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Questão 1
About swine flu
Swine flu is the common name given to a new strain of influenza (flu). It is called swine flu because it
is thought to have originated in pigs, but this is not certain.
The most common symptoms are a fever, sore throat, diarrhea, headache, feeling generally unwell
and a dry cough. In other words, the symptoms are very similar to seasonal (regular) flu. Most people
recover within a week, even without special treatment.
Pandemic
The virus was first identified in Mexico in April 2009. It has since become a pandemic, which means it
has spread around the globe. It has spread quickly because it is a new type of flu virus that few, if
any, people have full resistance to.
Flu pandemics are a natural event that occur from time to time. Last century, there were flu
pandemics in 1918, 1957 and 1968, when millions of people died across the world.
In most cases the virus has proved relatively mild. However, around the world more than 1,700
people have died and it is not yet clear how big a risk the virus is. For this reason, and because all
viruses can mutate to become more potent (stronger), scientists are saying we need to be careful.
High-risk groups
Some people are more at risk of complications if they catch swine flu, and need to start taking
antivirus as soon as it is confirmed that they have the illness. Doctors may advise some high-risk
patients to take antivirus before they have symptoms, if someone close to them has swine flu.
People at risk are:
- patients who have had drug treatment for asthma in the past three years,
- pregnant women,
- people aged 65 and over, and
- children under five.
To stop the virus spreading
The most important way is to have good respiratory and hand hygiene. In other words, always sneeze
in to a tissue, and quickly put it in a bin. Wash your hands and home and work surfaces regularly and
thoroughly to kill the virus.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-flu/Pages/Introduction.aspx
The flu is called “swine flu” because
A) it has common symptoms.
B) people generally feel unwell. 
C) people believe it came from pigs.
D) it is not certain the flu is originated in pigs.
E) most people recover within a week.
Gabarito:
C
Resolução:
De acordo com o primeiro parágrafo do texto, a doença em foco recebeu o nome de "gripe suína" por
acreditar-se que tenha se se originado nos porcos, ainda que não haja certeza sobre isso.
Questão 2
About swine flu
Swine flu is the common name given to a new strain of influenza (flu). It is called swine flu because it
is thought to have originated in pigs, but this is not certain.
The most common symptoms are a fever, sore throat, diarrhea, headache, feeling generally unwell
and a dry cough. In other words, the symptoms are very similar to seasonal (regular) flu. Most people
recover within a week, even without special treatment.
Pandemic
The virus was first identified in Mexico in April 2009. It has since become a pandemic, which means it
has spread around the globe. It has spread quickly because it is a new type of flu virus that few, if
any, people have full resistance to.
Flu pandemics are a natural event that occur from time to time. Last century, there were flu andemics
in 1918, 1957 and 1968, when millions of people died across the world.
In most cases the virus has proved relatively mild. However, around the world more than 1,700
people have died and it is not yet clear how big a risk the virus is. For this reason, and because all
viruses can mutate to become more potent (stronger), scientists are saying we need to be careful.
High-risk groups
Some people are more at risk of complications if they catch swine flu, and need to start taking
antivirus as soon as it is confirmed that they have the illness. Doctors may advise some high-risk
patients to take antivirus before they have symptoms, if someone close to them has swine flu.
People at risk are:
- patients who have had drug treatment for asthma in the past three years,
- pregnant women,
- people aged 65 and over, and
- children under five.
To stop the virus spreading
The most important way is to have good respiratory and hand hygiene. In other words, always sneeze
in to a tissue, and quickly put it in a bin. Wash your hands and home and work surfaces regularly and
thoroughly to kill the virus.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-flu/Pages/Introduction.aspx
The “swine flu” appeared
A) last year.
B) this year. 
C) next year. 
D) last century.
E) in 1,700.
Gabarito:
B
Resolução:
A gripe, segundo texto, teria sido identificada primeiramente no México, em abril de 2009 – ou seja, o
ano do vestibular em questão, por isso, "this year".
Questão 3
About swine flu
Swine flu is the common name given to a new strain of influenza (flu). It is called swine flu because it
is thought to have originated in pigs, but this is not certain. 
The most common symptoms are a fever, sore throat, diarrhea, headache, feeling generally unwell
and a dry cough. In other words, the symptoms are very similar to seasonal (regular) flu. Most people
recover within a week, even without special treatment.
