Questõesde SÃO CAMILO 2019

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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Na última fala da tira “I hate him, but I also love him”, os termos sublinhados referem-se

Leia a tirinha e o quadrinho para responder à questão. 




(http://leadership-learning-with-dilbert.blogspot.com)





(www.glasbergen.com. Adaptado.)
A
ao homem de gravata listrada.
B
ao sanduíche de bacon e queijo.
C
ao homem de óculos de aro escuro.
D
à empresa Catbert.
E
ao diretor de recursos humanos
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Física - Ótica, Refração

Um raio de luz monocromático propaga-se pelo ar e incide em um bloco de cristal de quartzo homogêneo sob um ângulo de incidência de 50º, passando a propagar-se pelo cristal, conforme a figura 1. No gráfico da figura 2 está representada a velocidade de propagação da luz, em função do tempo, no ar e no interior do cristal.




Considerando sen 50º = 0,76, o valor de sen θ, em que θ é o ângulo indicado na figura 1, é aproximadamente

A
0,62.
B
0,44.
C
0,51.
D
0,28.
E
0,33.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o trecho do terceiro parágrafo que indica que o carvão ativado é inócuo para a saúde.

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Worshiping the false idols of wellness




     Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up: wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to the fear of modern life and death.
    The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as “inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself” medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that science can only aspire to achieve.
     Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.” Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are practically packaged for Instagram.
     Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined, and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated. The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and scientifically unsupported tests.
     The dietary supplements that are the backbone of wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling). Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
     Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need that are medically ethical.

(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
A
“Guess what?”
B
“Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal to your food or drink.”
C
“the black color is strikingly unexpected and alluring”
D
“Wellness potions in beautiful jars”
E
“It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local witch.”
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Uma interpretação tanto da tira quanto do quadrinho pode ser expressa pelo seguinte ditado popular:

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(http://leadership-learning-with-dilbert.blogspot.com)





(www.glasbergen.com. Adaptado.)
A
Barriga vazia não conhece alegria.
B
Na prática, a teoria é outra.
C
Comer e coçar, é só começar.
D
Mente sã, corpo são.
E
Os olhos são maiores que a boca.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Física - Dinâmica, Leis de Newton

A figura mostra uma atleta de salto com vara, em repouso, antes de iniciar sua corrida para o salto. Ela segura em suas mãos, na posição horizontal, uma vara homogênea de 6 m de comprimento e de 4 kg de massa.



Adotando g = 10 m/s² , a intensidade da força vertical que a atleta deve fazer com sua mão direita no ponto A para manter a vara em equilíbrio na posição mostrada na figura é

A
80 N.
B
40 N.
C
50 N.
D
120 N.
E
60 N.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Física - Física Térmica - Termologia, Gás Ideal

Em uma fábrica de artefatos para festa, as bexigas são infladas com o gás hélio armazenado em um cilindro rígido de volume 0,2 m³ sob pressão de 192 atm. Sabendo que o volume de cada bexiga é de 0,032 m³, que dentro de cada uma delas o gás fica submetido a uma pressão de 1,2 atm e considerando a mesma temperatura do gás no cilindro e nas bexigas, o número de bexigas que podem ser infladas com o gás contido no cilindro é

A
500.
B
1000.
C
640.
D
720.
E
880.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - História - Construção de Estados e o Absolutismo, História Geral

— De volta à França, Bonaparte é visto como o salvador por toda uma facção, mas também por um grande número de capitalistas. Ele, por sua vez, prepara o golpe de Estado, um golpe de Estado militar que acontece no dia 18 Brumário do ano VIII (9 de novembro de 1799), após o que os deputados são afastados e ele assume o cargo de primeiro cônsul. Um poder que ele vai consolidar entre 1800 e 1804, até se tornar imperador.

Então é o fim da Revolução?

— Não e sim.


(Michel Vovelle. A Revolução Francesa explicada

à minha neta, 2007. Adaptado.)


