Questões de Vestibular
Sobre advérbios e conjunções | adverbs and conjunctions em inglês
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Q1636874
Inglês
Which of the following alternatives for the statement Although this switching system was invented in 1889... (fourth paragraph)is grammatically incorrect?
Q1364278
Inglês
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Human Rights
BBC Learning English News Word
(Texto adaptado. Disponível em:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/n
ewswords/100211_nw_human_rights_text.pdf
Acessado em: 16/05/2012)
Concerning the vocabulary in the text, it is correct to affirm that
the words “often” (line 2) and “usually” (line 31)
are adverbs of frequency.
Ano: 2012
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNESP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2012 - UNESP - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre |
Q296108
Inglês
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Instrução: Examine os anúncios para responder às questões de números 21 a 25.
Nos anúncios, as palavras use, you, need, electricity e wisely são exemplos, respectivamente, de
Ano: 2012
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2012 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - Biologia e Inglês 02 |
Q290110
Inglês
The author uses the expression “a matter of fact manner” (L. 24 and L. 31) twice in the text.
Inferring from the context in which it is used, “a matter of fact manner” is
Inferring from the context in which it is used, “a matter of fact manner” is
Q265533
Inglês
Though (first paragraph) may not be replaced by:
Ano: 2012
Banca:
UNICENTRO
Órgão:
UNICENTRO
Prova:
UNICENTRO - 2012 - UNICENTRO - Vestibular - Inglês |
Q264529
Inglês
The word (conjunction or preposition) from the text, on the left, expresses what’s stated on the right in
Q1376779
Inglês
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As we all know, electricity is a fundamental need. On a daily basis, we consume electricity even without us
knowing it. Just a simple task such as listening to your music player consumes electricity. Today, most of our electric
generators and power plants are fed with fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal. However, due to the exponential
increase of power demand, fossil fuel supplies are slowly being depleted. Not only that, but also burning fossil fuels
has given off greenhouse gases and other unwanted byproducts. Because of this, the search for alternative energy
sources is now a necessity. One of the most promising alternative energy sources today is Wind Powered Generators.
So, what is a wind-powered generator? Basically it is the use of wind as a mechanical force needed to power an electric
generator. Utilizing wind as an energy source is not exactly a new idea. The ancient Persians were the first to use wind
to pump water, cut wood, and grind food and others by building windmills. Even today you can find windmills still
being used on some farms. It was the use of wind as an electric source that came into existence much later. The first
practical wind powered generators were built in 1970, but yet we rarely see them in widespread use today, why? Let’s
look at the advantages and disadvantages of the wind powered generator.
The main advantage of wind powered generators is that they have, ideally, zero gas emissions – unlike fossil-fueled
power generators. Because of the alarming effects of greenhouse gases and global warming, we want our power
generators to be as clean and as environmentally friendly as possible. Since there is no burning process in a wind
powered generator that produces toxic gases, it is very safe to build one in residential areas. Also, with proper
engineering and enough wind, these generators can provide a high rate of wattage that can go as high as the Megawatt
range. Another advantage is that it can be implemented using several small turbines connected together. This is a good
thing when there is not enough space for huge structures.
The major disadvantage of wind powered generators is that wind power varies greatly from one place to another
and from day to day and season to season. Sometimes wind may be strong enough to supply energy, but that strength
cannot be maintained due to changes in weather patterns. Needing strong, constant wind to most effectively power
wind generators is one reason they are often built in coastal areas. Another disadvantage is that the structure of most
practical wind powered generators is huge and bulky. Commonly, its size is proportional to the wind power it can
collect.
Research in wind power has now intensified because of its innate advantages over other power generators. With
this increase in interest in wind energy and alternative energy sources as a whole, our future will become brighter and
more and more remote areas will eventually enjoy the benefits of clean electric energy. In an electricity-dependent
world, power supplies must provide the required electricity for communities and businesses. Wind powered generators
might just be the solution for power shortages.
Disponível em: http://mysolarcellhome.org/articles/pros-and-cons-of-wind-powered-generators.
All the statements below, with the exception of one, make use of "that" as a relative pronoun or a conjunction.
