Questões de Inglês

 TEXTO 

 

    Não desejei a morte de minha filha. Ou desejei? Aí é que reside a dúvida, é onde habita o nó que nada nem ninguém no mundo tem o poder de desatar. O inconsciente, desculpe-me a vulgaridade do termo, minha filha, é uma merda. Sendo autônomo, o inconsciente age por si, sem pedir licença nem se revelar. Desejei ou não a morte de minha filha, hein? Você pode responder a essa pergunta? Alguém pode? Eu não posso. Busquei na fonte a resposta e ela não veio. Como minha filha havia feito, busquei nas águas do Cristal a cura imediata para uma dor que parecia infinda. A ferida tinha sido cavada pelas águas, então elas que tratassem de cicatrizá-la. O rio recusou meu corpo, mas não a dor. Nem o aconselhamento. Pediu tempo, apenas. Permaneci plantada no barranco, juntando ao seu caudal minhas lágrimas secas. Disseram que eu tinha enlouquecido, talvez tivesse mesmo. Em diálogo profundo, as águas me fizeram compreender verdades para as quais eu nunca havia me atinado. Todo rio tem seu leito, suas margens, seu limite, toda vez que ele avança além de seu leito original provoca estragos, descalabros. O rio de nossa vida não é diferente. Ele também está sujeito a limitações intransponíveis. Existe você e você; seu campo de visão, a capacidade de administrar o próprio caudal. Tem a hora de abrir e a hora de fechar as comportas. Felicidade ou dor, a escolha é sua, depende do grau de intensidade que você der a cada coisa. Hoje posso dizer que me conheço um pouquinho, mesmo assim, perguntas continuam sem resposta.

(BARROS, Adelice da Silveira. Mesa dos inocentes. Goiânia: Kelps, 2010. p. 23.)

    In Barros’s paragraph, there is a lot of emphasis on liquidity, that is, the state of being liquid. For example, tear, water, river. Read the sentences below:

 

I - There are lots of water lilies on the surface of river and lakes.

II - The village is famous for its spectacular waterfalls.

III - Can you tell me where the water fountain is? I am thirsty.

IV - According to authorities, the water supply for the summer will be normal.

 

Choose the ones which are related to this state. The best alternative is:

Read the following graphic

According to the graphic,

 

1. it is more dangerous walking on the Brazilian streets than riding a motorcycle.

2. riding a bicycle is very safe according to the statistics.

3. cars are the third most dangerous means of transportation.

4. trucks are just a little more dangerous than buses.

 

The correct statements are:

Read the text and answer accordingly:

 

Health consequences of living in cities

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

 

    Infectious diseases are a major threat in many cities due to population density, overcrowding, lack of safe water and sanitation systems, international travel and commerce, and poor health-care access, particularly in urban slums. The 2003 outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is a case in point. Other infectious conditions, such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis, pneumonia and diarrhoeal infections, have an ongoing presence in cities. Frequently, it is the urban poor who suffer the greatest burden. Slums are productive breeding grounds for tuberculosis, hepatitis, dengue, pneumonia, cholera and diarrhoeal diseases, which spread easily in highly concentrated populations. Women face particular vulnerability to HIV infection, stemming from a combination of biological factors and gender inequality. Female drug users and sex workers are particularly at risk; stigma, discrimination and punitive policies only increase their vulnerability.

Source: Hidden cities: unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings. World Health Organization, 2010.

 

The most important reason why infectious diseases are a problem in big cities is the

PASSAGE

 

2020 VISION: WHAT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WILL BRING IN NEW TECHNOLOGY SELF-DRIVING CARS WITH A MORAL CODE? WEARABLE DEVICES THAT MONITOR YOUR HEALTH BY THE SECOND? WELCOME TO A RADICALLY DIFFERENT LIFE IN 2020.

Rod ChesterNews Corp Australia Network

OCTOBER 12, 2015 8:32 AM

 

     Predict the future and you can be certain of one thing: in the future, you’ll be embarrassed by your
mistakes. Pitch your prediction too far and it’s science fiction that’s forgot before the due date. Pitch it too soon
and all you’re doing is taking today’s tech and giving it a once over. Predictions are easy to make but easy to
make wrong.
[05]    Bill Gates, in his 1999 book Business@ the Speed of Thought, predicted people would carry around small
devices for news, commerce and communication (smartphones), people would pay their bills online, and friends
would make social plans through online communication. But then again he predicted the future of computing
would be tablet devices (right) running Windows (not so right). His friend, and successor as Microsoft CEO, Steve
Balmer, famously said “there’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share”. IBM
[10] chairman Thomas Watson famously predicted, in 1943, there “there is a world market for maybe five
computers”.
     So, what will the world look like in 2020? Here is a snapshot of predictions by various technology experts.
There will be self-driving cars on Australian roads. Our homes and lives will be organised by connected
smart devices interacting with our personal digital assistants. We will wear sensors, perhaps as contact lenses or
[15] even tattoos, that will monitor our body and report irregularities to our doctor. Some of us will wear clothing
with digital sensors, that will do everything from monitor the way particular muscles work during exercise to
control social interactions, such as communicating with the clothes of friends and acquaintances. Manufacturing
will be revolutionised by 3D printing and autonomous delivery, be it through self-driving cars or drones, and 3D
printing will also be used to make human tissues and organs. Passwords will be a thing of the past, with
[20] biometrics replacing them.
     It’s one thing to make predictions, it’s another to ponder what it all means. 

Availableat:http://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/2020-vision-what-the-next-five-years-will-bring-in-new-technology/newsstory/618c170f3903a3e20efb1804066f51fa. (Adapted)

According to the passage the predictions made by Bill Gates in his book

Analise o texto para responder à questão.

Na fala “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to”, a expressão em destaque tem sentido de:

Leia a charge para responder à questão.

In the cartoon, the word “it” refers to