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Sobre verbos modais | modal verbs em inglês
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Q1783275
Inglês
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Water on the Moon could sustain a lunar base
Having dropped tantalizing hints days ago about an "exciting new discovery about the Moon", the US space
agency has revealed conclusive evidence of water on our only natural satellite. And this "unambiguous detection
of molecular water" will boost Nasa's hopes of establishing a lunar base.
The aim is to sustain that base by tapping into the Moon's natural resources. The findings have been
published as two papers in the journal Nature Astronomy. Unlike previous detections of water in permanently
shadowed parts of lunar craters, scientists have now detected the molecule in sunlit regions of the Moon's
surface.
Speaking during a virtual teleconference, co-author Casey Honniball, postdoctoral fellow at Nasa's Goddard
Space Flight Center in Maryland, said: "The amount of water is roughly equivalent to a 12-ounce bottle of water in
a cubic metre of lunar soil." Her Nasa colleague Jacob Bleacher, from the agency's human exploration directorate,
said researchers still needed to understand the nature of the watery deposits. This would help them determine
how accessible they would be for future lunar explorers to use.
And while there have previously been signs of water on the lunar surface, these new discoveries suggest it
is more abundant than previously thought. "It gives us more options for potential water sources on the Moon," said
Hannah Sargeant, a planetary scientist from the Open University in Milton Keynes, on BBC News.
The first of these new discoveries was made from an airborne infrared telescope known as Sofia. This
observatory, on board a modified Boeing 747, flies above much of Earth's atmosphere, giving a largely
unobstructed view of the Solar System.
Using this infrared telescope, researchers picked up the "signature" colour of water molecules. The
researchers think it is stored in bubbles of lunar glass or between grains on the surface that protect it from the
harsh environment. In the other study, scientists looked for permanently shadowed areas - known as cold traps -
where water could be captured and remain permanently. They found these cold traps at both poles and concluded
that approximately 40,000 kilometres squared of the lunar surface has the capacity to trap water.
What does this discovery mean? According to Dr Sargeant this discovery mean that this could broaden the
list of places where we might want to build a lunar base. There are quite a few one-off missions to the Moon's
polar regions coming up in the next few years. In the longer term, there are plans to build a permanent habitation
on the lunar surface.
“We were going to go to the Moon anyway”, said the Open University researcher. This study gives Nasa
some time to do some investigation, but it doesn't give it much time because and the US space agency is already
working on Moon base ideas and where they are going to go and it is promising.
Experts say that water-ice could form the basis of a future lunar economy, once we've figured out how to
extract it. Definitely, it would be much cheaper to make rocket fuel on the Moon than send it from Earth. So when
future lunar explorers want to return to Earth, or travel on to other destinations, they could turn the water into the
hydrogen and oxygen commonly used to power space vehicles.
Re-fuelling at the Moon could therefore bring down the cost of space travel and make a lunar base more
affordable and a potential lunar settlement is on the way to become into a reality.
Disponível em: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54666328. Acesso em: 27 out. 2020.
Analisando-se os aspectos linguísticos da língua inglesa presentes no texto, constata-se que
Ano: 2021
Banca:
Alternative Concursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de São Miguel da Boa Vista - SC
Prova:
Alternative Concursos - 2021 - Prefeitura de São Miguel da Boa Vista - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q1779879
Inglês
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Use the image to answer the question.
From Internet.
In relation to Mother Teresa's famous sentence:
I-It´s a sentence in the second conditional.
II-OUR and US are personal pronouns.
III-There is at least one modal verb.
IV-To sweep it´s necessary a hoe.
Ano: 2021
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SERPRO
Provas:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2021 - SERPRO - Analista - Especialização: Ciência de Dados
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CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2021 - SERPRO - Analista - Especialização: Desenvolvimento de Sistemas |
Q1753958
Inglês
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The pandemic has exposed a contradiction in modern
society. We are more connected than ever – proven by the speed
and truly global spread of the virus; nevertheless, we are also
deeply divided.
Today’s connectedness, enforced by social distancing, has
pushed the role of technology in every aspect of our lives to a
new level. The tech industry is now in a challenging space:
trapped between the increasing politicization of technology, the
still superficial social debate around its impact and the slow
adaptation of appropriate legislation. Right now, the industry
needs to enable and push forward this ethical debate, recognizing
its responsibility in this historic moment.
The first step is to end the myth of tech neutrality. We
need to acknowledge that technology is caught between private
economic interests and its social value. Some tech business
models, for example, prioritize commodification of data or
advertising revenue over the social value of their services — the
sharing of knowledge, connecting people, etc.
