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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Grau dos adjetivos | Adjective degrees, Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Adjetivos | Adjectives, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

The word “better” (l. 7) is the irregular comparative degree of


EVANS, Stephen. Disponível em:  <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110518_witn_electric_cars_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2011.

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ill.
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bad.
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well.
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good.
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badly.
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UEM 2011 - Inglês - Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

Choose the alternative(s) in which the information about the words/fragments from the text is correct.

“newer” (line 24), “clear” (line 35) and “more advanced” (line 66) are comparative forms used to show an increase in size or degree in relation to something else.

Space hotel to give rich a thrill that’s out of this world


(Texto adaptado. Disponível em <http://wwwguardian.co.uk/science/2011>. Acesso em 31/8/2011 às 10h50min)
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Certo
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Errado
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UEG 2019 - Inglês - Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Adjetivos | Adjectives, Uso dos adjetivos | Use of adjectives, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

Analisando-se os aspectos linguísticos e estruturais do texto, constata-se que

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Artificial intelligence and the future of medicine

Washington University researchers are working to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems for health care, which have the potential to transform the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, helping to ensure that patients get the right treatment at the right time.
In health care, artificial intelligence relies on the power of computers to sift through and make sense of reams of electronic data about patients—such as their ages, medical histories, health status, test results, medical images, DNA sequences, and many other sources of health information. AI excels at the complex identification of patterns in these reams of data, and it can do this at a scale and speed beyond human capacity. The hope is that this technology can be harnessed to help doctors and patients make better health-care decisions.


Where are the first places we will start to see AI entering medical practice?

One of the first applications of AI in patient care that we currently see is in imaging, to help improve the diagnosis of cancer or heart problems, for example. There are many types of imaging tests —X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and echocardiograms. But the underlying commonality in all those imaging methods is huge amounts of high-quality data. For AI to work well, it's best to have very complete data sets—no missing numbers, so to speak—and digital images provide that. Plus, the human eye is often blind to some of the patterns that could be present in these images—subtle changes in breast tissue over several years of mammograms, for example. There has been some interesting work done in recognizing early patterns of cancer or early patterns of heart failure that even a highly trained physician would not see.
In many ways, we already have very simple forms of AI in the clinic now. We've had tools for a long time that identify abnormal rhythms in an EKG, for example. An abnormal heartbeat pattern triggers an alert to draw a clinician's attention. This is a computer trying to replicate a human being understanding that data and saying, "This doesn't look normal, you may need to address this problem." Now, we have the capacity to analyze much larger and more complex sources of data, such as the entire electronic health record and perhaps even data pulled from daily life, as more people track their sleep patterns or pulse rates with wearable devices, for example.


What effect will this have on how doctors practice medicine?

It's important to emphasize that these tools are never going to replace clinicians. These technologies will provide assistance, helping care providers see important signals in massive amounts of data that would otherwise remain hidden. But at the same time, there are levels of understanding that computers still can't and may never replicate. To take a treatment recommendation from an AI, even an excellent recommendation, and decide if it's right for the patient is inherently a human decision-making process. What are the patient's preferences? What are the patient's values? What does this mean for the patient's life and for his or her family? That's never going to be an AI function. As these AI systems slowly emerge, we may start to see the roles of physicians changing—in my opinion, in better ways. Doctors' roles may shift from being data collectors and analyzers to being interpreters and councilors for patients as they try to navigate their health. 
Right now, the challenges we need to address as we try to bring AI into medical practice include improving the quality of the data that we feed into AI systems, developing ways to evaluate whether an AI system is actually better than standard of care, ensuring patient privacy and making sure not only that AI doesn't disrupt clinical work flow but in fact improves it. But if doctors do their jobs right and build these systems well, much of what we have described will become so ingrained in the system, people won't even refer to it separately as informatics or AI. It will just be medicine. 

Disponível em: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-artificial-intelligence-future-medicine.html. Acesso em: 02 maio 2019.
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na sentença AI system is actually better than standard of care, o termo actually é um advérbio que enfatiza a característica da inteligência artificial.
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a sentença There has been some interesting work done apresenta-se no passado perfeito contínuo, pois o termo interesting está na forma do gerúndio.
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o termo clinicians, na sentença these tools are never going to replace clinicians, pode ser substituído por physics, sem alteração do sentido da sentença.
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o vocábulo can, na sentença it can do this at a scale and speed beyond human capacity, exerce, na língua inglesa, a função de verbo modal subjuntivo.
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o termo inherently, em patient is inherently a human decision-making process, pode ser substituído por “unnaturally“, sem alteração do sentido da sentença.
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UNIVESP 2018 - Inglês - Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

