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Comentadas sobre interpretação de texto | reading comprehension em inglês
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Ano: 2025
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Q3516992
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white ‐ something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resilience‐
based management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Internet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
According to the text, coral reefs may
Ano: 2025
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Q3516991
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white ‐ something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resilience‐
based management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Internet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
According to the text, warm sea temperatures
Ano: 2025
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Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 44 |
Q3516238
Inglês
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Read the text and answer the question
One man in a boat
L.G. Alexander
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything ‐ not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. “You must give up fishing!” my friends say. “It’s a waste of time.” But they don’t realize one important thing. I’m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
PRACTICE AND PROGRESS ‐ An Integrated Course for Pre‐Intermediate Students, L.G Alexander, Longman Group Limited, London.
According to the text, choose the alternative that best rewrites the sentence: “Some fishermen are unlucky (...) I am
even less lucky”.
Ano: 2025
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Aeronáutica
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EEAR
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Q3515702
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white - something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resiliencebased management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Intemet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
According to the text, warm sea temperatures
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 81 |
Q3515700
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white - something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resiliencebased management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Intemet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
The word livelihoods, in bold in the text, refers to
Ano: 2025
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Q3515699
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white - something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resiliencebased management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Intemet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
According to the text, coral reefs may
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 81 |
Q3515698
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white - something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resiliencebased management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Intemet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
The word underway, in the title of the text, means that
something is
Ano: 2025
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
EsFCEx
Prova:
VUNESP - 2025 - EsFCEx - Oficial - Especialidade: Magistério em Inglês |
Q3512694
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text to answer question.
As a linguist, I understand that language shifts and
changes. The voiced z sound of houses is being replaced
by an unvoiced s sound. The abbreviation A.I. has become a
verb, as in “He A.I.ed it.” Neologisms abound, and new words
often make us think of things in new ways.
But I don’t adopt all of the changes. I still say houses with a
z. I avoid some new words that seem too flash-in-the-pan (like
cheugy and delulu). By the time I might begin using them, they
are probably already on their way out. Some bits of neology, I
used ironically at first, but soon found myself adopting as part
of my everyday vocabulary, and dropped them. Still, there are
some usages that I can’t quite bring myself to embrace.
One is iconic. Everywhere I turn, I hear something
described as the most iconic: movies, songs, sports figures,
fictional characters, vehicles, photographs. Iconic has shifted
to mean “famous.” My experience with the word comes from
the semiotic triad of icon, index, and symbol, three of the 66
categories of signs proposed by the philosopher Charles
Sanders Peirce. For me, icons are visual representations:
they resemble something. Dictionaries have now added
definitions like “widely recognized and well-established” or
“widely known and acknowledged especially for distinctive
excellence.” Iconic has widened its meaning, but I haven’t
come along.
(Edwin L. Battistella. https://blog.oup.com/2025/01/
some-barely-iconic-epic-usages/. Adaptado)
Read the following dictionary definitions of the adjective
iconic, and select the one that matches the author’s
understanding of the word:
Ano: 2025
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VUNESP
Órgão:
EsFCEx
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Q3512693
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text to answer question.
As a linguist, I understand that language shifts and
changes. The voiced z sound of houses is being replaced
by an unvoiced s sound. The abbreviation A.I. has become a
verb, as in “He A.I.ed it.” Neologisms abound, and new words
often make us think of things in new ways.
But I don’t adopt all of the changes. I still say houses with a
z. I avoid some new words that seem too flash-in-the-pan (like
cheugy and delulu). By the time I might begin using them, they
are probably already on their way out. Some bits of neology, I
used ironically at first, but soon found myself adopting as part
of my everyday vocabulary, and dropped them. Still, there are
some usages that I can’t quite bring myself to embrace.
