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Q4204754
Inglês
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World’s happiest ranking goes to
Finland for fifth year in a row
People enjoy sunny weather on the waterfront in Helsinki.
Finland was crowned the happiest country in the world for
the fifth consecutive year, with a score significantly ahead of its
peers in the World Happiness Report 2022 ranking, published
by a body linked to the United Nations. However, the authors
detected, on average, a long-term moderate upward trend in
stress, worry, and sadness in most countries, as well as “a
slight long-term decline in the enjoyment of life,” they wrote.
The report uses global survey data to report on how
people evaluate their own lives in more than 150 countries
around the world, with the ranking based on a three-year
average. Key variables that contribute to explaining people’s
life evaluations include healthy life expectancy, generosity,
social support, freedom to make life choices, perceptions of
corruption, and the gross domestic product per capita (an
indicator that measures a country’s economic output per
person, that is calculated by dividing the total gross domestic
product of a country by its population).
“World leaders should take heed,” Jeffrey Sachs, director
of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia
University, said. “Politics should be directed as the great
sages long ago insisted: to the well-being of the people, not
the power of the rulers.”
(Kati Pohjanpalo. www.bloomberg.com, 18.03.2022. Adaptado.)
According to the text, the World Happiness Report 2022
Q4204752
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In March 2022, parts of Antarctica have been 40 ºC
warmer than their March average
The Concordia research station is one of the most
inhospitable places on Earth. At 3,000m above sea level on
the Antarctic Plateau, the temperature rarely rises above
-25 ºC even in the summer. In midwinter it can fall to around
-80 ºC. The air is painfully dry, and fingers, toes and noses
can freeze in minutes. The dozen or so crew, mainly French
and Italian, who live and work in the station would normally
venture out only for essential work. But Concordia has recently
experienced a heatwave. On March 18th the temperature
reached a high of -11.8 ºC — more than 40 ºC warmer than
the average for this time of year.
Similarly freakish weather was recorded across eastern
Antarctica. Temperatures at the Russian-run Vostok
research station rose to -17.7 ºC, more than 15 ºC above the
previous record for March, set in 1967. Across the continent
temperatures were 4.5 ºC higher than usual (though in recent
days they have returned to a normal range).
Meteorologists have attributed the latest heatwave to
an atmospheric “river” of warm, damp air blowing towards
Antarctica from the Southern Ocean near Australia. It is
difficult to know whether climate change is to blame for
one-off weather events. But over the past 65 years or
so there has been an increase in the number of “high
temperature” days at Antarctic stations.
Most regions of Antarctica have been spared global
warming. In the late 20th century, a large hole opened
up in the ozone layer above the South Pole. This has a
regional cooling effect, which has offset much of the heating
caused by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere. Temperatures on the continent rarely climb
above freezing, which preserves its vast ice sheets (although
rising sea temperatures do threaten some areas). Even in
the recent surge, temperatures stayed well below zero.
(www.economist.com, 24.03.2022. Adaptado.)
According to the third paragraph, meteorologists associate
the high temperature wave in Antarctica with
Q4204751
Inglês
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In March 2022, parts of Antarctica have been 40 ºC
warmer than their March average
The Concordia research station is one of the most
inhospitable places on Earth. At 3,000m above sea level on
the Antarctic Plateau, the temperature rarely rises above
-25 ºC even in the summer. In midwinter it can fall to around
-80 ºC. The air is painfully dry, and fingers, toes and noses
can freeze in minutes. The dozen or so crew, mainly French
and Italian, who live and work in the station would normally
venture out only for essential work. But Concordia has recently
experienced a heatwave. On March 18th the temperature
reached a high of -11.8 ºC — more than 40 ºC warmer than
the average for this time of year.
Similarly freakish weather was recorded across eastern
Antarctica. Temperatures at the Russian-run Vostok
research station rose to -17.7 ºC, more than 15 ºC above the
previous record for March, set in 1967. Across the continent
temperatures were 4.5 ºC higher than usual (though in recent
days they have returned to a normal range).
