Questões de Vestibular Sobre inglês
Foram encontradas 6.437 questões
Q1261954
Inglês
Read the text.
China’s myopia epidemic: why a simple solution is being ignored
“Myopia rates have shot up in the last two decades,” Shanghai ophthalmologist Xu Xun says, as we speak in a conference room at the treatment centre. “According to our statistics, between 10 per cent and 20 per cent of primary school pupils start classes with myopia. Then the percentage rises to up to 50 per cent for secondary school students. In university, 90 per cent are short-sighted.” The growing prevalence of myopia is not only a Chinese problem, but it is an especially East Asian one. According to a study published in The Lancet medical journal in 2012, by Ian Morgan, of the Australian National University, South Korea leads the pack, with 96 per cent of young adults (below the age 20) having myopia; and the rate for Seoul is even higher. In Taiwan, 85 per cent of young adults are myopic, according to the study, and in Singapore, the figure is 82 per cent. But why are Asian children particularly prone to myopia? Although the question tends to create a heated discussion among doctors, Xu doesn’t hesitate when answering. “First of all, it’s not genetic. We’ve done many studies and that is something we are sure of. “It’s a quite recent phenomenon. In the 1960s, only 20 per cent of the Chinese population was short-sighted. We can argue checks were not so common at that time, but the gap is still large. And genetic changes take much longer to shape. Plus, myopia is mostly prevalent in urban areas, while the rates in the countryside are noticeably lower.” http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2085125/chinas-myopia-epidemic-why-simple-solution-being
De acordo com o texto, é CORRETO afirmar que
China’s myopia epidemic: why a simple solution is being ignored
“Myopia rates have shot up in the last two decades,” Shanghai ophthalmologist Xu Xun says, as we speak in a conference room at the treatment centre. “According to our statistics, between 10 per cent and 20 per cent of primary school pupils start classes with myopia. Then the percentage rises to up to 50 per cent for secondary school students. In university, 90 per cent are short-sighted.” The growing prevalence of myopia is not only a Chinese problem, but it is an especially East Asian one. According to a study published in The Lancet medical journal in 2012, by Ian Morgan, of the Australian National University, South Korea leads the pack, with 96 per cent of young adults (below the age 20) having myopia; and the rate for Seoul is even higher. In Taiwan, 85 per cent of young adults are myopic, according to the study, and in Singapore, the figure is 82 per cent. But why are Asian children particularly prone to myopia? Although the question tends to create a heated discussion among doctors, Xu doesn’t hesitate when answering. “First of all, it’s not genetic. We’ve done many studies and that is something we are sure of. “It’s a quite recent phenomenon. In the 1960s, only 20 per cent of the Chinese population was short-sighted. We can argue checks were not so common at that time, but the gap is still large. And genetic changes take much longer to shape. Plus, myopia is mostly prevalent in urban areas, while the rates in the countryside are noticeably lower.” http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2085125/chinas-myopia-epidemic-why-simple-solution-being
De acordo com o texto, é CORRETO afirmar que
Q1261545
Inglês
Texto associado
Are video games the next big college sport?
New kinds of competitors are joining student athletes at colleges and universities around the
country. But not everyone agrees that these video game players are taking part in a sport. Sports are
an established part of college life and a source of income for some schools. The football stadium at
the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, for example, holds over 107,000 people. It is one of the
largest sports stadiums in the world!
Like most traditional college sports, video game competitions involve two or more teams of students
officially representing their schools. Team members wear clothing with their names and school
colors. They even have coaches giving them advice on how best to win.
However, there is no running or jumping or hitting other players. In fact, these new events are
different from any traditional athletic activity. They are called esports, and they take place not in
the real world, but in computers or other video game systems.
Professional video game competitions have been popular around the world for years. Teams and
individuals compete for prize money and awards in strategic military combat games like Starcraft
and one-on-one fighting games like Street Fighter.
Fonte: adaptado de < https://app.engoo.com/daily-news/article/are-video-games-the-next-big-collegesport/xAFD2HW1EeePT98egCHuDw
Mark the CORRECT alternative, according to the text.
Q1261544
Inglês
Texto associado
Are video games the next big college sport?
New kinds of competitors are joining student athletes at colleges and universities around the
country. But not everyone agrees that these video game players are taking part in a sport. Sports are
an established part of college life and a source of income for some schools. The football stadium at
the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, for example, holds over 107,000 people. It is one of the
largest sports stadiums in the world!
