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Описание заданий 12—18

В заданиях 12—18 (высокого уровня сложности) надо прочитать более сложный, чем в предыдущих заданиях, текст и выбрать правильный ответ из четырёх предложенных. Даётся семь вопросов и к каждому — четыре варианта ответа, из которых только один является правильным. Эти семь вопросов могут иметь вид незаконченных утверждений, к которым надо выбрать завершение, соответствующее содержанию текста. Так проверяется полное понимание текста. За каждый правильный ответ вы получаете 1 балл. Максимум за успешное выполнение этого задания — 7 баллов.

Стратегии выполнения заданий 12—18

Алгоритм выполнения заданий 12—18 раздела “Чтение” близок к алгоритму выполнения задания 3 раздела “Аудирование”.

Здесь проверяется полное и детальное понимание текста. Некоторые вопросы могут проверять понимание ДЕТАЛЕЙ и могут быть связаны с конкретным отрезком текста, другие — понимание ВСЕГО ТЕКСТА, понимание мыслей и намерений автора и могут быть не связаны с конкретным отрезком текста. Как правило, такие вопросы (один—два) даются последними.

Эти задания наиболее трудные в разделе “Чтение”, поэтому если сам текст или задания вам кажутся слишком сложными, а время, уже затраченное на выполнение заданий этого раздела, приближается к 30 минутам, НЕ ВЫПОЛНЯЙТЕ эти задания и ПЕРЕЙДИТЕ к следующему разделу — “Грамматика и лексика”. Когда вы выполните остальные задания, можете вернуться к пропущенным вопросам. Даже если вы к ним не вернётесь, вы потеряете только 7 баллов. Если вы не выполните остальные задания экзаменационной работы, вы потеряете гораздо больше.

1. Ознакомьтесь с общим содержанием текста, постарайтесь уловить развитие сюжета или развитие мысли автора. Не пугайтесь незнакомых слов и длинных сложных предложений. НЕ ЧИТАЙТЕ текст ЕЩЁ РАЗ, прежде чем вы поработаете с тестовыми вопросами.

2. Как и в других заданиях, предложенные вам тестовые вопросы обычно идут в том же порядке, что и информация в тексте. В конце задания могут быть вопросы более общего характера. Отвечая на них, надо подумать обо всём тексте в целом.

3. Просмотрите все тестовые вопросы к данному тексту. При этом не читайте альтернативные ответы (концовки предложений) 1—4. Закройте их ручкой, листочком бумаги или рукой. Читайте ТОЛЬКО сам вопрос или начало предложения, концовку которого вам надо выбрать. Просмотрев таким образом все вопросы и составив о них представление, начинайте работать с ними по порядку.

4. Прочитав первый вопрос, подумайте, есть ли у вас ответ на основе прочитанного текста. Откройте и прочитайте первый предложенный вам ответ — это то, о чём вы подумали?

5. Перечитайте первый вопрос, откройте и прочитайте второй альтернативный ответ, затем — третий и четвёртый. Если вы явно отдаёте предпочтение одному из этих ответов, определите, к какой части текста относится вопрос, и ищите там подтверждение своему выбору. Если вы не можете сделать выбор, перейдите ко второму этапу.

6. Сосредоточьтесь на альтернативных ответах (концовках предложений) 1—4. Определите, что их роднит, а что различает: они могут быть очень похожи, но иметь одно различие. Эту деталь и надо найти в тексте и выбрать нужную формулировку в ответах.

7. Помните, что если два альтернативных ответа совпадают по смыслу (синонимичны), ни один из них не может быть правильным.

8. Когда вы обращаетесь к тексту, чтобы проверить свой ответ, читайте только тот отрезок текста, который вам для этого необходим. Обдумывая свой выбор, сконцентрируйтесь на нём, отвлекитесь от текста, не пытайтесь одновременно читать ещё какую-то его часть.

9. Закончив работу над всеми вопросами к данному тексту, прочитайте выбранные вами ответы — все подряд. Проверьте, нет ли в выбранных ответах нарушений логики, складываются ли они в логическую картинку и не противоречат ли исходному тексту.

10. После выполнения всех заданий раздела “Чтение” не забудьте перенести ваши ответы в бланк ответов № 1.

Учимся выполнять задания 12—18

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 12—18. В каждом задании запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

Space could solve water problems

Have you ever tasted saltwater? I guess you have and if so, you will agree with me that it’s not very refreshing. In fact, drinking more than a few cups worth can kill you.

According to the United States Geological Survey, whose mission is to collect and disseminate reliable, impartial, and timely information that is needed to understand the nation’s water resources, about ninety-seven percent of the water on our planet is saltwater; the rest is stored in lakes, rivers, glaciers and aquifers underground. Moreover, only about one-third of the world’s potential fresh water can be used for human needs. As pollution increases, the amount of usable water decreases.

Water is the most precious and taken-for-granted resource we have on Earth. It is also one of the most threatened resources. Increased population and possible climate change will put more and more strain on supplies of this vital resource as time goes on. What could we do in this situation? Though it may seem like science fiction, the solution could lie in outer space.

I’m not saying we’re going to be teleporting to a spring on the other side of the galaxy or colonizing another planet just to have longer showers — it’s much more mundane than that. What we could achieve realistically in this century is the successful use of the solar system’s rare metals and water, barring the invention of the matrix.

You may be surprised to learn that the metal in your keys, coins, cell phone, computer, car and everywhere else, originally came to this planet from space. When Earth formed, the heavy metals sank to the center and formed a solid core. The lighter elements formed the mantle and the crust we live on. Asteroids and comets that struck the Earth brought water and metals to the surface.

There are thousands of asteroids orbiting near Earth. Most asteroids are made of rock, but some are composed of metal, mostly nickel and iron. Probes could be sent out to these to identify useful ones. Then larger probes could push them towards the Earth where they can be handled in orbit.

In order to fuel ships and probes, we simply need to find a source of water, such as a comet or the surface of the moon. We collect the water and pass an electric current through it from a solar panel. The water separates into oxygen and hydrogen, which in liquid form is a powerful rocket fuel.

Is this really possible? We may soon find out. Private company SpaceX has already started delivering equipment to the International Space Station (ISS).

The ISS is proof that countries once at each other’s throats, like America and Russia, can work together and pull off multi-billion dollar projects.

Recently, a company called Planetary Resources Inc. made the news for getting big names like Google and Microsoft to invest in exploring asteroids for material gain. Although it will take many decades, it is wise to put the gears in motion now.

We’ve already landed probes on the surface of asteroids and taken samples from them. We can put something as large as the ISS, which weighs just short of 500 tons, according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in orbit.

We can make a half-million-mile round-trip to get rocks from the moon. We can do all of these things already. They just need to be applied and developed in a smart way.

12. What problem is raised in the article?

1) Cooperation in space.

2) Threats of climate change.

3) Danger of drinking salt water.

4) Lack of water supplies on Earth.

Ответ: [ ]

13. According to the author, the information published in the US Geological Survey is meant to …

1) assure the nation that there is still enough of usable water.

2) help to monitor the state of the country’s water resources.

3) demonstrate the quality of water the nation uses.

4) warn the public about the dangers of water pollution.

Ответ: [ ]

14. The author thinks that outer space …

1) is dangerous because of asteroids.

2) is a source of important supplies.

3) is not studied properly.

4) should be colonized.

Ответ: [ ]

15. According to the author, the space water sources may be used for …

1) fuel production.

2) water supplies for spaceships.

3) moon exploration.

4) the production of electricity.

Ответ: [ ]

16. The Google and Microsoft (paragraph 9) are mentioned to …

1) explain how Planetary Resources Inc. became famous.

2) prove that asteroids can be commercially attractive.

3) show that space research is important for computer science.

4) prove that asteroids can interfere with the Internet.

Ответ: [ ]

17. The expression “put the gears in motion” in “… it is wise to put the gears in motion now” (paragraph 9) means …

1) “to explore”.

2) “to begin”.

