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Q1901464
Inglês
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In a new survey of North American Indian languages, Marianne Mithun gives an admirably clear
statement of what is lost as each language ceases to be used. “Speakers of these languages and
their descendants are acutely aware of what it can mean to lose a language,” she begins – and this
is perfectly true, although these speakers must have taken the decision themselves not to teach
the language to their children. It happens all too often – people regret that their language and
culture are being lost but at the same time decide not to saddle their own children with the chore
of preserving them.
When a language disappears [Mithun continues] the most intimate aspects of culture can
disappear as well: fundamental ways of organizing experience into concepts, of relating ideas to
each other, of interacting to people. The more conscious genres of verbal art are usually lost as
well: traditional ritual, oratory, myth, legends, and even humor. Speakers commonly remark that
when they speak a different language, they say different things and even think different thoughts.
These are very interesting assertions. They slip by in a book on anthropological linguistics, where
in a book on linguistic theory they would be highly contentious. Is it true that “fundamental ways
of organizing experience into concepts [and] of relating ideas to each other” are specific to
individual languages and are therefore likely to be lost when a language ceases to be used? Is it
true that when speakers speak a different language, they “say different things and even think
different thoughts”? Again, the extent to which thought depends on language is very
controversial. These questions must be now faced, because only when we have reached an opinion on them will we be able to accept or reject Marianne Mithun’s conclusion: “The loss of a language
represents a definitive separation of a people from its heritage. It also represents an irreparable
loss for us all, the loss of opportunities to glimpse alternative ways of making sense of the human
experience.”
Fonte: Dalby, Andrew. Language in danger. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003, p. 252; 285.
Adaptado.
De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que com o desaparecimento de uma língua, aspectos
dessa cultura também estão fadados ao desaparecimento, exceto
Q1901463
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In a new survey of North American Indian languages, Marianne Mithun gives an admirably clear
statement of what is lost as each language ceases to be used. “Speakers of these languages and
their descendants are acutely aware of what it can mean to lose a language,” she begins – and this
is perfectly true, although these speakers must have taken the decision themselves not to teach
the language to their children. It happens all too often – people regret that their language and
culture are being lost but at the same time decide not to saddle their own children with the chore
of preserving them.
When a language disappears [Mithun continues] the most intimate aspects of culture can
disappear as well: fundamental ways of organizing experience into concepts, of relating ideas to
each other, of interacting to people. The more conscious genres of verbal art are usually lost as
well: traditional ritual, oratory, myth, legends, and even humor. Speakers commonly remark that
when they speak a different language, they say different things and even think different thoughts.
These are very interesting assertions. They slip by in a book on anthropological linguistics, where
in a book on linguistic theory they would be highly contentious. Is it true that “fundamental ways
of organizing experience into concepts [and] of relating ideas to each other” are specific to
individual languages and are therefore likely to be lost when a language ceases to be used? Is it
true that when speakers speak a different language, they “say different things and even think
different thoughts”? Again, the extent to which thought depends on language is very
controversial. These questions must be now faced, because only when we have reached an opinion on them will we be able to accept or reject Marianne Mithun’s conclusion: “The loss of a language
represents a definitive separation of a people from its heritage. It also represents an irreparable
loss for us all, the loss of opportunities to glimpse alternative ways of making sense of the human
experience.”
Fonte: Dalby, Andrew. Language in danger. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003, p. 252; 285.
Adaptado.
O termo “must”, destacado em itálico no excerto do segundo parágrafo, “These questions must
be now faced”, pode ser substituído, sem alteração de significado, por
Q1901462
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In a new survey of North American Indian languages, Marianne Mithun gives an admirably clear
statement of what is lost as each language ceases to be used. “Speakers of these languages and
their descendants are acutely aware of what it can mean to lose a language,” she begins – and this
is perfectly true, although these speakers must have taken the decision themselves not to teach
the language to their children. It happens all too often – people regret that their language and
culture are being lost but at the same time decide not to saddle their own children with the chore
of preserving them.
