Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "The underground railway"

I. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление времён группы Continuous (Present, Past, Future) и группы Perfect (Present, Past, Future) в действительном и страдательном залогах. Выпишите сказуемые и укажите их видовременные формы 1. The reason for the freight train derailment has not been found yet.

2. The station master said that no trains had arrived at the station during the night because of the heavy snowstorm in the mountains. PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com 21 3.The program of railway reforms is being implemented now in Russia. Under this program, suburban and regional passenger services will be financed from local budgets.

II. Перепишите и переведите предложения, поставив глагол в нужную форму 1. When we ( to come –Past Indefinite Active) to the railway station, all the tickets ( to sell out- Past Perfect Passive) already. 2. Computers ( to use – Present Continuous Passive) more and more extensively in the world today. 3. Train fare ( to increase – Present Perfect Passive) several times during the past year.

III. Перепишите и переведите предложения, выбрав правильную форму сказуемого (Active or Passive) 1.The wooden supports for rails ( call; are called) the sleepers. 2. The workers ( were inspecting; is being inspected) carefully the carriages before the train departure. 3. One of Metro stations ( will build; will be built) near my house.

IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление модальных глаголов. Подчеркните модальные глаголы в английских предложениях и в переводе 1.If you are travelling by air, you must not carry anything in your luggage that can be used as a weapon. 2. The driver of the vehicle may be fined by the police officer if he/she violetes the traffic rules/ 3. We could hardly start the engine at -30C.

V. Образуйте от данных глаголов две формы Participle I. Полученные причастия переведите на русский язык Model: to read – a) reading – читая, читающий; b) having read – прочитав PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com 22 1) to begin; 2) to heat; 3) to improve; 4) to fall; 5) to meet; 6) to suggest; 7) to run; 8) to calculate; 9) to write; 10) to weigh; 11) to link; 12) to implement; 13) to grow; 14)to choose; 15) to design.

VI. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление Participle I в функциях определения и обстоятельства. Подчеркните причастия I в английских предложениях и в переводе 1 .Trains arrivals and departures are announced by a loudspeaker, it is very convenient for peope meeting somebody or seeing somebody off, 2. Chinese Railways increased the maximum speed of passenger services to 140 km/h on seven key routes. 3. Driving a car in the rush hour, you must be very attentive because traffic is very heavy.

VII. Образуйте от глаголов данных в скобках, Participle II. Полученные причастия переведите на русский язык 1) an engine (to invent) by R. Diesel; 2) the (to approve) plan; 3) a bag (to leave) in the bus; 4) (to receive) information; 5) a new supercomputer (to develop) by Japanese engineers; 6) (to burn) gas; 7) the (to insure) car; 8) (to increase) volume of traffic; 9) a (to force) landing; 10) a (to work out) project

VIII. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление Participle II в функциях определения и обстоятельства. Подчеркните причастия II в английских предложениях и в переводе 1. In some European countries, tank cars made of reinforced plastic are used for conveyance of wine and fruit juices. 2. The things left behind the passengers are usually taken to the Lost Property office. 3. Many scientists invited to the conference took part in it with great pleasure. PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com 23

IX. Перепишите и переведите текст UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS The underground railway is the quickest, safest, most reliable and comfortable means of city’s transport. Metro can solve the problems of carrying a great number of passengers in large cities as well as the problems of traffic jams, air contamination and noise. However, from the technical point of view the underground railway system is very expensive and complicated constructional work. This system includes subsurface lines, ground based lines and elevated lines. Ground based lines are usually used at the terminations of the underground railways. Besides the underground and surface structures involve stations, tunnels, escalators, underpasses, ventilation and sanitary engineering as well as a power supply system......


X. Ответьте на общие вопросы в соответствии с содержанием текста 1. Is the underground railway the quickest means of transport? 2. Can Metro solve the problem of carrying a great number of passengers in large cities? 3. Does the underground railway system include only subsurface lines? 4. Are the sleepers of the underground railway laid on concrete base? 5. Do the Metro trains always consist of 4 coaches? 6. Are there underground railways in 80 cities all over the world? 7. Was London the second city to build the Metro? 8. Did New York construct its Underground in 1963? 9. Do you know where the shortest railway line in the world is? 10. Have metro lines been already constructed in all large cities all over the world?