Pandemic
The virus was first identified in Mexico in April 2009. It has since become a pandemic, which means it
has spread around the globe. It has spread quickly because it is a new type of flu virus that few, if
any, people have full resistance to.
Flu pandemics are a natural event that occur from time to time. Last century, there were flu
pandemics in 1918, 1957 and 1968, when millions of people died across the world.
In most cases the virus has proved relatively mild. However, around the world more than 1,700
people have died and it is not yet clear how big a risk the virus is. For this reason, and because all
viruses can mutate to become more potent (stronger), scientists are saying we need to be careful.
High-risk groups
Some people are more at risk of complications if they catch swine flu, and need to start taking
antivirus as soon as it is confirmed that they have the illness. Doctors may advise some high-risk
patients to take antivirus before they have symptoms, if someone close to them has swine flu.
People at risk are:
- patients who have had drug treatment for asthma in the past three years,
- pregnant women,
- people aged 65 and over, and
- children under five.
To stop the virus spreading
The most important way is to have good respiratory and hand hygiene. In other words, always sneeze
in to a tissue, and quickly put it in a bin. Wash your hands and home and work surfaces regularly and
thoroughly to kill the virus.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-flu/Pages/Introduction.aspx
What is a pandemic?
A) A virus identified in Mexico in April 2009.
B) A virus identified in Mexico.
C) A new virus. 
D) A virus identified by scientists.
E) An illness that spreads all over the world.
Gabarito:
E
Resolução:
No segundo parágrafo, nos informamos sobre a gripe ter se tornado uma pandemia, uma vez que a
doença se espalhou por todo o globo ("It has since become a pandemic, which means it has spread
around the globe").
Questão 4
About swine flu
Swine flu is the common name given to a new strain of influenza (flu). It is called swine flu because it
is thought to have originated in pigs, but this is not certain. 
The most common symptoms are a fever, sore throat, diarrhea, headache, feeling generally unwell
and a dry cough. In other words, the symptoms are very similar to seasonal (regular) flu. Most people
recover within a week, even without special treatment.
Pandemic
The virus was first identified in Mexico in April 2009. It has since become a pandemic, which means it
has spread around the globe. It has spread quickly because it is a new type of flu virus that few, if
any, people have full resistance to.
Flu pandemics are a natural event that occur from time to time. Last century, there were flu
pandemics in 1918, 1957 and 1968, when millions of people died across the world.
In most cases the virus has proved relatively mild. However, around theworld more than 1,700
people have died and it is not yet clear how big a risk the virus is. For this reason, and because all
viruses can mutate to become more potent (stronger), scientists are saying we need to be careful.
High-risk groups
Some people are more at risk of complications if they catch swine flu, and need to start taking
antivirus as soon as it is confirmed that they have the illness. Doctors may advise some high-risk
patients to take antivirus before they have symptoms, if someone close to them has swine flu.
People at risk are:
- patients who have had drug treatment for asthma in the past three years,
- pregnant women,
- people aged 65 and over, and
- children under five.
To stop the virus spreading
The most important way is to have good respiratory and hand hygiene. In other words, always sneeze
in to a tissue, and quickly put it in a bin. Wash your hands and home and work surfaces regularly and
thoroughly to kill the virus.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-flu/Pages/Introduction.aspx
“pregnant women” means
A) mulheres pragmáticas.
B) mulheres preparadas.
C) mulheres com crianças de colo. 
D) mulheres grávidas.
E) mulheres imunes ao vírus.
Gabarito:
D
Resolução:
A alternativa correta é a D, pois "pregnant women" seria traduzido em português por "mulheres
grávidas".
As outras alternativas não oferecem boas traduções para o sintagma, devendo ser descartadas.
Questão 5
About swine flu
Swine flu is the common name given to a new strain of influenza (flu). It is called swine flu because it
is thought to have originated in pigs, but this is not certain.
The most common symptoms are a fever, sore throat, diarrhea, headache, feeling generally unwell
and a dry cough. In other words, the symptoms are very similar to seasonal (regular) flu. Most people
recover within a week, even without special treatment.
Pandemic
The virus was first identified in Mexico in April 2009. It has since become a pandemic, which means it
has spread around the globe. It has spread quickly because it is a new type of flu virus that few, if
any, people have full resistance to.
