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  • 1046EDB4-D6

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    Universidade Feevale · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018

     Considering the sentence “They provide a heavy, honest and essential work that benefits the entire population.”, (lines 3-4), the word honest can be replaced without changing meaning by 
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  • 8E31906D-D5

    Inglês

    Sinônimos | Synonyms
    Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - Centro Universitário · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.


    Loneliness may harm sleep quality for young adults

    Researchers from King's College London have found that young adults who reported feeling lonely were more likely to experience poor sleep quality, daytime tiredness, and poor concentration than their non-lonely counterparts.
    Although loneliness is often perceived as a problem that primarily affects older adults, recent research has suggested that this is not the case.
    However, according to the researchers of the new study, less is known about how loneliness affects the health of young adults - in particular, how it impacts sleep quality.
    "In the present study, we tested associations between loneliness and sleep quality in a nationally representative sample of young adults," say Prof. Louise Arseneault, of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's, and colleagues.
    The researchers analyzed the data of 2,232 young adults aged 18 to 19 years. They asked the participants four questions to measure their feelings of loneliness, including, "How often do you feel that you lack companionship?" and "How often do you feel alone?"
    Additionally, the researchers gathered information on the participants' sleep quality over the past month, including sleep duration, sleep disturbances, and how long it takes them to fall asleep.
    The analysis revealed that the lonely participants were 10 percent more likely to have poor sleep quality than subjects who did not report loneliness, and they were 24 percent more likely to experience daytime tiredness and problems with concentration.
    These findings remained after accounting for a number of possible confounding factors, including symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders.
    Although the study was not designed to investigate the mechanisms underlying the link between loneliness and poor sleep quality, the researchers have some theories.
    For example, they point to previous studies that have identified a link between loneliness and an increase in the "stress hormone" cortisol, which could lead to sleep disruption.
    Adaptado de: < https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317563.php?sr> Acessado em 02 de abril de 2018. 
    In the sentence "...the lonely participants were 10 percent more likely to have poor sleep quality than subjects who did not report loneliness..." a synonym for likely is
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  • 4EF74309-C2

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    UDESC · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Text 1

    Published: 18 September 2009
    Abstract
    Background: The combination of four protective lifestyle behaviours (being physically active, a non-smoker, a moderate alcohol consumer and having adequate fruit and vegetable intake) has been estimated to increase life expectancy by 14 years. However, the effect of adopting these lifestyle behaviours on general health, obesity and mental health is less defined. We examined the combined effect of these behaviours on self-rated health, overweight/obesity and depression.
    Methods: Using data from the Survey of Lifestyle Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) 2007 (), a protective lifestyle behaviour (PLB) score was constructed for 10 364 men and women (>18 years), and representative of the Republic of Ireland adult population (response rate 62%). Respondents scored a maximum of four points, one point each for being physically active, consuming five or more fruit and vegetable servings daily, a non-smoker and a moderate drinker.
    Results: One-fifth of respondents (20%) adopted four PLBs, 35% adopted three, 29% two, 13% one and 2% adopted none. Compared to those with zero PLBs, those with four were seven times more likely to rate their general health as excellent/very good [OR 6.8 95% Cl (3.64- 12.82)] and four times more likely to have better mental health [OR 4.4 95% Cl (2.34-8.22)].
    Conclusions: Adoption of core protective lifestyle factors known to increase life expectancy is associated with positive self-rated health, healthier weight and better mental health. These lifestyles have the potential to add quality and quantity to life.
    Key words: lifestyle behaviours, self-rated, health, obesity, depression, protective factors.
    Topic: ethanol, obesity, physical activity, smoking, depressive disorders, fruit, Ireland, life style, mental health, vegetables, overweight, feelings. Issue Section: Lifestyle and living conditions

    Answer the question below according to Text 1. 

    Match the columns to have the right meaning from the Text.


