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Text II


Examining the fluff that frustrates northern China



       Like most blizzards, it begins with just a few white wisps swirling about. Gradually the volume increases and the stuff starts to accumulate on the ground. During the heaviest downfalls the air is so thick with it as to impair visibility. But this is no winter scene. It is what happens every April across much of northern China, when poplar trees start giving off their cotton-like seed-pods.

     The phenomenon has already begun in Beijing. On April 8th an eddy of fluff balls wafted around the American treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, as she held a press conference in an embassy garden.

     To call this a nuisance is an understatement. In many people the fluff triggers allergies, asthma and other respiratory problems. Experts say the white balls—produced by the trees’ catkins—are not themselves allergenic, but that they distribute irritating pollen.

      They also clog rain gutters, drain pipes and car radiators. Worse, they pose a fire hazard. Officials have warned that the fuzz balls have a low ignition point and called for extreme caution on the part of smokers, welders or anyone inclined to burn them “out of curiosity”.

       China’s catkin problem is the unintended consequence of an old effort to improve the environment. Intensive tree planting began in the 1950s with the aim of ending the scourge of sandstorms caused by winds sweeping out of barren areas. The trees were also meant to firm up the soil and slow desertification. Poplar trees, along with willows, were selected because they are cheap, fast-growing and drought-resistant.

    In some ways the plan worked. Today sandstorms are less severe and the threat of desertification has faded. But the annual onslaught from catkins is another legacy. Female trees are the cotton-ball culprits. There are millions of them (poplar and willow) in Beijing alone.

    Authorities have sought to mitigate the mess. The simplest way is to spray water on the trees, turning the fluffy flyers into damp squibs. More advanced solutions involve “birth control”, or injecting female trees with chemicals that suppress catkin production. Another option is “gender-reassignment surgery”, in which branches on female trees are cut and replaced with male grafts. 

   But experts say that these efforts will take time. The good news is that the flurries of poplar fluff will only last for a few more weeks. The bad news is that wafts of willow fluff will then begin. 
From: https://www.economist.com/china/2024/04/18/examining-thefluff-that-frustrates-northern-china


In the last paragraph, the author observes the phenomenon is
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Q2758987 Inglês
Text II


Examining the fluff that frustrates northern China



       Like most blizzards, it begins with just a few white wisps swirling about. Gradually the volume increases and the stuff starts to accumulate on the ground. During the heaviest downfalls the air is so thick with it as to impair visibility. But this is no winter scene. It is what happens every April across much of northern China, when poplar trees start giving off their cotton-like seed-pods.

     The phenomenon has already begun in Beijing. On April 8th an eddy of fluff balls wafted around the American treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, as she held a press conference in an embassy garden.

     To call this a nuisance is an understatement. In many people the fluff triggers allergies, asthma and other respiratory problems. Experts say the white balls—produced by the trees’ catkins—are not themselves allergenic, but that they distribute irritating pollen.

      They also clog rain gutters, drain pipes and car radiators. Worse, they pose a fire hazard. Officials have warned that the fuzz balls have a low ignition point and called for extreme caution on the part of smokers, welders or anyone inclined to burn them “out of curiosity”.

       China’s catkin problem is the unintended consequence of an old effort to improve the environment. Intensive tree planting began in the 1950s with the aim of ending the scourge of sandstorms caused by winds sweeping out of barren areas. The trees were also meant to firm up the soil and slow desertification. Poplar trees, along with willows, were selected because they are cheap, fast-growing and drought-resistant.

    In some ways the plan worked. Today sandstorms are less severe and the threat of desertification has faded. But the annual onslaught from catkins is another legacy. Female trees are the cotton-ball culprits. There are millions of them (poplar and willow) in Beijing alone.

    Authorities have sought to mitigate the mess. The simplest way is to spray water on the trees, turning the fluffy flyers into damp squibs. More advanced solutions involve “birth control”, or injecting female trees with chemicals that suppress catkin production. Another option is “gender-reassignment surgery”, in which branches on female trees are cut and replaced with male grafts. 

   But experts say that these efforts will take time. The good news is that the flurries of poplar fluff will only last for a few more weeks. The bad news is that wafts of willow fluff will then begin. 
From: https://www.economist.com/china/2024/04/18/examining-thefluff-that-frustrates-northern-china


Based on the text, mark the statements below as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

( ) Willows and poplar trees are unsuitable to withstand extended dry periods.
( ) All possible outcomes of the 1950s environmental plans were widely predicted.
( ) Biological interventions are among the measures being considered to control the catkin problem.

