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Bem-vindo ao Globetrotter TEST DISK. Ele traz para você questões, respostas e
comentários de diversas provas de vestibulares em vários pontos do Brasil. As
questões foram divididas em 3 seções: (1) Do these, uma série de questões para
você se preparar para os diversos tipos de perguntas freqüentes em provas de
vestibular; (2) Complement, questões extras para solidificar seu estudo e (3)
Challenge, uma seleção de questões de alto nível, para você se superar.
Bom trabalho e boa sorte!

Complement

(FUVEST) Texto para as questões de 1 e 2:

The decipherment of the Maya script was, Coe states, “one of the most exciting intellectual
adventures of our age, on a par with the exploration of space and the discovery of the
genetic code“. He presents the story eloquently and in detail, with many illustrations of the
mysterious Maya inscriptions and the people who tried to decipher them. Most of the
credit, he says, goes to the late Yuri V. Knorosov of the Russian Institute of Ethnography,
but many others participated. They did not always agree, and some of them went up blind
alleys. Coe – emeritus professor of anthropology at Yale University – vividly describes the
battles, missteps and successes. What is now established, he writes, is that “the Maya
writing system is a mix of logograms and syllabic signs; with the latter, they could and often
did write words purely phonetically.”
(MICHAEL D. COE’S. Breaking the Maya Code. Revised paperback edition. First published 1992.
Thames & Hudson, New York, 1992 ($18.95)).

1. The passage tells us that Michael D. Coe:

a. is the anthropologist responsible for the decipherment of Maya writing.
b. attributes great importance to the decipherment of the Maya script.
c. is also the author of books about the exploration of space.
d. has worked with Yuri V. Knorosov recently.
e. has been interested in pursuing exciting intellectual adventures.

2. In he passage, “some of them went up blind alleys” (line 7) means that some
scientists engaged in the decipherment of the Maya script:
a. gave up participating in the project.
b.failed to be on a par with the other scientists.
c. were the last to be convinced of their success.
d.failed to come up with useful results.
e.followed in Knorosov’s footsteps blindly.

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(UFRJ)
Five years ago, intent on studying firsthand the strengths and weaknesses of computers
as amplifiers of learning, my colleague Ann Marion and I, in collaboration with the Open
School: Center for Individualization in Los Angeles, set up a research project called the
Apple Vivarium Program. We and the principal, Roberta Blatt, were not trying to improve
the already excellent school by introducing technology. We were trying to better
understand the value computers might have as supporting media.
We particularly wanted to investigate how children can be helped to understand that
animals, people and situations are parts of larger systems that influence one another. We
therefore focused much of our work in the study of biology and ecology. Studies of the
design and functioning of large cities also give children an awareness of such complexity.
(Scientific American, September 1991:104)

3. Use as informações contidas no texto acima para completar a ficha abaixo, em

português.

FICHA DE CATALOGAÇÃO DE PROJETO DE PESQUISA

Título Do Projeto: Apple Vivarium Program
Época De Início Do Projeto: ____________________
Objetivo Geral Do Projeto: ____________________
Objetivo Específico Do Projeto: Investigar como as crianças podem ser levadas a
entender que os animais, as pessoas e as situações fazem parte de sistemas
maiores que se influenciam mutuamente.
Principais Áreas Enfocadas: ____________________
Assinatura Dos Coordenadores Do Projeto:
Antony Kay Ann M. Smith

(UEL) Texto para as questões de 4 a 8:

REDISCOVERING THE NEW WORLD

About the time that Christopher Columbus made his discovery, the Incas performed a ritual
sacrifice of two girls and a boy high atop an extinct volcano. In March a National Geographic
Society-sponsored expedition to the top of 6,723 meter (22,057-foot) Mount Llullaillaco in
northern Argentina reported unearthing the three mummified victims, surrounded by statues,
tapestries and pottery. Five centuries of permafrost had left the mummies astonishingly well
preserved. The joint American-Argentine-Peruvian team found blood in the hearts and lungs of
two of the mummies, which retained intact internal organs. Fingernails and hairs on the arms
had not decayed, either. Examining the corpses may broaden the understanding of diseases
present in the Inca empire and the ties between the Incas and other populations. The
mummies may also provide anthropologists with new knowledge about capac cocha, the
Incas ritual sacrifice of children – Gary Stix.

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4. De acordo com o texto:

a. Foram localizadas múmias na época em que Colombo descobriu a América.
b. Os incas mumificavam seus mortos através de congelamento.
c. Uma equipe multinacional localizou múmias no Peru.
d. Rituais Incas poderão ser melhor conhecidos a partir das múmias encontradas.
e. As múmias foram encontradas na base de um vulcão extinto.

