LÍNGUA INGLESA
INSTRUÇÃO: As questões de número 25 a 29 referem-se ao texto abaixo.
Magnificent Obsession
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There’s a club in the United States called the Traveler’s Century Club. That does not refer to either the
nineteenth or the twentieth centuries, but to the fact that members must have visited at least one hundred
of the countries on the club’s official list. Most new members will probably still have a long way to go before
they exhaust the list, which has no fewer than three hundred and eight “countries” on it.
But if anyone does eventually visit all three hundred and eight, he or she will find that someone has
been there before them. John Clouse, a lawyer from Indiana, has been to all of them and his “achievement”
has been officially recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records, which calls him “the world’s most
traveled man”.
Septuagenarian Clouse, who was born in 1925, describes his obsession as “an illness” and says that
he inherited it from his father. However, when he was a young man, he was unaware of the force that was
to dominate his life. His first trip outside the United States was during the Second World War, when he was
almost twenty. Since then, Clouse has crossed the Atlantic more than a hundred times and the Pacific
more than forty.
If anyone has been “everywhere”, it must be Clouse, who has spent a great deal of time and money
doing so – most of the places, near the bottom of the club list (the so called “non-sovereign countries”), are
isolated rocks and atolls in the middle of oceans and there is no regular transportation to them.
Naturally, Clouse has enjoyed his time in many of the places he has visited, but his favorite city of all
is not one which could be called exotic. It is the “city of light”: Paris. Nor is Clouse’s favorite country
one of those a long way down the list (except for an alphabetical list!). It is the United States and, naturally,
he has visited all fifty states, most of them many times over.
Will anyone ever match Clouse’s achievement? Will anyone be crazy enough to want to equal it?
Clouse says that his obsession is hereditary. In that case, a future contender for the crown of “mosttraveled human being” might be his son, George. Thanks presumably to his father, George qualified as a
Century Club member before he was even five years old! Perhaps it’s not surprising that under “marital
status”, his father’s documents state “divorced”.
(TAYLOR, James et alles. Reading Structure & Strategy. Macmillan Ed.,1996 – Texto adaptado.)
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De acordo com o texto, analise, quanto à veracidade (V) ou falsidade (F), as proposições abaixo.
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Tanto a cidade quanto o país eleitos por Clouse como seus favoritos, não se encontram entre os
últimos da lista oficial do Clube.
Segundo o locutor, desde jovem Clouse tinha consciência de que não podia viver sem viajar.
O nome do Clube relaciona-se ao fato de seus membros precisarem ter visitado, pelo menos, cem
países daqueles constantes de sua lista oficial.
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente os parênteses, de cima para baixo.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
F–F–V
V–F–F
F–V–V
V–F–V
F–V–F
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No enunciado But if anyone does eventually visit... (linha 05), o termo eventually é melhor traduzido por
a) intencionalmente.
b) antecipadamente.
c) inicialmente.
d) acidentalmente.
e) finalmente.
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Tomando por base o texto, assinale a alternativa em que o termo presente na Coluna B melhor traduz o
termo da Coluna A.
Coluna A
Coluna B
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achievement (linha 06)
façanha
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illness (linha 09)
teimosia
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unaware (linha 10)
sem uso
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contender (linha 22)
receptor
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state (linha 25)
estado
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Analise, quanto à veracidade (V) ou falsidade(F), as proposições abaixo sobre John Clouse.
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Advogado de Indiana, na faixa dos 70 anos, viajou por 308 países e é considerado a “pessoa mais
viajada do mundo”.
Sua primeira viagem para fora dos Estados Unidos foi na companhia do pai, durante a Segunda
Guerra Mundial.
Visitou alguns países de difícil acesso, mas que faziam parte da lista do Clube.
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente os parênteses, de cima para baixo.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
V–F–F
V–V–V
V–F–V
V–V–F
F–F–V
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Analise as proposições abaixo, quanto à veracidade (V) ou falsidade (F).
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A primeira ocorrência do pronome them (linha 06) refere-se diretamente a anyone (linha 05).
No texto, o pronome them (linha 16) refere-se a oceans (linha 16).
Na expressão is not one (linha 18), o pronome one refere-se a city (linha 17).
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente os parênteses, de cima para baixo.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
F–V–V
F–F–F
V–V–V
V–F–V
F–F–V
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INSTRUÇÃO: As questões de número 30 a 36 referem-se ao texto abaixo.
Machine Chic
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It isn’t easy to stand out in a place like New York City, where outrageously dressed people are as
common as pigeons. Even if you wear a nose ring and dye your hair purple, most of the locals won’t give
you a second glance. But I recently devised a plan to rise above my anonymous status and become the
most sensational person in Manhattan, attracting stares of wonder every time I walked down the street. The
secret to my celebrity would be a device called the Poma, a computer that looks like a futuristic fashion
accessory.
