Questões de Inglês - IME 2009 | Gabarito e resoluções

(IME - 2009/2010) Leia os pargrafos seguintes e complete-os, nos espaos apropriados, com idias que os tornem coesos e coerentes. Cada pargrafo dever ser redigido em INGLS e conter entre 15 e 20 palavras Allen Telescope Array starts search for E.T. Radio telescope array will seek out new life and new civilizations. Its smaller than originally hoped for, but with 42 radio antennas, the Allen Telescope Array, or ATA, is the most advanced structure ever built to look for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. Following technical delays and cost overruns that left it well short of its planned size, the array

(IME - 2009/2010)Leia os pargrafos seguintes e complete-os, nos espaos apropriados, com idias que os tornem coesos e coerentes. Cada pargrafo dever ser redigido em INGLS e conter entre 15 e 20 palavras Allen Telescope Array starts search for E.T. We are doing final calibration, testing, and repairs and expect to begin with the first SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) program by about September 1, promises Leo Blitz, director of ATA and the Radio Astronomy Laboratory at the University of California. Thanks in part to a gift of US$ 25 million from Microsoft Corp. cofounder Paul Allen, the SETI Institute will have its own powerful observatory to search the skies, rather than

(IME - 2009/2010) Leia os pargrafos seguintes e complete-os, nos espaos apropriados, com idias que os tornem coesos e coerentes. Cada pargrafo dever ser redigido em INGLS e conter entre 15 e 20 palavras Allen Telescope Array starts search for E.T. The ATA, nestled in a remote volcanic valley about 460 kilometers northeast of San Francisco, will be the first privately funded major radio telescope observatory. Due to the original array plan, which called for 350 dishes, Blitz claims:

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Cada frase a seguir apresenta 5 (cinco) palavras sublinhadas, dentre as quais uma est ERRADA, tornando a frase gramaticalmente incorreta. Marque a alternativa que torna a frase gramaticalmente INCORRETA. Crafting clever toys, making beautiful music, lighting up(A) the South Pacific the ten technologists in our special report has(B) engineered(C) exciting careers(D) that melt(E) their passions with their professions.

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Cada frase a seguir apresenta 5 (cinco) palavras sublinhadas, dentre as quais uma est ERRADA, tornando a frase gramaticalmente incorreta. Marque a alternativa que torna a frase gramaticalmente INCORRETA. Did you know that your car probably has more software running in it than the latest military fighter jets? Or that it has fifty or more embedded(A) microprocessors that control everything from(B) meeting governmental emission-control standards for(C) automatically increasing(D) the volume of your radio as(E) you drive faster?

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Cada frase a seguir apresenta 5 (cinco) palavras sublinhadas, dentre as quais uma est ERRADA, tornando a frase gramaticalmente incorreta. Marque a alternativa que torna a frase gramaticalmente INCORRETA. People pursue technology for a(A) living because they are passionate about(B) making things, making things better, and making a difference in the world. Todays engineers need the knowledge to tackle classics(C) engineering problems, but(D) also the sensitivity to understand the social impact of technology on(E) people and the environment.

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Cada frase a seguir apresenta 5 (cinco) palavras sublinhadas, dentre as quais uma est ERRADA, tornando a frase gramaticalmente incorreta. Marque a alternativa que torna a frase gramaticalmente INCORRETA. Although technology has benefit(A) agriculture in a number of ways, there are some things that growers still do the old-fashioned(B) way. Among them is(C) putting their hands and other measuring devices in the dirt and judging, based on(D) how moist the soil is, whether their crops need water and how much(E) should be added.

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Cada frase a seguir apresenta 5 (cinco) palavras sublinhadas, dentre as quais uma est ERRADA, tornando a frase gramaticalmente incorreta. Marque a alternativa que torna a frase gramaticalmente INCORRETA. Almost invariably(A), a new babys photo album begins with a grainy black-and-white picture taken(B) months before birth a prenatal ultrasound image, which(C) is often detailed enough to inspire comments about the childs resemblance to(D) very(E) members of the family.

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Leia a passagem seguinte e responda pergunta que a seguem. Modern buildings incorporate exciting forms with glittering faades and compelling interior spaces. Surveying for these projects requires sophisticated computation, aggressive quality control and close interaction with construction teams. According to the passage, which of the following sentences correctly completes the idea: Thats why

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Leia a passagem seguinte e responda pergunta que a seguem. Modern buildings incorporate exciting forms with glittering faades and compelling interior spaces. Surveying for these projects requires sophisticated computation, aggressive quality control and close interaction with construction teams. Tick the alternative that corresponds to glittering, still keeping the same meaning of the sentence.

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Leia a passagem seguinte e responda pergunta que a seguem. Picture yourself on a tranquil tropical beach. The late afternoon sun warms your face, chest and legs. Squeaky clean sand sifts through your salt-flavored fingers. Your mind thinks little further than the splashing of waves on the shoreline and the light flickering off shoals of little fish whizzing around in the crystal clear shallows. Thats the scenario on many Pacific islands, where the sands, in an inevitable process, are always shifting, therefore ... . Which of the following sentences correctly completes the idea of the passage?

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Leia a passagem seguinte e responda pergunta que a seguem. Picture yourself on a tranquil tropical beach. The late afternoon sun warms your face, chest and legs. Squeaky clean sand sifts through your salt-flavored fingers. Your mind thinks little further than the splashing of waves on the shoreline and the light flickering off shoals of little fish whizzing around in the crystal clear shallows. Thats the scenario on many Pacific islands, where the sands, in an inevitable process, are always shifting, therefore . According to the passage, it can be inferred that the sand shifting process mentioned in the text is

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Leia a passagem seguinte e responda pergunta que a seguem. Picture yourself on a tranquil tropical beach. The late afternoon sun warms your face, chest and legs. Squeaky clean sand sifts through your salt-flavored fingers. Your mind thinks little further than the splashing of waves on the shoreline and the light flickering off shoals of little fish whizzing around in the crystal clear shallows. Thats the scenario on many Pacific islands, where the sands, in an inevitable process, are always shifting, therefore ... . The phrase Your mind thinks little further than the splashing of waves on the shoreline means that

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Leia a passagem seguinte e responda pergunta que a seguem. Built in the mid-1960s, the Riverside Drive Parking Deck in Elgin, Illinois, is quite large. Approximately 1,000-ft (300-m) long by 60-ft (18-m) wide and nearly all of it over the Fox River the deck is built on hundreds of piles, large concrete cylinders pushed down into the muddy river bottom. Pre-cast elements in the piles used high-tensile steel wire for reinforcement, and that steel is now rusting. A trail-sized piece of the deck has even fallen into the river causing concern to local authorities. About the Riverside Drive Parking Deck, what can NOT be concluded?

(IME - 2009/2010 - 1 FASE) Leia a passagem seguinte e responda pergunta que a seguem. Zrich is the engine of the Swiss economy. Despite having all the conveniences and daily activities of a metropolis, Zrich has been able to preserve the charm of a small town. Yet every day, more than 300,000 commuters, visitors, tourists and business travelers come to this small town through Zrich Central Train Station and that number has been rising steadily. To meet the increasing demand, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) together with the Canton of Zrich is expanding the station. According to the passage