Questões de Inglês — Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ 2012 — Diversas

Questão 1Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

As far as the sources of energy mentioned in the text are concerned, we can state that:

AThe energy derived from coal, oil and gas issupposed to last for a long time.BElectricity which is generated by using the sun's energy is called solar power.CElectricity which is created by using the power of the wind is often called windmills.DRiver water in mountainous areas are not normally used to create hydroelectric power.EElectricity which is generated by water flowing in and out with the tides is enough to supply the world needs.

Questão 2Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

Choose the only correct sentence.

ACould you give me an advice about buying a chemical fertilizer?BI would like to have more informations about the ultraviolet radiation.CDo you need any further information about the greenhouse effect?DIf I were you, I would get some expert advices on using unleaded petrol.EThey are doing a research about the best kind of pesticides they should purchase.

Questão 3Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

Choose the correct statement, according to the text.

AThe sun's heat helps to warm up the planet and captures carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere.BThe ozone layer protects the sun from the ultraviolet radiation, which damages people's skins and causes cancer.CThe CFCs which are used in all sorts of plastic products are considered to be ozone-friendly.DLarge areas of rainforests have been devastated recently in order to empty the land for farming.ERainforests which grow on poor soils are cut down or burned and might become a desert.

Questão 4Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

A teacher needs to behave in different ways at the different stages of a lesson. These different kinds of behavior are called teacher roles. Choose the alternative which presents an INCORRECT teacher role according to the description provided.

AThe teacher is a planner before the lesson as she thinks about and prepares what he or she is going to teach.BThe teacher is an informer when he or she provides learners with detailed information about the language or about an activity.CThe teacher is a manager when he or she sets up rules for behavior and organizes the learning space.DThe teacher is a resource when he or she can be used by the learners for help and advice.EThe teacher is a monitor when he or she is able to recognize the cause of learners' difficulties.

Questão 5Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

The sentence: “Rainforests help to control global warming because they absorb carbon dioxide” could be rewritten, without change of meaning, as:

AAs rainforests absorb carbon dioxide, they help to control global warming.BRainforests help to control global warming. Thus they absorb carbon dioxide.CRainforests help to control global warming hence they absorb carbon dioxide.DRainforests absorb carbon dioxide whereas they help to control global warming.EIn spite of rainforests absorb carbon dioxide, they help to control global warming.

Questão 6Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

This aid is becoming increasingly popular in schools and institutions that can afford it. It permits the projection and manipulation of digitalized teaching content, both original and published. This aid is known as:

Questão 7Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

Our reasons for reading influence the way we read, that is, which reading subskill we make use of. Choose the alternative which presents na INCORRECT definition of the reading subskill provided.

ASkimming or skim-reading means reading quickly through a text to get a general idea of what it is about. This type of reading is also called Reading for gist.BScanning means reading a text slowly and carefully to find a specific piece or pieces of information. This kind of reading is also called reading for specific information.CDetailed reading means reading a text in order to extract the maximum detail from it. In other words,you read a text getting the meaning out of every word.DReading aloud refers to reading a prepared speech or lecture, or reading a story aloud, or an extract from the newspaper.EExtensive reading refers to reading longer texts, primarily for pleasure or leisure, or in order to increase vocabulary, or to develop a reading habit

Questão 8Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

The linker BUTin “But carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's heat” could be replaced, without change of meaning, by:

Questão 9Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

The words in the text that mean SECA, ENCHENTE, CALOR e CHUMBO ar e, respectively:

Aflood / melt / heat / leadBdrought / melt / hot / coalCflood /drought / heat / coalDdrought / flood / heat / leadEflood / drought / hot / unleaded

Questão 10Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

The relative pronoun WHICH in “which is very poisonous and can cause brain damage in children” (paragraph 5), the object pronoun THEM in “and burning them is slowly harming the atmosphere” (paragraph 6), and the pronoun THEY in “so that they can be used again” (paragraph 7), refer in the text, respectively, to:

Alead / coal, oil and gas / used objects and materialsBa lot of petrol / coal, oil and gas / objects and materialsClead / most of the energy we use today / used objects and materialsDthe greenhouse effect / most of the energy we use / recycling objects and materialsEa lot of petrol contains lead / energy, coal, oil and gas / processing objects and materials

Questão 11Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

The capitalized words in the sentence: “Glass, paper and ALUMINIUM CANS CAN all be recycled very EASILY” belong to the following word classes, respectively:

Anoun / noun / verb / adjectiveBnoun / verb / model verb / adverbCnoun / noun / model verb / adverbDadjective / noun / model verb / adverbEadjective / verb / model verb / adjective

Questão 12Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

The pronoun IT in “that helps to protect it from the sun's ultraviolet radiation” (paragraph 3), the pronoun THESE in “and these are often marked ozonefriendly” (paragraph 3), and the pronounTHEYin “and when they are cut down or burned” (paragraph 4), refer in the text, respectively, to:

Athe surface of the Earth / aerosols / many rainforestsBthe Earth / aerosols that do not contain CFCs / rainforestsCthe ozone layer / chlorofluorocarbons / many plant and animal speciesDthe sun's ultraviolet radiation / refrigerators and aerosol cans / the tropical rainsEa layer of gas high above the surface of the Earth / some plastic products / poor soils

Questão 13Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

Choose the option which does NOT present a distinctive feature of the audiolingual method, but of the communicative approach to language teaching:

ANative-speaker-like pronunciation is sought.BReading and writing are deferred till speech is mastered.CAccuracy, in terms of formal correctness, is a primary goal.DCommunicative activities only come after a long process of rigid drills and exercises.EDialogues, if used, center around communicative functions and are not normally memorized.

Questão 14Prefeitura de Valenþa - RJ·Diversas·2012Inglês

Choose the alternative that presents the passive voice equivalent of the following sentence: Farmers are cutting down the trees to clear the land for farming.

AThe trees are been cut down to clear the land for farming.BThe trees are being cut down to clear the land for farming.CThe trees have been cut down to clear the land for farming.DThe trees are cut down by farmers to clear the land for farming.EFarmers have been cutting down the trees to clear the land for farming.