Prévia do material em texto

Exercícios
1. Leia o texto.
Saudi Arabia Plans World's Largest Hotel With 10,000 Rooms
The world's largest hotel is being planned for Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a remarkable structure that will contain 10,000 rooms. The Abraj Kudai complex will have twelve towers, 70 restaurants, 4 helicopter landing pads and a shopping center. The $3.5-billion hotel is modeled after a "traditional desert fortress" and is scheduled to open in 2017. Currently, Las Vegas is home to the world's largest hotels - the Venetian (7,117 rooms) and the MGM Grand (6,852). (Fonte: WARE, Doug G. With 10K rooms, world's largest hotel coming to Saudi Arabia. UPI, 23 maio 2015. Disponível em: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2015/05/23/With-10K-rooms-worlds-largest-hotel-coming-to-Saudi-Arabia/2411432411599/?spt=hs. Acesso em: 07 jun. 2015.). A partir da leitura do texto, pode-se INFERIR que:
D. o hotel será extremamente luxuoso. O texto traz a informação de que o novo hotel Kudai terá 12 torres, 70 restaurantes, 4 pistas de pousos para helicópteros e um shopping center. Portanto, a alternativa está correta, uma vez que o texto traz informações que nos levam a INFERIR que ele será extremamente luxuoso.
2. Leia o texto abaixo.
Passenger assaults flight attendants
Two male American Airlines flight attendants were assaulted while their plane was on the ground at Charlotte Douglas International Airport this week. The plane just pushed away from the gate but was not in the air when the two men, 34 and 58, were assaulted. "The older attendant was carried out of the plane on a stretcher for serious injuries. After the fight started, the aircraft immediately returned to the gate and officers say the suspect surrendered peacefully"., A witness said the suspect "had been screaming about assassins on the plane". He reportedly surrendered peacefully. , (Fonte: MUTZABAUGH, Ben. Flight attendant assaulted, leaves plane on stretcher. USA TODAY, 1º fev. 2015. Disponível em: http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/01/30/flight-attendant-assaulted-leaves-plane-on-stretcher/22582061/. Acesso em: 07 jun. 2015. Texto adaptado.). Após a leitura do texto e com seus conhecimentos sobre inferência, é CORRETO afirmar que:
D. as autoridades do aeroporto prenderam o suspeito. O texto informa que o suspeito se entregou pacificamente. Logo, pode-se inferir que as autoridades do aeroporto prenderam o suspeito.
3. Leia o texto a seguir.
Washington man leaves $2,000 tip on $93 restaurant bill
A Washington man surprised the staff of a restaurant by leaving a $2,000 tip for a meal of beer and gumbo he shared with a friend. The "gumbo-loving regular" left the tip on a $93 bill on Monday night, the restaurant owner Chris Nardelli said. He also wrote “Thank you for the gumbo!" on the bill. The customer, whose name was not disclosed, asked on the bill that $1,000 go to chef James Turner and $500 each for Nardelli and waitress Laura Dally. (Fonte: CLARKE, John. Washington gumbo lover leaves $2,000 tip on $93 restaurant bill. 27 maio 2015. Disponível em: Acesso em: http://news.yahoo.com/washington-gumbo-lover-leaves-2-000-tip-93-225717498.html . Acesso em: 07 jun. 2015. Texto adaptado.). Utilizando os seus conhecimentos sobre inferência, podemos afirmar que existe inferência em todas as afirmativas abaixo, EXCETO:
A. O cliente não ficou muito satisfeito com a refeição. O texto revela que um cliente deixou uma gorjeta de 2.000 dólares e um bilhete agradecendo pela refeição. Então, a alternativa está incorreta, porque a gorjeta e o bilhete demonstram que o cliente ficou satisfeito, não sendo possível, assim, inferir que ele não ficou muito satisfeito com a refeição.
4. Leia o texto.
Mother leaves disabled son in woods
A 41-year-old Philadelphia mother is facing charges after she abandoned her severely disabled son in the woods for five days so she could go visit her lover. Nyia Parler's 21-year-old son is quadriplegic and suffers from cerebral palsy. Police found him covered with a blanket next to a wheelchair and a Bible near Cobbs Creak Park. "The young man was completely defenseless in an area with wild animals, with no water and in cold, damp weather," Lt. John Walker says. Parler is facing charges, including aggravated assault, reckless endangering and neglect of a care-dependent person. Her son was hospitalized with dehydration, malnutrition and several exposure-related injuries. (Fonte: CBS/AP. Police seek arrest of mother who left disabled son in woods. 13 abr. 2015. Disponível em: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-seek-arrest-of-mother-who-left-disabled-son-in-woods/. Acesso em: 07 jun. 2015. Texto adaptado.). Ao ler o texto acima, NÃO é possível inferir que:
A. a mãe era bonita. O texto revela a idade e as ações da mãe, mas não há uma descrição física dela. Dessa forma, é impossível inferir que ela era bonita.
5. Leia o texto a seguir.
Justin Bieber arrested for second time in a week
Police in Toronto, Canada say Justin Bieber was arrested and will face an assault charge in connection with an encounter with a limo driver. The 19-year-old turned himself in to a Toronto police station. The incident happened after the limo driver picked up a group of six people, including Bieber, outside a Toronto nightclub just before 3 a.m. on December 29. While en route to a hotel, one of the passengers assaulted the driver. Bieber´s rep says the pop star is innocent. A few days before, Bieber was briefly jailed for DUI and drag racing. (Fonte: UPI. Justin Bieber arrested again, this time in Toronto. 29 jan. 2014. Disponível em: http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2014/01/29/Justin-Bieber-arrested-again-this-time-in-Toronto/UPI-22331391053530/?spt=hts. Acesso em: 07 jun. 2015. Texto adaptado.). Após a leitura do texto, pode-se inferir que: 
C. o motorista foi atacado enquanto dirigia a limosine. Há a informação, no texto, de que, durante o trajeto para um hotel, um dos passageiros atacou o motorista. Assim, é possível inferir que o motorista foi atacado enquanto dirigia a limosine.