Flu pandemics are a natural event that occur from time to time. Last century, there were flu
pandemics in 1918, 1957 and 1968, when millions of people died across the world.
In most cases the virus has proved relatively mild. However, around the world more than 1,700
people have died and it is not yet clear how big a risk the virus is. For this reason, and because all
viruses can mutate to become more potent (stronger), scientists are saying we need to be careful.
High-risk groups
Some people are more at risk of complications if they catch swine flu, and need to start taking
antivirus as soon as it is confirmed that they have the illness. Doctors may advise some high-risk
patients to take antivirus before they have symptoms, if someone close to them has swine flu.
People at risk are:
- patients who have had drug treatment for asthma in the past three years,
- pregnant women,
- people aged 65 and over, and
- children under five.
To stop the virus spreading
The most important way is to have good respiratory and hand hygiene. In other words, always sneeze
in to a tissue, and quickly put it in a bin. Wash your hands and home and work surfaces regularly and
thoroughly to kill the virus.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-flu/Pages/Introduction.aspx
One of the best ways of not spreading the virus is
A) having good hand hygiene.
B) avoiding hand hygiene. 
C) sneezing in the hands. 
D) not washing the hands.
E) passing the hands on the eyes.
Gabarito:
A
Resolução:
De acordo com o texto, a maneira mais importante de conter o avanço da contaminação do vírus é
ter uma boa higiene respiratória e das mãos ("good respiratory and hand hygiene").
Questão 6
About swine flu
Swine flu is the common name given to a new strain of influenza (flu). It is called swine flu because it
is thought to have originated in pigs, but this is not certain.
The most common symptoms are a fever, sore throat, diarrhea, headache, feeling generally unwell
and a dry cough. In other words, the symptoms are very similar to seasonal (regular) flu. Most people
recover within a week, even without special treatment.
Pandemic
The virus was first identified in Mexico in April 2009. It has since become a pandemic, which means it
has spread around the globe. It has spread quickly because it is a new type of flu virus that few, if
any, people have full resistance to.
Flu pandemics are a natural event that occur from time to time. Last century, there were flu
pandemics in 1918, 1957 and 1968, when millions of people died across the world.
In most cases the virus has proved relatively mild. However, around the world more than 1,700
people have died and it is not yet clear how big a risk the virus is. For this reason, and because all
viruses can mutate to become more potent (stronger), scientists are saying we need to be careful.
High-risk groups
Some people are more at risk of complications if they catch swine flu, and need to start taking
antivirus as soon as it is confirmed that they have the illness. Doctors may advise some high-risk
patients to take antivirus before they have symptoms, if someone close to them has swine flu.
People at risk are:
- patients who have had drug treatment for asthma in the past three years,
- pregnant women,
- people aged 65 and over, and
- children under five.
To stop the virus spreading
The most important way is to have good respiratory and hand hygiene. In other words, always sneeze
in to a tissue, and quickly put it in a bin. Wash your hands and home and work surfaces regularly and
thoroughly to kill the virus.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-flu/Pages/Introduction.aspx
The sentence “millions of people died across the world” in the interrogative form is
A) Did millions of people died across the world?
B) Did millions of people dye across the world? 
C) Did millions of people die across the world? 
D) Did millions of people dying across the world?
E) Did millions of people are dying across the world? 
Gabarito:
C
Resolução:
Para formar a sentença interrogativa correspondente a “millions of people died across the world”, é
preciso fazer iniciá-la com auxiliar "did" ("do", no passado) seguido do sujeito e, depois, do verbo
principal no infinitivo, o que resultaria em: "Did millions of people die across the world?"
Questão 7
About half of the world’s population is at risk of contracting dengue, according to the World Health
Organization. The mosquito is found in tropical and subtropical climates around the world; however,
dengue does not naturally occur in these creatures: the mosquitoes get dengue from us. The
mechanism of dengue infection is simple. Female mosquitoes bite humans because they need the
protein
found in our blood to produce eggs. (Male mosquitoes do not bite.) If the mosquito bites someone
with dengue – and then, after the virus’s roughly eighth to 12th day replication period, bites someone
else – it passes dengue into its next victim’s bloodstream.
There is no vaccine against dengue, but infecting mosquitoes with a natural bacterium called
Wolbachia blocks the insects’ ability to pass the disease to humans. The microbe spreads among both
male and female mosquitoes: infected females lay eggs that harbor the bacterium, and when
Wolbachia free females mate with infected males, their eggs simply do not hatch. Researchers are
now releasing Wolbachia infected females into the wild in Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Brazil.