One is iconic. Everywhere I turn, I hear something
described as the most iconic: movies, songs, sports figures,
fictional characters, vehicles, photographs. Iconic has shifted
to mean “famous.” My experience with the word comes from
the semiotic triad of icon, index, and symbol, three of the 66
categories of signs proposed by the philosopher Charles
Sanders Peirce. For me, icons are visual representations:
they resemble something. Dictionaries have now added
definitions like “widely recognized and well-established” or
“widely known and acknowledged especially for distinctive
excellence.” Iconic has widened its meaning, but I haven’t
come along.
(Edwin L. Battistella. https://blog.oup.com/2025/01/
some-barely-iconic-epic-usages/. Adaptado)
About changes in the language and neologisms, the
author
Ano: 2025
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
EsFCEx
Prova:
VUNESP - 2025 - EsFCEx - Oficial - Especialidade: Magistério em Inglês |
Q3512689
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text to answer question.
Making the Case: The Importance
of Listening in Language Learning
It has taken many years to bring the language teaching
profession around to realizing the importance of listening
in second and foreign language learning. As observed
by Rivers, long an advocate for listening comprehension,
“Speaking does not of itself constitute communication unless
what is said is comprehended by another person”. Teaching
the comprehension of spoken speech is therefore of primary
importance if the communication aim is to be reached” (1966,
pp. 196, 204). The reasons for the nearly total neglect of
listening are difficult to assess, but as Morley notes, “Perhaps
an assumption that listening is a reflex, a little like breathing
- listening seldom receives overt teaching attention in one’s
native language - has masked the importance and complexity
of listening with understanding in a non-native language”
(1972, p. vii).
In reality, listening is used far more than any other single
language skill in normal daily life. On average, we can expect
to listen twice as much as we speak, four times more than we
read, and five times more than we write.
(Joan Morley,. In: Marianne Celce-Murcia, (Ed.). Teaching English as a
second or foreign language. Boston: Heinle&Heinle-Thomson, 2001.
Adaptado)
According to the author of this text, listening in second
language teaching and learning
Ano: 2025
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
EsFCEx
Prova:
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Q3512688
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text to answer question.
Making the Case: The Importance
of Listening in Language Learning
It has taken many years to bring the language teaching
profession around to realizing the importance of listening
in second and foreign language learning. As observed
by Rivers, long an advocate for listening comprehension,
“Speaking does not of itself constitute communication unless
what is said is comprehended by another person”. Teaching
the comprehension of spoken speech is therefore of primary
importance if the communication aim is to be reached” (1966,
pp. 196, 204). The reasons for the nearly total neglect of
listening are difficult to assess, but as Morley notes, “Perhaps
an assumption that listening is a reflex, a little like breathing
- listening seldom receives overt teaching attention in one’s
native language - has masked the importance and complexity
of listening with understanding in a non-native language”
(1972, p. vii).
In reality, listening is used far more than any other single
language skill in normal daily life. On average, we can expect
to listen twice as much as we speak, four times more than we
read, and five times more than we write.
(Joan Morley,. In: Marianne Celce-Murcia, (Ed.). Teaching English as a
second or foreign language. Boston: Heinle&Heinle-Thomson, 2001.
Adaptado)
Considering the information available in the presentation
of the extract, it is correct to state that it is
Ano: 2025
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
EsFCEx
Prova:
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Q3512684
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text to answer question.
Based on theoretical, experimental, and experiential
knowledge, teachers and teacher educators have expressed
their dissatisfaction with method in different ways. Studies
clearly demonstrate that, even as the methodological band
played on, practicing teachers have been marching to a
different drum.
In this sense, the post method condition is established
as a timely response. It signifies interrelated attributes. First
and foremost, it signifies a search for an alternative to method
rather than an alternative method. While alternative methods
are primarily products of top-down processes, alternatives
to method are mainly products of bottom-up processes.
In practical terms, this means that we need to refigure the
relationship between the theorizer and the practitioner of
language teaching. If the concept of method authorizes
theorizers to centralize pedagogic decision-making, the
postmethod condition enables practitioners to generate
location-specific, classroom-oriented innovative strategies.
