Questões de Concurso Comentadas sobre inglês
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Q2055055
Inglês
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Expanding the field of discourse analysis
Paradoxically, now that the field of discourse studies has high visibility, the universe from which discourse
studies emerged is vanishing. New communication devices subvert the very distinction between orality and
writing, and so we have to rethink many categories: textuality, speaker, addressee, utterance, memory,
storage, circulation, etc. We can no longer consider technology as just an element of the “context”: it now
needs to be considered as a true actor in the communication process. Such a transformation relates to the
data – since the Internet offers new kinds of semiotic productions – but also to the very conditions of
research, which depend increasingly on sophisticated programs and data bases. The problem is that most
discourse analysts seem to live in a world where traditional face-to-face talk is still the norm of
communication. If we consider the handbooks and the articles published in the field, a peripheral role is
given to corpora produced by new technologies, except if they can be tackled by using the toolkit of Conversation Analysis. This is particularly the case with chats, forums, emails, phone text-messages and so
on. As the focus of discourse analysis is not on the most important aspects of the Web, its study belongs
mainly to specialists from other fields. The Discourse Reader (Jaworski and Coupland, 1999) does not
mention the Internet. But, surprisingly, this is also the case 13 years later in The Routledge Handbook of
Discourse Analysis: the introduction does not mention the existence of new communication technologies
and none of the 46 chapters deals with this topic.
https://www.nature.com/articles/palcomms201758, acessado em 25/08/18.
What can be inferred by reading the text?
Q2055054
Inglês
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Growth Cocktail Helps Restore Spinal Connections in the Most Severe Injuries
Repairing damaged nerves in a rodent study marks a crucial first step toward bringing back lost
movement
By Emily Willingham on August 30, 2018
In 1995 the late actor Christopher Reeve, who most famously played Superman, became paralyzed from the
neck down after a horseback-riding accident. The impact from the fall left him with a complete spinal cord
injury at the neck, preventing his brain from communicating with anything below it. Cases like Reeve’s are
generally considered intractable injuries, absent any way to bridge the gap to restore disrupted
communication lines.When Reeve died in 2004 a means of reconnection had yet to be built. Now, 14 years later, researchers have
coaxed nerve cells to span the divide of a complete spinal cord injury. Their findings, described August 29 in
Nature, are specific to only one kind of nerve cell and much work remains before a means of reconnection
reaches patients, but the results make an impression. [...]
Their first effort failed. They tried dampening the activity of a gene called PTEN because the gambit had
worked well with a few other types of nonspinal neurons. To their surprise, that strategy did not succeed
with the propriospinal cells. They then turned to a set of chemicals that promote nerve cell growth and
trigger production of a well-known structural protein called laminin, widely used in tissue engineering as a
scaffold. Some of these growth promoters are active in embryonic development, and adults usually do not
make them. Previous efforts to coax axons across an injury gap using so-called growth factors alone had
come up empty—failures blamed on other inhibitory chemicals getting in the way.
(Disponível em: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/growth-cocktail-helps-restore-spinal-connections-in-the-most-severe-injuries/, acessado em
02/09/18).
O pronome “it”, na terceira linha do primeiro parágrafo do texto, refere-se a:
Q2055053
Inglês
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Growth Cocktail Helps Restore Spinal Connections in the Most Severe Injuries
Repairing damaged nerves in a rodent study marks a crucial first step toward bringing back lost
movement
By Emily Willingham on August 30, 2018
In 1995 the late actor Christopher Reeve, who most famously played Superman, became paralyzed from the
neck down after a horseback-riding accident. The impact from the fall left him with a complete spinal cord
injury at the neck, preventing his brain from communicating with anything below it. Cases like Reeve’s are
generally considered intractable injuries, absent any way to bridge the gap to restore disrupted
communication lines.When Reeve died in 2004 a means of reconnection had yet to be built. Now, 14 years later, researchers have
coaxed nerve cells to span the divide of a complete spinal cord injury. Their findings, described August 29 in
Nature, are specific to only one kind of nerve cell and much work remains before a means of reconnection
reaches patients, but the results make an impression. [...]
