Questão 2031025

• Banca: Exército
• Órgão: IME
• Ano: 2015
• Provas: Exército - 2015 - IME - Aluno - Português e Inglês
• Disciplina: Inglês
• Assuntos: Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

                                                     Text 4

       Case Study 1: Damage Assessment in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan

      In November 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the city of Tacloban in the Philippines. Soon after, a case the size of a backpack arrived, accompanied by a small team of experts. This pilot project to bring in a UAV, with a range of up to five kilometers and a high-resolution video camera, to assist humanitarian responders was the work of a partnership between several private sector firms and NetHope, a consortium of NGOs.

      The Philippines lacked the necessary regulations, so the use of the UAV was cleared by a special agreement with the Mayor of Tacloban. The UAV was covered with insurance that covered damage or injury due to malfunction.

      The UAV was used first to identify where to set up a base of operations, and then to check if roads were passable, a task that could take days when done on foot or by helicopter. The UAV was also flown up the coast to evaluate damage from storm surge and flooding and to see which villages had been affected. The aerial assessments “really helped to speed up …efforts, cut down on wasted time and work, and make them more accurate in their targeting of assistance.” It was also suggested that the UAV might have located survivors in the rubble using infrared cameras if it had arrived within 72 hours.

      Interest is building in developing local capacity for using UAVs in disaster response. SkyEye Inc., a local start-up, is working with the Ateneo de Manila University to train five teams across the Philippines to locally deploy UAVs in preparation for next typhoon season.

      UAV= unmanned aerial vehicle

      NGOs= Non-Governmental Organizations

Disponível em http://www.unocha.org/about-us/publications/flagship-publications/*/72 Acesso em 15 Abr 2015.

ESCOLHA A ALTERNATIVA CORRETA DE ACORDO COM O TEXTO 4 A SEGUIR.

• A. The UAV wouldn't have been taken to the Philippines if some NGOs hadn't been the only ones dealing with the United Nations in a partnership.
• B. Since the Asian country didn't have previous rules on the use of UAV, a deal was made with a mayor.
• C. Humanitarian responders couldn't have the help of any type of aerial assessment in this catastrophe occurred in Tacloban.
• D. The equipment was in a container no bigger than a backpack whereas it could evaluate an area larger than 5 kilometers of extension.
• E. The consequences of the typhoon damaged the UAV, so it had to be covered by an insurance.

Gabarito: B

Comentários

• A) O UAV(veículo aéreo não tripulado) não teria sido levado para as Filipinas se algumas ONGs não tivessem sido as únicas que lidam com as Nações Unidas, em uma parceria.
  B) Uma vez que o país Asiático não tinha regras anteriores sobre o uso de UAV, um acordo foi feito com um prefeito.
  C) Respondedores humanitária não poderiam ter a ajuda de qualquer tipo de avaliação aérea nesta catástrofe ocorrida em Tacloban.
  D) O equipamento estava em um recipiente menor que uma mochila que poderia avaliar uma área maior que 5 quilômetros de extensão.
  E) As consequências do tufão danificaran o UAV, por isso teve que ser coberto por um seguro.
  The Philippines lacked the necessary regulations, so the use of the UAV was cleared by a special agreement with the Mayor of Tacloban. 
  
  Tradução: As Filipinas não tinham os regulamentos necessários, de modo que o uso do UAV foi inocentado por um acordo especial com o prefeito de Tacloban.
  
  Segundo tradução do trecho do segundo parágrafo, inferimos que a alternativa  B está correta.