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UFU-MG 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Technology and its discontents

Nuclear bombs can destroy us. Facebook undermines our privacy. Artificial intelligence (AI) and robots can enslave us (or, worse, take our jobs). Synthetic biology and geneediting have humans playing God. Social media make us depressed: we’ve never been so connected yet never so alone.

Those are just a few of the complaints leveled against technology. For most of human history, however, technology was mostly seen as a force for good. More people would live because of technical progress, from refrigeration to vaccination, than perish because of it, despite lethal inventions such as gunpowder.



Disponı́vel em: <https://www.economist.com >. Acesso em: 25 mar. 2018.

After reading this text, one could state that

A
technology is more harmful than good.
B
people are satisfied with social media.
C
the role of technology is under debate.
D
humans have always rejected technology.
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UFU-MG 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The assistant we didn’t ask for, but can’t live without

“Weird.” “Curious.” “Baffling.” “Quite Stupid.” These words all once described Alexa, the voice-activated digital assistant on Amazon’s Echo device. But Amazon says the Echo Dot, a smaller, less expensive version of the Echo, was its “top-selling device” during the holiday season.

In 2014, it was odd to even consider owning an Echo — and impossible to buy without an invitation from Amazon. Today, you can pick from five Echo models. Or, you can try Google’s version: the Google Home, Google Home Mini or Google Home Max. Apple has also released a digital assistant device, the HomePod, which is fully capable with Siri. You can have your pick of digital assistants — each with varying capabilities of improving your life.

Alexa now has more than 15,000 skills, meaning any Echo device can go beyond describing the weather or playing music. The Google Assistant, first released in 2016, is catching up.

So why buy one now? First, they’re relatively inexpensive and far easier to use and understand than they were when first released. Think back to MP3 players or early smartphones: people learned a lot about using the products and became so adjusted to them that they didn’t know how to go back. Second, the future is paved with smart home devices, and voice-activated assistants to control them are becoming ubiquitous. The Echo and Google Home are no longer “test products” — the companies behind them want them to last.

Disponı́vel em: <www.nytimes.com>. Acesso em: 10 mar. 2018

Com base no texto, afirma-se que

I. existem vários modelos de assistentes digitais ativados por voz no mercado.
II. Alexa ainda é bastante limitada, mas descreve o tempo e toca músicas.,
III. Google, Apple e Amazon desenvolveram assistentes digitais em parceria.
IV. há justificativas para a compra de um Echo Dot ou de um Google Home.
V. alguns dos assistentes digitais mencionados ainda se encontram em fase de testes.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

A
II e V.
B
I e IV.
C
III e V.
D
II e III.
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UFU-MG 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

“The woman hangs upside down behind her husband”

Novelist and travel journalist Jo Piazza on the benefits of competing in the wife-carrying race

You don’t hear that enough in life. But it was the first thing my husband and I were told after flying across the country to Sunday River, Maine, to enter the North American Wife Carrying Championship. Never heard of wife carrying? You’re forgiven. Popular in Finland as Eukonkanto and legally dubbed a “sport” there in 1991, wife carrying is a race wherein a man hurls a woman over his shoulders as if she were a sack of potatoes and stumbles through and over obstacles to cross a finish line and collect his prize— his wife’s weight in beer. Yes, that’s the prize.

We also learned that there are well-thought-out wife-carrying techniques, the most popular being the “Estonian carry,” whereby the woman hangs upside down behind her husband facing his butt, with her legs thrown over his shoulders. It’s as uncomfortable as it sounds.


Disponı́vel em: <https://americanwaymagazine.com>. Acesso em: 25 mar. 2018.

De acordo com o texto,

I. a mulher é carregada como se fosse um saco de batatas.
II. EukonKanto é considerado um esporte praticado nos EUA.
III. o esposo deve carregar sua esposa acima de sua cabeça.
IV. cerveja equivalente ao peso da esposa é o prêmio ofertado.
V. segurança e conforto da mulher são critérios fundamentais.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

A
II e III.
B
II e IV.
C
I e IV.
D
III e V.
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UFU-MG 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Über-Adaptable Airless Tires

By Lisa Eadicicco


In the future, our cars will be smart, and our tires will be smarter. For starters, it’s airless, eliminating the need to worry about pounds per square inch. It’s also made from recycled materials in an effort to reduce waste. But the most impressive feature may be its 3-D--printed treads, which can be swapped in and out to accommodate various road conditions—without changing the tire itself. The challenge will be figuring out a way to do it quickly, says Terry Gettys, who helped lead the project, “because consumers are going to want their tires [ready to go] in just a few minutes.”




