Uma amostra das questões. Crie uma conta para resolver todas com correção e comentário.
UEMG2026Fase unicaQuestao 7InglêsInterpretação de textoMedia
Observe a manchete sobre Mark Zuckerberg e a área de Inteligência Artificial (IA):
A principal implicação da ação descrita na manchete ("Zuckerberg firing hundreds of AI developers after hiring spree") para o futuro da Meta (empresa de Zuckerberg) ou para o setor de tecnologia, como um todo, é que:
Imagens anexadas
A)A Meta está reorientando seu foco para a realidade virtual e diminuindo seu investimento em Inteligência Artificial.
B)A Meta está investindo pesado em tecnologia de IA, pois contratou e demitiu centenas de desenvolvedores para reestruturar as equipes com mais eficiência.
C)O mercado de trabalho para desenvolvedores de IA é altamente estável, sem grandes flutuações de demanda por parte das grandes empresas.
D)A instabilidade e a incerteza dominam o setor de IA, onde o investimento e a demanda por pessoal podem mudar radicalmente em um curto período de tempo.
UEMG2026Fase unicaQuestao 9InglêsInterpretação de textoMedia
Leia o trecho sobre a estratégia da Microsoft para incentivar a atualização para o Windows 11:
That said, Microsoft is trying hard to encourage people to upgrade to Windows 11 as quickly as possible. To that end, it recently published a blog post warning about the dangers of staying on unsupported systems like Windows 10. Microsoft's latest write-up is available on the rather obscure Windows for Business blog, and it highlights how weaknesses in your IT infrastructure can be exploited by malicious actors. Fonte:https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-warns-of-potential-cybersecurity-disaster-if-youstay-on-windows-10/#google_vignette Ao publicar seu alerta sobre os perigos do Windows 10 em um blog considerado "obscure", a ação da Microsoft descrita no texto sugere que ela:
A)Está priorizando a comunicação direta com consumidores de tecnologia, evitando as empresas.
B)Não utilizou seus canais de comunicação de maior alcance para transmitir o alerta, limitando a visibilidade inicial.
C)Está focada em persuadir apenas usuários com licenças ESU a fazerem a atualização imediata.
D)Deseja que a informação sobre as vulnerabilidades se torne o mais pública e acessível possível.
UEMG2026Fase unicaQuestao 11InglêsInterpretação de textoDificil
Leia o trecho reflexivo sobre a resiliência dos sistemas democráticos:
To preserve and strengthen democracy, citizens, leaders, and institutions must work together to overcome these obstacles. Only through collective effort can we ensure that democracy remains a vibrant and enduring system of governance that genuinely serves the people.
Fonte:https://sarachimene-weiss.com/the-essence-of-democracy-principles-and-challenges/
A construção da primeira oração ("To preserve and strengthen democracy"), seguida pelo verbo modal "must work together", estabelece uma relação de sentido entre a ação e a meta, indicando que:
A)A manutenção e o fortalecimento da democracia (a meta) operam como uma condição teleológica (a finalidade) que impõe um dever e uma obrigação imediata (o "must") a todos os atores citados no presente.
B)A preservação da democracia é um resultado que será alcançado automaticamente no futuro, independentemente do esforço presente.
C)O trabalho conjunto é uma ação passada que serviu como exemplo para as gerações futuras.
D)O verbo modal "must" é uma sugestão leve, implicando que os líderes podem delegar o trabalho aos cidadãos.
UEMG2025Fase unicaQuestao 12InglêsInterpretação de textoMedia
“One of the most interesting things to see in Brazil is the place where two rivers meet but do not mix. They are the ‘White’ Solimões River and the ‘black’ Negro River. They flow next to each other for six kilometers (3.7 miles) in the Amazonas State, but the colors of the water don’t mix because of different temperatures and speed – The Solimões River is faster and cooler than the Negro River. After several kilometers, the two rivers become part of the lower Amazon River.” (Fonte: liveworksheets.com)
De acordo com o texto:
A)Os rios se encontram 6 quilômetros após a nascente.