3) “to move”.

4) “to invest”.

Ответ: [ ]

18. What idea is stressed in the last two paragraphs?

1) There is room for further achievements in space exploration.

2) Asteroids are unique objects for scientific research.

3) Only smart administration can manage space programs.

4) International Space Station is the heaviest object in space.

Ответ: [ ]

Разбор заданий 12—18

ШАГ 1. Знакомимся с заданиями 12—18 раздела “Чтение”. Внимательно изучаем инструкцию к заданиям 12—18. Стараемся понять, что необходимо сделать в этих заданиях.

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 12—18. В каждом задании запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

В заданиях 12—18 предлагается текст для чтения и вопросы с четырьмя вариантами ответа, из которых нужно выбрать один правильный. Подобный формат задания уже разбирался в разделе “Аудирование”. Разница между заданиями 12—18 и заданиями по аудированию 3—9 состоит только в следующем:

• в первом случае даётся письменный, а не устный текст, и его можно прочитать несколько раз;

• в аудировании тест множественного выбора включал три варианта ответа, в чтении — четыре варианта ответа.

Задача экзаменуемого — понять все детали текста и его общий смысл и правильно ответить на поставленные вопросы, выбрав правильный ответ из четырёх предложенных вариантов ответа, либо завершить утверждение с помощью одного из четырёх вариантов ответа. Таким образом, задания 3—9 и 12—18 требуют одинаковых стратегий выполнения. Эти задания относятся к высокому уровню сложности и значительно сложнее, чем предыдущие задания в этих же разделах.

Данные задания направлены на полное и детальное понимание информации в письменном тексте, в них проверяются следующие умения:

• точно и полно понимать всю информацию и детали;

• понимать текст на уровне значения и на уровне смысла;

• понимать информацию, данную имплицитно, т. е. в неявном виде; понимать подтекст.

ШАГ 2. Знакомимся с общим содержанием текста. Стараемся уловить развитие сюжета или развитие мысли автора. Не пугайтесь незнакомых слов и длинных сложных предложений. НЕ ЧИТАЙТЕ текст ЕЩЁ РАЗ, прежде чем вы поработаете с тестовыми вопросами.

ШАГ 3. Изучаем письменные утверждения/вопросы 12—18. Пытаемся понять смысл утверждений/ вопросов, чтобы определить, какая информация потребуется для решения поставленной задачи. Определяем, что для решения поставленной задачи необходимо понять информацию, представленную как эксплицитно (в явном виде), так и имплицитно (в неявном виде, скрыто, в подтексте).

ШАГ 4. Выполняем задание 12. Быстро просматриваем утверждение 12, а затем бегло читаем первый фрагмент статьи.

Вопрос 12 выглядит следующим образом:

12. What problem is raised in the article?

1) Cooperation in space.

2) Threats of climate change.

3) Danger of drinking salt water.

4) Lack of water supplies on Earth.

Ответ: [ ]

Данный вопрос проверяет понимание общего смысла абзаца. Соотносим вопрос с тем фрагментом текста, который к нему относится.

Space could solve water problems

Have you ever tasted saltwater? I guess you have and if so, you will agree with me that it’s not very refreshing. In fact, drinking more than a few cups worth can kill you.

According to the United States Geological Survey, whose mission is to collect and disseminate reliable, impartial, and timely information that is needed to understand the nation’s water resources, about ninety-seven percent of the water on our planet is saltwater; the rest is stored in lakes, rivers, glaciers and aquifers underground. Moreover, only about one-third of the world’s potential fresh water can be used for human needs. As pollution increases, the amount of usable water decreases.

Анализ текста показывает, что уже сам заголовок частично даёт нам ответ на вопрос о том, какой проблеме посвящён текст, так как обычно в заголовке отражена основная идея текста или его тема. Из заголовка узнаём, что речь идёт о проблемах с водой, которые могут быть решены с помощью космоса. Поэтому первые два варианта ответа нам не подходят. Но какой же проблеме с водой посвящён текст? В первом абзаце речь идёт об опасности пить солёную воду, но уже второй абзац свидетельствует, что дело не в этом (смотри ключевые слова и фразы, выделенные шрифтом). Так что третий вариант тоже не подходит. В тексте сказано, что пресной воды мало, так как только одна треть ресурсов может быть использована для человеческих нужд, да и эти ресурсы уменьшаются. Таким образом, верен четвёртый вариант ответа — Lack of water supplies on Earth.

ШАГ 5. Переходим к следующему заданию. Рассмотрим задание 13. Будем действовать по той же схеме. Просмотрим утверждения, выделим ключевые слова в тексте.

13. According to the author, the information published in the US Geological Survey is meant to …

1) assure the nation that there is still enough of usable water.

2) help to monitor the state of the country’s water resources.

3) demonstrate the quality of water the nation uses.

4) warn the public about the dangers of water pollution.

Ответ: [ ]

Возьмём тот же абзац. Ранее мы уже выделили ключевые слова в тексте, теперь попробуем соотнести их с вариантами ответа.

According to the United States Geological Survey, whose mission is to collect and disseminate reliable, impartial, and timely information that is needed to understand the nation’s water resources, about ninety-seven percent of the water on our planet is saltwater; the rest is stored in lakes, rivers, glaciers and aquifers underground. Moreover, only about one-third of the world’s potential fresh water can be used for human needs. As pollution increases, the amount of usable water decreases.

Рассмотрим первый вариант ответа. Ключевыми в нём являются слова assure и there is still enough of usable water, которые вступают в противоречие со сказанным в тексте, что только 1/3 пресной воды пригодна для использования людьми. Можно также соотнести слово assure с предложением о миссии предпринятого исследования mission is to collect and disseminate reliable, impartial, and timely information that is needed to understand the nation’s water resources. Анализ текста показывает, что в задачи исследования не входило кого-то заверять или убеждать в чём-то, учёные должны были собрать и распространить надёжную и своевременную информацию о водных ресурсах. Отсюда первый вариант не подходит. Не подходят и третий и четвёртый варианты, так как основная миссия — сбора информации и её распространения — согласуется только со словом monitor, которое является обобщённым словом, содержащим понятия collect anddisseminate. Можно найти ключевое слово monitor в тестовом задании, которое точно соответствует содержанию текста только во втором варианте ответа. Следовательно, второй ответ верен.

ШАГ 6. Рассматриваем задание 14. Просмотрим его с вариантами ответа, а потом проанализируем текст.

14. The author thinks that outer space …

1) is dangerous because of asteroids.

2) is a source of important supplies.

3) is not studied properly.

4) should be colonized.

Ответ: [ ]

Ещё раз обратим внимание на то, что во всех заданиях порядок вопросов соответствует порядку, в котором информация появляется в тексте. Возьмем следующие абзацы и выделим в них ключевые слова, которые помогут понять смысл текста и соотнести его с тестовым заданием.

Water is the most precious and taken-for-granted resource we have on Earth. It is also one of the most threatened resources. Increased population and possible climate change will put more and more strain on supplies of this vital resource as time goes on. What could we do in this situation? Though it may seem like science fiction, the solution could lie in outer space.

I’m not saying we’re going to be teleporting to a spring on the other side of the galaxy or colonizing another planet just to have longer showers — it’s much more mundane than that. What we could achieve realistically in this century is the successful use of the solar system’s rare metals and water, barring the invention of the matrix.

You may be surprised to learn that the metal in your keys, coins, cell phone, computer, car and everywhere else, originally came to this planet from space. When Earth formed, the heavy metals sank to the center and formed a solid core. The lighter elements formed the mantle and the crust we live on. Asteroids and comets that struck the Earth brought water and metals to the surface.

There are thousands of asteroids orbiting near Earth. Most asteroids are made of rock, but some are composed of metal, mostly nickel and iron. Probes could be sent out to these to identify useful ones.Then larger probes could push them towards the Earth where they can be handled in orbit.

