Questões de Vestibular
Sobre interpretação de texto | reading comprehension em inglês
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Q1355712
Inglês
The consequences of GM food on humans are:
Q1355711
Inglês
One of the goals of GM food is to:
Q1355710
Inglês
What is GM Food?
Genetically modified food is produced from plants which have had their genetic makeup tweaked in the lab. Scientists ―cut and paste‖ a gene from another organism into a plant‘s DNA to give it a new characteristic. This can be to increase yield or to allow the plant to exist in a more hostile environment than normal. Pro-GM scientists say this means cheaper more plentiful food but opponents argue we do not know the consequences of meddling with nature.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/sci_nat_gm_food/html/1.stm).
In GM food the genetic code is:
Genetically modified food is produced from plants which have had their genetic makeup tweaked in the lab. Scientists ―cut and paste‖ a gene from another organism into a plant‘s DNA to give it a new characteristic. This can be to increase yield or to allow the plant to exist in a more hostile environment than normal. Pro-GM scientists say this means cheaper more plentiful food but opponents argue we do not know the consequences of meddling with nature.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/sci_nat_gm_food/html/1.stm).
In GM food the genetic code is:
Q1355709
Inglês
A palavra ''supply'', de acordo com o texto anterior, em português quer
dizer:
Q1355708
Inglês
The weather man:
''They say that the British love talking about the weather. For other nationalities this can be a banal and boring subject of conversation, something that people talk about when they have nothing else to say to each other. And yet the weather is a very important part of our lives. That at least is the opinion of Barry Gromett press officer for The Met Office. This is located in Exeter, a pretty cathedral city in the southwest of England. Here employees – and computers - supply weather forecasts for much of the world.'' Speak Up. Ano XXIII, nº 275.
Ao conversar sobre a previsão do tempo, o texto mostra:
''They say that the British love talking about the weather. For other nationalities this can be a banal and boring subject of conversation, something that people talk about when they have nothing else to say to each other. And yet the weather is a very important part of our lives. That at least is the opinion of Barry Gromett press officer for The Met Office. This is located in Exeter, a pretty cathedral city in the southwest of England. Here employees – and computers - supply weather forecasts for much of the world.'' Speak Up. Ano XXIII, nº 275.
Ao conversar sobre a previsão do tempo, o texto mostra:
Q1355707
Inglês
Read the sentences below and mark the statement that doesn‘t apply to the
correct meaning of the sentences:
''I understand the concept of cooking and cleaning. Just not as it applies to me.''
'‘Stressed‘ is ‗Desserts‘ spelled backwards''
''I understand the concept of cooking and cleaning. Just not as it applies to me.''
'‘Stressed‘ is ‗Desserts‘ spelled backwards''
Q1355706
Inglês
''A lot of people in our industry haven‘t had very diverse experiences. So
they don‘t have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions
without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one‘s understanding of the
human experience, the better design we will have.'' (Steve Jobs) Which of these
statements is true, according to Jobs?
Q1355705
Inglês
''The weather forecast for today: There will be lots of sunny spells, but
during the afternoon we might see clouds building up and there‘s a chance of a shower
or two, but that‘s the exception rather than the rule.'' Which of these statements is true?
Ano: 2016
Banca:
FAG
Órgão:
FAG
Provas:
FAG - 2016 - FAG - Vestibular - Segundo Semestre - Medicina
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FAG - 2016 - FAG - Vestibular - Segundo Semestre |
Q1355671
Inglês
Texto associado
Text 1
Civil societies can only thrive when damaging stereotypes are broken down. The difficulty is that stereotypes are sometimes hard to recognize because they are fixed beliefs. Learning to identify stereotypes is one of the first steps we must take to build a civil society. All of us face peer pressure when confronted with a joke which puts down a certain minority. It takes courage to raise objections to these jokes and pejorative names and to actively fight the prejudice and bigotry which they foster. It is important to stand up against injustice, and fight the discrimination, stereotypes, and scapegoating which have served as the precursors to persecution, violence, and genocide. After identifying stereotypes, we can work toward eliminating them from society. When stereotypes are eliminated, it will be easier to acknowledge and appreciate individual differences. When we live in a society that is open to cultural diversity and that values the contributions of all society members – regardless of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, race, life styles, and belief – we will be one step closer to living in a civil society.
Disponível em: <http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/sterio1.html
No texto 1, afirma-se que “é preciso coragem para se opor a essas piadas [...]”. Você estaria se opondo a
uma piada se dissesse:
Q1355670
Inglês
Texto associado
Text 1
Civil societies can only thrive when damaging stereotypes are broken down. The difficulty is that stereotypes are sometimes hard to recognize because they are fixed beliefs. Learning to identify stereotypes is one of the first steps we must take to build a civil society. All of us face peer pressure when confronted with a joke which puts down a certain minority. It takes courage to raise objections to these jokes and pejorative names and to actively fight the prejudice and bigotry which they foster. It is important to stand up against injustice, and fight the discrimination, stereotypes, and scapegoating which have served as the precursors to persecution, violence, and genocide. After identifying stereotypes, we can work toward eliminating them from society. When stereotypes are eliminated, it will be easier to acknowledge and appreciate individual differences. When we live in a society that is open to cultural diversity and that values the contributions of all society members – regardless of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, race, life styles, and belief – we will be one step closer to living in a civil society.
