Questões de Inglês - UNICAMP 2011 | Gabarito e resoluções

(UNICAMP - 2011) a) No que reside a ironia do primeiro cartum? b) O humor do segundo cartum deriva de uma contradio. Que contradio essa?

(UNICAMP - 2011) Laughter is the Best Medicine Humor is infectious. The sound of roaring laughter is far more contagious than any cough, sigh, or sneeze. When laughter is shared, it binds people together and increases happiness and intimacy. In addition to the domino effect of joy and amusement, laughter also triggers healthy physical changes in the body. Humor and laughter strengthen your immune system, boost your energy, diminish pain, and protect you from the damaging effects of stress. Best of all, this priceless medicine is fun, free, and easy to use. (Adaptado de http://www.helpguide.org/life/humor_laughter_health.htm. Acesso em 21/08/2010.) a) O texto considera o riso mais contagioso do que outras manifestaes fsicas. Indique duas dessas outras manifestaes. b) Explicite os efeitos positivos do bom humor e do riso para a sade fsica das pessoas.

(UNICAMP - 2011) a) Cite os conselhos irnicos que o primeiro pster d aos adolescentes que se sentem incomodados pelos pais. b) Explique as duas leituras possveis do segundo pster.

(UNICAMP - 2011) Public Health Cholera tightens grip on Haiti by Declan Butler As cholera rampages through Haiti, some epidemiologists are warning that the country could face more than half a million cases over the coming year. Its spreading like wildfire, says Andrew Camilli, a cholera researcher at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. As the current Haitian population has never been exposed to cholera, they lack any immunity to the disease, which makes the toll even greater. Vaccination might have helped, but it was not an option in Haiti because of the vaccines scarcity and the logistical difficulties in getting it to people in time (Adaptado de Nature, vol. 468, p. 483-484, 2010.) a) Qual a expectativa dos epidemiologistas com relao disseminao do clera no Haiti? O que explica a expanso dessa doena no pas? b) Por que a vacinao no foi utilizada no combate ao clera no Haiti?

(UNICAMP - 2011) Some say the world will end in fire; Some say in ice. From what Ive tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction Ice is also great And would suffice. Robert Frost (1874-1963) (Retirado de A pocket book of Robert Frosts poems. New York: Washington Square Press, 1966, p. 242.) a) Explicite a comparao que o poema faz entre elementos da natureza e sentimentos humanos. b) Como o eu potico sabe que esses sentimentos so destrutivos?

(UNICAMP - 2011 - 2 fase) Did Charles Darwin Delay in Publishing Origins of Species? Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) began working on his theories of the Origins of Species in 1837; however his works were published more than twenty years after that. There is much speculation as to why it took so long to publish the groundbreaking book; some suggest that he was afraid to challenge the scientific community and upset the Church. After first positing his ideas regarding how species underwent a natural selection and could possibly adapt over time, the text provoked adverted reactions from his intellectual mentors, Charles Lyell and Sir John Herschel. Still, Darwin continued working on his theory; if he really was affected by the potential of a negative response to his ideas, some believe that it seems more plausible that he would have abandoned research completely. Throughout the period during which he was working on the Origins of Species, he published essays revealing his work in progress. Many now believe that Darwin did not delay publishing, but rather, took over two decades to complete his work. (Adaptado de http://www.suite101.com/greatthinkers/4. Acesso em 21/09/2010.) a) Que hiptese levantada por algumas pessoas para justificar o fato de Darwin ter demorado mais de duas dcadas para publicar Origins of Species? b) Indique duas evidncias que contrariam essa hiptese.