(AFA - 2009)
Warning: Flying is bad for your health
Flying is the safest way to travel - or is it? Some doctors think the airplane is a dangerous place, especially for the old or the unhealthy.
Although the airplane is pressurized, there is less oxygen than on the ground. So anyone who has had a heart attack should not try for at least two weeks after the attack. After an operation, you should stay on the ground for at least ten days.
Sitting on a plane for many hours – especially in economy class where there isn’t very much leg room – gives everyone aches and pain, so you should get some exercise, especially on long flights.
Flying also causes dehydration. If you drink or eat too much, you’ll wake up feeling sick. Everyone needs to drink more in the air, but you shouldn’t drink alcohol because it makes you even more thirsty.
The most common problem is jet lag. You should change to your new time zone as soon as possible, and you shouldn’t sleep if it’s still daylight.
Crowded airports, long lines, and delays cause stress and high blood pressure. So, be careful! Flying is the safest way to travel, but is it the healthiest?
(Move Up, Heinemann)
According to the text it’s correct to affirm that
unhealthy people shouldn’t travel by planes.
even being safe flying might bring some disorders on one’s body.
people who prefer planes mustn’t have health problems.
flying can cause heart attacks.
Gabarito:
even being safe flying might bring some disorders on one’s body.
A) INCORRECT: pois no texto não é colocado a restrição de que pessoas não saudáveis são proibidas de viajar de avião, apenas são dadas algumas recomendações para essas pessoas nos momentos certos de se viajar de avião e o que fazer durante o processo.
B) CORRECT: pois é exatamente isso que o texto trabalha, que viajar causa algumas modificações corporais (como desidratação), além de outras espécies de mal estar.
C) INCORRECT: pois não há nada no texto falando que pessoas que preferem viajar de avião não podem ter problemas de saúde, sendo que sabemos que muitas pessoas viajam de avião mesmo tendo os problemas de saúde.
D) INCORRECT: pois o texto não fala que voar causa infartos.