Questões de Inglês do ENEM

most people should reach 80 or 90. (l. 31)

The function of should in the fragment above is to:

Words and expressions such as older (title), live longer (l. 4), longevity (l. 8), older person (l. 34) and the elderly (l. 36) belong to the same semantic field. The elderly is translated as:

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Acesso em: 26 fev. 2012. A partir da leitura dessa tirinha, infere-se que o discurso de Calvin teve um efeito diferente do pretendido, uma vez que ele

      The United Nations Ailiance of Civilízations (UNAOC) is launching a campaign aimed at engaging people around the world to Do One Thing to support Cultural Diversity and Inclusion. Every one of us can do ONE thíng for diversity and inclusion; even one very little thíng can become a global action if we ali take part in it

      Simple things YOU can do to celebrate the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21.

1 . Visit an arí exhibit or a museum dedicated to other cultures.
2. Read about the great thinkers of other cultures.
3. Visit a place of worship different than yours and particípate in the celebration.
4.  Spread your own culture around the world and learn about other cultures.
5. Explore music of a different culture.
There are thousands of things that you can do, are you taking part in it?


Internautas costumam manifestar suas opiniões sobre artigos on-line por meio da postagem de comentários. O comentário que exemplifica o engajamento proposto na quarta dica da campanha apresentada no texto é:

After príson blaze kilis hundreds in Honduras, UN warns on overcrowding

      15 February 2012

      A Unned Nations human rights official today cailed on Latin American countries to tackle the problem of prison overcrowding in the wake of an ovemight fire at a jail in Honduras that killed hundreds of inmates. More than 300 prisoners are reported to have died in the blaze at the prison, located north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, with dozens of others still missing and presumed dead. Antonio Maldonado, human rights adviser for the UN system in Honduras, told UN Radio today that overcrowding may have contributed to the death toll. “But we have to wait until a thorough investigation is conducted so we can reach a precise cause," he said. "But of course there is a probiem of overcrowding in the prison system, not only in this country, but also in many other prtsons in Latin America."

Disponível em: www.un.org. Acesso em: 22 fev. 2012 (adaptado).

Os noticiários destacam acontecimentos diários, que são veiculados em jornal impresso, rádio, televisão e internet. Nesse texto, o acontecimento reportado é a

National Geographtc News

      Christine DeirAmore
      Published April 26, 2010

      Our bodies produce a small steady amount of natura! morphine, a new study suggests. Traces of the Chemical are often found in mouse and human urine, leading scientists to wonder whether the dmg is being made naturally or being delivered by something the subjects consumed. The new research shows that mice produce the “incredible painkiller” — and that humans and other mammals possess the same Chemical road map for making it, said study co-author Meinhart Zenk, who studies plant-based pharmaceuticals atthe Donaid Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Disponível em: www.nalionalgeographic.com. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2010.

Ao ler a matéria publicada na National Geographic, para a realização de um trabalho escolar, um estudante descobriu que

Steve Jobs: A Life Remembered 1955-2011
Readersdigestca takes a look back at Sfeve Joós, and his contribution to our digital world. Informações sobre pessoas famosas são recorrentes na mídia, divulgadas de forma impressa ou virtualmente.  Em relação a Steve Jobs, esse texto propõe

O homem responde que a empresa

How can consumers find out if a corporation is “greenwashing” environmentally unsavory practices?

No texto, o termo greenwashing tem o sentido de

How can consumers find out if a corporation is “greenwashing” environmentally unsavory practices?

O objetivo do texto é

How can consumers find out if a corporation is “greenwashing” environmentally unsavory practices?

According to the text, Greenpeace

No segundo quadrinho da tira, a expressão that sort of thing refere-se a

Segundo o texto, ao usar uma língua estrangeira, as pessoas;

Segundo o Dr. Panos Athanasopoulos,

According to the text,

No trecho do primeiro parágrafo – And you don’t need to be fluent in the language to feel the effects –, you refere-se

No excerto do primeiro parágrafo – his research showed that it is language use, not proficiency, which makes the difference –, o trecho language use, not proficiency pode ser reescrito, sem alteração de sentido, como

No trecho do segundo parágrafo – Colour perception is an ideal way of testing bilingual concepts because there is a huge variation between where different languages place boundaries on the colour spectrum –, because introduz uma

No trecho do terceiro parágrafo – Previous research has shown that people are more likely to rate two colours to be more similar –, more likely equivale, em português, a

No trecho do quarto parágrafo – As well as learning vocabulary and grammar you’re also unconsciously learning a whole new way of seeing the world –, as well as equivale, em português, a