(Mackenzie - 2000)
OUR NEW LOOK: THE COLORS OF RACE
The new century will not see the end of race - the dawning of an era (I) skin color is of (II) consequence- but it will see a further erosion of racial walls. And it will see America struggling to make sense of shifting racial classifications.
Already, Americans (III) - in ways both substantive and superficial - to conform to the new, more egalitarian, ideal. Nazis may still march, but they are inevitably outnumbered by counterprotesters. Aryan Nation kooks may still kill; but, if caught, they are imprisoned, stigmatized and scorned. Racial purity is not as prized as it once was. People (IV) call themselves white proudly acknowledge Latino and Native American roots. A small number even acknowledge some black ancestry. And interracial romance, once 1outlawed and condemned, now openly blooms.
Between 1960 and 1992 the number of interracially married couples multiplied more than seven times over. Black-white unions are still not the norm, accounting for only 20 percent of interracial marriages, but the marriage color line has all but dissolved between Asians and whites. In America, more children are born to white-Japanese couples than to parents (V) are both of Japanese ancestry. Then there are Hispanics, (VI) are projected to become America's second largest racial-ethnic group (after whites) by 2010. Latinos may consider themselves white, black, American Indian, Asian or Pacific Islander - or deem themselves (VII) of the above. It is not __(VIII)__ in Latin America for people (IX) don't consider themselves black to speak of a grandparent who is. Whatever they call themselves, the presence of an ever-growing number of multiracials or mestizos is forcing Americans to relinquish the notion that everyone can be put in a single racial box. The Census Bureau, acknowledging that reality, will allow people to be counted in more than one racial category during next year's Census.
The rise of the mixed-race - or café au lait- society (X) some to predict the end of distinctions based on ethnicity, racial appearance or ancestry. That seems unlikely. Even in Brazil, (XI) racial mixing is accepted, even celebrated, color coding (XII) __(XIII)__ sting. Status and privilege are still connected to lighter skin. Racial distinctions, __(XIV)__ mutable and imprecise, are constantly made. In the emerging U.S. mestizo future, some people will still be whiter than others - and if the Latin America experience is any guide, they will have an advantage.
Newsweek
As lacunas II, VII e XIII devem ser preenchidas, corretamente, por:
II - not, VII - no one e XIII - their
II - nothing, VII - nobody e XIII - it
II - nowhere, VII - no e XIII - ours
II - no, VII - none e XIII - its
II - none, VII - nowhere e XIII - theirs
Gabarito:
II - no, VII - none e XIII - its
Essa questão trata dois pontos gramaticais: pronomes indefinidos e adjetivos possessivos. As lacunas II e VII devem ser preenchidas com os pronomes indefinidos. " of no consequence" é uma expressão que significa que algo não é importante. Esse artigo foi publicado na revista Newsweek em dezembro de 1999 e fala como as pessoas irão lidar com a questão racial no século XXI .No caso do trecho do texto:" new century will not see the end of race--the dawning of an era when skin color is of no consequence--but it will see a further erosion of racial walls." ( o novo século não verá o fim da raça nem o começo de uma era em que a cor da pele não é importante mas verá a destruição de barreiras raciais. ) Relembrando: "of no consequence" ou " of little consequence" é uma expressão que significa " not important" .
Na lacuna VII devemos completar com o pronome "none" devido à preposição " of" seguido da proposição "above" . ( none of the above - nenhuma das alternativas acima) . No caso do trecho " Latinos may consider themselves white, black, American Indian, Asian or Pacific Islander - or deem themselves (VII) of the above." ( Os latinos talvez se considerem brancos, negros, índios americanos, asiáticos ou nativos da ilha do pacífico - ou julgam-se nenhuma das alternativas. ) Relembrando : " none of... " " all of... "
Finalmente a lacuna XIII deve ser preenchida com o adjetivo possessivo " its" . Vamos analisar esse trecho: " Even in Brazil, where racial mixing is accepted, even celebrated, color coding has not lost its sting." ( mesmo no Brasil, onde a mistura racial é aceitável e até mesmo celebrada, o código da cor da pele, não perdeu seu veneno) O adjetivo possessivo "its" se refere á palavra "sting" que significa picada, ou no caso do texto " veneno" do racismo no Brasil.