Their first effort failed. They tried dampening the activity of a gene called PTEN because the gambit had
worked well with a few other types of nonspinal neurons. To their surprise, that strategy did not succeed
with the propriospinal cells. They then turned to a set of chemicals that promote nerve cell growth and
trigger production of a well-known structural protein called laminin, widely used in tissue engineering as a
scaffold. Some of these growth promoters are active in embryonic development, and adults usually do not
make them. Previous efforts to coax axons across an injury gap using so-called growth factors alone had
come up empty—failures blamed on other inhibitory chemicals getting in the way.
(Disponível em: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/growth-cocktail-helps-restore-spinal-connections-in-the-most-severe-injuries/, acessado em
02/09/18).
Com a leitura do texto, é correto afirmar que:
Q2055052
Inglês
[…] a series of hypotheses that make up a coherent theory of second language acquisition. According to the
rules of scientific method, it will always be "just theory" and never be "definitely proven". The hypotheses I
will present have, however, been found to be consistent with a significant amount of data, experimental and
otherwise, and have not yet been confronted with serious counterexamples, in my view. They make up,
collectively, my "position". This does not mean that I necessarily "believe" them. What it does mean is that
these hypotheses are consistent enough with existing data to be worthy of consideration, and that they
appear to capture the data better than other existing generalizations.
KRASHEN, Stephen. Principles and practice in second language acquisition. (1982, p. 02)
O linguista estadunidense Stephen Krashen é conhecido mundialmente por sua teoria de Second language aquisition. Em seu trabalho, ele elaborou uma teoria geral sustentada por cinco hipóteses que visam analisar e explicar como um falante adquire uma segunda língua. Dentre as alternativas abaixo, qual não é uma hipótese proposta por Krashen?
KRASHEN, Stephen. Principles and practice in second language acquisition. (1982, p. 02)
O linguista estadunidense Stephen Krashen é conhecido mundialmente por sua teoria de Second language aquisition. Em seu trabalho, ele elaborou uma teoria geral sustentada por cinco hipóteses que visam analisar e explicar como um falante adquire uma segunda língua. Dentre as alternativas abaixo, qual não é uma hipótese proposta por Krashen?
Q2055051
Inglês
“[…] is an overall plan for the ordely presentation of language material, no part of which contradicts, and all
of which is based upon, the selected approach.” (Anthony 1993, p. 63-7 apud Richards and Rogers 1999, p. 15).
Na frase acima, temos a definição proposta por Anthony apud Richard and Rogers para...
Q2055050
Inglês
Em 2015, o British Council publicou um estudo intitulado “O Ensino de Inglês na Educação Pública
Brasileira”, que visava a entender as principais características do ensino da língua inglesa na Educação
Básica da rede pública brasileira considerando desde as políticas públicas para o ensino do idioma até as
práticas cotidianas em sala de aula. De acordo com este estudo, qual dos problemas abaixo não figura
como principal para o ensino da língua inglesa na educação pública básica brasileira?
Q2055049
Inglês
Many people learn English because they have moved into a target-language community and they need to be
able to operate successfully within that community. A target-language community is a place where English is
the national language - e.g. Britain, Canada, New Zealand, etc - or where it is one of the main languages of
culture and commerce - e.g. India, Pakistan, Nigeria.
Some students need English for a Specific Purpose (ESP). Such students of ESP (sometimes also called English for Special Purposes) may need to learn legal language, or the language of tourism, banking or nursing, for example. An extremely popular strand of ESP is the teaching of business English, where students learn about how to operate in English in the business world. Many students need English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in order to study at an English-speaking university or college, or because they need to access English-language academic texts.
Many people learn English because they think it will be useful in some way for international communication and travel. Such students of general English often do not have a particular reason for going to English classes, but simply wish to learn to speak (and read and write) the language effectively for wherever and whenever this might be useful for them.
(Harmer, Jeremy. How to teach English. (2010, p. 11))
A frase que melhor resume o fragmento acima é:
Some students need English for a Specific Purpose (ESP). Such students of ESP (sometimes also called English for Special Purposes) may need to learn legal language, or the language of tourism, banking or nursing, for example. An extremely popular strand of ESP is the teaching of business English, where students learn about how to operate in English in the business world. Many students need English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in order to study at an English-speaking university or college, or because they need to access English-language academic texts.
Many people learn English because they think it will be useful in some way for international communication and travel. Such students of general English often do not have a particular reason for going to English classes, but simply wish to learn to speak (and read and write) the language effectively for wherever and whenever this might be useful for them.
