Unesp - 1ª fase
You know Shep, you talking animals get the best of both worlds...
According to the cartoon, Shep:
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Agrees with what his friend said about animals.
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Feels insulted because he thinks he is a human.
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Thinks that humans are dumb.
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Considers his friend boring.
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Believes animals are inarticulate.
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O diálogo se inicia com o amigo de Shep dizendo a ele que os animais falantes (talking animals) conseguem o melhor dos dois mundos (get the best of both worlds), pois, segundo ele, esses animais possuem força (strengh), velocidade (speed) e agilidade (agility), e além disso (plus) possuem a inteligência de um humano. (the intelligence of a human).
Shep responde ao amigo, dizendo que se ele não fosse seu amigo, ele acharia suas palavras um insulto. (If I wasn´t your friend, I _______ find your words very insulting.)
O amigo de Shep pergunta surpreso: O que? Sério? (What? Really?)
Shep responde ao amigo: inteligência de um humano? E afirma logo em seguida que eles não são tão estúpidos. (We´re not that dumb!)
a) Incorreta. Shep não concorda com seu amigo quando ele afirma que os animais falantes são tão inteligentes quanto os humanos. Shep considera os humanos estúpidos.
b) Incorreta. Shep se sente insultado pelo fato de seu amigo comparar sua inteligência à dos humanos, não por seu amigo achar que ele é humano.
c) Correta. Shep acha que os seres humanos são estúpidos. (We´re not that dumb!)
d) Incorreta. Shep não acha seu amigo chato (boring).
e) Correta. Shep não acha que os animais não são articulados. (inarticulate).
You know Shep, you talking animals get the best of both worlds...
Assinale a alternativa que completa a lacuna da tira.
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can
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must
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going to
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would
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have been
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Podemos resolver essa questão lembrando das regras do If-Clause I, II and III.
No If-Clause I temos o Simple Present de um lado da frase e o Simple Future (will) do outro. Exemplo: If I have time, I will go with you.
No If-Clause II temos o Simple Past de um lado da frase e o Conditional (would) do outro; If I wasn´t your friend, I would find your words very insulting, como podemos ver na tirinha acima:
No If-Clause III temos o Past Perfect de um lado da frase e o Conditional (would) + Present Perfect do outro lado da frase. Exemplo: If I had had time, I would have gone with you.
Outra maneira de resolvermos essa questão é por tradução:
If I wasn´t your friend, I would find your words very insulting = Se eu não fosse seu amigo, eu acharia suas palavras um insulto.
Nesse caso, apenas o verbo auxiliar would daria o sentido de condicional necessário na frase.
a) Incorreta. Can está no presente e significa posso, portanto não poderia completar a frase: If I wasn´t your friend, I ____ find your words very insulting
b) Incorreta. Must é usado no presente para indicar uma obrigação, nesse caso seria devo, não podendo, portanto, completar a frase acima.
c) Incorreta. Going to é um verbo que indica futuro e não poderia completar a frase acima.
d) Correta. Would é o único verbo auxiliar correto para completar a frase acima.
e) Incorreta. Have been significa tem sido e não poderia ser usado para completar a frase acima.
You know Shep, you talking animals get the best of both worlds...
No trecho do terceiro quadrinho “We’re not that dumb!”, o termo em destaque pode ser substituído, sem alteração de sentido, por
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more.
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so.
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which.
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quite.
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over.
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No terceiro quadrinho Shep diz a seu amigo: “We’re not that dumb!” afirmando que os animais não são tão estúpidos quanto os humanos.
Ao traduzirmos a frase acima, podemos notar que apenas o advérbio So (very, , or to such a ) pode ser utilizado para intensificar o adjetivo dumb (estúpido).
a) Incorreta. More é um comparativo de superioridade que significa mais e não poderia substituir o that, pois alteraria o sentido da frase, além de gramaticalmente estar incorreto o uso do termo junto à palavra dumb. Como dumb é um adjetivo com uma única sílaba, o correto seria utilizar dumber. E a tradução seria “Nós não somos mais estúpidos (que humanos)”
b) Correta. O advérbio so substitui perfeitamente o that pois, neste caso, ambos têm o sentido de tão.
c) Incorreta. O pronome relativo which (o qual) não poderia substituir o that, que nesse caso tem o significado de tão e não de qual.
d) Incorreta. O quantifier quite que significa bastante, não poderia substituir o that, pois mudaria o sentido da frase.
e) Incorreta. O over antes do adjetivo dumb significaria demais, não podendo, portanto, substituir o that, que nesse caso tem o significado de tão.