When a language disappears [Mithun continues] the most intimate aspects of culture can
disappear as well: fundamental ways of organizing experience into concepts, of relating ideas to
each other, of interacting to people. The more conscious genres of verbal art are usually lost as
well: traditional ritual, oratory, myth, legends, and even humor. Speakers commonly remark that
when they speak a different language, they say different things and even think different thoughts.
These are very interesting assertions. They slip by in a book on anthropological linguistics, where
in a book on linguistic theory they would be highly contentious. Is it true that “fundamental ways
of organizing experience into concepts [and] of relating ideas to each other” are specific to
individual languages and are therefore likely to be lost when a language ceases to be used? Is it
true that when speakers speak a different language, they “say different things and even think
different thoughts”? Again, the extent to which thought depends on language is very
controversial. These questions must be now faced, because only when we have reached an opinion on them will we be able to accept or reject Marianne Mithun’s conclusion: “The loss of a language
represents a definitive separation of a people from its heritage. It also represents an irreparable
loss for us all, the loss of opportunities to glimpse alternative ways of making sense of the human
experience.”
Fonte: Dalby, Andrew. Language in danger. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003, p. 252; 285.
Adaptado.
De acordo com a linguista Marianne Mithun
Q1901461
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Jaap Wagelaar was my all-time favorite secondary school teacher. He gave me a 10/10 for my
oral Dutch literature exam, taught psychoanalysis during grammar class, astounded pupils with
odd puppet show performances during lunch breaks and sadly ended his career with a burn-out.
Few students and fellow teachers understood him. But since I trusted his judgment like nobody
else’s, I once asked him why Piet Paaltjens and Gerard Reve, both canonized Dutch literary
figures, albeit of very divergent genres, could occasionally be kind or ironic but were more often
rather cynical, cold and heartless. The response he gave has stuck with me ever since: cynical
people are in fact the most emotional ones. Because of their sentimentality they are unable to
handle injustice and feel forced to build up a self-protective screen against painful emotions called
cynicism. Irony is mild, harmless and green. Sarcasm is biting and represents an orange traffic
light. And the color of cynicism is deep red, with the shape of a grim scar that hides a hurt soul.
They are all equally beautiful.
These words again came to my mind when thinking back on the dozens of ironic, sarcastic and
cynical memes about underperforming politicians and policy scandals disseminated over the past year. Who has not seen the image of Donald Trump walking through a desolate, scorched forest
mumbling to himself: ‘My work here is almost done’? Who has not read the scathing reports of
Flemish Ministers Bart Somers and Hilde Crevits escaping from a window aided by an
unidentified third person after a meeting of the Council of Ministers to avoid critical journalists
with the defense that they urgently needed to go on holiday and windows are faster than doors?
Who has not come across the video announcement for a fictitious thriller called Angstra
Zeneca with Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge exclaiming ‘ik heb er zo’n kankerbende van
gemaakt’ (I have made it all a cancerous mess) with a grimace stretching from ear to ear? And
who has missed the most recent true story tragicomedy played by Charles Michel, male President
of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, female President of the European
Commission, who had jointly been invited by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss
the position of women in Turkey? Unfortunately, they were only offered one chair for two people,
which was symbolically occupied by Michel who left Von der Leyen standing awkwardly for a
while. She ended up settling for a place on the comfortable sofa reserved for second rank guests.
It was damned easy to get addicted to these countless videos, photos, images and written
parodies. Oh, did we have fun with them! Some were ironic, some sarcastic and others cynical,
but they jointly sketch a disconcerting image of the quality and reputation of key politicians in
liberal Western democracies.
Fonte: https://www.eur.nl/en/news/. Publicado em 16/04/2021. Acesso em 29/08/21. Adaptado.
Em um encontro para discutir a posição da mulher, o anfitrião
Q1901460
Inglês
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Jaap Wagelaar was my all-time favorite secondary school teacher. He gave me a 10/10 for my
oral Dutch literature exam, taught psychoanalysis during grammar class, astounded pupils with
odd puppet show performances during lunch breaks and sadly ended his career with a burn-out.
