Questão 74 · Língua Inglesa: Vocabulário
Texto associado à questão
Text 1A11-II
“Click!” That’s the sound of safety. That’s the sound of survival. That’s the sound of a seat belt locking in place. Seat belts save lives and that’s a fact. That’s why I don’t drive anywhere until mine is on tight. Choosing to wear your seat belt is as simple as choosing between life and death. Which one do you choose? Think about it. When you’re driving in a car, you may be going 100 km/h or faster. That car is zipping down the road. Then somebody ahead of you locks up his or her brakes.
You don’t have time to stop. The car that you are in crashes.
Some people think that seat belts are uncool. They think that seat belts cramp their style, or that seat belts are uncomfortable. To them, I say, what’s more uncomfortable?
Wearing a seat belt or flying through a car windshield? What’s more uncool? Being safely anchored to a car, or skidding across the road in your jean shorts? Wearing a seat belt is both cooler and more comfortable than the alternatives. Let’s just take a closer look at your choices. If you are not wearing your seat belt, you can hop around the car and slide in and out of your seat easily. That sounds like a lot of fun. But, you are also more likely to die or suffer serious injuries. If you are wearing a seat belt, you have to stay in your seat. That’s no fun. But, you are much more likely to walk away unharmed from a car accident.
Hmmm... A small pleasure for a serious pain. That’s a tough choice. I think that I’ll avoid the serious pain.
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Without changing the meaning of text 1A11-II, the sentence “The car is zipping down the road” (seventh sentence of the first paragraph) could be correctly rewritten as
- A) The car is unzipping the road.
- B) The car is closing down the road.
- C) The car is traveling really fast down the road.
- D) The car is riding down the road.
- E) The car is going slowly down the road.
Marque a alternativa correta:
Gabarito: C
Gabarito definitivo divulgado pela banca Cebraspe (PM/SC 2023).
Comentário
Gabarito: C.
No trecho “The car is zipping down the road”, o verbo “zip” é usado em sentido figurado para indicar movimento muito rápido, em alta velocidade. A reescrita “The car is traveling really fast down the road” preserva esse sentido, sem alterar a informação do texto, que menciona velocidade de 100 km/h ou mais.
- A) “Unzip” significa abrir um zíper e não faz sentido no contexto.
- B) “Closing down” sugere fechar ou bloquear a estrada, sentido diferente.
- D) “Riding” indica andar de veículo de forma genérica, sem a ideia de alta velocidade.
- E) “Going slowly” é o oposto do sentido de “zipping”.
Dica: em questões de paráfrase, procure a alternativa que mantém o sentido figurado do termo, e não o sentido literal da palavra isolada.
Fundamentos: Vocabulário em inglês: sentido figurado de “zip” (mover-se rapidamente) · Paráfrase sem alteração de sentido (texto 1A11-II)
Comentário gerado pela Cravei IA a partir do enunciado e do gabarito definitivo divulgado pela banca, e conferido por uma verificação automática. A IA pode errar: o gabarito oficial sempre prevalece.
Fonte: prova Cebraspe PM/SC 2023 (Cargo de Oficial da Polícia Militar), questão 74, com o gabarito definitivo da banca. Comentário: Equipe Cravei · como fazemos e revisamos.