Consider the sentence “[...] there is no shortage of shark films.” (1
st§) It implies that:

Question

Something in the water? Why we love shark films
From the Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, to predators stalking the Seine in Under Paris, there is no shortage of shark films.
Hollywood and audiences love them, seemingly never tiring of the suspense, gore and terror.
There are prehistoric giant sharks in The Meg, genetically engineered ones in Deep Blue Sea, and sharks high on cocaine
in the ingeniously named Cocaine Shark.
Even Donald Trump is a fan – he was reportedly due to play the US president in a Sharknado film, before becoming the
actual president.
I became hooked on them after watching James Bond film Thunderball, where the villain keeps sharks in his swimming pool. It led to a lifelong interest in shark films, as well as an irrational fear of swimming pools, even ones filled with chlorine
inside leisure centres.
Hayley Easton Street is the British director behind a new shark film, Something in the Water, which tells the story of a
group of women stranded at sea.
She explains that, as fan of shark films herself, she “absolutely wanted” to make the movie.
So why are shark movies so popular? “It's the fear of what could be going on with the unknown of [the sea]” she tells BBC News.
“Just being stuck in the middle of the ocean is scary enough. You're trapped in something else's world and anything could
happen.”
But despite Street's love of shark films, she did not want the ones in hers to be portrayed as marine serial killers.
“We kill 100 million sharks every year” she notes.
The director was also aware that the release of Jaws led to a huge rise in the hunting of sharks, partly because they had
been portrayed as merciless killers.
“As much as I love shark films, I love sharks.”
“I was really conscious of that, because it's easy for people to start seeing them as killing machines... or monsters, which
they are not.”
She adds: “I feel it's more scary to have the realistic theme of it, that, you know, if you are out in the ocean and there are
sharks and they do mistake you for something else, they will kill you.”
Despite the huge success of Jaws, Spielberg has said he “truly regrets the decimation of the shark population because of
the book and the film”.
Spielberg is not the only person concerned about Hollywood's portrayal of sharks and the impact it continues to have.
US marine biologist Andriana Fragola dedicates herself to educating people about sharks, often sharing videos of her diving
with them.
She says they are “misunderstood predators” that have been harmed by movies and the media.
Andriana tells me that she has watched Netflix's new shark film, Under Paris, and was not impressed.
“Their whole thing was it's about conservation, about studying them, but then the sharks are still eating people.”
“So it's giving a little bit more of a rounded education and a little bit more depth to the story, it's not just people swimming
at the beach and getting attacked and eaten.”
“But the bottom line and what people can draw from the movie is that sharks are still really dangerous to people and
they're just going to continuously hunt and eat people.”
“If that was true, we would be reduced as a human species. Everyone who goes to the beach, they would be threatened.”
Andriana says the perception of sharks causes a real issue for conservation.
“It's a huge problem because people don't want to protect something that they're scared of.”
“The perception from people is that they're dangerous to humans so we should eradicate them, and that's obviously a
huge problem for conservation and getting people to want to empathise or sympathise with sharks and wanting to actually
protect them.”
“It's unfortunate because 100 million sharks are killed every year, and globally sharks kill fewer than 10 people every year.”
“We're really focused on the sharks being the monsters and them being out to get us. In reality it's the opposite.”
It is unlikely that Hollywood will stop making shark films, or we will stop watching them.
But the figures show that far from being the serial killers of the sea, sharks are actually much more likely to be the victims
of humans.
(Charlotte Gallagher, Culture reporter, BBC 2024. Accessed: 29 July 2024. Available in:<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckmmgxvp7dgo>. Adapted.) Consider the sentence “[...] there is no shortage of shark films.” (1
st§) It implies that: Alternativa A: There are many shark films. Ou Alternativa B: Shark films have become rare. Ou Alternativa C: Shark films have become longer. Ou Alternativa D: Shark films have become shorter.

Qconcursos · Accepted Answer

Alternativa [A] There are many shark films. Alternativa correta: A - There are many shark films.

1. Tema central da questão
A questão aborda a habilidade de interpretação de texto (reading comprehension), focando na expressão “there is no shortage of shark films”. O objetivo é analisar a inferência do trecho, ou seja, o que o autor realmente quer dizer, indo além da tradução literal.

2. Teoria resumida e relevante
Em inglês, a expressão “there is no shortage of” significa que há abundância, ou seja, não falta daquilo que está sendo citado. É importante reconhecer expressões idiomáticas para não se confundir na hora da prova. Segundo renomados dicionários como o Cambridge Dictionary, "no shortage of" = "a lot of" (ex: There is no shortage of opportunities = There are many opportunities).

3. Justificativa da alternativa correta
A opção A está correta porque corresponde exatamente à ideia do trecho: “There are many shark films” = “Há muitos filmes de tubarão”. A frase do texto indica que esses filmes são numerosos e fáceis de encontrar, e não que estão em falta.

4. Análise das alternativas incorretas

B - Shark films have become rare: Incorreta, pois “no shortage” indica abundância, não raridade.
  C - Shark films have become longer: Incorreta; o texto não fala sobre a duração dos filmes, mas sobre a quantidade.
  D - Shark films have become shorter: Também incorreta, pois a frase não aborda o tempo de duração dos filmes.

5. Estratégias de interpretação
Leia sempre o contexto da expressão desconhecida. Palavras como no shortage são pegadinhas comuns: parecem negativas, mas indicam “abundância”. Busque sempre identificar o sentido global da frase.

Resumo
A é a alternativa correta porque “there is no shortage of shark films” significa que existem muitos filmes de tubarão. Expressões idiomáticas podem confundir, mas com atenção ao contexto e estudo de vocabulário, você responde com confiança!

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