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PARA AS QUESTÕES 35 A 37, RESPONDA DE ACORDO COM O TEXTO 3 A SEGUIR.
Texto 3
CHAPTER 2
SCIENCE AND HOPE
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I was a child in a time of hope. I wanted to be a scientist from my earliest school days. The crystallizing moment came when I first caught on that the stars are mighty suns, when it first dawned on me how staggeringly far away they must be to appear as mere points of light in the sky. I'm not sure I even knew the meaning of the word 'science' then, but I wanted somehow to immerse myself in all that grandeur. I was gripped by the splendour of the Universe, transfixed by the prospect of understanding how things really work, of helping to uncover deep mysteries, of exploring new worlds - maybe even literally. It has been my good fortune to have had that dream in part fulfilled. For me, the romance of science remains as appealing and new as it was on that day, more than half a century ago, when I was shown the wonders of the 1939 World's Fair.
Popularizing science - trying to make its methods and findings accessible to non-scientists - then follows naturally and immediately. Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you're in love, you want to tell the world. This book is a personal statement, reflecting my lifelong love affair with science.
But there's another reason: science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking.
[...]
Adaptado de SAGAN, Carl. The Demon-Haunted World. Science as a Candle in the Dark. Headline Book Publishing, 1997. Disponível em: <http://www.metaphysicspirit.com/books/The%20Demon-Haunted%20World.pdf>. Acesso em: 22/07/2019.
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PARA AS QUESTÕES 35 A 37, RESPONDA DE ACORDO COM O TEXTO 3 A SEGUIR.
Texto 3
CHAPTER 2
SCIENCE AND HOPE
[...]
I was a child in a time of hope. I wanted to be a scientist from my earliest school days. The crystallizing moment came when I first caught on that the stars are mighty suns, when it first dawned on me how staggeringly far away they must be to appear as mere points of light in the sky. I'm not sure I even knew the meaning of the word 'science' then, but I wanted somehow to immerse myself in all that grandeur. I was gripped by the splendour of the Universe, transfixed by the prospect of understanding how things really work, of helping to uncover deep mysteries, of exploring new worlds - maybe even literally. It has been my good fortune to have had that dream in part fulfilled. For me, the romance of science remains as appealing and new as it was on that day, more than half a century ago, when I was shown the wonders of the 1939 World's Fair.
Popularizing science - trying to make its methods and findings accessible to non-scientists - then follows naturally and immediately. Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you're in love, you want to tell the world. This book is a personal statement, reflecting my lifelong love affair with science.
But there's another reason: science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking.
[...]
Adaptado de SAGAN, Carl. The Demon-Haunted World. Science as a Candle in the Dark. Headline Book Publishing, 1997. Disponível em: <http://www.metaphysicspirit.com/books/The%20Demon-Haunted%20World.pdf>. Acesso em: 22/07/2019.
It can be inferred from the text that
Resolução comentada
Inferência no Texto 3: o amor do autor pela ciência o levou a divulgá-la.
O autor diz que popularizar a ciência "follows naturally" do seu amor por ela e que não explicá-la seria perverso. Infere-se que o sentimento pelo assunto o levou a se esforçar para torná-lo compreensível ao público leigo.
Análise das alternativas
A) o livro não é consequência de ir à Feira Mundial; a feira foi apenas o momento de encantamento. B) o texto não fala em reação negativa do público. D) ele diz ter tido boa sorte. E) ele defende explicar a ciência a todos.
Referência: Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World, cap. 2.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.