    I. Survey

    II. Likely

    III. Behavior

    IV. Intake

    V. Data


    ( ) conduct

    ( ) feasible

    ( ) scrutinity

    ( ) information in visible form

    ( ) consumption


    Mark the alternative which shows de correct order, fron top to bottom.

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  • AA7D20FD-C2

    Inglês

    Vocabulário | Vocabulary
    PUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018

    Available at:<https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgetsand-tech/features/robot-carer-elderly-people-lonelinessageing-population-care-homes-a8659801.html>. Retrieved on: July 2, 2019. Adapted.

    The option in which the expression in boldface conveys an idea of condition is
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  • 1E9FE0E9-B5

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    Universidade Federal de Viçosa · 2018FácilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

    Texto I

    TRUMP-KIM SUMMIT: DONALD TRUMP VOWS TO 'END WAR GAMES' IN 'NEW HISTORY' WITH NORTH KOREA

    By Ben Riley-Smith, US editor, in Singapore 13 JUNE 2018 • 8:10AM – The Telegraph 

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018
    Photo: https://goo.gl/wcMQ1V

    Donald Trump unexpectedly suspended "war games" on the Korean peninsula yesterday as he convinced Kim Jong-un to back "complete denuclearisation" in a written agreement. The US has been carrying out joint military exercises for years in the region as a signal of its military alliance with Seoul (South Korea), and as a show of strength against North Korean aggression.

    The US president said in a press conference after the Singapore summit: "It is a very great day, it is a very great moment, in the history of the world." He predicted Kim would start denuclearise "very quickly" and revealed that the North Korean leader had already agreed to destroy a missile engine testing site. 

    The climax of Mr Trump‘s meeting with Kim — the first between a sitting North Korean and American leader — was the signing of a joint agreement. The 400-word statement followed more than four hours of talks, first between the leaders one-on-one and then with a wider group of advisers. 

    It read: "President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un conducted a comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions on the issues related to the establishment of new United States - North Korea relations and the building of a lasting and robust peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. 

    The statement went on to list four specific pledges that both Mr Trump and Kim agreed to stand by: The first was that both countries would establish "new relations" in the pursuit of "peace and prosperity" — an attempt to draw a line under the insults and threats of last year. The second said that America and North Korea would "join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula". The third said that Kim‘s regime ―commits to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula‖ — a key demand from the Americans. And the fourth promised that the remains of fallen US soldiers who died fighting in the Korean War would be repatriated to the United States. 

    Mr Trump said he "absolutely" would invite Kim to the White House and expressed enthusiasm for visiting North Korea, but said no dates had been set. Mr Trump also praised the leaders of Japan, South Korea and China as well as Kim himself for the progress made on the issue of denuclearisation. 


    Source: < https://goo.gl/dEim38> Date of retrieval: June 13th, 2018.

    Na frase do texto I, "a signal of its military ALLIANCE with Seoul", a palavra ALLIANCE poderia ser substituída, sem alterar seu sentido, por:
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  • 86E12FAA-B4

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    Universidade Federal de Viçosa · 2018Muito fácilEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Texto II

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018
    How to make chocolate cookies

    1. Melt chocolate in the microwave, stir until smooth.
    2. Sift together baking powder, flour, cocoa and salt; set aside.
    3. In a bowl, cream butter with brown sugar and white sugar until smooth.
    4. Beat in eggs taking one at a time, then stir in vanilla and coffee granules until well blended.
    5. Using a wooden spoon, stir in melted chocolate.
    6. Then stir in the dry ingredients until it blends well.
    7. Cover, and allow it to stand for half an hour.
    8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
    9. Place two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    10. Roll dough into walnut sized balls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
    11. Then, bake it for ten minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will still be very soft because of the chocolate.
    12. Let the cookies cool for ten minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

    Fonte: Disponível em:<http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/chocolate-cookies.php>.Acesso em: 28 set. de 2018. (Adaptado)
    A receita apresentada no texto II refere-se a um tipo de:
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  • 86DDE00B-B4

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    Universidade Federal de Viçosa · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Texto II

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018
    How to make chocolate cookies