Scientific American, June 2015. Adaptado.
De acordo com o texto, a infecção por dengue
a) propaga-se quando mosquitos fêmeas picam seres humanos infectados e retransmitem a doença a
outras pessoas.
b) é provocada por mosquitos infectados depois do acasalamento.
c) desenvolve-se por meio das fêmeas, que transmitem o vírus para os machos, num círculo vicioso
que se repete periodicamente.
d) desenvolve-se no corpo humano após doze dias da picada, período de incubação do vírus.e) altera a proteína presente no sangue humano que é procurada pelos mosquitos fêmeas.
Gabarito:
A
Resolução:
De acordo com o texto, "[...] a dengue não ocorre naturalmente nestas criaturas: os mosquitos
contraem dengue de nós [humanos]. O mecanismo de infecção por dengue é simples. Mosquitos
fêmeas picam os seres humanos, porque precisam da proteína encontrada em nosso sangue para
produzir ovos. (Os mosquitos machos não picam.) Se o mosquito pica alguém com dengue – e, depois
do oitavo ao décimo segundo dia de replicação do vírus, aproximadamente, pica outra pessoa – ele
passa dengue na corrente sanguínea sua próxima vítima".
Questão 8
About half of the world’s population is at risk of contracting dengue, according to the World Health
Organization. The mosquito is found in tropical and subtropical climates around the world; however,
dengue does not naturally occur in these creatures: the mosquitoes get dengue from us. The
mechanism of dengue infection is simple. Female mosquitoes bite humans because they need the
protein found in our blood to produce eggs. (Male mosquitoes do not bite.) If the mosquito bites
someone with dengue – and then, after the virus’s roughly eighth to 12th day replication period, bites
someone else – it passes dengue into its next victim’s bloodstream.
There is no vaccine against dengue, but infecting mosquitoes with a natural bacterium called
Wolbachia blocks the insects’ ability to pass the disease to humans. The microbe spreads among both
male and female mosquitoes: infected females lay eggs that harbor the bacterium, and when
Wolbachia free females mate with infected males, their eggs simply do not hatch. Researchers are
now releasing Wolbachia infected females into the wild in Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Brazil.
Scientific American, June 2015. Adaptado.
Segundo o texto, a bactéria Wolbachia, se inoculada nos mosquitos, bloqueia a transmissão da
dengue porque
a) torna os machos estéreis.
b) interfere no período de acasalamento dos mosquitos.
c) impede a multiplicação do vírus nas fêmeas.
d) impede a eclosão dos ovos que contêm o vírus.
e) diminui a quantidade de ovos depositados pelas fêmeas.
Gabarito:
D
Resolução:
Conforme lemos no terceiro parágrafo, "as fêmeas infectadas põem ovos que abrigam a bactéria, e
quando fêmeas não contaminadas pela bactéria Wolbachia acasalam com machos infectados pela
mesma bactéria, seus ovos simplesmente não eclodem".
Questão 9
A tira tematiza a contribuição da atividade humana para a deterioração do meio ambiente. Do diálogo
apresentado, pode-se depreender que os ursos já sabiam
Disponível em: .
a) do aumento do pH dos mares e acabam de constatar o abaixamento do nível dos mares.
b) da diminuição do pH dos mares e acabam de constatar o aumento do nível dos mares.
c) do aumento do nível dos mares e acabam de constatar o abaixamento do pH dos mares.
d) da diminuição do nível dos mares e acabam de constatar o aumento do pH dos mares.
Gabarito:
C
Resolução:
De acordo com o diálogo, podemos afirmar que os ursos já tinham conhecimento de fatos como a
existência de combustíveis fósseis ("fossil fuels"), do aquecimento global ("global warming") e do
aumento do nível dos mares ("rising seas"), todos relacionados a problemas ambientais que afetam
ursos polares no planeta. Também sabemos que os ursos acabam de constatar o abaixamento do pH
dos mares, pois, ao se perguntarem qual seria o próximo problema ambiental que enfrentariam, a
resposta é "níveis ácidos" ("acid levels").