5. “Five centuries of permafrost had left the mummies astonishingly well preserved.”
Na frase acima, astonishingly significa que:
a. O estado em que estavam as múmias superou as expectativas.
b.As múmias encontradas por arqueólogos pareciam petrificadas.
c. Sítios arqueológicos são bem preservados.
d.É surpreendente o que se pode encontrar em sítios arqueológicos.
e.a preservação de sítios arqueológicos por cinco séculos é rara.

6. “The mummies may also provide anthropologists with new knowledge about
capac cocha, the Incas ritual sacrifice of children.”
O uso de may, na frase acima indica que o autor:
a.tem certeza do que afirma.
b.evita fazer afirmações categóricas.
c. pede permissão do leitor para fazer afirmações.
d.quer confirmar suas afirmações.
e.procura convencer o leitor de suas afirmações.

7. According to the text it is correct to say:

a. Archeologists did not know about the Incas sacrifice rituals.
b. It was found that the Incas used to bury their dead.
c. Artifacts were found next to three mummified children.
d. Archeologists discovered that the Incas had lung diseases.
e. The Inca empire had disappeared by the time Columbus discovered America.

8. “In March a National Geographic Society-sponsored expedition to the top of 6,723

meter (22,057-foot) Mount Llullaillaco in northern Argentina reported unearthing the
three mummified victims, surrounded by statues, tapestries and pottery.”
In the sentence above the word victims refers to:
a.children
b.the Incas
c. expedition
d.statues
e.tapestries

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(UEL) O texto a seguir refere-se às questões de 9 a 12.

70 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE SKIES

Compiled by Lane Hartill
Today marks the 70th anniversary on the first female attendants. Boeing Air Transport,
forerunner of United Air Lines, hired the first women attendants.
The thinking, in part: “Female stewards” would reassure passengers of the safety of air travel,
still a novel mode of transport for many.
At the time, stewardesses earned between $110 and $125 per month (their male counterparts
didn’t come along until the early 1970s), and some airlines required women to resign when
they married or turned 32.
In addition to serving meals, which might include cold chicken, apples and sandwiches, they wound
the clocks in the cabin and made sure the wicker passenger seats were securely bolted to the floor.
Today’s flight attendants come from a range of backgrounds and undergo exhaustive training in
handling emergencies. Salaries run to about $42,000 for senior crewmembers on major carriers.
Airlines originally preferred hiring nurses. They believed nurses led a disciplined life that would
lend itself to the rigors of airline travel.
(The Christian Science Monitor, Electronic Edition, May 15, 2000)

9. O texto contém informações sobre:

a. O número de comissárias de bordo que viajavam em cada avião.
b. A diferença de salário entre comissárias e comissários de bordo.
c. As tarefas que as primeiras comissárias de bordo tinham que executar.
d. O tipo de treinamento que as empresas proporcionavam às
comissárias de bordo há sessenta anos.
e. Os tipos de emergências mais comuns que faziam parte dos
treinamentos.

10. According to the text, seventy years ago,

a. female flight attendants earned more money than their male counterparts.
b. United Airlines changed its name to Boeing Air Transport.
c. United Airlines only hired male flight assistants.
d. air travel was safer than today.
e. traveling by plane was a novelty for many people.

11. De acordo com o texto, há setenta anos,

a.as empresas aéreas julgavam que, com a presença das comissárias de bordo,
os passageiros se sentiriam mais seguros.
b.as comissárias de bordo conversavam com os passageiros, assegurando-lhes
que era seguro viajar de avião.
c. muitas pessoas viajavam de avião porque isso era uma novidade.
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d.as comissárias de bordo tinham, em sua maioria, mais de trinta e dois anos.

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12. According to the text:

a.At the beginning, airlines preferred nurses as stewardesses, in the belief that
they had the necessary discipline for the job.
b.Salaries for stewardesses today are not as high as 70 years ago.
c. Nurses believed stewardesses had a disciplined life.
d.All stewardesses working for the major carries receive the same salary
US$42,000 a year.
e.Today’s stewardesses may skip the training in handling emergencies.

(UNIMEP) Leia atentamente o texto a seguir para responder às questões 13 e 14.

