Interpretação de Texto - PUC-PR

Brazil is South America's most influential country, an economic giant and one of the world's biggest democracies.

It is one of the rising economic powers - otherwise known as BRIC nations - together with Russia, India and China. Over the past few years it has made major strides in its efforts to raise millions out of poverty.

The discovery of major offshore oil reserves could propel the country into the top league of oil-exporting nations. The exploitation of the Amazon rainforest, much of which is in Brazil, has been a major international worry, since the wilderness is a vital regulator of the climate. It is also an important reservoir of plant and animal life. In 2005 the government reported that one fifth of the Amazon forests had been cleared by deforestation. However, deforestation has been slowed down by extra policing and pressure from environmental and consumer groups. Officials estimate that deforestation in 2010 fell to 5,000 sq km for the year, down from 7,000 sq km the year before and a peak of 27,000 sq km in 2004.

There is a wide gap between rich and poor, but the World Bank has praised the country for progress in reducing social and economic inequality.

Much of the arable land is controlled by a handful of wealthy families, a situation which the Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) seeks to redress by demanding land redistribution. It uses direct protest action and land occupation in its quest.

Brazil's Aids programme has become a model for other developing countries. It has stabilised the rate of HIV infection and the number of Aids-related deaths has fallen. Brazil has bypassed the major drugs firms to produce cheaper, generic Aids medicines.

Brazil is revered for its football prowess. Its cultural contributions include the music of classical composer Heitor Villa-Lobos and Bossa Nova icon Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Adapted from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles. March, 2011.

Vocabulário do texto:

1. Select the sentence that INCORRECT in relation to the text.

a) Brazil is considered the most influential country in The Americas.
b) The Brazilian government has managed to reduce deforestation since 2004.
c) Brazil has been praised for its achievements in reducing social and economic inequality.
d) MST uses land occupation in its quest.
e) Villa-Lobos and Tom Jobim are famous for their cultural contributions.

Resposta correta: a

Resolução: A questão pede para que o aluno aponte a afirmação INCORRETA em relação ao texto. A alternativa a é a incorreta, pois o título do texto afirma que o Brasil é o país mais influente da América do Sul, não das Américas.

2. In paragraph 7 from the text Brazil is South America's most influential country, an economic giant and one of the world's biggest democracies, the noun “prowess” in the sentence “Brazil is revered for its football prowess” is a synonym for:

a) Weakness.
b) Victories.
c) Virtue.
d) Fame.
e) Teams.

Resposta correta: c

Resolução: A palavra prowess significa proeza ou façanha. Entre as opções apresentadas, a correta é a c: a palavra virtue significa virtude, eficácia ou excelência.

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