Контрольная работа по английскому № 2

Контрольная работа № 2
Текст 1
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Alfred Nobel
1.    Alfred Nobel is a greatest Swedish scientist and inventor. World-famous for his works he was never personally known during his life. However, since his death, his name has brought fame and glory to many outstanding people.
2.    Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. His father was an industrialist; Emmanuel Nobel had his own laboratory, where he studied explosive materials. (1) He was the inventor of a land-mine. (2)
3.    Nobel is known as a man of many contrasts. He never studied at school (he only took private lessons), but he became a skillful chemist and a brilliant linguist having mastered five foreign languages. (3)
4.    Alfred was born in a poor family but became a millionaire. He was a scientist who liked literature an industrialist who remained an idealist. He made a fortune (4) but lived a simple life. A lover of mankind Nobel never had a family to love him. A patriotic son of his native land he died alone in Italy. He invented a dynamite to improve the peacetime industries of mining and road building, but people began to use it as weapon of war. Being imaginative and inventive Alfred Nobel had luck in business; he built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries.
5.    In his famous will he left money to provide prizes for outstanding works in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and promotion (5) of peace between nations. Since Nobel’s death many outstanding scientists, writers and public figures fr om different countries have become Nobel Prize Winners. (6)
Примечания к тексту:
1)    explosive materials - взрывчатые вещества;
2)    landmine - мина, фугас;
3)    to master a foreign language – овладеть иностранным языком;
4)    to make a fortune - преуспеть в жизни;
5)    promotion - содействие (поощрение);
6)    Nobel Prize Winner - лауреат Нобелевской премии.
Лексико-грамматические упражнения
1. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.
1. When and where was Alfred Nobel born?
2.    What is he famous for?
3.    Alfred’s father was an inventor too, wasn’t he?  
4.    What kind of education did Alfred get?
5.    How many foreign languages did he study?
6.    Was he lucky in business?
7.    How many companies did he build up?
8.    Which is the main invention in Nobel’s life?
9.    Where did he die?
10.    Why do people remember and respect this man long after his death?
11.    Who can become a Nobel Prize Winner?
2. Соедините словосочетания из левой и правой колонок, используя союз but, и вы увидите, что жизнь Нобеля действительно была полна контрастов.
Образец: to make a fortune/ but / to live a simple life He made a fortune but lived a simple life.
to be world famous for his works        to be never personally well- known
never to study at school
or at the University        to be a skilful chemist brilliant linguist
to be a scientist        to love literature
to be industrialist        to remain an idealist
to love all mankind    but    not to have a family to love him
to be a patriot of his native land        to die alone in a for¬eign country
to invent dynamite for peace purposes        to see it used as a weapon of wars
to be a man of imagi¬nation        to show great busi¬ness and financial sense
to make a fortune        to live a simple life

3.    Составьте вопросы к подчеркнутым словам и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1.    Nobel’s father studied explosives in his own laboratory. - Отец Нобеля изучал взрывчатые вещества в своей собственной лаборатории.

4.    Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, во времена группы Simple.
1.    Nobel lived more than 20 years in Russia.
Text 2
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Madame Tussaud
1.    Marie Tussaud is the founder of the most famous London’s attractions - waxwork museum. (1) Madame Tussaud was born in France in 1761. Her father, a soldier, was killed two months before her birth. She lived with her mother who worked as a housekeeper for a doctor. This doctor had a wonderful skill of modeling subjects in wax. He acted as a teacher to Marie. Thanks to him she discovered her talent in this field. She studied making models in wax as a teenager. Among her greatest works were the models of Voltaire, Franklin and the members of the French royal family.
2.    Marie’s personal life was really dramatic. She married a French engineer, Francois Tussaud. They had given birth to three children, one of them died. It was very difficult for her exhibition to survive (2) in France and Marie decided to move it in Great Britain. Unfortunately she could not return to France and to see her husband again.
3.    Both of her sons were interested in her business and continued their mother’s great work. This unusual woman died in 1884 at the age of 89.
4.    For over 200 years Madame Tussuad’s museum is Britain’s number one tourist attraction. (3) Over 2 million people visit the museum every year. It contains wax models of the world’s public figures, living and dead: kings and queens, film stars, politicians, pop ideals and murderers. The models can’t move or talk but they look amazingly life like. Each model takes 6 months to complete. It’s very important that people recognize (4) the models. When the models are no longer popular, they are replaced quickly. In the future with the use of computer technology, the museum is planning to show figures that can walk and talk.
Примечания к тексту:
1)    waxwork museum - музей восковых фигур;
2)    attraction (зд.) - достопримечательность;
3)    to survive - выживать;
4)    to recognize - узнавать.
Лексико-грамматические упражнения
1. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.
1.    Where was Madame Tussaud from?
2.    What was her first name?
3.    When was she bom?
4.    What did her parents do?
5.    When did she start making her first models?
6.    What are the models made of?
7.    Who acted as Marie's teacher?
8.    Why was the waxwork exhibition moved to London?
9.    Is the museum popular with the tourists?
10.    What does it contain?
11.    How long does it take to make one model?
12.    What changes are planned in the museum in future?
2. Напишите 3 формы следующих глаголов:
Образец: to tell - told - told
to found – founded - founded
to find – found - found
to discover – discovered - discovered
to take – took - taken
to recognize – recognized - recognized
to spend – spent – spent
to marry – married – married
3.    Составьте вопросы к подчеркнутым словам и переведите предложения.
1.    Marie Tussaud came to London from Paris in 1802. - Мари Тюссо приехала из Парижа в Лондон в 1802 году.
Wh ere did Marie Tussaud come from Paris in 1802? When did Marie Tussaud come to London from Paris?

5.    Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на сказуемое.
1.    For over 200 years Madame Tussaud’s exhibition has been one of Britain’s most popular attractions. - Более 200 лет выставка Музея мадам Тюссо была одной из самых популярных достопримечательностей Великобритании.

Текст 3
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London
1.    London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and commercial centre. It is a great industrial and cultural centre. Today London is one of the largest cities in the world and the biggest seaport in Europe.
2.    London is a very old city. It is more than twenty centuries old. Its population is about ten million people. London lies on both sides of the River Thames. The Thames is a very beautiful and wide river. The river Thames flows from west to east and divides London into two parts: the North Bank and the South Bank. London stretches for nearly thirty miles from north to south and for nearly thirty miles from east to west.
3.    The Important parts of London are the City, the West End, and the East End. The City is a financial and business part of London. There are most of London banks, offices and firms there. It is a very small part of London, only one square mile and the number of people who live there is only about ten thousand.
4.    The West End is the richest and the most beautiful part of London. There are fine mansions, theatres, museums, big shops, hotels, restaurants, schools, colleges and the University. Its streets and parks are the finest in the capital. The East End of London includes the port, docks and factories. The working people live in this part of London.
5.    Thus we may say that the City is the money of London, the West End is the goods of London, and the East End is the hands of London, those hands which built the banks of the city, palaces, hotels, theatres, rich houses and department stores in the West End.

The places of interest in London:
St. Paul's Cathedral - Собор Святого Павла
the Houses of Parliament - Парламент
Westminster Abbey - Вестминстерское Аббатство
Tower Bridge - Тауэрский мост
Hyde Park - Гайд парк
Trafalgar Square - Трафальгарская площадь
Big Ben - Биг Бэн
National Gallery - Национальная галерея