Questões de Inglês

So here I am, upside down in a woman. Arms  

patiently crossed, waiting, waiting and  

wondering who I'm in, what I’m in for. My  

eyes close nostalgically when I remember  

[5] how I once drifted in my translucent body  

bag, floated dreamily in the bubble of my  

thoughts through my private ocean in slow-

motion somersaults, colliding gently against 

the transparent bounds of my confinement, 

[10] the confiding membrane that vibrated with,  

even as it muffled, the voices of conspirators  

in a vile enterprise. That was in my careless  

youth. Now, fully inverted, not an inch of  

space to myself, knees crammed against  

[15] belly, my thoughts as well as my head are  

fully engaged. I’ve no choice, my ear is  

pressed all day and night against the bloody  

walls. I listen, make mental notes, and I’m 

troubled. I’m hearing pillow talk of deadly  

[20] intent and I’m terrified by what awaits me, by  

what might draw me in. 

I’m immersed in abstractions, and only the  

proliferating relations between them create  

the illusion of a known world. When I hear  

[25] "blue," which I’ve never seen, I imagine some  

kind of mental event that's fairly close to  

"green"—which I’ve never seen. I count  

myself an innocent, unburdened by  

allegiances and obligations, a free spirit,  

[30] despite my meagre living room. No one to  

contradict or reprimand me, no name or  

previous address, no religion, no debts, no  

enemies. My appointment diary, if it existed,  

notes only my forthcoming birthday. I am, or  

[35] I was, despite what the geneticists are now  

saying, a blank slate. But a slippery, porous  

slate no school-room or cottage roof could  

find use for, a slate that writes upon itself as  

it grows by the day and becomes less blank. I  

[40] count myself an innocent, but it seems I'm  

party to a plot. My mother, bless her  

unceasing, loudly squelching heart, seems to  

be involved. 

In: McEWAN, Ian. Nutshell: a novel. New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2016. p. 1-2

 

Considere os seguintes sentidos possíveis para a palavra slate.

 

I - A piece of rock laminated into shingles, used for roofing or siding.

II - A tablet used for writing on.

III- A list of candidates for nomination or election.

 

Quais desses sentidos podem ser atribuídos à palavra slate, conforme empregada no segundo parágrafo do texto?

So here I am, upside down in a woman. Arms  

patiently crossed, waiting, waiting and  

wondering who I'm in, what I’m in for. My  

eyes close nostalgically when I remember  

[5] how I once drifted in my translucent body  

bag, floated dreamily in the bubble of my  

thoughts through my private ocean in slow-

motion somersaults, colliding gently against 

the transparent bounds of my confinement, 

[10] the confiding membrane that vibrated with,  

even as it muffled, the voices of conspirators  

in a vile enterprise. That was in my careless  

youth. Now, fully inverted, not an inch of  

space to myself, knees crammed against  

[15] belly, my thoughts as well as my head are  

fully engaged. I’ve no choice, my ear is  

pressed all day and night against the bloody  

walls. I listen, make mental notes, and I’m 

troubled. I’m hearing pillow talk of deadly  

[20] intent and I’m terrified by what awaits me, by  

what might draw me in. 

I’m immersed in abstractions, and only the  

proliferating relations between them create  

the illusion of a known world. When I hear  

[25] "blue," which I’ve never seen, I imagine some  

kind of mental event that's fairly close to  

"green"—which I’ve never seen. I count  

myself an innocent, unburdened by  

allegiances and obligations, a free spirit,  

[30] despite my meagre living room. No one to  

contradict or reprimand me, no name or  

previous address, no religion, no debts, no  

enemies. My appointment diary, if it existed,  

notes only my forthcoming birthday. I am, or  

[35] I was, despite what the geneticists are now  

saying, a blank slate. But a slippery, porous  

slate no school-room or cottage roof could  

find use for, a slate that writes upon itself as  

it grows by the day and becomes less blank. I  

[40] count myself an innocent, but it seems I'm  

party to a plot. My mother, bless her  

unceasing, loudly squelching heart, seems to  

be involved. 

In: McEWAN, Ian. Nutshell: a novel. New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2016. p. 1-2

 

O segmento draw me in (l. 21), como empregado no texto, poderia ser substituído por

So here I am, upside down in a woman. Arms  

patiently crossed, waiting, waiting and  

wondering who I'm in, what I’m in for. My  

eyes close nostalgically when I remember  

[5] how I once drifted in my translucent body  

bag, floated dreamily in the bubble of my  

thoughts through my private ocean in slow-

motion somersaults, colliding gently against 

the transparent bounds of my confinement, 

[10] the confiding membrane that vibrated with,  

even as it muffled, the voices of conspirators  

in a vile enterprise. That was in my careless  

youth. Now, fully inverted, not an inch of  

space to myself, knees crammed against  

[15] belly, my thoughts as well as my head are  

fully engaged. I’ve no choice, my ear is  

pressed all day and night against the bloody  

walls. I listen, make mental notes, and I’m 

troubled. I’m hearing pillow talk of deadly  

[20] intent and I’m terrified by what awaits me, by  

what might draw me in. 