The statements are, respectively,
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Text I


Energy Transition in a Transnational World


       Within the sphere of environmental law, the climate crisis is increasingly understood to be an intersectional challenge that implicates and exacerbates existing systemic challenges and prevailing pathways of inequality. From this vantage point climate change also creates opportunities for rethinking the role of law in limiting the destructive impacts of climate change and moving towards a more sustainable and equitable world in the process. This view is advanced by the climate justice movement, which is swelling in influence worldwide. Drawing from the environmental justice movement, the climate justice movement exposes not only how social and economic inequality has led to and perpetuates patterns of climate change, but also how climate change deepens inequality by disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable members of society. Climate justice seeks greater emphasis on this issue and advocates on the part of those most affected by climate change. The movement envisions a world which simultaneously curtails the negative effects of climate change and reshapes existing social, political, and economic relationships along the way.


      Amidst the overlapping crises of modern times, the modern climate justice movement is reviving dialogue at the intersection of feminism, environmentalism, social and economic justice, and other progressive law reform movements, as well as creating the space and momentum for intersectional ideas to flourish. For lawyers and legal scholars, the opportunity is to see climate change and environmental degradation within its broader social context and to seize upon the rule of law as a powerful tool for change. 


      Nowhere are these intersecting challenges as acute as in the context of energy. One of the principal aims of the climate justice movement is to achieve a just and equitable transition from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy. This requires transitioning from fossil fuel-dependent to low and zero-carbon economies. However, the pathways for overhauling energy systems worldwide remain indeterminate. Energy systems are evolving in response to a combination of law and policy changes, developments in energy technologies, and market forces. Moreover, given both the entrenched nature of fossil fuel economies and the varied social, political, economic, and environmental factors that shape energy transition, pathways to decarbonization are bound to be beset with complex trade-offs, such as those between energy security and environmental objectives, or between energy choice and economies of scale. The precise contours of these systemic changes vary from country to country, and remain under-explored both within their national contexts and from a broader transnational perspective. This knowledge gap is critical. Understanding how, why, and to what end states are restructuring their energy economies is essential for transitioning to more environmentally sustainable and just societies worldwide. In short, this is an area in need of experimentation and iterative learning. It is a subject ripe for greater scholarly focus, particularly at the transnational level, where improved learning and sharing is indispensable for achieving the global-level shifts needed to address climate change. Adapted from: Etty, Thijs et al. “Energy Transition in a Transnational World.” Transnational Environmental Law 10.2 (2021): 197–204. Available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/transnational-environmentallaw/article/energy-transition-in-a-transnationalworld/9F9D4229588B39C0E5916DFBE82EA046 
The text concludes by stating that studies in the area are 
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Text I


Energy Transition in a Transnational World


       Within the sphere of environmental law, the climate crisis is increasingly understood to be an intersectional challenge that implicates and exacerbates existing systemic challenges and prevailing pathways of inequality. From this vantage point climate change also creates opportunities for rethinking the role of law in limiting the destructive impacts of climate change and moving towards a more sustainable and equitable world in the process. This view is advanced by the climate justice movement, which is swelling in influence worldwide. Drawing from the environmental justice movement, the climate justice movement exposes not only how social and economic inequality has led to and perpetuates patterns of climate change, but also how climate change deepens inequality by disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable members of society. Climate justice seeks greater emphasis on this issue and advocates on the part of those most affected by climate change. The movement envisions a world which simultaneously curtails the negative effects of climate change and reshapes existing social, political, and economic relationships along the way.


      Amidst the overlapping crises of modern times, the modern climate justice movement is reviving dialogue at the intersection of feminism, environmentalism, social and economic justice, and other progressive law reform movements, as well as creating the space and momentum for intersectional ideas to flourish. For lawyers and legal scholars, the opportunity is to see climate change and environmental degradation within its broader social context and to seize upon the rule of law as a powerful tool for change. 


      Nowhere are these intersecting challenges as acute as in the context of energy. One of the principal aims of the climate justice movement is to achieve a just and equitable transition from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy. This requires transitioning from fossil fuel-dependent to low and zero-carbon economies. However, the pathways for overhauling energy systems worldwide remain indeterminate. Energy systems are evolving in response to a combination of law and policy changes, developments in energy technologies, and market forces. Moreover, given both the entrenched nature of fossil fuel economies and the varied social, political, economic, and environmental factors that shape energy transition, pathways to decarbonization are bound to be beset with complex trade-offs, such as those between energy security and environmental objectives, or between energy choice and economies of scale. The precise contours of these systemic changes vary from country to country, and remain under-explored both within their national contexts and from a broader transnational perspective. This knowledge gap is critical. Understanding how, why, and to what end states are restructuring their energy economies is essential for transitioning to more environmentally sustainable and just societies worldwide. In short, this is an area in need of experimentation and iterative learning. It is a subject ripe for greater scholarly focus, particularly at the transnational level, where improved learning and sharing is indispensable for achieving the global-level shifts needed to address climate change. Adapted from: Etty, Thijs et al. “Energy Transition in a Transnational World.” Transnational Environmental Law 10.2 (2021): 197–204. Available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/transnational-environmentallaw/article/energy-transition-in-a-transnationalworld/9F9D4229588B39C0E5916DFBE82EA046 
When the authors mention “both the entrenched nature of fossil fuel economies and the varied social, political, economic, and environmental factors” (3rd paragraph), they imply the exchanges aiming at decarbonization may be 
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Text I


