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  It is widely known that walking and running are good

for our hearts. New research has also revealed pounding

the pavements can improve long-term brain function.

Experts believe the impact of the foot hitting the ground

{5} sends pressure waves through the arteries, significantly

increasing the brain’s blood supply. In the short term,

this triggers the well-known release of endorphins, making

people feel happy after a workout

  But the new study suggests it may also help to

{10} improve brain function overall. Walking or running boosts

the brain’s blood supply, which improves its function and

wellbeing. Researchers at New Mexico Highlands

University used ultrasound to measure the brain’s blood

supply in 12 adults while resting, standing and steadily

{15} walking. Both walking and running created pressure

waves that significantly increased blood flow. The effect

was unsurprisingly bigger while running than walking. Yet,

the effect of walking was greater than cycling, which

involves no foot impact at all.

{20}   It was once thought that the brain’s blood supply

was involuntarily regulated by the body and affected by

changes in blood pressure. The researchers wrote in

the study: ‘New data now strongly suggest that brain

blood flow is very dynamic. ‘Speculatively, walking and

{25} running may optimize brain perfusion, function and overall

sense of wellbeing during exercise.’

  This comes after researchers from Iowa State

University found every hour you run could extend your

lifespan by seven hours. This holds true no matter how

{30} fast you run or how many miles you cover, they found.

THOMPSON, Alexandra. Health Reporter For Mailonline. Disponível em: <www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4440196/walking-running-boostsbrain- s-blood-supply.html>. Acesso em: 13 maio 2017.

The central idea of this text is summarized in

Leia a letra da canção a seguir

 

Numb

Linkin Park

 

I’m tired of being what you want me to be

Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface

I don’t know what you’re expecting of me

Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes

 

Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow

Every step that I take is another mistake to you

Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow

 

I’ve become so numb

I can’t feel you there

I’ve become so tired

So much more aware

 

I’m becoming this

All I want to do

Is be more like me

And be less like you

 

Can’t you see that you’re smothering me?

Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control

’Cause everything that you thought I would be

Has fallen apart right in front of you

 

And I know

I may end up failing, too

But I know you were just like me

With someone disappointed in you

LINKIN PARK. Numb. In: Meteora. Warner Bros. Records, 2003, 1 CD (36min 43s). Faixa 13 (3min 08s). Produtor Don Gilmore.

Em relação à linguagem utilizada na canção, considere as afirmativas a seguir.

 

I. O trecho grifado no verso “Every step that I take is another mistake to you” é usado em seu sentido literal.

II. No verso “Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes”, o trecho grifado é usado em tom de ironia.

III. Em “I’ve become so tired”, o tempo verbal tem a função de indicar uma ação ocorrida no passado, que tem relevância no tempo presente.

IV. No verso “So much more aware”, a palavra “so” é usada com função de acrescentar maior ênfase à sentença.

Assinale a alternativa correta.

Leia a letra da canção a seguir

 

Numb

Linkin Park

 

I’m tired of being what you want me to be

Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface

I don’t know what you’re expecting of me

Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes

 

Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow

Every step that I take is another mistake to you

Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow

 

I’ve become so numb

I can’t feel you there

I’ve become so tired

So much more aware

 

I’m becoming this

All I want to do

Is be more like me

And be less like you

 

Can’t you see that you’re smothering me?

Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control

’Cause everything that you thought I would be

Has fallen apart right in front of you

 

And I know

I may end up failing, too

But I know you were just like me

With someone disappointed in you

LINKIN PARK. Numb. In: Meteora. Warner Bros. Records, 2003, 1 CD (36min 43s). Faixa 13 (3min 08s). Produtor Don Gilmore.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta, corretamente, o tema central da canção.

There aren’t plenty more fish in the sea.

The race is on to save sharks and other key marine species – including swordfish, marlin, monkfish and skates/rays – from being wiped out by overfishing. 73,000,000 sharks are slaughtered every year. That’s around 200,000 sharks a day. Or roughly two every second. Unless something changes, sharks could become a thing of the past. We’re not going to let that happen.