Few students and fellow teachers understood him. But since I trusted his judgment like nobody
else’s, I once asked him why Piet Paaltjens and Gerard Reve, both canonized Dutch literary
figures, albeit of very divergent genres, could occasionally be kind or ironic but were more often
rather cynical, cold and heartless. The response he gave has stuck with me ever since: cynical
people are in fact the most emotional ones. Because of their sentimentality they are unable to
handle injustice and feel forced to build up a self-protective screen against painful emotions called
cynicism. Irony is mild, harmless and green. Sarcasm is biting and represents an orange traffic
light. And the color of cynicism is deep red, with the shape of a grim scar that hides a hurt soul.
They are all equally beautiful.
These words again came to my mind when thinking back on the dozens of ironic, sarcastic and
cynical memes about underperforming politicians and policy scandals disseminated over the past year. Who has not seen the image of Donald Trump walking through a desolate, scorched forest
mumbling to himself: ‘My work here is almost done’? Who has not read the scathing reports of
Flemish Ministers Bart Somers and Hilde Crevits escaping from a window aided by an
unidentified third person after a meeting of the Council of Ministers to avoid critical journalists
with the defense that they urgently needed to go on holiday and windows are faster than doors?
Who has not come across the video announcement for a fictitious thriller called Angstra
Zeneca with Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge exclaiming ‘ik heb er zo’n kankerbende van
gemaakt’ (I have made it all a cancerous mess) with a grimace stretching from ear to ear? And
who has missed the most recent true story tragicomedy played by Charles Michel, male President
of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, female President of the European
Commission, who had jointly been invited by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss
the position of women in Turkey? Unfortunately, they were only offered one chair for two people,
which was symbolically occupied by Michel who left Von der Leyen standing awkwardly for a
while. She ended up settling for a place on the comfortable sofa reserved for second rank guests.
It was damned easy to get addicted to these countless videos, photos, images and written
parodies. Oh, did we have fun with them! Some were ironic, some sarcastic and others cynical,
but they jointly sketch a disconcerting image of the quality and reputation of key politicians in
liberal Western democracies.
Fonte: https://www.eur.nl/en/news/. Publicado em 16/04/2021. Acesso em 29/08/21. Adaptado.
O termo “albeit”, destacado em itálico no excerto do primeiro parágrafo, “both canonized
Dutch literary figures albeit of very divergent genres”, tem sentido equivalente a
Q1901459
Inglês
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Stupidity permeates our perception and practice of politics. We frequently accuse politicians,
bureaucrats, journalists, voters, “elites,” and “the masses” for their stupidities. In fact, it is not
only “populist politicians,” “sensational journalism,” and “uneducated voters” who are accused of
stupidity. Similar accusations can be, and in fact have been, made concerning those who criticize
them as well. It seems that stupidity is ubiquitous, unable to be contained within or attributed to
one specific political position, personal trait, or even ignorance and erroneous reasoning.
Undertaking a theoretical investigation of stupidity, Nabutaka Otobe challenges the assumption
that stupidity can be avoided. The author argues that the very ubiquity of stupidity implies its
unavoidability — that we cannot contain it in such domains as error, ignorance, or “post-truth.”
What we witness is rather that one’s reasoning can be sound, evidence-based, and stupid. In
revealing this unavoidability, he contends that stupidity is an ineluctable problem not only of
politics, but also of thinking. We become stupid because we think: it is impossible to distinguish a
priori stupid thought from upright, righteous thought. Moreover, the failure to address the
unavoidability of stupidity leads political theory to the failure to acknowledge the productive
moments that experiences of stupidity harbor within. Such productive moments constitute the
potential of stupidity — that radical new ideas can emerge out of our seemingly banal and stupid
thinking in our daily political activity.
Fonte: https://www.routledge.com/. Publicado em 12/10/2020. Acesso em 20/08/2021.
