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UFU-MG 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

High Mobility
America's extensive transportation network is an important element in its high level of economic interaction. Goods and people move freely within and between regions of the country. Regional interdependence is great; it ismade possible by these interregional flows. Relative isolation is uncommon, but it does exist.
Nearly 20 percent of all Americans change their residence in any one year. Although much of this residential migration is local in nature, it does result in substantial interregional population movement. Until the last decade of the 19th century, there was a strong westward population shift toward frontier agricultural lands. The focus of opportunity then changed and migration shifted to urban areas. More recently, the U.S. economy has entered what some call a post-industrial phase; employment growth is primarily in professions and services rather than primary (extractive) or secondary (manufacturing) sectors. Such employment is much more flexible in its location, and there has been a more rapid growth in such employment in areas that appear to contain greater amenities.
<https://usa.usembassy.de/etexts/outgeogr/geog01.htm>. Acesso em 24.fev.2019.

According to the text,

I. high population mobility rates are rather negative for the economy.
II. lots of people currently migrate towards frontier agricultural lands.
III. people tend to move where jobs are mostly readily available.
IV. most jobs now concentrate on primary and secondary sectors.
V. most residential mobility flows occur at a local or regional level.

Assinale a alternativa que contém somente afirmativas corretas.

A
II e III.
B
III e IV.
C
III e V.
D
I e IV.
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<https://gizmodo.com/10-of-your-funniest-nerdiest-comic-strips-5375407>. Acesso em 25.fev.2019.

Based on this interaction, it is possible to state that

A
this patient believes in the advancement of technology.
B
the doctor will implant a USB device in the man’s arm.
C
in this scenario the use of bioengineering is still fiction.
D
the surgeon knows little about computer technology.
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Ernesto Miranda, a Mexican immigrant living in Phoenix, Arizona, was identified in a police lineup by a woman, who accused him of kidnapping and raping her. Miranda was arrested and questioned by the police for two hours until he confessed to the crimes. During the interrogation, police did not tell Miranda about his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination or his Sixth Amendment right to an attorney. The case went to trial in an Arizona state court and the prosecutor used the confession as evidence against Miranda, who was convicted and sentenced to 20 to 30 years in prison. Miranda's attorney appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court, which upheld the conviction. Then he appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which agreed to hear it along with four similar cases. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Miranda. This decision gave rise to what has become known as the Miranda Warning.
<https://www.uscourts.gov>. Acesso em 10.jan.2019.

According to the text,

I. a fundamental right in US law has been named after a Mexican immigrant.
II. Ernesto Miranda was innocent of the crimes he was accused of in 1966.
III. the Supreme Court considered other cases when judging Miranda’s appeal.
IV. Miranda confessed to his crimes and served a 20 to 30-year sentence.
V. immigrants in the US are subject to the same laws as US citizens.

Assinale a alternativa que contém somente afirmativas corretas.

A
II e III.
B
II e V.
C
I e IV.
D
I e III.
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Active Trips: Grab your gear and head into the wilderness with National Geographic! On our active expeditions, you'll venture off the beaten path in spectacular places around the globe, following in the footsteps of National Geographic’s explorers and adventurers. Trek through some of the world's most legendary mountain ranges; go kayaking amid icebergs and calving glaciers; and discover wild and stunning landscapes by foot, horseback, and even dogsled. Whether you find yourself snorkeling with majestic whale sharks, snowshoeing to remote waterfalls, or hiking an ancient pilgrimage route, you’ll experience the unforgettable rush that comes with achieving a personal quest. And we keep our group size to a maximum of 16 so that we can move with agility, interact with local cultures, and enjoy every place we visit in-depth.
<https://www.nationalgeographic.com>. Acesso em 02.mar.2019.
Based on the text, one can infer that

