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Q1287864 Inglês
A  questão refere-se ao texto destacado a seguir.

Experts warn that “the substitution of machinery for human labour” may “render the population redundant”. They worry that “the discovery of this mighty power” has come “before we knew how to employ it rightly”. Such fears are expressed today by those who worry that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could destroy millions of jobs and pose a “Terminator”-style threat to humanity. But these are in fact the words of commentators discussing mechanisation and steam power two centuries ago. Back then the controversy over the dangers posed by machines was known as the “machinery question”. Now a very similar debate is under way.
After many false dawns, AI has made extraordinary progress in the past few years, thanks to a versatile technique called “deep learning”. Given enough data, large (or “deep”) neural networks, modelled on the brain's architecture, can be trained to do all kinds of things. They power Google's search engine, Facebook's automatic photo tagging, Apple's voice assistant, Amazon's shopping recommendations and Tesla's self-driving cars. But this rapid progress has also led to concerns about safety and job losses. Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and others wonder whether AI could get out of control, precipitating a sci-fi conflict between people and machines. Others worry that AI will cause widespread unemployment, by automating cognitive tasks that could previously be done only by people. After 200 years, the machinery question is back. It needs to be answered.
Fonte: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2016/06/25/march-of-the-machines. Adaptado. Acesso em agosto de 2019.
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I. Redes neurais alimentam o mecanismo de busca do Google, o assistente de voz da Apple, a identificação de fotografias no Facebook, as sugestões de compras da Amazon, os carros autônomos da Tesla. II. O temor de que as máquinas substituiriam o trabalho humano era real há duzentos anos, mas superado na atualidade. III. Steven Hawkings e Elon Musk especulam se a I.A. pode sair do controle, levando pessoas e máquinas a um conflito somente visto em obras de ficção científica. IV. Duzentos anos atrás, a controvérsia sobre os perigos impostos pelas máquinas era conhecida como “a questão das máquinas”.
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Q1175355 Inglês

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Reasons why the Airbus A380 failed


    On 14 February 2019, Airbus announced their A380s have been cancelled, with production ending in 2021. After 12 years of shaky business and development, its closure didn’t come as a surprise. The dream is over for the world’ largest passenger airliner. Why was the king of the airliners forced to land so quikly? Here’s what happened:


  •  poor business planing finds itself at the heart of the A380’s downfall. Most of all A380’ eggs were put in a basket called Emirates, Airbus biggest buyer.
  •  bigger isn’t always better. With a wingspan of almost 80 meters was difficult to guide the giant four-turbine around airports.
  •  airbus failed to antecipate how consumer’s tastes in air travel would change over the years. Passengers nowadays prefer smaller airports, using direct routes to their destinations.
  •  although a seating capacity of 800 may seem impressive at first, it is not easy to fill them up, even when you give discounts and make promotions.


    Airbus A380’ closure perhaps teaches us all a lesson or two. Dream big, but keep your feet on the ground.


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In”...Most of all the A380’s eggs were put in a basket called Emirates(...)”, we can infer that Airbus ______________.
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Q1175354 Inglês

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Reasons why the Airbus A380 failed


    On 14 February 2019, Airbus announced their A380s have been cancelled, with production ending in 2021. After 12 years of shaky business and development, its closure didn’t come as a surprise. The dream is over for the world’ largest passenger airliner. Why was the king of the airliners forced to land so quikly? Here’s what happened:


  •  poor business planing finds itself at the heart of the A380’s downfall. Most of all A380’ eggs were put in a basket called Emirates, Airbus biggest buyer.
  •  bigger isn’t always better. With a wingspan of almost 80 meters was difficult to guide the giant four-turbine around airports.
  •  airbus failed to antecipate how consumer’s tastes in air travel would change over the years. Passengers nowadays prefer smaller airports, using direct routes to their destinations.
  •  although a seating capacity of 800 may seem impressive at first, it is not easy to fill them up, even when you give discounts and make promotions.


    Airbus A380’ closure perhaps teaches us all a lesson or two. Dream big, but keep your feet on the ground.


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According to the text, choose the alternative that best complete the sentence.


Airbus A380 _________________.

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Q1175353 Inglês

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Reasons why the Airbus A380 failed


    On 14 February 2019, Airbus announced their A380s have been cancelled, with production ending in 2021. After 12 years of shaky business and development, its closure didn’t come as a surprise. The dream is over for the world’ largest passenger airliner. Why was the king of the airliners forced to land so quikly? Here’s what happened:


  •  poor business planing finds itself at the heart of the A380’s downfall. Most of all A380’ eggs were put in a basket called Emirates, Airbus biggest buyer.
  •  bigger isn’t always better. With a wingspan of almost 80 meters was difficult to guide the giant four-turbine around airports.
  •  airbus failed to antecipate how consumer’s tastes in air travel would change over the years. Passengers nowadays prefer smaller airports, using direct routes to their destinations.
  •  although a seating capacity of 800 may seem impressive at first, it is not easy to fill them up, even when you give discounts and make promotions.