    1. Melt chocolate in the microwave, stir until smooth.
    2. Sift together baking powder, flour, cocoa and salt; set aside.
    3. In a bowl, cream butter with brown sugar and white sugar until smooth.
    4. Beat in eggs taking one at a time, then stir in vanilla and coffee granules until well blended.
    5. Using a wooden spoon, stir in melted chocolate.
    6. Then stir in the dry ingredients until it blends well.
    7. Cover, and allow it to stand for half an hour.
    8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
    9. Place two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    10. Roll dough into walnut sized balls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
    11. Then, bake it for ten minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will still be very soft because of the chocolate.
    12. Let the cookies cool for ten minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

    Fonte: Disponível em:<http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/chocolate-cookies.php>.Acesso em: 28 set. de 2018. (Adaptado)
    Entre os ingredientes usados nessa receita, estão:
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  • 86DA96D2-B4

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    Universidade Federal de Viçosa · 2018FácilEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Texto II

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018
    How to make chocolate cookies

    1. Melt chocolate in the microwave, stir until smooth.
    2. Sift together baking powder, flour, cocoa and salt; set aside.
    3. In a bowl, cream butter with brown sugar and white sugar until smooth.
    4. Beat in eggs taking one at a time, then stir in vanilla and coffee granules until well blended.
    5. Using a wooden spoon, stir in melted chocolate.
    6. Then stir in the dry ingredients until it blends well.
    7. Cover, and allow it to stand for half an hour.
    8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
    9. Place two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    10. Roll dough into walnut sized balls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
    11. Then, bake it for ten minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will still be very soft because of the chocolate.
    12. Let the cookies cool for ten minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

    Fonte: Disponível em:<http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/chocolate-cookies.php>.Acesso em: 28 set. de 2018. (Adaptado)
    De acordo com a receita apresentada no texto II,
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  • 86D7ACDC-B4

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    Universidade Federal de Viçosa · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Texto I

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018

    What brain foods are good for remembering what you studied?

      Need help remembering what you've just studied? Head to your kitchen. Research suggests certain foods are good for the brain and may boost your memory. Along with getting enough sleep and developing other healthy habits, eating brain foods can be an effective study aid. 
       Eggs: Eggs are good for your memory because they are a good source of protein, a nutrient that helps you concentrate, according to registered dietitian Elisa Zied, author of “Nutrition at Your Fingertips.” Eggs also contain choline, a precursor to a neurotransmitter needed for good memory.
       Cereal: Cereal provides carbohydrates, which help you remember what you studied by boosting your mental energy. Carbs turn into glucose, a sugar your brain needs to think clearly. Cereals with whole grains also provide B vitamins, nutrients the nerves in your brain need to communicate, Zied says.
       Fish: Salmon, tuna and other varieties of oily fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids. A symptom for someone low in omega-3s is poor memory. In addition to omega3 fatty acids, fish contains vitamin B-12, which is important for good memory, according to the NIH’s Office of Dietary Supplements. 
      Getting a good night’s sleep and eating a healthy breakfast will also help you remember what you studied. Research shows eating breakfast improves attention and boosts academic achievement. Additionally, keeping your cholesterol and blood pressure in check and avoiding smoking will help your brain health and may sharpen your memory, according to an article by nutritionist Joy Bauer on NBCNews.com. 

    Fonte: Disponível em:<http:// https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/brain-foods-good-remembering-studied-5381.html>.Acesso em: 28 set. de 2018. (Adaptado)
    A recomendação que NÃO está presente no texto I é:
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  • DC57443D-B2

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Leia o texto a seguir e responda à questão.