Energy Transition in a Transnational World


       Within the sphere of environmental law, the climate crisis is increasingly understood to be an intersectional challenge that implicates and exacerbates existing systemic challenges and prevailing pathways of inequality. From this vantage point climate change also creates opportunities for rethinking the role of law in limiting the destructive impacts of climate change and moving towards a more sustainable and equitable world in the process. This view is advanced by the climate justice movement, which is swelling in influence worldwide. Drawing from the environmental justice movement, the climate justice movement exposes not only how social and economic inequality has led to and perpetuates patterns of climate change, but also how climate change deepens inequality by disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable members of society. Climate justice seeks greater emphasis on this issue and advocates on the part of those most affected by climate change. The movement envisions a world which simultaneously curtails the negative effects of climate change and reshapes existing social, political, and economic relationships along the way.


      Amidst the overlapping crises of modern times, the modern climate justice movement is reviving dialogue at the intersection of feminism, environmentalism, social and economic justice, and other progressive law reform movements, as well as creating the space and momentum for intersectional ideas to flourish. For lawyers and legal scholars, the opportunity is to see climate change and environmental degradation within its broader social context and to seize upon the rule of law as a powerful tool for change. 


      Nowhere are these intersecting challenges as acute as in the context of energy. One of the principal aims of the climate justice movement is to achieve a just and equitable transition from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy. This requires transitioning from fossil fuel-dependent to low and zero-carbon economies. However, the pathways for overhauling energy systems worldwide remain indeterminate. Energy systems are evolving in response to a combination of law and policy changes, developments in energy technologies, and market forces. Moreover, given both the entrenched nature of fossil fuel economies and the varied social, political, economic, and environmental factors that shape energy transition, pathways to decarbonization are bound to be beset with complex trade-offs, such as those between energy security and environmental objectives, or between energy choice and economies of scale. The precise contours of these systemic changes vary from country to country, and remain under-explored both within their national contexts and from a broader transnational perspective. This knowledge gap is critical. Understanding how, why, and to what end states are restructuring their energy economies is essential for transitioning to more environmentally sustainable and just societies worldwide. In short, this is an area in need of experimentation and iterative learning. It is a subject ripe for greater scholarly focus, particularly at the transnational level, where improved learning and sharing is indispensable for achieving the global-level shifts needed to address climate change. Adapted from: Etty, Thijs et al. “Energy Transition in a Transnational World.” Transnational Environmental Law 10.2 (2021): 197–204. Available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/transnational-environmentallaw/article/energy-transition-in-a-transnationalworld/9F9D4229588B39C0E5916DFBE82EA046 
The verb in “curtails the negative effects” (1st paragraph) means to 
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Text I


Energy Transition in a Transnational World


       Within the sphere of environmental law, the climate crisis is increasingly understood to be an intersectional challenge that implicates and exacerbates existing systemic challenges and prevailing pathways of inequality. From this vantage point climate change also creates opportunities for rethinking the role of law in limiting the destructive impacts of climate change and moving towards a more sustainable and equitable world in the process. This view is advanced by the climate justice movement, which is swelling in influence worldwide. Drawing from the environmental justice movement, the climate justice movement exposes not only how social and economic inequality has led to and perpetuates patterns of climate change, but also how climate change deepens inequality by disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable members of society. Climate justice seeks greater emphasis on this issue and advocates on the part of those most affected by climate change. The movement envisions a world which simultaneously curtails the negative effects of climate change and reshapes existing social, political, and economic relationships along the way.


      Amidst the overlapping crises of modern times, the modern climate justice movement is reviving dialogue at the intersection of feminism, environmentalism, social and economic justice, and other progressive law reform movements, as well as creating the space and momentum for intersectional ideas to flourish. For lawyers and legal scholars, the opportunity is to see climate change and environmental degradation within its broader social context and to seize upon the rule of law as a powerful tool for change. 