    Airbus A380’ closure perhaps teaches us all a lesson or two. Dream big, but keep your feet on the ground.


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In “... Dream big, but keep your feet on the ground.”, the expression is closest in meaning to: _______________________.
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Q1175352 Inglês

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Iceberg ruptures in Patagonia raise alarm about global warming


Fabian Andres Cambero


Two new icebergs have broken off from the Grey Glacier in Chile’s Patagonia in recent weeks. Scientists have linked the increased frequency ice breaks to rising temperature. According to Ricardo Jana, researcher and member of the climate change area of the Chilean Antartic Institute (INACH) “In recent years temperature rises above the normal average and intense rainfall were registered with an increase in water level in the lake, factors that could explain the separation. Reseachers from universities in Germany and Brazil, together with experts from INACH and other local entities, have been studing the Grey Glacier since 2015.


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According to the text all the alternatives are correct, except:
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Q1175351 Inglês

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Iceberg ruptures in Patagonia raise alarm about global warming


Fabian Andres Cambero


Two new icebergs have broken off from the Grey Glacier in Chile’s Patagonia in recent weeks. Scientists have linked the increased frequency ice breaks to rising temperature. According to Ricardo Jana, researcher and member of the climate change area of the Chilean Antartic Institute (INACH) “In recent years temperature rises above the normal average and intense rainfall were registered with an increase in water level in the lake, factors that could explain the separation. Reseachers from universities in Germany and Brazil, together with experts from INACH and other local entities, have been studing the Grey Glacier since 2015.


http://independent.co.uk

What’s the active voice for “intense rainfall was registered by scientists in the lake”?
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Q1175350 Inglês

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Investigators find “similarities” between Ethiopian and Lion Air crashes.


Anna Cardovillis, Kara fox and Dakin Andone


    Preliminary data recovered from the black boxes of the last week Ethiopian Airlines crash has revealed “similarities” to October ‘s fatal Lion Air crash.

    Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed March 10, six minutes after take off, killing all 157 people on board. It was the second disaster involving a new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in less than six months. In October, all 189 people on board Lion Air Flight were killed in Indonesia, 13 minutes after take off. Similarities between the two incidents led aviation authorities around the world to ban the use of 737 Max 8s. Investigators suspect the Lion Air crash may have been caused by an angle of attack sensor on the outside of the plane that transmited incorrect data, which could have triggered the automated flight software that forced the plane’s nose down. The pilots first manually corrected an “automatic aircraft nose down two minutes after take off and performed the same procedure again and again before the plane hurtled into the Java Sea.


http://wwww.slashgear.com.

In “Similarities between the two incidents led aviation authorities around the world to ban the use of 737 Max 8”, the underlined word is closest in meaning to
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Q1175349 Inglês

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Investigators find “similarities” between Ethiopian and Lion Air crashes.


Anna Cardovillis, Kara fox and Dakin Andone


    Preliminary data recovered from the black boxes of the last week Ethiopian Airlines crash has revealed “similarities” to October ‘s fatal Lion Air crash.

    Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed March 10, six minutes after take off, killing all 157 people on board. It was the second disaster involving a new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in less than six months. In October, all 189 people on board Lion Air Flight were killed in Indonesia, 13 minutes after take off. Similarities between the two incidents led aviation authorities around the world to ban the use of 737 Max 8s. Investigators suspect the Lion Air crash may have been caused by an angle of attack sensor on the outside of the plane that transmited incorrect data, which could have triggered the automated flight software that forced the plane’s nose down. The pilots first manually corrected an “automatic aircraft nose down two minutes after take off and performed the same procedure again and again before the plane hurtled into the Java Sea.


http://wwww.slashgear.com.

According to the text, we can infer that __________.
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Q1175348 Inglês

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The Magic of Potter


    There was a time when no one knew the name Harry Potter. Now the adventures of this extraordinary student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are read in over 45 languages, including Russian, Thai, and even ancient Greek. No one can explain the Harry Potter Phenomenon – not even J. K. Rowling, his creator.

    J. K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a writer. When she was 6, she wrote her first story – about a rabbit that gets sick. In 1990, on a trip to London, she got the idea for the boy wizard. She soon created a whole cast of unique characters to help Harry battle the forces of darkness. She kept working on the story while she was teaching English in Portugal. She finished the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, in 1995 and published it in 1997. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became an unexpected bestseller.


