Questões Militares Comentadas sobre interpretação de texto | reading comprehension em inglês

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Q670893 Inglês
An old axiom says that in order to know where you are going, you first have to know where you are. To that, add that you should know which way you are facing. Makers of wireless handsets, proving the old axiom true, have already installed Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, and are now poised to flood the market with phones containing tiny electronic compasses that allow the gadget to sense exactly what direction it’s facing.
What general idea underlies the paragraph?
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Q670892 Inglês
Recently, I was looking for something online, or probably browsing aimlessly, when I happened on a name I hadn’t thought of since I was a child: Alfred P. Morgan. Someone had uploaded a digitized version of The Boy Electrician. I was instantly swept back more than half a century to my local library. In my mind I saw the familiar metal shelving and the blue-gray binding of my favorite book, also written – and illustrated – by Morgan: The Boys’ First Book of Radio and Electronics.
Which of the following expressions is a synonym for ‘aimlessly’ on the first line of the text?
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Q670891 Inglês
Recently, I was looking for something online, or probably browsing aimlessly, when I happened on a name I hadn’t thought of since I was a child: Alfred P. Morgan. Someone had uploaded a digitized version of The Boy Electrician. I was instantly swept back more than half a century to my local library. In my mind I saw the familiar metal shelving and the blue-gray binding of my favorite book, also written – and illustrated – by Morgan: The Boys’ First Book of Radio and Electronics.
What is known about Alfred P. Morgan?
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Q670890 Inglês
Soon enough, say some engineers, miniature wireless sensors will be located in spots where it would be inconvenient, to say the least, to change their batteries – inside your body, within the steel and concrete of buildings, in the dangerous innards of chemical plants. But today, even the most robust nodes can be counted on to last only a few years. Ideally, engineers need wireless sensors that can last forever without external power sources or battery changes. According to research presented in December at the International Electron Devices Meeting, in Baltimore, that dream is within reach.
The expression ‘to say the least’ in the text suggests that…
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Q670889 Inglês
Soon enough, say some engineers, miniature wireless sensors will be located in spots where it would be inconvenient, to say the least, to change their batteries – inside your body, within the steel and concrete of buildings, in the dangerous innards of chemical plants. But today, even the most robust nodes can be counted on to last only a few years. Ideally, engineers need wireless sensors that can last forever without external power sources or battery changes. According to research presented in December at the International Electron Devices Meeting, in Baltimore, that dream is within reach.
What does the sentence “According to research presented in December at the International Electron Devices Meeting, in Baltimore, that dream is within reach.” imply about the text?
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Q670888 Inglês
Soon enough, say some engineers, miniature wireless sensors will be located in spots where it would be inconvenient, to say the least, to change their batteries – inside your body, within the steel and concrete of buildings, in the dangerous innards of chemical plants. But today, even the most robust nodes can be counted on to last only a few years. Ideally, engineers need wireless sensors that can last forever without external power sources or battery changes. According to research presented in December at the International Electron Devices Meeting, in Baltimore, that dream is within reach.
What inconvenience is mentioned in the text?
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Q670887 Inglês
The history of technology is full of breakthroughs in one field that wound up working wonders in a related one. The 300B vacuum tube, introduced by Western Electric in 1937 to amplify telephone signals, found a far more enduring use as a high-fidelity audio amplifier. The atomic clocks first used in the 1960’s by the U.S. military to track Sputnik and later to validate Albert Einstein’s relativity theories are now the basis of Global Positioning System. And of course, the magnetron, invented in the 1920’s at General Electric and used in radars during World War II, later found itself repurposed as the basis for the microwave oven.
According to the text, complete the sentence: “The microwave oven…”
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Q670886 Inglês
The history of technology is full of breakthroughs in one field that wound up working wonders in a related one. The 300B vacuum tube, introduced by Western Electric in 1937 to amplify telephone signals, found a far more enduring use as a high-fidelity audio amplifier. The atomic clocks first used in the 1960’s by the U.S. military to track Sputnik and later to validate Albert Einstein’s relativity theories are now the basis of Global Positioning System. And of course, the magnetron, invented in the 1920’s at General Electric and used in radars during World War II, later found itself repurposed as the basis for the microwave oven.
According to the text, what is correct to say?
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Q670885 Inglês
Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information. These play to a primitive impulse to respond to immediate opportunities and threats. The stimulation provokes excitement — a dopamine squirt — that researchers say can be addictive. In its absence, people feel bored. The resulting distractions can have deadly consequences, as when cell phone-wielding drivers and train engineers cause wrecks. And for millions of people these urges can inflict nicks and cuts on creativity and deep thought, interrupting work and family life. 
The text states that human beings instinctively …
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Q670883 Inglês
Is ‘Facebook’, the social networking website, making us narcissist? A new book argues we’re much more self-absorbed nowadays, stating that technology is to blame. I tweet, therefore I am. Or is it, I tweet, therefore I am insufferable? As if adult celebrities that pop out on the red carpets weren’t clue enough, we now have statistical evidence that we are a lot more in love with ourselves than we used to be. This social phenomenon has raised fields of research to academic studies nowadays. In the book ‘The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement’, Jean M. Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and W. Keith Campbell, a social psychologist at the University of Georgia, look to the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, which measures self-regard, materialism, and lack of empathy. They found that the number of college students scoring high on the test has risen by 30 percent since the early 1980’s. 
What has NOT been encouraging people to act the way described in the text?
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Q670882 Inglês
Is ‘Facebook’, the social networking website, making us narcissist? A new book argues we’re much more self-absorbed nowadays, stating that technology is to blame. I tweet, therefore I am. Or is it, I tweet, therefore I am insufferable? As if adult celebrities that pop out on the red carpets weren’t clue enough, we now have statistical evidence that we are a lot more in love with ourselves than we used to be. This social phenomenon has raised fields of research to academic studies nowadays. In the book ‘The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement’, Jean M. Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and W. Keith Campbell, a social psychologist at the University of Georgia, look to the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, which measures self-regard, materialism, and lack of empathy. They found that the number of college students scoring high on the test has risen by 30 percent since the early 1980’s. 
What kind of human behavior is central to the study mentioned in the text?
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Q670091 Inglês