B)Os rios não se misturam por terem nascentes diferentes.
C)O Rio Negro flui mais lentamente que o Solimões.
D)Ambos deságuam na Colômbia.
UEMG2022Fase unicaQuestao 7InglêsInterpretação de textoMedia
Don’t Look Up: four climate experts on the polarising disaster film
Critics haven’t been kind to Adam McKay’s eco-satire, but many climate experts are lauding it. Here four give their views Rarely has a film been as divisive as Adam McKay’s climate satire Don’t Look Up. Although it has been watched by millions, and is already Netflix’s third most watched film ever, the response from critics was largely negative. Many found its story of scientists who discover an asteroid heading for Earth a clumsy allegory for the climate crisis, while others just found it boring. But many in the climate movement have praised the film, and audience reviews have been generally positive. We asked four climate experts to give their views on the film. Warning: spoilers ahead.
Ketan Joshi: ‘The main character of the climate crisis is absent’ […]
Fiona Harvey: ‘The role of the technoloon, played by Mark Rylance, struck a chord’ […] After 17 years of reporting on the climate crisis, I doubted at first that the film had much to tell me about the frustrations of communicating a hypothetical catastrophe. As the film’s scientists first struggled to clothe their data in sober, measured terms, then broke into swearing, armwaving shrieks about provable imminent apocalypse, I nodded along. Yes, that’s what it feels like, and no, no one listens, not until it is too late. Yet it was illuminating in unexpected ways – something I’ve always struggled with is how rational people can fail to grasp the scale of climate breakdown, how we could leave it so late. As the film shows, it’s partly because vested interests keep it that way, but it’s also just because we’re human. Believing in disaster before it strikes is fundamentally not how we work.
The role of the techno-loon, played by Mark Rylance, struck another chord. Cop26 was not a failure, though on the surface that was the obvious conclusion – it was more nuanced than that. Soon after the Cop26 circus left Glasgow, the danger of painting the outcome in such blackand-white terms became apparent, as wellmeaning experts concluded – in all seriousness – as talking didn’t work, our best hope would be for billionaires to bypass the UN and geoengineer the climate from space. Because obviously the answer to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the atmosphere is to conduct a vast uncontrolled experiment on the atmosphere. […] Nina Lakhani: ‘Jennifer Lawrence’s character will resonate with many female climate scientists’ […] How Kate Dibiasky, the postgraduate student played by Jennifer Lawrence who discovered the comet, is portrayed as an unhinged hysterical woman, will resonate with many female climate scientists and activists whose crucial knowledge has been sidelined. The scene where her parents declare that they’re in favour of the jobs the comet will provide will resonate with millions of people, including me, trying to deal with relatives who have bought into political lies. […] Damian Carrington: ‘It highlights the absurdity of staring disaster in the face, then looking away’ I loved Don’t Look Up, both as an entertainment and as a climate crisis parable. But the movie has been panned by many critics, with the main charge being that it is heavy-handed, blunt and too obvious. But that is exactly the point. Scientists have been issuing blunt warnings about obvious dangers of global heating for years and have been ignored – carbon emissions are still rising. The film perfectly skewers the key ways in which they have been ignored: for short-term political expediency and short-term corporate profit. In particular, the movie beautifully portrays the incredulity of scientists that their carefully constructed evidence can be dismissed with bluster such as “we’ll sit tight and assess” by leaders more concerned about today’s political weather and a media more interested in the minutiae of celebrities’ lives. […]
The point of the film is savagely highlighting the absurdity of staring disaster in the face, then looking away rather than acting. In that respect, it is a triumph.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/08/dont-look-upfour-climate-experts-on-the-polarising-disaster-film. Access: 08/01/2022.
The text talks about Netflix climate satire Don’t look up. Mark the correct option concerning how the movie was received by critics.
A)Critics have been kind to Adam McKay’s eco-satire.
B)Critics are lauding Adam McKay’s eco-satire.
C)Critics have been merciless to Adam McKay’s eco-satire.
D)Critics think Adam McKay’s eco-satire is genial.