Like most traditional college sports, video game competitions involve two or more teams of students
officially representing their schools. Team members wear clothing with their names and school
colors. They even have coaches giving them advice on how best to win.
However, there is no running or jumping or hitting other players. In fact, these new events are
different from any traditional athletic activity. They are called esports, and they take place not in
the real world, but in computers or other video game systems.
Professional video game competitions have been popular around the world for years. Teams and
individuals compete for prize money and awards in strategic military combat games like Starcraft
and one-on-one fighting games like Street Fighter.
Fonte: adaptado de < https://app.engoo.com/daily-news/article/are-video-games-the-next-big-collegesport/xAFD2HW1EeePT98egCHuDw
De acordo com o texto, escolha a alternativa INCORRETA.
Q1261543
Inglês
Texto associado
What Parents Can Do to Nurture Good Writers
Steve Graham, a professor at Arizona State University’s Teachers College, has been researching how young
people learn to write for more than 30 years. He is a co-author of numerous books on writing instruction,
including “Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students.”
How does reading at home help children become better writers?
is really critical, but it’s not enough. We don’t have much evidence that if you just read more, you’ll
be a better writer. But analyzing text does make a difference. So when we read to kids, we can also have
conversations with them about the author’s craft. How did this author make this place seem real in terms of
description? What words did they use? How did they present this idea or this argument?
Should a parent correct a child’s writing, or just be encouraging?
Sometimes when kids come to you to share what they’re writing, they’re not coming for feedback. They are
coming for affirmation. It’s really important we emphasize first and foremost what we really like about it.
And if you’re going to give feedback, just pick one or two things. English teachers — and parents are guilty
of this, too — sometimes overwhelm kids with more feedback than they can absorb all at once. The other
thing that’s really important, particularly for parents, is to remember that they don’t own this piece. It’s their
child’s.
What should parents look for to assess the writing instruction at their child’s school?
After about third grade, very little time is devoted to explicit writing instruction. It’s like we’ve imagined
that kids have acquired what they need to know to be good writers by then! In middle and high school, the
most common activities are fill-in-the-blanks on worksheets, writing single sentences, making lists or writing
a paragraph summary. When you start talking about persuasive essays or an informative paper, those things
occur infrequently in English class and even less so in social studies and science.
So the first questions are: “Is my kid writing at school, and was he given writing assignments to work on at
home? Do those require writing more extended thoughts for the purposes of analysis and interpretation?”
That’s what they need to be able to do for college.
Fonte: adaptado de < https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/education/edlife/parents-children-writing.html>
No texto, o autor afirma que
Q1261542
Inglês
Texto associado
What Parents Can Do to Nurture Good Writers
Steve Graham, a professor at Arizona State University’s Teachers College, has been researching how young
people learn to write for more than 30 years. He is a co-author of numerous books on writing instruction,
including “Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students.”
How does reading at home help children become better writers?
is really critical, but it’s not enough. We don’t have much evidence that if you just read more, you’ll
be a better writer. But analyzing text does make a difference. So when we read to kids, we can also have
conversations with them about the author’s craft. How did this author make this place seem real in terms of
description? What words did they use? How did they present this idea or this argument?
Should a parent correct a child’s writing, or just be encouraging?
Sometimes when kids come to you to share what they’re writing, they’re not coming for feedback. They are
coming for affirmation. It’s really important we emphasize first and foremost what we really like about it.
And if you’re going to give feedback, just pick one or two things. English teachers — and parents are guilty
of this, too — sometimes overwhelm kids with more feedback than they can absorb all at once. The other
thing that’s really important, particularly for parents, is to remember that they don’t own this piece. It’s their
child’s.
What should parents look for to assess the writing instruction at their child’s school?
After about third grade, very little time is devoted to explicit writing instruction. It’s like we’ve imagined
that kids have acquired what they need to know to be good writers by then! In middle and high school, the
most common activities are fill-in-the-blanks on worksheets, writing single sentences, making lists or writing
a paragraph summary. When you start talking about persuasive essays or an informative paper, those things
occur infrequently in English class and even less so in social studies and science.
So the first questions are: “Is my kid writing at school, and was he given writing assignments to work on at
home? Do those require writing more extended thoughts for the purposes of analysis and interpretation?”
That’s what they need to be able to do for college.