Рассмотрим первый вариант ответа. Соответствует ли его смысл тексту? Нет, не соответствует. В тексте упоминаются астероиды, но ничего не говорится об опасности, которую они могут нести: этот вариант не подходит. Рассмотрим второй вариант ответа: он подходит. Во втором абзаце мы находим ключевые слова, которые указывают на то, что это правильный ответ. К ним можноотнести последнее предложение во втором абзаце текста, а именно: What we could achieve realistically in this century is the successful use of the solar system’s rare metals and water… В следующем, третьем, абзаце автор развивает тезис о реальности разрабатывать полезные ресурсы и пополнять их запасы из космоса, говоря о внеземном происхождении металла, и подкрепляет свою мысль предложением Asteroids and comets that struck the Earth brought water and metals to the surface. Слова water and metals конкретизируют понятия important supplies, vital resources. В этом случае нам подходит второй ответ.

Проверим себя. Может ли подойти третий вариант? Нет, так как в тексте ничего не сказано о качестве изучения космоса. Четвёртый вариант тоже не подходит, так как во втором абзацерассматриваемой части текста говорится: I’m not saying we’re going to be teleporting to a spring on the other side of the galaxy or colonizing another planet…

ШАГ 7. Рассматриваем задание 15. Читаем тестовое задание и варианты ответа на него.

15. According to the author, the space water sources may be used for …

1) fuel production.

2) water supplies for spaceships.

3) moon exploration.

4) the production of electricity.

Ответ: [ ]

Проанализируем следующий абзац и выделим в нём ключевые слова, которые помогут нам выбрать правильный ответ.

In order to fuel ships and probes, we simply need to find a source of water, such as a comet or the surface of the moon. We collect the water and pass an electric current through it from a solar panel. The water separates into oxygen and hydrogen, which in liquid form is a powerful rocket fuel.

Анализ текста показывает, что уже первый вариант ответа нас устраивает. Почему? Первое и последнее предложения абзаца содержат информацию, которая прямо указывает на верность первого варианта ответа, потому что в данном отрывке текста речь идёт о возможном способе получения горючего для космических кораблей. Что касается вариантов 2, 3 и 4 — они не подходят по смыслу, хотя в тексте есть слова, отвлекающие от правильного ответа, такие, как moon, electric current, но они использованы в другом контексте.

ШАГ 8. Рассматриваем задание 16. Как и ранее, вначале изучаем само задание и варианты ответов к нему.

16. The Google and Microsoft (paragraph 9) are mentioned to …

1) explain how Planetary Resources Inc. became famous.

2) prove that asteroids can be commercially attractive.

3) show that space research is important for computer science.

4) prove that asteroids can interfere with the Internet.

Ответ: [ ]

Затем обратимся к следующему абзацу и выделим в нём ключевые слова.

Recently, a company called Planetary Resources Inc. made the news for getting big names like Google and Microsoft to invest in exploring asteroids for material gain. Although it will take many decades, it is wise to put the gears in motion now.

Рассмотрим первый вариант ответа. Он не подходит: компания привлекла Гугл и Майкрософт, но стала ли от этого знаменитой, в тексте не сказано. Подойдёт ли по смыслу второй ответ? Да, подойдёт. Словосочетание commercially attractive передаёт тот же смысл, что и to invest … for material gain. Варианты 3 и 4 не подходят, так как в данном абзаце ничего не сказано о том, что космические исследования важны для компьютерной науки или что астероиды мешают работе Интернета.

ШАГ 9. Рассматриваем задание 17 и варианты ответа на него.

17. The expression “put the gears in motion” in “… it is wise to put the gears in motion now” (paragraph 9) means …

1) “to explore”

2) “to begin”.

3) “to move”.

4) “to invest”.

Ответ: [ ]

Теперь просмотрим текст того же абзаца, который мы уже читали при анализе предыдущего задания. Здесь мы встречаемся с идиоматическим выражением put the gears in motion, что соответствует русскому “запустить машину”, т. е. “что-то начать”. Анализ вариантов показывает, что только ответ 2 содержит глагол “начинать, начать”. Следовательно, правильный ответ — 2.

ШАГ 10. Рассматриваем последнее задание 18 и варианты ответов на него.

18. What idea is stressed in the last two paragraphs?

1) There is room for further achievements in space exploration.

2) Asteroids are unique objects for scientific research.

3) Only smart administration can manage space programs.

4) International Space Station is the heaviest object in space.

Ответ: [ ]

ШАГ 11. Теперь читаем окончание текста и выделяем в нём ключевые слова, которые помогают ориентироваться в смысле текста.

We’ve already landed probes on the surface of asteroids and taken samples from them. We can put something as large as the ISS, which weighs just short of 500 tons, according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in orbit.

We can make a half-miilion-mile round-trip to get rocks from the moon. We can do all of these things already. They just need to be applied and developed in a smart way.

Проанализируем варианты и соотнесём их с текстом. Первый вариант There is room for further achievements in space exploration нам подходит. Слово room используется в значении “место, пространство”, и вариант в переводе звучит как “есть место для дальнейших достижений в исследовании космоса”. Это и есть основная идея последних двух абзацев. Смысл приведённых примеров в абзаце (что можно сделать в будущем в космосе) доказывает этот тезис. Вариант 2 не может быть правильным, так как в тексте говорится об исследовании не только астероидов, но и Луны. Третий вариант тоже не подходит, так как NASA хотя и упоминается, но в другом контексте. Четвёртый вариант не подходит, так как космическая станция хотя и упоминается, но, во-первых, в тексте не сказано, что это самый тяжёлый объект в космосе, а во-вторых, что более важно, станция упоминается в тексте как один из примеров того, что можно сделать в будущем. Важен вывод на основе приведённых примеров, а он есть только в ответе 1.

Типичные ошибки при выполнении заданий 12—18

Экзаменуемые:

• неправильно выделяют ключевые слова;

• не понимают смысл прочитанного текста;

• неправильно определяют временную и причинно-следственную взаимосвязь событий;

• выбирают вариант ответа только потому, что те же слова есть в тексте, и забывают, что верный ответ, как правило, перефразирован, т. е. опираются в выборе ответа на слова, а не на смысл;

• не понимают имплицитно выраженную (данную в неявном виде) информацию.

Подготовительные упражнения к заданиям 12—18

1. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Какова цель заданий 12—18?

2. Какой уровень сложности заданий 12—18?

3. Какие ключевые умения проверяют задания 12—18?

4. Какой вид теста используется для заданий 12—18?

5. Какой тип текста используется для заданий 12—18?

6. Сколько баллов можно получить за задания 12—18?

2. Прочитайте текст. Выделите основную информацию, второстепенную информацию и детали. Заполните таблицу.

Game theory

An 11-year-old boy taps furiously on a laptop, blasting enemies as he goes through a maze. They wipe him out before he can reach the end — game over. Frustrated, he opens the game’s programming window, changes the gravity setting, and this time beats the baddies. Victory!

This could be the future of American education, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The Quest to Learn school opened last September in Manhattan, welcoming the first class of sixth-graders who will learn almost entirely through videogame-inspired activities, an educational strategy designed to keep kids engaged and prepare them for high-tech careers.

Основная информация	Второстепенная информация	Детали

3. Прочитайте текст из предыдущего задания. Задайте по два вопроса по основной информации, по второстепенной информации и к деталям.

4. Прочитайте текст и вопросы предыдущих двух заданий. Попросите вашего одноклассника ответить на ваши вопросы.

5. Прочитайте тестовый вопрос в форме незаконченного предложения, найдите соответствие во фрагменте и подчеркните его. Затем прочитайте задание с предложенными вариантами ответа и выберите правильный.

(1) At the beginning of the article the author says that it used to be polite in Britain to …

For the British, it’s a well-known social law that in several, if not most, public spaces, silence is key. Those who dare speak in a London tube carriage, particularly during rush hours, are condemned to receive dirty looks from other passengers for the duration of their journey.

At the beginning of the article the author says that it used to be polite in Britain to…

1) keep silence in public places.

