Questões de Inglês

INSTRUÇÃO: Leia, atentamente, o fragmento a seguir, para responder à questão.

 

What is an echo chamber?

 

    Information can come from many different sources and perspectives. But when you’re only hearing the same perspectives and opinions over and over again, you may be in something called an echo chamber.

    An echo chamber is an environment where a person only encounters information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their own. Echo chambers can create misinformation and distort a person’s perspective so they have difficulty considering opposing viewpoints and discussing complicated topics. They’re fueled in part by confirmation bias, which is the tendency to favor info that reinforces existing beliefs.

Disponível em: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/digital-media-literacy/what-is-an-echo-chamber/1/. Acesso em: 24 set. 2023. Adaptado.

 

Com o surgimento das redes sociais, as pessoas têm cada vez mais o acesso às mais diversas opiniões e ideologias, assim como a possibilidade de compartilhar suas próprias experiências de vida. A câmara de eco é um fenômeno comumente observado nesse contexto.

 

Com base no texto, é CORRETO afirmar que, na câmara de eco, as pessoas

Leia a tirinha do cartunista Jim Davis para responder à questão.

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No trecho do terceiro quadrinho “But since you brought the subject up”, o termo sublinhado foi empregado com o mesmo sentido do termo sublinhado em:

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In the excerpt from the first panel “You two should stop being so competitive”, the underlined word can be replaced, without meaning change, by

Leia o pôster de um depoimento publicado no website “Natasha Allergy Research Foundation” para responder à questão.

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No trecho do pôster “That is, until I became one of them”, o termo sublinhado refere-se

Leia o pôster de um depoimento publicado no website “Natasha Allergy Research Foundation” para responder à questão.

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In the excerpt “I used to roll my eyes at parents who claimed their kids had food allergies”, the underlined expression means to

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    Discoveries of aquifers — underground earth formations that hold water — often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region. The United States recently announced the discovery of five aquifers in Niger, one of Africa’s most water scarce countries, containing over 600 billion cubic metres of water. To put it into perspective, Egypt’s current water demand is 114 billion cubic metres of water per year.

    These are welcome announcements. Due to a changing climate and the increasing demands of a growing population, many of Africa’s surface water resources — such as dams and rivers — are facing serious risks. They’re being overused and slowly decreasing.

    Alternative water sources, like aquifers, need to be explored. They are highly prevalent across the African continent, but they’re not always going to help address water scarcity. For instance, early research findings deemed Kenya’s Turkana aquifer water unfit for use due to high salinity. It’s important to bear these challenges in mind so that expectations can be managed. It is also useful for planners and governments, as they need to think of other ways around the water scarcity problem.

(Gaathier Mahed. https://theconversation.com, 21.03.2023. Adaptado.)

In the excerpt form the third paragraph “It is also useful for planners and governments, as they need to think of other ways around the water scarcity problem”, the underlined word can be replaced, without meaning change, by