Questões: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC - RJ) — com gabarito

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• A9A82F50-FA

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  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2016DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  According to the text, the victory of the Brexit campaign can be attributed to anger since

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  racial abuse was the core issue that motivated the British to abandon the EU.

  B

  ordinary British citizens feel that they have been paying a high price for democracy.

  C

  Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen, two traditionally enraged politicians, were central inspirations in this campaign.

  D

  deep dissatisfaction with a myriad of problems led the British to vote against their permanence in the EU.

  E

  local politicians have betrayed the British desire for a greater flexibility in immigration laws.

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• A9A568D3-FA

  Inglês

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  The title of the last section of the text – “Back to the future” – brings in itself a paradox between the words “back” and “future”.

  
  

  It may be inferred that this paradox refers to the fact that

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  Britain is about to enter a time of prosperity equal to past ones.

  B

  the great immigration flows of the past will be part of the British future again.

  C

  Britain’s culture of compensation is to be implemented in a new form of liberalism.

  D

  liberals lost their hegemony more than once in the past and are about to lose it again.

  E

  the economic and political models of the past proved to be more effective and should be implemented in the future.

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• A9A2A97E-FA

  Inglês

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  The communicative intention of paragraph 13 (lines 119-124) is to

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  convince liberals that Mr. Fukuyama was right in his analysis.

  B

  encourage present-day liberals not to give up on their convictions.

  C

  inform that Mr. Fukuyama’s essay on history was not trustworthy.

  D

  reveal that Margareth Thatcher was unimpressed by the Soviet collapse.

  E

  announce that the value of historical analysis should never be underestimated.

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• A99F5A5D-FA

  Inglês

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  In the fragment “That rekindled an interest in markets.” (line 118), “That” refers to the fact that

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  liberalism has already been confronted.

  B

  19th century liberals welcomed less interference from the state.

  C

  1970s liberals concluded that the state had become suffocating and heavy-handed.

  D

  essential human needs are far more relevant than political and economic freedom.

  E

  political and economic freedoms are weakened when basic human needs are not fulfilled.

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• A99C97D6-FA

  Inglês

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  The author claims that “Without their ideas, and their energy, Britain would be much the poorer” (lines 109-111) given to the fact that migrants

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  are welcomed by all members of society.

  B

  provide a valuable help for economic growth.

  C

  encourage the market to open more job positions.

  D

  accept low-paid jobs in care homes and the building trade.

  E

  force the government to invest in schools, hospitals and housing.

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• A998FEC6-FA

  Inglês

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  The fragment “Sooner than curb numbers, governments should first invest in schools, hospitals and housing.” (lines 104-106) expresses an idea of

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  strong advice

  B

  weak permission

  C

  improbable guess

  D

  unreal necessity

  E

  unquestionable truth

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• A994FC1F-FA

  Inglês

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  The expression in bold and the item in italics convey equivalent ideas in

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  “As if victory were a licence to spread hatred” (lines 9-10) – Due to the fact that

  B

  “Unless they believe that the global order works to their benefit” (lines 16-17) – Provided that

  C

  “While American GDP per person grew by 14% in 2001-15” (lines 68-69) – Given that

  D

  “But, as Brexit shows, when people feel they do not control their lives or share in the fruits of globalization” (lines 71-73) – Besides

  E

  “Hence, liberals also need to restore social mobility and ensure that economic growth translates into rising wages.” (lines 91-93) – Thus

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• A98E8AC2-FA

  Inglês

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  The author affirms that “liberalism needs to fight its ground all over again” (lines 78-79).

  In order to support this point of view, the author considers

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  fostering discriminatory and bullying acts.

  B

  promoting attitudes of patience and understanding.

  C

  cooperating with people like Ms. Le Pen and Mr. Trump.

  D

  restraining the circulation of goods, ideas, capital and people.

  E

  planning a revenge against principled and enlightened people.

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• A98BD6BD-FA

  Inglês

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  In the fragment “…almost no politician has been willing to make the full-throated case for trade liberalisation…” (lines 63-65) the expression “make the full-throated case” means

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  express a point of view loudly or vigorously

  B

  discuss alternative measures to solve a case.

  C

  reveal polemic intentions or expectations.

  D

  put into words some obscure plans.

  E

  hide a controversial problem.

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• A9884F22-FA

  Inglês

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  In paragraph 7 (lines 49-58), the author blames politicians because they were NOT

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  qualified for promoting progress in all layers of society.

  B

  concentrated on disseminating the advantages of globalisation.

  C

  accountable for fraudulent elections and biased media campaigns.

  D

  responsible for the decadence of all prosperous industrial communities.