UEMG2022Fase unicaQuestao 11InglêsInterpretação de textoMedia
Don’t Look Up: four climate experts on the polarising disaster film
Critics haven’t been kind to Adam McKay’s eco-satire, but many climate experts are lauding it. Here four give their views Rarely has a film been as divisive as Adam McKay’s climate satire Don’t Look Up. Although it has been watched by millions, and is already Netflix’s third most watched film ever, the response from critics was largely negative. Many found its story of scientists who discover an asteroid heading for Earth a clumsy allegory for the climate crisis, while others just found it boring. But many in the climate movement have praised the film, and audience reviews have been generally positive. We asked four climate experts to give their views on the film. Warning: spoilers ahead.
Ketan Joshi: ‘The main character of the climate crisis is absent’ […]
Fiona Harvey: ‘The role of the technoloon, played by Mark Rylance, struck a chord’ […] After 17 years of reporting on the climate crisis, I doubted at first that the film had much to tell me about the frustrations of communicating a hypothetical catastrophe. As the film’s scientists first struggled to clothe their data in sober, measured terms, then broke into swearing, armwaving shrieks about provable imminent apocalypse, I nodded along. Yes, that’s what it feels like, and no, no one listens, not until it is too late. Yet it was illuminating in unexpected ways – something I’ve always struggled with is how rational people can fail to grasp the scale of climate breakdown, how we could leave it so late. As the film shows, it’s partly because vested interests keep it that way, but it’s also just because we’re human. Believing in disaster before it strikes is fundamentally not how we work.
The role of the techno-loon, played by Mark Rylance, struck another chord. Cop26 was not a failure, though on the surface that was the obvious conclusion – it was more nuanced than that. Soon after the Cop26 circus left Glasgow, the danger of painting the outcome in such blackand-white terms became apparent, as wellmeaning experts concluded – in all seriousness – as talking didn’t work, our best hope would be for billionaires to bypass the UN and geoengineer the climate from space. Because obviously the answer to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the atmosphere is to conduct a vast uncontrolled experiment on the atmosphere. […] Nina Lakhani: ‘Jennifer Lawrence’s character will resonate with many female climate scientists’ […] How Kate Dibiasky, the postgraduate student played by Jennifer Lawrence who discovered the comet, is portrayed as an unhinged hysterical woman, will resonate with many female climate scientists and activists whose crucial knowledge has been sidelined. The scene where her parents declare that they’re in favour of the jobs the comet will provide will resonate with millions of people, including me, trying to deal with relatives who have bought into political lies. […] Damian Carrington: ‘It highlights the absurdity of staring disaster in the face, then looking away’ I loved Don’t Look Up, both as an entertainment and as a climate crisis parable. But the movie has been panned by many critics, with the main charge being that it is heavy-handed, blunt and too obvious. But that is exactly the point. Scientists have been issuing blunt warnings about obvious dangers of global heating for years and have been ignored – carbon emissions are still rising. The film perfectly skewers the key ways in which they have been ignored: for short-term political expediency and short-term corporate profit. In particular, the movie beautifully portrays the incredulity of scientists that their carefully constructed evidence can be dismissed with bluster such as “we’ll sit tight and assess” by leaders more concerned about today’s political weather and a media more interested in the minutiae of celebrities’ lives. […]
The point of the film is savagely highlighting the absurdity of staring disaster in the face, then looking away rather than acting. In that respect, it is a triumph.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/08/dont-look-upfour-climate-experts-on-the-polarising-disaster-film. Access: 08/01/2022.
The climate expert Nina Lakhani thinks that “Jennifer Lawrence’s character will resonate with many female climate scientists”. Mark the option which best describes the meaning of Nina’s statement.
A)Many female scientists will produce a sympathetic response to Jennifer Lawrence’s character.
B)Many scientists will try to buy into political lies.
C)People will finally believe the crucial knowledge female scientists have to share.
D)Female scientists will not relate do Jennifer Lawrence’s character.
