Questões do ENEM: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC - RJ)

Resultados

1.249 questões encontradas. Mostrando a página 18 de 63.

• 3F6BB042-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: . Retrieved on: 3 May 2018. Adapted. * Automated teller machines

  In the fragment “…it is a little bit more difficult in general for the people to get away with tax fraud.” (lines 29-31), “get away with” can be replaced, without change in meaning, by
  

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3f6bb042-f7

  A

  cope with.

  B

  be punished for.

  C

  take the blame for.

  D

  come to grips with.

  E

  escape the consequences of.

  Responder
• 3F637F3E-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018FácilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: . Retrieved on: 3 May 2018. Adapted. * Automated teller machines

  According to Professor Niklas Arvidsson, in a cashless society there is a risk that
  

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3f637f3e-f7

  A

  a few financial institutions may concentrate too much power.

  B

  electronic transactions will negatively impact the payment system

  C

  financial frauds will become more frequent and difficult to prevent.

  D

  technology companies will be heavily controlled by commercial banks.

  E

  electronic transactions are likely to cost a lot more than traditional ones.

  Responder
• 3F5B2319-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: . Retrieved on: 3 May 2018. Adapted. * Automated teller machines

  By mentioning Maijlis Jonsson in paragraphs 1 (lines 1-5) and 3 (lines 16-25), the author implies that the elderly are unable to handle credit cards.
  

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3f5b2319-f7

  A

  are unable to handle credit cards.

  B

  are worried about living in Sweden.

  C

   see as a burden the wireless payment policy.

  D

  would like to benefit from electronic transactions.

  E

  criticize the social welfare programs regulated by the government.

  Responder
• 3F566888-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: . Retrieved on: 3 May 2018. Adapted. * Automated teller machines

  The communicative intention of the article is to

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3f566888-f7

  A

  justify the effects of black market growth in countries like Sweden and India.
  

  B

  warn the reader about the possible drawbacks of doing digital transactions via mobile phones.
  

  C

  show the potential consequences of the widespread of cashless transactions in the Swedish and Indian societies.
  

  D

  suggest that international travelers going to Sweden and India tend to benefit from cashless transactions.
  

  E

  imply that vulnerable groups, like the elderly or the poor in Sweden and India, are suspicious of electronic payment systems.
  

  Responder
• 3BEA72D7-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018Muito difícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  The novelist Ian McEwan

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3bea72d7-f7

  A

  states that themes like revenge and gratitude are only represented in literature from the Industrial Revolution onwards.
  

  B

  argues that themes of 19th century literature are already present in primitive cultures.
  

  C

  thinks it is not possible to enjoy literature from a time remote from our own.
  

  D

  believes that ancient cultures did not have the habit of storytelling.
  

  E

  does not legitimate evolutionary readings of literature.

  Responder
• 3BE6965E-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  According to paragraphs 9 and 10 (lines 63-84),

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3be6965e-f7

  A

  readers love villains in 19th century novels.

  B

  heroines in fiction never fall in love with unfaithful men.

  C

  we tend to be compassionate for evil beings in fictional works.

  D

  antagonists are commonly performed with a foreign accent in American movies.

  E

  older men are generally considered more physically attractive by romantic heroines.

  Responder
• 3BE24490-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  The author mentions the anthropologist Daniel Smith in the sixth paragraph (lines 39-50) of the text because he

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3be24490-f7

  A

  is known for being a great storyteller.

  B

  contradicts, through his studies, what the evolutionary theory suggests. 

  C

  is against the idea that storytelling is a human necessity.

  D

  belongs to a community in the Philippines culturally identified with the habit of storytelling.

  E

  developed one of the researches that identified cooperation as a core theme in popular narratives.

  Responder
• 3BDE7B80-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  According to the third paragraph of the text (lines 16-22), it is INCORRECT to state that storytelling
  

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3bde7b80-f7

  A

  sharpens our minds.

  B

  enhances selfishness.

  C

  makes us socially more clever

  D

  helps us think of different strategies.

  E

  may be regarded as a kind of mental game.