No trecho do segundo parágrafo – That opens up new areas for exploitation, such as San Rafael de Flores in southeastern Guatemala – a expressão em destaque introduz

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Dying to defend the planet: why Latin America

is the deadliest place for environmentalists

February 11, 2017

    Defending nature is a dangerous occupation, especially in Latin America. According to a recent report by Global Witness, an NGO, 185 environmental activists were murdered worldwide in 2015, an increase of 59% from the year before. More than half the killings were in Latin America. In Brazil 50 green campaigners died in 2015. Honduras is especially dangerous: 123 activists have died there since 2010, the highest number of any country relative to its population. Berta Cáceres, an indigenous leader who was a prominent campaigner against dams and plantations, was murdered there.

    Why is Latin America so deadly? One reason is its abundant natural resources, which attract enterprises of all sorts, from multinationals to mafias. When prices are low, as they are now, the most rapacious do not go away; to maintain their profits they become more aggressive, says David Kaimowitz of the Ford Foundation, which gives money to good causes. New technologies open up new battlefronts. Soya beans bred to grow in tropical conditions have encouraged farmers to displace cattle ranchers, who in turn have advanced into the rainforest. Small prospectors can now extract gold from soil rather than just hunting around. That opens up new areas for exploitation, such as San Rafael de Flores in south-eastern Guatemala, where activists have been murdered.

    The odds of finding the criminals are greater if the victim is foreign. Dorothy Stang, an American nun who fought to protect the Amazon rainforest, was killed in Brazil 12 years ago. Both the gunman and a rancher who had hired him eventually went to jail. But that is an exception.

(https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2017/02/11/ why-latin-america-is-the-deadliest-place-for-environmentalists. Adaptado)

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uma explicação.
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uma decorrência.
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uma generalização.
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um motivo.
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um exemplo.
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FATEC 2010 - Inglês - Grau dos adjetivos | Adjective degrees, Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Adjetivos | Adjectives, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

Assinale a alternativa em que há um exemplo de grau de comparação

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FOOTBALL'S RED CARD 

THE WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE SPORTS TEAM IS drowning in debt. English football powerhouse Manchester United (Forbes estimates its worth at $1.8 billion) had to raise some $800 million in a bond issue last month, which is still $340 million shy of its total debts. Man U needed the bond to pay off the millions that American businessman 
Malcolm Glazer borrowed to purchase the team in 2005. But in the first three weeks since the bond was issued it lost nearly 10 percent of its value, a sign that, even though Man U's revenues reached a record $444 million last year, the market is growing wary of debt, particularly the European variety
Man U isn't alone. Debt levels have also skyrocketed among rivals like liverpool, calling into question the business model of English Premier League football. Each year the three worst teams are banished to a lower league, where vital broadcasting revenues are dramatically reduced. This puts huge pressure on clubs to compete for the best players, who now regularly fetch more than $50 million a year. Unlike in the U.S., there's no system of collective bargaining to restrain wages. As a result, the total salary bill for the Premier League has risen more than 20 percent since 2008. This has created a vicious cycle of rising debt among clubs that must spend extravagantly on players to ensure increased revenue. Any team attempting to be frugal becomes more likely to end up with lower revenue. It's become a game of who can spend the most, and it probably won't end well. 

(BY WILLIAM UNDERHILL - Newsweek)
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“But in the first three weeks since the bond was issued it lost nearly ten percent of its value…”
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“Each year the three worst teams are banished to a lower league…”
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“English football powerhouse Manchester United had to raise some....”
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“Man U isn’t alone.”
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“This has created a vicious cycle of rising debt among clubs….”
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

The word “better” (l. 7) is the irregular comparative degree of

TEXTO:

TEXTO: Germany to invest in more electric cars


EVANS, Stephen. Disponível em: <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110518_witn_electric_cars_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2011.
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ill.
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bad.
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well.
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good.
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badly.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

The only phrase in which a degree of comparison has not been used is

TEXTO:


Can animals predict natural disasters?




CAN, animals predict natural disasters? Disponível em: <http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/8178-1/Adaptado. Acesso em: 20 dez.2009.

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“two weeks later” (l. 11).
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“look deeper into the mystery.” (l. 15).
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“Their senses are a lot better” (l. 20-21).
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“Their major advantage” (l. 23-24).
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“as sensitive to natural changes as wild animals” (l. 31-32).
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UNICENTRO 2010 - Inglês - Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

“contemporary with the better-known Chavin and Cupisnique cultures.” (l. 24-25)


The word “better” in this sentence is the irregular degree of

COLLYNS, Dan. Peruvian mummy found. Disponível em: <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2009/09/090916_witn_peru_mummy.shtm>. Acesso em: 10 jun. 2010.

