EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 1

A.C.L. - Art Reference Bureau

EUROPE, LONDON - When Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) arrived in Rome in 1592 to join the studio of celebrated artist Cavaliere d'Arpino, the young apprentice was relegated to painting fruit and vegetables. But the vivid realism of Caravaggio's early works laid the foundations for a new genre - still life - and artistic style: Baroque.

The Royal Academy's exhibition of Baroque painting, titled 'The Genius of Rome, 1592-1623' features 145 works produced by Caravaggio and already established European artists like Peter Paul Rubens, Adam Elsheimer and Annibale Carracci who flocked to the Eternal City at the turn of the 16th century in pursuit of the lucrative commission offered by Pope Clement VIII and his cardinals.

Through April 16.
TIME, FEBRUARY 12, 2001

1 - Which of the following statements regarding Caravaggio is not correct?

He...

q  died at the age of 39

q  began a new style in painting

q  only painted vegetables and fruit.

q  was very young when he arrived in Rome

q  is known for an artistic style called Baroque

2 -  According to the text,

q  the exhibition in London presents more than 145 paintings

q  Caravaggio painted 145 still lifes during his lifetime.

q  Rubens, Elsheimer and Carracci were strongly influenced by Caravaggio

q  Rubens, Elsheimer and Carracci strongly influenced Caravaggio's works

q  Pope Clement VIII paid Caravaggio to paint only still lifes

3 - The Eternal City in the text refers to

q  Royal Academy

q  Merisi

q  Arpino

q  Rome.

q  London

4 -  According to the text,

q  all the painters mentioned were born in Italy in the 16th century,

q  d'Arpino was never able to be so famous as his followers,

q  Pope Clement's cardinals invited Caravaggio to visit Rome in 1592,

q  Rubens, among others, came to Rome after Caravaggio's arrival,

q  the exhibition is going to be presented from April 16 ording to the text.

Assinale usando V(verdadeiro) ou F (falso)

Teenagers Do Their Talking Online

Jeff Palfini

Thursday, June 21, 2001

Today's teens communicate more using the Internet than they do face-to-face. Their parents' generation fought to use the family phone. Today's teens fight over the keyboard.

 A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project says teenagers have adopted the Internet — and instant messaging — so completely that it has even replaced face-to-face communication as the primary mode of interacting for some teens. The study concluded that of the approximately 13 million American teenagers who use the Net, 74 percent use instant messaging. Surprisingly, one-fifth of the teens using IM say it is their primary means of communicating with friends. The study extrapolated the results from a survey of 754 youngsters between the ages of 12 and 17 and their parents.

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5 - The text above is about:

q  The results of a study conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project.

q  Face-to-face communication,

q  The findings of research about American teenagers' use of the Internet.

q  The results of a study about communication problems between teenagers and their parents,

q  The conclusions of a survey conducted among teenagers and their parents.

6 -   What information is in the text?

q  Data related to a study conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project.

q  The number of teenagers who use face-to-face communication as their primary mode of interacting,

q  The names of the people responsible for the survey,

q  The percentage of American teenage adopters of the Net who use instant messaging.

q  The percentage of American teenagers who use the family phone,

q  The estimated number of American teenagers who use the Net.

7 - According to the text, it is correct to say:

q  Teenagers’ communication preferences nowadays are similar to those of their parents,

q  The estimated number of American teens who use the Internet is 13 million.

q  More than half of the youngsters who have adopted the Internet use IM.

q  American teenagers do not use IM to communicate with their friends,

q  Thirteen million American teenagers were surveyed by the project,

q  Teenagers' parents' generation used the telephone as a form of communication.

8 - According to the text, it is correct to say:

q  Some teenagers communicate with their friends more often over the Internet than they do face-to-face.

q  The total number of teenagers in America is 13 million,

q  The youngsters reached by the survey were above eighteen years of age,

q  The study has extrapolated the results for American teenagers to determine the communication habits of teenagers in many different countries,

q  Teenagers in several countries have been surveyed by the Pew Internet & American Life Project,

q  For more than one million American teenagers, instant messaging is the most important means of communicating with friends.

q  The survey investigated more than seven hundred and fifty-four individuals.

9 -  In the title "Teenagers do  their  talking online",  their refers to  teenagers. Considering the text, in which of the alternatives are the references correct?

