Questões de Inglês

TEXTO:

 

  Life in the age of internet addiction 

          Just one more tweet, dad! 

 

  Anyone who spends their day staring at screens 

can speak to the modern-day epidemic of eye fatigue. 

But what is our digital obsession doing to our brains? 

Researchers have noted a rise in something called Digital 

[5] Attention Disorder — the addiction to social networks 

and computers in general. 

  How does it work? More than 50 years ago, 

psychologist B.F. Skinner was experimenting on rats 

and pigeons, and noticed that the unpredictability of 

[10] reward was a major motivator for animals. If a reward 

arrives either predictably or too infrequently, the animal 

eventually loses interest. But when there was anticipation 

of a reward that comes with just enough frequency, the 

animals’ brains would consistently release dopamine, a 

[15] neurotransmitter in the brain that (basically) regulates 

pleasure. 

  What does this have to do with the internet? Some 

researchers believe that intermittent reinforcement — in 

the form of texts, tweets, and various other social 

[20] media — may be working on our brains the same way 

rewards did on Skinner’s rats. “Internet addiction is the 

same as any other addiction — excessive release of 

dopamine,” says Hilarie Cash, executive director of the 

reStart program for internet addiction and recovery, a 

[25] Seattle-area rehab program that helps wean people off 

the internet. “Addiction is addiction. Whether it’s 

gambling, cocaine, alcohol, or Facebook.” 

  “The vast majority of the American population is 

mildly addicted to technology, and our clinic treats only 

[30] very serious cases,” she told me in a phone interview. 

“Most of the people that come are young adult males 

around the ages of 18 to 30 who spend a lot of time on 

the internet. Their health is poor, their social relationships 

have turned to crap, they have no social confidence or 

[35] real-world friends. They don’t date. They don’t work.” 

  Internet and video game addiction starts young. 

Most young men are given computer or video games 

when they are five or six years old and therefore their 

childhood development is profoundly wired for these 

[40] activities. It’s quite different to drug addicts and alcoholics 

who are usually exposed to drugs or alcohol closer to 

the age of 15. Internet addicts usually have 15 to 20 

years of addiction on them due to starting younger. 

  The problem isn’t just young men, either. “Women 

[45] are getting addicted, too,” Cash told me. ”Although 

women usually become addicted later in life and, more 

often than not, directly to social media, while men are 

more adept to becoming addicted to multiplayer games. 

Women seem to juggle addiction and life better than 

[50] men.” 

Life in the age of internet addiction. Disponível em: . Acesso em:12 out. 2013.

 

Fill in the blanks with Wh-Questions:

 

I. ______ makes technology addicts different from drug or alcohol addicts? Internet and video game addiction starts earlier.

II. ______ are people when they start using drugs or alcohol? Closer to the age of 15.

III. ______ of Internet activity do women usually become addicted to? Social media.

IV. ______ usually deals with addiction and life better? Women.

 

According to what is stated in the last two paragraphs of the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

TEXTO:

 

  Life in the age of internet addiction 

          Just one more tweet, dad! 

 

  Anyone who spends their day staring at screens 

can speak to the modern-day epidemic of eye fatigue. 

But what is our digital obsession doing to our brains? 

Researchers have noted a rise in something called Digital 

[5] Attention Disorder — the addiction to social networks 

and computers in general. 

  How does it work? More than 50 years ago, 

psychologist B.F. Skinner was experimenting on rats 

and pigeons, and noticed that the unpredictability of 

[10] reward was a major motivator for animals. If a reward 

arrives either predictably or too infrequently, the animal 

eventually loses interest. But when there was anticipation 

of a reward that comes with just enough frequency, the 

animals’ brains would consistently release dopamine, a 

[15] neurotransmitter in the brain that (basically) regulates 

pleasure. 

  What does this have to do with the internet? Some 

researchers believe that intermittent reinforcement — in 

the form of texts, tweets, and various other social 

[20] media — may be working on our brains the same way 

rewards did on Skinner’s rats. “Internet addiction is the 

same as any other addiction — excessive release of 

dopamine,” says Hilarie Cash, executive director of the 

reStart program for internet addiction and recovery, a 

[25] Seattle-area rehab program that helps wean people off 

the internet. “Addiction is addiction. Whether it’s 

gambling, cocaine, alcohol, or Facebook.” 