A ambiguidade da última frase é explicada pelo fato de que Napoleão Bonaparte

A
preservou a democracia direta implantada pela Revolução, mas defendeu a ideia de uma França belicosa e expansionista.
B
aboliu os resquícios do feudalismo que sobreviveram à Revolução, mas eliminou as pequenas propriedades rurais.
C
assegurou a difusão das práticas mercantis liberais, mas restabeleceu o poder da aristocracia e da monarquia bourbônica.
D
manteve a prática do terror e a perseguição aos adversários políticos, mas restaurou os privilégios do primeiro e do segundo estados.
E
consolidou conquistas da Revolução e o poder da burguesia, mas limitou a participação e as liberdades políticas.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Pronome demonstrativo | Demonstrative pronoun, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Pronomes | Pronouns

In the excerpt from the second paragraph “and polishes it to the point of incomprehension”, the underlined word refers to

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Worshiping the false idols of wellness




     Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up: wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to the fear of modern life and death.
    The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as “inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself” medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that science can only aspire to achieve.
     Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.” Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are practically packaged for Instagram.
     Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined, and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated. The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and scientifically unsupported tests.
     The dietary supplements that are the backbone of wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling). Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
     Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need that are medically ethical.

(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
A
“Do It Yourself” medicine.
B
wellness industry.
C
inflammation.
D
medical terminology.
E
free radicals.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the fifth paragraph, the text in brackets

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Worshiping the false idols of wellness




     Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up: wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to the fear of modern life and death.
    The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as “inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself” medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that science can only aspire to achieve.
     Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.” Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are practically packaged for Instagram.
     Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined, and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated. The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and scientifically unsupported tests.
     The dietary supplements that are the backbone of wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling). Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
     Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need that are medically ethical.

(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
A
shows that the author of the text is wrong.
B
motivates people to abandon supplements and adopt a natural diet.
C
presents some exceptions to the assertion that supplements are useless.
D
advises people to take supplements during their lives.
E
proves that supplements provide the vast majority of nutrients people need.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

De acordo com o último parágrafo, as práticas promovidas pela indústria do bem-estar

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Worshiping the false idols of wellness




     Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up: wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to the fear of modern life and death.
    The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as “inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself” medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that science can only aspire to achieve.
     Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.” Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are practically packaged for Instagram.
     Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined, and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated. The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and scientifically unsupported tests.
     The dietary supplements that are the backbone of wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling). Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
     Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need that are medically ethical.

(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
A
podem ser prejudiciais a quem tem doenças graves.
B
incentivam as pessoas a buscar produtos não industrializados.
C
trazem mais benefícios do que prejuízos.
D
trazem benefícios por meio do efeito placebo.
E
estão em sintonia com a medicina mais moderna.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Física - Cinemática, Movimento Retilíneo Uniforme

Depois de ter feito uma viagem entre duas cidades, o motorista calculou sua velocidade escalar média no percurso considerando seu deslocamento escalar e o intervalo de tempo gasto. Após alguns cálculos, ele concluiu que se tivesse feito a mesma viagem, pela mesma trajetória, com uma velocidade escalar média 25% maior, o intervalo de tempo gasto teria sido reduzido em

A
25%.
B
20%.
C
12%.
D
15%.
E
10%.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Física - Dinâmica, Leis de Newton

Dois blocos, A e B, de massas mA = 6 kg e mB = 4 kg, são conectados por um fio que passa por uma polia fixa, como representado na figura. Quando o corpo A é abandonado, a partir do repouso, de uma altura h = 2 m do solo horizontal, o sistema move-se livre de resistência do ar.



Considerando a polia e o fio ideais e g = 10 m/s² , a velocidade do bloco B quando o bloco A atinge o solo é

A
8 m/s
B

2√2 m/s

C
2 m/s
D
√2 m/s
E
4 m/s
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Física - Cinemática, Movimento Retilíneo Uniforme

Uma composição, formada por uma locomotiva de massa M e um vagão A, move-se para direita por trilhos retilíneos com velocidade de 3 m/s. Para acoplar-se a outro vagão B, que se move nos mesmos trilhos e no mesmo sentido que a locomotiva com velocidade de 2 m/s, essa composição colide inelasticamente com ele.