Secondly, the postmethod condition signifies teacher
autonomy. The conventional concept of method “overlooks
the fund of experience and tacit knowledge about teaching
which the teachers already have by virtue of their lives as
students” (Freeman, 1991). The postmethod condition,
however, recognizes the teachers’ potential to know not
only how to teach but also how to act autonomously within
the academic and administrative constraints imposed by
institutions, curricula, and textbooks. It also promotes the
ability of teachers to know how to develop a critical approach
in order to self-observe, self-analyze, and self-evaluate
their own teaching practice with a view to effecting desired
changes.
(B. Kumaravadivelu, Beyond Methods: Macrostrategies for language
teaching. Haven and London: Yale University Press. 2003. Adaptado)
Suponha que o texto de Kamaravadivelu seja usado em
um curso de formação em serviço para professores de
inglês. Com o texto em mãos, um dos professores-alunos
imediatamente pergunta sobre o significado de overlook
no trecho do terceiro parágrafo “The conventional
concept of method overlooks the fund of experience”, e o
professor-formador o incentiva a usar o contexto do texto
para compreender a palavra. Ao oferecer tal orientação,
o professor-formador estará incentivando a prática da
seguinte estratégia de leitura:
Ano: 2025
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
EsFCEx
Prova:
VUNESP - 2025 - EsFCEx - Oficial - Especialidade: Magistério em Inglês |
Q3512681
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text to answer question.
Based on theoretical, experimental, and experiential
knowledge, teachers and teacher educators have expressed
their dissatisfaction with method in different ways. Studies
clearly demonstrate that, even as the methodological band
played on, practicing teachers have been marching to a
different drum.
In this sense, the post method condition is established
as a timely response. It signifies interrelated attributes. First
and foremost, it signifies a search for an alternative to method
rather than an alternative method. While alternative methods
are primarily products of top-down processes, alternatives
to method are mainly products of bottom-up processes.
In practical terms, this means that we need to refigure the
relationship between the theorizer and the practitioner of
language teaching. If the concept of method authorizes
theorizers to centralize pedagogic decision-making, the
postmethod condition enables practitioners to generate
location-specific, classroom-oriented innovative strategies.
Secondly, the postmethod condition signifies teacher
autonomy. The conventional concept of method “overlooks
the fund of experience and tacit knowledge about teaching
which the teachers already have by virtue of their lives as
students” (Freeman, 1991). The postmethod condition,
however, recognizes the teachers’ potential to know not
only how to teach but also how to act autonomously within
the academic and administrative constraints imposed by
institutions, curricula, and textbooks. It also promotes the
ability of teachers to know how to develop a critical approach
in order to self-observe, self-analyze, and self-evaluate
their own teaching practice with a view to effecting desired
changes.
(B. Kumaravadivelu, Beyond Methods: Macrostrategies for language
teaching. Haven and London: Yale University Press. 2003. Adaptado)
The word “while” has multiple meanings and functions.
Mark the alternative in which it has the same meaning as
the word in bold in the extract from the first paragraph in
the text: “While alternative methods are primarily products
of top-down processes”.
Ano: 2025
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
EsFCEx
Prova:
VUNESP - 2025 - EsFCEx - Oficial - Especialidade: Magistério em Inglês |
Q3512676
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text to answer question.
Based on theoretical, experimental, and experiential
knowledge, teachers and teacher educators have expressed
their dissatisfaction with method in different ways. Studies
clearly demonstrate that, even as the methodological band
played on, practicing teachers have been marching to a
different drum.
In this sense, the post method condition is established
as a timely response. It signifies interrelated attributes. First
and foremost, it signifies a search for an alternative to method
rather than an alternative method. While alternative methods
are primarily products of top-down processes, alternatives
to method are mainly products of bottom-up processes.
In practical terms, this means that we need to refigure the
relationship between the theorizer and the practitioner of
language teaching. If the concept of method authorizes
theorizers to centralize pedagogic decision-making, the
postmethod condition enables practitioners to generate
location-specific, classroom-oriented innovative strategies.