  “The vast majority of the American population is 

mildly addicted to technology, and our clinic treats only 

[30] very serious cases,” she told me in a phone interview. 

“Most of the people that come are young adult males 

around the ages of 18 to 30 who spend a lot of time on 

the internet. Their health is poor, their social relationships 

have turned to crap, they have no social confidence or 

[35] real-world friends. They don’t date. They don’t work.” 

  Internet and video game addiction starts young. 

Most young men are given computer or video games 

when they are five or six years old and therefore their 

childhood development is profoundly wired for these 

[40] activities. It’s quite different to drug addicts and alcoholics 

who are usually exposed to drugs or alcohol closer to 

the age of 15. Internet addicts usually have 15 to 20 

years of addiction on them due to starting younger. 

  The problem isn’t just young men, either. “Women 

[45] are getting addicted, too,” Cash told me. ”Although 

women usually become addicted later in life and, more 

often than not, directly to social media, while men are 

more adept to becoming addicted to multiplayer games. 

Women seem to juggle addiction and life better than 

[50] men.” 

Life in the age of internet addiction. Disponível em: . Acesso em:12 out. 2013.

 

According to the article, the only statement which is NOT TRUE about Internet addicts is that they

Texto 1

 

INNOVATIONS

 

  Researchers from Zymo-Genetics Inc., a Seattle biotechnology company, have identified three new compounds, each of which stimulates new bone growth in animals. If they prove to do the same in humans, these chemicals could become an important treatment for osteoporosis, which affects an estimated 15 million Americans.

 

    Osteoporosis is caused by increased bone breakdown without new bone formation. Current treatments help retard bone loss, but they are unable to replace what is already gone. To find drugs that increase bone density, the researchers screened tens of thousands of compounds for their ability to build up bones. The researchers are now testing three candidates that are easy to make and can be put into pill form.

(Fonte: BUSINESS WEEK , April 12, 1999. p. 61.)

 

Analise se as seguintes afirmações relacionadas ao texto 1 são verdadeiras ou falsas.

I – Pesquisadores estão desenvolvendo novas drogas para ajudar no tratamento da osteoporose.

II – A droga já provou ser eficiente no tratamento da osteoporose em animais e em adultos humanos.

III – A nova droga é considerada um avanço da ciência porque ajuda a retardar a perda óssea.

IV – Os pesquisadores estão preocupados em encontrar drogas que ajudem na reposição da perda óssea.

V – No momento, as pesquisas estão concentradas numa droga que pode ser comercializada em forma de pílulas.

A sequência correta é

Texto 1

 

INNOVATIONS

 

  Researchers from Zymo-Genetics Inc., a Seattle biotechnology company, have identified three new compounds, each of which stimulates new bone growth in animals. If they prove to do the same in humans, these chemicals could become an important treatment for osteoporosis, which affects an estimated 15 million Americans.

 

    Osteoporosis is caused by increased bone breakdown without new bone formation. Current treatments help retard bone loss, but they are unable to replace what is already gone. To find drugs that increase bone density, the researchers screened tens of thousands of compounds for their ability to build up bones. The researchers are now testing three candidates that are easy to make and can be put into pill form.

(Fonte: BUSINESS WEEK , April 12, 1999. p. 61.)

No segundo parágrafo do texto 1, o pronome “they” refere-se ao termo

Texto 1

 

INNOVATIONS

    Researchers from Zymo-Genetics Inc., a Seattle biotechnology company, have identified three new compounds, each of which stimulates new bone growth in animals. If they prove to do the same in humans, these chemicals could become an important treatment for osteoporosis, which affects an estimated 15 million Americans.

    Osteoporosis is caused by increased bone breakdown without new bone formation. Current treatments help retard bone loss, but they are unable to replace what is already gone. To find drugs that increase bone density, the researchers screened tens of thousands of compounds for their ability to build up bones. The researchers are now testing three candidates that are easy to make and can be put into pill form.

(Fonte: BUSINESS WEEK , April 12, 1999. p. 61.)

De acordo com o texto 1, a informação “three new compounds”, no primeiro parágrafo, refere-se

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