    ’Hitting women isn’t normal’: tackling male violence in Brazil
    A rehabilitation programme for violent men in Espírito Santo is cutting reoffending rates In the state of Espírito Santo, violence against women is rampant. From 2005 to 2012, the state had the highest rate of murders of women in the country. In the years since, it has been in the top five. Nationwide, almost a third of girls and women said in a 2017 survey that they had suffered violence -– ranging from threats and beatings to attempted murder – during the previous year.
    The problem permeates all levels of society and it is a huge challenge, says Gracimeri Gaviorno, chief officer of the civil police in Espírito Santo. Gaviorno saw many men reoffend while they waited -– in some cases for years — for their trial, so she decided to do something about it. “You can’t just wait with your arms folded while the justice system takes its time to do something,” she says. In 2016, she worked with psychologists, social workers and other police departments to develop the Homem que é Homem programme to rehabilitate aggressive men.
    The programme is voluntary and offered to all men who come into contact with the police for violence against women. For those who complete it, there is no reduction in sentencing, but it can be presented to the judge as a kind of character witness. There are seven courses a year, with four 90-minute sessions a week for five weeks. Everyone arrested for violence against women must attend an introductory lecture.
    Ana Paula Milani, a police psychologist involved in running the programme, says: “I start off explaining that hitting a woman isn’t normal and is a crime, and that there is a programme to help them. The majority of men don’t know why they are there, and even after my lecture, some still think it was the woman’s fault.” For every course, around 60 men will come to the first lecture; around 20 agree to participate in the programme and 15 complete it.
    Group sessions are run like an AA group. Participants sit in a circle and discussions revolve around gender roles in society. They examine the concept of masculinity -– machismo is rife in Brazil -– and talk about why men are more likely to take drugs and why the male suicide rate is higher. They then discuss how to manage and resolve conflict without resorting to violence. The last meeting is about how to return to having a relationship and how to regain trust. The programme, run by police professionals, has been successful. In its first year, 6% of attendees reoffended; the number fell to 3% in its second year and in 2017, when 73 men completed the course, 2% reoffended. The project has been replicated in three other areas of the state, and there are plans to launch it in two other municipalities.
    Gaviorno, who was a finalist in the first awards in Brazil to recognise outstanding contributions to the public sector, is aware that the project plays only a small part in tackling violence against women, which she says continues to be “a huge challenge”. “From the female lawyer who asks for something from the judge and gets it because she is pretty, to the woman who is murdered by her husband, there are a lot of layers of sexism in Brazil,” she says. Until this changes, Gaviorno and her colleagues will have their work cut out.
    (Adaptado de: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/hitting-women-isnt-normal-tackling-male-violence-brazil. Acesso em: 19 jul. 2018.)
    Considere as sentenças a seguir, extraídas do texto.


    * ’Hitting women isn’t normal’: tackling male violence in Brazil.
    * A rehabilitation programme for violent men in Espírito Santo is cutting reoffending rates.
    * The programme, run by police professionals, has been successful.
    * Everyone arrested for violence against women must attend an introductory lecture.
    * “I start off explaining that hitting a woman isn’t normal and is a crime.”

    Assinale a alternativa que apresenta, corretamente, de cima para baixo, o significado dos verbos em negrito.
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  • 3A7C607E-B2

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    FATEC · 2018FácilEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Leia o texto para responder
    à questão.

    The Skills You Need To Succeed In 2020
    By Avil Beckford – Aug 6, 2018.

         The World Economic Forum reports that you need ten skills to thrive in 2020: complex problem solving; critical thinking; creativity; people management; coordinating with others; emotional intelligence; judgement and decision making; service orientation; negotiation; cognitive flexibility.

         The ten skills on this list make sense fo r the age that we are living in. Of these, you want to focus on creative work, because that is where you are likely to remain employable. Every professional can be creative in the work she does.

         You might have started to realize that you will need more than the ten skills listed earlier. Alvin Toffler once said, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”

         In some instances, relearning could be adapting what you know to a new reality. Take cell phones as an example. When they first came out, they were used solely as communications devices. Convergence happened, and now our smartphones are minicomputers. People had to relearn how to use a phone.

         In terms of work, you will have to adapt some of your skills to the jobs of the future, and you will also have to learn new skills. Here are some of the additional skills that you will need to succeed in 2020. 

         Learning how to learn. Since skills are constantly changing, you have to learn how to learn. 