 

q  "Today's teens communicate more using the Internet than they do face-to-face." —do refers to communicate.

q  "Their parents' generation fought to use the family phone." — their refers to today's teens.

q  "...so completely that it has even replaced face-to-face communication..." — it refers to American Life Project,

q  "...one-fifth of the teens using IM say it is their primary means of communicating..." — it refers to IM.

q  "...from a survey of 754 youngsters between the ages of 12 and 17 and their parents." —their refers to results,

Is Global Warming Harmful to Health?

Paul R. Epstein

Computer models indicate that many diseases

will surge as the earth’s atmosphere heats up.

Today few scientists doubt the atmosphere is warming. Most also agree that the rate of heating is accelerating and that the consequences of this temperature change could become increasingly disruptive. Even high school students can reel off some projected outcomes: the oceans will warm, and glaciers will melt, causing sea levels to rise and salt water to inundate settlements along many low-lying coasts. Meanwhile the regions suitable for farming will shift. 

Yet less familiar effects could be equally detrimental. Notably, computer models predict that the greenhouse effect, and other climate alterations it induces, will expand the incidence and distribution of many serious medical disorders. In some places,   the number of deaths related to heat waves is projected to double by 2020. Prolonged heat can, moreover, enhance production of smog and the dispersal of allergens. Both effects have been linked to respiratory symptoms. Diseases relayed by mosquitoes — such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and several kinds of encephalitis — are among those eliciting the greatest concern as the world warms. Some models project that by the end of the 21st century, ongoing warming will have enlarged the zone of potential malaria transmission from an area containing 45 percent of the world’s population to an area containing about 60 percent. That news is bad indeed, considering that no vaccine is available and that the causative parasites are becoming resistant to standard drugs. Further, global warming will probably elevate the incidence of waterborne diseases, including cholera (a cause of severe diarrhea). 

The consequences of global warming may not all be bad. Very high temperatures in hot regions may reduce snail populations, which have a role in transmitting schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease. High winds may at times disperse pollution.

Hotter winters in normally chilly areas may reduce cold-related heart attacks and respiratory ailments. Yet overall, the undesirable effects of more variable weather are likely to include new stresses and nasty surprises that will overshadow any benefits.

(Adapted from Scientific American, Aug. 2001.)

10 - According to the first two paragraphs of the text, it is correct to say:

q  Most scientists are not sure that climate warming is a fact,

q  The consequences of global warming are highly unpredictable nowadays,

q  Salt water of the oceans may flood some coastal areas if glaciers melt.

q  Computers have been used to help predict the results of climatic change.

q  The greenhouse effect may be harmful to human health.

q  By 2020 the number of deaths is expected to decrease,

11 - According to the last two paragraphs of the text, it is correct to say:

q  Both dengue fever and yellow fever are transmitted by mosquitoes.

q  It is necessary to vaccinate the population against malaria,

q  Global warming may have some positive consequences.

q  Global warming may lead to the reduction of schistosomiasis.

q  No surprising consequences of global warming are expected in the future,

q  There are more benefits than harms associated with global warming,

12 - What information is in the text?

q  Some of the causes of global warming,

q  Some negative consequences of global warming.

q  The percentage of people who will have contracted malaria by the end of this century,

q  The number of people who will have died due to heat waves by 2020,

q  Some positive consequences of climate warming.

q  Some of the projections made by computer models. 

13 - Which consequences of global warming are mentioned in the text?

q  Warming of the oceans and melting of glaciers.

q  Starvation,

q  Lack of nighttime cooling,

q  Overcrowding and tuberculosis,

q  Food supply reduction and malnutrition,

q  Reduction of heart attacks associated with cold weather.

q  Occasional dispersion of pollution.

14 - De acordo com a sentença "Some models project that by the end of the 21st century, ongoing warming will have enlarged the zone of potential malaria transmission from an area containing 45 percent of the world´s population to an area containing about 60 percent", é correto afirmar:

q  As projeções realizadas por computadores ainda não conseguem fornecer informações relativas a um período de tempo superior a 80 anos,

q  As previsões indicam uma futura diminuição da zona potencial de transmissão de malária,

q  A população mundial aumentará 15% até o final deste século,

q  A zona potencial de transmissão de malária tende a atingir até o final deste século uma área contendo 60% da população mundial.