UEMG2022Fase unicaQuestao 12InglêsInterpretação de textoDificil
Don’t Look Up: four climate experts on the polarising disaster film
Critics haven’t been kind to Adam McKay’s eco-satire, but many climate experts are lauding it. Here four give their views Rarely has a film been as divisive as Adam McKay’s climate satire Don’t Look Up. Although it has been watched by millions, and is already Netflix’s third most watched film ever, the response from critics was largely negative. Many found its story of scientists who discover an asteroid heading for Earth a clumsy allegory for the climate crisis, while others just found it boring. But many in the climate movement have praised the film, and audience reviews have been generally positive. We asked four climate experts to give their views on the film. Warning: spoilers ahead.
Ketan Joshi: ‘The main character of the climate crisis is absent’ […]
Fiona Harvey: ‘The role of the technoloon, played by Mark Rylance, struck a chord’ […] After 17 years of reporting on the climate crisis, I doubted at first that the film had much to tell me about the frustrations of communicating a hypothetical catastrophe. As the film’s scientists first struggled to clothe their data in sober, measured terms, then broke into swearing, armwaving shrieks about provable imminent apocalypse, I nodded along. Yes, that’s what it feels like, and no, no one listens, not until it is too late. Yet it was illuminating in unexpected ways – something I’ve always struggled with is how rational people can fail to grasp the scale of climate breakdown, how we could leave it so late. As the film shows, it’s partly because vested interests keep it that way, but it’s also just because we’re human. Believing in disaster before it strikes is fundamentally not how we work.
The role of the techno-loon, played by Mark Rylance, struck another chord. Cop26 was not a failure, though on the surface that was the obvious conclusion – it was more nuanced than that. Soon after the Cop26 circus left Glasgow, the danger of painting the outcome in such blackand-white terms became apparent, as wellmeaning experts concluded – in all seriousness – as talking didn’t work, our best hope would be for billionaires to bypass the UN and geoengineer the climate from space. Because obviously the answer to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the atmosphere is to conduct a vast uncontrolled experiment on the atmosphere. […] Nina Lakhani: ‘Jennifer Lawrence’s character will resonate with many female climate scientists’ […] How Kate Dibiasky, the postgraduate student played by Jennifer Lawrence who discovered the comet, is portrayed as an unhinged hysterical woman, will resonate with many female climate scientists and activists whose crucial knowledge has been sidelined. The scene where her parents declare that they’re in favour of the jobs the comet will provide will resonate with millions of people, including me, trying to deal with relatives who have bought into political lies. […] Damian Carrington: ‘It highlights the absurdity of staring disaster in the face, then looking away’ I loved Don’t Look Up, both as an entertainment and as a climate crisis parable. But the movie has been panned by many critics, with the main charge being that it is heavy-handed, blunt and too obvious. But that is exactly the point. Scientists have been issuing blunt warnings about obvious dangers of global heating for years and have been ignored – carbon emissions are still rising. The film perfectly skewers the key ways in which they have been ignored: for short-term political expediency and short-term corporate profit. In particular, the movie beautifully portrays the incredulity of scientists that their carefully constructed evidence can be dismissed with bluster such as “we’ll sit tight and assess” by leaders more concerned about today’s political weather and a media more interested in the minutiae of celebrities’ lives. […]
The point of the film is savagely highlighting the absurdity of staring disaster in the face, then looking away rather than acting. In that respect, it is a triumph.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/08/dont-look-upfour-climate-experts-on-the-polarising-disaster-film. Access: 08/01/2022.
Considering Damian Carrington’s opinion on the movie Don’t look up, mark the INCORRECT option.
A)One of the reasons why Damian Carrington likes the movie Don’t look up is because it is blunt and obvious.
B)Damian Carrington compliments the movie for presenting the incredulity of scientists facing the fact their carefully constructed evidence is discarded.
C)Damian Carrington thinks the movie Don’t look up is unable to produce a moral lesson.
D)Damian Carrington believes the movie Don’t look up is well done in the sense it shows the absurdity of facing a disaster and looking away.
