Questões de Concurso Público INMETRO 2009 para Analista Executivo em Metrologia e Qualidade - Desenvolvimento de Recursos Humanos
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Em decisão histórica, a reunião da Assembleia Geral da Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA), em junho de 2009, tornou sem efeito a resolução que excluía Cuba do Sistema Interamericano de Nações. Passaram-se 47 anos de isolamento desde a reunião de Punta Del Este (Uruguai), em 1962, quando foi oficializado o afastamento da ilha.
Folha de S.Paulo, Caderno Fovest, 16/6/2009, p. 6 (com adaptações).
Tendo o texto acima como referência inicial e considerando o tema por ele focalizado, além do atual cenário americano, julgue os itens seguintes.
Na atualidade, governos como os da Venezuela, Bolívia e Equador defendem posições políticas assemelhadas, algumas delas claramente convergentes, e tendem a prestar apoio e solidariedade ao regime cubano.
O cientista Wallace Broecker foi premiado por ter sido a primeira pessoa a publicar a expressão aquecimento global, em 1975. Ele acredita que, para lutar contra o fenômeno das mudanças climáticas, além da necessidade de redução das emissões dos países desenvolvidos, eles deverão também extrair o dióxido de carbono que já emitiram na atmosfera. Ao advertir para as enormes consequências das mudanças climáticas, o cientista admitiu que a dependência mundial em relação aos combustíveis fósseis não deverá mudar, pois as energias renováveis não serão consagradas totalmente nos próximos 50 anos.
Jornal do Brasil, 16/6/2009, p. A24 (com adaptações)
Tendo o texto acima como referência inicial e considerando as múltiplas implicações do tema por ele abordado, julgue os itens que se seguem.
A questão ambiental passou a fazer parte da agenda do mundo contemporâneo desde as décadas finais do século passado e tem ampliado sua importância, realidade que se manifesta no trabalho de especialistas, na atuação de setores organizados da sociedade, em reuniões multilaterais e em ações governamentais.
O cientista Wallace Broecker foi premiado por ter sido a primeira pessoa a publicar a expressão aquecimento global, em 1975. Ele acredita que, para lutar contra o fenômeno das mudanças climáticas, além da necessidade de redução das emissões dos países desenvolvidos, eles deverão também extrair o dióxido de carbono que já emitiram na atmosfera. Ao advertir para as enormes consequências das mudanças climáticas, o cientista admitiu que a dependência mundial em relação aos combustíveis fósseis não deverá mudar, pois as energias renováveis não serão consagradas totalmente nos próximos 50 anos.
Jornal do Brasil, 16/6/2009, p. A24 (com adaptações)
Tendo o texto acima como referência inicial e considerando as múltiplas implicações do tema por ele abordado, julgue os itens que se seguem.
No Brasil, o tema do meio ambiente, conquanto adotado por organizações não-governamentais, centros de pesquisa e instituições acadêmicas, é pouco presente no debate político, nem mesmo conquistou espaço na estrutura político-administrativa do Estado.
O cientista Wallace Broecker foi premiado por ter sido a primeira pessoa a publicar a expressão aquecimento global, em 1975. Ele acredita que, para lutar contra o fenômeno das mudanças climáticas, além da necessidade de redução das emissões dos países desenvolvidos, eles deverão também extrair o dióxido de carbono que já emitiram na atmosfera. Ao advertir para as enormes consequências das mudanças climáticas, o cientista admitiu que a dependência mundial em relação aos combustíveis fósseis não deverá mudar, pois as energias renováveis não serão consagradas totalmente nos próximos 50 anos.
Jornal do Brasil, 16/6/2009, p. A24 (com adaptações)
Tendo o texto acima como referência inicial e considerando as múltiplas implicações do tema por ele abordado, julgue os itens que se seguem.
Infere-se do texto que o uso maciço do petróleo como matriz energética do sistema produtivo mundial está com os dias contados.
O cientista Wallace Broecker foi premiado por ter sido a primeira pessoa a publicar a expressão aquecimento global, em 1975. Ele acredita que, para lutar contra o fenômeno das mudanças climáticas, além da necessidade de redução das emissões dos países desenvolvidos, eles deverão também extrair o dióxido de carbono que já emitiram na atmosfera. Ao advertir para as enormes consequências das mudanças climáticas, o cientista admitiu que a dependência mundial em relação aos combustíveis fósseis não deverá mudar, pois as energias renováveis não serão consagradas totalmente nos próximos 50 anos.
Jornal do Brasil, 16/6/2009, p. A24 (com adaptações)
Tendo o texto acima como referência inicial e considerando as múltiplas implicações do tema por ele abordado, julgue os itens que se seguem.
Entre as enormes consequências das mudanças climáticas, a que o texto alude, são apontados por muitos estudiosos a elevação do nível dos mares e seus efeitos trágicos para determinadas regiões litorâneas.
O cientista Wallace Broecker foi premiado por ter sido a primeira pessoa a publicar a expressão aquecimento global, em 1975. Ele acredita que, para lutar contra o fenômeno das mudanças climáticas, além da necessidade de redução das emissões dos países desenvolvidos, eles deverão também extrair o dióxido de carbono que já emitiram na atmosfera. Ao advertir para as enormes consequências das mudanças climáticas, o cientista admitiu que a dependência mundial em relação aos combustíveis fósseis não deverá mudar, pois as energias renováveis não serão consagradas totalmente nos próximos 50 anos.