AU PAIR V. NANNY
If you are considering work as an au pair,
here are some common queries:
What is an au pair?
The word au pair comes from the French meaning at par, equal to, as they usually live in with the
family. Most au pairs are single, female and aged between 17-27. They help with children and light
housework and in return for these duties receive a small wage, full-board and lodging and their
own bedroom. A nanny is very different: a recognised nanny is formally trained in nursery nursing.
What is the family looking for?
As one experienced au pair claims, to do the job well you need a “sense of humour; the
patience of a saint, and a love for children.” There is, however, an increasing number of childless
families who want an au pair simply to help household chores. Families want someone who is
reliable and conscientious. They also need to trust their au pair – not just with their children, but
also with their valuables and money. Intermediate level English is usually a requirement. (...)
(From Speak up n.0 135)

13. Segundo o texto, uma família em geral espera de uma au pair:

a.religiosidade.
b.conhecimento mínimo de inglês.
c. experiência anterior na função.
d.confiabilidade.
e.disponibilidade para cuidar de pessoas idosas quando as famílias não têm filhos.

14. Uma família que procura uma au pair geralmente deseja:

a. uma governanta.
b. uma cozinheira.
c. uma babá que faça também pequenos serviços domésticos.
d. um mordomo.
e. uma ama que cuide de crianças.

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(UFSE) Leia este texto com atenção para responder às questões de 15 a 19.
As for Pelé in football, sport brought fame and fortune to Muhammad Ali (Cassius
Clay). Through his boxing he became one of the most famous people in the world.
Here his mother looks back on how it all happened.
Mrs. Clay: “I remember when he was five or six years old. He always liked to play with
other children. He told them what to do and wanted to be their daddy. From the age of
twelve, he trained every day. Fred Stoner, his trainer, worked the children too hard.
He kept them up too late. He used to train them at night because I think he had
another job during the day. When he was twelve he said he would bring the Olympic
Gold Medal, and that he’d be champion of the whole world.”.
(Doug Case et. al. Life and Relationships, p. 114)

15. Assinale como VERDADEIRAS as alternativas que equivalem, no texto, a “He

told them what to do and wanted to be their daddy” e como FALSAS aquelas em
que isso não ocorre.
00 He told the children what to do and wanted to be the children’s daddy.
11 Cassius Clay told them what to do and wanted to be the children’s daddy.
22 He told them what to do and wanted to be the children daddy.
33 He told his mother what to do and wanted to be their daddy.
44 He told Fred Stoner what to do and wanted to be theirs daddy.

16. Assinale como VERDADEIRAS as alternativas que têm o mesmo significado da

frase “He always liked to play with other children.” e como FALSAS aquelas em
que isso não ocorre.
00 He liked to play with other children all the time.
11 He never liked to play with other children.
22 He seldom liked to play with other children.
33 He liked to play with other children sometimes.
44 He liked to play with other children once in a while.

17. Assinale como VERDADEIRAS as frases que, de acordo com o texto, contêm
uma resposta possível à pergunta “Who remembers Clay?” e como FALSAS
aquelas em que isso não ocorre.
00 His mother does.
11 His mother is.
22 His mother.
33 His mother remembers him.
44 His mother was.

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18. Assinale como VERDADEIRAS as alternativas que equivalem, no texto, a “This

article tells how Clay became famous.” e como FALSAS aquelas em que isso não
ocorre.
00 This article is about how Clay became famous.
11 This article tells how Clay is going to be famous.
22 An article tells how Clay became famous.
33 Tell in the article how Clay became famous.
44 This article is on how Clay became famous.

19. Assinale como VERDADEIRAS as alternativas que contêm uma pergunta correta
para a resposta “Fred Stoner trained them at night every week.” e como FALSAS
aquelas em que isso não ocorre.
00 When did Fred Stoner train them?
11 What did Fred Stoner do at night?
22 Who trained them at night?
33 How often did he train them at night?
44 How far did he train them at night?

(AFA) Leia o texto para responder às questões de 20 a 23.

WONDER WHAT HE'S UP TO?

Ever wanted to know if Stevie Wonder goes to the movies? He does. "You catch
nearly all of it if you pay close attention," says Wonder, who has founded, along with
SAP, a German software company, the SAP/Stevie Wonder Vision Awards. The
awards recognize products and research that assimilate blind people into the
workplace, because while visually impaired people can follow a movie, a big
percentage of them can't find a job.
"I don't get too surprised by anything," says Wonder of the inventions, "but we did see
some good things.". One of the productions is a mouse pad that helps people feel what is
going on on the screen. Wonder is amazed by how few manufacturers think of the visually
impaired when making appliances "It’s weird. It's so simple to add voice capability.", he
says. "And it means complete independence for a blind person.". In between his good
works, Wonder is still song writing. He hopes to record an album next year.
(By Belinda Luscombe, Time, June 29,1998)

20. A idéia central do texto é:

a. A preocupação de Stevie Wonder com a qualidade de vida dos deficientes visuais.
b. Stevie Wonder, o cantor.
c. Stevie Wonder, como "navegador" da Internet.
d. Stevie Wonder, como empresário.
e. Compositor Stevie Wonder.