  E

  able to grant the population’s right to discuss themes such as race, greenery and human rights.

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• A984413F-FA

  Inglês

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  The option in which the phrase in bold is correctly explained is

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  down-at-heel cities of England (line 6) - affluent English cities

  B

  an outburst of racist abuse (line 11) – an abuse committed by frenzied racists

  C

  the ensuing quarter-century (line 29) – the previous twenty-five years

  D

  Elaborate financial instruments (lines 38-39) – instruments elaborated by financiers

  E

  the intellectual underpinnings of liberalism (lines 59-60) - the intellectual foundations of liberalism

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• A9819123-FA

  Inglês

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  Based on the meanings of the words in the article, it can be said that

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  “unravelling” (line 18) and collapse are synonyms.

  B

  “bamboozled” (line 39) and confounded are antonyms.

  C

  “lifted” (line 44) can be replaced by downgraded.

  D

  “partake” (line 54) and participate express opposite ideas.

  E

  “mendacious” (line 56) and truthful express similar ideas.

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• A97EC9BC-FA

  Inglês

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  The fragment “But many factory workers who have lost their jobs have been unable to find a decently paid replacement.” (lines 46-48) is correctly paraphrased in

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  many factory employees have been discharged since they did not consider their payment decent.

  B

  many factory employees who have been sacked were considered not skilled enough to obtain a proper salary.

  C

  many factory employees have been fired since employers have been unable to pay them average salaries.

  D

  many dismissed factory workers have not yet found a position in the job market that pays them a satisfactory salary.

  E

  many discharged factory workers were replaced by other more decent professionals, with higher salaries.

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• A97C0D7A-FA

  Inglês

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  In the fragments “The move to a flawed European currency … led to stagnation and unemployment and is driving Europe apart.” (lines 35-38) and “When Mr. Trump called for protectionism this week” (lines 60-61), “driving apart” and “called for” mean, respectively

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  polarizing - refused

  B

  uniting - demanded

  C

  dividing - requested

  D

  breaking up - rejected

  E

  integrating - summoned

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• A978977D-FA

  Inglês

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  The fragment “It was liberalism’s greatest triumph, but it also engendered a narrow, technocratic politics obsessed by process” (lines 27-29) is structured by

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  chronological sequence.

  B

  comparison-contrast.

  C

  problem-solution.

  D

  description.

  E

  listing.

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• A974B25E-FA

  Inglês

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  Francis Fukuyama is mentioned in Paragraph 4 (lines 21-31) because he

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  compared the crisis in liberalism to the crisis of the British free-market.

  B

  believed that 1989 would soon become a landmark for the supporters of liberalism.

  C

  anticipated today’s crisis in liberalism immediately after the fall of the Soviet Union.

  D

  disagreed with the idea that democracy, markets and global co-operation were viable options for the modern society.

  E

  envisaged the fall of the Soviet Union as a momentous event, after which no other ideology would be likely to threaten democracy.

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• A971B47E-FA

  Inglês

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  The fragment “If they cannot find a voice within the mainstream, they will make themselves heard from without.” (lines 15-16) means that, in case enraged people cannot find representation within the mainstream, they

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  are doomed to fail.

  B

  will not find support at all.

  C

  are likely to be disappointed.

  D

  will have to find resonance elsewhere.

  E

  will have to look for other internal solutions.

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• A96DFABB-FA

  Inglês

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  Based on the opening lines of the text “Many Brexiteers built their campaign on optimism. Outside the European Union, Britain would be free to open up to the world. But what secured their victory was anger” (lines 1-4), one can infer that

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  Britain’s economic development depends on the European Union.

  B

  Britain’s economic development has been obstructed by the Brexit campaign.

  C

  Brexiteers’ optimism was responsible for their victory in the referendum.

  D

  the discourse of Brexit campaign represented the feelings of the whole nation.

  E

  there was no harmony between the discourse of many Brexiteers and what motivated the vote of great part of the population.

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• 93B63B98-F9

  Inglês

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  Based on the tone of the text, which of the following options best describes the author’s attitude towards fossil fuel use?

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  Ironic

  B

  Careless

  C

  Concerned

  D

  Enthusiastic

  E

  Inconsiderate

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• 93B2573F-F9

  Inglês

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  In terms of reference, it is correct to affirm that

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  “one of which” (line 15) refers to “summit in Paris” (line 14).

  B

  “these” (line 23) refers to “sea levels” (line 22).

  C

  “this concept” (line 29) refers to “global warming” (line 27).

  D

  “some of these” (line 37) refers to “greenhouse gases” (line 36).

  E

  “it” (line 42) refers to “real-world policy” (line 42).

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