Sabendo que as massas dos vagões A e B são mA = mB = 2 × 104 kg e que imediatamente após a colisão o conjunto formado pela locomotiva e pelos dois vagões se move com velocidade 2,8 m/s, a massa M da locomotiva é

A
2 × 104 kg.
B
5 × 104 kg.
C
4 × 104 kg.
D
3 × 104 kg.
E
6 × 104 kg
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Física - Estática e Hidrostática, Hidrostática

Um cubo de madeira de aresta 0,4 m e densidade 600 kg/m³ flutua, em equilíbrio, em água pura (figura 1). Um bloco de massa m é apoiado sobre esse cubo de modo que o sistema formado por eles passe a flutuar em equilíbrio com o topo do cubo de madeira no nível da superfície da água (figura 2).




Considerando a densidade da água igual a 10³kg/m³ , a massa m do bloco colocado sobre o cubo de madeira é 

A
19,2 kg.
B
38,4 kg.
C
32,8 kg.
D
12,8 kg.
E
25,6 kg.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - História - Colonialismo espanhol: Ocupação e exploração do território americano, História da América Latina

A afirmação do primeiro parágrafo do texto pode ser exemplificada pela

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    No concernente à mão de obra, a economia colonial hispano-americana baseou-se em variadas formas de trabalho compulsório.
     A escravidão indígena teve, no conjunto, escassa importância, salvo no “ensaio antilhano”, a inícios do século XVI, e nas regiões de “índios bravos”, reduzidos à escravidão quando aprisionados em guerra. A escravização dos rebeldes (“guerra justa”) era, aliás, a única via de legitimação da escravidão indígena, pois desde cedo a Coroa e a Igreja trataram, com relativo êxito, de combater tais práticas. Mas o sucesso desta política deveu-se, em grande medida, à existência de sistemas tributários pré-coloniais no México, na América Central e nos Andes.

(Ronaldo Vainfas. Economia e sociedade na
América Espanhola, 1984. Adaptado.) 
A
dependência política e econômica das colônias hispano-americanas em relação às manufaturas inglesas e francesas.
B
submissão das colônias hispano-americanas ao monopólio metropolitano do comércio, baseado no mercantilismo.
C
hacienda hispano-americana, que era uma unidade de produção autossuficiente e isolada do mercado externo.
D
mita, por meio da qual os colonizadores empregavam, na agricultura, mão de obra especializada e assalariada.
E
encomienda, por meio da qual os colonizadores exigiam, dos nativos, impostos em gêneros ou em prestações de trabalho.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - História - Período Colonial: produção de riqueza e escravismo, História do Brasil

Uma semelhança e uma diferença entre o panorama descrito no segundo parágrafo do texto e a experiência da colonização portuguesa no Brasil são, respectivamente:

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    No concernente à mão de obra, a economia colonial hispano-americana baseou-se em variadas formas de trabalho compulsório.
     A escravidão indígena teve, no conjunto, escassa importância, salvo no “ensaio antilhano”, a inícios do século XVI, e nas regiões de “índios bravos”, reduzidos à escravidão quando aprisionados em guerra. A escravização dos rebeldes (“guerra justa”) era, aliás, a única via de legitimação da escravidão indígena, pois desde cedo a Coroa e a Igreja trataram, com relativo êxito, de combater tais práticas. Mas o sucesso desta política deveu-se, em grande medida, à existência de sistemas tributários pré-coloniais no México, na América Central e nos Andes.

(Ronaldo Vainfas. Economia e sociedade na
América Espanhola, 1984. Adaptado.) 
A
a distância geográfica da América Espanhola e do Brasil em relação às Antilhas e o estímulo das elites coloniais hispano-americanas à escravização dos nativos.
B
o sucesso das Coroas espanhola e portuguesa em reprimir a escravização de nativos e a inexistência de tráfico negreiro para a América Espanhola.
C
a existência de sistemas tributários pré-coloniais que facilitaram a difusão do trabalho servil e o apoio dos jesuítas, no Brasil, à escravização dos nativos.
D
o recurso à noção de guerra justa como justificativa para a escravização de nativos e a predominância, no Brasil, do trabalho de africanos escravizados.
E
o caráter tardio das práticas de escravização das populações nativas e a fácil aceitação da escravidão pelos indígenas que habitavam o território brasileiro.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the first paragraph, medicine and wellness

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Worshiping the false idols of wellness




     Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up: wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to the fear of modern life and death.
    The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as “inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself” medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that science can only aspire to achieve.
     Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.” Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are practically packaged for Instagram.
     Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined, and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated. The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and scientifically unsupported tests.
     The dietary supplements that are the backbone of wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling). Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
     Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need that are medically ethical.

