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Avaliação de Inglês Bimestral ( Ensino Médio )

1 - QUESTÕES OBJETIVAS

TEXT  1 – Read the text and answer the questions 01 and 02.

(FUVEST – 2009)

 Last month America’s unemployment rate climbed to 8,1%, the highest in a  quarter of a century. For those

newly out of a job, the chances of finding another soon are the worst since records began 50 years ago. In China 20m migrant workers (maybe 3% of the labour force) have been laid off. Cambodia’s textile industry, its main source of exports, has cut one worker in ten. In Spain the building bust has pushed the jobless rate up by two-thirds in a year, to 14.8% in January. And in Japan, where official unemployment used to be all but unknown, tens of thousands of people on temporary contracts are losing not just their jobs but also the housing provided by their employers.

 The next phase of the world’s economic downturn is taking shape: a global jobs crisis. Its contours are only just becoming clear, but the severity, breadth and likely length of the recession, together with changes in the structure of labour markets in both rich and emerging economies, suggest the world is about to undergo its biggest increase in unemployment for decades.

The Economist, March 14th 2009.

Vocabulary:

breadth – amplitude.

To undergo – passer por; sofrer.

QUESTÃO 01 (FUVEST – 2009) (identificar informação explícita no texto.)

DE ACORDO com o texto, publicado em março de 2009,

a) o aumento de postos de trabalho é vital para as economias emergentes.

b) a crise mundial poderia afetar sobretudo os países mais pobres. 

c) a estrutura do mercado de trabalho vigente em países ricos é a principal responsável pela crise.

d) o mundo poderia enfrentar a maior crise de desemprego das últimas décadas.

e) a crise que a economia mundial vivencia vem sendo anunciada há décadas.

QUESTÃO 02 (FUVEST – 2009) ((identificar informação explícita no texto.)

Segundo o texto, no Japão,

a) o número oficial de desempregados é desconhecido.

b) milhares de pessoas estão perdendo seus empregos e sua moradia.

c) grande parte dos trabalhadores possui contratos temporários de trabalho.

d) os empregadores omitem o número de postos de trabalho porque muitos não são oficiais.

e) os desempregados estão lutando para manter suas casas.

TEXT  2  -  Read the text and answer the questions 03, 04, 05 and 06.

           Einstein’s Mental Chalkboard.

Albert Einstein’s image is everywhere, adorning posters in college dorms, advertisements on the Web, T-shirts and coffee mugs. Time magazine anointed him Person of the Century, and just about anyone can cite his most famous equation. For all this brand recognition, though, it’s safe to say that comparatively few people know what Einstein theories of relativity actually describe. In Einstein’s Cosmos: How Albert Einstein’s Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time (Norton, $23), City University of New York physicist and accomplished science writer Michio Kaku skims through the biographical and anecdotal details of the great scientist’s life – topics exhaustively covered in Einstein’s numerous biographies – and focuses instead on how he thought.

More specifically, Kaku explores the visual metaphors Einstein used while devising the special and general theories of relativity. In doing so, Kaku enables the reader to see and think as Einstein did, leading us to a simpler, more complete understanding of several of the most important scientific ideas of our time. GREGORY MONE.

 (Popular Science, May, 2004.)

QUESTÃO 03 ( identificar informação explícita no texto.)

The author of this text is

a) Michio Kaku.

b) Albert Einstein.

c) Gregory Mone.

d) Popular Science.

e) Time magazine.

QUESTÃO 04 (Descritor: identificar informação explícita no texto.)

In the text, Einstein’s popularity is contrasted with the number of people who

a) recognize the scientist’s image.

b) can cite his famous equation.

c) identify him as Person of the Century.

d) review the scientist’s work.

e) understand his theories well enough.

QUESTÃO 05 ( identificar informação explícita no texto.)

The book reviewed concentrates mostly on the scientist’s

a) thinking processes.

b) life and achievement.

c) metaphorical theories.

d) visual relativity.

e) biographical details.

QUESTÃO 06 (Descritor: identificar informações explícitas no texto.)

The word did (line 14) refers to

a) see and think.

b) do and enable.

c) explore and devise.

d) use and lead.

e) lead and understand.

TEXT  3 - Read the text and answer the questions from 07 to 10.

Exercise can be bad for you

By Adele Horin

April 24, 2004

Feeling guilty because you missed an aerobics class? Relax. Punishing yourself over missed work-outs is a sign you need to reassess your approach to exercise, experts say. It might not be healthy.

Jonathan Mond, senior research officer in the department of psychological medicine at Canberra Hospital, has conducted a survey of women’s exercise and eating patterns which revealed some problems: over- exercise, exercise for the wrong reasons, and too much guilt. And it has uncovered the truth about exercise; hardly anyone does it for enjoyment. In his study of 230 women aged 18 to 45, Dr. Mond found 70 per cent exercised regularly and 12 per cent exercised for at least an hour every day. Among the 169 who exercised regularly, 10 per cent did so for 10 hours a week or more. One woman exercised 33 hours a week.

The survey examined the relationship between exercise and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. It also asked: when is exercise bad for your health? It found women who always felt guilty after they missed a regular exercise session were most likely to rate highly on measures for eating disorders. About 12 per cent of regular exercisers were in this category.

Also vulnerable to eating disorders were the 20 per cent of women who said that a very or extremely important reason for exercise was to “improve their body shape or tone” or to “improve their appearance or attractiveness”. These women were the most likely to have dysfunctional attitudes to eating and weight – to put an unhealthy emphasis on appearance, be preoccupied with food and be constantly restricting their intake.

(Adapted from The Age)

QUESTÃO 07 (Descritor: identificar informação explícita no texto.)

