FUVEST 2013

Questão 24861

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

A new website designed to help people with spelling has been unveiled by a British disability charity. Mencap says there is a growing problem with a new generation of people who have been brought up on the computer 5 function which automatically corrects misspelt words.

Mencap designed the site because they believe that standards of spelling are falling in Britain, with serious consequences for people’s ability to deal with the global downturn. A survey commissioned for the charity revealed 10 that 65% of people were unable to spell the word ‘necessary’ correctly, and only one-in-five people successfully completed a short spelling test. Despite the results, three-quarters of those questioned thought they were good spellers, and agreed that it was an 15 important skill to have.

Grant Morgan is the Creative Director for the Mencap Spellathon. He says the ‘autocorrect’ function on computer software is the main culprit for the decline in standards.Mr Morgan says those who can’t spell are 20 at an immediate disadvantage in the workplace, and could lose out to competitors if, for example, they misspell words on their CV. In an increasingly tough international market, the problem could damage Britain as a whole. Mencap is holding an online Spellathon championship, 25 where age may well trump youth.
MCMANUS, John. Can you spell? Disponível em: . Acesso em: 13 de maio 2013.

When the author mentions “the global downturn” (l. 8-9), he refers to
 

Questão 24862

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

A new website designed to help people with spelling has been unveiled by a British disability charity. Mencap says there is a growing problem with a new generation of people who have been brought up on the computer 5 function which automatically corrects misspelt words.

Mencap designed the site because they believe that standards of spelling are falling in Britain, with serious consequences for people’s ability to deal with the global downturn. A survey commissioned for the charity revealed 10 that 65% of people were unable to spell the word ‘necessary’ correctly, and only one-in-five people successfully completed a short spelling test. Despite the results, three-quarters of those questioned thought they were good spellers, and agreed that it was an 15 important skill to have.

Grant Morgan is the Creative Director for the Mencap Spellathon. He says the ‘autocorrect’ function on computer software is the main culprit for the decline in standards.Mr Morgan says those who can’t spell are 20 at an immediate disadvantage in the workplace, and could lose out to competitors if, for example, they misspell words on their CV. In an increasingly tough international market, the problem could damage Britain as a whole. Mencap is holding an online Spellathon championship, 25 where age may well trump youth.
MCMANUS, John. Can you spell? Disponível em: . Acesso em: 13 de maio 2013.

About the online Spellathon championship, the author of the text thinks that
 

Questão 24863

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

A new website designed to help people with spelling has been unveiled by a British disability charity. Mencap says there is a growing problem with a new generation of people who have been brought up on the computer 5 function which automatically corrects misspelt words.

Mencap designed the site because they believe that standards of spelling are falling in Britain, with serious consequences for people’s ability to deal with the global downturn. A survey commissioned for the charity revealed 10 that 65% of people were unable to spell the word ‘necessary’ correctly, and only one-in-five people successfully completed a short spelling test. Despite the results, three-quarters of those questioned thought they were good spellers, and agreed that it was an 15 important skill to have.

Grant Morgan is the Creative Director for the Mencap Spellathon. He says the ‘autocorrect’ function on computer software is the main culprit for the decline in standards.Mr Morgan says those who can’t spell are 20 at an immediate disadvantage in the workplace, and could lose out to competitors if, for example, they misspell words on their CV. In an increasingly tough international market, the problem could damage Britain as a whole. Mencap is holding an online Spellathon championship, 25 where age may well trump youth.
MCMANUS, John. Can you spell? Disponível em: . Acesso em: 13 de maio 2013.

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:
 

Questão 24868

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

Dogged determination

Sometimes scientists seem to be telling us what we already know. Thus a recent study at Britain’s University of Portsmouth determined that if you told a dog not to take a piece of meat, then turned out the light 5 so he thought you couldn’t see him, he’d likely steal the food anyway.(I once lost half a Thanksgiving turkey like that, but it was no experiment.) What the rigorous testing done with scores of dogs of different breeds at Portsmouth has proved scientifically is that our canine 10 friends really do pay attention to what they’re doing — a level of cognition that puts them in a category of intelligence that can begin to be compared with primates. “Dogs show some specialized skills in how they read human communications, says Juliane Kaminski, one of 15 the authors of the Portsmouth study. “This seems to be a direct result of selection pressures during domestication.”  To put it unscientifically, they’ve been man’s best friend so long, it’s in their blood. Kaminski says she doesn’t know of any similar studies done on 20 felines. But, then, we already know cats don’t really give a damn what humans think.