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good.
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badly.
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bad.
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well.
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ill.
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PUC-MINAS 2013 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

The word Therefore in: “Therefore, people enjoy the social information…” (paragraph 2) indicates

Why the Internet is so addictive
    "Checking Facebook should only take a minute." Those are the famous last words of countless people every day, right before getting sucked into several hours of watching cat videos or commenting on Instagrammed sushi lunches. That behavior is natural, given how the Internet is structured, experts say. The Internet’s omnipresence and lack of limits encourage people to lose track of time, making it hard to exercise the self-control to turn it off.
    "The Internet is not addictive in the same way as pharmacological substances are," said Tom Stafford, a cognitive scientist at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. "But it's compulsive; it's compelling; it's distracting." Humans are social creatures. Therefore, people enjoy the social information available via email and the Web.     
    The main reason the Internet is so addictive is that it lacks boundaries between tasks, Stafford said. Someone may set out to "research something, and then accidentally go to Wikipedia, and then wind up trying to find out what ever happened to Depeche Mode," Stafford said, referring to the music band. Studies suggest willpower is like a muscle: It can be strengthened, but can also become exhausted. Because the Internet is always "on," staying on task requires constantly flexing that willpower muscle, which can exhaust a person's self-control.
    For those who want to loosen the grip of the Web on their lives, a few simple techniques may do the trick. Web-blocking tools that limit surfing time can help people regain control over their time. Another method is to plan ahead, committing to work for 20 minutes, or until a certain task is complete, and then allowing five minutes of Web surfing, Stafford said.
(Adapted from: http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/why-the-internet-is-so-addictive) 
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addition.
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cause.
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contrast.
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conclusion.
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UEL 2018 - Inglês - Advérbios: definição e usos | Adverbs: definition and uses, Adjetivos | Adjectives, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Uso dos adjetivos | Use of adjectives, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta, corretamente, a opinião do autor em relação ao livro de Pedro Carolino.

                                


IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 19th century, a relatively unknown author named Pedro Carolino rapidly gained intercontinental popularity over a small Portuguese-to-English phrasebook. English as She Is Spoke (or O novo guia da conversação em portuguez e inglez) was originally intended to help Portuguese speakers dabble in the English tongue, but was penned by a man who spoke little to no English himself. And, instead of helping Portuguese speakers learn a second language, it became a cult classic for fans of inept and unintentional humor.

It quickly gained notoriety among English speakers, including author Mark Twain, who wrote the introduction for the first English edition, published in 1883. Twain expressed his approval of the book, saying “Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect.” 

It is presumed that Carolino wrote the book through the aid of a Portuguese-to-French dictionary and a French-to-English dictionary, using the former for an initial translation of a word or phrase from Portuguese, and the latter to convert it from French into English. The result, of course, is a mishmash of cloudy gibberish.

Perhaps the most notorious section of the book is an appropriately named chapter entitled “Idiotisms and Proverbs,” which again features phrases that vary between barely understandable and completely nonsensical. Examples of Carolino’s twice-translated proverbs include: “it is better be single as a bad company”; “there is no better sauce who the appetite”; and simply “That not says a word, consent”.

The book opens with a preface written in a peculiar style of English. It details the book’s intended audience, stating that it “may be worth the acceptation of the studious persons, and especially of the Youth, of which we dedicate him particularly.” Perhaps predictably, English as She Is Spoke did not become popular among Portuguese-speaking students. In fact, it was never published in Portugal, although it did find an audience 133 years later in Brazil, when it was released as a comedy title.

Adaptado de LEIGHTY-PHILLIPS, Tucker. How a Portuguese-to-English Phrasebook became a cult comedy sensation. In: Atlas Obscura (online). 29 jun. 2016. Disponível em www.atlasobscura.com 

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Em “The result, of course, is a mishmash of cloudy gibberish”, o termo grifado sugere uma crítica ao método de tradução usado por Carolino.
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A utilização do adjetivo grifado em “a preface written in a peculiar style of English” revela a admiração do autor pela obra de Carolino.
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Na frase “It quickly gained notoriety among English speakers”, o uso da palavra “notoriety” revela o tom de imparcialidade do enunciador.
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Em “[...] which again features phrases that vary [...]”, o termo grifado exprime o interesse do autor do texto no que se refere ao conteúdo do livro.
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A frase “[...] an approprietely named chapter entitled ‘Idiotisms and Proverbs” exprime uma discordância em relação ao nome do capítulo do livro de Carolino.