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UFU-2015/2-Vestibular 2ª FASE da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - Prof° Valdenor Sousa - Prova de INGLÊS com gabarito e Questões Comentadas.

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Hey, what's up my friends!!!...How have you been?! Welcome back to another post!
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Neste post, veremos a Prova DISCURSIVA DE INGLÊS-UFU(Universidade Federal de Uberlândia)-Vestibular-2015/2-2ª FASE. Prova aplicada em 09/05/2015.
A prova OBJETIVA de inglês é na 1ª Fase e tem 07 questões do tipo múltipla escolha(A,B,C,D).
A prova DISCURSIVA de inglês é na 2ª FASE e consta de 4 questões.

LEITURA de textos de jornais digitais,revistas, websites, blogs e cartoons a seguir, é um excelente treino paras a provas de inglês da UFU.
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.pressreader.com
www.telegraph.co.uk
www.newsinlevels.com
www.uscourts.gov
www.cbc.ca
https://usa.usembassy.de
https://reallifeglobal.com
https://gizmodo.com
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[a]Banca/Organizador 
Diretoria de Processos Seletivos www.ingresso.ufu.br
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[b]Padrão/Composição da prova 
➦ Prova com 04 Questões, sendo:
02 questões onde se pedem respostas discursivas em inglês.
02 questões onde se pedem respostas discursivas em português.
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[c] FONTES TEXTUAIS 
www.nationalgeographic.com.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(CBC), é a rede pública de rádio e televisão do Canadá, http://www.cbc.ca.
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Jornal digital: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Notícias do mundo para estudantes de inglês: www.newsinlevels.com
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[c] DICTIONARY 
Caso necessário,sugiro que consulte os excelentes dicionários a seguir:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/grotesque
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
http:/www.macmillandictionary.com/
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🔄 VERBS :
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🔄 PHRASAL VERBS:
[ ➝ ]
🔄Expressões verbais com o TO BE(simple present/simple past/simple future/ be going to/present continuous/past continuous/future continuous):
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🔄Expressões verbais no PERFECT TENSE(present perfect/past perfect/present perfect continuous/past perfect continuous):
[ ➝ ]
🔄Expressões com os 10 modais(can/could/may/might/must/should/would/ought to/will/shall):
➝ ]   
🔄Expressões com verbos com ING:
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🔄Expressões VERBAIS EM GERAL:
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🔄Substantivos(NOUNS):
➝ ]
🔄Adjetivos/Locuções adjetivas:
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🔄Advérbios/Locução adverbial:
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🔄Conectores/Marcadores de discurso:
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🔄Expressões comuns:
[ ➝ ]
🔄Expressões idiomáticas:
[ ➝ ]
🔄Expressões ADJETIVO+SUBSTANTIVO :
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🔄Expressões/Vocábulos técnicos :
➝ ]
🔄Expressões com 'S (Genitive case=indica posse):
[ ➝ ]
🔄Expressões com frações/números:
➝ ]
🔄Questions:
[Coca-Cola Is Adding Fiber to Coke. Does That Make It Healthy? ➝ A Coca-Cola está adicionando fibra à coca-cola. Isso a torna saudável?]
🔄Falso cognato:
[ ➝ ]
* → .
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Agora, vamos à prova.
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TEXTO da 1ª questão:
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Coca-Cola Is Adding Fiber to Coke. Does That Make It Healthy? 
by Cynthia Sass
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World’s Largest  Telescope Faces Opposition from Native Hawaiian Protesters
By Katie Worth
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The broad-shouldered summit of Mauna Kea holds many meanings for many people: For astronomers, it‟s a high-altitude playground of stars, among the best places on Earth to explore the firmament with minimal atmospheric distortion. For environmentalists, it‟s a “sky island ecosystem” that hosts rare and altitude-sensitive species, including the wekiu bug found nowhere else in the world. For Hawaiian spiritual practitioners, it is the home of gods, the most holy place on Hawaii‟s big island. As vast as its expanses of ice and lava are, Mauna Kea has not proved sizable enough to accommodate the desires of all three groups. The dormant volcano has become a battleground between astronomers, who have placed 13 telescopes at its summit and now wish to build one more, and Hawaiian cultural and environmental activists who believe the stargazing science has already had too much impact on the 4,205-meterhigh mountain. Two lawsuits are in motion over the California Institute of Technology and the University of California‟s proposal to build the  hirty  eter  elescope (   ); in  ctober activists shut down the project‟s groundbreaking in a protest that made headlines worldwide. So far, courts have ruled in favor of the telescope and construction has recently begun. Activists have appealed and say they will continue to protest. For astronomers, the proposed new telescope represents tremendous promise: With a mirror nearly three times larger than any other on Earth, it could detect signs of life in other solar systems and provide clues to the origins of the universe. But for some Hawaiians, it represents the ongoing desecration of a sacred place.