UEMG2018Fase unicaQuestao 49InglêsInterpretação de textoFacil
Questions 49 through 53: Brazil must legalise drugs – its existing policy just destroys lives For decades, guns and imprisonment have been the hallmarks of Brazil’s war against the drug trafficking. But the only way to beat the gangs is to stop creating criminals, says a top Brazilian judge “The war raging in Rocinha, Latin America’s largest favela, has already been lost. Rooted in a dispute between gangs for control of drug trafficking, it has disrupted the daily life of the community in Rio de Janeiro since mid-September. With the sound of shots coming from all sides, schools and shops are constantly forced to close. Recently, a stray bullet killed a Spanish tourist. The war is not the only thing being lost. For decades, Brazil has had the same drug policy approach. Police, weapons and numerous arrests. It does not take an expert to conclude the obvious: the strategy has failed. Drug trafficking and consumption have only increased. […] In a case still before the Brazilian supreme court, I voted for decriminalising the possession of marijuana for private consumption. […] Drugs are an issue that has a profound impact on the criminal justice system, and it is legitimate for the supreme court to participate in the public debate. So here are the reasons for my views. First, drugs are bad and it is therefore the role of the state and society to discourage consumption, treat dependents and repress trafficking. The rationale behind legalisation is rooted in the belief that it will help in achieving these goals. Second, the war on drugs has failed. Since the 1970s, under the influence and leadership of the US, the world has tackled this problem with the use of police forces, armies, and armaments. The tragic reality is that 40 years, billions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of prisoners and thousands of deaths later, things are worse. At least in countries like Brazil. Third, as the American economist Milton Friedman argued, the only result of criminalisation is ensuring the trafficker’s monopoly. With these points in mind, what would legalisation achieve? In most countries in North America and Europe, the greatest concern of the authorities is users and the impact drugs have on their lives and on society. These are all important considerations. In Brazil, however, the principal focus must be ending the dominance drug dealers exercise over poor communities. Gangs have become the main political and economic power in thousands of modest neighbourhoods in Brazil. This scenario prevents a family of honest and hard-working people from educating their children away from the influence of criminal factions, who intimidate, co-opt and exercise an unfair advantage over any lawful activity. Crucially, this power of trafficking comes from illegality. Another benefit of legalisation would be to prevent the mass incarceration of impoverished young people with no criminal record who are arrested for trafficking because they are caught in possession of negligible amounts of marijuana. A third of detainees in Brazil are imprisoned for drug trafficking. Once arrested, young prisoners will have to join one of the factions that control the penitentiaries – and on that day, they become dangerous. […] We cannot be certain that a progressive and cautious policy of decriminalisation and legalisation will be successful. What we can affirm is that the existing policy of criminalisation has failed. We must take chances; otherwise, we risk simply accepting a terrible situation. As the Brazilian navigator Amyr Klink said: “The worst shipwreck is not setting off at all.” Disponível em: <https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/nov/15/brazil-must-legalise-drugs-existing-policy-destroys-lives-luis-roberto-barroso-supreme-court-judge>. Acesso em: 14 nov. 2017.
The text expresses the opinion of a top Brazilian judge about drugs. Mark the correct answer concerning the subject matter discussed throughout the essay.
A)The judge believes that the only way to win the war against the drug trafficking is by killing the criminals.
B)The judge believes that the legalization of drugs can be a way of dealing with the problem of drug trafficking.
C)The judge believes that the decriminalisation of drugs is not a way of dealing with the drug problem.
D)The judge believes that fighting drug trafficking with police and weapons is effective.
UEMG2018Fase unicaQuestao 54InglêsInterpretação de textoFacil
Taking into account the following image and the comment made by the husband, what will probably be Loretta’s gift this Christmas?
Disponível em: <http://comicskingdom.com/blog/2014/12/02/tuesday-s-top-ten-comics-holiday-shopping-gift-giving>. Acesso em: 15 nov. 2017.
Imagens anexadas
A)She’ll probably get a set of wine glasses.
B)She’ll probably get a fancy vase.
C)She’ll probably exchange cards with her husband.
D)She’ll probably exchange a quick look with her husband.
