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Ano: 2020
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
Câmara de Mogi Mirim - SP
Provas:
VUNESP - 2020 - Câmara de Mogi Mirim - SP - Jornalista
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VUNESP - 2020 - Câmara de Mogi Mirim - SP - Analista Legislativo |
Q1681789
Inglês
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Among the press‘s roles are what are called the “three
I’s” – information, interpretation, and interest. Roger Hilsman,
a political scientist and State Department official in the John
F. Kennedy administration, identified “the gathering and
dissemination of information” as a major function of the press.
The flow of information through the press [...] is the lifeblood of
America’s democratic system.
Information in press coverage of foreign affairs is
almost always accompanied by interpretation. Journalists
provide contexts (often called “frames”) in which information
is conveyed. “By suggesting the cause and relationships
of various events,” the political scientist Doris A. Graber
observes, “the media may shape opinions even without telling
their audiences what to believe or think. For example, linking
civil strife in El Salvador [in the 1980s] to the activities of
Soviet and Cuban agents ensured that the American public
would view the situation with considerable alarm.” Among
policymakers in Washington, Hilsman notes, “the press is not
the sole source of interpretation. The president, the secretary
of state, the assistant secretaries, American ambassadors,
senators, congressmen, academic experts – all are sources
of interpretation. But the fact that the press is there every day,
day after day, with its interpretations makes it the principal
competitor of all the others in interpreting events”.
The press also can play an important role in stirring interest
in an issue both in Washington and among the public. During
the Ronald Reagan years media reporting awakened public
interest on starvation in Ethiopia, a topic that Americans had
shown little interest in prior to the appearance of illustrated
stories about dying children in the press and on television. An
example from the James Earl Carter years was the debate
over whether to deploy enhanced radiation nuclear bombs
(also called neutron bombs) in western Europe. The debate
began with a story by Walter Pincus in the Washington Post
on 6 June 1977. A quotation in the story noted that the bombs
would „kill people“ while „leaving buildings and tanks standing.“
Once the story was framed in this negative way – on television
and radio as well as in newspapers and magazines – the
administration was not able to gain public and congressional
support for deploying the new weapon. The unfolding of this
story illustrates a frequent pattern in foreign policy: print
journalists often bring stories to public attention, after which
they are covered by other print and electronic reporters.
(https://www.americanforeignrelations.com/O-W/
The-Press-The-press-s-many-roles.html. Acesso em 22.02.2020)
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the press is not the sole source of interpretation – pode
ser substituída, sem alteração de sentido, por:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
MetroCapital Soluções
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Cerquilho - SP
Prova:
MetroCapital Soluções - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cerquilho - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1681525
Inglês
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TEXT
When we are young, we learn that
tigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We
might be scared of them because they are big
and powerful. As we get older, however, we
learn that sometimes the most dangerous
animals are also the smallest animals. In fact,
the animal that kills the most people every year
is one that you have probably killed yourself
many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all mosquitoes
are biters, this is not actually the case. Male
mosquitoes eat plant nectar. On the other hand,
female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They
need this blood to live and produce eggs. When
a female mosquito bites a human being, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the
blood. This saliva may or may not contain a
deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as
minor as an itchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many
people in the course of its life, it can carry
diseases from one person to another very
easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried
by mosquitoes are malaria and yellow fever.
More than 700 million people become sick
from these diseases every year. At least 2
million of these people will die from these
diseases.
Many scientists are working on safer
and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far,
there is no sure way to protect everyone in the
world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nets
can be placed over beds to protect people
against being bitten. These nets help people
stay safe at night, but they do not kill any
mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many natural
enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and
certain kinds of fish. Bringing more of these
animals into places where mosquitoes live
might help to cut down the amount of
mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural
solution, but it does not always work very well.
Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons or
sprays. Even though these sprays kill
mosquitoes, they may also harm other plants or
animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem as
scary as larger, more powerful animals, they
are far more dangerous to human beings. But
things are changing. It is highly likely that one
day scientists will find a way to keep everyone
safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they
carry.