Questão 10
About the Year of Light 
01 On 20 December 2013, the UN General Assembly 68th Session proclaimed 2015 as
the
02 International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015).
03 OVERVIEWS AND AIMS
 
04 In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and its
05 applications, the UN has recognized the importance of raising global awareness
about how
06 light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions
to global
07 challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. Light plays a vital role in
our daily
08 lives and is an imperative cross-cutting discipline of science in the 21st
century. It has
09 revolutionized medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet,
and
10 continues to be central to linking cultural, economic and political aspects of the
global
11 society.
12 IYL 2015 programs will promote improved public and political understanding of the
central
13 role of light in the modern world while also celebrating noteworthy anniversaries
in 2015 –
14 from the first studies of optics 1,000 years ago to discoveries in optical
communications
15 that power the Internet today.
16 This International Year will bring together many different scientific societies and
unions,
17 educational institutions, technology platforms, non-profit organizations and private
sector
18 partners.
Available at: . Adapted. Accessed on: July 31st, 2015. 
Choose the alternative(s) that conveys (convey) the meaning of the excerpt below, retrieved from
lines 16-18 of the text.
This International Year will bring together many different scientific societies and unions, educational
institutions, technology platforms, non-profit organizations and private sector partners.
(01) This International Year aims at proposing a joint effort among scientific societies and unions,
educational institutions, technology platforms, non-profit organizations and private sector partners.
(02) This International Year proposes a dialogue among a diversity of sectors of society so as to
promote different countries.
(04) This International Year will provide opportunities for different sectors to interact among
themselves.
(08) People from scientific societies and unions, educational institutions, technology platforms, non-
profit organizations and private sector partners are against this International Year.
(16) Researchers belonging to scientific societies and unions, educational institutions, technology
platforms, non-profit organizations and private sector partners will lessen the effects of this
International Year.
Gabarito:
01 + 04 = 05 
Resolução:
(01) Correta. As linhas 16-18 afirmam justamente que o Ano Internacional da Luz visa propor um
esforço conjunto entre sociedades científicas e sindicatos, instituições educacionais, plataformas
tecnológicas, organizações sem fins lucrativos e parceiros do setor privado em torno do tema.
(02) Incorreta. O objetivo do Ano Internacional da Luz não é promover diferentes países, mas sim uma
consciência global acerca da importância das energias baseadas em luz.
(04) Correta. O Ano Internacional da Luz fornecerá oportunidades para que diferentes setores
interajam, de sociedades científicas e sindicatos a instituições educacionais e parceiros do setor
privado, como lemos nas linhas 16-18.
(08) Incorreta. O texto não afirma que sociedades científicas e sindicatos, instituições educacionais,
plataformas tecnológicas, organizações sem fins lucrativos e parceiros do setor privado sejam contra
o Ano Internacional da Luz, mas que, pelo contrário, estarão interagindo dentro do objetivo do evento
de promover as energias baseadas em luz. 
(16) Incorreta. O texto aponta a interseção entre os setores como forma de propulsionar o evento, e
não de restringir o seu alcance.
Questão 11
About the Year of Light 
01 On 20 December 2013, the UN General Assembly 68th Session proclaimed 2015 as
the
02 International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015).
03 OVERVIEWS AND AIMS
 
04 In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and its
05 applications, the UN has recognized the importance of raising global awareness
about how
06 light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions
to global
07 challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. Lightplays a vital role in
our daily
08 lives and is an imperative cross-cutting discipline of science in the 21st
century. It has
09 revolutionized medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet,
and
10 continues to be central to linking cultural, economic and political aspects of the
global
11 society.
12 IYL 2015 programs will promote improved public and political understanding of the
central
13 role of light in the modern world while also celebrating noteworthy anniversaries
in 2015 –
14 from the first studies of optics 1,000 years ago to discoveries in optical
communications
15 that power the Internet today.
16 This International Year will bring together many different scientific societies and
unions,
17 educational institutions, technology platforms, non-profit organizations and private
sector
18 partners.
Available at: . Adapted. Accessed on: July 31st, 2015. 
Choose the correct alternative(s) according to the text, lines 01-11.
(01) The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies was officially announced in 2013
during a General Assembly of the UN.
(02) The UN challenges sustainable development and global awareness.
(04) Despite having shown its potential in a miryad of areas, light no longer plays a central role in
global society.
(08) Besides being of paramount importance for people’s daily lives, the study of light must permeate
different areas of scientific knowledge in the 21st century.