2) sneeze in public places.

3) avoid looking at people.

4) talk while travelling.

Ответ: [ ]

(2) Chatting is compared to a physical exercise because the author thinks it is …

Chit-chat is rather like going to the gym — arduous at first, but afterwards you’re pleased you made the effort. However, a sudden and excessive interest in any technology we have on our person gives those around us the impression that it’s them we want to avoid, not the “er …” that may result from wondering what to say next.

Chatting is compared to a physical exercise because the author thinks it is …

1) enhanced by technology.

2) a rewarding experience.

3) an exercise for your brain.

4) impressive for people around. ⁶

Ответ: [ ]

6. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.

Ever since Pong, videogames have outperformed teachers in one key way: they command attention for hours. “Games are exceptionally good at engaging kids,” says Quest’s main designer Katie Salen, a game designer and technology professor at the New School University. “They drop kids into complex problems where they fail and fail, but they try again and again.” She knew, though, that when kids face tough problems in school, they sometimes just give up, which is partly why only a third of eighth-graders earn “proficient” math scores on national assessment tests.

13. According to the text, videogames outperform teachers at …

1) preparing students for standardized tests.

2) keeping students’ attention.

Ответ: [ ]

14. The word “they” in “They drop kids into complex problems …” (paragraph 3) refers to …

1) students.

2) games.

Ответ: [ ]

7. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.

With this in mind, three years ago Salen started the Institute of Play, a nonprofit collaboration of game designers and learning experts who create games to teach school material. After successful tests in city classrooms, the group worked with the New York City Department of Education to open Quest to Learn.

This year’s 72-student class is split into four groups that rotate through five courses during the day: Codeworlds (math/English), Being, Space and Place (social studies/ English), The Way Things Work (math/science), Sports for the Mind (game design), and Wellness (health/PE). Instead of slogging through problem sets, students learn collaboratively in group projects that require an understanding of subjects in the New York State curriculum. The school’s model draws on 30 years of research showing that people learn best when they’re in a social context that puts new knowledge to use. Kids learn more by, say, pretending to be Spartan spies gathering intel on Athens than by memorizing facts about ancient Greece.

15. Which of the following statements about studying at Quest to Learn is NOT true, according to paragraph 5?

1) At Quest to Learn students study four main subjects.

2) Group work is one of the main forms of learning.

3) Its curriculum is based on the New York State curriculum.

Ответ: [ ]

16. In paragraph 5, the task to gather information on Athens (“Kids learn more …”) is probably an example of how students study …

1) English.

2) game design.

3) history.

Ответ: [ ]

8. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.

Most sixth-graders don’t expect to ever need to identify integers, but at Quest, it’s the key to a code-breaking game. In another class, when creatures called Troggles needed help moving heavy objects the class made a video instructing how long a ramp they should build to minimize the force they needed to apply. “They’re picking concepts up as well as, if not better than, at other schools,” says Quest’s math and science teacher Ameer Mourad. Beyond make-believe, Quest is the first middle school to teach videogame design. Salen says building games teaches students about complex systems, which will prepare them for growing fields such as bioinformatics.

The plan is for this class to attend Quest through high school, adding more sixth- graders every year. Although students must pass the annual standardized tests that all public students do to keep a school open, educators so far are impressed.

Salen has pilot studies to back up that risk; however, she won’t know if the school prepares kids for real-world success until the first class graduates. But Quest has already proved itself in one area: the kids love it. “It’s fun,” says student Nadine Clements. Her least favourite part of school? “Dismissal.”

17. According to Katie Salen, learning to design video games…

1) teaches students to use their imagination.

2) prepares students for their future careers.

3) helps students to make video instructions.

4) motivates students to study bioinformatics.

Ответ: [ ]

18. According to the writer, how well Quest to Learn prepares students for the real life will be known …

1) after students pass their end-of-the-year tests.

2) when new students start the school.

3) after the graduation of the first class of students.

4) when educators and government have approved it.

Ответ: [ ]

9. Прочитайте следующие фрагменты текста и выберите правильные ответы.

1. Whether you’re a first-grader proud of the fact you survived your first year of full-day education or a grad student desperate for a study break, summer vacation means one thing to everybody: sleeping in on weekday mornings. There is no alarm to hit at 6:30 and no bus to chase after. And while days might be filled with summer jobs and day camp, those never seem to start quite as early.

What does the author like about summer holidays?

1) She works at a day camp.

2) She can have a summer job.

3) She has no school.

4) She does not have to get up early.

Ответ: [ ]

2. So why is there a conspiracy working against students the minute the final bell rings and the last exam is turned in? And the culprit is visible in any given apartment complex, condo community or public park: landscapers.

I have lived in many towns and in homes of different shapes and sizes in my short, 23 years on Earth. And yet, no matter where I call home, I am faced with the same hardship: trying to sleep in on lazy, summer mornings while the lawn mowers are hard at work on public and private yards.

What is the author complaining about mentioning the landscapers?

1) The quality of their work.

2) The noise they make.

3) The plants they tend to.

4) The size of the yards.

Ответ: [ ]

3. The townhouse neighborhood I called home when I was a little girl was a jam-packed street. We had more than 250 houses on my block alone. One of the things my mom loved about that house was its tiny yard.

My mother does not have a green bone in her body. She has killed every herb garden my sister and I have ever given her. So my mother was thrilled that our front yard was the size of a postage stamp. It, like every other yard on the block, only needed to be trimmed once a month to look good. And yet, every Monday and Thursday at 7:30 a.m., the city-contracted landscaping team would drive down our street and unload two or three industrial mowers and go to work on the little patches of public grass around mail boxes and trees.

The phrase “does not have a green bone in her body” in paragraph 5 (“My mother does not have a green bone in her body”) is closest in meaning to …

1) “is not good at gardening”.

2) “does not eat greens”.

3) “does not look after her garden”.

4) “hates planting flowers”.

Ответ: [ ]

*10. Составьте вопрос с четырьмя ответами к следующему фрагменту. и выделите правильный вариант. ^I

I am not so selfish that I don’t understand why mowers work in the morning. Landscapers have multiple customers to serve on any given day, and the earlier they start the earlier they can be done. Plus, it is cooler in the morning, and preferable, rather than at noon when the sun is high in the sky. But students work hard all year and look forward to a break from books, tests and alarm clocks.

So, in order to find a common ground between landscapers and students, I send this challenge out into the universe: whoever can build a silent lawn mower will get my undying gratitude, love and affection and whatever else they want, I promise!

Полезные советы

• Помните, что в неверном варианте ответа могут быть использованы те же слова и упомянуты те же события/явления, что и в тексте.

• Обращайте внимание на мелкие детали: неверные ответы могут содержать иную грамматическую форму или незначительно измененную информацию.

• Если вы не уверены, что выбранный вами вариант ответа правильный, определите те варианты, которые явно являются неправильными и вычеркните их. Если у вас остаётся выбор из двух вариантов, то положитесь на интуицию и выберите ответ.

Как увеличить эффективность и скорость чтения

Потренируйтесь в применении этих приёмов в ходе подготовки к экзамену

• Используйте карандаш во время чтения. Это помогает тренировать глаза.

• Читайте только те слова, которые несут смысл: существительные, глаголы, прилагательные, местоимения, наречия. Не обращайте внимания на артикли, предлоги, союзы, междометия. Подчеркните существительные и глаголы, затем прочитайте их опять. Практикуйтесь до тех пор, пока вы автоматически не будете читать только слова, несущие смысл. К словам, несущим смысл, относятся также имена собственные, даты, отрицания.

• Прочитайте текст, обращая внимание только на структуру предложения: подлежащее, сказуемое, дополнение. Игнорируйте определения и обстоятельства образа действия.

• Не вчитываясь в детали, отметьте карандашом связующие слова, например “с одной стороны”, “подводя итог”, “однако” и т. д. Практикуйтесь до тех пор, пока вы при чтении абзаца не будете видеть связующие слова автоматически.