      Nowhere are these intersecting challenges as acute as in the context of energy. One of the principal aims of the climate justice movement is to achieve a just and equitable transition from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy. This requires transitioning from fossil fuel-dependent to low and zero-carbon economies. However, the pathways for overhauling energy systems worldwide remain indeterminate. Energy systems are evolving in response to a combination of law and policy changes, developments in energy technologies, and market forces. Moreover, given both the entrenched nature of fossil fuel economies and the varied social, political, economic, and environmental factors that shape energy transition, pathways to decarbonization are bound to be beset with complex trade-offs, such as those between energy security and environmental objectives, or between energy choice and economies of scale. The precise contours of these systemic changes vary from country to country, and remain under-explored both within their national contexts and from a broader transnational perspective. This knowledge gap is critical. Understanding how, why, and to what end states are restructuring their energy economies is essential for transitioning to more environmentally sustainable and just societies worldwide. In short, this is an area in need of experimentation and iterative learning. It is a subject ripe for greater scholarly focus, particularly at the transnational level, where improved learning and sharing is indispensable for achieving the global-level shifts needed to address climate change. Adapted from: Etty, Thijs et al. “Energy Transition in a Transnational World.” Transnational Environmental Law 10.2 (2021): 197–204. Available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/transnational-environmentallaw/article/energy-transition-in-a-transnationalworld/9F9D4229588B39C0E5916DFBE82EA046 
According to the text, the influence of climate justice movement at present is
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Text I


Energy Transition in a Transnational World


       Within the sphere of environmental law, the climate crisis is increasingly understood to be an intersectional challenge that implicates and exacerbates existing systemic challenges and prevailing pathways of inequality. From this vantage point climate change also creates opportunities for rethinking the role of law in limiting the destructive impacts of climate change and moving towards a more sustainable and equitable world in the process. This view is advanced by the climate justice movement, which is swelling in influence worldwide. Drawing from the environmental justice movement, the climate justice movement exposes not only how social and economic inequality has led to and perpetuates patterns of climate change, but also how climate change deepens inequality by disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable members of society. Climate justice seeks greater emphasis on this issue and advocates on the part of those most affected by climate change. The movement envisions a world which simultaneously curtails the negative effects of climate change and reshapes existing social, political, and economic relationships along the way.


      Amidst the overlapping crises of modern times, the modern climate justice movement is reviving dialogue at the intersection of feminism, environmentalism, social and economic justice, and other progressive law reform movements, as well as creating the space and momentum for intersectional ideas to flourish. For lawyers and legal scholars, the opportunity is to see climate change and environmental degradation within its broader social context and to seize upon the rule of law as a powerful tool for change. 


      Nowhere are these intersecting challenges as acute as in the context of energy. One of the principal aims of the climate justice movement is to achieve a just and equitable transition from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy. This requires transitioning from fossil fuel-dependent to low and zero-carbon economies. However, the pathways for overhauling energy systems worldwide remain indeterminate. Energy systems are evolving in response to a combination of law and policy changes, developments in energy technologies, and market forces. Moreover, given both the entrenched nature of fossil fuel economies and the varied social, political, economic, and environmental factors that shape energy transition, pathways to decarbonization are bound to be beset with complex trade-offs, such as those between energy security and environmental objectives, or between energy choice and economies of scale. The precise contours of these systemic changes vary from country to country, and remain under-explored both within their national contexts and from a broader transnational perspective. This knowledge gap is critical. Understanding how, why, and to what end states are restructuring their energy economies is essential for transitioning to more environmentally sustainable and just societies worldwide. In short, this is an area in need of experimentation and iterative learning. It is a subject ripe for greater scholarly focus, particularly at the transnational level, where improved learning and sharing is indispensable for achieving the global-level shifts needed to address climate change. Adapted from: Etty, Thijs et al. “Energy Transition in a Transnational World.” Transnational Environmental Law 10.2 (2021): 197–204. Available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/transnational-environmentallaw/article/energy-transition-in-a-transnationalworld/9F9D4229588B39C0E5916DFBE82EA046 
Analyse the statements below based on the text.

I. Climate justice supports the view that populations in disadvantage are impervious to the effects of climate change.
II. Efforts to link up with different movements are being expended by modern climate justice.
III. A keen understanding of how to revamp energy systems on a global scale has been achieved.

Choose the correct answer: 
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Considering the description below, choose the corresponding type of interpreting:


“The interpreter listens to a unit of the source language, often making notes, then delivers a translation of the content after the original speaker. This type is often used for meetings, seminars, speeches, presentations, and so on where the listeners all understand one of two languages. It does not require any special equipment. Often the interpreter will have a microphone and interpret the source language from off-stage; at other times the interpreter will be alongside the speaker.”

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Examine the excerpt extracted from “Localization from the Perspective of Translation Studies” (p. 2-3) by Anthony Pym and choose the alternative which DOES NOT CONTAIN features of the localization discourse:


Within localization models, translation is reduced to just one small step in a larger process. Most theorists of translation, of the other hand, would want to see localization as just a part of translation. This has given rise to considerable debate and more than a little discontent (see ISG 2003). Localization models mostly recognize two kinds of processes: internationalisation (for the centralized preparation of products) and localization proper (for the adaptation of the product to locales). Translation Studies, on the other hand, has long worked with three spaces for processes: production of the source text, intervention of the translator, and reception of the target text (or translation). From that perspective, some things seem to be missing in the localizer’s view of the world.