(Harmer, Jeremy. How to teach English. (2010, p. 11))
A frase que melhor resume o fragmento acima é:
Ano: 2018
Banca:
FCC
Órgão:
Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal
Prova:
FCC - 2018 - Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal - Analista de Sistemas - Área 4 |
Q2028733
Inglês
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Legislative Management and Information System
In May 2001, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP − Provincial Council in English) under the leadership of Vice-Governor Loreto Leo S. Ocampos embarked on the computerization of its legislative function through the acquisition of the “Legislative Management and Tracking System”. The “Legislative Management and Tracking System” or “Legtrack” as it is commonly called, is a software program developed as a tool to track, monitor and store communications, requests, proposed resolutions and ordinances, communications, Sangguniang Bayan Resolutions and ordinances from different municipalities and cities to be acted upon.
The Provincial Government only spent sixty-six thousand pesos (P 66,000.00) for the cost of installation, airfare and accommodation of two Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) consultants and the training of five SP personnel on its operation and application. Now, over a million worth of software program was given to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for free.
The SP’s “Legtrack” can be considered as one of the most updated versions of the Tracking System used by different Local Government Units in the country. It also holds the distinction of being the first “Legtrack” to be synced to a Paperless Legislation Program.
The actual performance of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and its individual members can also be gauged through statistics on session attendance; committee meeting attendance; committee reports made, number of resolutions and ordinances authored, sponsored and passed.
Furthermore, the System upgrade(s) enhances not only the intellectual capability of the Secretariat but also its technical competence in support to the Sanggunian’s Office vows to be responsive, active and sensitive to the needs of the people. It has undergone a total of seven upgrades over the years.
(Adapted from http://sp.misocc.gov.ph/legislative-management-and-information-system)
Segundo o texto, o Legtrack
Ano: 2018
Banca:
Aroeira
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Palminópolis - GO
Prova:
Aroeira - 2018 - Prefeitura de Palminópolis - GO - Professor Letras/Inglês |
Q2002592
Inglês
Levando em consideração a fonologia da língua
inglesa, escolha a asserção correta quanto aos fonemas
encontrados nas palavras retiradas do texto.
Ano: 2018
Banca:
Aroeira
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Palminópolis - GO
Prova:
Aroeira - 2018 - Prefeitura de Palminópolis - GO - Professor Letras/Inglês |
Q2002591
Inglês
Na sentença “If a teacher is normally noisy and
energetic in class, he or she should spend a class behaving
more calmly.”, o verbo modal should:
Ano: 2018
Banca:
Aroeira
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Palminópolis - GO
Prova:
Aroeira - 2018 - Prefeitura de Palminópolis - GO - Professor Letras/Inglês |
Q2002590
Inglês
[…] If a teacher is normally noisy and energetic as a teacher, he or she should spend a class behaving more calmly. This is so because each time teachers break their own behavior patterns, they send a ripple through the class. That ripple is a mixture of surprise and curiosity and it is a perfect starting point for student involvement. The need for surprise and curiosity within a fifty-minute lesson is also overwhelming. This can be seen most clearly with children at primary and secondary levels, but even adults need a varied diet to keep them stimulated. However, variety is not the same as anarchy, since students need a certain amount of predictability for the sake of stability.
(Adapted from: HARMER, Jeremy. How to be
a good teacher. England: Longman, 1998, p. 5.)
Ainda no trecho acima o uso do conectivo since indica:
Ano: 2018
Banca:
Aroeira
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Palminópolis - GO
Prova:
Aroeira - 2018 - Prefeitura de Palminópolis - GO - Professor Letras/Inglês |
Q2002589
Inglês
[…] If a teacher is normally noisy and energetic as
a teacher, he or she should spend a class behaving more
calmly. This is so because each time teachers break their
own behavior patterns, they send a ripple through the
class. That ripple is a mixture of surprise and curiosity
and it is a perfect starting point for student involvement.
The need for surprise and curiosity within a fifty-minute lesson is also overwhelming. This can be seen most
clearly with children at primary and secondary levels,
but even adults need a varied diet to keep them stimulated. However, variety is not the same as anarchy, since
students need a certain amount of predictability for the
sake of stability.
(Adapted from: HARMER, Jeremy. How to be a good teacher. England: Longman, 1998, p. 5.)
Com base no texto acima, analise o enunciado abaixo.
A gestão de sala de aula é uma das habilidades necessárias para o professor maximizar as oportunidades de aprendizagem, portanto seguir estritamente o planejamento de uma aula ou de uma sequência de aulas evita divergências entre o propósito do professor e a interpretação do aluno.