• Прочитайте текст, обращая внимание на союзы в предложениях, определите их роль для понимания текста.

• Прочитайте текст быстро, обращая внимание на отрицания. Они могут быть выражены как грамматически, так и лексически. Отрицания играют большую роль в понимании смысла текста. Невнимание к ним может привести к ошибкам.

• Прочитайте только первые фразы каждого абзаца, они дают общее представление о содержании текста.

• Прочитайте только последнюю фразу каждого абзаца. Определите, помогает ли она вам спрогнозировать содержание следующего абзаца.

• Прочитайте текст, игнорируя незнакомые слова. Если вы останавливаетесь на словах, которых не знаете, это замедляет скорость чтения.

• Прочитайте весь текст, обращая внимание только на глаголы. Это поможет вам понять, меняется ли содержание текста. Более того, глаголы обычно вводят новую информацию в предложение.

• Закройте левую или правую часть текста, пробегите глазами оставшийся для обзора текст, попытайтесь уловить основную идею текста.

• Прочитайте предложение быстро слева направо. Когда вы научитесь читать его довольно быстро, попытайтесь прочитать его с той же скоростью справа налево и опять слева направо и т. д.

• Каждое предложение текста обычно содержит информацию, которая относится к предыдущему предложению (начало предложения), и новую информацию (конец предложения). Прочитайте быстро только концы предложений абзаца. Можете ли вы определить новую информацию?

• С помощью карандаша, который находится всё время в центре текста и передвигается по вертикали текста, заставьте свои глаза двигаться быстро по вертикали по каждую сторону от карандаша.

• Быстро пробегите глазами текст, сначала по вертикали, затем по диагонали. Сделайте так несколько раз.

• Пробегите глазами текст в разных направлениях: снизу вверх, сверху вниз, по диагонали, вертикали, горизонтали. Время от времени останавливайтесь, а затем вновь читайте. Это поможет вам не читать каждое слово отдельно, а вначале воспринимать текст блоками (абзацами), и затем как единую структуру (целостный текст).

Тренируемся в выполнении заданий 12—18

Вариант 1

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 12—18. В каждом задании запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

From the history of social networks

The history of social networks goes back to cavemen who posted up on their walls the best places to hunt and gather and shared what types of tools were good for different things. Speaking about modern times, reaching people around the world with a click is not a dream anymore, and it is an essential part of our daily life.

We could say that 1971, when the first e-mail was sent, is the starting point of this new way of communication. Qwertyuiop was the first text sent with an e-mail, it is usually the top line of a keyboard and the longest word you can make out of it is “typewriter”. We may wonder if it could be a peculiar coincidence. In 1978, BBS exchanged data over phone lines. BBS — the Bulletin Board System was a computer system running software that allowed users to connect and log in to the system using a special programme. Once logged in, a user could perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging messages with other users personally or publicly. Originally they were accessed only over a phone line using a modem. Bulletin Board Systems were in many ways a precursor to the modern form of the World Wide Web, social network services and other aspects of the Internet.

As the next step, in 1994 GEOCITIES was founded. It is one of the first social networking sites. In its original form, site users selected a “city” in which to place their web pages. The cities were named after the real ones or other regions according to their content (computer related sites were placed in Silicon Valley and entertainment sites were assigned to Hollywood). Later, the platform created streets, avenues and even separate buildings as the information there got more specific.

The year 1997 marked the appearance of AOL instant messenger and Sixdegrees.com. The latter was a social network website that lasted four years. It allowed users to list friends, family members and users while external contacts were invited to join the site. It was first manifestation of social networking websites as we know them today, especially because with it instant messaging programmes were gaining more and more popularity among web users who started to get used to personal profile creations and listing friends.

At the beginning of our century Friendster was launched, with a user-base growing up to 3 million people within the first three months of its existence. Friendster has become especially popular in Southeast Asia and even today it is a major site in that region of the world. The service allowed users to share online content and media with their contacts. The website was also used for dating, discovering new events, bands and hobbies. Users could share videos, photos, messages and comments with other members via their profile and network. Since then numerous clones of this site have appeared, including MySpace and certainly Facebook, opened to any aged 13 or more with a valid mailing address.

We have all witnessed how far social networking has seeped into our daily life, with news broadcasters calling Tweet views or appointments being made over Linkedln. Examining the fascinating history of social media leads to just one conclusion — unpredictability will continue to reign. No one can possibly foretell which platforms will stay in favour and which ones will be rejected and when the next breakthrough will happen, particularly when the social networks themselves have become such influential brands.

12. What idea is NOT expressed in the first paragraph?

1) Cavemen were dreaming of modern social media.

2) Ancient people tried to pass the information down.

3) Online communication has been developing quickly.

4) Most people use online communication every day.

Ответ: [ ]

13. What is “qwertyuiop»? (paragraph 2)

1) It’s the word “typewriter” misspelled.

2) It’s an old type of a computer keyboard.

3) It’s the random text in the first e-mail.

4) It’s the first e-mail system people used.

Ответ: [ ]

14. What is NOT listed as a user function of BBS in the text?

1) Exchanging software.

2) Creating newsletters.

3) Learning about events.

4) Socializing with other users.

Ответ: [ ]

15. The GEOCITIES platform got such a name because …

1) its structure reminded a geographical map.

2) only people from certain cities could use it.

3) it copied mail communication around the globe.

4) it was initially started in Silicon Valley.

Ответ: [ ]

16. According to the text, what was special about Sixdegrees.com?

1) It closed down after a short period of time.

2) People could find new contacts there.

3) It was a good place for family communication.

4) It helped people master certain functions.

Ответ: [ ]

17. According to the text, what is TRUE about Friendster?

1) Asian people didn’t find it attractive.

2) It helped many people get married.

3) Facebook used it as its prototype.

4) You can use it only if you are 13.

Ответ: [ ]

18. What does the author think about the future of the social media?

1) They will get even more followers than now.

2) It’s hard to tell what will happen with them.

3) People will try to give them up completely.

4) They will become people’s favourite pastime

Ответ: [ ]

Вариант 2

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 12—18. В каждом задании запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

Music saves the globe

Climate change is now widely recognized as the major environmental problem facing the globe. Global warming and climate change are important and controversial topics. They have raised strong feelings on both sides of the debate. Where do you stand?

As many psychologists put it, music is an effective tool for raising awareness, expressing emotions and prompting action. Many musicians all over the world are very conscious of the environment so think about these top songs about climate change. The songs are both new and old, fast and slow, funny and serious, by the famous and the unknown. What unites them is that the singers care and worry about the future of our planet.

If we had a chart of these songs, number one would certainly be “Saltwater” by Julian Lennon. This song has been around for a while — I remember my now- adult kids singing it at a primary school concert in the 90s. In his introduction at the concert, Julian says, “We knew about hunger and so many other things. But there’s a lot of things that we weren’t told as Joe Public about what we’re doing wrong. And unfortunately that sort of information has only been given to us over the last couple of years, really. And that’s why the song was written … This affects me. It makes me feel really sad. I’m going to do my own little bit when I can.”

One more great hit is “Where We Going to Go” by David Todd. It has been written to help people become aware what may happen to the planet if global warming is not curtailed. David is a talented singer, songwriter, musician who is concerned about the future of the planet. He is not a professional musician and does not perform publicly therefore very little is known about him. In fact, he has a talent many desire and few achieve. He has written many beautiful songs which are greatly appreciated by his family and friends. However, experts challenge David’s opinion. They say, “Global warming is not happening. Climate change is. But guess what, it’s been happening for billions of years. There’s nothing we can do about it so stop thinking the human race can control nature and preserve what climate WE think is best.”

Number three is surely “I Need to Wake Up” by Melissa Etheridge. This song was used in the well-known documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” which puts the problem this way — humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world’s scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tailspin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.

