Questões de Concurso – Aprova Concursos

1)

Q60571 - CESGRANRIO - 2010 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo

The main purpose of the article is to

a) criticize countries that do not invest in renewable energy production.
b) alert the world to the excessive energy consumption in Asian countries.
c) suggest that the solution to the energy crisis should include a decrease in demand.
d) convince the reader that societies should stop developing new products to save more energy.
e) announce a drastic measure to eliminate the emission of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

2)

In "we will only have to make sure that these are energy efficient." (line 25-26), the pronoun 'these' refers to

3)

De Decker introduces the text saying "Don't get me wrong:" (line 1) because

a) his suggestions to solve the energy crisis are not clearly expressed.
b) he does not consider renewable energy absolutely necessary or beneficial.
c) he intends to apologize for expressing a negative belief about the energy crisis.
d) he feels that those who support the use of renewable energy sources are not correct.
e) his point of view about the use of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies might be misunderstood.

4)

According to Richard Heinberg's proposal

a) oil-producing nations must increase their extraction of oil in 2.6 percent.
b) international organisms must make a radical change to other energy sources.
c) a new protocol should be signed by world leaders to force the exhaustion of all oil reserves.
d) global agreements need to support intelligent strategies to raise the energy production levels.
e) countries should cooperate to reduce 2.6 percent of their production and consumption of oil yearly.

5)

In the fragment "Moreover, it is hard to call this measure drastic or radical:" (lines 20-21), moreover can be substituted by

6)

The fragment "...energy-sucking gadgets..." (line 23) means

7)

The fragment "This means that - in a fair world - we would have to reduce our energy use much more than them." (lines 58-60) implies that

a) OECD countries would have to make only slight reductions in energy use.
b) countries like China must reduce their consumption more than OECD nations.
c) OECD countries should reduce their energy consumption more than non-OECD countries.
d) every nation should equally cut down 42 percent of its annual energy consumption.
e) countries that did not sign the OECD convention must save more energy than OECD members.

8)

"In this scenario," (line 16), refers to a situation in which the

a) amount of renewable energy used would dramatically fall.
b) consumption of non-renewable energy would automatically increase.
c) use of energy would be limited to the same levels of consumption of today.
d) dependence on fossil fuels would be prohibited in the European Union and in the US.
e) energy efficient technology would only start to be used in the European Union and the US in 2020.

9)

China is mentioned in paragraph 5 (lines 44 - 50) because it is

a) the only nation that exports jeans and bicycles to nonwestern countries.
b) considered the leading country in energy export to nonwestern countries.
c) capable of spending one-third of its energy on the production of solar panels.
d) reported to use 30 percent of its oil-based energy in household consumption.
e) the major representative of countries that have raised the consumption of energy.

10)

Based on the meanings in the text, the two items are synonymous in