UEMG2017Fase unicaQuestao 50InglêsInterpretação de textoDificil
How a young student’s innovative idea hopes to boost response times for EMTs By Woody Brown on June 1, 2015
Drones have been at the forefront of the national conversation for years now. As the components needed to create them grow smaller and more affordable, many companies and organizations have started exploring the potential that drones could have to improve our daily lives. Whether by delivering a product with unprecedented speed or taking photographs and video from new heights, drones have many capabilities, most of which we have yet to discover. One young man, however, has envisioned a new way to use drones that could save thousands of lives. One of the greatest obstacles facing first responders and emergency medical technicians [EMTs] when it comes to the difficult business of saving lives is time. Think of your daily commute: people in the United States spend an average of 25.5 minutes traveling one-way to work every day. In bumperto-bumper traffic, blaring sirens and flashing lights are often not enough to clear a fast path for an ambulance to reach someone in need. During cardiac arrest, there are, at most, a few minutes to save a person’s life. After that, the mortality rate rises steeply. With stakes this high, every second counts. Alec Momont, a graduate student in engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, recognized this problem and saw a way to significantly reduce deaths that result from delayed emergency care. What if ambulances could fly? Or rather, what if we could make a drone that functioned like a stripped-down, lightweight automatic external defibrillator [AED]? AEDs, which can be found in schools, sports arenas and many government buildings, are significantly more effective than cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] at preventing fatalities resulting from cardiac arrest. CPR can be helpful, but an AED is better, and very few people have AEDs in their cars or homes. As his master’s degree project, Momont built a prototype of this lifesaving drone. It contained an AED, a microphone and speakers. The average travel time, according to him, could be cut by 90 percent. Here’s how it works: In the event of cardiac arrest, a paramedic would respond to a call by flying the drone at a speed of 60 mph to the scene of the emergency. The paramedic would then give instructions to someone near the victim,
who would position the AED. Once in place, the AED would operate automatically. The paramedic would be able to see through the camera whether or not the pads on the AED have been correctly positioned, and how the victim responds. A dramatized video released by Momont’s university demonstrates all of this functionality. In it, a young woman calls emergency services in a panic because her father has had a heart attack. A calm-voiced EMT answers and guides her through the surprisingly simple process of finding and using the drone. Fewer than two minutes after she makes the call, her father sits up and hugs her. The ambulance drone can increase the chances of surviving cardiac arrest from eight percent to 80 percent, Momont says in the video. The drone’s ability to travel as the crow flies frees it from infrastructural limitations that currently impede road-bound ambulances. “Using advanced production techniques such as 3D printed microstructures and carbon fiber frame construction, we were able to achieve a very lightweight design,” Momont says. “The result is an integrated solution that is clear in its orientation and friendly in appearance.” Momont’s aim is to rapidly expand the existing framework of emergency services by constructing many of these drones over the next five years. Expenses are low: each drone is relatively cheap to make, about 18,600.Bycomparison,atypicalambulancecostsmorethan100,000, and a ride in one usually costs more than $1,000. The ambulance drones can even fly autonomously (though legislation in many countries does not permit this yet). Several emergency service providers have already expressed interest. If the technology continues to receive financial support from other parties in the healthcare industry, Momont’s dream could very easily become a reality. We live in a world where drones have, so far, been used mostly in armed conflict. Momont, however, has a different vision. In the near future that he describes, tens of thousands of needless deaths will be prevented with his ingenious invention. That is certainly welcome news, especially in the United States, which deals with skyrocketing numbers of heart-related ailments and disabilities. “Let’s use drones for a good purpose,” Momont says. “Let us use drones to save lives.” Adapted from: <http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2015/05/ambulance-dronescould-save-thousands-of-lives.html>. Access on: 03 Oct. 2016.
Mark T (true) and F (false) for the correlations between pronouns and their referents in the text.
a) ( ) it (paragraph 5) – video. b) ( ) who (paragraph 4) – victim. c) ( ) them (paragraph 1) – drones. d) ( ) which (paragraph 1) – capabilities.
The correct sequence is
A)F, T, F, T.