I’m immersed in abstractions, and only the  

proliferating relations between them create  

the illusion of a known world. When I hear  

[25] "blue," which I’ve never seen, I imagine some  

kind of mental event that's fairly close to  

"green"—which I’ve never seen. I count  

myself an innocent, unburdened by  

allegiances and obligations, a free spirit,  

[30] despite my meagre living room. No one to  

contradict or reprimand me, no name or  

previous address, no religion, no debts, no  

enemies. My appointment diary, if it existed,  

notes only my forthcoming birthday. I am, or  

[35] I was, despite what the geneticists are now  

saying, a blank slate. But a slippery, porous  

slate no school-room or cottage roof could  

find use for, a slate that writes upon itself as  

it grows by the day and becomes less blank. I  

[40] count myself an innocent, but it seems I'm  

party to a plot. My mother, bless her  

unceasing, loudly squelching heart, seems to  

be involved. 

In: McEWAN, Ian. Nutshell: a novel. New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2016. p. 1-2.

 

Considere as seguintes expressões do texto.

 

I - private ocean (l. 07)

II - transparent bounds (l. 09)

III- meagre living room (l. 30)

 

Quais fazem referência a algum elemento do corpo humano?

So here I am, upside down in a woman. Arms  

patiently crossed, waiting, waiting and  

wondering who I'm in, what I’m in for. My  

eyes close nostalgically when I remember  

[5] how I once drifted in my translucent body  

bag, floated dreamily in the bubble of my  

thoughts through my private ocean in slow-

motion somersaults, colliding gently against 

the transparent bounds of my confinement, 

[10] the confiding membrane that vibrated with,  

even as it muffled, the voices of conspirators  

in a vile enterprise. That was in my careless  

youth. Now, fully inverted, not an inch of  

space to myself, knees crammed against  

[15] belly, my thoughts as well as my head are  

fully engaged. I’ve no choice, my ear is  

pressed all day and night against the bloody  

walls. I listen, make mental notes, and I’m 

troubled. I’m hearing pillow talk of deadly  

[20] intent and I’m terrified by what awaits me, by  

what might draw me in. 

I’m immersed in abstractions, and only the  

proliferating relations between them create  

the illusion of a known world. When I hear  

[25] "blue," which I’ve never seen, I imagine some  

kind of mental event that's fairly close to  

"green"—which I’ve never seen. I count  

myself an innocent, unburdened by  

allegiances and obligations, a free spirit,  

[30] despite my meagre living room. No one to  

contradict or reprimand me, no name or  

previous address, no religion, no debts, no  

enemies. My appointment diary, if it existed,  

notes only my forthcoming birthday. I am, or  

[35] I was, despite what the geneticists are now  

saying, a blank slate. But a slippery, porous  

slate no school-room or cottage roof could  

find use for, a slate that writes upon itself as  

it grows by the day and becomes less blank. I  

[40] count myself an innocent, but it seems I'm  

party to a plot. My mother, bless her  

unceasing, loudly squelching heart, seems to  

be involved. 

In: McEWAN, Ian. Nutshell: a novel. New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2016. p. 1-2.

 

Considere as seguintes afirmações acerca do texto.

 

I - O narrador relata seu confinamento em um espaço restrito cujas paredes lhe permitem ouvir conversas íntimas aterradoras.

II - As referências a aspectos fisiológicos, apesar das reflexões de ordem existencial, denotam a natureza não humana do narrador, o que torna o texto inusitado e irônico.

III- O narrador, embora se declare inocente e livre de quaisquer obrigações, acredita ser parte de um plano em que sua mãe parece estar envolvida.

 

Quais estão corretas?

Text 2

Stephen Hawking's warnings: What he predicted for the future

By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website - 15 March 2018

[1] Stephen Hawking's fame was founded on the research he did on general relativity and black holes. But he often stepped outside his own

[2] field of research, using his recognition to highlight what he saw as the great challenges and existential threats for humanity in coming

[3] decades. His pronouncements drove headlines in the media, which sometimes proved controversial.

[4] Leaving Earth

[5] Hawking was clearly troubled that we were putting all our eggs in one basket. Hawking's rationale was that humankind would eventually

[6] fall victim to an extinction-level catastrophe - perhaps sooner rather than later. What worried him were so-called low-probability, high impact

[7] events - a large asteroid striking our planet is the classic example. But Hawking perceived a host of other potential threats: artificial

[8] intelligence, climate change, genetically modified viruses and nuclear war to name a few.