Meteorologists have attributed the latest heatwave to
an atmospheric “river” of warm, damp air blowing towards
Antarctica from the Southern Ocean near Australia. It is
difficult to know whether climate change is to blame for
one-off weather events. But over the past 65 years or
so there has been an increase in the number of “high
temperature” days at Antarctic stations.
Most regions of Antarctica have been spared global
warming. In the late 20th century, a large hole opened
up in the ozone layer above the South Pole. This has a
regional cooling effect, which has offset much of the heating
caused by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere. Temperatures on the continent rarely climb
above freezing, which preserves its vast ice sheets (although
rising sea temperatures do threaten some areas). Even in
the recent surge, temperatures stayed well below zero.
(www.economist.com, 24.03.2022. Adaptado.)
No contexto apresentado pelo segundo parágrafo, o trecho
“(though in recent days they have returned to a normal range)”
indica que as temperaturas
Q4204749
Inglês
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In March 2022, parts of Antarctica have been 40 ºC
warmer than their March average
The Concordia research station is one of the most
inhospitable places on Earth. At 3,000m above sea level on
the Antarctic Plateau, the temperature rarely rises above
-25 ºC even in the summer. In midwinter it can fall to around
-80 ºC. The air is painfully dry, and fingers, toes and noses
can freeze in minutes. The dozen or so crew, mainly French
and Italian, who live and work in the station would normally
venture out only for essential work. But Concordia has recently
experienced a heatwave. On March 18th the temperature
reached a high of -11.8 ºC — more than 40 ºC warmer than
the average for this time of year.
Similarly freakish weather was recorded across eastern
Antarctica. Temperatures at the Russian-run Vostok
research station rose to -17.7 ºC, more than 15 ºC above the
previous record for March, set in 1967. Across the continent
temperatures were 4.5 ºC higher than usual (though in recent
days they have returned to a normal range).
Meteorologists have attributed the latest heatwave to
an atmospheric “river” of warm, damp air blowing towards
Antarctica from the Southern Ocean near Australia. It is
difficult to know whether climate change is to blame for
one-off weather events. But over the past 65 years or
so there has been an increase in the number of “high
temperature” days at Antarctic stations.
Most regions of Antarctica have been spared global
warming. In the late 20th century, a large hole opened
up in the ozone layer above the South Pole. This has a
regional cooling effect, which has offset much of the heating
caused by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere. Temperatures on the continent rarely climb
above freezing, which preserves its vast ice sheets (although
rising sea temperatures do threaten some areas). Even in
the recent surge, temperatures stayed well below zero.
(www.economist.com, 24.03.2022. Adaptado.)
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Q4204748
Inglês
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In March 2022, parts of Antarctica have been 40 ºC
warmer than their March average
The Concordia research station is one of the most
inhospitable places on Earth. At 3,000m above sea level on
the Antarctic Plateau, the temperature rarely rises above
-25 ºC even in the summer. In midwinter it can fall to around
-80 ºC. The air is painfully dry, and fingers, toes and noses
can freeze in minutes. The dozen or so crew, mainly French
and Italian, who live and work in the station would normally
venture out only for essential work. But Concordia has recently
experienced a heatwave. On March 18th the temperature
reached a high of -11.8 ºC — more than 40 ºC warmer than
the average for this time of year.
Similarly freakish weather was recorded across eastern
Antarctica. Temperatures at the Russian-run Vostok
research station rose to -17.7 ºC, more than 15 ºC above the
previous record for March, set in 1967. Across the continent
temperatures were 4.5 ºC higher than usual (though in recent
days they have returned to a normal range).
Meteorologists have attributed the latest heatwave to
an atmospheric “river” of warm, damp air blowing towards
Antarctica from the Southern Ocean near Australia. It is
difficult to know whether climate change is to blame for
one-off weather events. But over the past 65 years or
so there has been an increase in the number of “high
temperature” days at Antarctic stations.
Most regions of Antarctica have been spared global
warming. In the late 20th century, a large hole opened
up in the ozone layer above the South Pole. This has a
regional cooling effect, which has offset much of the heating
caused by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere. Temperatures on the continent rarely climb
above freezing, which preserves its vast ice sheets (although
rising sea temperatures do threaten some areas). Even in
the recent surge, temperatures stayed well below zero.