Jornal do Brasil, 16/6/2009, p. A24 (com adaptações)
Tendo o texto acima como referência inicial e considerando as múltiplas implicações do tema por ele abordado, julgue os itens que se seguem.
Devido ao estágio de desenvolvimento econômico e ao grau de sofisticação tecnológica alcançado, os Estados Unidos da América (EUA) são, ao mesmo tempo, uma das maiores economias do mundo e o país cuja taxa de emissão de gases poluidores na atmosfera é a menor.
O cientista Wallace Broecker foi premiado por ter sido a primeira pessoa a publicar a expressão aquecimento global, em 1975. Ele acredita que, para lutar contra o fenômeno das mudanças climáticas, além da necessidade de redução das emissões dos países desenvolvidos, eles deverão também extrair o dióxido de carbono que já emitiram na atmosfera. Ao advertir para as enormes consequências das mudanças climáticas, o cientista admitiu que a dependência mundial em relação aos combustíveis fósseis não deverá mudar, pois as energias renováveis não serão consagradas totalmente nos próximos 50 anos.
Jornal do Brasil, 16/6/2009, p. A24 (com adaptações)
Tendo o texto acima como referência inicial e considerando as múltiplas implicações do tema por ele abordado, julgue os itens que se seguem.
Segundo o premiado cientista a que o texto se refere, para se resolverem definitivamente os problemas decorrentes do aquecimento global é suficiente que os países mais ricos do mundo reduzam significativamente suas emissões de dióxido de carbono.
O cientista Wallace Broecker foi premiado por ter sido a primeira pessoa a publicar a expressão aquecimento global, em 1975. Ele acredita que, para lutar contra o fenômeno das mudanças climáticas, além da necessidade de redução das emissões dos países desenvolvidos, eles deverão também extrair o dióxido de carbono que já emitiram na atmosfera. Ao advertir para as enormes consequências das mudanças climáticas, o cientista admitiu que a dependência mundial em relação aos combustíveis fósseis não deverá mudar, pois as energias renováveis não serão consagradas totalmente nos próximos 50 anos.
Jornal do Brasil, 16/6/2009, p. A24 (com adaptações)
Tendo o texto acima como referência inicial e considerando as múltiplas implicações do tema por ele abordado, julgue os itens que se seguem.
Embora não tenha sido ratificado pelos EUA, o Protocolo de Kyoto consistiu em tomada de posição política multilateral e, ainda que considerado pouco abrangente por muitos, constituiu uma espécie de ponto de partida para uma ação global com o objetivo de reduzir as agressões à natureza advindas de um modelo econômico historicamente predatório.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
Developed countries face globalization as a chance to increase their industrial base.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
Globalization and trade have been facing problems due to market demands on developing countries.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
In developing countries, technical regulations are yet to comply not only with compulsory internal requirements, but also with international level of quality.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
Metrology can now be considered an underrated issue in relation to the industrialized world.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
Metrology drew analogies with parts of the human body to build up a measuring device.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
Never before has metrology been so firmly settled in our society that it is not likely to change its present status.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
Flat pieces of wood must have a proper way of their own to be measured.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
Distance and time can be advisably measured by the same process.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
Geographic and professional boundaries are supposed to be regarded as using a uniform system for measuring.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25-----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the items from 29 through 38.
Common accreditation and testing of measuring standards and laboratories must be met so as to create a trustworthy international system.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
In the text,
“breadth” (l.19) is the same as breath.
This text refers to items from 29 to 40.
1----------Globalization, and related trade liberalization, is being
viewed by developing countries as an opportunity to expand the
industrial base and venture into an exports-led growth.
4 However, “Globalization” has been challenged in recent years
relating to its trade implications for developing countries.
One of the major problems is the inability of
7 developing countries to conform to developed country market
requirements. These requirements take the form of myriad
technical regulations imposed through mandatory domestic
10 regulations and to some extent international standards.
Metrology, the science of measurement, and the
underlying factor for quality in the industrialized world, plays
13 a vital role in modern society and in a globalized world. Still,
the link between metrology and human existence is not always
easily understood.
16---------- Essentially humankind has been using metrology for
millennia. The Egyptian architects, for instance, used the length
of the ruling pharaoh’s forearm from elbow to tip of the
19 extended middle finger as well as the breadth of his palm, to
calibrate the standard unit of length for use in building the
pyramids. The original measurement was transferred to and
22 carved in a block of black granite. The workers at the site were
given identical replicas of the original granite unit to work with
(Metrology — in short, EUROMET and Phare 2000).
25----------Today, metrology is more ingrained in our society and
is used in all facets of life. Planks of wood and coffee are
bought by size and weight; water, electricity and heat are
28 metered. Gasoline and soft drinks are bought by volume.
Sometimes we even measure distance in time, i.e. “from A to B
it should take about 20 minutes”, although that is not advisable.
31---------- Regardless, for a metrology system to be operational
it is essential that it is uniform, and that those who use them —
in spite of geographic and professional boundaries, have
34 confidence in the system. When this system is aligned with
mutual recognition through accreditation and testing of
measuring standards and laboratories in the different countries,
37 the confidence in the system allows for human activities to be
linked.
Internet: <www.unido.org> (adapted).
In the text,
the verb “carved” (l.22) means to make something by dividing it into parts, especially wood or stone.
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