Questão 766ffadb-e2
Prova:FATEC 2011
Disciplina:Inglês
Assunto:Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
De acordo com o texto, as mulheres chinesas preferem um
relacionamento com funcionários do governo
De acordo com o texto, as mulheres chinesas preferem um
relacionamento com funcionários do governo
CHINA'S NEW SEX SYMBOLS
BY ISAAC STONE FISH
ASIA IN THE CATEGORY of the world's sexiest
politicians, China's dour communist apparatchiks1
would seem
to be far behind America's legendary ladies' men presidents
and Europe's bunga-bunga leaders. But a survey released in
December by the All-China Women's Federation found that a
Middle Kingdom mandarin is the top pick for an ideal partner
among Chinese women.
What's the appeal? (It can't be the ill-fitting suits.) It's
money, money, money. While government officials receive a
modest salary – well under $1,000 a month- they can usually
leverage their position for personal gain, often through shady
means. A corrupt vice district head in Beijing was recently
arrested for accumulating more than $ 6,5 million; in other cases
the perks have reached into the hundreds of millions. And even
for officials who aren't skimming off the top, a government job
(and the attendant legal perks) provides a level of security that's
quite desirable for China's marriage-minded ladies, especially
compared with a less stable position at a state-owned or private
company.
There's also the growing reputation of Chinese
government officials as a particularly virile lot. China's
state-owned press often titillates readers with tales of
bureaucratic sex scandals: in one major story last year, a
provincial tobacco-bureau chief's diary was leaked online, with
page after page of prurient details about his trysts2
with young
beauties (including fellow government employees). The public's
reaction was generally sympathetic to the cad. One prominent
blogger maintained the bureau chief was a good official because
he managed to spend some time with his wife despite the
womanizing, took less than $10,000 in bribes, and didn't visit
prostitutes. In other words, a real catch. In a survey on the
blogger's site, almost all the more than 100,000 respondents
thought the official should keep his job. That's sex appeal – and
popular appeal.
( Newsweek, February 7, 2011.)
apparatchiks1
: burocratas do partido comunista chinês
trysts2
: encontros secretos
CHINA'S NEW SEX SYMBOLS
BY ISAAC STONE FISH
ASIA IN THE CATEGORY of the world's sexiest politicians, China's dour communist apparatchiks1 would seem to be far behind America's legendary ladies' men presidents and Europe's bunga-bunga leaders. But a survey released in December by the All-China Women's Federation found that a Middle Kingdom mandarin is the top pick for an ideal partner among Chinese women.
What's the appeal? (It can't be the ill-fitting suits.) It's money, money, money. While government officials receive a modest salary – well under $1,000 a month- they can usually leverage their position for personal gain, often through shady means. A corrupt vice district head in Beijing was recently arrested for accumulating more than $ 6,5 million; in other cases the perks have reached into the hundreds of millions. And even for officials who aren't skimming off the top, a government job (and the attendant legal perks) provides a level of security that's quite desirable for China's marriage-minded ladies, especially compared with a less stable position at a state-owned or private company.
There's also the growing reputation of Chinese government officials as a particularly virile lot. China's state-owned press often titillates readers with tales of bureaucratic sex scandals: in one major story last year, a provincial tobacco-bureau chief's diary was leaked online, with page after page of prurient details about his trysts2 with young beauties (including fellow government employees). The public's reaction was generally sympathetic to the cad. One prominent blogger maintained the bureau chief was a good official because he managed to spend some time with his wife despite the womanizing, took less than $10,000 in bribes, and didn't visit prostitutes. In other words, a real catch. In a survey on the blogger's site, almost all the more than 100,000 respondents thought the official should keep his job. That's sex appeal – and popular appeal.
( Newsweek, February 7, 2011.)
apparatchiks1 : burocratas do partido comunista chinês
trysts2 : encontros secretos
BY ISAAC STONE FISH
ASIA IN THE CATEGORY of the world's sexiest politicians, China's dour communist apparatchiks1 would seem to be far behind America's legendary ladies' men presidents and Europe's bunga-bunga leaders. But a survey released in December by the All-China Women's Federation found that a Middle Kingdom mandarin is the top pick for an ideal partner among Chinese women.