(www.economist.com, 24.03.2022. Adaptado.)
The information presented by the graph, the map and the text
show that in March 2022
Q4162969
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adapted from: PINKER, S. The better angels of our
nature: why violence has declined.
London: Viking Penguin, 2011.
Consider the following propositions for rephrasing the sentence Melodramatic novels named after
female protagonists became unlikely bestsellers (l. 52-54).
I - Overemotional books with titles inspired by their heroines became unexpected bestsellers.
II - Melodramatic soap operas titled later than their female characters became surprising bestsellers.
III- Sensational stories with feminine characters more relevant than the titles became dislikable bestsellers.
If applied to the text, which ones would be correct and keep the literal meaning?
I - Overemotional books with titles inspired by their heroines became unexpected bestsellers.
II - Melodramatic soap operas titled later than their female characters became surprising bestsellers.
III- Sensational stories with feminine characters more relevant than the titles became dislikable bestsellers.
If applied to the text, which ones would be correct and keep the literal meaning?
Q4162968
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adapted from: PINKER, S. The better angels of our
nature: why violence has declined.
London: Viking Penguin, 2011.
Consider the different uses of the -ing form.
1. Verb as the subject of the sentence.
2. Verb as part of the present progressive structure.
3. Verb preceded by a preposition (collocation).
Select the alternative which contains words that exemplify each of the uses presented above, in the same sequence.
1. Verb as the subject of the sentence.
2. Verb as part of the present progressive structure.
3. Verb preceded by a preposition (collocation).
Select the alternative which contains words that exemplify each of the uses presented above, in the same sequence.
Q4162967
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adapted from: PINKER, S. The better angels of our
nature: why violence has declined.
London: Viking Penguin, 2011.
Consider the sentence When someone else’s thoughts are in your head, you are observing the
world from that person’s vantage point (l. 16-18). If the segment someone else’s thoughts
were replaced by other people’s thoughts, how many additional alterations would have to be made
to keep the paragraph grammatically correct?
Q4162966
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adapted from: PINKER, S. The better angels of our
nature: why violence has declined.
London: Viking Penguin, 2011.
Select the alternative that offers adequate synonyms to the words kin (l. 05), parochial (l. 31), and
heyday (l. 46) as used in the text.
Q4162965
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adapted from: PINKER, S. The better angels of our
nature: why violence has declined.
London: Viking Penguin, 2011.
Mark the statements below T (true) or F (false) according to the text.
( ) Compassion and empathy are automatic reflexes only when triggered by our closer circle of friends and family.
( ) Once you share another person’s point of view, it is impossible not to become compassionate towards him or her.
( ) Satirical literature may contribute to increasing empathy without preaching.
( ) Realistic novels tend to be very effective in building compassion because they tell stories about great heroes, aristocrats and saints.
The correct sequence of filling in the parentheses, from top to bottom, is
( ) Compassion and empathy are automatic reflexes only when triggered by our closer circle of friends and family.
( ) Once you share another person’s point of view, it is impossible not to become compassionate towards him or her.
( ) Satirical literature may contribute to increasing empathy without preaching.
( ) Realistic novels tend to be very effective in building compassion because they tell stories about great heroes, aristocrats and saints.
The correct sequence of filling in the parentheses, from top to bottom, is
Q4162964
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adapted from: PINKER, S. The better angels of our
nature: why violence has declined.
London: Viking Penguin, 2011.
Consider the statements below.
I - According to Peter Singer, literacy has enlarged the empathy circle, which means that today more people care about individuals very much unlike themselves.
II - The author argues that literature forces readers to adopt alternative points of view, which may contribute to increasing empathy and compassion.
III- Phenomena such as that of adult men crying over melodramatic novels in the 18th century are proof of literature’s power to trigger emotional responses which make readers oppose human right abuses.
Which ones are correct according to the text?
I - According to Peter Singer, literacy has enlarged the empathy circle, which means that today more people care about individuals very much unlike themselves.
II - The author argues that literature forces readers to adopt alternative points of view, which may contribute to increasing empathy and compassion.
III- Phenomena such as that of adult men crying over melodramatic novels in the 18th century are proof of literature’s power to trigger emotional responses which make readers oppose human right abuses.
