Reading ComprehensionCell Phones: Are they dangerous?Do you ...
Cell Phones: Are they dangerous?
Do you have a cell phone? Do you use it a lot? If the answer to these questions is yes, you should read the following information very carefully.
If you keep on using a cell phone, it will probably cause premature ageing, which might be rather difficult to get over. At least this is what most scientists claim. Low-level radiation from the phone may heat up body cells, damaging skin and making it look slightly lined and tired. Scientists say that if you expose cells to the radiation from a cell phone, the natural process that repairs your skin will probably be affected. Furthermore, radiation produces mutations in the cells and these mutations could be related to other health problems.
Cell phone users have also found out that if they use their phone for a long time they feel other symptoms such as fatigue and memory loss. The fatigue may be caused because, when using phones, people suffer an involuntary speeding up of their heart beat. Apart from that, nearly two out of three people interviewed complained of regular headaches from using their phones, although this may be due to bad posture rather than radiation emissions.
The most surprising fact discovered by researchers is that people exposed to the radiation of a cell phone for 45 minutes go to the bathroom twice as much as usual. This proves that radiation has a biological effect on humans.
So if I were you, I would definitely think twice before using a cell phone if I looked in the mirror and saw wrinkles on my face, felt fatigue, had trouble remembering things, or if I started using my bathroom more often than I used to.
Match the phrasal verbs to their definitions:
Verbs
I. keep on
II. join in
III. find out
IV. take after
V. get over
Definitions
( ) discover
( ) recover
( ) continue, go on
( ) take part in
( ) look like
Choose the alternative which contains the correct sequence, from top to bottom:
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A alternativa correta é A - III – V – I – II – IV.
Vamos entender o porquê:
Esta questão aborda a identificação e o significado de phrasal verbs (verbos frasais) em Inglês. Os phrasal verbs são combinações de verbos com preposições ou advérbios que, juntas, adquirem um significado diferente do verbo original. Eles são muito comuns no uso cotidiano do inglês e, por isso, é importante conhecê-los bem para uma boa compreensão da língua.
I. keep on — continue, go on
O verbo frasal "keep on" significa continuar fazendo algo. Por exemplo: "If you keep on using a cell phone, it will probably cause premature ageing."
II. join in — take part in
"Join in" significa participar de uma atividade com outras pessoas. Por exemplo: "The children were happy to join in the game."
III. find out — discover
"Find out" significa descobrir ou aprender algo que você não sabia antes. Por exemplo: "Cell phone users have also found out that if they use their phone for a long time they feel other symptoms such as fatigue and memory loss."
IV. take after — look like
"Take after" significa parecer-se fisicamente ou ter comportamentos similares a um parente. Por exemplo: "She takes after her mother in many ways."
V. get over — recover
"Get over" significa recuperar-se de uma doença, choque ou situação difícil. Por exemplo: "It might be rather difficult to get over."
Agora, analisando cada alternativa:
A - III – V – I – II – IV
Esta alternativa associa corretamente cada phrasal verb à sua definição:
- "find out" (descobrir)
- "get over" (recuperar)
- "keep on" (continuar)
- "join in" (participar)
- "take after" (parecer-se)
Por isso, essa é a alternativa correta.
B - III – II – I – IV – V
As associações "join in" e "take after" estão corretas, mas "get over" e "look like" estão invertidos.
C - III – I – V – II – IV
As associações "keep on" e "recover" estão corretas, mas as outras estão erradas.
D - II – III – V – IV – I
Somente "find out" e "get over" estão corretas, o restante está incorreto.
E - I – V – IV – II – III
As associações "keep on" e "get over" estão corretas, mas as outras estão erradas.
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III. find out ( ) discover
V. get over ( ) recover
I. keep on ( ) continue, go on -
II. join in ( ) take part in
IV. take after ( ) look like
"You are starting to take after your father"
-Peppy Hare
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