Questão df270d4f-b0
Prova:UFT 2013
Disciplina:Inglês
Assunto:Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
According to the text, judge the items below as true (T) or
false (F).
I. In 1946, a group of national governments formed the IWC in
order to collaborate with the killing and hunting of whales for
commercial purposes.
II. The original regulations of IWC were not really helpful.
III. The IWC does not make any exception for whaling.
IV. The IWC requested a moratorium on commercial whaling in
1982.
V. Japan and Norway completely agreed with the policy
proposed by IWC.
Mark the correct option.
According to the text, judge the items below as true (T) or
false (F).
I. In 1946, a group of national governments formed the IWC in
order to collaborate with the killing and hunting of whales for
commercial purposes.
II. The original regulations of IWC were not really helpful.
III. The IWC does not make any exception for whaling.
IV. The IWC requested a moratorium on commercial whaling in
1982.
V. Japan and Norway completely agreed with the policy
proposed by IWC.
Mark the correct option.
Read the text below to answer question.
Whaling Today
By Meghan E. Marrero and Stuart Thornton
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
In 1946, several countries joined to form the International
Whaling Commission (IWC). The IWC’s purpose is to prevent
overhunting of whales. Its original regulations, however, were loose,
and quotas were high. Whale stocks continued to decline. The IWC
eventually established whaling-free sanctuaries in the Indian Ocean
(1979) and the ocean surrounding Antarctica (1994). The IWC called for a moratorium on commercial whaling in
1982. Both Japan and Norway voted against this policy. Today,
Norway supports hunting minke whales for meat. Japan allows whaling
for scientific purposes, although many experts question if more whales
are taken than are necessary. Meat from whales killed for research is
sold as food. Many species of whale have benefitted from the IWC’s
moratorium. Dave Weller, a research biologist at NOAA’s Southwest
Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California, says the eastern
Pacific gray whale population has recovered. “I think there is pretty good evidence that a moratorium on
hunting has allowed certain populations to recover from depleted
status when they were being whaled,” he says. According to Weller, the IWC’s moratorium on whale hunting
is one of two major steps the organization is taking. “The other thing that the IWC has very successfully done is
to collect information and provide analysis of data to help us
understand the status of various populations that in some cases we
knew very little about,” he says. Despite the general moratorium, limited whaling is permitted
to indigenous cultures. “In the United States, the Inuit Eskimos in the north slope of
Alaska, in Barrow, Alaska, still hunt for bowhead whales,” Weller says.
“There is a request by the Makah Indian tribe, which is in northern
Washington state, to resume gray whale hunting, which they had
traditionally done. But that’s pending deliberations right now.”
Source: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/news/
(Adapted)
Read the text below to answer question.
Whaling Today
By Meghan E. Marrero and Stuart Thornton
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
In 1946, several countries joined to form the International
Whaling Commission (IWC). The IWC’s purpose is to prevent
overhunting of whales. Its original regulations, however, were loose,
and quotas were high. Whale stocks continued to decline. The IWC
eventually established whaling-free sanctuaries in the Indian Ocean
(1979) and the ocean surrounding Antarctica (1994).
The IWC called for a moratorium on commercial whaling in
1982. Both Japan and Norway voted against this policy. Today,
Norway supports hunting minke whales for meat. Japan allows whaling
for scientific purposes, although many experts question if more whales
are taken than are necessary. Meat from whales killed for research is
sold as food.
Many species of whale have benefitted from the IWC’s
moratorium. Dave Weller, a research biologist at NOAA’s Southwest
Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California, says the eastern
Pacific gray whale population has recovered.
“I think there is pretty good evidence that a moratorium on
hunting has allowed certain populations to recover from depleted
status when they were being whaled,” he says.
According to Weller, the IWC’s moratorium on whale hunting
is one of two major steps the organization is taking.
“The other thing that the IWC has very successfully done is
to collect information and provide analysis of data to help us
understand the status of various populations that in some cases we
knew very little about,” he says.
Despite the general moratorium, limited whaling is permitted
to indigenous cultures.
“In the United States, the Inuit Eskimos in the north slope of
Alaska, in Barrow, Alaska, still hunt for bowhead whales,” Weller says.
“There is a request by the Makah Indian tribe, which is in northern
Washington state, to resume gray whale hunting, which they had
traditionally done. But that’s pending deliberations right now.”
Source: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/news/
(Adapted)
A
T, T, F, F, F
B
F, T, F, T, F
C
F, F, F, T, T
D
T, F, T, T, F
E
T, F, F, F, T
Gabarito comentado
T
Thiago Oliveira Monitor com apoio de IA
Gabarito: B
Fundamento decisivo: O critério decisivo é o confronto literal de cada item com trechos expressos do texto: "The IWC’s purpose is to prevent overhunting of whales", "Its original regulations, however, were loose, and quotas were high", "The IWC called for a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1982", "Both Japan and Norway voted against this policy" e "Despite the general moratorium, limited whaling is permitted to indigenous cultures"; isso fixa a sequência F, T, F, T, F e conduz à alternativa B.
Tema central: Interpretação literal de texto sobre a IWC
Análise das alternativas
A
Errada
Incorreta porque atribui valor verdadeiro ao item I e falso ao item IV. Isso contraria diretamente os trechos "The IWC’s purpose is to prevent overhunting of whales" e "The IWC called for a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1982". Logo, I é falso e IV é verdadeiro.
B
Certa
A alternativa B é a única que corresponde integralmente ao texto. O item I é falso porque a finalidade da IWC era prevenir a sobrecaça, não colaborar com a caça comercial. O item II é verdadeiro porque o texto afirma que as regras originais eram frouxas, as cotas eram altas e os estoques continuaram a cair, o que demonstra baixa efetividade. O item III é falso porque o texto registra exceção expressa: caça limitada permitida a culturas indígenas. O item IV é verdadeiro porque o texto diz literalmente que a IWC pediu uma moratória sobre a caça comercial em 1982. O item V é falso porque Japão e Noruega votaram contra essa política, o que exclui concordância completa.
C
Errada
Incorreta porque marca o item II como falso e o item V como verdadeiro. O texto afirma que as regras originais eram "loose", que as cotas eram altas e que os estoques continuaram a declinar, o que sustenta II como verdadeiro. Também afirma que Japão e Noruega "voted against this policy", o que torna V falso.
D
Errada
Incorreta porque considera verdadeiros os itens I e III. O item I é incompatível com a finalidade protetiva expressa pelo verbo "prevent". O item III é desmentido pelo trecho "Despite the general moratorium, limited whaling is permitted to indigenous cultures", que estabelece exceção clara à regra geral.
E
Errada
Incorreta porque marca I e V como verdadeiros e IV como falso. O texto informa exatamente o contrário: a IWC foi criada para prevenir a sobrecaça, a moratória comercial foi pedida em 1982 e Japão e Noruega votaram contra essa política. Há erro de finalidade institucional, de cronologia e de posição dos países.
Pegadinha da questão
A banca explorou três confusões reais: trocar a finalidade da IWC por incentivo à caça comercial, ignorar a exceção indígena à moratória geral e interpretar "voted against" como se houvesse concordância com a política.
Dica para questões semelhantes
- Verifique verbos de finalidade institucional, como "prevent", porque eles definem diretamente se a assertiva afirma proteção ou incentivo.
- Quando o texto trouxer estrutura de regra geral com ressalva, como "Despite... permitted", não conclua proibição absoluta.
- Em itens sobre posicionamento de países ou agentes, trate expressões como "voted against" como dado decisivo de discordância.