Assinale a opção correta a respeito desse enunciado.
(Adapted from: HARMER, Jeremy. How to be a good teacher. England: Longman, 1998, p. 5.)
Com base no texto acima, analise o enunciado abaixo.
A gestão de sala de aula é uma das habilidades necessárias para o professor maximizar as oportunidades de aprendizagem, portanto seguir estritamente o planejamento de uma aula ou de uma sequência de aulas evita divergências entre o propósito do professor e a interpretação do aluno.
Assinale a opção correta a respeito desse enunciado.
Ano: 2018
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CEMIG - MG
Provas:
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Gestão Administrativa I
|
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico Contábil I |
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Agente Técnico de Meio Ambiente I |
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Operação de Subestações I |
Q2002252
Inglês
Texto associado
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND CHOOSE THE OPTION WHICH BEST
COMPLETES EACH QUESTION ACCORDING TO IT:
Saving Energy
Just a century ago, humans used very little energy because we had less of the
things that consume it. There were no computers, phones, TV, cars, lights, washing
machines and all that. After the industrial revolution, people started using a lot more
manufactured items such as electronics, automobiles, and home appliances. These
items use a lot of energy, but if we all cut its use by half, that would be huge savings,
and make a great difference.
Saving energy can be achieved in different ways: 1. Energy conservation, 2. Energy
Efficiency, and 3. Recycling. These first two are not the same, even though people
often use them to mean the same thing.
1- Energy Conservation: This is the practice that results in less energy being
used. For instance, turning the taps, computers, lights, and TV off when not in use.
It also includes running in the park or outside instead of running on the treadmill in
the gym. Energy conservation is great because we can all do this everywhere and
anytime. It is a fundamental behavior we must acquire.
2- Energy Efficiency: This is the use of manufacturing techniques and technology
_______ produce things that use less energy for the same result. For example, if a
heater is designed to warm your home with less energy than regular heaters, that
would be an energy efficient heater. If your washing machine uses less energy to
do the same job as other washers, that is an energy efficient washer. An interesting
fact is that homes built in the U.S. after 2000 are about 30% bigger, but they use
less energy than older homes.
3- Recycling: This involves the use of waste or old materials to make new ones,
like collecting all old newspapers from the town at the end of every day and turning
the papers into fresh paper for printing again. We can collect all plastic bottles and
send them to be used for new plastic bottles or used for children plastic toys. Recycling saves energy __________ less energy is used to recycle than to turn new
raw materials into new products.
This means that to save energy, we should use all these great ways. If we all try to
do this, together we can save some money and use less natural resources too.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/AyZdzW. Access: 01/30/2018)
The modal verb should in “we should use all these great ways” (paragraph 6) indicates that the author wants to
Ano: 2018
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CEMIG - MG
Prova:
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Operação de Subestações I |
Q2002249
Inglês
Texto associado
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND CHOOSE THE OPTION WHICH BEST
COMPLETES EACH QUESTION ACCORDING TO IT:
Saving Energy
Just a century ago, humans used very little energy because we had less of the
things that consume it. There were no computers, phones, TV, cars, lights, washing
machines and all that. After the industrial revolution, people started using a lot more
manufactured items such as electronics, automobiles, and home appliances. These
items use a lot of energy, but if we all cut its use by half, that would be huge savings,
and make a great difference.
Saving energy can be achieved in different ways: 1. Energy conservation, 2. Energy
Efficiency, and 3. Recycling. These first two are not the same, even though people
often use them to mean the same thing.
1- Energy Conservation: This is the practice that results in less energy being
used. For instance, turning the taps, computers, lights, and TV off when not in use.
It also includes running in the park or outside instead of running on the treadmill in
the gym. Energy conservation is great because we can all do this everywhere and
anytime. It is a fundamental behavior we must acquire.
2- Energy Efficiency: This is the use of manufacturing techniques and technology
_______ produce things that use less energy for the same result. For example, if a
heater is designed to warm your home with less energy than regular heaters, that
would be an energy efficient heater. If your washing machine uses less energy to
do the same job as other washers, that is an energy efficient washer. An interesting
fact is that homes built in the U.S. after 2000 are about 30% bigger, but they use
less energy than older homes.
