, top 10 attractions, top 10 kid-friendly sushi places and the top 10 vegan-and-dog-friendly cafes with Wi-Fi and a pool table. Worse, we’ve mostly given up thinking about how we get from point A to point B. I have mistyped a couple of letters of a street name into Waze, and unquestioningly driven a route that I knew made no sense. But the shiny little machine says it is so! When I realized my mistake, I was furious not because I was going to be late or because I had wasted time, but because I had surrendered my critical thinking about how I got from point A to point B.
So as I can, I build unpredictability into my routine. I walk different ways to work, to the train, to the bus and around our neighborhood with my little son. When traveling, I demand unpredictability. Yes, the quickest route and top-ranked whatever is mighty attractive (especially the quickest route), but when I can build in time for wandering, I do it. When I can spend time finding my way by foot — no apps or phone maps
— I do that. When I can leave a hotel room with only a minimal plan, I walk out the front door. I duck into a bar. I sip a beer that I can’t find back home. I chat with a local. I ask for a dinner recommendation. And I value that answer over the wisdom of the online crowd every time.
(Available: http://www.chicagotribune.com. Adapted.)
Wi-Fi and restaurants are examples of:
(Monday, Dec 12, 2016. Josh Noel.)
I’ve been a travel writer for almost eight years, but here's the irony: I’m probably a worse traveler now. Back when I was freewheeling and in my early 20s, I’d get into my car every summer with an atlas, a bag stuffed with CDs and very little forethought about where I was headed.
I’d be gone for two weeks to three months. The extent of the technology I carried was the portable disc player connected to my tape player by a snaking wire. I stayed in pristine riverside campgrounds, quiet roadside motels operated by charming gray-haired couples and on the couches of people I’d met earlier that day. Once I forced myself to pick up a hitchhiker, a peaceful-looking, hippie-type dude. It wasn’t the life-altering experience I’d hoped for; he just needed a ride to work at a restaurant 10 miles up the road. Another time I got to talking with a guy who said he wasn’t sure he’d be able to afford his next tank of gas. I gave him five bucks — all I could spare — and he gave me a pink crystal that he said had special powers or some such. I rode around with that crystal on my dashboard for 15 years until I gave it to a friend who was dying of cancer. I wanted her to have something meaningful to me, and that was it, secured by chance at an Oklahoma rest stop and hauled everywhere I went until it became hers.
I don’t travel so much anymore. As much as I’d like to say it’s because of having a family and a job and obligations weightier than whether to turn left or turn right, it has more to do with the shiny little machines in our pockets. When it comes to conquering the unknown, those shiny little machines can tell us everything about everything: the top 10 hotels, top 10 attractions, top 10 kid-friendly sushi places and the top 10 vegan-and-dog-friendly cafes with Wi-Fi and a pool table. Worse, we’ve mostly given up thinking about how we get from point A to point B. I have mistyped a couple of letters of a street name into Waze, and unquestioningly driven a route that I knew made no sense. But the shiny little machine says it is so! When I realized my mistake, I was furious not because I was going to be late or because I had wasted time, but because I had surrendered my critical thinking about how I got from point A to point B.
So as I can, I build unpredictability into my routine. I walk different ways to work, to the train, to the bus and around our neighborhood with my little son. When traveling, I demand unpredictability. Yes, the quickest route and top-ranked whatever is mighty attractive (especially the quickest route), but when I can build in time for wandering, I do it. When I can spend time finding my way by foot — no apps or phone maps
— I do that. When I can leave a hotel room with only a minimal plan, I walk out the front door. I duck into a bar. I sip a beer that I can’t find back home. I chat with a local. I ask for a dinner recommendation. And I value that answer over the wisdom of the online crowd every time.
(Available: http://www.chicagotribune.com. Adapted.)
Wi-Fi and restaurants are examples of:
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