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The following fragment is part of a Cooperation Agreement set between a Brazilian university and a foreign university:


3.7 – RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HOSTING UNIVERSITIES


The host will agree to accept the prescribed number of exchange students, to enroll them as full time students of home university for the agreed upon period of study. The host university will assist students participating under the terms of this agreement, as far as possible, in finding suitable accommodation and will provide appropriate assistance in matters of health, language and local custom that may arise. The host university will appoint an individual who will provide advisory and other academic services to students participating in the exchange under the terms of this agreement.


With regards to the fragment above, please choose the CORRECT answer:

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Sistemas de tradução automática disponíveis na internet apresentam-se como uma ferramenta alternativa de apoio ao tradutor. Todavia, traduções de alta qualidade exigem análise crítica e intervenção ativa, por parte do tradutor, sobre o texto apresentado pela ferramenta eletrônica. Abaixo, encontra-se o resumo em português de um artigo na área de Direito. Analise as duas versões apresentadas pelos tradutores automáticos Google e BabelFish e em seguida marque a alternativa INCORRETA.


O Direito não se desenvolve na exatidão de um cálculo matemático. É necessário o reconhecimento dos fatores históricos e axiológicos que permeiam a produção jurídica, sob o risco de se cair na escuridão do resumo do Direito à lei.


Tradução automática apresentada pelo Google Tradutor:

The law does not develop in the accuracy of a mathematical calculation. recognition of historical and value factors is necessary that permeate the legal production, at the risk of falling in the darkness of the summary of law to law.


Tradução automática apresentada pelo BabelFish:

The law develops in a mathematical calculation accuracy. It is necessary to the recognition of historical and axiológicos factors that permeate the legal production, under the risk of falling into the darkness of the summary of the law.

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De acordo com os autores de Traduzir com autonomia, é importante identificar Uts, unidades de tradução, que seriam itens lexicais desconhecidos, estruturas sintáticas incompreensíveis e ambiguidades semânticas de difícil solução. Com base nessa informação, assinale a alternativa mais adequada para a tradução do título do artigo “Experiências de enfermeiras brasileiras profissionais no cuidado de pacientes com AIDS”:

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Please, read the following text in order to answer questions 21 to 25.


Are scientists leaving the net?


The scientists who helped create the Internet may be leaving it for less crowded cyberspaces. Having been on the Internet longer than the rest of us, scientists use it differently.


Premier researchers use the Internet to test projects like real-time, 3D models of colliding galaxies or rampaging tornadoes. For tasks like that, the Internet is no longer fast enough or reliable enough. And some scientists are frustrated. For them, the information superhighway is full of bumper-to-bumper traffic.


Visionary engineers at the National Science Foundation, fortunately, have long foreseen such congestion. As an alternative, they created the very high-speed Backbone Network Service (VBNS). It links a handful of government and university labs at speed of 155,000,000 bits per second, or 10,000 times faster than a standard modem. By the year 2000, a new generation of equipment and another round of research could give scientists data pipes 12 times faster than that. Among other tricks, these new high bandwidth networks will allow scientists to manipulate huge computer files so unwieldy they are now shipped by four-wheeled means. “Never underestimate the bandwidth of a pick-up truck full of data”, jokes Daniel Sandin of the University of Illinois.


Sandin and his team in Chicago will use the VBNS to immerse goggled humans at different locations into the same type of jaw-dropping virtual reality simulation generated by a supercomputer. “You could not do that on the Internet,” says Thomas Defanti, Sandin’s colleague. “The Internet is so congested that for any kind of highbandwidth use, it is essentially rendered useless.”


“Simply adding lanes is not going to work,” adds Beth Gaston of the National Science Foundation. “Our role is to spur the technology forward” – Mark Uheling.


(Popular Science, September 1996, p.60)

The main purpose of the text is to:

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Q2757732 Inglês

Please, read the following text in order to answer questions 21 to 25.


Are scientists leaving the net?


The scientists who helped create the Internet may be leaving it for less crowded cyberspaces. Having been on the Internet longer than the rest of us, scientists use it differently.


Premier researchers use the Internet to test projects like real-time, 3D models of colliding galaxies or rampaging tornadoes. For tasks like that, the Internet is no longer fast enough or reliable enough. And some scientists are frustrated. For them, the information superhighway is full of bumper-to-bumper traffic.


Visionary engineers at the National Science Foundation, fortunately, have long foreseen such congestion. As an alternative, they created the very high-speed Backbone Network Service (VBNS). It links a handful of government and university labs at speed of 155,000,000 bits per second, or 10,000 times faster than a standard modem. By the year 2000, a new generation of equipment and another round of research could give scientists data pipes 12 times faster than that. Among other tricks, these new high bandwidth networks will allow scientists to manipulate huge computer files so unwieldy they are now shipped by four-wheeled means. “Never underestimate the bandwidth of a pick-up truck full of data”, jokes Daniel Sandin of the University of Illinois.