3- Recycling: This involves the use of waste or old materials to make new ones,
like collecting all old newspapers from the town at the end of every day and turning
the papers into fresh paper for printing again. We can collect all plastic bottles and
send them to be used for new plastic bottles or used for children plastic toys. Recycling saves energy __________ less energy is used to recycle than to turn new
raw materials into new products.
This means that to save energy, we should use all these great ways. If we all try to
do this, together we can save some money and use less natural resources too.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/AyZdzW. Access: 01/30/2018)
What is interesting about homes built in the U.S. after 2000?
Ano: 2018
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CEMIG - MG
Prova:
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Operação de Subestações I |
Q2002248
Inglês
Texto associado
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND CHOOSE THE OPTION WHICH BEST
COMPLETES EACH QUESTION ACCORDING TO IT:
Saving Energy
Just a century ago, humans used very little energy because we had less of the
things that consume it. There were no computers, phones, TV, cars, lights, washing
machines and all that. After the industrial revolution, people started using a lot more
manufactured items such as electronics, automobiles, and home appliances. These
items use a lot of energy, but if we all cut its use by half, that would be huge savings,
and make a great difference.
Saving energy can be achieved in different ways: 1. Energy conservation, 2. Energy
Efficiency, and 3. Recycling. These first two are not the same, even though people
often use them to mean the same thing.
1- Energy Conservation: This is the practice that results in less energy being
used. For instance, turning the taps, computers, lights, and TV off when not in use.
It also includes running in the park or outside instead of running on the treadmill in
the gym. Energy conservation is great because we can all do this everywhere and
anytime. It is a fundamental behavior we must acquire.
2- Energy Efficiency: This is the use of manufacturing techniques and technology
_______ produce things that use less energy for the same result. For example, if a
heater is designed to warm your home with less energy than regular heaters, that
would be an energy efficient heater. If your washing machine uses less energy to
do the same job as other washers, that is an energy efficient washer. An interesting
fact is that homes built in the U.S. after 2000 are about 30% bigger, but they use
less energy than older homes.
3- Recycling: This involves the use of waste or old materials to make new ones,
like collecting all old newspapers from the town at the end of every day and turning
the papers into fresh paper for printing again. We can collect all plastic bottles and
send them to be used for new plastic bottles or used for children plastic toys. Recycling saves energy __________ less energy is used to recycle than to turn new
raw materials into new products.
This means that to save energy, we should use all these great ways. If we all try to
do this, together we can save some money and use less natural resources too.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/AyZdzW. Access: 01/30/2018)
This is the use of manufacturing techniques and technology _______ produce
things that use less energy for the same result.
What is the best word to complete this sentence? (paragraph 4)
What is the best word to complete this sentence? (paragraph 4)
Ano: 2018
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CEMIG - MG
Prova:
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Operação de Subestações I |
Q2002247
Inglês
Texto associado
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND CHOOSE THE OPTION WHICH BEST
COMPLETES EACH QUESTION ACCORDING TO IT:
Saving Energy
Just a century ago, humans used very little energy because we had less of the
things that consume it. There were no computers, phones, TV, cars, lights, washing
machines and all that. After the industrial revolution, people started using a lot more
manufactured items such as electronics, automobiles, and home appliances. These
items use a lot of energy, but if we all cut its use by half, that would be huge savings,
and make a great difference.
Saving energy can be achieved in different ways: 1. Energy conservation, 2. Energy
Efficiency, and 3. Recycling. These first two are not the same, even though people
often use them to mean the same thing.
1- Energy Conservation: This is the practice that results in less energy being
used. For instance, turning the taps, computers, lights, and TV off when not in use.
It also includes running in the park or outside instead of running on the treadmill in
the gym. Energy conservation is great because we can all do this everywhere and
anytime. It is a fundamental behavior we must acquire.
2- Energy Efficiency: This is the use of manufacturing techniques and technology
_______ produce things that use less energy for the same result. For example, if a
heater is designed to warm your home with less energy than regular heaters, that
would be an energy efficient heater. If your washing machine uses less energy to
do the same job as other washers, that is an energy efficient washer. An interesting
fact is that homes built in the U.S. after 2000 are about 30% bigger, but they use
less energy than older homes.
3- Recycling: This involves the use of waste or old materials to make new ones,
like collecting all old newspapers from the town at the end of every day and turning
the papers into fresh paper for printing again. We can collect all plastic bottles and
send them to be used for new plastic bottles or used for children plastic toys. Recycling saves energy __________ less energy is used to recycle than to turn new
raw materials into new products.
