Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "Перевод сказуемых"

Упражнение 1. Перепишите предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на употребление инфинитива в разных функциях.

1. The aim of a tilting mechanism is to ensure fast and smooth running of the train on curves.

2. To carry all kinds of bulk materials that cannot be exposed to the weather, railroads use covered hopper cars.

3. It’s impossible to move at the same speed along the whole route as it has some curves and up-grades.

4. A luxury train, the Desert Express, has been launched in Namibia to show tourists the scenic beauties of the country’s harsh desert terrain.

5. In planning a railway route, the main factors to be taken into account are the cost of constructing a line, the cost of operating it and the probable volume of traffic.
 

Упр. 2. Инфинитивные конструкции

(A) Перепишите предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на

употребление конструкции Complex Subject. Подчеркните сложное

подлежащее.

1. In 1829, two locomotives were imported from England to the U.S., but they were found to be too heavy for the existing tracks.

2. The electric locomotive’s service life is supposed to be about 30 years.

3. The Pendolino tilting trains are reported to be introduced on this section of the mainline early next year.

(B) Перепишите предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на употребление конструкции Complex Object.  Подчеркните сложное дополнение.

1. The application of the air brake causes the train to stop rather quickly.

2. A taxi driver refused to take a check; he wanted the passenger to pay in cash.

3. The chief engineer supposes emergency repairs of the damaged braking system to take several days.
 

Упр. 3. Многофункциональность глаголов to be и to have

Перепишите предложения и переведите их. Укажите функцию глаголов to be и to have.

1. In the 19th century, the railway tunnels were made as small as possible to reduce construction costs.

2. At the terminus of the Underground, the engine driver is to move to the other end of the train.

3. The Waldenburg railway built in 1880 has the narrowest gauge of all the railways in Switzerland: 750 mm.

4. James Watt was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, who was famous for his improvements of the steam engine.

5. Passing the curve, freight trains have to decrease their speed.

Упр. 4. Условные Предложения

Составьте предложения из двух частей. Письменно переведите

предложения, которые относятся ко второму типу.

1. If Russia had a large fleet of high capacity containers, …

2. Provided the tunnel will be bored, …

3. Had you caught the earlier train, …

4. If this railway were reconstructed, …

5. If he had used new materials, …

a) track maintenance cost would be reduced.

b) the railroad will be 30 km shorter.

c) the device would have been more reliable.

d) we could have traveled together.

e) the freight turnover would be greatly

increased.
 

Упр. 5. Задайте общие, разделительные, альтернативные и специальные вопросы.

1. Our best diesel locomotive develops a speed of 170 km per hour.

2. About 60 % of the world's railroad network has been built to standard gauge (1,435 mm).

3. The first refrigerated cars in Japan entered service in 1908 for fish transport.

4. Tunnels are built for direct movement of automobiles or trains through mountain ranges or under rivers.

5. These express buses stop only at the subway stations.
 

Упр. 6. Перепишите текст и переведите его.

C H A N N E L T U N N E L

Since 1802 there have been various proposals to connect the British and French coasts separated by the English Channel (or La Manche as they call it in France). For several reasons, these proposals were rejected. Only in the late 1980s, it became possible to realize the project....