Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "OFF THE GROUND: HOW DO WE FIND WHERE WE ARE GOING?"

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА № 4

ВАРИАНТ 1

1. Выберите правильную видовременную форму глагола (предложения 1-3) или модального глагола / его эквивалента (предложения 4-6). Перепишите получившееся предложение и переведите его.

1. Yesterday Nick say / says / said that he reads / had read / was read much during his summer vacation.
2. Hello! Where you do go/ are going / does go? – Nowhere in particular. I just take / took/ am taking a walk.
3. You can’t come in here – the room is cleaning / is being cleaned / is clean.
4. She can / may / should speak French well.
5. May / Can / Must I come in?
6. We must / had to / could take the exam last week.

2. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие сложные предложения, содержащие придаточные предложения условия.

1. I will ring him up tomorrow if I find out his phone number.
2. I would ring him up now if I knew his phone number.
3. I would have rung him up yesterday if I had known his phone number.
4. If I were you, I would have phoned him yesterday.
5. She wished she had taken the chance of talking to them.
6. I wish it were not true.

3. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, учитывая, что обороты с неличными формами английского глагола, как правило, соответствуют русским придаточным предложениям.

1. Designers report a new manned craft to be able to submerge to the depth of 21,000 feet.
2. A new manned craft is reported to be able to submerge to the depth of 21,000 feet.
3. Making experiments with electric telegraph Morse noticed a pencil make a wavy line when connected to an electric wire.
4. Bad weather conditions make pilots switch over to automatic control.
5. Numerous experiments having been carried out at the orbital stations, it became possible to develop new methods of industrial production of new materials.
6. The cars at that time were very small, the engine being placed under the seat.

4. Перепишите и переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на многофункциональность выделенных слов.

1. Solar power can be used as a source of heat.
2. When we heat water, it turns into steam.
3. Heat energy may be of a kinetic form.
4. In early days many of the cars broke since transmissions were still unreliable and often went out of operation.
5. Since the French engineer Cugnot invented the first self-propelled vehicle in 1770, the automobile industry developed very rapidly.
6. The only way to achieve good results is to apply one’s knowledge to practical work.
7. The revolution in science and technology affects not only economically developed countries, but also developing countries.

5. Прочитайте текст. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст на русский язык. Выпишите из текста в словарь все незнакомые слова с транскрипцией и переведите их. Будьте готовы к чтению и устному переводу всего текста с Вашим словарем.

OFF THE GROUND: HOW DO WE FIND WHERE WE ARE GOING?

(1) Scientists who are concerned with such a problem generally agree that birds have some kind of so-called “second sense” that allows them to fly over land and water without getting lost. Indeed, birds are always able to find their destinations and make a return fly without any trouble at all.

(2) But people need help in finding their destination when piloting their own airplanes. This, of course, is called navigation....

 

5. Перепишите следующие вопросы и дайте письменные ответы. Переведите предложения.

1. Why can birds find their way easily?
2. What can people use to find their destination?
3. What information does airplane navigation equipment provide?
4. What else can the pilot use to find his way?