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

One of the most innovative features of this new concept tire is that it

A
is airless and as such needs little or no calibration.
B
can be changed quickly to meet consumer needs.
C
is easily adaptable and helps Uber drivers move safely.
D
can be physically adjusted to different driving contexts.
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UFU-MG 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

“Once we’re dead, we’re dead. I don’t want a Japanese designer to start designing Dolce & Gabbana,” Gabbana, 55, said in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

The veteran fashionistas launched their brand in 1985 and continue to work together despite breaking up as a couple in 2004. “When we split up, we said to ourselves that it was better to divide up everything, because if I took a blow to the head the next day he would have found himself dealing with someone not involved in the industry, like for example my cousin, who could ruin the business,” Gabbana said. “We have created a trust neither of us can touch.”

Dolce, 59, added that the pair had refused “every offer to buy the brand”. “You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not free, what do you do? You don’t go to the grave with a coffin stuffed with money,” he said.

Designer Stefano Gabbana says he is tired of being labelled as gay. “I’m too busy working. I don’t care about becoming richer – my goal is to be successful,” he said. The two men said they still share an exceptional bond, even though they are no longer romantically linked. “Even today, what is mine is his, and what is his is mine ...”



Disponı́vel em: <https://www.theguardian.com>. Acesso em: 24 mar. 2018.

According to the text,

I. Domenico and Stefano imply the Dolce & Gabbana label will die with them.
II. The Italian designers still maintain a romantic and long lasting relationship.
III. For them, success in their careers seems to be more important than money.
IV. Gabbana said he only trusts Dolce and his own cousin to run their business.
V. Even though they love each other, their fortunes are kept apart from one another.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

A
II e III.
B
I e III.
C
III e V.
D
I e IV.
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UFU-MG 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Do Gun Owners Want Gun Control?

By Jess Bidgood and Sabrina Tavernise


Tom Galinat signed a letter to lawmakers, urging them to expand background checks for gun purchases. Mr. Galinat, 35, a farmer and hunter who owns nine guns, traveled last month from his home in Peacham, Vt., to Montpelier, the state capital, with a firm goal in mind: Convince lawmakers to enact a ban on high-capacity magazines.


Jonathan Leach, 56, a policy analyst in Augusta, Me., and the owner of about 10 guns, testified before Maine legislators in favor of a bill to let judges order people deemed dangerous to surrender their firearms. Mr. Leach said he wanted to serve as a counterweight to gun rights enthusiasts he knew would speak against the idea.


Disponı́vel em: <www.nytimes.com>. Acesso em: 24 Abr. 2018.


Com base no texto, é correto afirmar que

A
Tom acredita que a aquisição de armas deve ser proibida.
B
os homens mencionados acham que armas são perigosas.
C
Tom e Jonathan concordam que haja controle de armas.
D
Jonathan critica aqueles que defendem o uso de armas.
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UFU-MG 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Disponı́vel em: <http://www.gocomics.com>. Acesso em: 22 abr. 2018.



Sobre a tirinha, pode-se concluir que o efeito de humor ocorre devido ao fato

A
de a fala da esposa provocar ambiguidade.
B
de a rainha encontrar-se no Smithsonian.
C
de a esposa gostar de chapéus vermelhos.
D
de o marido não se interessar pela esposa.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Undergraduate students at Princeton benefit from the extraordinary resources of a world-class research institution dedicated to undergraduate teaching. Princeton faculty have an unparalleled reputation for balancing excellence in their fields with a dedication to their students, through both classroom instruction and independent study advising. Undergraduates fulfill general education requirements, choose among a wide variety of elective courses, and pursue departmental concentrations and interdisciplinary certificate programs. Required independent work is a hallmark of undergraduate education at Princeton.
Disponível em:https://www.princeton.edu/main/academics/. Acesso em: dez. 2015.