The social impact of tech is deeper than we usually
perceive and most of the time invisible to us. Digital architecture
determines, increasingly, social interactions in our digital society.
An example of this is the invisible influence of search engine and
social media algorithms, the results of which shape our
understanding of the world.
In this moment of crisis, technology can play a
fundamental role in overcoming the economic recession and
reducing the systemic injustices that have been exposed.
Social exclusion - the next pandemic.
Internet: <www.thoughtworks.com> (adapted)
Concerning the ideas stated in the text and the words used in it,
judge the following items.
The sentence “the industry needs to enable and push forward
this ethical debate” (in the last sentence of the second
paragraph) can be correctly rephrased as the industry ought
to facilitate and advance forward this ethical debate,
without changing the meaning of the text
Ano: 2021
Banca:
CMM - Concursos e Seletivos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Bataguassu - MS
Prova:
CMM - Concursos e Seletivos - 2021 - Prefeitura de Bataguassu - MS - Professor de Língua Inglesa |
Q1750579
Inglês
Complete the sentence below with the right verb and
adjective.
“I know I can ___ a product that is ___ than what almost
everybody else in the market is making.”
Ano: 2021
Banca:
OMNI
Órgão:
Prefeitura de São Bento do Sul - SC
Prova:
OMNI - 2021 - Prefeitura de São Bento do Sul - SC - Professor de Anos Finais - Inglês - Não habilitado |
Q1739715
Inglês
The words: should; mustn't; may; are examples of:
Ano: 2021
Banca:
Unoesc
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Maravilha - SC
Prova:
Unoesc - 2021 - Prefeitura de Maravilha - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q1718209
Inglês
Check the correct alternative about the use of modal verbs.
Ano: 2021
Banca:
AGIRH
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Roseira - SP
Prova:
AGIRH - 2021 - Prefeitura de Roseira - SP - Professor de Inglês |
Q1692953
Inglês
If you want to play poker, you _____ keep your best cards, you _____ tell
others what cards you have, and you _____look at my cards
Ano: 2021
Banca:
Alternative Concursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Esperança do Sul - RS
Prova:
Alternative Concursos - 2021 - Prefeitura de Esperança do Sul - RS - Professor de Inglês |
Q1692089
Inglês
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[…] The teen years are ripe for producing conflict in
the family. The relationship between parents and
their children may include these typical areas of
conflict:
• School performance;
• The teen's choice of friends;
• Spending time with the family versus with
peers;
• Disputes over the teen´s curfew;
• Cars and driving privileges;
• Dating and sexuality;
• Clothing, hair styles and makeup;
• Self destructive behaviors such as smoking,
drinking and using drugs.[…]
Adapted from: MARQUES, Amadeu. On
stage 3.São Paulo: Ática, 2010.
“…and their children may include…” The
underlined word is a modal verb. Mark the
alternative with an incorrect use of a modal verb:
Ano: 2021
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEED-PR
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2021 - SEED-PR - Professor - Inglês |
Q1689519
Inglês
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It was Maria’s first day at school, her first week in the United States. Her middle school in San Francisco was the biggest building she’d ever seen. It was bigger than the entire Best Buy store she’d walked through in awe on her first day in the city.
Text 3A2-II
It was Maria’s first day at school, her first week in the United States. Her middle school in San Francisco was the biggest building she’d ever seen. It was bigger than the entire Best Buy store she’d walked through in awe on her first day in the city.
Eventually, Maria found her way to class, a special setting
for Spanish-speaking newcomers. There she would practice
English words for colors and numbers, learn how to introduce
herself and how to say thank you. By eighth grade she was
moved into mainstream classes, where she struggled. It didn’t
help that her math teacher started each class by saying, “Okay,
my little dummies.” He spoke really fast. Maria never raised her
hand in his class.
One day Maria stopped by the administrative office,
looking for someone to help her with multiplication. She took her
spot in line behind a middle-aged woman who chatted with her in
Spanish as they waited. Maria said school was really hard for
her. The woman told her not to worry. “Latinas usually don’t
finish high school,” she said. “They go to work or raise kids.”
The woman was right, statistically speaking, and Maria’s
middle-school experience all but ensured she’d join the 52
percent of foreign-born Latinos who drop out of high school. She
graduated from eighth grade without learning to speak English.
She had a hard time writing in Spanish and didn’t know how to
multiply.
Everything you’ve heard about failing schools is wrong.
Internet: <www.motherjones.com> (adapted).