A
you have to be physically active to join these expeditions.
B
these trips explore untouched National Geographic routes.
C
a disadvantage about these trips is that they’re superficial.
D
the adventures are aimed at those who enjoy privacy.
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THE FIRST CHILD OF BOMI AND JER Bulsara, the boy named Farrokh was born on September 5, 1946, in the British protectorate of Zanzibar, an island off the east coast of Africa. The Bulsaras were Paris’s, Zoroastrian descendents of Persians who fled to India to escape Muslim persecution. While Bomi worked as a high-court cashier for the British government, Jer looked after Farrokh, a lively child who took an early interest in music: “Folk, opera, classical, he loved them all,” she later said. “I think he always wanted to be a showman.”
When Farrokh was six, Jer gave birth to his sister, Kashmira, but the boy’s happy home life would be short-lived. As Kashmira later said, “I only had a year of him,” referrring to the fact that her older brother was sent to St. Peter’s, a boarding school in India, not far from Bombay. “I was a precocious child,” Farrokh would say many years later, when he was known as Fred Mercury, “and my parents thought boarding school would do me good. It was an upheaval of an upbringing, which seems to have worked, I guess.”
Life magazine. Queen. Fev. 2019.

Com base no texto, é correto afirmar que

A
os pais de Fred Mercury não perceberam suas habilidades artísticas.
B
Kashmira, seis anos mais jovem, cresceu sob a proteção de Farrokh.
C
Fred Mercury achava que sua criação poderia ter sido mais harmoniosa.
D
Farrokh foi para um internato na Índia porque era uma criança difícil.
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Land of changes
The southeastern region is changing more rapidly than any other part of the United States - not because the land is new, but because the area´s old, exhausted land is being given new life. The problems of the southeast are best illustrated by a story that goes back a decade before the turn of the century. The tale describes the funeral of a poor man. “They cut through solid marble to make his grave and yet the little marble tombstone they put above him was from Vermont. They buried him in the heart of a pine tree forest, and yet his pine coffin came form Ohio. They buried him beside an iron mine, and yet his nails in his coffin and the iron in the shovel came from Pittsburgh. They buried him in a coat form New York and shoes from Chicago and a shirt from Cincinnati. The South didn’t supply anything for that funeral except the body and the hole in the ground.”
An outline of American Geography. International Communication Agency. USA. 1978.

Based on the text, one can say that

I. the story shows the south had added too many skills to its raw materials.
II. geography has been kind to the Southeastern resources of the United States.
III. the South needs to change more rapidly than other parts of the U.S.
IV. the story told reflects the present southerner socio-economic context.
V. the South did not supply anything to the funeral described in this text.

Assinale a alternativa que contém somente afirmativas corretas.

A
I e III.
B
II e III.
C
III e IV.
D
I e V.
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REPORT SUGGESTS LIFTING BAN ON ELEPHANT CULL


Some Botswanan MPs say the elephant population is out of control

Botswana is considering the reintroduction of big game hunting and reducing its elephant population by turning them into pet food. The recommendations were made in a recent report to Mokgweetsi Masisi, the president.
Botswana has around 130,000 elephants, the largest population in the world, and has long been hailed as a safe refuge for the species amid an Africa-wide poaching crisis. But some Botswanan MPs argue the population is out of control and puts lives and livelihoods of small scale farmers at risk.
The report says hunting would boost tourism while “managing’ the elephant population. It also called for “regular but limited” culling. It suggested meat from culled elephants could be used in canned pet food.
<https://www.pressreader.com; https://www.telegraph.co.uk>. Acesso em 25.fev.2019.

According to the text, this recent report has recommended

A
the government needs to protect the elephants.
B
that elephant meat could be used as pet food.
C
“culling”should be prohibited in the country.
D
the population of elephants is in danger.
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Scientists Make Meat
A laboratory in the Netherlands uses cow muscle and fat to grow meat, revolutionising what we eat. Currently, a little piece of meat costs around $12,500 to make, but professor Mark Post said that the laboratory has an investor from the meat industry, and he envisions that it will take about three years to get the first hamburger on the market. It will be still rather expensive and in small production, so it will target only specialty restaurants at a price of 12–14 dollars for a hamburger, but the price will inevitably come down in the years after that. The production will be more resource efficient and it will hit the supermarket seven years from now, according to the professor’s guess.

A butcher said that people are very skeptical and nervous about manufactured products as it is, and scientists agree that public acceptance is key to the success of this product.