Which ones are correct according to the text?
Q4162963
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adapted from: PINKER, S. The better angels of our
nature: why violence has declined.
London: Viking Penguin, 2011.
Select the alternative that adequately fills in
the blanks in lines 10, 32 and 58.
Q4162962
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adaptado de: ADICHIE, C. N.
Cell One. In: The thing around your neck.
New York / Toronto: Harper Collins, 2009.
A expressão start afresh (l. 75-76) pode ser substituída, sem prejuízo do sentido que tem no texto,
por
Q4162961
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adaptado de: ADICHIE, C. N.
Cell One. In: The thing around your neck.
New York / Toronto: Harper Collins, 2009.
Associe as palavras da coluna da esquerda às suas respectivas traduções, na coluna da direita, de
acordo com o sentido que têm no texto.
( ) gaunt (l. 37)
( ) mutter (l. 49)
( ) pretending (l. 74)
1. resmungo
2. magro
3. pretender
4. queixa
5. fingir
6. altivo
A sequência correta de preenchimento dos parênteses, de cima para baixo, é
( ) gaunt (l. 37)
( ) mutter (l. 49)
( ) pretending (l. 74)
1. resmungo
2. magro
3. pretender
4. queixa
5. fingir
6. altivo
A sequência correta de preenchimento dos parênteses, de cima para baixo, é
Q4162960
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adaptado de: ADICHIE, C. N.
Cell One. In: The thing around your neck.
New York / Toronto: Harper Collins, 2009.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta versão de
sentido equivalente, em discurso indireto, e
gramaticalmente correta, do segmento de
frase “I know I have caused you both
terrible pain in the past, but I would
never violate your trust like this “ (l. 31-
33).
Q4162959
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adaptado de: ADICHIE, C. N.
Cell One. In: The thing around your neck.
New York / Toronto: Harper Collins, 2009.
Considere as seguintes propostas de alteração
de segmentos do texto.
I - Substituição da palavra since (l. 14) por once.
II - Substituição da forma verbal pawned (l. 38) por lost.
III- Substituição de with whom he had spent it (l. 42-43) por who he had spent it with.
Quais resultariam gramaticalmente corretas e não alterariam o sentido literal, se aplicadas ao texto?
I - Substituição da palavra since (l. 14) por once.
II - Substituição da forma verbal pawned (l. 38) por lost.
III- Substituição de with whom he had spent it (l. 42-43) por who he had spent it with.
Quais resultariam gramaticalmente corretas e não alterariam o sentido literal, se aplicadas ao texto?
Q4162958
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adaptado de: ADICHIE, C. N.
Cell One. In: The thing around your neck.
New York / Toronto: Harper Collins, 2009.
Considere as seguintes afirmações acerca do
texto.
I - A substituição do pronome he (l. 13) por they implicaria a modificação de duas outras palavras na frase que o contém.
II - O uso da voz passiva na oração the window had been opened from the inside (l. 26-27) indica que existe certeza quanto a quem executou a ação descrita.
III- As ocorrências do pronome it, nas linhas 51, 52 e 53, têm como referente o roubo das joias da mãe de Nnamabia.
Quais estão corretas?
I - A substituição do pronome he (l. 13) por they implicaria a modificação de duas outras palavras na frase que o contém.
II - O uso da voz passiva na oração the window had been opened from the inside (l. 26-27) indica que existe certeza quanto a quem executou a ação descrita.
III- As ocorrências do pronome it, nas linhas 51, 52 e 53, têm como referente o roubo das joias da mãe de Nnamabia.
Quais estão corretas?
Q4162955
Inglês
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Instrução: A questão está relacionadas ao texto abaixo.
Adaptado de: ADICHIE, C. N.
Cell One. In: The thing around your neck.
New York / Toronto: Harper Collins, 2009.
Assinale a alternativa que preenche
adequadamente as lacunas das linhas 02, 36,
67 e 71, nesta ordem.