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21. Com base no texto acima, pode-se afirmar que:

a. Wonder não pode "curtir" as boas produções cinematográficas porque é cego.
b. É instituída uma premiação para as invenções que visarem a integrar o cego
no ambiente de trabalho.
c. Stevie Wonder associa-se a uma firma alemã de software para a pesquisa e
produção de dispositivos que permitam o acesso do cego ao mercado de trabalho.
d. Wonder está para gravar um álbum que reunirá as boas canções que já produziu.
e. Wonder e a SAP alemã estão financiando o desenvolvimento de um "mouse
pad" que ajudará o cego a perceber o que é projetado na tela.

22. A palavra weird, na linha 10, quer dizer:

a. estranho
b. fácil
c. incrível
d. injusto
e. gratificante

23. Determine a função gramatical de impaired em visually impaired people (linha 5)

e de mouse em mouse pad (linha 8).
a. adjetivo – adjetivo
b. verbo – substantivo
c. adjetivo – substantivo
d. substantivo – adjetivo
e. verbo – adjetivo

(UFMS) (Questão somatória)

24. Qual(is) alternativa(s) indica(m) que Paul não entende nada de computadores?
01. Paul knows everything about computers.
02. Paul knows nothing about computers.
04. Paul doesn’t know anything about computers.
08. Paul knows something about computers.
16. Paul doesn’t know nothing about computers.
32. Paul doesn’t know everything about computers.

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(MACKENZIE) Este texto refere-se às questões de 25 a 30.

CAPITALIST SCHOOLS
If education is any predictor of the future, fans of global capitalism may still have their
day. This past summer, as world markets wobbled and foreign money said adieu to
emerging economies, hundreds of thousands of young professionals from all over the
world mailed in their business-school applications.
Most of them went to the United States, _( I )_ a lucky hundred thousand students are
just starting their M.B.A. classes.
And many of them came from outside of America, _( II )_ free markets and large
bonus checks are, apparently, still something to strive for.
This year, as many as 30 percent to 40 percent of the students in America’s top
M.B.A. programs will be from outside the United States, up from the teens and
twenties 10 years ago.
Many more of them would like to attend but get turned down; the McLean, Virginia-
based Graduate Management Admission Council estimates that foreign students
comprise up to 65 percent of the total applicant pool to business schools.
Foreign university students in the United States are nothing new, of course. The total
number _( III )_ constant at about half a million since 1994. What _( IV )_ is their
preferred field of study – and _( V )_ they do once they get their degrees. A
generation ago the top choice was engineering, and many students hoped to stay on
to market their new skills in the United States. No more. Now the hot diploma is in
business and, having earned it, most students eventually head back home.
A lot of companies are sponsoring the education of their most promising young
managers. Twenty-nine-year-old Brazilian student Rodrigo Abreu is attending the
Stanford School of Business courtesy of his employer, Promon, a Brazilian telecom-
systems integrator. With the rapid deregulation of that country’s communications
industry, Promon must do battle with the likes of Lucent and NEC. The financial and
organizational skills that Abreu brings home from Stanford will help. “We were always
a company run by engineers,” says Abreu, _( VI )_ has an engineering degree
himself. “Now we are starting to get more into the business side of integration.” Abreu
and another Promon employee were the first to be sent for degrees in the States.
Eight others take videoconference courses in Brazil through a University of Michigan
Business School program.
(Adapted from Newsweek. September 28, 1998)

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25. As lacunas ( I ), ( II ), ( V ) e ( VI ) devem ser preenchidas, respectivamente, por:

a. I – what; II – whose; V – whom e VI – which
b. I – which; II – when; V – that e VI – whom
c. I – where; II – where; V – what e VI – who
d. I – when; II – where; V – whose e VI – what
e. I – where; II – which; V – that e VI – whom

26. De acordo com o texto, applications (paragraph 1) são:

a. comprovantes de pagamentos efetuados pelo aluno (taxa de matrícula e
mensalidade.
b. documentos escolares (histórico do aluno com notas e freqüência.
c. formulários de solicitação de bolsa de estudo.
d. cartas de recomendação de ex-professores.
e. formulários de admissão exigidos pelas escolas.

