Questões de Inglês

The man in this cartoon believes that

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China’s sex factor

    Over the years, China’s one-child policy has been

tied to a range of social ills, such as rising prostitution

and delayed marriage. Now it may be producing yet

another ugly side effect: a spike in crime. Even as rates

[5] have dropped in most Western countries, official statistics

show that China is becoming a more dangerous place,

with murder, robbery, and rape rates now surpassing

those in many European countries.

    Blame men. In January the Chinese Academy of

[10] Social Sciences found that the male-female birth ratio in

China has hit 119 males to 100 females, a new high,

and reaches 130:100 in some provinces. (That’s 10 to

20 percent higher than the average for industrialized

countries.) Some experts link this gap to the surge in

[15] violence. In an April 2009 paper, Columbia University’s

Lena Edlund suggested that the sex gap accounts for

up to one sixth of China’s crime increase between 1988

and 2004. Edlund points the finger at lower marriage

rates, noting that unmarried men are a destabilizing factor

[20] in society.

    Not everyone agrees that the gender gap is a bad

thing; a Columbia Business School study says it

encourages families to save cash to better position sons

in the spouse hunt. This increase in savings may serve

[25] to improve social stability and balance the sex gap’s

negative aspects. The crime increase has also been

attributed to the country’s growing underclass of migrant

workers, and it’s often unclear where the pressures of

work and courtship intersect to drive men to crime. But

[30] as China rises, it may unfortunately find it’s overtaking

the U.S. in crime as well.

FISH, Isaac Stone. China’s sex factor. Newsweek, New York, March 1, 2010 p. 9.

The word “better” (l. 23) is the comparative degree of superiority of

TEXTO:

 

China’s sex factor

    Over the years, China’s one-child policy has been

tied to a range of social ills, such as rising prostitution

and delayed marriage. Now it may be producing yet

another ugly side effect: a spike in crime. Even as rates

[5] have dropped in most Western countries, official statistics

show that China is becoming a more dangerous place,

with murder, robbery, and rape rates now surpassing

those in many European countries.

    Blame men. In January the Chinese Academy of

[10] Social Sciences found that the male-female birth ratio in

China has hit 119 males to 100 females, a new high,

and reaches 130:100 in some provinces. (That’s 10 to

20 percent higher than the average for industrialized

countries.) Some experts link this gap to the surge in

[15] violence. In an April 2009 paper, Columbia University’s

Lena Edlund suggested that the sex gap accounts for

up to one sixth of China’s crime increase between 1988

and 2004. Edlund points the finger at lower marriage

rates, noting that unmarried men are a destabilizing factor

[20] in society.

    Not everyone agrees that the gender gap is a bad

thing; a Columbia Business School study says it

encourages families to save cash to better position sons

in the spouse hunt. This increase in savings may serve

[25] to improve social stability and balance the sex gap’s

negative aspects. The crime increase has also been

attributed to the country’s growing underclass of migrant

workers, and it’s often unclear where the pressures of

work and courtship intersect to drive men to crime. But

[30] as China rises, it may unfortunately find it’s overtaking

the U.S. in crime as well.

FISH, Isaac Stone. China’s sex factor. Newsweek, New York, March 1, 2010 p. 9.

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:

TEXTO:

 

China’s sex factor

    Over the years, China’s one-child policy has been

tied to a range of social ills, such as rising prostitution

and delayed marriage. Now it may be producing yet

another ugly side effect: a spike in crime. Even as rates

[5] have dropped in most Western countries, official statistics

show that China is becoming a more dangerous place,

with murder, robbery, and rape rates now surpassing

those in many European countries.

    Blame men. In January the Chinese Academy of

[10] Social Sciences found that the male-female birth ratio in

China has hit 119 males to 100 females, a new high,

and reaches 130:100 in some provinces. (That’s 10 to

20 percent higher than the average for industrialized

countries.) Some experts link this gap to the surge in

[15] violence. In an April 2009 paper, Columbia University’s

Lena Edlund suggested that the sex gap accounts for

up to one sixth of China’s crime increase between 1988

and 2004. Edlund points the finger at lower marriage

rates, noting that unmarried men are a destabilizing factor

[20] in society.