I would also have to name “The Last Day on Earth” by Kate Miller-Heidke but it is practically impossible to understand if this song is about the planet or relationships. Is it about the need to care for the environment? The consequences of global warming? Relationships and lost love? The tragic death of a loved one? I wonder what your thoughts are. And of course we should not forget “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson. Like many people I think Michael Jackson’s music still speaks to us.

So include some of this staff into your playlist and enjoy some high-quality music which inspires you to think and live green!

12. What does the author say of top songs about climate change?

1) They show different attitudes of the singers.

2) They vary greatly in age and style.

3) They all have become major hits worldwide.

4) They are pessimistic about the future of the planet.

Ответ: [ ]

13. What is meant by “Joe Public” in paragraph 3?

1) A journalist’s name.

2) The concert audience.

3) Primary school kids.

4) Ordinary people.

Ответ: [ ]

14. What did Julian Lennon try to express in his speech?

1) Everyone should contribute to saving our planet.

2) He feels depressed most of the time.

3) We should learn more about environmental problems.

4) Climate change affects everybody.

Ответ: [ ]

15. The word “curtailed” in paragraph 4 means …

1) “written about”.

2) “stopped”.

3) “continued”.

4) “cared for”.

Ответ: [ ]

16. According to the text, what is TRUE about David Todd?

1) He is a gifted musician.

2) He is supported by environmental experts.

3) He thinks we shouldn’t worry about climate change.

4) He has a small group of fans.

Ответ: [ ]

17. The song “I Need to Wake Up” …

1) is about a nuclear bomb.

2) cites some top scientists.

3) is about natural disasters.

4) was used in a film.

Ответ: [ ]

18. It can be concluded that the author …

1) enjoys listening to popular music.

2) thinks people should care about the environment.

3) has many questions about the climate change problem.

4) believes people will be able to solve environmental problems.

Ответ: [ ]

Рефлексия

1. Помог ли вам представленный в данной теме материал лучше понять содержание и структуру заданий 12—18 раздела “Чтение”?

2. Что было легко/трудно в усвоении темы?

3. Что было полезным?

4. Что вы усвоили, чему научились, что сумеете выполнить самостоятельно?

5. Что осталось неясным?

Научились, умеем, усвоили

1. Усвоили алгоритм выполнения заданий 12—18 раздела “Чтение”.

2. Научились выполнять эти задания.

3. Умеем применять следующие стратегии:

• извлекать из текста полную и точную информацию:

— ключевые слова;

— важные детали;

— аргументы;

— примеры;

• отделять главную информацию от второстепенной;

• игнорировать незнакомые слова;

• игнорировать ненужную информацию.

Тест №01 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Christmas

B11	Christmas is the most important annual festival in both Britain and North America. In its origins, it combines the Christiancelebration of the birth of Christ, on 25 December, with the ancient tradition of a winter feast during the darkest period of the year.	CELEBRATION
B12	Christmas carols — a special kind of religious songs — are an important part of it. You may hear them countless times over the radio but it is quite different when you listen to people sing carols around you in church.	COUNT
B13	At this time, too, many carol singers make door-to-door visits to people at home, collecting money for this or that charity.	SING
B14	Many weeks before Christmas, shops start selling various Christmas cards and Christmas gifts.	VARY
B15	Shop owners decorate their shops with holly, mistletoe, candles and colourful paper chains and lanterns.	OWN
B16	All kinds of traditional Christmas food are also widely available.	WIDE

Тест №02 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Arbor Day and Earth Day

B11	The first Arbor Day took place in April, 1872 in Nebraska. It was the brainchild of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), a Nebraska journalist and politician originally from Michigan.	POLITICS
B12	When he became a member of Nebraska’s state board of agriculture, he proposed that a special day be set aside dedicated to tree planting and increasing awareness of the importance of trees. Nebraska’s first Arbor Day was an amazing success.  More than one million trees were planted.	AWARE
B13	On April 22, 1970, Arbor Day activitieswere modified to emphasize the critical importance of the environment.	ACTIVE
B14	It was a time when cities were buried under their own smog and polluted rivers caught fire. Earth Day was created to remind people of their responsibility to protect the planet.	RESPONSIBLE
B15	Now Earth Day is celebrated annuallyaround the globe.	ANNUAL
B16	What started as a day of national environmental recognition has evolved into a worldwide campaign to protect our globalenvironment.	GLOBE

Тест №03 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Tourism in Britain

B11	Every year more than eleven million tourists visit Britain. Most visitors come in the summer months when they can expect good weather.	VISIT
B12	Tourists usually spend a few days in London, then go on to other well-known cities.	USUAL
B13	Perhaps the least visited places in England are old industrial towns.	INDUSTRY
B14	But many people think that nineteenth-century cities show the reality of Britain.	REAL
B15	The greatness of the past is to be still seen in their old streets.	GREAT
B16	The cheap, concrete buildings of the 1960s look old and dirty, but for the adventuroustourists these cities are full of life and colour.	ADVENTURE

Тест №04 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Australia

B11	Australia is an island continent and the world’s sixth largest country. The continent and the island of Tasmania, off its south-eastern coast, make up the Commonwealth of Australia.	SOUTH-EAST
B12	Australia is a federation of six states and two territories. The largest State, Western Australia, is about the same size as Western Europe. The country has a parliamentarysystem of administration modelled on the British one, and the state and federal structures are broadly similar.	PARLIAMENT
B13	Australia’s system of administration is based on the democratic tradition.	DEMOCRAT
B14	Australia is still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, but although Britain’s king or queen is the Australian Head of State, Australia is fully autonomous.	FULL
B15	The British sovereign is represented by the governor-general and state governors, whose nomination for the post is ratified by the monarch of the day.	NOMINATE
B16	Ministers of the government are elected for a maximum of three years. Voting is by secret ballot and is compulsory for persons 18 years of age and over.	GOVERN

Тест №05 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Global Language

B11	It is difficult to tell exactly how many languages there are in the world today. Scientists say there are about 2,700 languages, but no one has ever made a more definite count.	SCIENCE
B12	In most countries there are at least two native languages, and in some cases — as in Cameroon — there are hundreds. The number of languages naturally changes as tribes die out or linguistic groups are absorbed.	NATURAL
B13	Nowadays, globalization influences thedevelopment of languages. New words appear, existing words acquire new meanings, native words give way to international terms.	DEVELOP
B14	Almost all languages change. A rare exception is written Icelandic, which has changed so little that speakers of modern Icelandic can read sagas written a thousand years ago.	SPEAK
B15	If you drew a map of Europe based on languages, it would be different from a conventional map. For example, Switzerland would practically disappear, becoming part of the surrounding areas of French, Italian, and German.	APPEAR
B16	Italy, too, would appear on the map not as one language, but as a whole variety of broadly related but often mutually incomprehensible dialects.	VARY

Тест №06 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

The Power of the Great Pyramid

B11	In the 18th century a large number of foreigners came to the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. One of the most powerfulpeople of that time, Napoleon Bonaparte, also visited the Pyramid.	POWER
B12	His expedition to Egypt in 1798 was not only military but archeological as well. He took with him specialists in different spheres of science. The scientist measured, explored and made many drawings of Egyptian pyramids.	SCIENCE
B13	One day Napoleon with several servantscame to the Great Pyramid of Cheops. There he wanted to be left alone.	SERVE
B14	He ordered everyone to leave him and went into the darkness alone.	DARK
B15	When he came out he was pale. ‘Are you all right, sir?’ asked the guide. Napoleon was silent. Then he said sadly, ‘Never mention this matter again. Ever!’	SAD
B16	Years later, his friend Tomblier asked him what he had seen in the Great Pyramid. Napoleon stared at Tomblier for a while, then said only two words, Something impossible!’ He never spoke about it again.	POSSIBLE