<https://www.newsinlevels.com>. Acesso em 7.mar.2019.

    Com base no texto, é correto afirmar que

A
açougueiros acreditam que esse novo produto será muito bem aceito.
B
os cientistas concordam que esse produto fará sucesso com o público.
C
a carne holandesa deve entrar nas cadeias de restaurantes em breve.
D
é possível a produção de carne para consumo humano em laboratório.
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25th James Bond Movie
Actor Rami Malek is going to play the villain in the newest ‘James Bond’ movie, and he is in final negotiations for the role. The news came after his win at the 2019 Oscars. He will join a list of famous Bond baddies such as Scaramanga and Silva.
The 25th Bond movie in the franchise is called ‘Shatterhands’. Cary Joi Fukunaga is the director and the filming will begin in April 2019. Daniel Craig will play Bond for the last time, and other familiar and famous actors will join him.
<https://www.newsinlevels.com>. Acesso em 12.mar.2019.

    De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que 

A
o filme será o último da franquia James Bond.
B
o 25º filme de James Bond será lançado em abril.
C
Malek será um vilão no próximo “James Bond”.
D
Scaramanga e Silva terão papéis nesse filme.
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< https://reallifeglobal.com/learn-english-comic-strips-garfield/>. Acesso em 22.fev.2019.

    Com base na tirinha, é correto afirmar que 

A
o gato Garfield acredita que, às vezes, vale à pena se antecipar.
B
o gato Garfield achou a fala de seu amigo muito engraçada.
C
o amigo de Garfield tinha uma notícia curta para compartilhar com ele.
D
o amigo de Garfield é um incansável contador de estórias.
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Disponível em: <http://www.callouscomics.com/index/14-november-2014>. Acesso em: 22 abr. 2017.

Sobre a tirinha, pode-se concluir que o homem

A
imagina que sua apresentação será ruim.
B
participará de um casamento importante.
C
usa terno e gravata com muita frequência.
D
receberá um presente em uma cerimônia.
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INNOVATIONS
Facebook's Wild Vision for the Future

by Lisa Eadicicco

Regina Dugan, Facebook's vice president of engineering and head of its secretive Building 8, the future is full of revolutionary technologies that will enable us to communicate without typing keys, tapping screens, or even talking.

Dressed in a dark Steve Jobs-like turtleneck, Dugan announced Wednesday that Facebook has a team of 60 people working on a computer interface powered by the human brain. The system would be capable of "typing" 100 words per minute by decoding users' neural activity, which is five times faster than we're able to type on smartphones. Facebook says the technology could be useful as an input tool for augmented reality devices, or as an aide for people with communication disorders.

Disponível em: <http://time.com/4747050/facebook-f8-day-2-keynote/>. Acesso em: 23 abr. 2017.

Com base no texto, pode-se afirmar que o Facebook

A
apresentará tecnologia para competir com as inovações da Apple de Steve Jobs.
B
planeja utilizar tecnologia de realidade aumentada em seus novos equipamentos.
C
pretende resolver o problema de acessibilidade enfrentado por deficientes visuais.
D
está desenvolvendo tecnologia que substituirá a necessidade de digitar mensagens.
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Surgeons Conduct Head Transplants on Rats, Say Humans Are Next
After 14 head transplants on rats, a pair of surgeons say they will attempt a human head transplant in the next 10 months in China.

by Eva Hershaw

Chinese scientists have transplanted the head of a donor rat onto the back of a host body, creating an equally garish and impressive two-headed rat that may offer insights into the viability of an eventual human head transplant.

The process, which was done by way of a rat triad, which included a donor, recipient, and blood supply rat, provided a continuous blood supply to the donor brain throughout the transplant, avoiding brain tissue hypothermia — a condition where the brain suffers in absence of a blood supply. The problem has long been one of the major barriers to carrying out a successful head transplant in animal specimens.

Disponível em: <https://www.seeker.com/health/medicine/surgeons-conduct-head-transplants-on-rats-sayhumans-are-next>. Acesso em: 23 abr. 2017.