Fonte: adaptado de < https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/education/edlife/parents-children-writing.html>
Mark the INCORRECT alternative.
Q1261541
Inglês
Texto associado
What Parents Can Do to Nurture Good Writers
Steve Graham, a professor at Arizona State University’s Teachers College, has been researching how young
people learn to write for more than 30 years. He is a co-author of numerous books on writing instruction,
including “Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students.”
How does reading at home help children become better writers?
is really critical, but it’s not enough. We don’t have much evidence that if you just read more, you’ll
be a better writer. But analyzing text does make a difference. So when we read to kids, we can also have
conversations with them about the author’s craft. How did this author make this place seem real in terms of
description? What words did they use? How did they present this idea or this argument?
Should a parent correct a child’s writing, or just be encouraging?
Sometimes when kids come to you to share what they’re writing, they’re not coming for feedback. They are
coming for affirmation. It’s really important we emphasize first and foremost what we really like about it.
And if you’re going to give feedback, just pick one or two things. English teachers — and parents are guilty
of this, too — sometimes overwhelm kids with more feedback than they can absorb all at once. The other
thing that’s really important, particularly for parents, is to remember that they don’t own this piece. It’s their
child’s.
What should parents look for to assess the writing instruction at their child’s school?
After about third grade, very little time is devoted to explicit writing instruction. It’s like we’ve imagined
that kids have acquired what they need to know to be good writers by then! In middle and high school, the
most common activities are fill-in-the-blanks on worksheets, writing single sentences, making lists or writing
a paragraph summary. When you start talking about persuasive essays or an informative paper, those things
occur infrequently in English class and even less so in social studies and science.
So the first questions are: “Is my kid writing at school, and was he given writing assignments to work on at
home? Do those require writing more extended thoughts for the purposes of analysis and interpretation?”
That’s what they need to be able to do for college.
Fonte: adaptado de < https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/education/edlife/parents-children-writing.html>
A partir do texto acima, assinale a alternativa que contém a ideia central do texto.
Q1261540
Inglês
Texto associado
How does Hurricane Harvey compare with Katrina? Here’s what we know
Although it is still unfolding, Harvey, now a tropical storm, evokes comparisons to Hurricane Katrina in
2005. Here’s a quick rundown of what we know about similarities and differences between the two.
• The Cities
Katrina: Before the storm, New Orleans was a small city of about 455,000 people that lay in large part
below sea level, ostensibly protected by a system of levee walls. Its population never fully recovered from
the evacuation and destruction and remains below 400,000.
Harvey: Houston is a sprawling, car-dependent, low-lying but not below sea level city. It has a population
of more than two million people, with a system of bayous and waterways to manage flooding.
• The Storms
Katrina: It made landfall near the Louisiana/Mississippi border on Aug. 29, 2005, as a Category 3 storm
and measured 350 miles across. However, the relatively low classification, was deceptive because Katrina
produced the highest storm surge ever recorded in the U.S.
Harvey: It made landfall in Rockport, Tex., on Friday as a Category 4 storm, measuring 200 miles across,
but was quickly downgraded. As of Monday, it was expected to linger for days, causing the National Weather
Service to warn, “This event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown.”
• Deaths and Damage
Katrina: One of the deadliest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S., Katrina was responsible for 1,833 deaths,
and some bodies were untouched for days. The storm inflicted more than $100 billion in damage, with most
of it caused by wind, storm surge and the failure of the levees.
Harvey: Local officials have reported at least 10 deaths in Texas since the storm began, but heavy rains and
flooding are expected to continue at least through Friday. Most of the damage could be caused by flooding.
As for the economy, the Gulf region’s capacity as an oil and gas does not appear to have been seriously
compromised.
• Assistance
Katrina: The storm displaced over a million people and damaged or destroyed 275,000 homes. Almost a
million households received individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Harvey: We don’t know yet how many people will be forced out of their homes. But the vast majority of
homes in Harvey’s path are not insured against flooding, according to figures from the National Flood
Insurance Program. It is estimated that 450,000 people were likely to seek federal aid.
Fonte: adaptado de < https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/hurricane-katrina-harvey.html>
Mark the INCORRECT alternative, according to the text.
Q1261539
Inglês
Texto associado
How does Hurricane Harvey compare with Katrina? Here’s what we know
Although it is still unfolding, Harvey, now a tropical storm, evokes comparisons to Hurricane Katrina in
2005. Here’s a quick rundown of what we know about similarities and differences between the two.
• The Cities
Katrina: Before the storm, New Orleans was a small city of about 455,000 people that lay in large part
below sea level, ostensibly protected by a system of levee walls. Its population never fully recovered from
the evacuation and destruction and remains below 400,000.
