Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "From the History of Tunnel Construction"

Вариант 1

I. Перепишите и устно переведите предложения. Подчеркните в них все случаи употребления инфинитива и определите его функцию.(Образец1)

1. If the beam is too long its weight makes it bend and even break. 2. The first

step to take is to cut working hours. 3. To be used for high-quality concrete water mustbe conditioned. 4. To know English well means to be able to communicate with the English people.

II. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения. Подчеркните в них инфинитив и определите его форму. (Образец 2)

1. The metal to be poured into a mold for casting may contract or expand on

solidifying. 2. This question is too difficult to be answered at once. 3. The weather appears to be improving. 4. Two new schools are reported to have been built in this region.

III. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения, содержащие объектный и субъектный инфинитивные обороты.

1. Everybody knows him to be working on a new project. 2. He is known to be

working on a new project. 3. The engineer expected the work to be done in time.4. The work was reported to have been done in time.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения, содержащие герундий и герундиальный оборот. Подчеркните оборот

1. The client was against marble being used for the steps of her house. 2. Is

there any possibility of their finding a suitable building material so soon? 3. We know of many new cities’ having been built in the remotest corners of our country.

V. Перепишите предложения и подчеркните в них бессоюзные придаточные предложения. Письменно переведите предложения, обращая внимание на отсутствие союзов, которые надо восстановить при переводе на русский язык.

1. The part the stability of the building depends on is the framework. 2. The

contractor said he had already completed the project. 3. He didn’t take the job he was offered.

VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите весь текст. Переведите письменно 2, 3, 4. абзацы. Пишем оригинал,  ниже перевод выделяем подчеркиванием согласно задания под текстом.

From the History of Tunnel Construction

1. The first excavated passages beneath the earth were found in many of the

ancient civilizations that archeologists have investigated in recent years. It is established that natural tunnels and other results of water action, which are frequently found in limestone, first suggested to early man the idea of an artificial passage through rock. Tunnels were specially constructed for numerous uses; water man needed in the locality of towns and settlements was one of the main purposes. Road construction was another

activity of man that required making an artificial passage through hills the builders encountered in their way.....
 

VII. Перепишите следующие утверждения. Определите, какие из них

соответствуют тексту (True), а какие нет (False).

1. The idea of a tunnel was first suggested to early man by nature.

2. The Romans didn’t use vinegar because the slaves suffered badly.

3. The discovery of the laser light plays an important part in tunnel construction.

4. Construction methods used by tunnel builders depend on the hardness of rock.

VIII. Прочтите текст и выберите правильный ответ:

Construction techniques used depend on_____

1. hardness of rocks

2. the discovery of laser

3. the temperature of rocks

4. the suffering of slaves

IX. В каком абзаце (1,2,3,4) содержится следующая информация:

Tunnels were constructed for quite a number of purposes.