In “There she would practice English words for colors and
numbers” (in the second paragraph of text 3A2-II), the auxiliary
verb “would” indicates
Ano: 2021
Banca:
NBS
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Irati - PR
Prova:
NBS - 2021 - Prefeitura de Irati - PR - Professor - Inglês |
Q1676490
Inglês
The doctor ordered: You ___ stop drinking beer. The modal verb that better
completes the previous sentence is:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
GSA CONCURSOS
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Romelândia - SC
Prova:
GSA CONCURSOS - 2020 - Prefeitura de Romelândia - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q1757146
Inglês
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CRIMINALS HAVE SMALLER BRAIN SIZE, SAYS STUDY
A new study has found that antisocial people are more likely to have smaller areas of their brain. Researchers said criminals' brains had a different structure to the brains of people who followed the law. The study is published in the journal "Lancet Psychiatry". Researchers used data from 672 people born in 1972-73. They looked at records of the people's antisocial behaviour between the ages of seven and 26. At the age of 45, the researchers scanned the people's brains. Eighty of the people had a history of criminal and antisocial behaviour from being early teenagers. Researchers found that the areas of the brain linked to emotions, motivation and behaviour control were smaller in the long-term criminals' brains.
Professor Terrie Moffitt, a co-author of the research, said the research could help doctors understand what is behind long-term antisocial behaviour. She said the antisocial people in the study may have behaved badly because of their brain structure. She said: "They are actually operating under some [disability] at the level of the brain." She added that because of this, we needed to care for these people in a kinder way. Lead author Dr Christina Carlisi said: "Differences in brain structure might make it difficult for people to develop social skills. This may prevent them from engaging in antisocial behaviour. These people could benefit from more support throughout their lives."
Available on: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2002/200221-brain-size.html Accessed on: March, 20th 2020.
“Differences in brain structure might make it difficult for people...” The modal verb
in the sentence expresses:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
FURB
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Massaranduba - SC
Prova:
FURB - 2020 - Prefeitura de Massaranduba - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q1739275
Inglês
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Read the text bellow in order to answer the question:
“Coronavirus, Social Distancing and Self-Quarantine
Now that the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes, are spreading among communities in the United States and other countries, phrases such as ‘social distancing’, ‘self-quarantine’ and ‘flattening the curve’ are showing up in the media.
What is ‘flattening the curve’?
Flattening the curve refers to using protective practices to slow the rate of COVID-19 infection so hospitals have room, supplies and doctors for all of the patients who need care.
A large number of people becoming very sick over the course of a few days could overwhelm a hospital or care facility. Too many people becoming severely ill with COVID-19 at roughly the same time could result in a shortage of hospital beds, equipment or doctors.
On a graph, a sudden surge in patients over a short time could be represented as a tall, narrow curve.
On the other hand, if that same large number of patients arrived at the hospital at a slower rate, for example, over the course of several weeks, the line of the graph would look like a longer, flatter curve.
In this situation, fewer patients would arrive at the hospital each day. There would be a better chance of the hospital being able to keep up with adequate supplies, beds and health care providers to care for them.”
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-social-distancing-and-self-quarantine
Read the statements about the text from question and classify them as true (T) or false (F):
( ) The pronoun “it” in the first paragraph refers to the word “illness”. ( ) The modal verb “would”, in the excerpt “fewer patients would arrive at the hospital each day”, adds the idea of possibility to the sentence. ( ) The expressions “showing up”, “look like” and “keep up” are examples of phrasal verbs used in the text. ( ) If the text was all written using Past Simple Tense, none of the words become, have, cause, refer and show would be written using the suffix ed. ( ) The pronoun “them” in the last paragraph refers to “supplies, beds and health care providers”.
Choose the alternative with the correct sequence:
( ) The pronoun “it” in the first paragraph refers to the word “illness”. ( ) The modal verb “would”, in the excerpt “fewer patients would arrive at the hospital each day”, adds the idea of possibility to the sentence. ( ) The expressions “showing up”, “look like” and “keep up” are examples of phrasal verbs used in the text. ( ) If the text was all written using Past Simple Tense, none of the words become, have, cause, refer and show would be written using the suffix ed. ( ) The pronoun “them” in the last paragraph refers to “supplies, beds and health care providers”.
Choose the alternative with the correct sequence:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
FURB
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Massaranduba - SC
Prova:
FURB - 2020 - Prefeitura de Massaranduba - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q1739273
Inglês
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Read the text bellow in order to answer the question:
“Coronavirus, Social Distancing and Self-Quarantine
Now that the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes, are spreading among communities in the United States and other countries, phrases such as ‘social distancing’, ‘self-quarantine’ and ‘flattening the curve’ are showing up in the media.