27. According to the text, if you strive for (paragraph 3) something, you:
a. just manage to survive and have a fairly satisfactory life.
b. complain a lot, because you are unhappy about it.
c. make a very great effort, usually over a long period of time, to get it.
d. move away from a person or a place.
e. go from one place to another or go to several places, especially in foreign
countries.

28. As lacunas ( III ) e ( IV ) devem ser preenchidas, respectivamente, por:

a. have hold – has being changed
b. has been helding – have changed
c. hold – change
d. has held – has changed
e. is helding –- are changing

29. According to the text, an applicant (paragraph 5) is:

a. a future worker.
b. a candidate.
c. an apprentice.
d. a student with good marks.
e. an unlucky student.

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30. De acordo com o texto, conclui-se que:

a. Na busca de um profissional mais especializado, algumas empresas patrocinam cursos,
como os de pós-graduação, para seus funcionários.
b. Se você deseja possuir um diploma internacional deve cursar o MBA nos Estados
Unidos. De acordo com uma pesquisa, 30% dos trabalhadores gostariam de ter uma pós-
graduação na área de administração.
c. Curso criado nos Estados Unidos, o MBA já virou sonho de grande parte dos estudantes
porque o mercado hoje mostra preferência por quem tem esse diploma. Aproximadamente
65% dos alunos entrevistados na Escola McLean fazem pós-graduação.
d. Cursos de pós-graduação sempre impressionam no currículo. Entre as várias opções
oferecidas pelo mercado, os cursos de especialização, extensão ou MBA, com duração
menor e voltados para a prática, são os mais procurados. Estima-se que 65% dos
estudantes preferem o MBA.
e. Caso você esteja no grupo dos que não têm dinheiro para pagar o MBA dos seus sonhos
no exterior, o melhor caminho é conseguir uma bolsa de estudos. As melhores escolas
oferecem esse benefício aos alunos.

(UEPG) As questões a seguir (31 a 35) são somatórias, ou seja, a resposta a ser
dada é a soma das alternativas corretas. Leia o texto abaixo, para respondê-las.

TOWN MAY HOLD SECRET OF YOUTH, DOCTORS SAY

CAMPODIMELE, Italy – Corradino De Parolis has a new scooter. His old one was beginning to
struggle on the mountain roads, so he replaced it with a bright blue Vespa. He is pleased with the
investment, but his doctor has doubts and urges him to walk. De Parolis is 93 years. He is one of a
death-defying breed that has earned Campodimele its reputation as Europe's village of eternal
youth.
Experts have been studying the inhabitants of the hilltop town halfway between Rome and Naples
for more than a decade in a quest for the secret of their extreme longevity. Of 840 residents, 150
are over 75 and 48 have passed 90. The oldest inhabitant, Gerardo Pecchia, turned 104 in July.
Dr. Pietro Cugini, who leads a World Health Organization study of the village, has found that many
inhabitants possess an enzyme that reduces their cholesterol levels and eliminates problems
associated with high blood pressure. He believes the villagers' health and longevity is 30 percent
genes and 70 percent environment. "Over the centuries, malaria has selected a hardy race of
people predestined to longevity," Cugini said.
A healthful Mediterranean diet, a mild climate and the absence of stress all contribute to the well-
being of the villagers. At 2,100 feet above sea level, fresh sea breezes keep the temperatures
reasonable. Most of the inhabitants are farmers and are kept fit by the steep terrain separating the
village from their plots of land. Above all, the elderly are well-integrated with the rest of the
population, with four generations gathering to chat in the piazza every day.
"The elderly person is never alone, but has a life synchronized with that of others, as in one big
family," Cugini said. The local diet is naturally low-salt and consists of traditional pasta dishes,
quantities of fresh vegetables and locally produced olive oil. Local beans known as cicerchie and
shallots, valued for their anti-oxidant effect, are also important components of the Campodimele diet.
(Adaptado de um artigo de Philip Willan para o jornal Chicago Sun Times, edição de 1-9-99)

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31. Com relação às informações que este texto traz sobre o povoado italiano de
Campodimele, assinale o que for correto.
01. Sua origem remonta ao início da Idade Média.
02. É conhecido como o povoado europeu da eterna juventude.
04. Se situa no cume de uma colina.
08. O número de seus habitantes não chega a mil.
16. Do ponto de vista demográfico, a população de Campodimele se mantém
estável há muitos anos.

