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Texto-base: Text I - The enduring appeal of Aviator sunglasses
By Katya Foreman
8 July 2015

Sometimes a name becomes so well-known we forget its original meaning. A case in point is Ray-Ban, which was behind the world's first aviator sunglasses, conceived in the 1930s to ban rays from the eyes of US Air Force pilots. Though marketed under the Ray-Ban banner, it was the parent company brand, Bausch & Lomb - a US firm specialising in eye health products that came up with the invention. Developed as an alternative to the fur-lined goggles worn by pilots in the early 20th-Century - which definitely didn't perform technically - aviator sunglasses became the perfect solution to protect a pilot's eyes against the elements, help to avoid headaches and to combat decreased visibility caused by the blinding glare of the sun at high altitude.
The aviator was not to remain confined to the cockpit, however. Fitted with green lenses that could cut out the glare without obscuring vision, the first examples, which went on sale to the public in 1937, featured a plastic frame in the now-classic teardrop shape (echoing the form of pilot's goggles), but was remodelled with a metal frame the following year and rebranded as the Ray-Ban Aviator.
Adapted from <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150708-the-enduring-appeal-of-aviator-sunglasses>

What is correct to say about the first paragraph?

Selecione uma alternativa A) The fur-lined goggles were put aside just after Ray Ban being conceived. B) The US Navy pilots had their eyes protected from rays by using Ray Ban. C) A Company concerned on healthy products was Ray Ban parent company. D) Pilots did not have an effective eye protection before Ray Ban invention. E) Visibility of pilots was not affected by using goggles at very high altitude.

Resolução comentada

O texto diz que as luvas de pele não funcionavam bem, e o aviator foi a solução para a proteção dos olhos.

O 1º parágrafo informa que os óculos aviator foram desenvolvidos como alternativa às fur-lined goggles, que 'definitely didn't perform technically'. O aviator virou a 'solução perfeita' para proteger os olhos. Logo, antes dele os pilotos não tinham proteção ocular eficaz.

Análise das alternativas

A: o texto não diz que os goggles foram abandonados logo após a criação. B: fala em pilotos da US Air Force, não da Navy. C: a empresa-mãe (Bausch & Lomb) é especializada em saúde ocular, não em 'produtos saudáveis' em geral. E: os óculos ajudam a combater a visibilidade reduzida pelo brilho do sol em altitude, então a visibilidade era afetada.

Referência: BBC Culture, 'The enduring appeal of Aviator sunglasses' (2015).

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