Harvey: Houston is a sprawling, car-dependent, low-lying but not below sea level city. It has a population
of more than two million people, with a system of bayous and waterways to manage flooding.
• The Storms
Katrina: It made landfall near the Louisiana/Mississippi border on Aug. 29, 2005, as a Category 3 storm
and measured 350 miles across. However, the relatively low classification, was deceptive because Katrina
produced the highest storm surge ever recorded in the U.S.
Harvey: It made landfall in Rockport, Tex., on Friday as a Category 4 storm, measuring 200 miles across,
but was quickly downgraded. As of Monday, it was expected to linger for days, causing the National Weather
Service to warn, “This event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown.”
• Deaths and Damage
Katrina: One of the deadliest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S., Katrina was responsible for 1,833 deaths,
and some bodies were untouched for days. The storm inflicted more than $100 billion in damage, with most
of it caused by wind, storm surge and the failure of the levees.
Harvey: Local officials have reported at least 10 deaths in Texas since the storm began, but heavy rains and
flooding are expected to continue at least through Friday. Most of the damage could be caused by flooding.
As for the economy, the Gulf region’s capacity as an oil and gas does not appear to have been seriously
compromised.
• Assistance
Katrina: The storm displaced over a million people and damaged or destroyed 275,000 homes. Almost a
million households received individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Harvey: We don’t know yet how many people will be forced out of their homes. But the vast majority of
homes in Harvey’s path are not insured against flooding, according to figures from the National Flood
Insurance Program. It is estimated that 450,000 people were likely to seek federal aid.
Fonte: adaptado de < https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/hurricane-katrina-harvey.html>
Considerando o texto, assinale a alternativa que melhor traduz o trecho: Houston is a sprawling,
car-dependent, low-lying but not below sea level city
Q1261531
Inglês
Texto associado
REMNICK, D. Leonard Cohen makes it Darker. Available
at: www.TAGARCHIVES: Leonard Cohen – Bob Dylan
Interface. Accessed on Nov. 9th, 2016.
Select the alternative in which the word dare (l. 63) presents the same meaning and grammatical function as used in the text.
Q1261530
Inglês
Texto associado
REMNICK, D. Leonard Cohen makes it Darker. Available
at: www.TAGARCHIVES: Leonard Cohen – Bob Dylan
Interface. Accessed on Nov. 9th, 2016.
Consider the following propositions of rewriting the segment the verses are four elemental lines which change and move at predictable intervals (l. 20-22).
I - the verses are four elemental lines, changing and moving at predictable intervals. II - the verses are four basic lines which can change and move at predictable intervals. III- the verses are four elemental lines, subject to be changed and moved at predictable intervals.
Which are correct?
I - the verses are four elemental lines, changing and moving at predictable intervals. II - the verses are four basic lines which can change and move at predictable intervals. III- the verses are four elemental lines, subject to be changed and moved at predictable intervals.
Which are correct?
Q1261529
Inglês
Texto associado
REMNICK, D. Leonard Cohen makes it Darker. Available
at: www.TAGARCHIVES: Leonard Cohen – Bob Dylan
Interface. Accessed on Nov. 9th, 2016.
Select the alternative to which the words this (l. 17), which (l. 21) and they (l. 39) refer,
respectively,
Q1261528
Inglês
Texto associado
REMNICK, D. Leonard Cohen makes it Darker. Available
at: www.TAGARCHIVES: Leonard Cohen – Bob Dylan
Interface. Accessed on Nov. 9th, 2016.
Select the alternative which presents the word and its respective synonym.
Q1261527
Inglês
Texto associado
REMNICK, D. Leonard Cohen makes it Darker. Available
at: www.TAGARCHIVES: Leonard Cohen – Bob Dylan
Interface. Accessed on Nov. 9th, 2016.
Select the alternative in which the word take in the fragment an intriguing section devoted to
Bob Dylan’s take on Cohen (l. 6-7) has the same meaning and grammatical class.
Q1261526
Inglês
Texto associado
REMNICK, D. Leonard Cohen makes it Darker. Available
at: www.TAGARCHIVES: Leonard Cohen – Bob Dylan
Interface. Accessed on Nov. 9th, 2016.