De acordo com o texto, infere-se que os cursos de graduação de Princeton têm como diferencial característico

A
o foco na pesquisa e na publicação científica.
B
o nível de excelência do corpo discente da instituição.
C
os requisitos exigidos para a emissão de certificados.
D
o estímulo à autonomia acadêmica de seus alunos.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

While most butterflies flit along at 5 to 10 mph, the skipper, found mostly in Central and South America, can top out at speeds up to 30 mph. Because the skipper has a stocky body and its small wings are typically colored with browns and grays, it's easy to mistake this subspecies of a butterfly for a moth.
Disponível em:http://www.rd.com/culture/butterfy-facts/. Acesso em: dez. 2015.

São características da subespécie de borboleta descrita:
I. Tem asas multicoloridas e vibrantes.
II. Locomove-se com velocidade.
III. Parece com uma traça comum.
IV. Tem corpo alongado e asas grandes.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

A
II e III.
B
I e II.
C
I e III.
D
II e IV.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Come September, up to 300 million monarch butterflies in southern Canada and the United States begin their annual migration to California and central Mexico, roosting along the way on golf courses and beaches in Florida and California. In March, the butterflies embark on a return trip north. Because no single butterfly completes the entire migratory cycle, scientists believe that genetic information about directions and timing are passed down through the generations.
Disponível em:http://www.rd.com/culture/butterfy-facts/. Acesso em: dez. 2015.

De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que as borboletas-monarca, em seu processo migratório,

A
resistem a longas viagens de ida e volta do Canadá até a Califórnia.
B
carregam informações genéticas relativas à direção e ao tempo.
C
retornam do México para o norte dos EUA e sul do Canadá no verão.
D
param no meio do caminho em busca de aquecimento e reprodução.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês

Since the cold-blooded butterfly can't regulate its body temperature, the insect is particularly sensitive to changes in weather. Rain and wind can damage its wings, and cold temperatures can render it literally unable to move its wings. Butterflies have various methods for maintaining an ideal body temperature of around 85 degrees Fahrenheit: they cluster together, hibernate in trees and other structures, "shiver" by flapping their wings, and bask in the sun.
Disponível em:http://www.rd.com/culture/butterfy-facts/.Acessso em: dez. 2015.

Sobre o comportamento das borboletas de sangue frio durante o inverno, é INCORRETO afirmar que elas

A
perecem quando há queda na temperatura.
B
entram em processo de hibernação.
C
batem as asas como se tremessem de frio.
D
buscam aquecimento sob a luz do sol.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The most effective way to protect yourself from the Zika virus is to prevent mosquito bites
By Kelsey Kloss
Many Americans are relatively protected from the Zika virus at the moment because mosquitoes die or go into hibernation in cold winter weather. When temperatures rise to 50 or 60 degrees Fahrenheit, however, mosquitoes can reappear and spread disease. The Aedes mosquitos feed during the day and fly into houses for shade — living and reproducing very close to people. Just one tablespoon of water can serve as a mosquito breeding ground and produce up to 300 mosquitoes. The insects can breed in the bottom of a glass in the bathroom (like one you use to brush your teeth with) or in a film of water next to the sink. Eliminate standing water throughout the home, including in flower pots, bottles, and accumulating garbage. Have a pool? No need to drain — mosquitos are deterred by the chlorine that keeps the pool clean and safe for swimming.
Disponível em: <http://www.rd.com/culture/surprising-oscar-winning-movies/>. Acesso em: fev. 2016 (fragmento).

Este texto indica que 

A
o Zika vírus não deve ocorrer nos EUA devido às baixas temperaturas.
B
piscinas são focos preocupantes de multiplicação do Aedes nos EUA.
C
o avanço do Zika é inevitável devido à alta taxa de multiplicação do Aedes.
D
mosquitos Aedes podem se reproduzir em filetes de água sobre a pia.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Archbishop of Toronto speaks out against assisted dying
"Dying is simply not the same as being killed," Cardinal Thomas Collins, the Archbishop of Toronto, said in a video, which the Archdiocese posted earlier this week to YouTube. "We are grateful for physicians and nurses and others who offer medical assistance to patients who are dying. But it is never justified for them to kill."
Collins says he's shocked by a parliamentary committee's recommendations that would force doctors to at least refer people to a physician willing to help someone end their life, including, in some cases, minors and the mentally ill. The committee also recommended allowing people suffering from conditions like dementia to pre-schedule the date of their death.
Disponível em:http://www.cbc.ca/. Acesso em: dez. 2015 (adaptado).