Disponível no site: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/world-s-largest-telescopefaces-opposition-from-native-hawaiian-protesters/.Acesso em 21 fev. 2015. 
RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM INGLÊS. RESPOSTAS EM PORTUGUÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS.
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👉 1ª QUESTÃO      
Based on the text about “World’s Largest  Telescope”, answer the following questions: 
A) What benefits can the construction of the new telescope provide? 
B) Why is there opposition against the construction of the new telescope?
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👍 Resposta  (A) 
What benefits can the construction of the new telescope provide?
➦ It could detect signs of life in other solar systems and provide clues to the origins of the universe. 
👍 Resposta  (B) 
Why is there opposition against the construction of the new telescope?
➦ Because the construction will cause too much impact on the mountain and it represents the ongoing desecration of a sacred place.
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TEXTO da 2ª questão:
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What Do All Babies Need, Yet Aren't Getting Equally?
By Melissa Fay Greene
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(…)  any low-income American children are suffering from a shortage of words — songs, nursery rhymes, storybooks, chitchat, everyday stuff. How can that be? All parents issue directives — “ ime for your bath” or “Let‟s put on your jammies.”  n low-income families, where parents often have had less education and limited access to parenting guidance, that‟s usually the end of it; while in wealthier families, directives are only a small part of an ongoing conversation. “Let‟s put on your jammies. Your jammies are so soft! What color are these jammies?  hey‟re yellow.  nd look at these little animals on your jammies. What are those?  hose are ducks! „ uack, quack, quack,‟ say the ducks!”  ll that babbling isn‟t silliness; it‟s mind- building. Words streaming from radio or television, or from parents or caregivers chatting on cell phones, are of no benefit, however — a finding that merits attention from all parents. In many low-income families, warm and loving parents may struggle desperately to provide all the other basics, without a clue that their relative silence — and the lack of bedtime stories, picture books, and lullabies — hurts the babies. Beginning in the 1990s, researchers at Rice and Columbia Universities reported eye-opening findings about how many more words middle-class and affluent kids hear day in and out. Using interview techniques and tracking devices including “word pedometers,” they‟ve determined that well-off children hear 30 million more words in the first three years of life. The deficit has astounding and bitter consequences. More than any other strand in the lives of poor children, the 30-million-word gap has been linked to poor school performance, a failure to learn to read, a failure to graduate from high school, and an inability to prepare for and to enjoy career success. 
Disponível em http://www.rd.com/advice/parenting/babies-need-words/
RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM INGLÊS. RESPOSTAS EM PORTUGUÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS.
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👉 2ª QUESTÃO     
A) According to the text, what can be said about low-income American children and those from wealthy families concerning the exposure to words?
B) What are the consequences of the results of the research reported in the text for low-income American children?
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👍 Resposta  (A) 
According to the text, what can be said about low-income American children and those from wealthy families concerning the exposure to words?
➦ It could detect signs of life in other solar systems and provide clues to the origins of the universe. 
👍 Resposta  (B) 
What are the consequences of the results of the research reported in the text for low-income American children?
➦ They might/will have problems at school or in their careers.
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TEXTO da 3ª questão:
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Meet Hello Barbie: A Wi-Fi Doll That Talks to Children
By Lauren Walker
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Barbie is getting a digital makeover. In partnership with a San Francisco-based startup, ToyTalk, Mattel has developed a Wi-Fi-connected Barbie that‟s able to have two-way conversations, play interactive games, tell stories and joke around. The companies unveiled their prototype, called Hello Barbie, at the New York Toy Fair on February 14. Hello Barbie is expected to hit the market later this year and retail for $74.99.  Children are able to interact with the doll through a microphone and speaker located on Barbie's trendy necklace. Rechargeable batteries in her legs allow the doll to play for roughly an hour before she needs to be recharged. Hello Barbie also comes equipped with a hold-to-talk button on her belt buckle to make sure she‟s responding only to the child‟s commands.  oy alk gives parents many controls over their child‟s interactions with the doll. For instance, parents choose which topics they don‟t want their kids discussing, and Barbie will gracefully switch the conversation away from them. At any time, privacy-minded parents can also opt to have their child‟s information deleted from Toy alk‟s databases. 