Gabarito:
01 + 08 = 09
Resolução:
(01) Correta. Como lemos nas primeiras linhas do texto, o Ano Internacional da Luz e das Tecnologias
da Luz foi oficialmente anunciado em 2013 durante uma Assembleia Geral da ONU.
(02) Incorreta. A ONU, como lemos nas linhas 4-7, reconhece, por meio do Ano Internacional da Luz, a
importância de criar uma consciência global sobre como tecnologias baseadas na luz oferecem
soluções para desafios globais de energia. Não lemos que a ONU desafia a consciência global acerca
de tais problemas.
(04) Incorreta. Como lemos nas linhas 7 e 8, a luz, além de ter papel vital na vida cotidiana, é de
importância imperativa da ciência no século XXI.
(08) Correta. A alternativa afirma exatamente o que lemos nas linhas 7 e 8 do texto; além de ser de
suma importância para a vida cotidiana das pessoas, o estudo da luz deve permear diferentes áreas
do conhecimento científico no século XXI.
Questão 12
About the Year of Light 
01 On 20 December 2013, the UN General Assembly 68th Session proclaimed 2015 as
the
02 International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015).
03 OVERVIEWS AND AIMS
 
04 In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and its
05 applications, the UN has recognized the importance of raising global awareness
about how
06 light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions
to global
07 challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. Light plays a vital role in
our daily
08 lives and is an imperative cross-cutting discipline of science in the 21st
century. It has
09 revolutionized medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet,
and
10 continues to be central to linking cultural, economic and political aspects of the
global
11 society.
12 IYL 2015 programs will promote improved public and political understanding of the
central
13 role of light in the modern world while also celebrating noteworthy anniversaries
in 2015 –
14 from the first studies of optics 1,000 years ago to discoveries in optical
communications
15 that power the Internet today.
16 This International Year will bring together many different scientific societies and
unions,
17 educational institutions, technology platforms, non-profit organizations and private
sector
18 partners.
Available at: . Adapted. Accessed on: July 31st, 2015. 
Which question(s) can be answered by reading the text? Select the correct proposition(s).
(01) Who carried out the first studies of optics 1,000 years ago?
(02) What does IYL stand for?
(04) In which month is the International Year of Light celebrated?
(08) What are the solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health?
(16) When was the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies proclaimed?
Gabarito:
02 + 16 = 18 
Resolução:
(01) Incorreta. O texto não permite saber quem conduziu os primeiros estudos de óptica há 1.000
anos.
(02) Correta. Como lemos na linha 2, IYL é a sigla para International Year of Light and Light-based
Technologies (Ano Internacional da Luz e das Tecnologias baseadas em Luz).
(04) Incorreta. Apesar de sabermos que o Ano Internacional da Luz ocorreria em 2015, não somos
informados no texto acerca do mês em que se daria o evento.
(08) Incorreta. Ainda que as linhas 5-7 afirmem a importância das tecnologias baseadas na luz para
as soluções sustentáveis a desafios globais na energia, educação, agricultura e saúde, o texto não
informa especificamente quais são essas soluções.
(16) Correta. Já na primeira linha do texto lemos que o Ano Internacional da Luz foi proclamado em
2013.
Questão 13
About the Year of Light 
01 On 20 December 2013, the UN General Assembly 68th Session proclaimed 2015 as
the
02 International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015).
03 OVERVIEWS AND AIMS
 
04 In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and its
05 applications, the UN has recognized the importance of raising global awareness
about how
06 light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions
to global
07 challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. Light plays a vital role in
our daily
08 lives and is an imperative cross-cutting discipline of science in the 21st
century. It has
09 revolutionized medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet,
and
10 continues to be central to linking cultural, economic and political aspects of the
global
11 society.
12 IYL 2015 programs will promote improved public and political understanding of the
central
13 role of light in the modern world while also celebrating noteworthy anniversaries
in 2015 –
14 from the first studies of optics 1,000 years ago to discoveries in optical
communications
15 that power the Internet today.
16 This International Year will bring together many different scientific societies and
unions,
17 educational institutions, technology platforms, non-profit organizations and private
sector
18 partners.
Available at: . Adapted. Accessed on: July 31st, 2015. 
Select the proposition(s) which contains (contain) the correct definition for the underlined words as
they are used in the text.