Sandin and his team in Chicago will use the VBNS to immerse goggled humans at different locations into the same type of jaw-dropping virtual reality simulation generated by a supercomputer. “You could not do that on the Internet,” says Thomas Defanti, Sandin’s colleague. “The Internet is so congested that for any kind of highbandwidth use, it is essentially rendered useless.”


“Simply adding lanes is not going to work,” adds Beth Gaston of the National Science Foundation. “Our role is to spur the technology forward” – Mark Uheling.


(Popular Science, September 1996, p.60)

One of the scientists tried to make a funny comment by saying:

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Please, read the following text in order to answer questions 21 to 25.


Are scientists leaving the net?


The scientists who helped create the Internet may be leaving it for less crowded cyberspaces. Having been on the Internet longer than the rest of us, scientists use it differently.


Premier researchers use the Internet to test projects like real-time, 3D models of colliding galaxies or rampaging tornadoes. For tasks like that, the Internet is no longer fast enough or reliable enough. And some scientists are frustrated. For them, the information superhighway is full of bumper-to-bumper traffic.


Visionary engineers at the National Science Foundation, fortunately, have long foreseen such congestion. As an alternative, they created the very high-speed Backbone Network Service (VBNS). It links a handful of government and university labs at speed of 155,000,000 bits per second, or 10,000 times faster than a standard modem. By the year 2000, a new generation of equipment and another round of research could give scientists data pipes 12 times faster than that. Among other tricks, these new high bandwidth networks will allow scientists to manipulate huge computer files so unwieldy they are now shipped by four-wheeled means. “Never underestimate the bandwidth of a pick-up truck full of data”, jokes Daniel Sandin of the University of Illinois.


Sandin and his team in Chicago will use the VBNS to immerse goggled humans at different locations into the same type of jaw-dropping virtual reality simulation generated by a supercomputer. “You could not do that on the Internet,” says Thomas Defanti, Sandin’s colleague. “The Internet is so congested that for any kind of highbandwidth use, it is essentially rendered useless.”


“Simply adding lanes is not going to work,” adds Beth Gaston of the National Science Foundation. “Our role is to spur the technology forward” – Mark Uheling.


(Popular Science, September 1996, p.60)

The areas in which scientists mostly use the Internet are:

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Q2754397 Inglês

Instruction: Answer questions 36 to 40 based on the following text.


Klingon to Dothraki: Invented languages gain popularity


  1. The idea of invented languages is not new. People have been trying to create new tongues
  2. for a long time. One of the most famous examples is Esperanto, created by Ludwik Zamenhof
  3. in 1887 which he hoped would become __ globally spoken unifying language. The fact that it
  4. is based on 16 very simple rules and took words from languages already present makes it very
  5. easy to learn. This was a conscious decision by Zamenhof who hoped that if everyone spoke
  6. one language, there would be fewer wars and conflicts.
  7. So far, none of the existing constructed languages has achieved a large number of
  8. speakers. Klingon, the invented language of Star Trek has around 20-30 speakers. Na’vi, the
  9. language created for the movie “Avatar” has one fluent speaker, 10 intermediate speakers,
  10. and over forty novices. Dothraki, which was crafted specifically for __ series Game of Thrones,
  11. boasts seven intermediate speakers and around a hundred novices. For now, Garadálava has
  12. exactly one speaker: Fynn Schlemminger himself.
  13. However Esperanto is a notable exception: it’s estimated that the language has around
  14. some 1,000 native speakers, and many parents teach it to their children. TV series, movies,
  15. books, and especially the Internet have given invented languages a chance like never before.
  16. According to the BBC, Esperanto, which was created almost exactly 100 years ago, is currently
  17. experiencing a boost, mostly thanks to the language learning app Duolingo, and a highly
  18. engaged online community. Wikipedia is also available in this language.
  19. With the amount of time and effort it takes to learn a new language, it is rather unlikely
  20. that __ invented tongue will achieve world domination in the same way English has. But it is
  21. clear that there is rising interest in creating new languages. “Yes, there might be more of them
  22. in the future, or more people will try their hand at it,” said Carpenter.


Fonte: adaptado de http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/25/from-klingon-to-dothraki-is-inventing-your-own-language-that-hard-

Analyse the following statements:


I. None of the created languages have a large ammount of speakers, being used only in movies and books.

II. Esperanto was created to be an universal language, meant to promote peace.

III. Despite the fact that created languages haven’t been globally speaken, in the future they will certainly replace English as the world dominant language.


Which ones are correct?