Disponível no site: http://www.newsweek.com/meet-hello-barbie-wi-fi-doll-talks-children307482. Acesso em 18 fev. 2015 (adaptado).  
RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM PORTUGUÊS. RESPOSTAS EM INGLÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS.
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👉 3ª QUESTÃO     
Based on the text, which presents the launching of a prototype called Hello Barbie at the New York Toy Fair, explain: 
A) how the operating mechanism of the doll works. 
B) how  oy alk will grant parents‟ autonomy to control their children‟s interaction with the doll.
👍 Resposta  (A) 
how the operating mechanism of the doll works.
➦ A boneca funciona via Wi-Fi, possui um microfone e um alto-falante (no colar), bateria recarregável (nas pernas) e um botão (na fivela) que responde apenas aos comandos da criança. 
👍 Resposta  (B) 
how  oy alk will grant parents‟ autonomy to control their children‟s interaction with the doll.
➦ Os pais podem escolher os tópicos/assuntos que não querem que as crianças discutam e podem deletar as informações da criança do banco de dados do fabricante/brinquedo.
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TEXTO da 4ª questão:
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What Happens When Scientists Experiment on Themselves? 
By Regina Nuzzo  
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Methodical minds apparently share a compulsive need to discover the truth — personal comfort be damned. When Sir Isaac Newton had a theory about how the eye perceives color, he tested it by sticking a darning needle into the back of his eye socket and poking around until he saw colored circles. German Nobel Prize winner Werner Forssmann performed the first cardiac catheterization surgery — on himself. As a young doctor in Australia in the 1980s, Barry Marshall was convinced that stomach ulcers were caused not by stress or spicy food but by bacteria. To prove his point to the skeptical medical establishment, Marshall gulped down a cup of cloudy broth teeming with helicobacter pylori bacteria. Within a week, he was vomiting daily. Tests showed that his stomach lining was inflamed, which indicated an ulcer could be developing. After a round of antibiotics (his wife insisted he stop the experiment early), the infection disappeared. Today, ulcers are routinely treated with antibiotics, and in 2005 Marshall shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work.
Disponível em http://www.rd.com/health/healthcare/scientists-self-experiment/ 
RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM PORTUGUÊS. RESPOSTAS EM INGLÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS.
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👉 4ª QUESTÃO    
A) Why does the author present the examples of Isaac Newton and Werner Forssmann in the text?  
B) Is the statement “Barry  arshall shared the  obel  rize in  hysiology in 2005 because he discovered antibiotics against helicobacter pylori bacteria which had infected his wife” right or wrong? Justify your answer.
👍 Resposta  (A) 
Why does the author present the examples of Isaac Newton and Werner Forssmann in the text?
➦ Para mostrar que o envolvimento dos cientistas com suas pesquisas é tão intenso que muitos fazem experiências em si mesmos para provar suas teorias. 
👍 Resposta  (B) 
Is the statement “Barry  arshall shared the  obel  rize in  hysiology in 2005 because he discovered antibiotics against helicobacter pylori bacteria which had infected his wife” right or wrong? Justify your answer.
➦ A afirmativa é falsa, porque Barry Marshall não descobriu os antibióticos e a esposa não foi infectada pela bactéria (mas sim ele próprio). 

VUNESP 2015 - Concurso TCE/SP - Auxiliar da Fiscalização Financeira II -Prova de INGLÊS resolvida e comentada.

Hey,what's up guys!!!...How have you been?!
👍Neste post, veremos a Prova de INGLÊS - Concurso Público TCE/SP(Tribunal de Contas do Estado de São Paulo) realizada em 08/03/2015 - Cargo:Auxiliar da Fiscalização Financeira II - Informática. 
