Questão 5044573

• Banca: MetroCapital Soluções
• Órgão: Prefeitura de Cerquilho - SP
• Ano: 2020
• Provas: MetroCapital Soluções - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cerquilho - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês
• Disciplina: Inglês
• Assuntos: Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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    When we are young, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because they are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes the most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal that kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed yourself many times: the mosquito.

    While it may seem that all mosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant nectar. On the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need this blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human being, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. This saliva may or may not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an itchy bump or as serious as death.

    Because a mosquito can bite many people in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to another very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are malaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these diseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these diseases.

    Many scientists are working on safer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to protect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nets can be placed over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people stay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish. Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to cut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but it does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons or sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other plants or animals.

    Although mosquitoes may not seem as scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human beings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists will find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.

According to the author, some people are more afraid of tigers and sharks than mosquitoes because tigers and sharks:

• A. kill more people than mosquitoes.
• B. are big and powerful.
• C. are found all over the world
• D. have no natural enemies.
• E. Answer not available.

Gabarito: B

Comentários

• Podemos usar nessa questão, a estratégia de leitura selectivity, a qual  selecionamos apenas o trecho necessário do conteúdo para encontrar a informação, por meio do uso de palavras-chave, palavras cognatas e um vocabulário específico.
  
  
  Segundo o autor, algumas pessoas têm mais medo de tigres e tubarões do que de mosquitos porque tigres e tubarões:
  A) mata mais pessoas do que mosquitos. Errado. Mosquitos matam muito mais do tigres e tubarões. In fact, the animal that kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed yourself many times: the mosquito. Na verdade, o animal que mais mata pessoas a cada ano é aquele que você provavelmente já se matou muitas vezes: o mosquito.
  B) são grandes e poderosos. Correto. Podemos verificar nas primeiras linhas que a alternativa  está correta. When we are young, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because they are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes the most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. Quando somos jovens, aprendemos que tigres e tubarões são animais perigosos. Podemos ter medo deles porque são grandes e poderosos.
  C) são encontrados em todo o mundo. Errado. O texto menciona tigres e tubarões no começo do texto e depois foca apenas nos mosquitos. 
  D) não tem inimigos naturais. Errado. O texto diz que os mosquitos têm inimigos naturais, não tigres e tubarões. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons or sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other plants or animals. Os mosquitos têm muitos inimigos naturais como morcegos, pássaros, libélulas e certos tipos de peixes.
  E) Resposta não disponível. Errado. 
  
  Gabarito do Professor: Letra B.