When does the brain work best?
The peak times and ages for learning
What’s your ideal time of the day for brain performance? Surprisingly, the answer to this isn’t as simple as being a morning or a night person. New research has shown that certain times of the day are best for completing specific tasks, and listening to your body’s natural clock may help you to accomplish more in 24 hours.
Science suggests that the best time for our natural peak productivity is late morning. Our body temperatures start to rise just before we wake up in the morning and continue to increase through midday, Steve Kay, a professor of molecular and computational biology at the University of Southern California told The Wall Street Journal. This gradual increase in body temperature means that our working memory, alertness, and concentration also gradually improve, peaking at about mid morning. Our alertness tends to dip after this point, but one study suggested that midday fatigue may actually boost our creative abilities. For a 2011 study, 428 students were asked to solve a series of two types of problems, requiring either analytical or novel thinking. Results showed that their performance on the second type was best at non-peak times of day when they were tired.
As for the age where our brains are at peak condition, science has long held that fluid intelligence, or the ability to think quickly and recall information, peaks at around age 20. However, a 2015 study revealed that peak brain age is far more complicated than previously believed and concluded that there are about 30 subsets of intelligence, all of which peak at different ages for different people. For example, the study found that raw speed in processing information appears to peak around age 18 or 19, then immediately starts to decline, but short-term memory continues to improve until around age 25, and then begins to drop around age 35, Medical Xpress reported. The ability to evaluate other people’s emotional states peaked much later, in the 40s or 50s. In addition, the study suggested that out our vocabulary may peak as late as our 60s’s or 70’s.
Still, while working according to your body’s natural clock may sound helpful, it’s important to remember that these times may differ from person to person. On average, people can be divided into two distinct groups: morning people tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier and to be most productive early in the day. Evening people tend to wake up later, start more slowly and peak in the evening. If being a morning or evening person has been working for you the majority of your life, it may be best to not fix what’s not broken.
(Dana Dovey. www.medicaldaily.com, 08.08.2016. Adaptado.)
According to the first and second paragraphs, the brain performance peaks in late morning because
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specific tasks stimulate the brain.
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it’s easier to solve problems in the morning than at midday.
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human natural rhythm reaches a steady level.
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body temperature gets higher at this time of the day.
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most people wake up quite early.
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a) Incorreta. O texto afirma que certos períodos do dia são melhores para fazer tarefas especificas. “New research has shown that certain times of the day are best for completing specific tasks,” mas não afirma que tarefas específicas estimulam o cérebro.
b) Incorreta. O texto afirma que nossa memória, atenção e concentra-ção melhoram, chegando ao pico no meio da manhã. Não que a resolução de problemas seja mais fácil de manhã. “This gradual increase in body temperature means that our working memory, alertness, and concentration also gradually improve, peaking at about mid morning.”
c) Incorreta. O texto afirma que há um ritmo natural (body´s natural clock) mas não menciona um nível constante (steady level).
d) Correta. O texto afirma que o cérebro tem melhor desempenho porque a temperatura do corpo sobe atingindo o seu pico no meio da manhã. “This gradual increase in body temperature means that our working memory, alertness, and concentration also gradually improve, peaking at about mid morning.”
e) Incorreta. Não há nenhuma referência à maioria das pessoas acordando bastante cedo nos dois primeiros parágrafos.
When does the brain work best?
The peak times and ages for learning
What’s your ideal time of the day for brain performance? Surprisingly, the answer to this isn’t as simple as being a morning or a night person. New research has shown that certain times of the day are best for completing specific tasks, and listening to your body’s natural clock may help you to accomplish more in 24 hours.
Science suggests that the best time for our natural peak productivity is late morning. Our body temperatures start to rise just before we wake up in the morning and continue to increase through midday, Steve Kay, a professor of molecular and computational biology at the University of Southern California told The Wall Street Journal. This gradual increase in body temperature means that our working memory, alertness, and concentration also gradually improve, peaking at about mid morning. Our alertness tends to dip after this point, but one study suggested that midday fatigue may actually boost our creative abilities. For a 2011 study, 428 students were asked to solve a series of two types of problems, requiring either analytical or novel thinking. Results showed that their performance on the second type was best at non-peak times of day when they were tired.