32. No que diz respeito às informações que o texto traz sobre os habitantes de
Campodimele, seu modo de viver e seus hábitos, assinale o que for correto.
01. Ainda que relativamente pobres, aos habitantes de Campodimele não faltam
os meios essenciais de subsistência.
02. A expectativa de vida dos habitantes de Campodimele é de 90 anos.
04. O habitante mais velho de Campodimele chama-se Corradino de Parolis.
08. Aos 93 anos de idade, um dos habitantes de Campodimele anda de motoneta.
16. A maior parte da população de Campodimele é composta de lavradores.

33. Com relação aos fatores que, segundo o Dr. Pietro Cugini, contribuem para a
saúde e a longevidade dos habitantes de Campodimele, assinale o que for correto.
01. O principal fator é o meio ambiente.
02. O segundo fator em importância é genético.
04. O pouco contato dos habitantes de Campodimele com o mundo desenvolvido
constitui um fator decisivo.
08. Através dos séculos, a malária instituiu um processo de seleção que criou
uma raça muito resistente de pessoas.
16. Todos os habitantes apresentam baixos níveis de colesterol.

34. Os fatores determinantes do bem-estar da população de Campodimele incluem:

01. uma dieta saudável.
02. um clima ameno.
04. a ausência de estresse.
08. a integração entre gerações.
16. um espírito de tolerância e religiosidade.

35. No que concerne à sua dieta alimentar, os habitantes de Campodimele consomem:

01. pouca carne.
02. verduras.
04. um tipo local de arroz.
08. uma bebida alcoólica feita a partir do trigo.
16. azeite de oliva.

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(UFMS) Texto referente às questões de 36 e 37. (Questões somatórias)

Manoel de Barros was born in Cuiabá, now the capital of the state of Mato Grosso; was
reared on the Pantanal (wetlands) around Corumbá, now the capital of the state of Mato
Grosso do Sul*; studied in Rio; spent six years wandering through small towns in the
outback of Peru and Bolivia; studied art and cinema at New York’s Museum of Modern Art,
and inherited land (1949) in the Pantanal, on the banks of the Taquari river, where he settled
down. By then, he had already published a book of poetry, Poemas Concebidos em Pecado
(“Poems Conceived in Sin”, 1937). Upon his return to the wetlands, he rediscovered the
animals, ranch hands, birds, trees, and those Biblical waters of his childhood. Then things
got out of hand. He let the vines and waters cover his principles, his spectacles and his
poetry. He created his own vernacular: a unique view of the Pantanal, its animals, and its
waters.
Extraído de Ícaro, revista de bordo da VARIG, nº 143, 1996.
* The state capital of Mato Grosso do Sul is Campo Grande.

36. De acordo com o texto, é correto dizer que:

01. o poeta estudou nos Estados Unidos durante um certo tempo.
02. Manoel de Barros percorreu toda a América do Sul antes de se estabelecer,
em 1949.
04. depois de várias mudanças na sua vida, o poeta passou a viver às margens
do Rio Taquari.
08. após retornar ao Pantanal, permitiu que esse tomasse conta da sua vida.
16. a publicação de Poemas Concebidos em Pecado aconteceu após o poeta se
estabelecer às margens do Rio Taquari.
32. o poeta criou a sua própria linguagem, escrevendo um dicionário de termos
pantaneiros.
64. o poeta, depois de uma vida agitada, comprou terras no Pantanal em 1949.

37. “Upon his return to the wetlands...” (linha 7) é o mesmo que:

01. “Before he returned to the wetlands...”
02. “When he returned to the wetlands...”
04. “When he came back to the wetlands...”
08. “Because he returned to the wetlands...”
16. “As he returned to the wetlands...”
32. “On returning to the wetlands...”

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(UFMS) As questões de 38 e 39 são baseadas no material abaixo, adaptado da

Revista Speak Up nº 123, ano 10, que traz um artigo sobre clonagem. (Questões
somatórias)

PRESS COMMENTS
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
Here’s a selection of opinions recently expressed in the international press on
the implications of cloning.

Texto 1
“Cloning – manipulating a cell from an animal so that it grows into an exact duplicate
of that animal – is the forbidden fruit of biotechnology.”
Newsweek

Text 2
“Within the next ten years, the 60,000 to 100,000 genes in the human genome will
have been fully deciphered. Long before then, this flood of genetic information,
combined with what biotechnology can do, will change the way we think about
ourselves and our children-to-be and challenge ethics, religion, social values,
personal privacy and legal protections.”
International Herald Tribune

Texto 3
“Cloning humans from adults’ tissues is likely to be achievable any time from one to
ten years from now.”
Nature

Text 4
“Even if governments ban human cloning outright, it will not be easy to police what
goes on in private laboratories that don’t receive public money – or in pirate ones
offshore."
Time

Vocabulário:
tissues – tecidos
achievable – alcançável, realizável
flood – enchente
challenge – desafiar
ban – banir
outright – completamente
offshore – no exterior

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38. Assinale a(s) alternativa(s) em que a expressão à esquerda corresponde à idéia

por ela transmitida, à direita.
01. “Long before then...” (texto 2) – condição.
02. “... from one to ten years from now.” (texto 3) – contraste.
04. “Within the next ten years...” (texto 2) – tempo
08. “... is likely to be ...”(texto 3) – probabilidade
16. “Even if governments...” (texto 4) – causa.
32. “... so that it grows into...” (texto 1) – finalidade.

