UFRJ - 2011.

TEXTO I Multilingualism in Cyberspace Language constitutes the foundation of communication and is fundamental to cultural and historical heritage. Increasingly, information and knowledge are key determinants of wealth creation, social transformation and human development. Language is the primary vector for communicating knowledge and traditions; thus the opportunity to use ones language on global information networks such as the Internet will determine the extent to which one can participate in emerging knowledge societies. However, thousands of languages worldwide are absent from Internet content and there are no tools for creating or translating information into these excluded tongues. The way how one accesses Internet sites through domain names is also principally limited to the use of Latin script. Huge sections of the worlds population are thus constrained in enjoying the full benets of technological advances and obtaining information essential to their wellbeing and development. Unchecked, this will contribute to a loss of cultural diversity on information networks and a widening of existing socio-economic inequalities. By supporting the development of multilingual cyberspace, UNESCO promotes wider and more equitable access to information networks and at the same time offers possibilities through ICT* for the preservation of endangered languages. Fonte:http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.phpURL_ID=16539&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL _SECTION=201.html COM BASE NO TEXTO I, RESPONDA, EM PORTUGUS, S QUESTES 1, 2, 3 E 4. 1) Que problema identi cado no uso da Internet preocupa a UNESCO? O fato de milhares de lnguas no estarem contempladas no contedo das pginas da Internet e nas ferramentas de acesso (impedindo, assim, que grandes parcelas da populao mundial se beneficiem do conhecimento e dos avanos tecnolgicos para seu desenvolvimento). 2) Cite duas consequncias indesejveis que podero advir desse problema. A perda da diversidade cultural nas redes de informao e a ampliao das desigualdades socioeconmicas j existentes. 3) Alm de minimizar esse problema e seus efeitos, que outro resultado a UNESCO espera alcanar a partir de suas iniciativas? Preservar as lnguas ameaadas de extino. 4) A que se refere o termo one em the extent to which one can participate... (1 pargrafo)? A qualquer indivduo, a qualquer pessoa. UFF. 2009. Texto II.

Read the following text and answer the questions. Earth, 114 million years ago, one morning just after sunrise: the first flower ever to appear on the planet opens up to receive the rays of the sun. Prior to this momentous event that heralds an evolutionary transformation in the life of plants, the planet had already been covered in vegetation for millions of years. The first flower probably did not survive for long, and flowers must have remained rare and isolated phenomena, since conditions were most likely not yet favorable for a widespread flowering to occur. One day, however, a critical threshold was reached, and suddenly there would have been an explosion of color and scent all over the planet. Later, this first recognition of beauty was one of the most significant events in the evolution of human consciousness. The achievements of humanity are impressive and undeniable. We have created sublime works of music, literature, painting, architecture, and sculpture. More recently, science and technology have brought about radical changes in the way we live and have enabled us to do and create things that would have been considered miraculous even two hundred years ago. No doubt the human mind is highly intelligent. Yet its very intelligence is tainted by madness. Science and technology have magnified the destructive impact that the dysfunction of the human mind has upon the planet, other life-forms, and upon humans themselves. That is why the history of the twentieth century is where that dysfunction, that collective insanity, can be most clearly recognized. A further factor is that this dysfunction is actually intensifying and accelerating. We only need to watch the daily news on television to realize that the madness has not abated, that is continuing into the twenty-first century. Another aspect of the collective dysfunction of the human mind is the unprecedented violence that humans are inflicting on other life-forms and the planet itself - the destruction of oxygen-producing forests and other plant and animal life; ill-treatment of animals in factory farms; and poisoning of rivers, oceans, and air. Driven by greed, ignorant of their connectedness to the whole, humans persist in behavior that, if continued unchecked, can only result in their own destruction. When faced with a radical crisis, when the old way of being in the world, of interacting with each other and with the realm of nature doesnt work anymore, when survival is threatened by seemingly insurmountable problems, an individual life-form - or a species - will either die or become extinct or rise above the limitations of its condition through an evolutionary leap. Responding to this radical crisis that threatens our very survival is humanitys challenge now. A significant portion of the earths population will soon recognize, if they havent already done so, that humanity is now faced with a stark choice: evolve or die. Adapted from Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to your lifes purpose. The text blames mans lack of commitment toward the environment for the eventual destruction of human life on Earth. Mark the option that best conveys this idea. (A) Earth, 114 million years ago, one morning just after sunrise: the first flower ever to appear on the planet opens up [] (lines 1- 2). (B) [] the first recognition of beauty was one of the most significant events in the evolution of human consciousness. (lines 12-14).

(C) [] humans persist in behavior that if continued u n c h e c k e d , c a n o n l y r e s u l t i n t h e i r o w n destruction.(lines 29-30). (D) The achievements of humanity are impressive and undeniable. (lines 15-16). (E) [] humanity is now faced with a stark choice [] (lines 36-37). The first paragraph considers one aspect of The Flowering of Human Consciousness. Mark the option which reflects such an aspect. (A) Transformation in the life of plants. (B) Science and technology. (C) Collective insanity. (D) Recognition of beauty. (E) Widespread flowering. The text discusses the collective dysfunction of the human mind. It gives as examples the destruction of oxygen-producing forests and other plant and animal life; ill-treatment of animals in factory farms; and poisoning of rivers, oceans and air. The reason for this behavior is: (A) lack of choice and insurmountable problems; (B) explosion of color and scent; (C) planets survival and evolution of species; (D) isolated phenomena; (E) humans greed and ignorance. In the text, the role of science and technology in the achievements of humanity is viewed as one of contrast. Mark the option that best characterizes such a role. (A) Miraculous and destructive. (B) Radical and extinct. (C) Impressive and sublime. (D) Evolutionary and intensifying. (E) Undeniable and isolated. In the fourth paragraph, the repetition of the connective WHEN indicates: (A) denial; (B) emphasis; (C) doubt; In the extracts below, the words with ing are all verbs, except: (A) humans are inflicting on other life-forms (line 27); (B) this dysfunction is actually intensifying (line 24); (C) sublime works of music, literature, painting, architecture and sculpture (lines 17-18); (D) the old way of being in the world (line 31); (E) responding to this radical crisis (line 35). O b s e r v e t h i s e x t r a c t f r o m t h e t e x t : T h e a c h i e v e m e n t s o f h u m a n i t y a r e i m p r e s s i v e a n d undeniable. (lines 15-16) More recently,

however, there has been a radical change in the way humanity behaves toward the evolution of the planet. Mark the option which best characterizes this attitude. (A) Science and technology. (B) Human consciousness. (C) Individual life-form. (D) Evolutionary leap. (E) Collective insanity. Choose the item which signals, in the second paragraph, a change of opinion concerning human intelligence. (A) even (B) more recently (C) no doubt (D) comparison; (E) reason. (D) yet (E) other In the last paragraph, the text discusses the challenge humanity has to face to overcome its radical crisis. Such challenge can be understood as a: (A) prophecy; (B) query; (C) justification; (D) denial; (E) promise. Texto 3. Read the comic strip and discuss.

a) Que tipo de situao retratada na tirinha acima? b) De acordo com sua leitura, qual a razo da irritao de Jimmy? c) A tirinha se aproxima da realidade ou algum contexto que lhe parea familiar?