VESTIBULAR UFPE – UFRPE / 1996
2ª ETAPA
NOME DO ALUNO: _______________________________________________________
ESCOLA: _______________________________________________________________
SÉRIE: ____________________
TURMA: ____________________
Inglês
“Is English sexist?”
Alan: Sometimes I wonder -----------1--------- the English
language is inherently sexist.
Jane:Well,
----------2--------,
although
---------3-----languages are biased in favour of men in a world
where women and men are properly regarded as
equal.
What I come up with is then the view that it’s not the
English language that is sexist, but it’s the users --------4-----------are fantastically sexist.
(Adapted into dialog form from WOMAN WORDS,
by Alan Rice, SPEAK UP, October 1990, Nº 43, page
38.)
2-2) Languages in general reflect sexism in their usage.
3-3) Male prejudice towards women is reflected in the
language usage.
4-4) the language Many women today are making a
conscious effort to reform.
06.
Finally, mark the features that characterize Alan’s behavior.
Through his speech, we realize that:
0-0) he doubts if the English language is sexist.
1-1) he is sure that English is sexist.
2-2) he is not at all certain about sexism in English.
3-3) he wants to know if sexism really exists in the English
language usage.
4-4) he knows about male usage of the English language.
01.
Select the correct choice to fill in the blank 1.
Atente para o quebra-cabeça metafórico e tente decifrá-lo.
0-0) that
1-1) if
2-2) which
3-3) whether
4-4) what
07.
02.
Select the correct choice to fill in the blank 2.
0-0) I think it isn’t.
1-1) I think not.
2-2) I don’t think so.
3-3) I don’t think, either.
4-4) I don’t think it is.
03.
Select the correct choice to fill in the blank 3.
If you feed it, it will live. If you give it water, it will die. What
is it?
0-0)
1-1)
2-2)
3-3)
4-4)
footsteps
a lake
fire
a hole
our age
Identifique a(s) palavra(s) ou expressão(ões) que melhor
complete(m) o sentido das questões abaixo:
The Queen of England, Elizabeth II, attends a Victory
Japan Day commemoration service in London. This is part
of the newspaper article about it.
0-0) most
1-1) much
2-2) lots
3-3) the majority of
4-4) a great deal
08.
04.
0-0) bunch
1-1) dozen
2-2) figure
3-3) crowd
4-4) herd
Select the correct choice to fill in the blank 4.
0-0) who
1-1) whose
2-2) which
3-3) whom
4-4) that
05.
Then, choose the alternatives that correspond to what is
implicit or stated in Jane’s point of view.
0-0) The English language is not sexist, but languages in
general are.
1-1) Society undervalues women’s roles through the
language people use.
She was speaking in London to a
of tens of
thousands at Horseguards Parade after a weekend of
nationwide VJ Day commemoration.
09.
The Queen said: “We fought against an evil which
___________
our freedom and way of life.”
0-0) menaced
1-1) endangered
2-2) threatened
3-3) defended
4-4) challenged
10.
began the moment the Burma Star contingent
started to march, led unexpectedly by one of its members,
the Duke of Edinburgh.
0-0)
1-1)
2-2)
3-3)
4-4)
Crying
Cheering
Rejoicing
Applauding with shouts
Encouraging by shouts
Identifique o(s) item(ns) que explica(m) o seguinte
provérbio:
(From “Language”, THUMBS UP!, SPEAK UP,
June 1994, Nº 87, page 36.)
13.
Choose the appropriate alternative below to fill in the blank
1
0-0) have
1-1) would have
2-2) has
3-3) does have
4-4) had
14.
Choose the appropriate alternative below to fill in the blank
2
11.
“DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE
HATCHED.”
0-0) As people get older, their grow more set in their ways
and do not welcome any innovation.
1-1) One person may like what another hates.
2-2) Events, especially misfortunes, always come together.
3-3) Never be too optimistic about anything, wait until your
difficulties are overcome.
4-4) One person blaming another for the fauts he has
himself.
“Up to 30 per cent of women in industrialized countries
were subjected to frequent, serious sexual harassment at
work,
the
International
Labour
Organisation
reported.”(GUARDIAN WEEKLY, September 3, 1995, page
19.)
12.
According to the International Labour Organisation,
0-0) less than thirty per cent of women in industrialised
nations underwent persistent sexual annoyance at
their working places.
1-1) actually about thirty per cent of women in developed
nations suffered frequent sexual vexation at their
working places.
2-2) more than thirty per cent of women in developed
countries have denied being sexually harassed at
work.
3-3) around thirty per cent of women in industrialised
nations complained about being often sexually
annoyed at work.
4-4) abaut thirty per cent of women in developed countries
recognize being often sexually troubled at work.
“All over the world people use gestures: the way they
move their hands or hold their heads --------1-------- a
particular meaning and these movements are used to ----------2----------- what they are saying, or even to
make words unnecessary. People nod and shake their
heads; they wave their hands in special ways; they
hold their thumbs up or down. Do these signs always
have the same meaning, -------------3------------? How
have they come to have these meanings?”
0-0) support
1-1) supporting
2-2) supports
3-3) be supported
4-4) suported
15.
Chose the appropriate alternative below to fill in the blank
3
0-0) wherever are they used
1-1) wherever they are used
2-2) are they wherever used
3-3) they are used wherever
4-4) are they used wherever
Identifique a(s) palavra(s) que preenche(m) a lacuna
abaixo. O trecho é parte de uma canção mundialmente
famosa, “AMAZING GRACE”, composta pela notável Joan
Baez.
16.
“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a
like me. I once was lost but now I’m found, was blind, but I
see.”
0-0) challenger
1-1) angel
2-2) wretch
3-3) outcast
4-4) Kingdom