The Poma is a portable device meant to be worn, not held. A shiny silver band clamped to the
forehead suspends an inch-wide computer screen in front of one of the user’s eyes, like a hightech
monocle. A black wire connects the screen to the computer itself, a six-inch-high unit that can be carried in
a coat pocket or clipped to a belt. Another wire links the computer to an optical mouse that fits in the user’s
hand. In theory, at least, you could write stories, play games, watch videos or surf the internet while
strolling through the park. You’d see the real world with one eye and the virtual world with the other.
As soon as I saw the pictures on the company’s Web site, showing a beautiful young woman and a
clean-cut executive posing with the computer, I knew I had to try it. Strapping on the Poma for the first time
was definitely fun. Feeling like a cyborg getting dressed for work, I tightened the silver band around my
head and spent a few minutes adjusting the tiny computer screen until it was properly positioned in front of
my right eye.
My disappointment began when I tried to do something useful with the device. I couldn’t move the
mouse with my thumb, and I had to put the letters in a gigantic font to make them legible. Even so, I still
had hopes for the Poma; although I couldn’t use it to write a novel while walking to work, perhaps I could
send brief e-mail messages or check out my favorite Web sites. I was determined to walk through the
streets of Manhattan with my Poma, even if I couldn’t do much with it. For one brief, glorious moment, I
would be the strangest person in New York.
But my goal was frustrated. As I walked down Madison Avenue, trying very hard to call everybody’s
attention, many of the passersby didn’t even noticed the thing, and quite a few individuals took one look
and turned away, unimpressed. After walking another ten blocks and feeling a terrible headache probably
caused by keeping my eyes focused on the screen I decided: I’m not going to make any more high-tech
additions to my wardrobe.
(ALPERT, Mark. Scientific American – August 2002 – Texto adaptado.)
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Tomando-se por base o texto, assinale a alternativa em que o termo presente na Coluna B melhor traduz o
termo da Coluna A.
Coluna A
Coluna B
a) outrageously (linha 01)
fora de moda
b) locals (linha 02)
lugares
c) clean-cut (linha 14)
íntegro
d) tiny (linha 16)
minúscula
e) passersby (linha 25)
passageiros
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No texto, as palavras although (linha 20) e As (linha 24) estabelecem, respectivamente, as relações de
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retificação e simultaneidade.
concessão e comparação.
concessão e simultaneidade.
oposição e comparação.
retificação e comparação.
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No enunciado even if I couldn’t do much with it (linha 22), a melhor tradução para o verbo can é
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pudesse.
poderia.
poderei.
possa.
podia.
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Analise as proposições abaixo, quanto à veracidade (V) ou falsidade (F).
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O Poma é um dispositivo portátil de alta tecnologia para ser usado somente ao ar livre.
Parte desse dispositivo fica presa ao cinto ou no bolso do casaco do usuário.
Um fio preto liga o computador ao mouse, que está fixado no pulso do usuário.
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente os parênteses, de cima para baixo.
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b)
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d)
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F–V–V
F–F–V
F–V–F
V–V–V
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No último parágrafo do texto, em relação aos objetivos que se propunha a alcançar, o locutor demonstra,
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descrédito.
desinteresse.
desconfiança.
preocupação.
decepção.
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Analise as proposições abaixo, quanto à veracidade (V) ou falsidade (F).
Ao andar com o dispositivo Poma pelas ruas de Nova Iorque, o locutor tinha como objetivo(s)
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lançar no mercado nova-iorquino um produto de alta tecnologia.
sair do anonimato, destacando-se como o mais estranho entre os estranhos.
demonstrar ao público de Nova Iorque como usar esse novo produto.
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente os parênteses, de cima para baixo.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
V–F–V
F–V–V
F–V–F
F–F–V
V–F–F
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Analise, quanto à veracidade (V) ou falsidade (F), as proposições abaixo.
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A idéia do locutor de experimentar o equipamento ocorreu algum tempo após tê-lo visto em páginas
web.
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A presença da expressão Even so (linha 19) indica que os primeiros percalços encontrados pelo
locutor com o uso do equipamento não o fizeram perder as expectativas em relação a ele.
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Com o Poma, seria possível, ao menos, testar a teoria sobre o lazer através da internet (play games,
watch videos or surf the internet – linha 11).
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente os parênteses, de cima para baixo.
a)
V–F–V
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F–V–F
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F–F–V
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V–V–F
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V–V–V
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