The words impending (l. 5), quivering (l. 31) and unhewn (l. 39) can be substituted, without
change in meaning, by
Q1261525
Inglês
Texto associado
REMNICK, D. Leonard Cohen makes it Darker. Available
at: www.TAGARCHIVES: Leonard Cohen – Bob Dylan
Interface. Accessed on Nov. 9th, 2016.
The expression succinct history-by-anecdote (l. 03-04) refers to
Q1261524
Inglês
Texto associado
REMNICK, D. Leonard Cohen makes it Darker. Available
at: www.TAGARCHIVES: Leonard Cohen – Bob Dylan
Interface. Accessed on Nov. 9th, 2016.
Consider the following statements.
I - In the segment…but the tune is anything but predictable (l. 22-23), Dylan asserts that Cohen’s songs can be foretold.
II - The expression I have all my marbles (l. 45-46) denotes the integrity of the singer´s intellectual and creative capacity.
III- Leonard Cohen declares that his lyrics are solely mundane.
Which are correct according to the text?
I - In the segment…but the tune is anything but predictable (l. 22-23), Dylan asserts that Cohen’s songs can be foretold.
II - The expression I have all my marbles (l. 45-46) denotes the integrity of the singer´s intellectual and creative capacity.
III- Leonard Cohen declares that his lyrics are solely mundane.
Which are correct according to the text?
Q1261523
Inglês
Texto associado
REMNICK, D. Leonard Cohen makes it Darker. Available
at: www.TAGARCHIVES: Leonard Cohen – Bob Dylan
Interface. Accessed on Nov. 9th, 2016.
Consider if the statements below are true (T)
or false (F), according to the text.
( ) Dylan foregrounds the transcendence of Cohen’s tunes.
( ) According to Cohen, Dylan’s rough expression is detrimental to his otherwise genius.
( ) According to Cohen, the spiritual impact of his music also depends on the audience.
( ) According to Dylan, it is the subtlety of Cohen’s lyrics that take the listener on a musical journey.
The correct sequence of filling in the parenthesis, from top to bottom, is
( ) Dylan foregrounds the transcendence of Cohen’s tunes.
( ) According to Cohen, Dylan’s rough expression is detrimental to his otherwise genius.
( ) According to Cohen, the spiritual impact of his music also depends on the audience.
( ) According to Dylan, it is the subtlety of Cohen’s lyrics that take the listener on a musical journey.
The correct sequence of filling in the parenthesis, from top to bottom, is
Q1261522
Inglês
Texto associado
Adaptado de: HOGAN, Linda. Sightings:
The Gray Whales’ Mysterious Journey. Washington,
D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. p. 29-30.
A tradução mais adequada para a expressão
you’d think you might be able to (l. 34),
como empregada no texto, é
Q1261521
Inglês
Texto associado
Adaptado de: HOGAN, Linda. Sightings:
The Gray Whales’ Mysterious Journey. Washington,
D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. p. 29-30.
Considere as propostas de reescrita do
segmento As their hind legs have
disappeared into them [...], the
compass set into their brains (l. 30-33).
I - While their hind legs were disappearing into them [...], the compass set into their brains
II - Because their hind legs have disappeared into them [...], a compass set into their brains..
III- In the same way that their hind legs have disappeared into them [...], the compass set into their brains.
Quais poderiam substituir o segmento acima, sem prejuízo do sentido literal e da correção gramatical?
I - While their hind legs were disappearing into them [...], the compass set into their brains
II - Because their hind legs have disappeared into them [...], a compass set into their brains..
III- In the same way that their hind legs have disappeared into them [...], the compass set into their brains.
Quais poderiam substituir o segmento acima, sem prejuízo do sentido literal e da correção gramatical?
Q1261520
Inglês
Texto associado
Adaptado de: HOGAN, Linda. Sightings:
The Gray Whales’ Mysterious Journey. Washington,
D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. p. 29-30.
Considere as afirmações sobre o significado da expressão shape-shifters (l. 16), no contexto em que se encontra.
I - A capacidade das baleias de serem animais que vivem no mar, mas que necessitam emergir para respirar.
II - A transformação das baleias ao longo do processo evolutivo.
III- O conhecimento do homem sobre a evolução das baleias cinzentas permite percebê-las sob nova perspectiva.
Quais estão corretas?
Conheça nossos planos