What is ‘flattening the curve’?
Flattening the curve refers to using protective practices to slow the rate of COVID-19 infection so hospitals have room, supplies and doctors for all of the patients who need care.
A large number of people becoming very sick over the course of a few days could overwhelm a hospital or care facility. Too many people becoming severely ill with COVID-19 at roughly the same time could result in a shortage of hospital beds, equipment or doctors.
On a graph, a sudden surge in patients over a short time could be represented as a tall, narrow curve.
On the other hand, if that same large number of patients arrived at the hospital at a slower rate, for example, over the course of several weeks, the line of the graph would look like a longer, flatter curve.
In this situation, fewer patients would arrive at the hospital each day. There would be a better chance of the hospital being able to keep up with adequate supplies, beds and health care providers to care for them.”
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-social-distancing-and-self-quarantine
Analyze the following statements regarding to the text from question :
I- The words causes, refers and slow, in the text, are classified as verbs. II- In the first paragraph, the letter i in the word quarantine is pronounced differently compared to any letter i in the word distancing. III- The words could and would are examples of modal verbs used in the text. IV- In the text, the words very, severely and roughly are classified as adverbs.
Choose the alternative with the correct answer:
I- The words causes, refers and slow, in the text, are classified as verbs. II- In the first paragraph, the letter i in the word quarantine is pronounced differently compared to any letter i in the word distancing. III- The words could and would are examples of modal verbs used in the text. IV- In the text, the words very, severely and roughly are classified as adverbs.
Choose the alternative with the correct answer:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
NUCEPE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Timon - MA
Prova:
NUCEPE - 2020 - Prefeitura de Timon - MA - Professor Educação Básica - Inglês |
Q1735550
Inglês
Based on the comic, analyze the words and the expressions: “WHOEVER”; … “CAN’T COME”; “MY DOG IS SLEEPING”; “… AND IF I GET UP...”
Choose the RIGHT alternative regarding the highlighted words above.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
NUCEPE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Timon - MA
Prova:
NUCEPE - 2020 - Prefeitura de Timon - MA - Professor Educação Básica - Inglês |
Q1735543
Inglês
Texto associado
Answers the question according to the text below.
TEXT VI
Why are animals important to human beings?
There are a number of reasons why animals are important to human beings. The main
reason is that animals benefit us personally, socially and economically.
Since the time of our cavemen ancestors, there have been interactions between humans and
animals. Animals can be our friends, companions, protectors, benefactors and comforters.
Research studies indicate that people who own pets and have close bond with them have
higher self-esteem. They are also generally happier and healthier. There are many reported
cases in which pets protected their owners and family members. In the United States, a pet
dog alerted its owners that their babysitter was abusive. A couple who hired a babysitter to
take care of their baby noticed that their pet dog was aggressive to the babysitter. Upon
investigation, they discovered that their child was abused by the babysitter.
Animals provide many other benefits to humans. Insulin, a hormone in our body which
controls the amount of sugar absorbed by our blood, could not be artificially produced
previously. It had to be derived from cows and pigs. Nowadays, even though animal
insulin has largely been replaced by artificial human insulin, the former is still available on
prescription. Trained guide dogs are available to serve as loyal companions and ‘pairs of
eyes’ for the blind. In the past, hunters took along hunting dogs to track, sniff out and catch
wild game. When night fell, the canines were the hunters’ companions and protectors. In
rehabilitation centers, animals are used to help the sick recover. For instance, petting a
pony helps to lift a sick child’s spirit.
Throughout history, animals have helped humans. We use animals to work for us. In the
agricultural sector, oxen pull ploughs before seeds are planted in the soil. We use horses
for transportation purposes. They pull carriages and covered wagons for us. Even though
oxen and horses are rarely used for farming and travelling purposes respectively today, the
horses are still being used for riding and racing. They are also used to participate in
contests in order to win awards. Farmers depend on animals such as cattle, poultry, sheep,
goats, among others, for their horses are rarely used for farming and travelling purposes
respectively today, the horses are still being used for riding and racing. They sell the
animals’ meat, milk and eggs to earn money. In the fishing industry, although the use of
modern equipment and technology have replaced the use of animals to catch fish,
fishermen in some parts of the world still use animals like dolphins, otters and cormorants
for the purpose.
Another indirectly way in which animals help us is that they assist in the reproduction of a
variety of fruit and vegetable crops, which are an important part of our healthy diet.