Select THE EXCEPTION.
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UEFS
Órgão:
UEFS
Prova:
UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular Segundo Semestre - Dia 1 - Inglês |
Q1365145
Inglês
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EVANS, Stephen. Disponível em: <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110518_witn_electric_cars_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2011.
The word “better” (l. 7) is the irregular comparative degree of
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UEFS
Órgão:
UEFS
Prova:
UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular Segundo Semestre - Dia 1 - Inglês |
Q1365140
Inglês
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OXENDEN, Clive; LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina American English File,
MultiPack 4A, 2010. p.51
Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UEFS
Órgão:
UEFS
Prova:
UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular Segundo Semestre - Dia 1 - Inglês |
Q1365139
Inglês
Texto associado
OXENDEN, Clive; LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina American English File,
MultiPack 4A, 2010. p.51
The boldfaced conjunction expresses what is stated in brackets
in alternative
Q1350077
Inglês
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A brief history of Facebook
(Adapted from a text available at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/techonolgy/2007/jul/25/media.
newmedia. Accessed on 02/6/2011, at 9h10min)
Assinale a alternativa correta considerando os elementos gramaticais do texto.
The words “originally” (line 11) and “promptly”
(line 18) are adverbs.
Q1342141
Inglês
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Space hotel to give rich a thrill that’s out of this world
(Texto adaptado. Disponível em <http://wwwguardian.co.uk/science/2011>. Acesso em
31/8/2011 às 10h50min)
Choose the alternative(s) in which the information about
the words/fragments from the text is correct.
“newer” (line 24), “clear” (line 35) and “more advanced” (line 66) are comparative forms used to show an increase in size or degree in relation to something else.
“newer” (line 24), “clear” (line 35) and “more advanced” (line 66) are comparative forms used to show an increase in size or degree in relation to something else.
Ano: 2011
Banca:
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Órgão:
MACKENZIE
Prova:
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie - 2011 - MACKENZIE - vestibular |
Q1338544
Inglês
The blank I, in the text, must be correctly completed with
Ano: 2011
Banca:
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Órgão:
MACKENZIE
Prova:
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie - 2011 - MACKENZIE - vestibular |
Q1338543
Inglês
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HOW EFFECTIVE IS YOUR TEACHERESE?
By Stephan Hughes
Why is it that most of our students whine that
they are able to almost fully understand what we
say in the classroom but when faced with English
in a real-life situation, the level of comprehension
falls to near bottom, leading to their puzzlement,
frustration and despair (in that order)?
Some reasons for the phenomenon: teachers use a special language called teacherese. It is tailored form of the English language, which allows students to follow and obtain at least a global comprehension of what is being uttered. The speed is toned down somewhat, the lexis is full of Portuguese-like cognates so as to help students make necessary associations and/or simultaneous translations. Its linguistic variation is limited, especially at lower proficiency levels.
__( I )__ what is most noteworthy of teacherese is that its inability to stretch students’ listening skills may lie more in the fact that teachers, non-native in particular, barely use the rich idiomatic language that is used in magazines, newspapers, TV shows, movies, songs – in short, in real life situations that they usually face. The lexis may not necessarily be second nature to ELT professionals, __( II )__ its absence in everyday use in the classroom.
Another reason: apart from using teacherese, most teachers don’t have any legitimate speaking opportunities outside of the classroom, __( III )__ reducing their oral skills to instructional and explanatory phrases or typical fixed expressions prescribed in the course book. Giving these educators opportunities to use the language naturally – be it in conversational settings arranged by the institutions or with native speakers in loco or online – may be crucial to whittle away at the problem.
A third and final reason: familiarity breeds ease, which in turn breeds comprehension. The more time students stay with a said teacher, the easier it might be for them to understand them and get used to their accent, intonation, lexical choice and pace. This is a point that cannot be ignored and is worth looking into.
__( IV )__ the question we need to ask ourselves is: how effective is the language we use in the classroom and to what extent this effectiveness plays a vital role in helping our students understand the world around them in English? __( V )__, in a communicative context, the teacher is but should not be the ultimate language model for the students, so students should not gauge their listening competence by the teacher. The catch is exposing students to more and more real language in the classroom and fostering effective listening strategies.