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H. P. = Harry Potter

According to the text, choose the best response
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Q1175347 Inglês

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The Magic of Potter


    There was a time when no one knew the name Harry Potter. Now the adventures of this extraordinary student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are read in over 45 languages, including Russian, Thai, and even ancient Greek. No one can explain the Harry Potter Phenomenon – not even J. K. Rowling, his creator.

    J. K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a writer. When she was 6, she wrote her first story – about a rabbit that gets sick. In 1990, on a trip to London, she got the idea for the boy wizard. She soon created a whole cast of unique characters to help Harry battle the forces of darkness. She kept working on the story while she was teaching English in Portugal. She finished the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, in 1995 and published it in 1997. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became an unexpected bestseller.


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H. P. = Harry Potter

According to the text, we can say that J. K. Rowling used to ________________.
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Q1175346 Inglês

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The Magic of Potter


    There was a time when no one knew the name Harry Potter. Now the adventures of this extraordinary student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are read in over 45 languages, including Russian, Thai, and even ancient Greek. No one can explain the Harry Potter Phenomenon – not even J. K. Rowling, his creator.

    J. K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a writer. When she was 6, she wrote her first story – about a rabbit that gets sick. In 1990, on a trip to London, she got the idea for the boy wizard. She soon created a whole cast of unique characters to help Harry battle the forces of darkness. She kept working on the story while she was teaching English in Portugal. She finished the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, in 1995 and published it in 1997. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone became an unexpected bestseller.


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H. P. = Harry Potter

In... “Now the adventures of this extraordinary student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy(...)”. The underlined words refer to_______________.
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Q1175345 Inglês

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Halloween


One fall day, as you walk down the street, you might see ghosts, strange animals, and other weird things. What’s going on? It’s probably October 31, or Halloween. Halloween is a day when people go out wearing costumes and colorful makeup.

People think that Halloween started in Ireland during the 400s. October 31 was the end of summer, and people believe that everyone who died during the year come back on that day. To scare away the dead, people put on costumes and went out into the streets to make noise.

Different cultures have different ways of celebrating Halloween. In the United States, it’s the night when children dress up in costumes and go to neighbors’ houses to “trick or treat”, or ask for candy. Some adults wear funny or scary costumes and go to parties or parades. Halloween has become a fun holiday for both adults and children.


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All the underlined words from the text are phrasal verbs, except:
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Q1175344 Inglês

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Halloween


One fall day, as you walk down the street, you might see ghosts, strange animals, and other weird things. What’s going on? It’s probably October 31, or Halloween. Halloween is a day when people go out wearing costumes and colorful makeup.

People think that Halloween started in Ireland during the 400s. October 31 was the end of summer, and people believe that everyone who died during the year come back on that day. To scare away the dead, people put on costumes and went out into the streets to make noise.

Different cultures have different ways of celebrating Halloween. In the United States, it’s the night when children dress up in costumes and go to neighbors’ houses to “trick or treat”, or ask for candy. Some adults wear funny or scary costumes and go to parties or parades. Halloween has become a fun holiday for both adults and children.


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The word “weird”, in bold type, in the text, is closest in meaning to ______________ . Except:
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Q1175343 Inglês

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Customs


     It was the small hours of the morning, when we reached London Airport. I had cabled London (England) from Amsterdam (Holland), and there was a hired car to meet me, but there was one more contretemps before I reached the haven of my flat. In all my travels I have never, but for that once, been required by carried by the British Customs to open a single bag or to do more than state that I carried no goods liable to duty. It was, of course, my fault; the extreme fatigue and nervous tension of the journey had destroyed my diplomacy. I was, for whichever reason, so tired that I could hardly stand and to the proffered pro forma and the question, ‘have you read this?’ I replied, with extreme testiness and foolishness, ‘Yes-hundreds of times’.

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According to the text, choose the best response.


In “...there was a hired car to meet me (...)”. We can infer that___________.

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Q1175342 Inglês

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Customs


     It was the small hours of the morning, when we reached London Airport. I had cabled London (England) from Amsterdam (Holland), and there was a hired car to meet me, but there was one more contretemps before I reached the haven of my flat. In all my travels I have never, but for that once, been required by carried by the British Customs to open a single bag or to do more than state that I carried no goods liable to duty. It was, of course, my fault; the extreme fatigue and nervous tension of the journey had destroyed my diplomacy. I was, for whichever reason, so tired that I could hardly stand and to the proffered pro forma and the question, ‘have you read this?’ I replied, with extreme testiness and foolishness, ‘Yes-hundreds of times’.