Тест №07 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Russia in space

B11	Some of the greatest and most prominent inventions in the quest to explore space have a Russian connection. The father of theoretical astronautics, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, was a Soviet. His works have been an inspiration toleading Russian rocket engineers Valentin Glushko and Sergev Korolyov.	LEAD
B12	Soviet scientists paved the way to the well-known success of the Russian space program. Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite orbiting the Earth, was launched in 1957.	SCIENCE
B13	On April 12, 1961, Yury Gagarin successfullymade the first human trip to space.	SUCCESS
B14	Since then, many other Russian and Soviet records in space exploration followed.	EXPLORE
B15	Even now, Russia continues to be the leaderin satellite launching.	LEAD
B16	It is also the sole transport provider for spacetourism/tourists. Other Soviet contributions to the development of space flights include the invention of space food, space suits, human spaceflight, and human space orbit.	TOUR

Тест №08 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Scottish inventions

B11	Do you know how the refrigerator was invented? It is one of the most importantcontributions of the Scots to the world.	CONTRIBUTE
B12	If James Harrison (1816-1893), a Scottish immigrant to Australia, didn’t accidentallypush ether gas into a metal tube, people might still be using boxes filled with blocks of ice to cool their food.	ACCIDENTAL
B13	The main problem was how to overcome the need for ice in the refrigeration process.	REFRIGERATE
B14	Ice had to be cut fresh from frozen lakes and stored inside an underground house until it was ready to be used as a cooler.	COOL
B15	Australians had difficulty gaining access tonatural ice since Australia does not enjoy that many lakes.	NATURE
B16	Harrison’s discovery was beneficial the world over, but especially important for Australia because now it could export frozen meat to Europe. He even tried one such journey to Europe, but the ether had leaked during the voyage and ruined the entire cargo. Harrison went bankrupt but his legacy meant a huge difference to the Australian economy.	DIFFER

Тест №09 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

The heart of Bangkok

B11	Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. Its numerous high-rise buildings, heavy traffic congestion, intense heat and naughty nightlife may not immediately give you the best impression.	BUILD
B12	Don’t let that mislead you.	LEAD
B13	It is one of Asia’s most cosmopolitan cities with impressive temples and palaces, authentic canals, busy markets and a vibrant nightlife that has something for everyone.	IMPRESS
B14	The heart of Bangkok is probably its magnificent Grand Palace, which is one of the architectural wonders of the world.	PROBABLE
B15	It is a collection of highly decorated holy temples and monuments.	COLLECT
B16	Its asymmetry and eclectic styles are due to its organic development, with additions and rebuilding being made by successive reigning kings over 200 years of history. It is worth spending at least a full morning or afternoon there. At night the palace is lit up and glows in vivid colour.	DEVELOP

Тест №10 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

The most important liquid on Earth

B11	Water is a vital element in each of our lives. Not only is it essential to our health, but we also use it for various household tasks. Every day we use water for cooking, bathing, and cleaning, and drinking; but how often do we think about its source?	VARY
B12	Consumers receive their water from one of two sources: a private well, or a community water system.	CONSUME
B13	Approximately 15 percent of the U.S. population relies on individually owned and operated sources of drinking water, such as wells, cisterns, and springs. The majority of household wells are found in rural areas.	INDIVIDUAL
B14	Those who receive their water from a private well are solely responsible for the safety of the water.	RESPONSE
B15	Private wells are not subject to different federal regulations and are generally regulated on a very limited basis by states.	REGULATE
B16	Local health departments may assist well owners with periodic/periodical testing for bacteria or nitrates, but the bulk of the responsibility for caring for the well falls on the well owner.	PERIOD

Тест №11 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Can animals think?

B11	In his quarters at the University of Arizona, Alex is commenting on all that he sees. “Hot!” he warns as a visitor picks up a mug of tea. Alex spots a plateful of fruit and announces his choice: “Grape.” Alex is an African grey parrot.	VISIT
B12	For the last 16 years, biologist Irene Pepperberg has been exploring the degree to which the bird understands what he is saying.	BIOLOGY
B13	Alex also communicates what appear to bevarious feelings.	VARY
B14	Are the parrot’s words merely a collection of sounds he emits when frustrated, or does this one-pound bird know what he is saying?	MERE
B15	For centuries, philosophers argued thatthinking and language separate humans from other species. Later, scientists had reason to be critical of claims concerning animal intelligence.	THINK
B16	Today innovative probes of animal intelligence have convinced most scientists that other species really share with humans some higher mental abilities.	ABLE

Тест №12 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

UK: Conservation and Environmen

B11	Going for a walk is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. Despite its high populationdensity, the UK has many unspoilt rural and coastal areas.	POPULATE
B12	Twelve National Parks are freely accessible to the public and were created to conserve thenaturalbeauty, wildlife and cultural heritage they contain.	NATURE
B13	Most of the land in National Parks is privately owned, but administered by an independent National Park Authority which works to balance the expectations of visitors with the need to conserve these open spaces for future generations.	VISIT
B14	The UK also works to improve the global environment and has taken global warmingseriously ever since specialists discovered the hole in the ozone layer.	SERIOUS
B15	In 1997, the UK subscribed to the Kyoto Protocol binding developed countries to reduce emissions of the six main greenhouse gases. The Protocol declares environmentalprotection.	PROTECT
B16	Nowadays British scientists are taking part in one of the largest international projects that is undertaken to protect endangered species.	SCIENCE

Тест №13 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Chicago from above

B11	Following a recent renovation, the new Hancock Observatory invites you to enjoy Chicago’s best views from the city’s highest open-air Skywalk. It has quickly gainedpopularity with both Chicagoans and visitors of the city.	POPULAR
B12	Skywalk is Chicago’s highest open-air viewing area. It is 1,000 feet in the air! Everyone here can feel the strong wind and hear the dynamic buzz of the city below. The friendly staff willcertainly tell the real story behind Chicago’s “Windy City” nickname.	CERTAIN
B13	For those who feel uncomfortable about such a great height there are more relaxing indoor audio Sky Tours.	COMFORT
B14	These 30-minute personal audio tours give a unique “overview” of Chicago’s wonderful sights and remarkable history! Sky Tours are available in English, Spanish and German.	REMARK
B15	History Wall is another popular attraction. More than 100 photos on a great 80-foot display show Chicago’s rise from a small settlement to a great city.	ATTRACT
B16	As a tour guide I have been to the Skywalkcountless times and still I can’t help admiring it.	COUNT

Тест №14 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Ray Bradbury

B11	Ray Douglas Bradbury is a US writer of fantasy, horror, science fiction and mystery. He is widely considered to be one of the 20thcentury’s greatest and most popular writers of science fiction.	WIDE
B12	His works have been translated into more than 40 languages and have sold tens of millions of copies in different countries. His popularitycontinues in the 21st century.	POPULAR
B13	During his long writing career, Bradbury has written almost 600 short stories, eleven novels, as well as various poems and plays.	VARY
B14	He first became famous for his Martian Chronicles, a collection of short stories concerning colonization of the planet Mars. In it, Bradbury portrayed the strengths andweaknesses of human beings as they encountered a new world.	WEAK
B15	Bradbury won countless literary awards, the most important of them coming from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.	COUNT
B16	Millions of science fiction readers all over the world are grateful to Ray Bradbury for his outstanding achievement / achievements in the field of fantasy and science fiction.	ACHIEVE

Тест №15 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Animals

B11	The importance of animals in British life is reflected in many ways. In the past, landowners liked to be portrayed with their dogs and horses. Countless pictures of this kind can be seen in art galleries and private residences.	COUNT
B12	Animals are widely used in advertising in magazines and on television.	WIDE
B13	The Royal Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is one of the largest charities in Britain.	PREVENT
B14	RSPCA is a part of a more generalmovementin support of animal rights that has emerged recently in Britain and the USA.	MOVE
B15	Animal rights organizations use varioustactics: picketing stores that sell furs, harassing hunters in the wild, or breaking into laboratories to free animals.	VARY
B16	Their main aim is to ban the cruel treatment and killing of animals both in laboratory experiments and in factory farming. The irresponsible and neglectful treatment of animals by some zoo and pet owners is also their concern.	OWN

Тест №16 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Why do we sleep?