Without animals to help disperse seeds and pollinate plants, many of them would have
become extinct.
In conclusion, animals are important to human beings because they benefit us socially,
personally as well as economically. Since they are of great benefit to us, we should treat
them well.
https://english312.com/why-are-animals-important-to-human-beings.html
The modal verbs COULD (line 12); HAD TO (line 13), and SHOULD (line 37) express, respectively, the idea
of:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
NUCEPE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Timon - MA
Prova:
NUCEPE - 2020 - Prefeitura de Timon - MA - Professor Educação Básica - Inglês |
Q1735535
Inglês
Texto associado
Answers the question according to the text below.
Organ Donation and Transplant
At this moment, more than 113,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ.
One more person is added to the national waiting list every 12 minutes.
Each of these people is in desperate need of a kidney, liver, heart, or other organ.
More than 6,500 people a year -- about 20 a day -- die before that organ ever
becomes available.
Organ donors are always in short supply. There are far more people in need of a
transplant than there are people willing to donate an organ.
Most of the organs that are available come from deceased donors. When you fill
out an organ donor card with your driver's license, you're agreeing to donate all or
some of your organs if you die.
A smaller number of organs come from healthy people. More than 6,000
transplants from living donors are performed each year.
You might have wondered about donating an organ -- either to a friend or relative
who needs an organ right now, or by filling out an organ donor card.
Just about anyone, at any age, can become an organ donor. Anyone younger than
age18 needs to have the consent of a parent or guardian.
For organ donation after death, a medical assessment will be done to determine what
organs can be donated. Certain conditions, such as having HIV, actively
spreading cancer, or severe infection would exclude organ donation.
Having a serious condition like cancer, HIV, diabetes, kidney disease, or heart
disease can prevent you from donating as a living donor.
It is CORRECT to state about modal MIGHT (line 13) in the text:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
NUCEPE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Timon - MA
Prova:
NUCEPE - 2020 - Prefeitura de Timon - MA - Professor Educação Básica - Inglês |
Q1735530
Inglês
Texto associado
Answers the question according to the text below.
“I must remember not to ask that question again!” The modal verb MUST expresses the idea of:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
Unoesc
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG
Prova:
Unoesc - 2020 - Prefeitura de Vargem Bonita - MG - Professor de Inglês |
Q1724256
Inglês
Os verbos modais (Modal Verbs) são usados
no passado (Past Tense) para fazer deduções
ou especulações sobre ações no passado.
Analise a oração: “I must have left my umbrella at the office.”
Assinale a alternativa que signifique o mesmo que a oração apresentada.
Analise a oração: “I must have left my umbrella at the office.”
Assinale a alternativa que signifique o mesmo que a oração apresentada.
Ano: 2020
Banca:
GS Assessoria e Concursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Romelândia - SC
Prova:
GS Assessoria e Concursos - 2020 - Prefeitura de Romelândia - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q1718407
Inglês
The ground is wet. It _______have rained during the last night. The modal verb that
better completes the previous sentence is:
Ano: 2020
Banca:
IDIB
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Jaguaribe - CE
Prova:
IDIB - 2020 - Prefeitura de Jaguaribe - CE - Professor - Inglês |
Q1692535
Inglês
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GEORGE FLOYD, FROM ‘I WANT TO TOUCH THE WORLD’ TO ‘I CAN’T BREATHE’
Mr. Floyd had big plans for life nearly 30 years ago. His death in police custody is powering a movement against police brutality and racial injustice.
HOUSTON — It was the last day of 11th grade at Jack Yates High School in Houston, nearly three decades ago. A group of close friends, on their way home, were contemplating what senior year and beyond would bring. They were black teenagers on the precipice of manhood. What, they asked one another, did they want to do with their lives?
“George turned to me and said, ‘I want to touch the world,’” said Jonathan Veal, 45, recalling the aspiration of one of the young men — a tall, gregarious star athlete named George Floyd whom he had met in the school cafeteria on the first day of sixth grade. To their 17-year-old minds, touching the world maybe meant the N.B.A. or the N.F.L.
“It was one of the first moments I remembered after learning what happened to him,” Mr. Veal said. “He could not have imagined that this is the tragic way people would know his name.”
The world now knows George Perry Floyd Jr. through his final harrowing moments, as he begged for air, his face wedged for nearly nine minutes between a city street and a police officer’s knee.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-who-is.html
“I can’t breathe.”
The modal verb in the phrase above express
The modal verb in the phrase above express
Conheça nossos planos