DICKEY, Christopher. Dogged determination. In “Big Think: Around the world in six ideas.” Newsweek, Feb. 25, 2013. p. 9.
 

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F(False).
According to the study mentioned in the text, it’s correct to say:
(  ) Contrary to popular belief, dogs can’t see well when it’s too dark.

(  ) As far as food is concerned, dogs can’t resist the temptation of getting it, given the opportunity.

(  ) Dogs are proving to be as smart as primates.

(  ) Dogs still have a lot of trouble trying to understand what humans want them to do.

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

Questão 24869

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

Dogged determination

Sometimes scientists seem to be telling us what we already know. Thus a recent study at Britain’s University of Portsmouth determined that if you told a dog not to take a piece of meat, then turned out the light 5 so he thought you couldn’t see him, he’d likely steal the food anyway.(I once lost half a Thanksgiving turkey like that, but it was no experiment.) What the rigorous testing done with scores of dogs of different breeds at Portsmouth has proved scientifically is that our canine 10 friends really do pay attention to what they’re doing — a level of cognition that puts them in a category of intelligence that can begin to be compared with primates. “Dogs show some specialized skills in how they read human communications, says Juliane Kaminski, one of 15 the authors of the Portsmouth study. “This seems to be a direct result of selection pressures during domestication.”  To put it unscientifically, they’ve been man’s best friend so long, it’s in their blood. Kaminski says she doesn’t know of any similar studies done on 20 felines. But, then, we already know cats don’t really give a damn what humans think.

DICKEY, Christopher. Dogged determination. In “Big Think: Around the world in six ideas.” Newsweek, Feb. 25, 2013. p. 9.

About cats, the text says that they

Questão 24870

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

Dogged determination

Sometimes scientists seem to be telling us what we already know. Thus a recent study at Britain’s University of Portsmouth determined that if you told a dog not to take a piece of meat, then turned out the light 5 so he thought you couldn’t see him, he’d likely steal the food anyway.(I once lost half a Thanksgiving turkey like that, but it was no experiment.) What the rigorous testing done with scores of dogs of different breeds at Portsmouth has proved scientifically is that our canine 10 friends really do pay attention to what they’re doing — a level of cognition that puts them in a category of intelligence that can begin to be compared with primates. “Dogs show some specialized skills in how they read human communications, says Juliane Kaminski, one of 15 the authors of the Portsmouth study. “This seems to be a direct result of selection pressures during domestication.”  To put it unscientifically, they’ve been man’s best friend so long, it’s in their blood. Kaminski says she doesn’t know of any similar studies done on 20 felines. But, then, we already know cats don’t really give a damn what humans think.

DICKEY, Christopher. Dogged determination. In “Big Think: Around the world in six ideas.” Newsweek, Feb. 25, 2013. p. 9.

Analyze the following: “he’d” (l. 5) – “they’re” (l. 10) — “man’s” (l. 18)
It’s correct to say that the ‘d, ‘re and ‘s are, respectively,
 

Questão 24871

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

Dogged determination

Sometimes scientists seem to be telling us what we already know. Thus a recent study at Britain’s University of Portsmouth determined that if you told a dog not to take a piece of meat, then turned out the light 5 so he thought you couldn’t see him, he’d likely steal the food anyway.(I once lost half a Thanksgiving turkey like that, but it was no experiment.) What the rigorous testing done with scores of dogs of different breeds at Portsmouth has proved scientifically is that our canine 10 friends really do pay attention to what they’re doing — a level of cognition that puts them in a category of intelligence that can begin to be compared with primates. “Dogs show some specialized skills in how they read human communications, says Juliane Kaminski, one of 15 the authors of the Portsmouth study. “This seems to be a direct result of selection pressures during domestication.”  To put it unscientifically, they’ve been man’s best friend so long, it’s in their blood. Kaminski says she doesn’t know of any similar studies done on 20 felines. But, then, we already know cats don’t really give a damn what humans think.