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Q2754393
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension , Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects ,
Ano: 2018 Banca: FUNDATEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Mampituba - RS Prova: FUNDATEC - 2018 - Prefeitura de Mampituba - RS - Professor - Inglês |
Q2754393 Inglês

Instruction: Answer questions 36 to 40 based on the following text.


Klingon to Dothraki: Invented languages gain popularity


  1. The idea of invented languages is not new. People have been trying to create new tongues
  2. for a long time. One of the most famous examples is Esperanto, created by Ludwik Zamenhof
  3. in 1887 which he hoped would become __ globally spoken unifying language. The fact that it
  4. is based on 16 very simple rules and took words from languages already present makes it very
  5. easy to learn. This was a conscious decision by Zamenhof who hoped that if everyone spoke
  6. one language, there would be fewer wars and conflicts.
  7. So far, none of the existing constructed languages has achieved a large number of
  8. speakers. Klingon, the invented language of Star Trek has around 20-30 speakers. Na’vi, the
  9. language created for the movie “Avatar” has one fluent speaker, 10 intermediate speakers,
  10. and over forty novices. Dothraki, which was crafted specifically for __ series Game of Thrones,
  11. boasts seven intermediate speakers and around a hundred novices. For now, Garadálava has
  12. exactly one speaker: Fynn Schlemminger himself.
  13. However Esperanto is a notable exception: it’s estimated that the language has around
  14. some 1,000 native speakers, and many parents teach it to their children. TV series, movies,
  15. books, and especially the Internet have given invented languages a chance like never before.
  16. According to the BBC, Esperanto, which was created almost exactly 100 years ago, is currently
  17. experiencing a boost, mostly thanks to the language learning app Duolingo, and a highly
  18. engaged online community. Wikipedia is also available in this language.
  19. With the amount of time and effort it takes to learn a new language, it is rather unlikely
  20. that __ invented tongue will achieve world domination in the same way English has. But it is
  21. clear that there is rising interest in creating new languages. “Yes, there might be more of them
  22. in the future, or more people will try their hand at it,” said Carpenter.


Fonte: adaptado de http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/25/from-klingon-to-dothraki-is-inventing-your-own-language-that-hard-

Analyse the following statements:


I. ‘So far’ (l.07) could be replaced by Up to this time.

II. The expression ‘However’ (l.13) introduces a statement that contrast with what has been said.

III. ‘But’ (l.20) introduces an impossibility and could be replaced by Thus.


Which ones are INCORRECT?

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Q2754389
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension , Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects ,
Ano: 2018 Banca: FUNDATEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Mampituba - RS Prova: FUNDATEC - 2018 - Prefeitura de Mampituba - RS - Professor - Inglês |
Q2754389 Inglês

Instruction: Answer questions 36 to 40 based on the following text.


Klingon to Dothraki: Invented languages gain popularity


  1. The idea of invented languages is not new. People have been trying to create new tongues
  2. for a long time. One of the most famous examples is Esperanto, created by Ludwik Zamenhof
  3. in 1887 which he hoped would become __ globally spoken unifying language. The fact that it
  4. is based on 16 very simple rules and took words from languages already present makes it very
  5. easy to learn. This was a conscious decision by Zamenhof who hoped that if everyone spoke
  6. one language, there would be fewer wars and conflicts.
  7. So far, none of the existing constructed languages has achieved a large number of
  8. speakers. Klingon, the invented language of Star Trek has around 20-30 speakers. Na’vi, the
  9. language created for the movie “Avatar” has one fluent speaker, 10 intermediate speakers,
  10. and over forty novices. Dothraki, which was crafted specifically for __ series Game of Thrones,
  11. boasts seven intermediate speakers and around a hundred novices. For now, Garadálava has
  12. exactly one speaker: Fynn Schlemminger himself.
  13. However Esperanto is a notable exception: it’s estimated that the language has around
  14. some 1,000 native speakers, and many parents teach it to their children. TV series, movies,
  15. books, and especially the Internet have given invented languages a chance like never before.
  16. According to the BBC, Esperanto, which was created almost exactly 100 years ago, is currently
  17. experiencing a boost, mostly thanks to the language learning app Duolingo, and a highly
  18. engaged online community. Wikipedia is also available in this language.
  19. With the amount of time and effort it takes to learn a new language, it is rather unlikely
  20. that __ invented tongue will achieve world domination in the same way English has. But it is
  21. clear that there is rising interest in creating new languages. “Yes, there might be more of them
  22. in the future, or more people will try their hand at it,” said Carpenter.


Fonte: adaptado de http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/25/from-klingon-to-dothraki-is-inventing-your-own-language-that-hard-

Consider the following statements:


I. ‘an’ correctly fills in the blank of line 03.

II. In order to correctly fill in the blank of line 10, it should be used ‘a’.

III. In line 20, the blank should be filled with ‘the’.


Which ones are INCORRECT?