         Analyzing information. When you take good and detailed notes, you can review them to pick out the big ideas, understand, and make sense of information.

         Spotting patterns and trends. I recommend that you combine ideas from the different books that you read. By doing this, you may be able to spot ideas and trends.

    Communicating – written and oral. You can combine ideas that once seemed unrelated to communicate them to influencers, who can help you to shape and implement them.

    Understanding and leveraging technology. Technology is changing at an unprecedented pace, so you need to understand and keep on top of it.

    <https://tinyurl.com/y7pahnqf> Acesso em: 15.10.2018. Adaptado.
    Na frase, The World Economic Forum reports that you need ten skills to thrive in 2020…, presente no primeiro parágrafo do texto, a palavra thrive pode ser substituída por
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  • BCD6827E-B0

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    UDESC · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018

    (www.thesunshinegrove.blogspot.com.br) accessed on March 27th, 2018

    Mark the correct alternative which contains synonyms linked to the meaning in the text.
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  • 6264DBFF-B0

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    PUC - SP · 2018FácilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

    Responda a questão de acordo com o texto de Lauren Camera.


    Supreme Court Expands Rights for Students with Disabilities

    By Lauren Camera, Education Reporter - March 22, 2017. Adaptado. 

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018

    In a unanimous decision with major implications for students with disabilities, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that schools must provide higher educational standards for children with special needs. Schools must do more than provide a ‘merely more than de minimis’ education for students with disabilities and instead must provide them with an opportunity to make "appropriately ambitious" progress in line with the federal education law.

    “When all is said and done,” wrote Chief Justice John G. Roberts, “a student offered an education program providing a ‘merely more than de minimis’ progress from year to year can hardly be said to have been offered an education at all.” He continued, citing a 1982 Supreme Court ruling on special education: “For children with disabilities, receiving an instruction that aims so low would be equivalent to ‘sitting idly... awaiting the time when they were old enough to drop out.’”

    There are roughly 6.4 million students with disabilities between ages 3 to 21, representing roughly 13 percent of all students, according to Institute for Education Statistics. Each year 300,000 of those students leave school and just 65 percent of students with disabilities complete high school.

    The case which culminated in the Supreme Court decision originated with an autistic boy in Colorado named Endrew. His parents pulled him out of school in 5th grade because they disagreed with his individualized education plan. Under federal law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), schools must work with families to develop individualized learning plans for students with disabilities.

    While Endrew had been making progress in the public schools, his parents felt his plan for that year simply replicated goals from years past. As a result, they enrolled him in a private school where, they argued, Endrew made academic and social progress. 

    Seeking tuition reimbursement*, they filed a complaint with the state’s department of education in which they argued that Endrew had been denied a "free appropriate public education". The school district won the suit, and when his parents filed a lawsuit in federal district court, the judge also sided with the school district. In the Supreme Court case, Endrew and his family asked for clarification about the type of education benefits the federal law requires of schools, specifically, whether it requires ‘merely more than de minimis’, or something greater.

    “The IDEA demands more,” Roberts wrote in the opinion. “It requires an educational program reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances.” 

    *reimbursement – a sum paid to cover money that has been spent or lost.

    In:<https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2017-03-22/supreme-court-expands-rights-for-students-with-disabilities> 30.03.2018


    In the fragment from paragraph 6 “the judge also sided with the school district”, the expression in bold means the same as
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  • 086CD62C-AF

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    PUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Animals' popularity 'a disadvantage'

    By Mary HaltonScience reporter, BBC News
    13 April 2018

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018

    Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43742646
    Based on the meanings expressed in the text, it is correct to affirm that
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  • 0869BDC9-AF

    Inglês

    Vocabulário | Vocabulary
    PUC - RJ · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos
    Animals' popularity 'a disadvantage'

    By Mary HaltonScience reporter, BBC News
    13 April 2018

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018

    Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43742646
    In the fragment “Dr Courchamp and his team set out to determine exactly which species these might be.” (line 10), “might” expresses an idea of
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  • 757053C8-51