Com base no texto, é possível afirmar que

I. um transplante de cabeça foi realizado em ratos.
II. cientistas planejam transplantar cabeça em humanos.
III. o rato que recebeu o transplante não sobreviveu.
IV. o rato teve sua cabeça substituída por uma outra.
V. dois ratos foram usados no procedimento descrito.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

A
II e IV
B
III e V
C
I e V
D
I e II
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Most Teens Take a Voluntary Week-Long Break From Social Media


by Barbara Ortutay


The common stereotype has teens glued to their phones 24-7. But nearly 60 percent of teens in the U.S. have actually taken a break from social media — the bulk of them voluntarily, a new survey found. The poll, from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, surveyed teens aged 13 to 17 and found that most value the feeling of connection with friends and family that social media provides. A much smaller number associate it with negative emotions, such as being overwhelmed or needing to always show their best selves. The survey, released Thursday, found that teens' social media breaks are typically a week or longer, and that boys are more likely to take longer breaks.


Disponível em: <http://time.com/4758172/teenagers-social-media-break-survey/>. Acesso em: 23 abr. 2017.


De acordo com o texto, pode-se inferir que

A
jovens entre 24 e 27 anos tendem a usar as redes sociais com mais intensidade.
B
adolescentes entre 13 e 17 anos preferem manter contatos mediados pela tecnologia.
C
poucos foram os adolescentes entrevistados que "tiraram férias" das redes sociais.
D
os meninos sentem mais necessidade de se manter conectados que as meninas.
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Rare ‘Coffin Birth' Found in Black Death Burial Site

by Rossella Lorenzi

Researchers investigating a 14th century burial ground have identified a rare case of "coffin birth" - a gruesome phenomenon in which a deceased pregnant woman's fetus is expelled within the grave. The event, which has seldom been reported in archaeology, is known as postmortem fetal extrusion. It results from a build-up of gas pressure within the decomposing body. "In this case, we have a partial expulsion of a 38- to 40-week-old fetus, which was found to be complete and to lie within the birth canal," Deneb Cesana, at the University of Genova, told Seeker.

Disponível em: <https://www.seeker.com/coffin-birth-found-in-black-death-burial-2333620306.html>. Acesso em: 23 abr. 2017.

Com base no texto, é correto afirmar que

A
extrusão fetal após a morte é um fenômeno comum.
B
os arqueólogos desconhecem a possível causa das mortes.
C
houve expulsão do feto, mesmo após morte da mãe.
D
Seeker é um dos membros da equipe de arqueólogos.
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SpaceX successfully launches secret government spy satellite
First stage of Falcon 9 rocket lands back at Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launched a top-secret spy satellite for the U.S. government Monday morning and then successfully landed the booster for recycling. The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from its NASA-leased pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was SpaceX's first mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. No details were divulged about the newly launched NRO satellite. Instead, SpaceX focused its webcast on the successful touchdown of the first-stage booster. The leftover booster — its job done — landed at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station several minutes after liftoff. Sonic booms rattled the area, serving as a Monday morning wake-up call. Across the country, cheers erupted at SpaceX Mission Control at company headquarters in Hawthorne, California. SpaceX strives to return most of its boosters for reuse.

The company's first recycled rocket flew last month. This was the fourth SpaceX booster landing at Cape Canaveral; even more have landed on ocean platforms.

Disponível em: <http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/spacex-launches-spy-satellite-1.4093085>. Acesso em: 23 abr. 2017.

According to the text,

I. SpaceX is a technology company which launches satellites.
II. Falcon 9 is a new top-secret U.S. government spy satellite.
III. present technology allows for the use of recycled rockets.
IV. the satellite was launched in secrecy from Hawthorne, California.
V. NRO and SpaceX have worked on previous satellite projects.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

A
I e III
B
II e IV
C
III e V
D
I e IV
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Could Eating a Second Breakfast Help You Lose Weight?

by Alexa Erickson

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? So why not have two? There’s a growing trend promoting a “second breakfast” as a weight-loss mechanism. The idea: If you eat more in the morning, you’ll be less likely to snack at night, when, according to research, it’s harder to burn off calories. Now there’s research adding weight to this claim.

