Questões de Concurso – Aprova Concursos

1)

Q137160 - CESGRANRIO - 2012 - Chesf - Profissional de Nível Superior - Analista de Sistemas

According to Professor Wouters, in Text I, paragraph 10 (lines 58-65),

a) Portugal and Spain are more worried about water shortage than about political and financial problems.
b) security issues regarding water problems have been somewhat put aside because of the economic crisis.
c) the agricultural sector is not really worried about the problems that may come up if the water resources dry up.
d) in the UK, the army is fully prepared to fight the countries interested in the British hydroenergy sources.
e) the military forces intend to overlook the serious challenges to control the oceans and rivers in the next decade.

2)

In terms of numerical reference in Text I,

a) 1.4 million (line 13) refers to the number of people who have been involved in conflicts over water.
b) 47% (line 17) refers to the percentage of countries in the world already facing water scarcity.
c) more than three billion people (line 19) refers to the number of people who might suffer from water shortage by 2025.
d) 2009 (line 22) refers to the only year when Cyprus faced an unparalleled rise in temperature.
e) 30-year horizon (line 59) refers to the period of time the financial crisis in Europe will last.

3)

Based on the meanings in Text I, the two items are synonymous in

4)

In Text I, the excerpt, the world could face a future of water wars (lines 9-10), the verb form in bold expresses the idea of

5)

The authors main purpose in Text I is to

a) expose some secret military plans to save water for the future.
b) alert about the harmful impact of water shortages in the future.
c) justify the war between Ethiopia and Egypt for a larger share of the Nile.
d) defend the high charges for use of water in agricultural areas in the Middle East.
e) complain about the inefficiency of international governments in dealing with water wars.