Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2011

#Questão 482294 - Língua Inglesa, Interpretação de Texto, CESGRANRIO, 2011, Petrobras, Advogado (Júnior)

In Text II, Herbert illustrates the possibility of “...idled rigs heading to other shores.” (line 26) EXCEPT when he mentions

A)

prospection in ultra-deepwater reserves off the coasts of Ghana and Nigeria.

B)

deepwater operations in the sulfur-laden depths of the Black Sea.

C)

the quest for oil in the tar sands of Venezuela’s Orinoco Basin.

D)

the suspension of the US offshore-drilling moratorium.

E)

Brazil’s drillings four miles below the Atlantic.

#Questão 482296 - Língua Inglesa, Interpretação de Texto, CESGRANRIO, 2011, Petrobras, Advogado (Júnior)

According to Text II, in spite of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico,

A)

the US will soon surpass China in energy consumption.

B)

the conventional drilling of oil and gas is seen as a taboo now.

C)

in twenty years, the whole world will need 65 million barrels a day.

D)

energy consumption of India and China will double in ten years’ time.

E)

deepwater oil and gas prospecting has not been halted in other regions of the globe.

#Questão 482298 - Língua Inglesa, Interpretação de Texto, CESGRANRIO, 2011, Petrobras, Advogado (Júnior)

Comparing Texts I and II,

A)

only Text I mentions an environmental disaster derived from deepwater oil prospection.

B)

only Text II reports on China’s intensive economic growth and absolute need of commodities.

C)

neither Text I nor Text II express concern for the implications of the explorations of offshore oil deposits to local economies.

D)

both Text I and Text II present Brazil’s potential of holding an outstanding position concerning worldwide deepwater reserves and exploration.

E)

Text I mentions Brazil, Nigeria and Venezuela to criticize their addiction to oil revenues, while Text II mentions these countries to illustrate successful examples of conventional oil prospection.

#Questão 482300 - Língua Inglesa, Interpretação de Texto, CESGRANRIO, 2011, Petrobras, Advogado (Júnior)

The boldfaced item is synonymous with the expression in parentheses in

A)

“Nevertheless, for Brazil, this represents something much more spectacular.” (lines 6-7) – (Thus)

B)

“…neither the company nor the country’s oil industry has so far been big enough to become a government cash cow.” (lines 39-41) – (meanwhile)

C)

“However, ‘if we have a firm and successful local content policy, no” (lines 52-53) – (Moreover)

D)

“ ‘because other sectors in the economy are going to grow as fast as Petrobras.’ ” (lines 53-54) – (due to the fact that)

E)

“Ultimately, Brazil’s ability to avoid Dutch disease will depend not just on how the money from the oil is spent.” (lines 66-68) – (Furthermore)

#Questão 482302 - Língua Inglesa, Interpretação de Texto, CESGRANRIO, 2011, Petrobras, Advogado (Júnior)

In “Without a ‘firm local content policy’, says Petrobras CEO, Dutch disease and the oil curse will take hold.” (lines 50-52), “take hold” means to

A)

become more easily controlled.

B)

become stronger and difficult to stop.

C)

be completely defeated and ineffective.

D)

be absolutely harmless and disappointing.

E)

be transformed into very powerful assets.

Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2011

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