Secondly, the postmethod condition signifies teacher
autonomy. The conventional concept of method “overlooks
the fund of experience and tacit knowledge about teaching
which the teachers already have by virtue of their lives as
students” (Freeman, 1991). The postmethod condition,
however, recognizes the teachers’ potential to know not
only how to teach but also how to act autonomously within
the academic and administrative constraints imposed by
institutions, curricula, and textbooks. It also promotes the
ability of teachers to know how to develop a critical approach
in order to self-observe, self-analyze, and self-evaluate
their own teaching practice with a view to effecting desired
changes.
(B. Kumaravadivelu, Beyond Methods: Macrostrategies for language
teaching. Haven and London: Yale University Press. 2003. Adaptado)
The end of the first paragraph “even as the methodological
band played on, practicing teachers have been marching
to a different drum” transported to second language
teaching, means that, although methods have frequently
been in use, practicing teachers have
Q3503336
Inglês
The speech “Don’t try to sneak a water bottle past security this
time” implies that the character in the cartoon
Q3503333
Inglês
Texto associado
Text I
Understanding bias in facial recognition technologies
Over the past couple of years, the growing debate around
automated facial recognition has reached a boiling point. As
developers have continued to swiftly expand the scope of these
kinds of technologies into an almost unbounded range of
applications, an increasingly strident chorus of critical voices has
sounded concerns about the injurious effects of the proliferation
of such systems on impacted individuals and communities. Critics
argue that the irresponsible design and use of facial detection and
recognition technologies (FDRTs) threaten to violate civil liberties,
infringe on basic human rights and further entrench structural
racism and systemic marginalisation. In addition, they argue that
the gradual creep of face surveillance infrastructures into every
domain of lived experience may eventually eradicate the modern
democratic forms of life that have long provided cherished means
to individual flourishing, social solidarity and human self-creation.
Defenders, by contrast, emphasise the gains in public safety,
security and efficiency that digitally streamlined capacities for
facial identification, identity verification and trait characterisation
may bring. These proponents point to potential real-world benefits
like the added security of facial recognition enhanced border
control, the increased efficacy of missing children or criminal
suspect searches that are driven by the application of brute force
facial analysis to largescale databases and the many added
conveniences of facial verification in the business of everyday life.
Whatever side of the debate on which one lands, it would
appear that FDRTs are here to stay.
Adapted from: understanding_bias_in_facial_recognition_technology.pdf
In the first sentence, when the author says that the debate
“has reached a boiling point”, he means that the debate is
Q3503332
Inglês
Texto associado
Text I
Understanding bias in facial recognition technologies
Over the past couple of years, the growing debate around
automated facial recognition has reached a boiling point. As
developers have continued to swiftly expand the scope of these
kinds of technologies into an almost unbounded range of
applications, an increasingly strident chorus of critical voices has
sounded concerns about the injurious effects of the proliferation
of such systems on impacted individuals and communities. Critics
argue that the irresponsible design and use of facial detection and
recognition technologies (FDRTs) threaten to violate civil liberties,
infringe on basic human rights and further entrench structural
racism and systemic marginalisation. In addition, they argue that
the gradual creep of face surveillance infrastructures into every
domain of lived experience may eventually eradicate the modern
democratic forms of life that have long provided cherished means
to individual flourishing, social solidarity and human self-creation.
Defenders, by contrast, emphasise the gains in public safety,
security and efficiency that digitally streamlined capacities for
facial identification, identity verification and trait characterisation
may bring. These proponents point to potential real-world benefits
like the added security of facial recognition enhanced border
control, the increased efficacy of missing children or criminal
suspect searches that are driven by the application of brute force
facial analysis to largescale databases and the many added
conveniences of facial verification in the business of everyday life.
Whatever side of the debate on which one lands, it would
appear that FDRTs are here to stay.
