Question

Read the following text in which Bill Gates presents his viewpoint of a global problem. More Energy by Bill Gates 1 At some point today, you’ll probably do one or all of these things: flip a switch for light. Take fresh food from a refrigerator. Turn a dial to make your home warmer or cooler. Press a button on your laptop to go online. 2 You probably won’t think twice about any of these actions, but you will actually be doing something extraordinary. You will be using a superpower—your access to energy. 3 Does that sound ridiculous? Just imagine, for a minute, life without energy. 4 You don’t have a way to run a laptop, mobile phone, TV, or video games. You don’t have lights, heat, air conditioning, or even the Internet to read this. 5 About 1.3 billion people—18 percent of the world’s population—don’t need to imagine. That’s what life is like for them every day. 6 Africa has made extraordinary progress in recent decades. It is one of the fastest-growing regions of the world with modern cities, hundreds of millions of mobile phone users, growing Internet access, and a vibrant middle class. 7 But that prosperity has not reached everyone. In fact, of the nearly one billion people in sub-Saharan Africa, 7 out of every 10 of them live in the dark, without electricity. The majority of them live in rural areas. You would see the same problem in Asia. In India alone, more than 300 million people don’t have electricity. 8 It’s been well over a century since Thomas Edison demonstrated how an incandescent light bulb could turn night into day. And yet, there are parts of the world where people are still waiting to enjoy the benefits of his invention. 9 If I could have just one wish to help the poorest people, it would be to find a cheap, clean source of energy to power our world. 10 You might be wondering, “Aren’t people just trying to stay healthy and find enough to eat? Isn’t that important too?” Yes, of course it is, but energy makes all those things easier. It means you can run hospitals, light up schools, and use tractors to grow more food. 11 Without access to energy, the poor are stuck in the dark, denied benefits and opportunities that come with power. 12 So if we really want to help the world’s poorest families, we need to find a way to get them cheap, clean energy. Cheap because everyone must be able to afford it. Clean because it must not emit any carbon dioxide—which is driving climate change. 13 That’s a huge challenge. In 2015, the world emitted 36 billion tons of carbon dioxide to produce energy. This is a mind-boggling number. For example, someone may tell you they know how to remove 100 million tons of carbon per year. That sounds like a lot, but if you do the math—100 million divided by 36 billion—you’ll see that they’re talking about 0.3 percent of the problem. Every reduction in emissions helps, but we still have to work on the other 99.7 percent. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 29 fev. 2016. Based on the previous text, consider the following statements. (I) Growth in the African continent was due to the electricity access. (II) Use of clean energy will boost progress without polluting the air. (III) Removal of carbon dioxide from air has been done successfully. (IV) Significant part of the world´s population is deprived of energy. It is only correct what is stated on: I, II and III. I and IV. I and II. II and IV. II, III and IV. Salvar esta questão Responder depois Finalizar avaliação

Answer 1

Estão corretas as alternativas: Use of clean energy will boost progress without polluting the air/Significant part of the world´s population is deprived of energy. Ou seja, alternativas II e IV. Resposta garantida!