Dear Rosie:

I have just started my first job and would like to move out of my parents’ house and be more independent. My parents are very unhappy and do not want me to leave. What can I do?

                                                                                                  OTTO ZERBONI

The paragraph reveals that Otto wants
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Q670071 Inglês
These people have special ways of communicating. One way is lip reading. With training, people can learn to understand what someone is saying by looking at the mouth of the speaker. 
“These people”, underlined in the paragraph, refers to deaf people that aren’t able to
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Q670068 Inglês
“And now here (1) is my secret, a very (2) simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly (3); what is essential (4) is invisible to the eye.” 
“heart”, in bold type in the extract, refers to
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Q659441 Inglês

                                         Did you know?

                ... some interesting facts about African Wildlife

Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa – the cheetah (70mph), wildebeest, lion and Thomson’s gazelle (all about 50 mph).


Butterfly

Having a wingspan of only 1/2”, the smallest butterfly in the world is found in South Africa. It is known as the Dwarf Blue Butterfly.


Chameleons

Madagascar is the home of the world’s _________ as well as the _______ chameleons!


Elephants

The African elephant is the largest living land mammal.

An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural enemies for he is not a predator and there is no other animal large enough to challenge him.

Did you know elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day?

An African elephant possesses such “manual” dexterity in his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.


Fish

The only place are found is in Lake Tanganyika.


Giraffes

Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be ______________ 45 cm? Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born.


Penguins

South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.


Adapted from Google/ The African Guide


GLOSSARY:

Dexterity – the ability to perform a difficult action quickly with the hands.

Trunk – an elephant’s nose.  

The sentence “…he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.” means that an African elephant
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Q659439 Inglês

                                         Did you know?

                ... some interesting facts about African Wildlife

Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa – the cheetah (70mph), wildebeest, lion and Thomson’s gazelle (all about 50 mph).


Butterfly

Having a wingspan of only 1/2”, the smallest butterfly in the world is found in South Africa. It is known as the Dwarf Blue Butterfly.


Chameleons

Madagascar is the home of the world’s _________ as well as the _______ chameleons!


Elephants

The African elephant is the largest living land mammal.

An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural enemies for he is not a predator and there is no other animal large enough to challenge him.

Did you know elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day?

An African elephant possesses such “manual” dexterity in his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.


Fish

The only place are found is in Lake Tanganyika.


Giraffes

Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be ______________ 45 cm? Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born.


Penguins

South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.


Adapted from Google/ The African Guide


GLOSSARY:

Dexterity – the ability to perform a difficult action quickly with the hands.

Trunk – an elephant’s nose.  

The statement below shows another information about African wildlife. Read it and then choose the alternative to complete the gap.

Fish

The only place _______ are found is in Lake Tanganyika.

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Q659437 Inglês

Religion ________ central to people's lives in Africa. Although the majority of Africans are now Muslim or Christian, traditional religions have endured and still play a big role. Religion runs like a thread through daily life, marked by prayers of gratitude in times of plenty and prayers of supplication in times of need. Religion confirms identity on the individual and the group.

                 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica

GLOSSARY:

Endure – to continue to exist for a long time

Thread – one part connecting with another  

After reading the text, mark the INCORRECT statement about religion in Africa.
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Q659436 Inglês

Religion ________ central to people's lives in Africa. Although the majority of Africans are now Muslim or Christian, traditional religions have endured and still play a big role. Religion runs like a thread through daily life, marked by prayers of gratitude in times of plenty and prayers of supplication in times of need. Religion confirms identity on the individual and the group.

                 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica

GLOSSARY:

Endure – to continue to exist for a long time

Thread – one part connecting with another  

Mark the correct option to complete the passage.

The last sentence of the paragraph means that identity on the individual and the group _______ by religion.

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Q659429 Inglês

South Africa has the second-highest number of HIV/Aids patients in the world. Around one in seven of its citizens is infected with HIV. Free anti-retroviral drugs are available under a state-funded scheme.

                    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm

The free anti-retroviral drugs
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Q659428 Inglês

South Africa has the second-highest number of HIV/Aids patients in the world. Around one in seven of its citizens is infected with HIV. Free anti-retroviral drugs are available under a state-funded scheme.

                    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm

It’s correct to say that
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1441: B
1442: D
1443: B
1444: C
1445: C
1446: C
1447: D
1448: B
1449: E
1450: D
1451: A
1452: A
1453: B
1454: B
1455: A
1456: B
1457: D
1458: C
1459: D
1460: B