Adapted from: understanding_bias_in_facial_recognition_technology.pdf
In the last sentence, the author states that facial detection and
recognition technologies
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Text I
Understanding bias in facial recognition technologies
Over the past couple of years, the growing debate around
automated facial recognition has reached a boiling point. As
developers have continued to swiftly expand the scope of these
kinds of technologies into an almost unbounded range of
applications, an increasingly strident chorus of critical voices has
sounded concerns about the injurious effects of the proliferation
of such systems on impacted individuals and communities. Critics
argue that the irresponsible design and use of facial detection and
recognition technologies (FDRTs) threaten to violate civil liberties,
infringe on basic human rights and further entrench structural
racism and systemic marginalisation. In addition, they argue that
the gradual creep of face surveillance infrastructures into every
domain of lived experience may eventually eradicate the modern
democratic forms of life that have long provided cherished means
to individual flourishing, social solidarity and human self-creation.
Defenders, by contrast, emphasise the gains in public safety,
security and efficiency that digitally streamlined capacities for
facial identification, identity verification and trait characterisation
may bring. These proponents point to potential real-world benefits
like the added security of facial recognition enhanced border
control, the increased efficacy of missing children or criminal
suspect searches that are driven by the application of brute force
facial analysis to largescale databases and the many added
conveniences of facial verification in the business of everyday life.
Whatever side of the debate on which one lands, it would
appear that FDRTs are here to stay.
Adapted from: understanding_bias_in_facial_recognition_technology.pdf
Based on Text I, analyze the assertions below:
I. Critics are concerned about the pervasiveness of facial recognition technology.
II. Facial recognition systems may reduce the efficiency and security of border control.
III. Some argue that the new technology could undermine the stability of modern democracy.
Choose the correct answer:
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Banca:
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AFA
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TEXT I
Alexa, What Is There to Know about Love? Brian Bilston Alexa, what is there to know about love? What is there to know about love? A glove is a garment that covers the hand for protection from the cold or dirt and – Alexa, how does a human heart work? How does a human heart work? Blood is first received in the right atrium via two veins, the vena cava superior and inferior – Alexa, where do we go to when we die? Where do we go to when we die? Activating Google Maps. Completed activation. Would you like to start from your current location? Alexa, what does it mean to be alone? What does it mean to be alone? It is the silence left by words unsaid, the cold expanse of half a bed. It is the endless stretching of the hours, the needless tending of plastic flowers. It is an echo unanswered in a cave, the fateful ping of the microwave. It is the fraying of a worn shirt cuff, and the howl – Stop, Alexa. That’s enough.
Available on: https://brianbilston.com/2018/07/23/alexa-what-is-there-toknow-about-love/. Accessed on February 24th, 2025
TEXT II
AI won’t take your job if you know about IA Intelligence augmentation shows that human + AI is an ideal partnership – and the future of white-collar work The less exciting but more likely reality is that the changes AI brings to the workplace will entail upskilling — when workers learn new skills — not reskilling or complete replacement. And upskilling is not about surrendering to AI but instead about mastering intelligence augmentation, or IA, which is what happens when humans and AI work together to accomplish more as a team than either could flying solo. That collaboration is based on the distinction between two concepts: reckoning and judgment. Reckoning vs. Judgment A critical difference between AI and humans is our primary mode of operation. AI operates through what is often referred to as “reckoning,” such as calculative prediction. By that, we mean AI’s true capabilities are grounded in facts and historical knowledge - data that can be calculated, memorized, and repeated. It makes predictions based on what it knows. By contrast, humans operate through judgment or practical wisdom. We understand things AI can’t possibly know. That’s because we humans have lived experiences that continually inform how we see the world. It’s the intangible factors, like ethical considerations and empathetic responses, that make humans better equipped than AI to make complex decisions about human affairs. This practical wisdom is one reason humans must keep creating new things for IA to advance. Imagine what would happen if humans stopped writing original content. The current model of AI could never pass a certain point because it would never encounter new, innovative ideas. Eventually, AI would run out of new ideas to share, and our collective knowledge would stagnate. AI is like moonlight; its ideas come from the reflected sunlight of human insights. Now, it’s essential to recognize that this contrast between AI and humans is nothing to fear. Instead, it shows us why “human + AI” is an ideal work partnership. AI can perform massive calculations in the blink of an eye at a pace far superior to even the most intelligent human on the planet. When paired with a human capable of making quick decisions based on lived experience, judgment, and practical wisdom, it’s an immensely more powerful tool than it is on its own. Adapted from MCCOOL, Chris Dede and David. AI Won’t Take Your Job if You Know About IA. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Available on: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/24/02/ai-wont-take-your-job-ifyou-know-about-ai. Accessed on March 10 th, 2025.