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Q2754387
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2018 Banca: FUNDATEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Mampituba - RS Prova: FUNDATEC - 2018 - Prefeitura de Mampituba - RS - Professor - Inglês |
Q2754387 Inglês

Instruction: Answer questions 31 to 35 based on the following text.


German student invents own language


  1. Fynn Schlemminger _____ exactly what he wanted to do for his A-levels special project:
  2. create a language from scratch. And that’s exactly what he did. The invented language is
  3. called Garadálava, and, according to its creator, it is unique. “The premise of creating
  4. Garadálava was to make it unlike any spoken language. I came up with a phonology people
  5. usually interpret as harsh or pointed, featuring some guttural sounds and a very unmelodious
  6. tone,” he explained.
  7. All languages are, to a point, constructed because they went through corrections and
  8. reforms over time. However, there is one main difference according to a professor of linguistics
  9. at Wellesley College. Angela Carpenter, who has been teaching a course on invented languages
  10. since 2010, said the main difference is that “an invented language originates in someone's
  11. mind and is developed and expanded upon mostly by that person. A natural language ______
  12. within a speech community, usually from another language, dialect or creole, over a period of
  13. time.”
  14. When Schlemminger began working on Garadálava, he started with a sketch, an idea of
  15. how the language should sound and feel like.
  16. “You begin with the more superficial things, the shape of the language so to speak, some
  17. basic words, a sound inventory, sentence order. After that you simply go into more detail and
  18. mostly rotate between making up words and grammar rules, until you are done,” he said to
  19. Euronews. To him, the experience of creating a language was not unlike making a sculpture,
  20. creating a work of art.
  21. “Inventing a language is a very creative process that also requires knowledge of linguistic
  22. structures to make it a viable language. Having to create your own language really ______
  23. you to understand linguistic structure and the complex nature of language communication,”
  24. explained Carpenter.


Fonte: adaptado de http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/25/from-klingon-to-dothraki-is-inventing-your-own-language-that-hard-

Consider the following statements about the text:


I. Garadávala is a language widely spoken in Germany.

II. Opposed to invented languages, natural languages are not part of a construction.

III. In order to invent a language, one must be both creative and have a good understanding of language structure.


Which ones are in agreement with the text?

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Q2754383
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension , Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects ,
Ano: 2018 Banca: FUNDATEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Mampituba - RS Prova: FUNDATEC - 2018 - Prefeitura de Mampituba - RS - Professor - Inglês |
Q2754383 Inglês

Instruction: Answer questions 31 to 35 based on the following text.


German student invents own language


  1. Fynn Schlemminger _____ exactly what he wanted to do for his A-levels special project:
  2. create a language from scratch. And that’s exactly what he did. The invented language is
  3. called Garadálava, and, according to its creator, it is unique. “The premise of creating
  4. Garadálava was to make it unlike any spoken language. I came up with a phonology people
  5. usually interpret as harsh or pointed, featuring some guttural sounds and a very unmelodious
  6. tone,” he explained.
  7. All languages are, to a point, constructed because they went through corrections and
  8. reforms over time. However, there is one main difference according to a professor of linguistics
  9. at Wellesley College. Angela Carpenter, who has been teaching a course on invented languages
  10. since 2010, said the main difference is that “an invented language originates in someone's
  11. mind and is developed and expanded upon mostly by that person. A natural language ______
  12. within a speech community, usually from another language, dialect or creole, over a period of
  13. time.”
  14. When Schlemminger began working on Garadálava, he started with a sketch, an idea of
  15. how the language should sound and feel like.
  16. “You begin with the more superficial things, the shape of the language so to speak, some
  17. basic words, a sound inventory, sentence order. After that you simply go into more detail and
  18. mostly rotate between making up words and grammar rules, until you are done,” he said to
  19. Euronews. To him, the experience of creating a language was not unlike making a sculpture,
  20. creating a work of art.
  21. “Inventing a language is a very creative process that also requires knowledge of linguistic
  22. structures to make it a viable language. Having to create your own language really ______
  23. you to understand linguistic structure and the complex nature of language communication,”
  24. explained Carpenter.


Fonte: adaptado de http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/25/from-klingon-to-dothraki-is-inventing-your-own-language-that-hard-

Consider sentences from the text; then analyse the following statements:


I. A possible synonym of ‘harsh’ (l. 05) is ‘rough’, considering the context of the sentence.

II. Considering the context, ‘who has been teaching’ (l.09) should be translated to ‘que têm ensinado’.

III. Although it has a gerund form, ‘having’ (l.22) is classified as an adjective.


Which ones are correct?

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Respostas
761: E
762: C
763: A
764: E
765: A
766: D
767: B
768: B
769: C
770: C
771: A
772: A
773: D
774: C
775: C
776: B
777: C
778: E
779: C
780: A
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