B)T, T, F, T.
C)T, F, T, T.
D)T, F, F, F.
UEMG2017Fase unicaQuestao 53InglêsInterpretação de textoMedia
How a young student’s innovative idea hopes to boost response times for EMTs By Woody Brown on June 1, 2015
Drones have been at the forefront of the national conversation for years now. As the components needed to create them grow smaller and more affordable, many companies and organizations have started exploring the potential that drones could have to improve our daily lives. Whether by delivering a product with unprecedented speed or taking photographs and video from new heights, drones have many capabilities, most of which we have yet to discover. One young man, however, has envisioned a new way to use drones that could save thousands of lives. One of the greatest obstacles facing first responders and emergency medical technicians [EMTs] when it comes to the difficult business of saving lives is time. Think of your daily commute: people in the United States spend an average of 25.5 minutes traveling one-way to work every day. In bumperto-bumper traffic, blaring sirens and flashing lights are often not enough to clear a fast path for an ambulance to reach someone in need. During cardiac arrest, there are, at most, a few minutes to save a person’s life. After that, the mortality rate rises steeply. With stakes this high, every second counts. Alec Momont, a graduate student in engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, recognized this problem and saw a way to significantly reduce deaths that result from delayed emergency care. What if ambulances could fly? Or rather, what if we could make a drone that functioned like a stripped-down, lightweight automatic external defibrillator [AED]? AEDs, which can be found in schools, sports arenas and many government buildings, are significantly more effective than cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] at preventing fatalities resulting from cardiac arrest. CPR can be helpful, but an AED is better, and very few people have AEDs in their cars or homes. As his master’s degree project, Momont built a prototype of this lifesaving drone. It contained an AED, a microphone and speakers. The average travel time, according to him, could be cut by 90 percent. Here’s how it works: In the event of cardiac arrest, a paramedic would respond to a call by flying the drone at a speed of 60 mph to the scene of the emergency. The paramedic would then give instructions to someone near the victim,
who would position the AED. Once in place, the AED would operate automatically. The paramedic would be able to see through the camera whether or not the pads on the AED have been correctly positioned, and how the victim responds. A dramatized video released by Momont’s university demonstrates all of this functionality. In it, a young woman calls emergency services in a panic because her father has had a heart attack. A calm-voiced EMT answers and guides her through the surprisingly simple process of finding and using the drone. Fewer than two minutes after she makes the call, her father sits up and hugs her. The ambulance drone can increase the chances of surviving cardiac arrest from eight percent to 80 percent, Momont says in the video. The drone’s ability to travel as the crow flies frees it from infrastructural limitations that currently impede road-bound ambulances. “Using advanced production techniques such as 3D printed microstructures and carbon fiber frame construction, we were able to achieve a very lightweight design,” Momont says. “The result is an integrated solution that is clear in its orientation and friendly in appearance.” Momont’s aim is to rapidly expand the existing framework of emergency services by constructing many of these drones over the next five years. Expenses are low: each drone is relatively cheap to make, about 18,600.Bycomparison,atypicalambulancecostsmorethan100,000, and a ride in one usually costs more than $1,000. The ambulance drones can even fly autonomously (though legislation in many countries does not permit this yet). Several emergency service providers have already expressed interest. If the technology continues to receive financial support from other parties in the healthcare industry, Momont’s dream could very easily become a reality. We live in a world where drones have, so far, been used mostly in armed conflict. Momont, however, has a different vision. In the near future that he describes, tens of thousands of needless deaths will be prevented with his ingenious invention. That is certainly welcome news, especially in the United States, which deals with skyrocketing numbers of heart-related ailments and disabilities. “Let’s use drones for a good purpose,” Momont says. “Let us use drones to save lives.” Adapted from: <http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2015/05/ambulance-dronescould-save-thousands-of-lives.html>. Access on: 03 Oct. 2016.
The main purpose of this text is to
A)present a technological device used in armed conflicts.
B)convince readers to do a master’s degree course abroad.
C)denounce the illegal flights of drones in many countries.
D)inform about the possible use of drones in emergency care.