  Responder
• 3BD957B5-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  In the fragment “Along these lines, various studies have identified cooperation as a core theme in popular narratives across the world” (lines 39-41), the expression “Along these lines” can be replaced, without a change in meaning, by
  

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3bd957b5-f7

  A

  Similarly

  B

  Definitely

  C

  Meanwhile

  D

  Nevertheless

  E

  For that reason

  Responder
• 3BD322E4-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  The boldfaced expression introduces an idea of RESULT in

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3bd322e4-f7

  A

  “Although we have no firm evidence of storytelling before the advent of writing,” (lines 1-2)
  

  B

  “As humans evolved to live in bigger societies, for instance, we needed to learn how to cooperate” (lines 31-32)

  C

  “Our capacity for storytelling – and the tales we tell – may have therefore also evolved as a way of communicating the right social norms.” (lines 36-38)
  

  D

  “while the protagonists appeared to be less individualistic and ambitious” (lines 60-62)
  

  E

  “unless we shared some common emotional ground, some deep reservoir of assumptions, with the writer” (line 103-105)

  Responder
• 3BCE48CA-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  The sentence in which the boldfaced item expresses advice is
  

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3bce48ca-f7

  A

  “Today, we may not gather around the camp fire, but the average adult is still thought to spend at least 6% of the waking day engrossed in fictional stories on our various screens.” (lines 7-10)
  

  B

  “Evolutionary theory can also shed light on the staples of romantic fiction” (lines 63-64)
  

  C

  “The ‘dads’ might be the better choice for the long-term security and protection of your children” (lines 66-67)
  

  D

  “McEwan argues we should celebrate these evolved tendencies as the very source of fiction’s power to cross the continents and the centuries.” (lines 98-100)
  

  E

  “It would not be possible to enjoy literature from a time remote from our own…” (lines 101-102)

  Responder
• 3BCA72B5-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  Concerning the vocabulary used in the text, one may affirm that
  

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3bca72b5-f7

  A

   “assume” (line 2) and confirm are synonyms.

  B

  “depict” (line 5) and illustrate are antonyms.

  C

  “overbearing” (line 34) cannot be substituted by arrogant.

  D

  “dwindled” (line 52) and declined express similar ideas.

  E

  “trigger” (line 77) and activate express opposite ideas.

  Responder
• 3BC4DCB9-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  The message contained in the fragment “and the more people read fiction, the easier they find it to empathise with other people” (lines 26-28) is that the reading of fiction
  

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3bc4dcb9-f7

  A

  makes readers experience feelings of communion and understanding with those who read the same books.
  

  B

  makes it easy for readers to identify with the feelings, thoughts and attitudes of fictional characters.
  

  C

   is a good way of sharing experiences with the author, fictional characters and reading communities.

  D

  is only advantageous when people have time enough to invest in the reading of literature.
  

  E

  is highly beneficial for the development of feelings of compassion and affinity among people.
  

  Responder
• 3BBDD2E6-F7

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180503-our-fi ction-

  -addiction-why-humans-need-stories>. Retrieved on: 3 May 2018.

  Adapted.

  The main purpose of the article is to

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 3bbdd2e6-f7

  A

  report on the role of protagonists and antagonists in more than 200 novels.

  B

  justify why people should read about the major themes of the English 19th century novels.

  C

  discuss the relevance of stories to the social and emotional development of human beings.

  D

  reveal that cooperation has been a central theme in popular narratives since the Industrial Revolution.
  

  E

   examine the importance of evil figures in fantasy and horror stories to enhance our sense of philanthropy.

  Responder
• 5FC5F983-C2

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/energyenvironment/2018/12/11/arctic-is-even-worse-shape-thanyou-realize/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.508085a17318>. Retrieved on: July 2, 2019. Adapted. 
  

  In the last paragraph, Walt Meier affirms that “The Arctic is an indication of what’s coming to the rest of the globe” (lines 86-87) because

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 5fc5f983-c2

  A

  scientists have developed a warning system to alert the globe when the temperature in the Arctic goes from 31º F to 33º F.

  B

  sea ice experts living in the Arctic can easily predict changes in the weather forecast worldwide.