Some reasons for the phenomenon: teachers use a special language called teacherese. It is tailored form of the English language, which allows students to follow and obtain at least a global comprehension of what is being uttered. The speed is toned down somewhat, the lexis is full of Portuguese-like cognates so as to help students make necessary associations and/or simultaneous translations. Its linguistic variation is limited, especially at lower proficiency levels.
__( I )__ what is most noteworthy of teacherese is that its inability to stretch students’ listening skills may lie more in the fact that teachers, non-native in particular, barely use the rich idiomatic language that is used in magazines, newspapers, TV shows, movies, songs – in short, in real life situations that they usually face. The lexis may not necessarily be second nature to ELT professionals, __( II )__ its absence in everyday use in the classroom.
Another reason: apart from using teacherese, most teachers don’t have any legitimate speaking opportunities outside of the classroom, __( III )__ reducing their oral skills to instructional and explanatory phrases or typical fixed expressions prescribed in the course book. Giving these educators opportunities to use the language naturally – be it in conversational settings arranged by the institutions or with native speakers in loco or online – may be crucial to whittle away at the problem.
A third and final reason: familiarity breeds ease, which in turn breeds comprehension. The more time students stay with a said teacher, the easier it might be for them to understand them and get used to their accent, intonation, lexical choice and pace. This is a point that cannot be ignored and is worth looking into.
__( IV )__ the question we need to ask ourselves is: how effective is the language we use in the classroom and to what extent this effectiveness plays a vital role in helping our students understand the world around them in English? __( V )__, in a communicative context, the teacher is but should not be the ultimate language model for the students, so students should not gauge their listening competence by the teacher. The catch is exposing students to more and more real language in the classroom and fostering effective listening strategies.
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The words that properly fill in blanks I, II, III, IV and V, in the text, are
Ano: 2011
Banca:
COPESE - IF-TM
Órgão:
IF-TM
Prova:
COPESE - IF-TM - 2011 - IF-TM - Vestibular - Prova 1 |
Q1272053
Inglês
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The price of consumerism
Norman Myers
[...]Moreover, consumption is not an issue for rich countries alone. In developing and transition countries
there are well over one billion people with enough income to enjoy an affluent lifestyle. Their aggregate
spending in purchasing-power parity (as measured in local terms) already matches that of the United
States. Certain effects of their consumerism, such as pollutant emissions from cars, which cause urban
smog and global warming, are a salient concern both locally and worldwide. China alone, with 300
million new consumers and possibly twice as many within ten years, could soon exert an environmental
impact to rival that of the United States.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v418/n6900/full/418819a.html
O trecho acima refere-se a questão
“Certain effects of their consumerism, such as pollutant emissions from cars, which cause urban
smog and global warming, are a salient concern both locally and worldwide”.
Such as is a very commonly used expression, in English. What does it indicate in the sentence above?
Q616765
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CHINA'S NEW SEX SYMBOLS
BY ISAAC STONE FISH
ASIA IN THE CATEGORY of the world's sexiest politicians, China's dour communist apparatchiks1 would seem to be far behind America's legendary ladies' men presidents and Europe's bunga-bunga leaders. But a survey released in December by the All-China Women's Federation found that a Middle Kingdom mandarin is the top pick for an ideal partner among Chinese women.
What's the appeal? (It can't be the ill-fitting suits.) It's money, money, money. While government officials receive a modest salary – well under $1,000 a month- they can usually leverage their position for personal gain, often through shady means. A corrupt vice district head in Beijing was recently arrested for accumulating more than $ 6,5 million; in other cases the perks have reached into the hundreds of millions. And even for officials who aren't skimming off the top, a government job (and the attendant legal perks) provides a level of security that's quite desirable for China's marriage-minded ladies, especially compared with a less stable position at a state-owned or private company.