[9] _____________________

[10] Hawking said the primitive forms of artificial intelligence developed so far had already proved very useful; indeed, the tech he used to

[11] communicate incorporated a basic form of AI. But Hawking feared the consequences of advanced forms of machine intelligence that could

[12] match or surpass humans.

[13] Some academics thought the comments drew on outdated science fiction tropes. Others, such as Prof Bradley Love, from UCL, agreed

[14] there were risks: "Clever AI will create tremendous wealth for society, but will leave many people without jobs," he told The Conversation.

[15] But he added: "If we are going to worry about the future of humanity we should focus on the real challenges, such as climate change and

[16] weapons of mass destruction rather than fanciful killer AI robots."

[17] _______________________

[18] The Cambridge physicist regarded global warming as one of the biggest threats to life on the planet. Hawking was particularly fearful of

[19] hitting the moment where global warming would become irreversible. He also expressed concern about America's decision to pull out of

[20] the Paris Agreement.

[21] ________________________

[22] There's a whole field of science dedicated to listening for signals from intelligent beings elsewhere in the Universe. But Hawking cautioned

[23] against trying to actively hail any alien civilisations that might be out there. In 2010, he told the Discovery Channel that aliens might simply

[24] raid Earth for resources and then move on. "If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which

[25] didn't turn out well for the Native Americans," he said.

[26] Controversial headlines

[27] The media attention gave him an unprecedented platform. But some in the scientific community were occasionally less enthusiastic about

[28] the resulting headlines than the journalists who wrote them. But many would also argue that, beyond individual statements or headlines,

[29] Hawking had a unique ability to connect with the public. It's testament to his success as a communicator that the mourning for this champion

[30] of rational thinking extends far beyond the scientific community.

(Retrieved and adapted from from http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43408961. Access on March 27th, 2018)

 

Answer the question according to Text 2.

In the text, the idiom ‘putting all our eggs in one basket’ (line 5) means to make everything

Text 2

Stephen Hawking's warnings: What he predicted for the future

By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website - 15 March 2018

[1] Stephen Hawking's fame was founded on the research he did on general relativity and black holes. But he often stepped outside his own

[2] field of research, using his recognition to highlight what he saw as the great challenges and existential threats for humanity in coming

[3] decades. His pronouncements drove headlines in the media, which sometimes proved controversial.

[4] Leaving Earth

[5] Hawking was clearly troubled that we were putting all our eggs in one basket. Hawking's rationale was that humankind would eventually

[6] fall victim to an extinction-level catastrophe - perhaps sooner rather than later. What worried him were so-called low-probability, high impact

[7] events - a large asteroid striking our planet is the classic example. But Hawking perceived a host of other potential threats: artificial

[8] intelligence, climate change, genetically modified viruses and nuclear war to name a few.

[9] _____________________

[10] Hawking said the primitive forms of artificial intelligence developed so far had already proved very useful; indeed, the tech he used to

[11] communicate incorporated a basic form of AI. But Hawking feared the consequences of advanced forms of machine intelligence that could

[12] match or surpass humans.

[13] Some academics thought the comments drew on outdated science fiction tropes. Others, such as Prof Bradley Love, from UCL, agreed

[14] there were risks: "Clever AI will create tremendous wealth for society, but will leave many people without jobs," he told The Conversation.

[15] But he added: "If we are going to worry about the future of humanity we should focus on the real challenges, such as climate change and

[16] weapons of mass destruction rather than fanciful killer AI robots."

[17] _______________________

[18] The Cambridge physicist regarded global warming as one of the biggest threats to life on the planet. Hawking was particularly fearful of

[19] hitting the moment where global warming would become irreversible. He also expressed concern about America's decision to pull out of

[20] the Paris Agreement.

[21] ________________________

[22] There's a whole field of science dedicated to listening for signals from intelligent beings elsewhere in the Universe. But Hawking cautioned

[23] against trying to actively hail any alien civilisations that might be out there. In 2010, he told the Discovery Channel that aliens might simply

[24] raid Earth for resources and then move on. "If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which

[25] didn't turn out well for the Native Americans," he said.

[26] Controversial headlines

[27] The media attention gave him an unprecedented platform. But some in the scientific community were occasionally less enthusiastic about

[28] the resulting headlines than the journalists who wrote them. But many would also argue that, beyond individual statements or headlines,

[29] Hawking had a unique ability to connect with the public. It's testament to his success as a communicator that the mourning for this champion

[30] of rational thinking extends far beyond the scientific community.

(Retrieved and adapted from from http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43408961. Access on March 27th, 2018)

 

Answer the question according to Text 2.

‘Indeed’ (line 10) and ‘occasionally’ (line 27) can be replaced in the sentences without losing the original meaning by