(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
A
promote happiness as a consequence of healthy habits.
B
treat illnesses caused by modern lifestyle.
C
encourage the illusion of a long life.
D
have different approaches towards health.
E
explain our fear of death and disease.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Tradução | Translation

O trecho inicial do primeiro parágrafo “Before we go further” tem sentido equivalente, em português, a

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Worshiping the false idols of wellness




     Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up: wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to the fear of modern life and death.
    The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as “inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself” medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that science can only aspire to achieve.
     Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.” Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are practically packaged for Instagram.
     Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined, and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated. The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and scientifically unsupported tests.
     The dietary supplements that are the backbone of wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling). Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
     Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need that are medically ethical.

(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
A
antes que seja tarde.
B
considerando o que já foi dito antes.
C
depois de nos aprofundarmos no assunto.
D
além do que as pessoas já sabem.
E
antes de mais nada.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

De acordo com o quarto parágrafo, “wellness”, ou seja, a indústria do bem-estar,

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Worshiping the false idols of wellness




     Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up: wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to the fear of modern life and death.
    The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as “inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself” medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that science can only aspire to achieve.
     Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.” Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are practically packaged for Instagram.
     Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined, and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated. The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and scientifically unsupported tests.
     The dietary supplements that are the backbone of wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling). Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
     Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need that are medically ethical.

(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
A
busca retomar a antiga conexão entre saúde e crença.
B
está desvinculada do conceito tradicional de saúde.
C
é um avanço em termos de visão de saúde.
D
enseja hábitos de higiene básica.
E
teve sua origem como uma ciência há 5000 anos.
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SÃO CAMILO 2019 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary

No trecho do quinto parágrafo “despite studies showing they have no value for longevity”, o termo sublinhado indica

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Worshiping the false idols of wellness




     Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up: wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to the fear of modern life and death.
    The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as “inflammation” or “free radicals,” and polishes it to the point of incomprehension. The resulting product is a “Do It Yourself” medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that science can only aspire to achieve.
     Let’s take the trend of adding a pinch of activated charcoal to your food or drink. While the black color is strikingly unexpected and alluring, it’s sold as a supposed “detox.” Guess what? It has the same efficacy as a spell from the local witch. Maybe it’s a matter of aesthetics. Wellness potions in beautiful jars with untested ingredients of unknown purity are practically packaged for Instagram.
     Medicine and religion have long been deeply intertwined, and it’s only relatively recently that they have separated. The wellness-industrial complex seeks to resurrect that connection. It’s like a medical throwback, as if the idyllic days of health were 5,000 years ago. Ancient cleansing rituals with a modern twist — supplements, useless products and scientifically unsupported tests.
     The dietary supplements that are the backbone of wellness make up a $30 billion a year business despite studies showing they have no value for longevity (only a few vitamins have proven medical benefits, like folic acid before and during pregnancy and vitamin D for older people at risk of falling). Modern medicine wants you to get your micronutrients from your diet, which is inarguably the most natural source.
     Yet the wellness-industrial complex has managed to pervert that narrative and make supplements a necessary tool for nonsensical practices, such as boosting the immune system or fighting the war on inflammation. The resulting fluorescent yellow urine from multivitamins may provide a false sense of efficacy, but it’s a fool’s gold (and the consequence of excessive B2 that couldn’t possibly be absorbed). So what’s the harm of spending money on charcoal for non-existent toxins or vitamins for expensive urine? Here’s what: the placebo effect or “trying something natural” can lead people with serious illnesses to postpone effective medical care. However, I admit that doctors can learn something from wellness. It’s clear that some people are looking for healers, so we must find ways to serve that need that are medically ethical.

(Jen Gunter. www.nytimes.com, 01.08.2018. Adaptado.)
A
justificativa.
B
definição.
C
oposição.
D
explicação.
E
consequência.