[a]Banca/Organizadora:
VUNESP.
[b]Padrão da prova:
*01 texto & 04 questões(em inglês).
*Text I:"To troubleshoot hardware problems"(Solucionar problemas de hardware).
[c]Verbs & phrasal verbs:

(1)[to troubleshoot(solucionar)=literalmente é "atirar no problema"]
(2)[to shut down(desligar)=turn off(desligar,apagar)="Shut down the computer!"(Desligue o computador!)]
(3)[to attempt=to try(tentar)] 
(4)[to ensure=to guarantee=to assure(assegurar,garantir)]
(5)[to turn on(ligado)=to connect=to link] 
(6)[to summarize(SâmôRáiz)=to resume(resumir)=to sum up(resumir)]
[d]Conectors/Conjuctions: 
(1)[while(quando/embora)=although(embora)."While" pode ser conjunção temporal "quando" ou conjunção concessiva "embora".]
(2)[As a matter of fact(de fato,na verdade)]
(3)[As a result(como resultado)=transmite ideia de "consequência" ou "efeito"]
(4)[despite(apesar de)]
(5)[In no time(em nenhum momento)] 
(6)[Sooner or later(mais cedo ou mais tarde)] 
(7)[whether(uédôr)=if(se)]
[e]Expressions:
(1)[faulty computer parts(peças de computador com defeito)]
(2)[arquebusier=soldado munido com arma portátil suportada em um tripé ou um descanso bifurcado] 
(3)[eerie chants()=cânticos estranhos]
(4)[mid-1980s()="meados dos anos 80"]
(5)[ordered disorder(ôrôdiZôrôr)=desordem ordenada].
(6)[order of a kind(ôrôRôvKáind)=uma espécie de ordem].
(7)[pikemen=soldados munidos de lança com ponta de aço]
(8)[pre-dawn(príDôn)="pré-alvorecer","antes do amanhacer"]
(9)[predicated upon=baseado(fundamentado) em] 
[f]Nouns:
(1)[case(kêiz)=box(caixa),"computer's case"]
(2)[attempt(tentativa)=effort(esforço)]
(3)[conundrum(kãNândrâm)=puzzle(Pâzôl)]
(4)[chants(cânticos,salmos)](5)[darkness(escuridão)=blindness(cegueira)]
(6)[puff(pâf)=blow(blôu)=sôpro]
(7)[polity(Pôlêrí)=policy(Pôlêssí)(Política)]
(8)[reinforcement(reforço)=fortification(fortificação)]
(9)[struglle(sTrâgôu)=fight(briga)=strife(luta)](10)[warfare(guerra)=war(guerra). They mean the same thing.O uso é diferente.Usamos ]
[g]Adjectives:
(1)[eerie(Íuri)=strange(estranho),weird(uírd)(esquesito)](2)[cornerstone(pilar)]
(3)[manageable(Mênêdjêbôl)(manejável)=workable(uôrkbôl)(trabalhável=que se pode trabalhar)]
(4)[makeshift(improvisado)="makeshift shelter"(abrigo improvisado)]
[h]Adverbs:
(1)[properly=correctly(corretamente/devidamente)]
[g]Prepositions:
(1)[following(após)=after(após)]
(2)[upon(âpân)=about(sobre)=in(em)]
Agora, vamos à prova!
Bons estudos,boa sorte e um abraço!
Leia o texto para responder às questões de números 09 a 12.
"To troubleshoot hardware problems"
1.  If your computer beeps when you start it but does not display anything on your monitor:
      a. Disconnect and reconnect your monitor from   your computer.
      b. Verify that your monitor's power cord is connected and that your monitor is turned on.
      c. If possible, connect your monitor to a different computer to make sure that your monitor works properly.
      d. If your monitor works but your computer beeps and displays nothing, your video adapter has probably failed. If your computer is under warranty, contact your computer manufacturer for support. If your computer is not under warranty, and you are comfortable opening your computer’s case and replacing internal hardware, purchase and install a compatible replacement video adapter. Otherwise, contact a service center for assistance. While replacing a part is a nuisance and may be costly, your documents, pictures, and e-mail should be safe and will be available when your computer is fixed.
2.  If you see an error message that indicates that a keyboard is not present or a key is stuck, turn off your computer and reconnect your keyboard. If the problem continues, replace your keyboard.