39. “Cloning humans from adults’ tissues is likely to be achievable...”

A expressão em negrito pode ser substituída, sem alteração de sentido, por:
01. likes to be
02. will probably be
04. is originally
08. is
16. may be
32. has to be
64. must be

(UFMS) (Questões somatórias)

40. Assinale a(s) sentença(s) na(s) qual(is) o advérbio de freqüência está corretamente posicionado.
01. Peter is never late for dinner.
02. Mary sometimes does housework on Saturdays.
04. Mary takes often the dog for a walk.
08. Mary always reads the newspapers at some time during the weekend.
16. They usually don’t have breakfast.
32. They hardly ever have a heavy meal in the evening.
64. Peter brings Mary usually a cup of tea in bed.

(UFSC) Texto referente às questões de números 41 a 43 (questões somatórias).

FAST FOOD
The American fast-food culture dates back to the period after the Second World War. During the
War, the Americans had developed the production of dehydrated, tinned and powdered food on
an industrial scale; most of this was sent abroad to feed troops at the front.
When the War ended, the USA found itself with a massive production potential for this type of food
but no starving soldiers to eat it – so the manufacturers began to market it to the general public.
Housewives started baking cakes out of packets and made sure they kept up their stock of
powdered milk.
The present scenario is well known: American fast food and fizzy drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi
are being successfully exported to countries around the world.
(Adapted from: Speak Up – no 143. Abril 1999. Insert p. IV)

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41. Read the following propositions. Some make sense and some don’t.
Select the one(s) that MAKES(MAKE) SENSE, according to the text.
01. As soon as the Second World War ended, the Americans sent their troops
abroad.
02. Starving soldiers didn’t eat fast food because they were not sufficiently
hungry.
04. Nowadays American fast food is sold all over the world.
08. Housewives refused to use powdered food, therefore they started baking
cakes out of packets.
16. The producers of dehydrated, tinned and powdered food decided to market
their products to people in general, when they realized that with the end of the
War there would be no starving soldiers to eat that kind of food.

42. Identify the proposition(s) which contains (contain) the CORRECT explanation for
the expressions from the text.
01. tinned food – food that has been preserved by being sealed in a can.
02. powdered milk – a product from which water has been eliminated through
dehydration.
04. fizzy drinks – they are full of little bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound.
08. fast food – food that is already prepared and so is served quickly.
16. massive production – the process of making goods in small quantities.
32. industrial scale – a system in which products are made on a very restricted scale.

43. Read these short descriptions of certain kinds of food and choose the
proposition(s) in which the name of the food CORRESPONDS to the description.
01. A food made from flour, water and usually yeast. The mixture is baked in an
oven. It is often cut into slices and eaten with butter, jam, etc...
Food being described: corn.
02. They are eaten in many countries around the world. They grow in the ground,
are round and have a thin skin. They can be cooked in many different ways –
boiled, fried or baked.
Food being described: potatoes.
04. They are small, round and juicy, green or dark purple in color. You can eat
them raw or use them to make wine.
Food being described: grapes.
08. This is the seed of a plant grown in warm, wet places. You boil it in water and
eat it usually with meat or vegetables. It is eaten everywhere in the world, but
particularly in China, Japan, and other Asian countries.
Food being described: rice.
16. They are really a fruit although many people regard them as a vegetable.
They are soft, juicy, red and round. They have a lot of seeds and you can eat
them raw in salads, or cooked as a vegetable or in sauces.
Food being described: apples.

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(UFES) Texto referente às questões 44 e 45.

