Английский язык. Проверь себя. Итоговые тесты повышенной сложности. Пособие для подготовки к централизованному тестированию
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АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК
ПРОВЕРЬ СЕБЯ: ИТОГОВЫЕ ТЕСТЫ ПОВЫШЕННОЙ СЛОЖНОСТИ
Пособие для подготовки к централизованному тестированию
Минск «ТетраСистемс»
УДК 811.161.1(075.3) ББК 81.2Англ-922
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А вто р ы: старший преподаватель М. Е. Маслова; кандидат педагогических наук, доцент, заведующий кафедрой Ю. В. Маслов; преподаватель Т. А. Селезнева (кафедра профессиональной иноязычной подготовки Барановичского государственного университета)
Рецензент кандидат филологических наук, доцент, проректор по научной работе Барановичского государственного университета А. В. Никишова
Маслова, М. Е.
М31 Английский язык. Проверь себя: итоговые тесты повышенной сложности : пособие для подгот. к централиз. тестированию / М. Е. Маслова, Ю. В. Маслов, Т. А. Селезнева. – Минск : ТетраСистемс, 2011. – 176 с.
ISBN 978-985-536-194-8.
Пособие содержит оригинальные тестовые задания, разработанные в формате централизованного тестирования. Введенные в текст материалы отражают нововведения в проведении вступительных испытаний. Предлагаемый материал обеспечивает возможность комплексного повторения грамматического материала, изученного в курсе средней школы, и интенсивной тренировки навыков решения тестов.
Предназначено для абитуриентов, а также учащихся старших классов общеобразовательных школ, гимназий и лицеев.
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АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК Проверь себя: итоговые тесты повышенной сложности
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ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ
Подготовка к централизованному тестированию – одна из важных сторон обучения иностранному языку в средней школе. Данное пособие предназначено для того, чтобы помочь учащимся организовать такую подготовку более эффективно и успешно пройти централизованное тестирование по английскому языку.
Пособиесодержит20 оригинальныхтестоводинаковогоуровня сложности. Тесты полностью соответствуют действующему формату централизованного тестирования.
Впособииданатематическаяорганизациятестовогоматериала. Все тесты носят оригинальные заглавия (Family, Friends and Fun, A Teacher’s Work Is Never Done и др.) Все задания каждого теста касаются различных аспектов заявленной в заголовке темыпроблемы, причем специально акцентированы (выделены жирным шрифтом) продуктивные лексические единицы. На практике это означает, что каждый тест можно использовать, по меньшей мере, дважды – и как проверочно-обучающее задание, и как базу для организации общения по устной теме-проблеме. Данная особенность предлагаемых тестов особенно важна в условиях, когда все больше внимания уделяется обучению общению на изучаемом иностранном языке.
Всетекстыявляютсяметодическиаутентичнымиипредставляют собой достаточно занимательный материал для чтения. Это может служить дополнительным стимулом для повышения уровня мотивации к выполнению подобных заданий.
Посколькувсетестыидентичныпоуровнютрудности, учителю или учащемуся, работающему самостоятельно, легко проследить динамику развития умений выполнять тесты данного формата: уменьшениеколичестваошибокоттестактестуслужитнадежным показателем улучшения грамматической компетенции учащихся. Наличиеключейпозволяетуспешноорганизовыватьлюбыеформы автономного учения.
Всем учащимся, которые будут использовать данное пособие, авторы желают успешно подготовиться к весьма серьезному испытанию – централизованному тестированию по английскому языку. Мыуверены, чтоданноепособиеможетпомочьсущественно улучшить окончательный результат. Успехов!
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Test 1 FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FUN
Часть
К каждому заданию даны варианты ответов, из которых только один является верным. Выберите правильный ответ из четырех предложенных.
Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
Jane and Emily are twin sisters, separated at birth and reunited after forty years. Since meeting again after such a long time both Jane and Emily (A1) … by the number of things they have in common. For example, they both (A2) … in the media. They (A3) … never … any kind of accommodation, but each has a car. As the correspondent interviewed them, he couldn`t help noticing as he put a question to each sister in turn, the other (A4) … to know the answer before it (A5) … ; as if they knew what the other (A6) … . Why are they so similar? For once they (A7) … . Jane believes it`s all in the genes, whereas Emily (A8) … that the time they (A9) … together before being born accounts for many similarities. In general the twins phenomenon hides many mysteries that science (A10) … !