As for the age where our brains are at peak condition, science has long held that fluid intelligence, or the ability to think quickly and recall information, peaks at around age 20. However, a 2015 study revealed that peak brain age is far more complicated than previously believed and concluded that there are about 30 subsets of intelligence, all of which peak at different ages for different people. For example, the study found that raw speed in processing information appears to peak around age 18 or 19, then immediately starts to decline, but short-term memory continues to improve until around age 25, and then begins to drop around age 35, Medical Xpress reported. The ability to evaluate other people’s emotional states peaked much later, in the 40s or 50s. In addition, the study suggested that out our vocabulary may peak as late as our 60s’s or 70’s.
Still, while working according to your body’s natural clock may sound helpful, it’s important to remember that these times may differ from person to person. On average, people can be divided into two distinct groups: morning people tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier and to be most productive early in the day. Evening people tend to wake up later, start more slowly and peak in the evening. If being a morning or evening person has been working for you the majority of your life, it may be best to not fix what’s not broken.
(Dana Dovey. www.medicaldaily.com, 08.08.2016. Adaptado.)
According to the second paragraph, the 2011 study showed that
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most people feel a midday fatigue.
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novel thinking was better when the brain was at non-peak times.
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most of the 428 students felt tired early in the morning.
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both analytical and novel thinking were better accomplished before midday.
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alertness quickly decreases after the brain peaks.
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a) Incorreta. O texto afirma genericamente que nossa atenção tende a cair após o meio dia, mas não afirma que a maioria das pessoas sente fadiga. “Our alertness tends to dip after this point (midday), but one study suggested that midday fatigue may actually boost our creative abilities.”
b) Correta. Os resultados mostraram que seu desempenho para o segundo tipo (pensamento inovador) foi melhor fora dos horários de pico quando eles estavam cansados. “Results showed that their performance on the second type (novel thinking) was best at non-peak times of day when they were tired.”
c) Incorreta. O texto afirma que a fadiga acontece por volta do meio dia (midday fatigue) oposto a canseira logo de manhã cedo (tired early in the morning).
d) Incorreta. Os resultados mostraram que seu desempenho para o segundo tipo (pensamento inovadora) foi melhor fora dos horários de pico quando eles estavam cansados. “Results showed that their performance on the second type (novel thinking) was best at non-peak times of day when they were tired.” A partir disso, deduzimos que o primeiro tipo (pensamento analítico) foi melhor durante os períodos de pico. Portanto ambos não foram melhores antes do meio dia.
e) Incorreta. O texto afirma que nosso estado de alerta tende a diminuir depois deste ponto, se referindo ao meio da manhã, (our alertness tends to dip after this point...) e não de diminuir rapidamente (quickly decrease).
When does the brain work best?
The peak times and ages for learning
What’s your ideal time of the day for brain performance? Surprisingly, the answer to this isn’t as simple as being a morning or a night person. New research has shown that certain times of the day are best for completing specific tasks, and listening to your body’s natural clock may help you to accomplish more in 24 hours.
Science suggests that the best time for our natural peak productivity is late morning. Our body temperatures start to rise just before we wake up in the morning and continue to increase through midday, Steve Kay, a professor of molecular and computational biology at the University of Southern California told The Wall Street Journal. This gradual increase in body temperature means that our working memory, alertness, and concentration also gradually improve, peaking at about mid morning. Our alertness tends to dip after this point, but one study suggested that midday fatigue may actually boost our creative abilities. For a 2011 study, 428 students were asked to solve a series of two types of problems, requiring either analytical or novel thinking. Results showed that their performance on the second type was best at non-peak times of day when they were tired.
As for the age where our brains are at peak condition, science has long held that fluid intelligence, or the ability to think quickly and recall information, peaks at around age 20. However, a 2015 study revealed that peak brain age is far more complicated than previously believed and concluded that there are about 30 subsets of intelligence, all of which peak at different ages for different people. For example, the study found that raw speed in processing information appears to peak around age 18 or 19, then immediately starts to decline, but short-term memory continues to improve until around age 25, and then begins to drop around age 35, Medical Xpress reported. The ability to evaluate other people’s emotional states peaked much later, in the 40s or 50s. In addition, the study suggested that out our vocabulary may peak as late as our 60s’s or 70’s.
Still, while working according to your body’s natural clock may sound helpful, it’s important to remember that these times may differ from person to person. On average, people can be divided into two distinct groups: morning people tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier and to be most productive early in the day. Evening people tend to wake up later, start more slowly and peak in the evening. If being a morning or evening person has been working for you the majority of your life, it may be best to not fix what’s not broken.