Disponível em: <http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/sterio1.html
Segundo o texto 1, as sociedades civis só podem prosperar se os estereótipos nocivos forem
eliminados. O que impede que isso aconteça deve-se ao fato de que os estereótipos:
Q1355669
Inglês
Leia os anúncios.
Anúncio 1: Walden University is a highly respected and accredited university, offering career-track Ph.D., master's, and bachelor's degrees. Benefit from Walden's extensive library services as well as their full service Financial Aid office. Programs in Management, Education, Public Administration and Health and Human Services are taught by a stellar faculty. The online curriculum allows you to study when and where it's most convenient. Anúncio 2: Capella University is committed to delivering academic excellence online to our more than 15,700 learners. We offer undergraduate degrees in business, education, human services, information technology, and psychology. Anúncio 3: Kaplan University – Advance your career. And do it without missing a day of work. http://www.search-schools.com/search.jsp?ct=either& sub=psychology.
O elemento comum nas três universidades é a oferta de Cursos:
Anúncio 1: Walden University is a highly respected and accredited university, offering career-track Ph.D., master's, and bachelor's degrees. Benefit from Walden's extensive library services as well as their full service Financial Aid office. Programs in Management, Education, Public Administration and Health and Human Services are taught by a stellar faculty. The online curriculum allows you to study when and where it's most convenient. Anúncio 2: Capella University is committed to delivering academic excellence online to our more than 15,700 learners. We offer undergraduate degrees in business, education, human services, information technology, and psychology. Anúncio 3: Kaplan University – Advance your career. And do it without missing a day of work. http://www.search-schools.com/search.jsp?ct=either& sub=psychology.
O elemento comum nas três universidades é a oferta de Cursos:
Ano: 2015
Banca:
FAG
Órgão:
FAG
Provas:
FAG - 2015 - FAG - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre
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FAG - 2015 - FAG - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre - Medicina |
Q1355631
Inglês
Texto associado
Text 1
Of prime importance in reading is vocabulary skill. The reader must know the meanings of enough of the words in a
sentence for it to make sense and also know how to combine individual word meanings within a sentence. Once the
student is past the initial stages of reading, he spends a large percentage of his time encountering new vocabulary,
which can be approached in a number of ways. The teacher can give the meaning for each new word, as is common in
teaching reading to non-native students.
Or, also common, the student may spend hours with a dictionary writing native-language glosses into his text. For the
native speaker of English, the most common form of vocabulary building is guessing from context and/or word
formations.
In many settings in which English is taught as a foreign language (EFL) there are high degrees of emphasis on rote
memorization. Because vocabulary development skills are seldom specifically taught, the student is not aware of the
skills or their benefits. Most students have been trained to panic. Their first
reaction on encountering a new word in a text is to stop and ask for a definition, even if the rest of the sentence defines
it. The student of English as a foreign language cannot begin to read with full comprehension until he has been taught
to conquer the unknown word by using contextual aids, that is, the formation of the word itself and the environment in
which it is found.
(Adapted from Vocabulary in Context, by Anna Fisher Kruse, in Long,
Michael H. and Richards, Jack (eds.), Methodology in TESOL –
A Book of Readings. New York: Newbury House, 1987)
Which of the following quotations below would best conform to the methodological concept expressed in
the text 1?
Q1355630
Inglês
Texto associado
Text 1
Of prime importance in reading is vocabulary skill. The reader must know the meanings of enough of the words in a
sentence for it to make sense and also know how to combine individual word meanings within a sentence. Once the
student is past the initial stages of reading, he spends a large percentage of his time encountering new vocabulary,
which can be approached in a number of ways. The teacher can give the meaning for each new word, as is common in
teaching reading to non-native students.
Or, also common, the student may spend hours with a dictionary writing native-language glosses into his text. For the
native speaker of English, the most common form of vocabulary building is guessing from context and/or word
formations.
In many settings in which English is taught as a foreign language (EFL) there are high degrees of emphasis on rote
memorization. Because vocabulary development skills are seldom specifically taught, the student is not aware of the
skills or their benefits. Most students have been trained to panic. Their first
reaction on encountering a new word in a text is to stop and ask for a definition, even if the rest of the sentence defines
it. The student of English as a foreign language cannot begin to read with full comprehension until he has been taught
to conquer the unknown word by using contextual aids, that is, the formation of the word itself and the environment in
which it is found.