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How a young student’s innovative idea hopes to boost response times for EMTs By Woody Brown on June 1, 2015
Drones have been at the forefront of the national conversation for years now. As the components needed to create them grow smaller and more affordable, many companies and organizations have started exploring the potential that drones could have to improve our daily lives. Whether by delivering a product with unprecedented speed or taking photographs and video from new heights, drones have many capabilities, most of which we have yet to discover. One young man, however, has envisioned a new way to use drones that could save thousands of lives. One of the greatest obstacles facing first responders and emergency medical technicians [EMTs] when it comes to the difficult business of saving lives is time. Think of your daily commute: people in the United States spend an average of 25.5 minutes traveling one-way to work every day. In bumperto-bumper traffic, blaring sirens and flashing lights are often not enough to clear a fast path for an ambulance to reach someone in need. During cardiac arrest, there are, at most, a few minutes to save a person’s life. After that, the mortality rate rises steeply. With stakes this high, every second counts. Alec Momont, a graduate student in engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, recognized this problem and saw a way to significantly reduce deaths that result from delayed emergency care. What if ambulances could fly? Or rather, what if we could make a drone that functioned like a stripped-down, lightweight automatic external defibrillator [AED]? AEDs, which can be found in schools, sports arenas and many government buildings, are significantly more effective than cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] at preventing fatalities resulting from cardiac arrest. CPR can be helpful, but an AED is better, and very few people have AEDs in their cars or homes. As his master’s degree project, Momont built a prototype of this lifesaving drone. It contained an AED, a microphone and speakers. The average travel time, according to him, could be cut by 90 percent. Here’s how it works: In the event of cardiac arrest, a paramedic would respond to a call by flying the drone at a speed of 60 mph to the scene of the emergency. The paramedic would then give instructions to someone near the victim,
who would position the AED. Once in place, the AED would operate automatically. The paramedic would be able to see through the camera whether or not the pads on the AED have been correctly positioned, and how the victim responds. A dramatized video released by Momont’s university demonstrates all of this functionality. In it, a young woman calls emergency services in a panic because her father has had a heart attack. A calm-voiced EMT answers and guides her through the surprisingly simple process of finding and using the drone. Fewer than two minutes after she makes the call, her father sits up and hugs her. The ambulance drone can increase the chances of surviving cardiac arrest from eight percent to 80 percent, Momont says in the video. The drone’s ability to travel as the crow flies frees it from infrastructural limitations that currently impede road-bound ambulances. “Using advanced production techniques such as 3D printed microstructures and carbon fiber frame construction, we were able to achieve a very lightweight design,” Momont says. “The result is an integrated solution that is clear in its orientation and friendly in appearance.” Momont’s aim is to rapidly expand the existing framework of emergency services by constructing many of these drones over the next five years. Expenses are low: each drone is relatively cheap to make, about 18,600.Bycomparison,atypicalambulancecostsmorethan100,000, and a ride in one usually costs more than $1,000. The ambulance drones can even fly autonomously (though legislation in many countries does not permit this yet). Several emergency service providers have already expressed interest. If the technology continues to receive financial support from other parties in the healthcare industry, Momont’s dream could very easily become a reality. We live in a world where drones have, so far, been used mostly in armed conflict. Momont, however, has a different vision. In the near future that he describes, tens of thousands of needless deaths will be prevented with his ingenious invention. That is certainly welcome news, especially in the United States, which deals with skyrocketing numbers of heart-related ailments and disabilities. “Let’s use drones for a good purpose,” Momont says. “Let us use drones to save lives.” Adapted from: <http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2015/05/ambulance-dronescould-save-thousands-of-lives.html>. Access on: 03 Oct. 2016.
The following statements are based on the information presented in the text:
I- Life-saving drones are more economically viable than ordinary ambulances. II- As ambulance drones are lightweight, they can fly autonomously. III- Drones reach an average speed of 60mph, because their frame is made of carbon fiber. IV- Once drones are able to travel as the crow flies, they can escape from the traffic jams and arrive fast at the emergency scene.
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