(Dana Dovey. www.medicaldaily.com, 08.08.2016. Adaptado.)
De acordo com o terceiro parágrafo, o estudo de 2015
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infere que o processo de elaboração da inteligência emocional dura a vida toda.
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demonstra que vários tipos de inteligência se desenvolvem aos 30 anos de idade.
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confirma que o vocabulário das pessoas se desenvolve até cerca dos 60 anos de idade.
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mostra que a velocidade de processamento de informações no cérebro atinge o máximo dos 25 aos 35 anos.
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contradiz a ideia de que a inteligência fluida atinge o ápice por volta dos 20 anos de idade.
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a) Incorreta. O texto afirma apenas que a habilidade de avaliar o estado emocional de outras pessoas chega ao pico por volta dos 40 ou 50 anos. “The ability to evaluate other people’s emotional states peaked much later, in the 40s or 50s.” Não menciona nada a respeito do processo de elaboração da inteligência emocional durar a vida toda.
b) Incorreta. O texto diz que há entorno de 30 subconjuntos de inteligência (there are about 30 subsets of intelligence) e não que estas inteligências se desenvolvem aos 30 anos de idade.
c) Incorreta. O texto afirma que o desenvolvimento do vocabulário chega ao pico por volta dos 60 ou 70 anos e não até cerca dos 60 anos.
d) Incorreta. O texto afirma que a inteligência fluida ou a habilidade de pensar rapidamente e de recordar informações chegam ao pico aos 20 anos. “As for the age where our brains are at peak condition, science has long held that fluid intelligence, or the ability to think quickly and recall information, peaks at around age 20.”, não aos 25 ou 35.
e) Correta. O terceiro parágrafo contradiz a ideia de que a inteligência fluida atinge o ápice por volta dos 20 anos de idade, como podemos ver neste trecho: “For example, the study found that raw speed in processing information appears to peak around age 18 or 19, then immediately starts to decline, but short-term memory continues to improve until around age 25, and then begins to drop around age 35.”
No trecho do terceiro parágrafo “However, a 2015 study revealed”, o termo em destaque pode ser substituído, sem alteração de sentido, por
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meanwhile.
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although.
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nevertheless.
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whatever.
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inasmuch.
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Para resolvermos essa questão vamos primeiramente traduzir esse trecho do terceiro parágrafo: “However, a 2015 study revealed”, “Entretanto, um estudo de 2015 revelou”. Relembrando a lista de conjunções, temos:
a) Incorreta. Meanwhile significa enquanto isso/nesse meio tempo e não pode, portanto, substituir o however.
b) Incorreta. Apesar do although estar no mesmo grupo de contraste do however, sua tradução é embora/muito embora e, nesse contexto, não é a melhor opção para substituir o however.
c) Correta. O nevertheless, que significa no entanto, substitui perfeitamente o however, que neste contexto tem o mesmo significado.
d) Incorreta. Whatever significa tanto faz/qualquer coisa e não poderia, portanto, substituir o however.
e) Incorreta. Inasmuch significa na medida que/contanto que, e não pode, portanto, substituir o however.
When does the brain work best?
The peak times and ages for learning
What’s your ideal time of the day for brain performance? Surprisingly, the answer to this isn’t as simple as being a morning or a night person. New research has shown that certain times of the day are best for completing specific tasks, and listening to your body’s natural clock may help you to accomplish more in 24 hours.
Science suggests that the best time for our natural peak productivity is late morning. Our body temperatures start to rise just before we wake up in the morning and continue to increase through midday, Steve Kay, a professor of molecular and computational biology at the University of Southern California told The Wall Street Journal. This gradual increase in body temperature means that our working memory, alertness, and concentration also gradually improve, peaking at about mid morning. Our alertness tends to dip after this point, but one study suggested that midday fatigue may actually boost our creative abilities. For a 2011 study, 428 students were asked to solve a series of two types of problems, requiring either analytical or novel thinking. Results showed that their performance on the second type was best at non-peak times of day when they were tired.
As for the age where our brains are at peak condition, science has long held that fluid intelligence, or the ability to think quickly and recall information, peaks at around age 20. However, a 2015 study revealed that peak brain age is far more complicated than previously believed and concluded that there are about 30 subsets of intelligence, all of which peak at different ages for different people. For example, the study found that raw speed in processing information appears to peak around age 18 or 19, then immediately starts to decline, but short-term memory continues to improve until around age 25, and then begins to drop around age 35, Medical Xpress reported. The ability to evaluate other people’s emotional states peaked much later, in the 40s or 50s. In addition, the study suggested that out our vocabulary may peak as late as our 60s’s or 70’s.