Choking to death

Sharks have been swimming in the oceans since before dinosaurs walked the earth. They’ve shaped the marine environment and everything in it. Without sharks the oceans could collapse, taking with them their ability to produce 50% of the oxygen we breathe and absorb 20% of the CO₂ emissions we produce. With every shark slaughtered we’re strengthening our stranglehold on the planet.

Too many fishing boats, too few fish The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recently reported that 85% of the world’s fish stocks are fully exploited or overexploited. It’s the big fish that will disappear first. That’s why we’re focussing on key species that are most vulnerable to overfishing yet widely available in shops and restaurants.

Join us and help protect our blue planet.

(Adaptado de: Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation (website) Why we do it. Disponível em: https://www.bite-back.com/whatwe- do/why-we-do-it/. Acesso em: 15 ago. 2017).

 

De acordo com o texto, assinale a alternativa que apresenta, corretamente, a que se refere a expressão “Too many fishing boats, too few fish”.

There aren’t plenty more fish in the sea.

The race is on to save sharks and other key marine species – including swordfish, marlin, monkfish and skates/rays – from being wiped out by overfishing. 73,000,000 sharks are slaughtered every year. That’s around 200,000 sharks a day. Or roughly two every second. Unless something changes, sharks could become a thing of the past. We’re not going to let that happen

Choking to death

Sharks have been swimming in the oceans since before dinosaurs walked the earth. They’ve shaped the marine environment and everything in it. Without sharks the oceans could collapse, taking with them their ability to produce 50% of the oxygen we breathe and absorb 20% of the CO₂ emissions we produce. With every shark slaughtered we’re strengthening our stranglehold on the planet.

Too many fishing boats, too few fish The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recently reported that 85% of the world’s fish stocks are fully exploited or overexploited. It’s the big fish that will disappear first. That’s why we’re focussing on key species that are most vulnerable to overfishing yet widely available in shops and restaurants.

Join us and help protect our blue planet.

(Adaptado de: Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation (website) Why we do it. Disponível em: https://www.bite-back.com/whatwe- do/why-we-do-it/. Acesso em: 15 ago. 2017).

 

Com relação aos recursos linguísticos utilizados no texto, atribua V (verdadeiro) ou F (falso) às afirmativas a seguir.

 

( ) Em “Join us and help protect our blue planet”, o termo grifado tem a função de envolver o leitor.

( ) Em “that are most vulnerable to overfishing yet widely available”, o termo grifado pode ser substituído, sem alteração de sentido, por “even”.

( ) Na frase “We’re not going to let that happen.”, o termo grifado se refere a “choking to death”.

( ) O trecho “the ocean’s most deadly predator,” pode ser traduzido por “o predador mais mortal do oceano.”

( ) No trecho “Unless something changes, sharks could become a thing of the past”, o termo grifado indica uma condição

 

Assinale a alternativa que contém, de cima para baixo, a sequência correta.

There aren’t plenty more fish in the sea.

The race is on to save sharks and other key marine species – including swordfish, marlin, monkfish and skates/rays – from being wiped out by overfishing

73,000,000 sharks are slaughtered every year. That’s around 200,000 sharks a day. Or roughly two every second. Unless something changes, sharks could become a thing of the past. We’re not going to let that happen.

Choking to death

Sharks have been swimming in the oceans since before dinosaurs walked the earth. They’ve shaped the marine environment and everything in it. Without sharks the oceans could collapse, taking with them their ability to produce 50% of the oxygen we breathe and absorb 20% of the CO₂ emissions we produce. With every shark slaughtered we’re strengthening our stranglehold on the planet.

Too many fishing boats, too few fish The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recently reported that 85% of the world’s fish stocks are fully exploited or overexploited. It’s the big fish that will disappear first.

That’s why we’re focussing on key species that are most vulnerable to overfishing yet widely available in shops and restaurants. Join us and help protect our blue planet.

(Adaptado de: Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation (website) Why we do it. Disponível em: https://www.bite-back.com/whatwe- do/why-we-do-it/. Acesso em: 15 ago. 2017).

 

De acordo com o texto, o objetivo da organização Bite-Back é