The statement “On the heels of President Donald
Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the
Paris climate agreement, [...]” in Text 2 implies that
Text 1
The global warming controversy
The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute
about the effects of humans on global climate and
about what policies should be implemented to avoid
possible undesirable effects of climate change.
The current scientific consensus on climate change is
that recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term
trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that
serious damage may result at some future date if steps
are not taken to halt the trend.
Mainstream scientific organizations worldwide (Royal
Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science
Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change, American Meteorological Society, and American
Association for the Advancement of Science)
concur with the assessment that most of the observed
warming over the last 50 years is likely to have been
due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas
concentrations.
However, there is also a small but vocal number of
scientists in climate and climate-related fields that disagree
with the consensus view.
Adapted from:< https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/global_warming_controversy.htm.>
Access 30 Sept. 2017.
Text 2
Climate change label leads to
climate science acceptance
On the heels of President Donald Trump's decision to
pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement,
a new Cornell University study finds that labels
matter when it comes to acceptance of climate science.
The U.S. public doubts the existence of "global warming"
more than it doubts "climate change".
In a nationally representative survey, 74.4 percent of
respondents said they believed that climate change is
really happening. But only 65.5 percent said they believed
in global warming.
Nonetheless, it's important to remember that 65 percent
of respondents did indicate that global warming
is occurring, said co-author Peter Enns, associate professor
of government. "In other words, although the term matters -- climate change versus global warming
-- an overwhelming majority of people still state that
global warming is happening," he said.
Adapted from:<http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2017/06/21/climate-change-label-leads-to-climate-science-acceptance/>.
Access. 23
Sept. 2017.
Glossário
to halt: parar; label: rótulo; on the heels: na esteira/na sequência.
Text 1
The global warming controversy
The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans on global climate and about what policies should be implemented to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.
The current scientific consensus on climate change is that recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result at some future date if steps are not taken to halt the trend.
Mainstream scientific organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) concur with the assessment that most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely to have been due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.
However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and climate-related fields that disagree with the consensus view.
Adapted from:< https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/global_warming_controversy.htm.> Access 30 Sept. 2017.
Text 2
Climate change label leads to climate science acceptance
On the heels of President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, a new Cornell University study finds that labels matter when it comes to acceptance of climate science.
The U.S. public doubts the existence of "global warming" more than it doubts "climate change".
In a nationally representative survey, 74.4 percent of respondents said they believed that climate change is really happening. But only 65.5 percent said they believed in global warming.
Nonetheless, it's important to remember that 65 percent of respondents did indicate that global warming is occurring, said co-author Peter Enns, associate professor of government. "In other words, although the term matters -- climate change versus global warming -- an overwhelming majority of people still state that global warming is happening," he said.
Adapted from:<http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2017/06/21/climate-change-label-leads-to-climate-science-acceptance/>
Gabarito comentado
Gabarito Comentado – Inglês: Interpretação de Texto (Vestibular)
Tema central: A questão aborda a compreensão e a interpretação de textos em inglês, trazendo como foco principal o entendimento de uma expressão idiomática (“on the heels of”), e o contexto político/histórico envolvendo a saída dos EUA do Acordo de Paris.
Conceito-chave: “On the heels of” significa “logo após” ou “na sequência de”, indicando que um evento aconteceu imediatamente depois do outro. A frase utilizada no texto 2 mostra que uma pesquisa foi divulgada logo após a decisão do presidente Donald Trump de retirar os EUA do acordo internacional sobre o clima.
Justificativa da Alternativa Correta (A):
A alternativa A) The United States is no longer signatory of the Paris climate agreement. está correta porque reflete precisamente o contexto histórico informado nos textos: Donald Trump, ao reassumir a presidência, deu continuidade à retirada dos EUA do Acordo de Paris. O item mostra entendimento do efeito prático da ação do presidente — os EUA deixaram de ser signatários do acordo.
Análise das alternativas incorretas:
B) Não há no texto menção a qualquer solicitação dos cientistas ao presidente Trump para assinar o acordo.
C) O texto não aponta relutância na assinatura, e sim a decisão de retirada.
D) Pelo contrário, a decisão de sair do acordo sugere que Trump não reconheceu sua relevância.
Estratégia de interpretação:
Em questões como esta, foque em:
- Identificar palavras-chave no texto e nas alternativas.
- Entender expressões idiomáticas e relacioná-las ao contexto.
- Fuja de alternativas que acrescentam informações não citadas, ou que contradizem os fatos históricos/textuais.
Dica: Em provas, expressions idiomáticas (“on the heels of”, “pull out of”) e fatos históricos/sociais exigem atenção ao contexto e à fidelidade textual.
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