(01) awareness (line 05) – consciousness
(02) sustainable (line 06) – capable
(04) challenges (line 07) – affairs
(08) imperative (line 08) – essential
(16) noteworthy (line 13) – remarkable
(32) role (line 13) – opening
(64) partners (line 18) – ventures
Gabarito:
01 + 08 + 16 = 25 
Resolução:
(01) Correta. "Awareness" (linha 05) é o mesmo que "consciousness", ambas traduzíveis por
"consciência".
(02) Incorreta. "Sustainable" (linha 06) significa "suatentável" e não "capable" ("capaz").
(04) Incorreta. "Challenges" (linha 07) é traduzível por "desafios", que não pode ser substituído, nesse
contexto, por "affairs" ("negócios").
(08) Correta. "Imperative" (linha 08) tem o mesmo sentido de "essential"; em português,
"imperativo", "essencial".
(16) Correta. "Noteworthy" (linha 13) equivale a "remarkable", ambas traduzíveis por "notável".
(32) Incorreta. "Role" (linha 13) significa "papel", não equivalente a "opening" (abertura").
(64) Incorreta. "Partners" (linha 18) significa "parceiros", não substituível por "ventures"
("empreendimentos").
Questão 14
A study from Bringham Young University reported that teenagers ________ sleep seven hours,
compared to nine hours of sleep, perform betteracademically. This study contradicts federal
guidelines, stating teenagers should sleep as much as they need to. – THESTATECOLUMN.COM
Disponível em: . Adaptado. 
Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente a lacuna do texto:
a) which.
b) when.
c) while.
d) whoever.
e) who.
Gabarito:
E 
Resolução:
A alternativa correta é a E. O pronome relativo who, referente a pessoas, é o que preenche a
lacuna mais adequadamente. Assim, temos “A study from Brigham Young University reported that
teenagers who sleep seven hours, compared to nine hours of sleep, perform better academically”.
Questão 15
A study carried out by Lauren Sherman of the University of California and her colleagues investigated
how use of the "like" button in social media affects the brains of teenagers lying in body scanners.
Thirty-two teens who had Instagram accounts were asked to lie down in a functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. This let Dr. Sherman monitor their brain activity while they were
perusing both their own Instagram photos and photos that they were told had been added by other
teenagers in the experiment. In reality, Dr. Sherman had collected all the other photos, which
included neutral images of food and friends as well as many depicting risky behaviours like drinking,
smoking and drug use, from other peoples’ Instagram accounts. The researchers told participants
they were viewing photographs that 50 other teenagers had already seen and endorsed with a "like"
in the laboratory.
The participants were more likely themselves to "like" photos already depicted as having been "liked"
a lot than they were photos depicted with fewer previous "likes". When she looked at the fMRI results,
Dr. Sherman found that activity in the nucleus accumbens, a hub of reward circuitry in the brain,
increased with the number of "likes" that a photo had.
The Economist, June 13, 2016. Adaptado. 
Segundo o texto, como resultado parcial da pesquisa, observou-se que
a) fotos com imagens neutras provocaram menor impacto do que as que retratavam comportamento
perigoso.
b) os participantes mostraram tendência a "curtir" uma imagem que já havia recebido número
considerável de "curtidas".
c) os adolescentes demonstraram certo desconforto, quando solicitados a avaliar fotos produzidas por
eles próprios.
d) as tarefas propostas aos participantes apresentaram limitações, por terem foco exclusivo na rede
Instagram.
e) a metodologia adotada no experimento confirmou conclusões de estudos anteriores sobre redes
sociais.
Gabarito:
B
Resolução:
No último parágrafo do texto, lemos que os participantes eram mais propensos a curtir ("like") fotos
que já haviam recebido mais curtidas do que fotos que haviam recebido menos curtidas (“The
participants were more likely themselves to 'like' photos already depicted as having been 'liked' a lot
than they were photos depicted with fewer previous "likes").
Questão 16
A study carried out by Lauren Sherman of the University of California and her colleagues investigated
how use of the "like" button in social media affects the brains of teenagers lying in body scanners.
Thirty-two teens who had Instagram accounts were asked to lie down in a functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. This let Dr. Sherman monitor their brain activity while they were
perusing both their own Instagram photos and photos that they were told had been added by other
teenagers in the experiment. In reality, Dr. Sherman had collected all the other photos, which
included neutral images of food and friends as well as many depicting risky behaviours like drinking,
smoking and drug use, from other peoples’ Instagram accounts. The researchers told participants
they were viewing photographs that 50 other teenagers had already seen and endorsed with a "like"
in the laboratory.