Based on Cardinal Collins' position, it is correct to state that

A
euthanasia is already legal in Canada under some circumstances.
B
assisted death and assistance in death are two different situations.
C
he agrees with the parliamentary committee`s recommendations.
D
the Catholic Church speaks out against physicians and nurses.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Oscar-Winning Movies
By Rachel Swalin
Citizen Kane may be considered one of the greatest films ever made, yet this Orson Welles grand tale of a newspaper magnate‘s rise and fall lost out on Best Picture in 1942. Instead, the prize went to How Green Was My Valley, a drama depicting the struggles of a Welsh mining family. As director, co-author, producer, and star, Welles had every hand in the making of Citizen Kane, but his controversial film, thought to be based on media mogul William Randolph Hearst, managed to alienate him from Hollywood. How Green Was My Valley, from director John Ford, proved to be a more sentimental favorite of the time.
Disponível em: <http://www.rd.com/culture/surprising-oscar-winning-movies/>. Acesso em: dez. 2015.

Com base no texto, é correto afirmar que: 

A
Excepcionalmente, ambos os filmes ganharam o Oscar em 1942.
B
Welles era um dos diretores favoritos de Hollywood naquela época.
C
How Green Was My Valley representa um drama familiar controverso.
D
Além de diretor, Orson Welles também foi ator em Citizen Kane.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Teen Texting: Girls versus Boys

By Victoria Stern 


A new study from the American Psychological Association evaluated how 211 girls and 192 boys communicated via text and found notable gender differences in overall behavior and compulsive use:

• Teenage girls use texting for social connection, whereas boys mostly use it to convey information.

• Boys and girls send about the same number of texts every day, but girls are more likely to become compulsive texters.

• Teenage girls who compulsively text see a steeper decline in their grades than their compulsive male counterparts. The researchers suggest the social content of girls' messages may be more likely to distract them from their academic tasks.

• Compulsive texting also appears to affect girls' mental health more than boys', perhaps because girls are more prone to text about negative feelings and to ruminate on those feelings.


Disponível em: : <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/teen-texting-girls-versus-boys/> .Acesso em: jan. 2016 (fragmento). 


According to the text,
I. gender does play a role in texting behaviors of teenagers.
II. males tend to become as compulsive texters as females.
III. females seem to share more personal feelings than males.
IV. texting affects academic success of both boys and girls.
V. females send more texts than their male counterparts.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas

A
II, III e V.
B
I, III e IV.
C
III, IV e V.
D
I, II e IV.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension


Dr.: But sir, if you don‘t comply with your maintenance medication your symptoms may recur!
Patient: Whatever! I feel fine!
Dr.: Your illness will return!
Patient: Meh…
Dr.: In the long run, your medical bills will be more expensive …
Patient: Oh no!

This comic strip suggests that
I. the doctor believes the patient can interrupt his medication.
II. the patient seems to be really concerned about his health.
III. the patient worries about the cost of his medical treatment.
IV. the doctor uses different strategies to convince the patient.
V. the patient will probably not follow the doctor's orientation.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

A
I e V.
B
II e III.
C
II e V.
D
III e IV.
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UFU-MG 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension


Normal-looking earrings will track your heart rate, body temperature and blood oxygen levels, providing you with vital health statistics. If you thought Bluetooth headsets made businessmen talking to themselves in public look strange, these earrings will take that to the next level.
Shoes will convert movement into energy, powering internal sensors and other wearable devices. The sensors will help the shoes cool and heat your feet as necessary, as well as track your exercise and any weight changes.
Buttons haven‘t changed in decades, but they‘re about to get a big overhaul. Soon, they‘ll have embedded GPS, tracking your movements and learning your habits. That will let all your wearables react in real-time to your location, predicting where you‘re about to go or making suggestions on what‘s next. Getting lost will be a challenge, but if you somehow manage to end up in an unknown or dangerous place, your buttons will be able to contact your family or call 911 for help.

Disponível em: <http://time.com/see-the-wearable-tech-of-the-future/>.. Acesso em: dez. 2015 (fragmento).

De acordo com o texto, considere as afirmativas a seguir.

I. Brincos poderão ser usados para monitorar a saúde de seus usuários.

II. Brincos terão função semelhante aos fones com technologia Bluetooth.

III. Calçados servirão como geradores de energia.

IV. Botões funcionarão como sensores de temperatura corporal.

V. Botões terão influência sobre outras tecnologias portáteis.



Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

A
II, III e V.
B
III, IV e V.
C
I, III e V.
D
I, II e V.