A1. |
1) have struck; |
2) were struck; |
A2. |
3) had been struck; |
4) have been struck |
1) are working; |
2) worked; |
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A3. |
3) work; |
4) have worked |
1) have owned; |
2) owned; |
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A4. |
3) are owning; |
4) will own |
1) seemed; |
2) was seemed; |
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A5. |
3) had seemed; |
4) seems |
1) was given; |
2) had given; |
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A6. |
3) had been given; |
4) gave |
1) thought; |
2) had been thinking; |
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3) would think; |
4) was thinking |
A7.1) don`t agree; |
2) didn`t agree; |
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A8. |
3) haven`t agreed; |
4) won`t agree |
1) convinces; |
2) was convinced; |
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3) has convinced; |
4) is convinced |
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A9. |
1) spent; |
2) have spent; |
A10. |
3) were spending; |
4) had spent |
1) hasn`t been discovered; |
2) didn`t discover; |
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3) hasn`t discovered; |
4) hasn`t been discovering |
Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
When I was small my family left Vietnam (A11) … the USA. My little brother and I took (A12) … the American lifestyle very quickly, but for my parents and two elder sisters it was a different story. The biggest problem for my mother was (A13) … language. She even couldn`t do (A14) … shopping without me and I was always busy at school. My father had to change his medical career (A15) … a place in a factory which was hard for him both physically and psychologically. The noise of the production line got (A16) … his nerves. My elder sisters went to (A17) … high school, where they worked hard and had extra English classes. But unlike my brother and me they never got rid (A18) … their accent. My mother still wears traditional Vietnamese clothes at home and cooks rice and noodles. I prefer (A19) … burgers and chips! I think I`m more American than Vietnamese now and I wish my parents wouldn`t look (A20) … me because of this!
A11. |
1) to; |
2) at; |
3) for; |
4) in. |
A12. |
1) to; |
2) after; |
3) into; |
4) about. |
A13. |
1) –; |
2) a; |
3) an; |
4) the. |
A14. |
1) –; |
2) a; |
3) an; |
4) the. |
A15. |
1) to; |
2) for; |
3) with; |
4) without. |
A16. |
1) onto; |
2) in; |
3) on; |
4) at. |
A17. |
1) –; |
2) a; |
3) an; |
4) the. |
A18. |
1) off; |
2) about; |
3) away; |
4) of. |
A19. |
1) –; |
2) a; |
3) an; |
4) the. |
A20. |
1) down on; |
2) up to; |
3) up on; |
4) down to. |
Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
A21. When I was little, my parents used to take me to a park with lots of …
1) merries-go-round; |
3) merries-go-rounds; |
2) merry-go-rounds; |
4) merry-go-round’s. |
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A22. Coming home early after a party is not in the habit of young people, … is no surprise at all.
1) so that; |
3) what; |
2) which; |
4) that. |
Укажите номер подчеркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.
A23. The older one grows the most one appreciates parents’ advice.
A24. It’s better for parents to tell the truth instead of pretending to know
1 |
2 |
how to do things when they are not capable to do them at all. |
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3 |
4 |
A25. Simon asked some friends of him to help him move house yet
1 2 3
none agreed. 4
A26. Lauren had been sulking as she hadn’t been invited to Ralph’s party.
1 2 3 4
Прочитайте текст, выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Укажите выбранный вариант.
The best summer holiday I (A27) … remember was when I was ten and went to stay with my grandparents for a few weeks. At that time they were living in the country. So I (A28) … go for long walks through the woods. I (A29) … to climb trees and ran around with their dog. I (A30) … go near the lake by myself but my grandfather sometimes took me fishing. When I had to go back to town, I couldn’t (A31) … feeling rather sad. The only thing that (A32) … me up was the knowledge that
summer would come again. |
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A27. |
1) can; |
2) may; |
3) might; |
4) will. |
A28. |
1) could; |
2) used; |
3) had; |
4) tried. |
A29. |
1) could; |
2) was able; |
3) should; |
4) was. |
A30. |
1) can’t; |
2) mayn’t; |
3) wasn’t allowed to; 4) mustn’t. |
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A31. |
1) be; |
2) help; |
3) but; |
4) not. |
A32. |
1) comforted; |
2) soothed; |
3) cheered; |
4) brightened. |
Выберитеответную реплику, подходящуюпосмыслукпредложенной реплике-стимулу. Укажите выбранный вариант.
A33. They say children must be seen but not heard.
1)I couldn’t agree more. 3) I think that’s okay.
2)Really? Mustn’t they? 4) Well, never mind.
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Выберите реплику-стимул, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной ответной реплике. Укажите выбранный вариант.
A34. About once a month.
1)How about a weekend trip?
2)Listen, can’t you go there?
3)When did you see her last?
4)How often do you see your parents?
Прочитайте вопрос. Выберите один из вариантов ответа. Укажите выбранный вариант.
A35. Christopher Robin is a popular character created by one British author. What is his name?
1) Alan A. Milne. 3) Rudyard Kipling.
2) Robert L. Stevenson. 4) Pamela Travers.
Прочитайте текст и выберите вариант ответа, соответствующий содержанию прочитанного текста. Укажите выбранный вариант.
I. Dreading getting old? Think it’ll be a time of melancholy and solitude and existential terror? Guess what: Odds are you’ll be happier in your senior years than at any other point in your life. And the odds are equally good that you were a whole lot less happy when you were younger than you think you were.
II. Those counterintuitive conclusions are the findings of a new study published in the improbably named Journal of Happiness Studies, reporting on work carried out the University of Michigan Medical School. Researchers assembled a sample group of 540 adults, all of whom were either between 21 and 40 or over 60. The subjects responded to a series of questions asking them to rate on a scale of one to ten their own happiness, how happy they thought they’d be when they were old (or, for the over-60 group, remembered being when they were young) and how they think they compared to other people in their age group.