B11	A recent study may have an answer to one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science — what is the purpose of sleep? The work suggests it’s really about making animals function more efficiently in their environments.	REAL
B12	Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles, conducted a study of the sleep times of a broad range of animals. They discovered much variation.	SCIENCE
B13	You may think it impossible but some migrating birds canfly non-stop for up to 90 hours.	POSSIBLE
B14	Pythons and bats are among the longestsleepers at over 18 hours a day.	SLEEP
B15	Human babies need 16 hours and their health and intellectual development depend on sleeping properly.	DEVELOP
B16	Most of us probably feel we need around eight hours sleep to function well. Some people have difficulty/difficulties in getting enough sleep and this may lead to serious health problems.	DIFFICULT

Тест №17 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Future population

B11	The United Nations (UN) has published its prediction about the size and age of the world’s population three hundred years from now. This report can help environmentalscientists and policy-makers to understand dramatic changes in the world’s population in the future.	SCIENCE
B12	The report suggests that if the birth rates stay the same, there’ll be a huge expansion of theglobal population.	GLOBE
B13	You may think it isimpossible but three centuries from now there may be over one hundred and thirty trillion people.	POSSIBLE
B14	The report says that the world’s population is likely to be significantly older. The average age will be fifty while today it is twenty six.	SIGNIFICANT
B15	Almost a quarter of all the inhabitants of the planet will live in Africa.	INHABIT
B16	Researchers think that India, China and the United States will continue to be countries with the biggest population.	RESEARCH

Тест №18 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Invention of Potato Chips

B11	The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum who was a chef at a restaurant in New York. Fried potatoes were popular at the restaurant because they were ratherinexpensive, but one day a visitor complained that the slices were too thick.	EXPENSIVE
B12	Crum made thinner slices, but the nervouscustomer was still dissatisfied.	NERVE
B13	Crum finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork, hoping to annoy theextremely difficult customer.	EXTREME
B14	But the customer was happy — and that was the invention of potato chips!	INVENT
B15	Industrial manufacturing of potato chips began in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1895.	INDUSTRY
B16	The chips gained even more popularity in 1926 when a wax paper potato chip bag was invented that helped to keep them fresh and crisp.	POPULAR

Тест №19 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Tourism in Australia

B11	The growth of tourism infrastructure related to the base of Ayers Rock, or Uluru began in the 1950s. Soon it started to produce adverse environmental impacts.	ENVIRONMENT
B12	It was decided in the early 1970s to remove all accommodation-related tourist facilities and re-establish them outside the park. In 1975, a reservation of 104 square kilometres of land beyond the park’s northern boundary was chosen as the site for a new resort.	RESERVE
B13	A year or two later, the development of a tourist facility and an associated airport, to be known as Yulara started.	DEVELOP
B14	The camp ground within the park was closed in 1983 and the motels closed in late 1984, coinciding with the opening of the luxurious resort. In 1992, the majority interest in the Yulara resort held by the Northern Territory government/governorwas sold and the resort was renamed Ayers Rock Resort.	GOVERN
B15	Since listing the park as a World Heritage Site, the annual number of visitors rose to over 400,000 people by the year 2000.	VISIT
B16	Increased tourism provides regional and national economic benefits. It also presents an ongoing challenge to balance conservation of cultural values and tourists’ needs.	CULTURE

Тест №20 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

The World’s Language

B11	The English language is famous for the richness of its vocabulary. Webster’s New International Dictionary lists 450,000 words, and the new Oxford English Dictionary has 615,000, but that is only part of the total. Technical and scientists terms would add millions more.	SCIENCE
B12	The wealth of existing synonyms means thatspeakers of English have two words for something denoted by one word in a different language. The French, for instance, do not distinguish between house and home, between mind and brain. The Spanish cannot differentiate a chairman from a president.	SPEAK
B13	In Russia, there are no native words for efficiency, challenge and engagement ring. Of course, every language has areas in which it needs, for practical purposes, to be more expressive than others.	PRACTICE
B14	The Eskimos have fifty words for types of snow, though there is no word for just plain snow. Naturally, African languages have no native word for snow.	NATURAL
B15	Nowadays, globalization influences thedevelopment of languages.	DEVELOP
B16	Some native words disappear, giving way to international terms.	APPEAR

Тест №21 по ЕГЭ. Английский язык

Entertaining guests

B11	The most usual way to entertain friends at home is to invite them for a meal, either in the evening or at lunch-time on a Sunday. When guests are invited for a meal, they often sit and chat while they have a drink before the meal, and coffee is usually served afterwards.	USUAL
B12	Several close friends are sometimes invited at once to make a small party to celebrate a birthday, a child’s coming of age or some special achievement/achievements.	ACHIEVE
B13	These parties are almost always informal, there is no dress code and in summer, when the weather is fine, people may hold a barbecue in the garden.	FORMAL
B14	Formal occasions, official receptions for foreign visitors, when written invitations are sent, rarely take place in people’s homes, although they did in the past.	INVITE
B15	The host often provides various kinds of entertainment, or at least entertains guests with interesting stories and merry jokes.	VARY
B16	The tasty meal is often followed by party games or dances which are intended to amuse or interest people in a way that gives them pleasure and make them enjoy the party.	TASTE

Установите соответствие тем A—G текстам 1-6. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании одна тема лишняя. TEST 08(part 1)

A.   SLOW SUCCESS 3

B.   FILM MUSICIAN 5

C.   LONG HISTORY 1

D.   SEA SOUNDS  6

E.   GREAT CHANGES 2

F.   WONDERFUL PLAYER

G.   LIVE PERFORMANCES 4

1. While the electric guitar was invented quite recently (in 1931, by Adolf Rickenbacker), the guitar itself has been around in various forms for an incredibly long time. Musical instruments remarkably similar to the guitar have been played for at least the last five thousand years. The instrument which million of teenagers today dream of playing in a rock band started its life in Persia (now called Iran), in Central Asia.
Гитара является очень древним инструментом. LONG HISTORY

2. Humans have only been able to record sounds to listen to later since the middle of the 1800s. Since then, however, technology has developed at an enormous speed. Records, cassettes and CDs have all allowed people to listen to recorded music in their own home. These days, more and more music is becoming ‘digital’. We can save pieces of music as files on our computer, and can carry thousands of songs around on personal MP3 players.
Быстрое развитие звукозаписи. GREAT CHANGES

3. Everyone knows that the British group The Beatles was the most successful pop group of all time. In the early 1960s, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr changed popular music forever. Things weren’t easy for the band at the beginning, though. Lennon and McCartney started making music together in 1957. By 1962, almost every single record company in Britain had rejected them, saying they would never achieve anything. Finally, one record company decided to take a risk with them. By 1964, they were the most popular band in the world.
Успех Битлз. SLOW SUCCESS

4. Before pop groups and singers go on tour, they have to make a decision regarding their music. They probably want to play the songs from their latest album in their concerts, but the question is: should the songs sound as similar as possible to the sound created on the album, or should the audience hear a new version of the song? Madonna, for example, is always keen to sing her songs in a different way at concerts. Other singers choose to sing their songs as they sang them on the album.
Решение, которое должен принять музыкант перед турне. LIVE PERFORMANCES

5. Jerry Goldsmith spent much of his career writing the music for Hollywood movies. From the early 1950s until 2003, Goldsmith wrote the soundtracks for several hundred hit movies, including the Star Trek and Rambo series of films. He often worked on as many as six major movies in one year. If that wasn’t enough, he also found the time to come up with the theme tunes for a large number of American TV and radio shows.
Jerry Goldsmith известный композитор для популярных фильмов и программ. FILM MUSICIAN

6. Dolphins and whales can hear much better than humans can. They can also hear much better than they can see. This does not cause them many problems, however, as sound travels through water much better than light does. They often use sounds to locate things such as rocks and food. Male humpback whales make noises that sound like they’re singing. One whale can hear another whale’s ‘song’ hundreds of miles away.
Дельфины и киты используют звук для ориентации в пространстве. SEA SOUNDS

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