TEXT III
It is possible to say that
TEXT I
Alexa, What Is There to Know about Love? Brian Bilston Alexa, what is there to know about love? What is there to know about love? A glove is a garment that covers the hand for protection from the cold or dirt and – Alexa, how does a human heart work? How does a human heart work? Blood is first received in the right atrium via two veins, the vena cava superior and inferior – Alexa, where do we go to when we die? Where do we go to when we die? Activating Google Maps. Completed activation. Would you like to start from your current location? Alexa, what does it mean to be alone? What does it mean to be alone? It is the silence left by words unsaid, the cold expanse of half a bed. It is the endless stretching of the hours, the needless tending of plastic flowers. It is an echo unanswered in a cave, the fateful ping of the microwave. It is the fraying of a worn shirt cuff, and the howl – Stop, Alexa. That’s enough.
Available on: https://brianbilston.com/2018/07/23/alexa-what-is-there-toknow-about-love/. Accessed on February 24th, 2025
TEXT II
AI won’t take your job if you know about IA Intelligence augmentation shows that human + AI is an ideal partnership – and the future of white-collar work The less exciting but more likely reality is that the changes AI brings to the workplace will entail upskilling — when workers learn new skills — not reskilling or complete replacement. And upskilling is not about surrendering to AI but instead about mastering intelligence augmentation, or IA, which is what happens when humans and AI work together to accomplish more as a team than either could flying solo. That collaboration is based on the distinction between two concepts: reckoning and judgment. Reckoning vs. Judgment A critical difference between AI and humans is our primary mode of operation. AI operates through what is often referred to as “reckoning,” such as calculative prediction. By that, we mean AI’s true capabilities are grounded in facts and historical knowledge - data that can be calculated, memorized, and repeated. It makes predictions based on what it knows. By contrast, humans operate through judgment or practical wisdom. We understand things AI can’t possibly know. That’s because we humans have lived experiences that continually inform how we see the world. It’s the intangible factors, like ethical considerations and empathetic responses, that make humans better equipped than AI to make complex decisions about human affairs. This practical wisdom is one reason humans must keep creating new things for IA to advance. Imagine what would happen if humans stopped writing original content. The current model of AI could never pass a certain point because it would never encounter new, innovative ideas. Eventually, AI would run out of new ideas to share, and our collective knowledge would stagnate. AI is like moonlight; its ideas come from the reflected sunlight of human insights. Now, it’s essential to recognize that this contrast between AI and humans is nothing to fear. Instead, it shows us why “human + AI” is an ideal work partnership. AI can perform massive calculations in the blink of an eye at a pace far superior to even the most intelligent human on the planet. When paired with a human capable of making quick decisions based on lived experience, judgment, and practical wisdom, it’s an immensely more powerful tool than it is on its own. Adapted from MCCOOL, Chris Dede and David. AI Won’t Take Your Job if You Know About IA. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Available on: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/24/02/ai-wont-take-your-job-ifyou-know-about-ai. Accessed on March 10 th, 2025.
TEXT III
It is possible to say that
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Mastering transportation cybersecurity: The comprehensive guide
Global transportation networks are becoming increasingly interconnected, with digital systems playing a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of ports and supply chains. However, this reliance on technology can also create vulnerabilities, as demonstrated by the recent ransomware attack on Nagoya Port. As Japan’s busiest shipping hub, the port’s operations were brought to a standstill for two days, highlighting the potential for significant disruption to national economies and supply chains.
(Adapted from: https://www.souscuscunty.com)
It is possible to infer from the excerpt that
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