This means that to save energy, we should use all these great ways. If we all try to
do this, together we can save some money and use less natural resources too.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/AyZdzW. Access: 01/30/2018)
The reason why energy conservation is great is that
Ano: 2018
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CEMIG - MG
Prova:
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Operação de Subestações I |
Q2002246
Inglês
Texto associado
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND CHOOSE THE OPTION WHICH BEST
COMPLETES EACH QUESTION ACCORDING TO IT:
Saving Energy
Just a century ago, humans used very little energy because we had less of the
things that consume it. There were no computers, phones, TV, cars, lights, washing
machines and all that. After the industrial revolution, people started using a lot more
manufactured items such as electronics, automobiles, and home appliances. These
items use a lot of energy, but if we all cut its use by half, that would be huge savings,
and make a great difference.
Saving energy can be achieved in different ways: 1. Energy conservation, 2. Energy
Efficiency, and 3. Recycling. These first two are not the same, even though people
often use them to mean the same thing.
1- Energy Conservation: This is the practice that results in less energy being
used. For instance, turning the taps, computers, lights, and TV off when not in use.
It also includes running in the park or outside instead of running on the treadmill in
the gym. Energy conservation is great because we can all do this everywhere and
anytime. It is a fundamental behavior we must acquire.
2- Energy Efficiency: This is the use of manufacturing techniques and technology
_______ produce things that use less energy for the same result. For example, if a
heater is designed to warm your home with less energy than regular heaters, that
would be an energy efficient heater. If your washing machine uses less energy to
do the same job as other washers, that is an energy efficient washer. An interesting
fact is that homes built in the U.S. after 2000 are about 30% bigger, but they use
less energy than older homes.
3- Recycling: This involves the use of waste or old materials to make new ones,
like collecting all old newspapers from the town at the end of every day and turning
the papers into fresh paper for printing again. We can collect all plastic bottles and
send them to be used for new plastic bottles or used for children plastic toys. Recycling saves energy __________ less energy is used to recycle than to turn new
raw materials into new products.
This means that to save energy, we should use all these great ways. If we all try to
do this, together we can save some money and use less natural resources too.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/AyZdzW. Access: 01/30/2018)
The word them in “people often use them to mean the same thing” (paragraph 2)
refers to
Ano: 2018
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CEMIG - MG
Prova:
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Operação de Subestações I |
Q2002245
Inglês
Texto associado
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND CHOOSE THE OPTION WHICH BEST
COMPLETES EACH QUESTION ACCORDING TO IT:
Saving Energy
Just a century ago, humans used very little energy because we had less of the
things that consume it. There were no computers, phones, TV, cars, lights, washing
machines and all that. After the industrial revolution, people started using a lot more
manufactured items such as electronics, automobiles, and home appliances. These
items use a lot of energy, but if we all cut its use by half, that would be huge savings,
and make a great difference.
Saving energy can be achieved in different ways: 1. Energy conservation, 2. Energy
Efficiency, and 3. Recycling. These first two are not the same, even though people
often use them to mean the same thing.
1- Energy Conservation: This is the practice that results in less energy being
used. For instance, turning the taps, computers, lights, and TV off when not in use.
It also includes running in the park or outside instead of running on the treadmill in
the gym. Energy conservation is great because we can all do this everywhere and
anytime. It is a fundamental behavior we must acquire.
2- Energy Efficiency: This is the use of manufacturing techniques and technology
_______ produce things that use less energy for the same result. For example, if a
heater is designed to warm your home with less energy than regular heaters, that
would be an energy efficient heater. If your washing machine uses less energy to
do the same job as other washers, that is an energy efficient washer. An interesting
fact is that homes built in the U.S. after 2000 are about 30% bigger, but they use
less energy than older homes.
3- Recycling: This involves the use of waste or old materials to make new ones,
like collecting all old newspapers from the town at the end of every day and turning
the papers into fresh paper for printing again. We can collect all plastic bottles and
send them to be used for new plastic bottles or used for children plastic toys. Recycling saves energy __________ less energy is used to recycle than to turn new
raw materials into new products.