Still, while working according to your body’s natural clock may sound helpful, it’s important to remember that these times may differ from person to person. On average, people can be divided into two distinct groups: morning people tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier and to be most productive early in the day. Evening people tend to wake up later, start more slowly and peak in the evening. If being a morning or evening person has been working for you the majority of your life, it may be best to not fix what’s not broken.
(Dana Dovey. www.medicaldaily.com, 08.08.2016. Adaptado.)
As informações apresentadas no quarto parágrafo
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relativizam o estudo que afirma que o final da manhã é o melhor período para a atividade cerebral.
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indicam que o grupo das pessoas que acordam cedo tem melhor desempenho no trabalho.
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afirmam que quem acorda tarde, geralmente, tem raciocínio lento.
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revelam que, mesmo considerando as diferenças individuais, há dois tipos de raciocínio analítico.
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alertam que as pessoas com hábitos noturnos podem ter dificuldades de adaptação às atividades criativas.
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a) Correta. Na primeira sentença o autor diz que trabalhar de acordo com seu relógio biológico pode parecer útil e que é importante lembrar que estes períodos podem variar de pessoa para pessoa, relativivizando, portanto, o estudo. (Still, while working according to your body’s natural clock may sound helpful, it’s important to remember that these times may differ from person to person.)
b) Incorreta. O autor diz que o grupo de pessoas que acordam cedo tem melhor desempenho no período matutino (morning people tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier and to be most productive early in the day.) e não no trabalho.
c) Incorreta. O texto afirma que este grupo (de pessoas que acordam mais tarde) começa mais lentamente e chega ao pico a noite (Evening people tend to wake up later, start more slowly and peak in the evening.). Isto não significa que eles têm um raciocínio mais lento.
d) Incorreta. O autor afirma que em média há dois grupos distintos, os de pessoas matutinas e os de pessoas noturnas e não dois tipos de raciocínio analítico. (On average, people can be divided into two distinct groups morning people tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier and to be most productive early in the day. Evening people tend to wake up later, start more slowly and peak in the evening.)
e) Incorreta. Não há nenhuma menção de adaptação às atividades criativas no quarto parágrafo.
When does the brain work best?
The peak times and ages for learning
What’s your ideal time of the day for brain performance? Surprisingly, the answer to this isn’t as simple as being a morning or a night person. New research has shown that certain times of the day are best for completing specific tasks, and listening to your body’s natural clock may help you to accomplish more in 24 hours.
Science suggests that the best time for our natural peak productivity is late morning. Our body temperatures start to rise just before we wake up in the morning and continue to increase through midday, Steve Kay, a professor of molecular and computational biology at the University of Southern California told The Wall Street Journal. This gradual increase in body temperature means that our working memory, alertness, and concentration also gradually improve, peaking at about mid morning. Our alertness tends to dip after this point, but one study suggested that midday fatigue may actually boost our creative abilities. For a 2011 study, 428 students were asked to solve a series of two types of problems, requiring either analytical or novel thinking. Results showed that their performance on the second type was best at non-peak times of day when they were tired.
As for the age where our brains are at peak condition, science has long held that fluid intelligence, or the ability to think quickly and recall information, peaks at around age 20. However, a 2015 study revealed that peak brain age is far more complicated than previously believed and concluded that there are about 30 subsets of intelligence, all of which peak at different ages for different people. For example, the study found that raw speed in processing information appears to peak around age 18 or 19, then immediately starts to decline, but short-term memory continues to improve until around age 25, and then begins to drop around age 35, Medical Xpress reported. The ability to evaluate other people’s emotional states peaked much later, in the 40s or 50s. In addition, the study suggested that out our vocabulary may peak as late as our 60s’s or 70’s.
Still, while working according to your body’s natural clock may sound helpful, it’s important to remember that these times may differ from person to person. On average, people can be divided into two distinct groups: morning people tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier and to be most productive early in the day. Evening people tend to wake up later, start more slowly and peak in the evening. If being a morning or evening person has been working for you the majority of your life, it may be best to not fix what’s not broken.
(Dana Dovey. www.medicaldaily.com, 08.08.2016. Adaptado.)