O termo “moreover”, destacado em itálico no excerto do segundo parágrafo, “Moreover, the
failure to address the unavoidability of stupidity leads political theory to the failure”, pode ser substituído,
sem prejuízo de significado, por
Q1901458
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Stupidity permeates our perception and practice of politics. We frequently accuse politicians,
bureaucrats, journalists, voters, “elites,” and “the masses” for their stupidities. In fact, it is not
only “populist politicians,” “sensational journalism,” and “uneducated voters” who are accused of
stupidity. Similar accusations can be, and in fact have been, made concerning those who criticize
them as well. It seems that stupidity is ubiquitous, unable to be contained within or attributed to
one specific political position, personal trait, or even ignorance and erroneous reasoning.
Undertaking a theoretical investigation of stupidity, Nabutaka Otobe challenges the assumption
that stupidity can be avoided. The author argues that the very ubiquity of stupidity implies its
unavoidability — that we cannot contain it in such domains as error, ignorance, or “post-truth.”
What we witness is rather that one’s reasoning can be sound, evidence-based, and stupid. In
revealing this unavoidability, he contends that stupidity is an ineluctable problem not only of
politics, but also of thinking. We become stupid because we think: it is impossible to distinguish a
priori stupid thought from upright, righteous thought. Moreover, the failure to address the
unavoidability of stupidity leads political theory to the failure to acknowledge the productive
moments that experiences of stupidity harbor within. Such productive moments constitute the
potential of stupidity — that radical new ideas can emerge out of our seemingly banal and stupid
thinking in our daily political activity.
Fonte: https://www.routledge.com/. Publicado em 12/10/2020. Acesso em 20/08/2021.
De acordo com o texto, não é correto afirmar que
Ano: 2021
Banca:
FUNDEP (Gestão de Concursos)
Órgão:
CBM-MG
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Q1893114
Inglês
Read the cartoon.
Available at: https://www.webdonuts.com/2013/06/save/.
Accessed on: July 30th, 2021.
A cartoon is intended for satire, caricature or humor.
In this cartoon, the firefighter told the woman that they
rescued cats, not boys. The verb to rescue is closest in
meaning to
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Q1893113
Inglês
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Learn how to prevent home fires
The best way to ensure fire protection is by preventing
fires in the first place. Small steps add up to a safer home
for you and your loved ones: switch to LED candles,
avoid smoking indoors, keep an eye out for frayed wires,
and teach your children about fire protection by informing
them about the dangers of matches and lighters.
Keep emergency equipment like fire extinguishers and fire
escape ladders in your home on each floor to help
fight any fires that do occur. Checking your smoke
alarms once a month can help prevent dead batteries
and faulty detectors.
Now that you know what to do in case of a fire in your
home, the next step is doing everything you can to make
fire prevention a top priority. Consider a home security
system with integrated fire protection to provide you and
your family with safety and peace of mind.
Available at: https://www.safewise.com/home-security-faq/
house-fire/. Accessed on: July 30, 2021. [Fragment]
Preventing fires should be a priority to families. According
to the text, which are the recommended emergency
equipment to be kept at home?
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Q1893112
Inglês
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Learn how to prevent home fires
The best way to ensure fire protection is by preventing
fires in the first place. Small steps add up to a safer home
for you and your loved ones: switch to LED candles,
avoid smoking indoors, keep an eye out for frayed wires,
and teach your children about fire protection by informing
them about the dangers of matches and lighters.
Keep emergency equipment like fire extinguishers and fire
escape ladders in your home on each floor to help
fight any fires that do occur. Checking your smoke
alarms once a month can help prevent dead batteries
and faulty detectors.
Now that you know what to do in case of a fire in your
home, the next step is doing everything you can to make
fire prevention a top priority. Consider a home security
system with integrated fire protection to provide you and
your family with safety and peace of mind.
Available at: https://www.safewise.com/home-security-faq/
house-fire/. Accessed on: July 30, 2021. [Fragment]
The objective of the text is
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Q1893111
Inglês
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Cooking Fire Safety
Cooking is often a relaxing and fun task that brings family
and friends together, but cooking is also the number one
cause of home fires and home injuries. Being mindful
while you cook, however, can go a long way to helping
prevent these fires. Here is everything you need to know
about cooking safely!
Cooking and Fire Safety- Tips
• Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed
alcohol don’t use the stove or stovetop.
• Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling,
boiling or broiling food.
• If you are simmering, baking or roasting food,
check it regularly, remain in the kitchen while food
is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you
are cooking.
• Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts,
wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or
curtains — away from your stovetop.
Available at: https://www.ssvfd.org/safety/cooking-fire-safety/.
Accessed on: July 30, 2021. [Fragment]
However, in this context: “Being mindful while you cook,
however, can go a long way to helping prevent these
fires,” can be replaced with
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Q1893110
Inglês
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Cooking Fire Safety
Cooking is often a relaxing and fun task that brings family
and friends together, but cooking is also the number one
cause of home fires and home injuries. Being mindful
while you cook, however, can go a long way to helping
prevent these fires. Here is everything you need to know
about cooking safely!
Cooking and Fire Safety- Tips
• Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed
alcohol don’t use the stove or stovetop.
• Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling,
boiling or broiling food.
• If you are simmering, baking or roasting food,
check it regularly, remain in the kitchen while food
is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you
are cooking.
• Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts,
wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or
curtains — away from your stovetop.
Available at: https://www.ssvfd.org/safety/cooking-fire-safety/.
Accessed on: July 30, 2021. [Fragment]
The leading cause of house fires is
Q1879473
Inglês
Text: Rio de Janeiro
“Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s heart, its cultural capital and emotional nerve-center (…). It’s wise to remember that the romantic sparking lights that glimmer in the hillsides illuminate the city’s notorious shanty towns. Crime, especially in the tourist-filled Copacabana district, is common. Most visitors are easy targets, if only because they usually lack a tan. Don’t wear expensive watches or jewelry and carry as little cash as possible, especially when going to the beach. (…) The subway system (Metro) is clean, fast and efficient, but only goes as far as Botafogo. It does not extend to Copacabana. Buses are plentiful but are uncomfortable and can be dangerous. (…) Business visitors should not be surprised when meetings start late or executives are informally dressed. This relaxed attitude is counterbalanced by the “carioca’s” quickness and creativity. “Cafezinhos” (literally little coffees), usually highly sugared, and mineral water are staple of nearly every business meeting in this city. In meetings between men and women (and between women), kisses on both cheecks are common. Men shake hands enthusiastically. Cariocas are easy going and slow to take offence. (…)”
Source: 1998 Business Travel Guide adaptado de Inglês Intrumental de Rosângela Munhoz
Quais destas características, de acordo com o texto, se referem ao
transporte público feito pelos ônibus do Rio de Janeiro:
Q1879472
Inglês
Marque a única alternativa correta de acordo com o texto abaixo.
The Ovambo people in Namibia traditionally build a house for their
children, using wooden poles standing closely together to form circular
walls. However, as the region where they live is running short of trees,
this enterprising ethnic group is turning to a more abundant building
material: the empty beer bottles that litter the roadsides and are cheaply
available at local stores.
Q1879471
Inglês
Observe the extract below:
“Everybody’s going on holiday”, Bill said. He laughed. “It’s going to be wonderful. No work for two weeks”
Choose the option in which you can observe the same verb tense as in the underlined words.
“Everybody’s going on holiday”, Bill said. He laughed. “It’s going to be wonderful. No work for two weeks”
Choose the option in which you can observe the same verb tense as in the underlined words.
Q1879470
Inglês
Read the comic strip and mark the best option about the attitude of
the soldier who is giving food to the squirrel.
Q1879468
Inglês
Which option has one word out of context?
Q1879467
Inglês
Mark the correct alternative.
“Don’t speak so loud! The baby ________________ now.”
Q1879466
Inglês
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate pronoun:
“Sometimes, you want a search engine to find pages that have one word on _______ but not another word”.
“Sometimes, you want a search engine to find pages that have one word on _______ but not another word”.
Q1879465
Inglês
Complete the blanks with the right articles when necessary.
Attention: the blank space (________) in the options means no article.
“In my cottage there are ________ tables in the dining room and there is _________ armchair in _________ living room.
“In my cottage there are ________ tables in the dining room and there is _________ armchair in _________ living room.
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