No, I don't look on it as immoral. They go home to their nice little house, don't they, after I've
taken their wallet off them? They sit in front of their television all comfortable on their sofa.
Where's my television set, I ask you? Where are my sofa and armchairs, no matter how
many cheap little wallets I might ever happen to steal?
But I never hurt anyone. Never. Not if I can help it. If I do hit a person because he tries to
have a go at me, I'm really gentle. I smack him about a bit. I try to get him on the ground, and
then I kick him a little bit just to keep him laying there while I get away...
They deserve it, anyway – everything they get and more. They think they're so superior
when you first come up to them.
(Excerto de entrevista – Daily Mail)

44. A expressão to have a go at (3º parágrafo) pode ser entendida como _________.
a. confessar
b. delatar
c. humilhar
d. reagir
e. trair

45. O sentimento demonstrado pelo entrevistado é de _________.

a. arrependimento
b. gratidão
c. humildade
d. medo
e. revolta

(UEM) Este refere-se às questões de números 46 a 50 (questões somatórias).

IT'S THE MONEY OF THE FUTURE

If you enjoy trying your luck by flipping coins, beware. In a very short time, those small
metal disks now used as means of exchange may disappear from everyday life. That will
represent the fulfillment of the prophecy made by Kevin Kelly, the executive editor of Wired
(the subject of an article in Ícaro Brasil, n° 162), in an interview granted to Newsweek.
According to Kelly, digital money will entirely replace cold, hard cash.
The coming era of electronic money – or digital cash or simply E-money – is the
culmination of more than 4,000 years of history, throughout which gold, silver and copper
have reigned nearly supreme as exchange media. In more remote times, objects that
today strike us as odd also served as means of exchange: shells, stones, tobacco and
cattle. In his book Money – Whence It Came, Where It Went, John Kenneth Galbraith
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who later introduced them in their colonies in Sicily and continental Italy. The Greeks
endeavored to ensure the face value of their coins, by maintaining their safety and
credibility.
Alexander the Great, king of Macedon and conqueror of Asia, seems to have been the first
ruler to have his own effigy on coins, in the 4th century B.C. The use became widespread,
but in some cases the glory was short-lived: for example, when the Roman emperor
Caligula was assassinated, the coins he had minted were retrieved and melted in an
attempt to erase forever his name and effigy.
Forgery and fraud have proven difficult to prevent. A number of coins circulated in 17th-
century Europe, many of them in rather poor shape and enfeebled by changes in their
value and shape.
The stage was set for a revolution. In 1661, the Swedish Bank of Stockholm first issued
paper money. The event was contemporary with the thriving trade in goods from the newly
discovered Americas. After paper bills came checks and credit cards – plastic money. Now
humankind is diving head-on into the age of virtual money, of smart cards.
(Adaptado de Ícaro, 168: 50–52, August 1998.)

46. Com base na leitura do texto 1, assinale o que for correto.

01. Se você gosta de arriscar sua sorte, use moedas.
02. Os discos metálicos usados como meio de troca podem desaparecer por completo.
04. Há uma terrível profecia sobre o futuro do mundo.
08. As moedas usadas atualmente serão substituídas por dinheiro digital.
16. Kevin Kelly concedeu entrevista à revista Newsweek.
32. O dinheiro digital será totalmente substituído por cédulas duras e frias.

47. O texto “It's The Money Of The Future” afirma que:

01. foram necessários quase 4000 anos para se chegar ao E-money.
02. diferentes metais serão usados como moedas.
04. metais diferentes já foram usados como meios de troca ao longo da história.
08. conchas, pedras e gado já foram moedas de troca.
16. metais e outros objetos eram usados, no mesmo período, como moeda corrente.
32. a época da moeda eletrônica é conseqüência da história.
64. dinheiro eletrônico, dinheiro digital e E-money são equivalentes.

48. Na frase "... metal disks now used as means of exchange may disappear from
everyday life." (paragraph 1), a expressão destacada indica:
01. uma certeza.
02. uma alternativa.
04. uma dúvida.
08. uma possibilidade.
16. uma restrição.
32. uma afirmação.

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49. No texto, John Kenneth Galbraith relata que:

01. as pessoas tinham maior poder de troca com moedas.
02. os governantes começaram a imprimir suas faces em moedas.
04. os gregos conseguiram manter o valor do dinheiro.
08. o uso indiscriminado de moedas metálicas era reprimido.
16. as moedas com a efígie de Calígula foram derretidas após seu assassinato.
32. as efígies em moedas se tornaram comuns a partir do século IV.

50. Conforme o texto, na Europa do século XVII,

01. a falsificação de dinheiro não ocorria.
02. diferentes moedas circulavam simultaneamente.
04. havia necessidade de se criar uma moeda única.
08. as moedas variavam de valor de acordo com seu peso.
16. foi um banco suíço que imprimiu o primeiro papel moeda.
32. a impressão do papel moeda coincidiu com o crescimento do comércio com as Américas.
64. estava-se começando a era dos cartões inteligentes.

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