No trecho do quarto parágrafo “while working according to your body’s natural clock”, o termo em destaque tem sentido, em português, de
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durante.
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quando.
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devido a.
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sobretudo.
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mesmo que.
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A tradução mais usual da conjunção while é enquanto/à medida que, mas esses significados não atendem perfeitamente ao contexto da frase. Percebe-se que há um contraste de ideias, fazendo com que a alternativa e (mesmo que) dê sentido a frase.
Analisando o trecho solicitado:
“Still, while working according to your body’s natural clock may sound helpful, it’s important to remember that these times may differ from person to person.”
O trecho traduzido temos:
“Ainda assim, mesmo que o trabalho de acordo com o relógio natural do seu corpo possa parecer útil, é importante lembrar que estes tempos podem variar de pessoa para pessoa.”
a) Incorreta. Aqui temos uma pegadinha porque apesar de uma das traduções do while ser durante, nessa frase o termo durante não poderia substituir o while porque a frase perderia o sentido.
b) Incorreta. Quando também não é uma alternativa para substituir o while.
c) Incorreta. Devido a (due to) não é uma opção para substituir o while.
d) Incorreta. Sobretudo também não daria sentido a frase.
e) Correta. O termo mesmo que pode substituir perfeitamente o while nessa frase, conforme explicado acima.
When does the brain work best?
The peak times and ages for learning
What’s your ideal time of the day for brain performance? Surprisingly, the answer to this isn’t as simple as being a morning or a night person. New research has shown that certain times of the day are best for completing specific tasks, and listening to your body’s natural clock may help you to accomplish more in 24 hours.
Science suggests that the best time for our natural peak productivity is late morning. Our body temperatures start to rise just before we wake up in the morning and continue to increase through midday, Steve Kay, a professor of molecular and computational biology at the University of Southern California told The Wall Street Journal. This gradual increase in body temperature means that our working memory, alertness, and concentration also gradually improve, peaking at about mid morning. Our alertness tends to dip after this point, but one study suggested that midday fatigue may actually boost our creative abilities. For a 2011 study, 428 students were asked to solve a series of two types of problems, requiring either analytical or novel thinking. Results showed that their performance on the second type was best at non-peak times of day when they were tired.
As for the age where our brains are at peak condition, science has long held that fluid intelligence, or the ability to think quickly and recall information, peaks at around age 20. However, a 2015 study revealed that peak brain age is far more complicated than previously believed and concluded that there are about 30 subsets of intelligence, all of which peak at different ages for different people. For example, the study found that raw speed in processing information appears to peak around age 18 or 19, then immediately starts to decline, but short-term memory continues to improve until around age 25, and then begins to drop around age 35, Medical Xpress reported. The ability to evaluate other people’s emotional states peaked much later, in the 40s or 50s. In addition, the study suggested that out our vocabulary may peak as late as our 60s’s or 70’s.
Still, while working according to your body’s natural clock may sound helpful, it’s important to remember that these times may differ from person to person. On average, people can be divided into two distinct groups: morning people tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier and to be most productive early in the day. Evening people tend to wake up later, start more slowly and peak in the evening. If being a morning or evening person has been working for you the majority of your life, it may be best to not fix what’s not broken.
(Dana Dovey. www.medicaldaily.com, 08.08.2016. Adaptado.)
O trecho do quarto parágrafo “it may be best to not fix what’s not broken” equivale, em português, à seguinte ideia:
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é melhor prevenir do que remediar.
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não se mexe em time que está ganhando.
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uma vez quebrado, não adianta consertar.
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| d) |
vaso ruim não quebra.
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| e) |
se não tem solução, solucionado está.
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Para resolvermos essa questão precisamos conhecer um pouco de provérbios em inglês, pois em sua maioria, eles mudam bastante e não basta apenas traduzi-los do português para o inglês.
a) Incorreta. O provérbio em português; É melhor prevenir do que remediar, em Inglês é: It´s better to be safe than sorry.
b) Correta. O provérbio em português; Não se mexe em time que está ganhando, em Inglês é: It may be best to not fix what’s not broken.
c) Incorreta. O provérbio em português; Uma vez quebrado, não adianta consertar, em Inglês é: Once broken it´s no use fixing.
d) Incorreta. O provérbio em português; Vaso ruim não quebra, em Inglês é: A bad pot doesn´t break.
e) Incorreta. O provérbio em português; Se não tem solução, solucionado está, em Inglês é: If there´s no solution, it is the solution.