1 - Dr. Mond’s survey was about women’s

a) views about diets and sports.

b) attitudes to eating disorders.

c) reasons to do heavy exercise.

d) work-out and eating habits.

e) feelings about diet and sports.

2 - The text says that feeling guilty for missing work-outs can indicate you

a) have an unhealthy attitude to exercise.

b) avoid reassessing your work-out sessions.

c) can relax when taking exercises.

d) punish yourself by doing extra work.

e) hate to work out every day.

QUESTÃO 08 (( reconhecer o uso do pronome relativo no texto.)

The relative pronoun “which”, underlined in the 2^nd paragraph, refers to

a) survey

b) eating patterns

c) women’s exercise

d) Canberra Hospital

e) officer

QUESTÃO 09 ( identificar informação explícita no texto.)

The survey findings revealed the

a) relationship between exercise and lack of pleasure.

b) connections exercise can have with eating disorders.

c) effects of regular exercise on weight loss.

d) signs for reassessing attitudes towards exercising.

e) reasons why you don’t like to work out.

QUESTÃO 10 ( reconhecer o uso do pronome no texto.)

The two pronouns it (line 7) refer to, respectively,

a) over-exercise and enjoyment.

b) guilt and truth.

c) hospital and eating.

d) survey and exercise.

e) exercise and anyone.

Avaliação de Inglês ( Ensino Médio )

 QUESTÕES OBJETIVAS.

TEXT  1 – Read the text below and answer the questions 01 to 05.

A Town Where All the World Is a Bar

BELO HORIZONTE, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, has managed to become one of the country’s largest city while remaining almost completely unknown to the outside world. If tourists — more drawn to the pleasures of Rio de Janeiro or the urban clamor of São Paulo — know it at all, it is because they may pass through it on their way to Ouro Preto and Diamantina, treating it as a little more than a refueling stop as they head toward those picturesque colonial-era towns. Its international anonymity was born of no coastline and thus no beaches, no famous Carnival and thus no February madness.

But Beagá, the city’s nickname, does have a claim to fame: as the bar capital of Brazil. The botecos, informal sit-down places where multiple generations socialize, drink beer and often have an informal meal. There are 12,000 bars in the city, more per capita than anywhere else in the country. And though tourist guidebooks hardly mention them, they are a great way for travelers to dive into the social life of a city whose metropolitan area has exploded to over five million inhabitants. The best time to come is for the annual Comida de Buteco competition in April, when some 40 of the top bars compete in categories like beer frigidity, service and most importantly, best appetizer. Winners are decided not just by judges but by public vote, giving people an excuse to go out every night for a month. 

When you need a bar break, take an afternoon trip to Pampulha, where several Niemeyer buildings stand, including his famous Church of São Francisco de Assis. And on Sunday morning, you can buy gifts at the Hippie Fair on Avenida Afonso Pena crammed with clothing, jewelry, household goods and crafts. When you’re done, stop at food stalls for fried fish or coconut sweets, or visit the beautiful Municipal Park below the fair to relax.     

                                                                                                     

Vocabulary:

stall – banca de feira.

claim to – direito a algo; reivindicação.

crammed – cheio, lotado.

QUESTÃO 01 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

Belo Horizonte is NOT well-known all over the world because

a) it has always been considered the bar capital of Brazil.

b) it is not too close to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

c) Ouro Preto and Diamantina attract all potential tourists.

d) it has got no beaches and its carnival is not famous.

e) it is far from the capital São Paulo and other big citites.

QUESTÃO 02 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

The word those in “... those picturesque colonial-era towns.” (paragraph 1) refers to

a) Ouro Preto and Diamantina.                                                                              

b) Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.                                                                   

c) Belo Horizonte and São Paulo.                                                                            

d) Ouro Preto and Belo Horizonte.        

e) Ouro Preto in Minas Gerais.

QUESTÃO 03 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

The bars are a great way for travelers to dive into the social life of Belo Horizonte because

a) they are not mentioned in the tourist guidebooks.

b) they are a great place to meet the people from the city.

c) the city metropolitan area has five million inhabitants.

d) there are no other attractions available in the city.

e) there are a lot of interesting ones around the city

QUESTÃO 04 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

The word though in “And though tourist guidebooks …” (paragraph 2) conveys an idea of 

a) contrast.                                                                                                                     

b) place.                                                                                                                            

c) time.                                                                                                                          

d) addition. 

e) reason

QUESTÃO 05 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

Winners of the Comida de Buteco competition are decided by

a) the public only.

b) both the public and the judges.

c) the judges only.

d) all the inhabitants in the city.

e) the directors of the competition.

QUESTÃO 06 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

WHY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU.

People need to be active to be healthy. Our modern lifestyle and all the conveniences we've become used to have made us sedentary - and that's dangerous for our health. Sitting around in front of the TV or the computer, riding in the car for even a short trip to the store and using elevators instead of stairs or ramps all contribute to our inactivity. Physical inactivity is as dangerous to our health as smoking!

Add up your activities during the day in periods of at least 10 minutes each. Start slowly ... and build up. If you're already doing some light activities move up to more moderate ones. A little is good, but more is better if you want to achieve health benefits.

Scientists say accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health. Time needed depends on effort - as you progress to moderate activities, you can cut down to thirty minutes, four days a week. Physical activity doesn't have to be very hard to improve your health. This goal can be

reached by building physical activities into your daily routine. Just add up in periods of at least ten minutes each throughout the day. After three months of regular physical activity, you will notice a difference - people often say getting started is the hardest part.

(From Handbook for Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living p. 4. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Ottawa, Ontario, 1998)

1 - Why is physical activity so important for people?

2 - Write two actions that make us feel sedentary.