This means that to save energy, we should use all these great ways. If we all try to
do this, together we can save some money and use less natural resources too.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/AyZdzW. Access: 01/30/2018)
The word huge in “that would be huge savings” (paragraph 1) can be substituted
by the word
Ano: 2018
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CEMIG - MG
Provas:
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Gestão Administrativa I
|
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico Contábil I |
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Agente Técnico de Meio Ambiente I |
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Operação de Subestações I |
Q2002244
Inglês
Texto associado
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND CHOOSE THE OPTION WHICH BEST
COMPLETES EACH QUESTION ACCORDING TO IT:
Saving Energy
Just a century ago, humans used very little energy because we had less of the
things that consume it. There were no computers, phones, TV, cars, lights, washing
machines and all that. After the industrial revolution, people started using a lot more
manufactured items such as electronics, automobiles, and home appliances. These
items use a lot of energy, but if we all cut its use by half, that would be huge savings,
and make a great difference.
Saving energy can be achieved in different ways: 1. Energy conservation, 2. Energy
Efficiency, and 3. Recycling. These first two are not the same, even though people
often use them to mean the same thing.
1- Energy Conservation: This is the practice that results in less energy being
used. For instance, turning the taps, computers, lights, and TV off when not in use.
It also includes running in the park or outside instead of running on the treadmill in
the gym. Energy conservation is great because we can all do this everywhere and
anytime. It is a fundamental behavior we must acquire.
2- Energy Efficiency: This is the use of manufacturing techniques and technology
_______ produce things that use less energy for the same result. For example, if a
heater is designed to warm your home with less energy than regular heaters, that
would be an energy efficient heater. If your washing machine uses less energy to
do the same job as other washers, that is an energy efficient washer. An interesting
fact is that homes built in the U.S. after 2000 are about 30% bigger, but they use
less energy than older homes.
3- Recycling: This involves the use of waste or old materials to make new ones,
like collecting all old newspapers from the town at the end of every day and turning
the papers into fresh paper for printing again. We can collect all plastic bottles and
send them to be used for new plastic bottles or used for children plastic toys. Recycling saves energy __________ less energy is used to recycle than to turn new
raw materials into new products.
This means that to save energy, we should use all these great ways. If we all try to
do this, together we can save some money and use less natural resources too.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/AyZdzW. Access: 01/30/2018)
The words such as in “such as electronics, automobiles, and home appliances”
(paragraph 1) is used to indicate
Ano: 2018
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CEMIG - MG
Prova:
FUMARC - 2018 - CEMIG - MG - Técnico de Operação de Subestações I |
Q2002243
Inglês
Texto associado
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND CHOOSE THE OPTION WHICH BEST
COMPLETES EACH QUESTION ACCORDING TO IT:
Saving Energy
Just a century ago, humans used very little energy because we had less of the
things that consume it. There were no computers, phones, TV, cars, lights, washing
machines and all that. After the industrial revolution, people started using a lot more
manufactured items such as electronics, automobiles, and home appliances. These
items use a lot of energy, but if we all cut its use by half, that would be huge savings,
and make a great difference.
Saving energy can be achieved in different ways: 1. Energy conservation, 2. Energy
Efficiency, and 3. Recycling. These first two are not the same, even though people
often use them to mean the same thing.
1- Energy Conservation: This is the practice that results in less energy being
used. For instance, turning the taps, computers, lights, and TV off when not in use.
It also includes running in the park or outside instead of running on the treadmill in
the gym. Energy conservation is great because we can all do this everywhere and
anytime. It is a fundamental behavior we must acquire.
2- Energy Efficiency: This is the use of manufacturing techniques and technology
_______ produce things that use less energy for the same result. For example, if a
heater is designed to warm your home with less energy than regular heaters, that
would be an energy efficient heater. If your washing machine uses less energy to
do the same job as other washers, that is an energy efficient washer. An interesting
fact is that homes built in the U.S. after 2000 are about 30% bigger, but they use
less energy than older homes.
3- Recycling: This involves the use of waste or old materials to make new ones,
like collecting all old newspapers from the town at the end of every day and turning
the papers into fresh paper for printing again. We can collect all plastic bottles and
send them to be used for new plastic bottles or used for children plastic toys. Recycling saves energy __________ less energy is used to recycle than to turn new
raw materials into new products.
This means that to save energy, we should use all these great ways. If we all try to
do this, together we can save some money and use less natural resources too.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/AyZdzW. Access: 01/30/2018)
About a century ago, people used less energy because of the
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