Questões de Inglês — Chesf 2012 — Diversas

Questão 1Chesf·Diversas·2012Inglês

According to Professor Wouters, in Text I, paragraph 10 (lines 58-65),

APortugal and Spain are more worried about water shortage than about political and financial problems.Bsecurity issues regarding water problems have been somewhat put aside because of the economic crisis.Cthe agricultural sector is not really worried about the problems that may come up if the water resources dry up.Din the UK, the army is fully prepared to fight the countries interested in the British hydroenergy sources.Ethe military forces intend to overlook the serious challenges to control the oceans and rivers in the next decade.

Questão 2Chesf·Diversas·2012Inglês

In terms of numerical reference in Text I,

A1.4 million (line 13) refers to the number of people who have been involved in conflicts over water.B47% (line 17) refers to the percentage of countries in the world already facing water scarcity.Cmore than three billion people (line 19) refers to the number of people who might suffer from water shortage by 2025.D2009 (line 22) refers to the only year when Cyprus faced an unparalleled rise in temperature.E30-year horizon (line 59) refers to the period of time the financial crisis in Europe will last.

Questão 3Chesf·Diversas·2012Inglês

Based on the meanings in Text I, the two items are synonymous in

Astem (line 5) – stopBgloomy (line 16) – encouragingCsoar (line 21) – dropDprospect (line 36) – impossibilityEvanish (line 70) – emerge

Questão 4Chesf·Diversas·2012Inglês

In Text I, the excerpt, “the world could face a future of “water wars” ” (lines 9-10), the verb form in bold expresses the idea of

Questão 5Chesf·Diversas·2012Inglês

The author’s main purpose in Text I is to

Aexpose some secret military plans to save water for the future.Balert about the harmful impact of water shortages in the future.Cjustify the war between Ethiopia and Egypt for a larger share of the Nile.Ddefend the high charges for use of water in agricultural areas in the Middle East.Ecomplain about the inefficiency of international governments in dealing with water wars.