III. Surprisingly, the folks in the older group scored significantly higher in the current happiness category than the younger group. Despite this, the older people believed they’d been happier when they were young – and the younger group guessed most people would be less happy when they were old. Almost all of the individuals concluded that the rules didn’t entirely apply to them, believing that they were generally happier than their contemporaries and would remain that way when they were older.
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IV. The researchers were not terribly surprised that most people consider themselves above average in happiness. This is a bias that turns up repeatedly in such areas as intelligence and driving ability. Of course, it’s mathematically impossible for everyone to be above average, since that would simply set the statistical midline higher. The rest of the findings were more surprising, though. The researchers believe that the reason for greater late-life contentment is not necessarily improved circumstances. Old folks, after all, are often struggling with illness, widowhood or getting by on a pension or a fixed income. Rather, a lifetime of experiences has simply taught them to manage problems with greater aplomb — likely more than they probably expected they’d acquire.
V. The investigators are returning for closer studies of the people in the 40 to 60 age group, but already see important implications for their work. Learn to see your late years as more than just the departure lounge to the hereafter and you’re more likely to save money and maintain your health insurance, as well as avoiding life-shortening habits like smoking or poor diet.
A36. Which of the following would make a suitable title for the article?
1)Getting Old Is Not That Scary.
2)Early Life Versus Later Life.
3)Growing Old Means Less Happiness.
A37. The results of the research showed that
1)older people think they are not as happy as before.
2)young people think they will be happier later.
3)older people think they are happier than before.
A38. The results were called “surprising” because the researchers didn’t expect
1)any active participation from younger people.
2)such levels of satisfaction from older people.
3)lifetime experiences to teach anything at all.
A39. The results imply that it makes sense to
1)learn to live in the present only.
2)view old age as a satisfying experience.
3)try to stay young as long as you can.
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Определите, в каком значении слово употреблено в тексте. Укажите выбранный вариант.
A40. entirely (III)
1)absolutely;
2)wholly;
3)entertainingly.
A41. aplomb (IV)
1)confidence;
2)uncertainty;
3)intelligence.
Выберите правильный вариант перевода в соответствии с содержанием текста. Укажите выбранный вариант.
A42. The investigators are returning for closer studies of the people in the 40 to 60 age group… (V)
1)Исследователи планируют вернуться к более детальному изучению людей в возрасте от 40 до 60 лет…
2)Исследователи возвращаются для более тесного обучения людей в возрасте от 40 до 60 лет…
3)Исследователи планируют провести более закрытые опросы людей в возрасте от 40 до 60 лет…
Прочитайте текст. Подберите заголовок к каждому абзацу в соответствии с его содержанием.
(A43) … It’s not that I’m going to interfere or change somebody’s daily routine, but, you know, sometimes change is what one needs. I think I’ve got a lot to give to another family. Fresh ideas, lots of energy.
(A44) …How do I spend my days? I get the breakfast ready for everyone, because Manny has to be out of the house early, and we, the girls and I, have a look at the papers if they’re there on time, otherwise we listen to the Today programme, because it’s important for them to be informed, I don’t want them growing up in some middle-class bubble. And sometimes they do a bit of violin before we leave the house, if they’ve got a lesson that day.
(A45) …Next it’s the school run, that’s nearly an hour by the time you’ve parked up, and probably some one will want to discuss the РТА with me or something, a cake sale or second-hand uniform. Two mornings a week I do a stint at the hospice shop and the days I’m not doing
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that, I’m either being a taxi for Age Concern or catching up on housework.
(A46) …In the afternoons I’ll often have a drive out to the farm shop to pick up supplies. A lot of people don’t realize how much time it takes to source and prepare good-quality food. I’m not fanatical about it but I do try to see that we eat organic where we can.
(A47) …The girls come home and I give them a little gouter to see them through till dinner. It’s what they do in France, my husband’s half French. And the girls go and get their homework out of the way and I write any letters I need to. We all gather round the big table together, it’s very Jane Austen. When Manny comes in we sit down to eat and have a lovely chat about the sort of days we’ve all had. The girls always clear away and load the dishwasher, they’re very good. Then it’s TV time, and we all slob on the sofa together and the girls get to choose a programme they want to watch, even if it’s tosh. We chase them off to bed about ten, and Manny and I have some catch-up time on our own.
(A48) …I think my husband and I work because we’ve got the same world view. The same interests, the same aspirations, more or less. I see another family experience as an opportunity to explore my marriage, my family, to understand the balance of power, the way different components, people, work together. It’ll also give me an insight into myself as an individual. Which can only be a good thing, no?
Подберите заголовки A43–A45 из предложенных (1–4). Один заголовок является лишним.
1)One Parent’s Social Activities.
2)Catching Up On Housework.
3)A New Hand.
4)One’s Morning Routine.
Подберите заголовки A46–A48 из предложенных (1–4). Один заголовок является лишним.
1)In a Family Circle.
2)Working On the Family Menu.
3)An Insight Into a Family Essence.
4)An Everyday Concern.
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