    Inglês

    Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
    UNIFESP · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

    Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018


    Compared to the previous text “Why so few nurses are men”, the cartoon

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  • 75577807-51

    Inglês

    Vocabulário | Vocabulary
    UNIFESP · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

                                      Why so few nurses are men


                       Imagem da questão de Inglês, da prova de 2018

          Ask health professionals in any country what the biggest problem in their health-care system is and one of the most common answers is the shortage of nurses. In ageing rich countries, demand for nursing care is becoming increasingly insatiable. Britain’s National Health Service, for example, has 40,000-odd nurse vacancies. Poor countries struggle with the emigration of nurses for greener pastures. One obvious solution seems neglected: recruit more men. Typically, just 5-10% of nurses registered in a given country are men. Why so few?

          Views of nursing as a “woman’s job” have deep roots. Florence Nightingale, who established the principles of modern nursing in the 1860s, insisted that men’s “hard and horny” hands were “not fitted to touch, bathe and dress wounded limbs”. In Britain the Royal College of Nursing, the profession’s union, did not even admit men as members until 1960. Some nursing schools in America started admitting men only in 1982, after a Supreme Court ruling forced them to. Senior nurse titles such as “sister” (a ward manager) and “matron” (which in some countries is used for men as well) do not help matters. Unsurprisingly, some older people do not even know that men can be nurses too. Male nurses often encounter patients who assume they are doctors.

          Another problem is that beliefs about what a nursing job entails are often outdated – in ways that may be particularly off-putting for men. In films, nurses are commonly portrayed as the helpers of heroic male doctors. In fact, nurses do most of their work independently and are the first responders to patients in crisis. To dispel myths, nurse-recruitment campaigns display nursing as a professional job with career progression, specialisms like anaesthetics, cardiology or emergency care, and use for skills related to technology, innovation and leadership. However, attracting men without playing to gender stereotypes can be tricky. “Are you man enough to be a nurse?”, the slogan of an American campaign, was involved in controversy.

          Nursing is not a career many boys aspire to, or are encouraged to consider. Only two-fifths of British parents say they would be proud if their son became a nurse. Because of all this, men who go into nursing are usually already closely familiar with the job. Some are following in the career footsteps of their mothers. Others decide that the job would suit them after they see a male nurse care for a relative or they themselves get care from a male nurse when hospitalised. Although many gender stereotypes about jobs and caring have crumbled, nursing has, so far, remained unaffected.

                                                  (www.economist.com, 22.08.2018. Adaptado.)

    No trecho do segundo parágrafo “did not even admit men as members until 1960”, o termo sublinhado indica
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  • 75429E58-51

    Inglês

    Vocabulário | Vocabulary
    UNIFESP · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

                                    Words that define the presente


    At a time when the world is changing more quickly than ever before, we need a new vocabulary to help us grasp what’s happening.


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          Catfishing. This word would make more sense if it referred to fishing for cats, but in fact, it refers to people who construct false identities online. Whether out of boredom, loneliness or malice, they lure other people into continued messaging correspondence, thereby building false relationships with them (the apparent source of the term “catfish” is a 2010 documentary called Catfish, whose verity, ironically enough, has been questioned).

          There are two ways of looking at this: 1) The internet/ cyberspace is wonderful, because it gives people the freedom to augment or totally change their identities, and this is a marvellous new dawn for human expression, a new step in human evolution. 2) Nah, it’s a false dawn, because the internet is essentially a libertarian arena, and, as such, an amoral one (lots of “freedoms” but with no attendant social obligations); it is a new jungle where we must watch our backs and struggle for survival, surely a backward step in evolution. I lean toward the latter.

                                 (Cameron Laux. www.bbc.com, 08.08.2018. Adaptado.)

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    Inglês

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    Mafalda, personagem famosa por seu pensamento crítico, discute um tema de grande importância para o mundo. Aponte a alternativa que melhor explica o contido na tirinha lida.

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