Q4149994
Inglês
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Aarav Chavda has been diving off the coast of Florida
for years. Each time he became increasingly depressed by
the ever-growing empty spaces, as colourful species of fish
and coral reefs continued to disappear. A significant reason
for that disappearance is the lionfish, an invasive species that
has boomed in Atlantic waters from Florida to the Caribbean
in recent decades, and in numerous other places from Brazil
and Mexico to the Mediterranean.
Lionfish have no natural predators outside their native
range — in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the Red Sea —
and are all-consuming, devouring an estimated 79% of young
marine life within five weeks of entering a coral reef system.
“You can see the impacts on the reefs when you dive now
— it’s less vibrant, it’s less noisy,” Chavda said. “We know
there are solutions for some of the problems — such as coral-
-friendly sunscreens to help protect the reefs — but nobody’s
been able to do anything about the lionfish.”
So Chavda and a team of ecologically aware fellow
scuba enthusiasts decided to act by establishing a company
called Inversa, which turns lionfish into a new product: fish
leather. Chavda, 27, and his childhood friend from Texas,
Roland Salatino, set up the Florida-based company to make
the leather. They process the fish hides1
by tanning them
with drying agents and dye them before selling the leather to
partner companies to fashion into high-end products including
wallets, belts and handbags. Fish skin is thin but, because
the fibre structure runs crossways, it is stronger than many
other types of leather. Each hide, Chavda says, can save up
to 70,000 native reef fish.
The hides are also more sustainable than traditional
animal leathers, which generally require grazing on huge
amounts of pasture — degrading soils and producing high
carbon emissions. Inversa does not hunt the lionfish itself.
Instead, it relies on educating and encouraging largely poor
fishermen and women in often remote places to catch them.
“We’re really sort of empowering the consumer and fashion
by doing something for the planet — then we empower dive
communities in fishing cooperatives to do something for
themselves,” Chavda said.
(Richard Luscombe. www.theguardian.com, 12.06.2022. Adaptado.)
1
hide: an animal’s skin used to make leather
No trecho do quarto parágrafo “‘We’re really sort of
empowering the consumer and fashion’”, a expressão
sublinhada significa, no contexto em questão,
Q4149993
Inglês
Texto associado
Aarav Chavda has been diving off the coast of Florida
for years. Each time he became increasingly depressed by
the ever-growing empty spaces, as colourful species of fish
and coral reefs continued to disappear. A significant reason
for that disappearance is the lionfish, an invasive species that
has boomed in Atlantic waters from Florida to the Caribbean
in recent decades, and in numerous other places from Brazil
and Mexico to the Mediterranean.
Lionfish have no natural predators outside their native
range — in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the Red Sea —
and are all-consuming, devouring an estimated 79% of young
marine life within five weeks of entering a coral reef system.
“You can see the impacts on the reefs when you dive now
— it’s less vibrant, it’s less noisy,” Chavda said. “We know
there are solutions for some of the problems — such as coral-
-friendly sunscreens to help protect the reefs — but nobody’s
been able to do anything about the lionfish.”
So Chavda and a team of ecologically aware fellow
scuba enthusiasts decided to act by establishing a company
called Inversa, which turns lionfish into a new product: fish
leather. Chavda, 27, and his childhood friend from Texas,
Roland Salatino, set up the Florida-based company to make
the leather. They process the fish hides1
by tanning them
with drying agents and dye them before selling the leather to
partner companies to fashion into high-end products including
wallets, belts and handbags. Fish skin is thin but, because
the fibre structure runs crossways, it is stronger than many
other types of leather. Each hide, Chavda says, can save up
to 70,000 native reef fish.
The hides are also more sustainable than traditional
animal leathers, which generally require grazing on huge
amounts of pasture — degrading soils and producing high
carbon emissions. Inversa does not hunt the lionfish itself.
Instead, it relies on educating and encouraging largely poor
fishermen and women in often remote places to catch them.
“We’re really sort of empowering the consumer and fashion
by doing something for the planet — then we empower dive
communities in fishing cooperatives to do something for
themselves,” Chavda said.
(Richard Luscombe. www.theguardian.com, 12.06.2022. Adaptado.)
1
hide: an animal’s skin used to make leather
No trecho do quarto parágrafo “Instead, it relies on educating
and encouraging largely poor fishermen and women”, o termo
“instead” equivale, em português, a
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