    Not everyone agrees that the gender gap is a bad

thing; a Columbia Business School study says it

encourages families to save cash to better position sons

in the spouse hunt. This increase in savings may serve

[25] to improve social stability and balance the sex gap’s

negative aspects. The crime increase has also been

attributed to the country’s growing underclass of migrant

workers, and it’s often unclear where the pressures of

work and courtship intersect to drive men to crime. But

[30] as China rises, it may unfortunately find it’s overtaking

the U.S. in crime as well.

FISH, Isaac Stone. China’s sex factor. Newsweek, New York, March 1, 2010 p. 9.

In comparison with the United States, crime rates in China are likely to become

TEXTO:

 

China’s sex factor

    Over the years, China’s one-child policy has been

tied to a range of social ills, such as rising prostitution

and delayed marriage. Now it may be producing yet

another ugly side effect: a spike in crime. Even as rates

[5] have dropped in most Western countries, official statistics

show that China is becoming a more dangerous place,

with murder, robbery, and rape rates now surpassing

those in many European countries.

    Blame men. In January the Chinese Academy of

[10] Social Sciences found that the male-female birth ratio in

China has hit 119 males to 100 females, a new high,

and reaches 130:100 in some provinces. (That’s 10 to

20 percent higher than the average for industrialized

countries.) Some experts link this gap to the surge in

[15] violence. In an April 2009 paper, Columbia University’s

Lena Edlund suggested that the sex gap accounts for

up to one sixth of China’s crime increase between 1988

and 2004. Edlund points the finger at lower marriage

rates, noting that unmarried men are a destabilizing factor

[20] in society.

    Not everyone agrees that the gender gap is a bad

thing; a Columbia Business School study says it

encourages families to save cash to better position sons

in the spouse hunt. This increase in savings may serve

[25] to improve social stability and balance the sex gap’s

negative aspects. The crime increase has also been

attributed to the country’s growing underclass of migrant

workers, and it’s often unclear where the pressures of

work and courtship intersect to drive men to crime. But

[30] as China rises, it may unfortunately find it’s overtaking

the U.S. in crime as well.

FISH, Isaac Stone. China’s sex factor. Newsweek, New York, March 1, 2010 p. 9.

“Blame men” (l. 9)

Considering China’s present situation in relation to crime, this sentence means that Chinese men are

TEXTO:

 

China’s sex factor

    Over the years, China’s one-child policy has been

tied to a range of social ills, such as rising prostitution

and delayed marriage. Now it may be producing yet

another ugly side effect: a spike in crime. Even as rates

[5] have dropped in most Western countries, official statistics

show that China is becoming a more dangerous place,

with murder, robbery, and rape rates now surpassing

those in many European countries.

    Blame men. In January the Chinese Academy of

[10] Social Sciences found that the male-female birth ratio in

China has hit 119 males to 100 females, a new high,

and reaches 130:100 in some provinces. (That’s 10 to

20 percent higher than the average for industrialized

countries.) Some experts link this gap to the surge in

[15] violence. In an April 2009 paper, Columbia University’s

Lena Edlund suggested that the sex gap accounts for

up to one sixth of China’s crime increase between 1988

and 2004. Edlund points the finger at lower marriage

rates, noting that unmarried men are a destabilizing factor

[20] in society.

    Not everyone agrees that the gender gap is a bad

thing; a Columbia Business School study says it

encourages families to save cash to better position sons

in the spouse hunt. This increase in savings may serve

[25] to improve social stability and balance the sex gap’s

negative aspects. The crime increase has also been

attributed to the country’s growing underclass of migrant

workers, and it’s often unclear where the pressures of

work and courtship intersect to drive men to crime. But

[30] as China rises, it may unfortunately find it’s overtaking

the U.S. in crime as well.

FISH, Isaac Stone. China’s sex factor. Newsweek, New York, March 1, 2010 p. 9.

The expression “such as” (l. 2) introduces