Adapted from Read for Meaning

According to the text, we can infer that _______________.
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Q1175341 Inglês

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Customs


     It was the small hours of the morning, when we reached London Airport. I had cabled London (England) from Amsterdam (Holland), and there was a hired car to meet me, but there was one more contretemps before I reached the haven of my flat. In all my travels I have never, but for that once, been required by carried by the British Customs to open a single bag or to do more than state that I carried no goods liable to duty. It was, of course, my fault; the extreme fatigue and nervous tension of the journey had destroyed my diplomacy. I was, for whichever reason, so tired that I could hardly stand and to the proffered pro forma and the question, ‘have you read this?’ I replied, with extreme testiness and foolishness, ‘Yes-hundreds of times’.

Adapted from Read for Meaning

According to the text, we can say that ________________.
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Q1175340 Inglês

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The plane, the pilot and the mechanic.


    Whereas, several test pilots might fly the prototype, each prototype is enrusted to only one mechanic. For him, I’m the pilot who is going to fly “his” plane and furnish him with the proof that the work he has lovingly and conscientiously put it on it all day, and sometimes all night, has not been in vain. The relation between the pilot, the plane and the mechanic are at once very simple – basic, obviously – and very complex when it comes to putting them into words. For the mechanic, the plane is a kind of Sleeping Beauty, and he takes care of her and coddles her while she is asleep. As soon as she wakes up, she passes into the hands of the pilots, but he only knows the plane when it is “alive”, when it is flying and functioning. The moment the plane takes off for a test, the mechanic loses sight of it, but he follows it, he feels it, he is bound to it by a kind of sixth sense, or to put it better, by an invisible umbilical cord.


Adapted from Read for Meaning.

In...”For the mechanic, the plane is a kind of Sleeping Beauty, and he takes care of her and coddles her while she is asleep”, we can say that the mechanic ________________.
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Q1175338 Inglês

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The plane, the pilot and the mechanic.


    Whereas, several test pilots might fly the prototype, each prototype is enrusted to only one mechanic. For him, I’m the pilot who is going to fly “his” plane and furnish him with the proof that the work he has lovingly and conscientiously put it on it all day, and sometimes all night, has not been in vain. The relation between the pilot, the plane and the mechanic are at once very simple – basic, obviously – and very complex when it comes to putting them into words. For the mechanic, the plane is a kind of Sleeping Beauty, and he takes care of her and coddles her while she is asleep. As soon as she wakes up, she passes into the hands of the pilots, but he only knows the plane when it is “alive”, when it is flying and functioning. The moment the plane takes off for a test, the mechanic loses sight of it, but he follows it, he feels it, he is bound to it by a kind of sixth sense, or to put it better, by an invisible umbilical cord.


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According to the text, we can say that _________________.
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Q1175337 Inglês

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Asthma from traffic


    Asthma is a serious medical condition because it is lifelong; there is no cure. A study says that pollution from traffic connects to 4 millions new cases of asthma in children each year.

    Researchers studied the pollution and how it affects children’s health in 194 countries and 125 large cities.

    This is not the first study to make this clame, but the study’s main author says that it gives a comprehensive idea of the problem. She says that it tells where pollution “hot spots” are.

Some people think rules for pollution need to change and that we need to have cleaner transportation. The author also said that there are other pollutants in the world causing deseases, such as lung cancer, strokes, heart disease and developmental issues.

http://www.newsin level.com.

In "This is not the first study to make this claim", the word, in bold type, is closest in meaning to _____________ . Except:
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Q1175336 Inglês

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Asthma from traffic


    Asthma is a serious medical condition because it is lifelong; there is no cure. A study says that pollution from traffic connects to 4 millions new cases of asthma in children each year.

    Researchers studied the pollution and how it affects children’s health in 194 countries and 125 large cities.

    This is not the first study to make this clame, but the study’s main author says that it gives a comprehensive idea of the problem. She says that it tells where pollution “hot spots” are.

Some people think rules for pollution need to change and that we need to have cleaner transportation. The author also said that there are other pollutants in the world causing deseases, such as lung cancer, strokes, heart disease and developmental issues.

http://www.newsin level.com.

The word “comprehensive”, underlined in the text, is closest in meaning to __________ .
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Respostas
1001: D
1002: B
1003: D
1004: D
1005: A
1006: B
1007: C
1008: C
1009: D
1010: A
1011: A
1012: A
1013: D
1014: B
1015: D
1016: A
1017: C
1018: D
1019: C
1020: C