3.  Sometimes your computer won’t start because your computer is not compatible with a hardware accessory. If you have recently added a new hardware accessory, turn your computer off, remove the accessory, and restart your computer.
4.  Remove all hardware accessories except your keyboard, mouse, and monitor. If your computer starts successfully, shut down Windows, turn off your computer, and add one hardware accessory. Then, restart your computer. If your computer fails to start, the hardware accessory you most recently added is causing a problem. Remove the hardware and contact the hardware vendor for support. You can reconnect other hardware accessories.
5.  You may have a loose connector. Turn off your computer, remove all connectors from the outside of your computer, and then carefully push the connectors back in. Look for stray wires, bent pins, and loosely fitting connectors.
6.  If you are comfortable opening your computer’s case, shut down your computer, unplug the power, and open your computer’s case. Remove and reconnect all cables. Remove and reconnect all cards inside your computer, including your computer’s memory chips. Reassemble your computer before attempting to start it again.
7.  If your computer still doesn’t start, your motherboard, processor, memory, or graphics card may have developed a problem. While failed hardware can be frustrating, your documents, pictures, and email should be safe and will be there when your computer is fixed.
(Available at: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-xp/help/setup/ how-to-fix-computer-that-will-not-start).
👉QUESTÃO 09:
The purpose of the text is to
(A) instruct how one should upgrade faulty computer parts.
(B) find and solve problems that prevent hardware from working properly.
(C) identify the best accessories to get and install in the computer.
(D) show how to keep documents safe even when the computer is out of order.
(E) remind that connectors should be checked from time to time.
Gabarito (B):
*O item (B) é CORRETO.A proposta do texto é encontrar e resolver problemas que impedem que o hardware funcione corretamente.O título do texto confirma o item,veja:[...] "To troubleshoot hardware problems"(Solucionar problemas de hardware).
👉QUESTÃO 10: 
According to item 1 of the text, in order to ensure that the monitor is working well, one should
(A) replace the video adapter.
(B) take it to a service center as soon as possible.
(C) turn off the computer and connect a better monitor.
(D) unplug the monitor and connect it to another computer.
(E) shut down the computer and then restart it.
Gabarito (D):
👉QUESTÃO 11:
The procedure recommended in item 4 aims at
(A) making the computer start anyway.
(B) ensuring that the keyboard and monitor are compatible with each other.
(C) identifying the accessory that is causing trouble.
(D) choosing the most efficient accessories for one’s needs.
(E) updating the necessary software to make the computer start.

Gabarito (C):
👉QUESTÃO 12: 
In the excerpt of item 7 of the text – While failed hardware can be frustrating, your documents, pictures, and email should be safe – the word "while" can be correctly replaced by
(A) although.
(B) when.
(C) whenever.
(D) during.
(E) along.
Gabarito (A):
*O item (A) é CORRETO.O texto acima ,passa a ideia dos arquivos devem estar salvos EMBORA o computador esteja com defeito.Veja o texto:
[...]"If your computer still doesn't start, your motherboard, processor, memory, or graphics card may have developed a problem. While failed hardware can be frustrating, your documents, pictures, and email should be safe and will be there when your computer is fixed."(Se o seu computador ainda não iniciar, sua placa-mãe, processador, memória ou placa gráfica podem ter desenvolvido um problema. EMBORA o hardware com falha pode ser frustrante, seus documentos, fotos e e-mails DEVEM estar seguros e estarão lá quando o seu computador for resolvido.)
Perceba que a conjunção "while" funciona aqui como uma conjunção CONCESSIVA com o sentido de "embora"
A conjunção "although=though= even though(embora)" tem uma carga semântica de concessão a um fato e portanto pode substituir a conjunção "while" quando na função concessiva.
*O item (B) é INCORRETO."when"(quando) poderia substituir "while" se esta tivesse na função temporal,o que não é o caso".
*O item (C) é INCORRETO."whenever"(sempre que) poderia substituir "while" se esta tivesse na função temporal,o que não é o caso".
*O item (D) é INCORRETO."during"(durante) poderia substituir "while" se esta tivesse na função temporal,o que não é o caso".
*O item (E) é INCORRETO."along"(ao longo de) não substitui "while" em nenhuma situação.