What's the appeal? (It can't be the ill-fitting suits.) It's money, money, money. While government officials receive a modest salary – well under $1,000 a month- they can usually leverage their position for personal gain, often through shady means. A corrupt vice district head in Beijing was recently arrested for accumulating more than $ 6,5 million; in other cases the perks have reached into the hundreds of millions. And even for officials who aren't skimming off the top, a government job (and the attendant legal perks) provides a level of security that's quite desirable for China's marriage-minded ladies, especially compared with a less stable position at a state-owned or private company.
There's also the growing reputation of Chinese government officials as a particularly virile lot. China's state-owned press often titillates readers with tales of bureaucratic sex scandals: in one major story last year, a provincial tobacco-bureau chief's diary was leaked online, with page after page of prurient details about his trysts2 with young beauties (including fellow government employees). The public's reaction was generally sympathetic to the cad. One prominent blogger maintained the bureau chief was a good official because he managed to spend some time with his wife despite the womanizing, took less than $10,000 in bribes, and didn't visit prostitutes. In other words, a real catch. In a survey on the blogger's site, almost all the more than 100,000 respondents thought the official should keep his job. That's sex appeal – and popular appeal.
( Newsweek, February 7, 2011.)
apparatchiks1 : burocratas do partido comunista chinês
trysts2 : encontros secretos
A
por eles não saírem com prostitutas.
B
pelo fato de eles serem casados.
C
pela segurança oferecida pelos cargos que eles exercem.
D
pelo status de serem funcionários de países asiáticos.
E
por eles terem uma renda mensal inferior a 1000 dólares.
Gabarito comentado
G
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Gabarito: C
Fundamento decisivo: O critério decisivo é localizar a causa explicitamente afirmada no texto para a preferência das mulheres chinesas. No segundo parágrafo, o trecho “a government job (and the attendant legal perks) provides a level of security that's quite desirable for China's marriage-minded ladies” estabelece que a segurança/estabilidade do cargo público é o motivo que conduz ao gabarito C.
Tema central: motivo da preferência por funcionários do governo
Análise das alternativas
A
Errada
Incorreta. O texto não apresenta “não saírem com prostitutas” como motivo geral da preferência das mulheres chinesas. Essa referência aparece apenas no terceiro parágrafo, em comentário irônico de um blogueiro sobre um caso específico, e não como causa central da escolha por funcionários do governo.
B
Errada
Incorreta. O fato de um personagem mencionado ter esposa não é apresentado como critério de preferência das mulheres chinesas. Não há suporte textual para afirmar que o atrativo esteja no estado civil dos funcionários.
C
Certa
A alternativa C corresponde diretamente ao trecho decisivo do segundo parágrafo: “a government job (and the attendant legal perks) provides a level of security that's quite desirable for China's marriage-minded ladies”. O texto afirma que o cargo no governo oferece um nível de segurança desejável, especialmente em comparação com posições menos estáveis em empresas estatais ou privadas. Portanto, o fundamento específico da preferência é a segurança oferecida pelo cargo.
D
Errada
Incorreta. O texto trata de funcionários do governo chinês, e o motivo indicado é a segurança do cargo. A alternativa desloca indevidamente a questão para um suposto status de serem funcionários de países asiáticos, generalização que não aparece no texto.
E
Errada
Incorreta. O salário oficial inferior a 1000 dólares é mencionado justamente como modesto. O texto não diz que isso atrai as mulheres; ao contrário, a passagem mostra que o atrativo está nas vantagens associadas ao cargo e, principalmente, na segurança/estabilidade que ele oferece.
Pegadinha da questão
A confusão real é trocar a informação principal do segundo parágrafo — segurança e estabilidade do cargo público — por detalhes acessórios do terceiro parágrafo, como esposa, prostitutas ou escândalos sexuais, que não são apresentados como motivo geral da preferência.
Dica para questões semelhantes
- Quando a pergunta pede o motivo de uma preferência, localize no texto a causa explicitamente formulada, não exemplos laterais.
- Diferencie ideia central de detalhe episódico: casos escandalosos e comentários irônicos não substituem a tese do autor.
- Observe palavras de valor semântico direto, como “security” e “less stable position”, porque elas costumam espelhar a alternativa correta.