A study conducted by researchers at Yale and the University of Connecticut suggests that eating something small to jump-start your metabolism followed by a slightly larger meal an hour or two later can keep you satiated until lunchtime and help prevent overeating throughout the rest of the day. The study, published in the journal Pediatric Obesity, tracked the weight and breakfast-eating patterns of students from 12 randomly selected urban area schools over the course of two years. The team looked at six different eating patterns: frequent breakfast skippers, inconsistent school eaters, inconsistent home eaters, frequent school eaters, frequent home eaters, and double-breakfast eaters. They found that it was the frequent breakfast skippers who showed increased odds of becoming overweight or obese compared to the double-breakfast eaters.

Disponível em: <http://www.rd.com/health/diet-weight-loss/could-eating-second-breakfast-help-you-lose-weight/>. Acesso em: 23 abr. 2017.

De acordo com o texto,

I. tomar café da manhã em duas etapas parece ajudar a perder peso.
II. pessoas que não tomam café com frequência tendem a ser magras.
III. este estudo avalia hábitos alimentares de 12 grupos de estudantes.
IV. os pesquisadores acham que é mais difícil perder peso à noite.
V. aqueles que comem mais de manhã tendem a comer menos à noite.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

A
I e V
B
I e II
C
III e IV
D
II e V
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A Shoe Engineered to Boost Performance

By Julia Zorthian


Imagine a shoe that lets you run faster, pivot better and jump higher. That’s the idea behind the Futurecraft 4D, a new sneaker whose midsole can be expertly tailored to the needs of its wearers—not only in size and shape, but also in flexibility, impact type, cushioning and more. The key is the 3-D printing process, which enables the company to “look at every single square millimeter of a midsole and tune it from a performance standpoint,” says Al VanNoy, who headed the project. It would take weeks to make those modifications using traditional shoemaking methods. But the Futurecraft 4D midsoles can be printed in as little as two hours, meaning they could even be produced in stores. At least that’s a possibility for the future.




Disponı́vel em: <http://time.com>. Acesso em: 25 mar. 2018.


Based on the text, Futurecraft 4D

A
can be personalized to match the wearer´s midsole.
B
is already available in specialized shoe stores in the USA.
C
uses traditional shoemaking methods for better results.
D
was developed with the help of 4-D printing technology.
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New Studies Link Cell Phone Radiation with Cancer
Researchers call for greater caution, but skeptics say the evidence from rat studies is not convincing
By Charles Schmidt

    Does cell phone radiation cause cancer? New studies show a correlation in lab rats, but the evidence may not resolve ongoing debates over causality or whether any effects arise in people.

    The ionizing radiation given off by sources such as x-ray machines and the sun boosts cancer risk by shredding molecules in the body. But the nonionizing radio-frequency (RF) radiation that cell phones and other wireless devices emit has just one known biological effect: an ability to heat tissue by exciting its molecules. Still, evidence advanced by the studies shows prolonged exposure to even very low levels of RF radiation, perhaps by mechanisms other than heating that remain unknown, makes rats uniquely prone to a rare tumor called a schwannoma, which affects a type of neuron (or nerve cell) called a Schwann cell.



Disponı́vel em: <https://www.scientificamerican.com>. Acesso em: 29 mar. 2018.

    Com base no texto, afirma-se que

A
o celular provoca um tipo de tumor em seres humanos.
B
a radiação RF não causa efeitos biológicos.
C
o estudo comprova o perigo causado pelo celular em humanos.
D
a exposição à radiação ionizante afeta moléculas do corpo.
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A new study, published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy, established the chemical composition of Uranus’ upper cloud deck for the first time. Using an instrument called the Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer (NIFS) at the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, researchers determined that Uranus’ cloud cover is composed of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas, which is what gives rotten eggs their distinctive, noxious scent.



Disponı́vel em: <http://time.com>. Acesso em: 24 abr. 2018.

De acordo com o texto, infere-se que

A
o cheiro de Urano deve ser desagradável ao nosso olfato.
B
a superfície de Urano é composta por material rico em H2S.
C
as nuvens de gás cobrem toda a superfície do planeta Urano.
D
os pesquisadores sabiam da existência do gás H2S no planeta.