There's also the growing reputation of Chinese government officials as a particularly virile lot. China's state-owned press often titillates readers with tales of bureaucratic sex scandals: in one major story last year, a provincial tobacco-bureau chief's diary was leaked online, with page after page of prurient details about his trysts2 with young beauties (including fellow government employees). The public's reaction was generally sympathetic to the cad. One prominent blogger maintained the bureau chief was a good official because he managed to spend some time with his wife despite the womanizing, took less than $10,000 in bribes, and didn't visit prostitutes. In other words, a real catch. In a survey on the blogger's site, almost all the more than 100,000 respondents thought the official should keep his job. That's sex appeal – and popular appeal.
( Newsweek, February 7, 2011.)
apparatchiks1 : burocratas do partido comunista chinês
trysts2 : encontros secretos
BY ISAAC STONE FISH
ASIA IN THE CATEGORY of the world's sexiest politicians, China's dour communist apparatchiks1 would seem to be far behind America's legendary ladies' men presidents and Europe's bunga-bunga leaders. But a survey released in December by the All-China Women's Federation found that a Middle Kingdom mandarin is the top pick for an ideal partner among Chinese women.
What's the appeal? (It can't be the ill-fitting suits.) It's money, money, money. While government officials receive a modest salary – well under $1,000 a month- they can usually leverage their position for personal gain, often through shady means. A corrupt vice district head in Beijing was recently arrested for accumulating more than $ 6,5 million; in other cases the perks have reached into the hundreds of millions. And even for officials who aren't skimming off the top, a government job (and the attendant legal perks) provides a level of security that's quite desirable for China's marriage-minded ladies, especially compared with a less stable position at a state-owned or private company.
There's also the growing reputation of Chinese government officials as a particularly virile lot. China's state-owned press often titillates readers with tales of bureaucratic sex scandals: in one major story last year, a provincial tobacco-bureau chief's diary was leaked online, with page after page of prurient details about his trysts2 with young beauties (including fellow government employees). The public's reaction was generally sympathetic to the cad. One prominent blogger maintained the bureau chief was a good official because he managed to spend some time with his wife despite the womanizing, took less than $10,000 in bribes, and didn't visit prostitutes. In other words, a real catch. In a survey on the blogger's site, almost all the more than 100,000 respondents thought the official should keep his job. That's sex appeal – and popular appeal.
( Newsweek, February 7, 2011.)
apparatchiks1 : burocratas do partido comunista chinês
trysts2 : encontros secretos
No último parágrafo do texto, a preposição despite empregada
em − despite the womanizing − pode ser substituída por
Q577953
Inglês
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Instrução: Leia o texto para responder à questão.
I started to run because I felt desperately unfit. But the biggest pay-off for me was – and still is – the deep relaxation that I achieve by taking exercise. It tires me out but I find that it does calm me down. When I started running seven years ago, I could manage only 400 meters before I had to stop. Breathless and aching, I walked the next quarter of a mile, alternating these two activities for a couple of kilometers.
When I started to jog I never dreamt of running in a marathon, but a few years later I realized that if I trained for it, the London Marathon, one of the biggest British sporting events, would be within my reach. My story shows that an unfit 39-year-old, as I was when I started running, who had taken no serious exercise for twenty years, can do the marathon – and that this is a sport in which women can beat men. But is it crazy to do it? Does it make sense to run in the expectation of becoming healthier?
My advice is: if you are under forty, healthy and feel well, you can begin as I did by jogging gently until you are out of breath, then walking, and alternating the two for about three kilometers. Build up the jogging in stages until you can do the whole distance comfortably.
(Headway Intermediate – Student’s Book. Oxford University Press.
Adaptado.)
Indique a alternativa composta de duas orações cujas afirmações se opõem.
Ano: 2011
Banca:
PUC - RS
Órgão:
PUC - RS
Prova:
PUC - RS - 2011 - PUC - RS - Vestibular - Prova 2 |
Q341291
Inglês
De acordo com seu uso no texto, pertencem à mesma categoria gramatical os termos da alternativa
Q341042
Inglês
The expression in bold type and the item in parentheses convey equivalent ideas in.
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UNICENTRO
Órgão:
UNICENTRO
Prova:
UNICENTRO - 2011 - UNICENTRO - Vestibular - Inglês 1 |
Q266591
Inglês
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Questões de 6 a 9
Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:
Conheça nossos planos