DICKEY, Christopher. Dogged determination. In “Big Think: Around the world in six ideas.” Newsweek, Feb. 25, 2013. p. 9.

The word “Thus” (l. 2) expresses

Questão 24872

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

Dogged determination

Sometimes scientists seem to be telling us what we already know. Thus a recent study at Britain’s University of Portsmouth determined that if you told a dog not to take a piece of meat, then turned out the light 5 so he thought you couldn’t see him, he’d likely steal the food anyway.(I once lost half a Thanksgiving turkey like that, but it was no experiment.) What the rigorous testing done with scores of dogs of different breeds at Portsmouth has proved scientifically is that our canine 10 friends really do pay attention to what they’re doing — a level of cognition that puts them in a category of intelligence that can begin to be compared with primates. “Dogs show some specialized skills in how they read human communications, says Juliane Kaminski, one of 15 the authors of the Portsmouth study. “This seems to be a direct result of selection pressures during domestication.”  To put it unscientifically, they’ve been man’s best friend so long, it’s in their blood. Kaminski says she doesn’t know of any similar studies done on 20 felines. But, then, we already know cats don’t really give a damn what humans think.

DICKEY, Christopher. Dogged determination. In “Big Think: Around the world in six ideas.” Newsweek, Feb. 25, 2013. p. 9.

The verb “do” (l. 10) is used in the following way:
 

Questão 24873

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body 5 tissues but also ignites fears of human cloning. If replicated in other labs, the methods detailed Wednesday in the journal Cell would allow researchers to fashion human embryonic stem cells that are custom-made for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and other 10 health problems.

Theoretically capable of reproducing themselves indefinitely, these stem cells could be used to grow replacements for a wide variety of diseased cells — those of the blood, skin, heart, brain, muscles, nerves and 15 more — that would not risk rejection by the patient’s immune system.

The report also raises the specter that, with a high-quality donor egg, a bit of skin, some careful tending in a lab and the womb of a willing surrogate, humans 20 have cracked the biological secret to reproducing themselves. That is an objective American scientists have squarely renounced as unethical and scientifically irresponsible. At the same time, most acknowledge that such “reproductive cloning” will one day prove too 25 tempting to resist.

In the hope that other researchers will validate and extend their results, the scientists at Oregon Health & Science University provided an exceptionally detailed account of their techniques. For anyone with a 30 well-equipped fertility lab, the comprehensive guide could also be a useful handbook for cloning a baby. The success of the experiments rekindled debate among bioethicists, who have long anticipated that human cloning would become a reality.
HEALY, Melissa. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 13 maio 2013.

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).
The human embryonic stem cells are considered a major successful achievement because they would
(  ) be made of the patient’s own body tissue.

(  ) be easily accepted by the patient’s immune system.

(  ) cure all kinds of autoimmune diseases.

(  ) never be replicated in other labs.

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is
 

Questão 24874

(UEFS 2013 - Meio do ano)

For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body 5 tissues but also ignites fears of human cloning. If replicated in other labs, the methods detailed Wednesday in the journal Cell would allow researchers to fashion human embryonic stem cells that are custom-made for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and other 10 health problems.

Theoretically capable of reproducing themselves indefinitely, these stem cells could be used to grow replacements for a wide variety of diseased cells — those of the blood, skin, heart, brain, muscles, nerves and 15 more — that would not risk rejection by the patient’s immune system.

The report also raises the specter that, with a high-quality donor egg, a bit of skin, some careful tending in a lab and the womb of a willing surrogate, humans 20 have cracked the biological secret to reproducing themselves. That is an objective American scientists have squarely renounced as unethical and scientifically irresponsible. At the same time, most acknowledge that such “reproductive cloning” will one day prove too 25 tempting to resist.

In the hope that other researchers will validate and extend their results, the scientists at Oregon Health & Science University provided an exceptionally detailed account of their techniques. For anyone with a 30 well-equipped fertility lab, the comprehensive guide could also be a useful handbook for cloning a baby. The success of the experiments rekindled debate among bioethicists, who have long anticipated that human cloning would become a reality.
HEALY, Melissa. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 13 maio 2013.

The word “feat” (l. 3) conveys the idea of something