  C

  weather changes are more dramatically felt around the world than in the Arctic Ocean.

  D

  any minor temperature change in the Arctic Ocean can have major global implications.

  E

  people can go from ice skating to swimming in the Arctic depending on the season.

  Responder
• 5FC2E8FC-C2

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/energyenvironment/2018/12/11/arctic-is-even-worse-shape-thanyou-realize/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.508085a17318>. Retrieved on: July 2, 2019. Adapted. 
  

  According to paragraphs 9 and 10 (lines 60-78), PIOMAS is a model intended to

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 5fc2e8fc-c2

  A

  keep track of the melting of young and thin ice in the Arctic.

  B

  gather information about variations in ice volume in the Arctic.

  C

  evaluate how the change of seasons affects ice extent in the Arctic.

  D

  investigate how submarines and satellites affect ice volume in the Arctic.

  E

  study the stability of the Arctic sea ice system during the summer months.

  Responder
• 5FBE0CAC-C2

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/energyenvironment/2018/12/11/arctic-is-even-worse-shape-thanyou-realize/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.508085a17318>. Retrieved on: July 2, 2019. Adapted. 
  

  Nathan Kurtz affirms “I was shocked by how different it was” (line 33) to express his concern about the

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 5fbe0cac-c2

  A

  melting of the oldest, thickest ice in the Arctic.

  B

  constant flights over the seas north of Greenland.

  C

  strange wind event that caused the breakup of old, thick ice.

  D

  dangerous mission in the polar regions using research aircraft.

  E

  smooth, thin strips of ice that can only be glimpsed by NASA’s satellite.

  Responder
• 5FBAD960-C2

  Inglês

  Números | NumbersPUC - RJ · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/energyenvironment/2018/12/11/arctic-is-even-worse-shape-thanyou-realize/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.508085a17318>. Retrieved on: July 2, 2019. Adapted. 
  

  In terms of numerical reference,

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 5fbad960-c2

  A

  “78 percent” (line 61) refers to the increase in the total volume of ice in the Arctic Ocean in September between 1979 and 2012.

  B

  “75 percent” (line 78) refers to the expansion of the September sea ice in the Arctic Ocean between 1979 and 2012.

  C

  “15 trillion tons” (line 81) refers to the amount of floating ice in the month of September in 2012.

  D

  “3.5 trillion tons” (lines 83-84) refers to the amount of floating ice in the month of September in 1979.

  E

  “4.66 trillion tons” (line 84) refers to the approximate amount of floating ice in September in the year the text was published.

  Responder
• 5FB7BED6-C2

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018DifícilEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/energyenvironment/2018/12/11/arctic-is-even-worse-shape-thanyou-realize/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.508085a17318>. Retrieved on: July 2, 2019. Adapted. 
  

  In the fragment “Young and thin ice can regrow relatively quickly once the dark and cold winter sets in.” (lines 55-57), sets in can be replaced, without change in meaning, by

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 5fb7bed6-c2

  A

  gets under way

  B

  reaches its peak

  C

  comes to an end

  D

  is shorter than usual

  E

  unexpectedly finishes

  Responder
• 5FB4B537-C2

  Inglês

  Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehensionPUC - RJ · 2018MédioEntre para guardar nos favoritos

  

  Available at: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/energyenvironment/2018/12/11/arctic-is-even-worse-shape-thanyou-realize/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.508085a17318>. Retrieved on: July 2, 2019. Adapted. 
  

  The expression in boldface conveys an idea of contrast in

  Escolha uma alternativa para a questão 5fb4b537-c2

  A

  “with major implications not only for creatures such as walruses and polar bears…” (lines 7-8) 

  B

  “so it’s unclear whether it is directly linked to climate change.” (lines 41-42)

  C

  “Still the breakup could be just one more sign of the growing fragility of the oldest ice.” (lines 42-44) 

  D

  “That’s easily visible – it can be glimpsed directly by satellite – and the areas is, indeed, in clear decline.” (lines 50-52)

  E

  “But it may not add much stability or permanence to the Arctic sea ice system if it just melts out again the next summer.” (lines 57-59)

  Responder