(Adapted from Vocabulary in Context, by Anna Fisher Kruse, in Long,
Michael H. and Richards, Jack (eds.), Methodology in TESOL –
A Book of Readings. New York: Newbury House, 1987)
In the fragment from the text – The reader must know the meanings of enough of the words… – the modal
verb must could be correctly replaced, keeping the same meaning, by:
Ano: 2016
Banca:
FAG
Órgão:
FAG
Prova:
FAG - 2016 - FAG - Vestibular - Segundo Semestre - Medicina |
Q1355581
Inglês
Texto associado
Text 3
[...] Black Friday, which has traditionally been the moment to flock to stores for steep discounts, and which has
evolved to also include major online sales events for retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart, is not all that it is
billed to be. We asked J. D. Levite, the deals editor of the product recommendations website The Wirecutter, for some
data on just how beneficial the deals are on Black Friday – and the answer was not encouraging.
Year round, Mr. Levite and his team track product prices across the web to unearth discounts on goods of all
types, from gadgets to kitchenware. They also look at whether the product is high quality and durable based on their
own testing and other reviews, and whether the seller or brand has a reasonable return or warranty policy. By those
measures, Mr. Levite said, only about 0.6 percent, or 200 out of the approximately 34,000 deals online, which typically
carry the same price tags inside retailers’ physical stores, will be good ones on Black Friday. “There are just more deals
on that day than any other day of the year,” he said. “But for the most part, the deals aren’t anything better than what
you’d see throughout the rest of the year.” [...]
According to the text 3, choose the title that best summarizes the whole idea.
Ano: 2016
Banca:
FAG
Órgão:
FAG
Prova:
FAG - 2016 - FAG - Vestibular - Segundo Semestre - Medicina |
Q1355580
Inglês
Texto associado
Text 3
[...] Black Friday, which has traditionally been the moment to flock to stores for steep discounts, and which has
evolved to also include major online sales events for retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart, is not all that it is
billed to be. We asked J. D. Levite, the deals editor of the product recommendations website The Wirecutter, for some
data on just how beneficial the deals are on Black Friday – and the answer was not encouraging.
Year round, Mr. Levite and his team track product prices across the web to unearth discounts on goods of all
types, from gadgets to kitchenware. They also look at whether the product is high quality and durable based on their
own testing and other reviews, and whether the seller or brand has a reasonable return or warranty policy. By those
measures, Mr. Levite said, only about 0.6 percent, or 200 out of the approximately 34,000 deals online, which typically
carry the same price tags inside retailers’ physical stores, will be good ones on Black Friday. “There are just more deals
on that day than any other day of the year,” he said. “But for the most part, the deals aren’t anything better than what
you’d see throughout the rest of the year.” [...]
According to the sentence “Mr. Levite and his team track product prices across the web to unearth
discounts on goods of all types, from gadgets to kitchenware” (lines 5 and 6), text 3:
Ano: 2016
Banca:
FAG
Órgão:
FAG
Prova:
FAG - 2016 - FAG - Vestibular - Segundo Semestre - Medicina |
Q1355579
Inglês
Texto associado
Text 2
SODA’S NEW THREAT
Sure, soda can rot your teeth and make you fat, but that’s not all. Sugary drinks may increase your risk of heart
disease, especially if you’re a heavy guy, say scientists from the University of California at Davis. In the study,
overweight people who drank a fructose-sweetened beverage with a meal saw their triglyceride levels spike three
times as high over 24 hours than people who drank a glucose-sweetened beverage. Triglycerides are fats in your
blood, and high levels are thought to boost heart-disease risk. Your liver converts fructose to triglycerides, causing the
spike, says study author Karen Teff, Ph.D. Most fruit juices also contains fructose, so dilute apple juice with equal parts
water.
Men’s Health, October 2006, page 36.
According to text 2. It is right to state that:
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UEFS
Órgão:
UEFS
Provas:
UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular - Prova 1
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UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular Primeiro Semestre - Dia 1 - Inglês |
Q1355566
Inglês
Texto associado
NO, I can’t explain... Disponível em: <http://www.glasbergen.com/wpcontent/gallery/cartoons/toon_15.giff>. Acesso em: 2 dez. 2010.
From the boy’s answer, one can infer that the mother
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UEFS
Órgão:
UEFS
Provas:
UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular - Prova 1
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UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular Primeiro Semestre - Dia 1 - Inglês |
Q1355565
Inglês
Texto associado
NO, I can’t explain... Disponível em: <http://www.glasbergen.com/wpcontent/gallery/cartoons/toon_15.giff>. Acesso em: 2 dez. 2010.
According to this cartoon, the boy’s grade in Math is
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UEFS
Órgão:
UEFS
Provas:
UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular - Prova 1
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UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular Primeiro Semestre - Dia 1 - Inglês |
Q1355564
Inglês
Texto associado
LONGENECKER, C. W. The Victor. Disponível em:
“a cinch” (l. 4): certo.
In the sentence “You’ve got to think high to rise.” (l. 10), the
expression “You’ve got to” can be suitably replaced by you
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UEFS
Órgão:
UEFS
Provas:
UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular - Prova 1
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UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular Primeiro Semestre - Dia 1 - Inglês |
Q1355562
Inglês
Texto associado
LONGENECKER, C. W. The Victor. Disponível em:
“a cinch” (l. 4): certo.
The only saying disconnected from the theme of his poem is
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