The participants were more likely themselves to "like" photos already depicted as having been "liked"
a lot than they were photos depicted with fewer previous "likes". When she looked at the fMRI results,
Dr. Sherman found that activity in the nucleus accumbens, a hub of reward circuitry in the brain,
increased with the number of "likes" that a photo had.
The Economist, June 13, 2016. Adaptado. 
Conforme o texto, a região do cérebro que se mostrou mais ativa, quando da análise dos resultados
da ressonância, corresponde a um sistema de
a) memória recente.
b) defesa.
c) recompensa.
d) repetição.
e) inibição.
Gabarito:
C
Resolução:
No último período do texto, lemos que, ao observar os resultados de fMRI, o dr. Sherman descobriu
um aumento de atividade no nucleus accumbens do cérebro, um centro de circuitos de recompensa,
relacionado a um maior número de "curtidas" que uma foto tinha (“When she looked at the fMRI
results, Dr. Sherman found that activity in the nucleus accumbens, a hub of reward circuitry in the
brain, increased with the number of “likes” that a photo had").
Questão 17
A tirinha a seguir mostra um diálogo entre duas pessoas, com a participação de um terceiro
interlocutor. Analise-a e responda à questão.
Disponível em: .
Acesso em: 1º maio 2016.
A terceira pessoa mostra-se incomodada devido à/ao
a) incoerência das informações tratadas na conversa.
b) excesso de informações e à falta de privacidade.
c) impossibilidade de adquirir um smartphone.
d) fato de ser ignorada pelas pessoas que estão conversando.
e) resistência pessoal quanto ao uso de aplicativos para emagrecer.
Gabarito:
B
Resolução:
É possível acompanhar ao longo dos quadrinhos a terceira pessoa apresentando expressões faciais de
desaprovação e irritação, e no último quadro lê-se "Estou perdendo a cabeça com a ajuda de seus
smartphones" (“I’m losing my mind with the help of your smartphones”), referindo-se ao assunto das
mulheres, que a estão incomodando com sua conversa.
Questão 18
A tirinha a seguir mostra um diálogo entre duas pessoas, com a participação de um terceiro
interlocutor. Analise-a e responda à questão.
Disponível em: .
Acesso em: 1º maio 2016.
Depreende-se da leitura que os aplicativos
a) podem ser instalados em qualquer modelo de aparelho celular.
b) oferecem exatamente as mesmas facilidades às duas usuárias.
c) registram informações nutricionais nos rótulos dos alimentos.
d) impedem o consumo de alimentos de má qualidade nutricional.
e) auxiliam as usuárias no controle da perda de peso.
Gabarito:
E
Resolução:
As mulheres que conversam mostram-se animadas com a possibilidade de auxílio dos aplicativos no
controle da perda de peso, a partir de diversos recursos que oferecem para a organização da rotina
alimentar.
Questão 19
A tirinha a seguir mostra um diálogo entre duas pessoas, com a participação de um terceiro
interlocutor. Analise-a e responda à questão.
Disponível em: .
Acesso em: 1º maio 2016.
As palavras utilizadas como referentes aos aplicativos são
a) that, mine, it.
b) it, even, mine.
c) that’s, it, them.
d) that, me, mine.
e) them, that, it.
Gabarito:
A
Resolução:
As palavras utilizadas como referentes aos aplicativos são "that" ("I downloaded an app that was a
barcode scanner to help me trach my food intake"), "mine" ("Mine gives me information on the foods
I buy"; "Mine was a huge database of foods and plants") e "it" ("It even helps me create healthy
grocery lists").
Questão 20
A tirinha a seguir mostra um diálogo entre duas pessoas, com a participação de um terceiro
interlocutor. Analise-a e responda à questão.
Disponível em: .
Acesso em: 1º maio 2016.
Marque a opção em que os itens da tirinha possuem a mesma classificação gramatical.
a) then – quite
b) intake – milestones
c) loss – huge
d) like – reach
e) providing – ratings
Gabarito:
B
Resolução:
As palavras "intake"("ingestão") e "milestones" ("avanços"/ "marcos") são ambas substantivos.