What does the word “minor” mean on the
second paragraph?
Ano: 2021
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
CODEVASF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2021 - CODEVASF - Analista em Desenvolvimento Regional - Tecnologia da Informação |
Q1678886
Inglês
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As American federal authorities and cybersecurity experts rush to
identify the full scope of the SolarWinds compromise, the list of
known targets grows. The fallout from the cyberattack on the
Texas-based software company appears to be vast, with a slew of
powerful U.S. government agencies and businesses seemingly
being infected by hackers who are believed to be affiliated with
Russia.
SolarWinds says it has identified 18,000 customers potentially
affected by the incident, which saw the culprits hijack software
updates for a widely-used IT monitoring tool called "Orion" to
spread malware, seemingly with the intention of espionage. The
consequences of the brazen cyber-assault, which was first
discovered by security firm FireEye after it too was infiltrated by
the same group, are yet to be understood. But experts fear the
hackers' access could be exploited to steal sensitive information
or destroy and falsify government data, and warn it could take
years to fix.
While the full list of victims is unclear — and expanding almost
daily — Microsoft said its teams had identified more than 40 of
its customers the attackers had aimed at "more precisely and
compromised through additional and sophisticated measures."
It now seems likely the scope of the victims could be broad.
Microsoft said the initial list included security, technology and
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) alongside the
government targets. It said 80 percent of attacks that it logged
were U.S. based. "This is not 'espionage as usual,' even in the
digital age. Instead, it represents an act of recklessness that
created a serious technological vulnerability for the United States
and the world," Brad Smith, president of the U.S. tech giant,
wrote on Thursday.
"The attack unfortunately represents a broad and successful
espionage-based assault on both the confidential information of
the U.S. government and the tech tools used by firms to protect
them. The attack is ongoing," the executive continued. Analysis
is ongoing to determine which companies were impacted by the
hack, as just because an entity used Orion is not evidence that it
was actively compromised.
Internet: <www.newsweek.com> (adapted).
Considering the text above, judge the following item.
In "It now seems likely the scope of the victims could be broad", the word 'likely' is a synonymous with lovely.
In "It now seems likely the scope of the victims could be broad", the word 'likely' is a synonymous with lovely.
Ano: 2021
Banca:
NBS
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Irati - PR
Prova:
NBS - 2021 - Prefeitura de Irati - PR - Professor - Inglês |
Q1676481
Inglês
The expressions below are other ways to say “I am tired.”, EXCEPT:
Ano: 2021
Banca:
NBS
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Irati - PR
Prova:
NBS - 2021 - Prefeitura de Irati - PR - Professor - Inglês |
Q1676476
Inglês
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Read the text below to answer the question:
ICEBERG A68a
An enormous iceberg that is heading toward the island of South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean has broken up into three large chunks. Scientists from NASA have been tracking the berg - dubbed A68a - for several weeks. It actually calved from the Larsen C ice shelf in 2017 and has been floating northwards ever since. In recent weeks, a fast-moving stream of water known as the Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front has put the chunks on a trajectory that means they could run aground off the coast of South Georgia. Scientists say the three fragments are roughly 2,600 square kilometres in size. The submerged part of one chunk is 106 metres at its thickest point.
The sheer bulk of the three iceberg chunks poses a serious threat to the wildlife of South Georgia. There could be an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen. If the three mini icebergs collide with the seabed, they could obstruct penguins and seals from foraging for fish. They could also block the route between penguin colonies and their feeding grounds during the breeding season. Scientists worry the underside of the fragments could grind the seabed near South Georgia and disrupt delicate underwater ecosystems. This could be exacerbated by the introduction of a mass of fresh water to the ecosystems as the stationary fragments melt over the summer months.
Available at: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2012/201229-iceberg-a68a.html
Accessed on January 5th 2021.
“...has put the chunks on a trajectory that means...” The term in bold can be replaced
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