Question

(UFRGS – adapted) Read the text. “Fan” is 1__________ abbreviated form of “fanatic”, which has its roots in 2__________ Latin word “fanaticus”, which simply meant “belonging to the temple, a devotee”. But these words quickly assumed negative connotations, to the point of becoming references to excessive religious belief and to any mistaken enthusiasm. Based on such connotations, news reports frequently characterize fans as psychopaths whose frustrated fantasies of intimate relationships with stars or unsatisfied desires to achieve stardom take violent and antisocial forms. Whether viewed as a religious fanatic, a psychopathic killer, a neurotic fantasist, or a lust-crazed groupie, ³_______ fan remains a “fanatic” with interests alien to the realm of “normal” cultural experience and a mentality dangerously out of touch with reality. To understand the logic behind this discursive construction of fans, we must reconsider what we mean by taste. Concepts of “good taste,” appropriate conduct, or aesthetic merit are not natural or universal; rather, they are rooted in social experience and reflect particular class interests. Taste becomes one of the important means by which social distinctions are maintained and class identities are forged. Those who “naturally” possess appropriate tastes “deserve” a privileged position, while the tastes of others are seen as underdeveloped. Taste distinctions determine desirable and undesirable ways of relating to cultural objects, strategies of interpretation and styles of consumption. The stereotypical conception of the fan reflects anxieties about the violation of dominant cultural hierarchies. The fans’ transgression of bourgeois taste disrupt dominant cultural hierarchies, insuring that their preferences be seen as abnormal and threatening by those who have an interest in the maintenance of these standards (even by those who may share similar tastes but express them in different ways). JENKINS, H. Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture. New York / London: Routledge, 1992. p. 12-16. (Adapted) Select the alternative which correctly fills in the gaps in references 1, 2 and 3 in the order they appear.

Answer 1

Olá!!! Bom vamos lá!

Nesses casos é muito importante que consigamos entender que na realidade a palavra "the" em inglês geralmente cabe em quase tudo, isso porque está se referindo a algo porém se referindo de um modo mais generalizado, não necessariamente a uma pessoa ou algo assim.

Por isso com relação as palavras que temos podemos usar o the sem problemas, mas temos que prestar atenção quando nos referimos a algo, onde no caso usaremos o it para dizer que estamos nos referindo.

Com tudo isso que falamos conseguimos ver que a alternativa correta é a letra C, que completa as lacunas com : the – it’s – the.

Espero ter ajudado em algo!