Тесты по английскому языку. Заключительный этап подготовки к централизованному тестированию и экзамену
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ТЕСТЫ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ
Заключительный этап подготовки к централизованному тестированию и экзамену
2-е издание
Минск «ТетраСистемс»
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УДК 811.161.1(075.3) ББК 81.2Англ-922
М31
Авторы:
старшийпреподавательМ. Е. Маслова; кандидатпедагогических наук, доцент, заведующийкафедройЮ. В. Маслов; преподавательИ. Г. Цеханович (кафедрапрофессиональной иноязычнойподготовки
Барановичскогогосударственногоуниверситета)
Рецензенты:
кандидат филологических наук, доцент, проректор по научной работе Барановичского государственного университета А. В. Никишова; методист отдела общеобразовательных дисциплин Витебского областного института развития образования Л. Ф. Зубенко
Маслова, М. Е.
М31 Тесты по английскому языку : заключительный этап подготовки к централизованному тестированию и экзамену / М. Е. Маслова, Ю. В. Маслов, И. Г. Цеханович. – 2-еизд. – Минск: ТетраСистемс, 2010. – 176 с.
ISBN 978-985-536-034-7.
Пособие содержит 20 оригинальных тестов, разработанных в формате централизованного тестирования. Тренировочные задания обеспечивают возможность систематизировать грамматический материал, изученный за курс средней школы, а также усовершенствовать навыки работы с тестовыми заданиями. Самостоятельная работа с материалом пособия позволяет развивать умения самоконтроля.
Адресуется поступающим в вузы, а также учащимся старших классов общеобразовательных школ, гимназий и лицеев.
УДК 811.161.1(075.3) ББК 81.2Англ-922
ISBN 978-985-536-034-7 © Маслова М. Е., Маслов Ю. В., Цеханович И. Г., 2009 © Оформление. НТООО «ТетраСистемс», 2010
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ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ
Цель данного пособия – подготовка учащихся выпускных классов общеобразовательных школ к централизованному тестированию по английскому языку.
Представленные в пособии тестовые задания разработаны с учетом тех изменений, которые имели место в формате тестирования 2008 года. Это касается, прежде всего, заданий на базе текстов. В частности, авторамипредлагаютсяновые– идостаточнотрудные! – виды заданий по проверке умений зрелого чтения (А43–А48). То же самое можно сказать о заданиях второй части тестов (B1–B6), которые традиционно вызывают затруднения у значительной части выпускников школ. В данном пособии эти задания разработаны на несколько более высоком уровне трудности, что позволяет школьникам готовиться к централизованному тестированию в условиях, «приближенных к боевым».
Все тестовые задания содержат аутентичный языковой материал, что позволяет использовать их как эффективное средство совершенствования коммуникативной компетенции учащихся. Как и в предшествующих пособиях, разработанных авторским коллективом, все представленные тесты являются тематическими. Выделенные жирным шрифтом лексические единицы представляют собой тематический словарь по конкретной теме-проблеме, заявленной в заголовке теста. Поэтому материал тестов можно использовать также как опору для самостоятельного устного речевого высказывания.
Наличие ключей позволяет использовать пособие в режиме самоконтроля, а все возникающие вопросы решать в классе с помощью учителя. В то же время, предлагаемый материал может быть успешно использован в классе для промежуточного и итогового контроля, а также для организации повторения изученных грамматических явлений и лингво-страноведческих реалий. Поскольку все 20 тестов практически идентичны по уровню трудности, улучшение результатов от одного теста к другому может означать несомненный прогресс.
Хочется пожелать пользователям данного пособия – учащимся старших классов школ – успехов в выполнении предложенных нами тестов. Это будет хорошей тренировкой перед выполнением заданий централизованного тестирования 2009 года!
Авторский коллектив
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5 Test 1
TEENAGE YEARS: TROUBLED TIME
Часть А
Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
What would you do if you discovered more than 3,000 pounds in used banknotes in (A1) … unlocked night safe? That was what two British teenagers came (A2) … when they were hanging (A3) … outside a bank on (A4) … Saturday evening with nothing much to do. As a joke one of them pulled the handle of the safe and it opened. They couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw (A5) … money inside. They grabbed their unexpected find and made (A6) … . Unfortunately for them, the theft was being recorded by security cameras. The money was reported missing the following Monday and the teenagers were arrested for the crime (A7) … the week. It was not a major crime, of course, but they both ended (A8) … with criminal records. They also had to pay a fine and apologize to the bank.
A1. |
1) a; |
2) the; |
3) an; |
4) – . |
А2. |
1) into; |
2) about; |
3) up to; |
4) across. |
А3. |
1) around; |
2) in; |
3) over; |
4) about. |
А4. |
1) – ; |
2) an; |
3) a; |
4) the. |
А5. |
1) a; |
2) an; |
3) the; |
4) – . |
А6. |
1) off; |
2) up; |
3) away; |
4) for. |
А7. |
1) in; |
2) during; |
3) on; |
4) within. |
А8. |
1) – ; |
2) in; |
3) up; |
4) down. |
Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
An amazing number of teenagers (A9) … to set up successful Internet businesses. Take John Davidson, for example. He could surf the net by the time he was six, and by the age of eight he (A10) … to design web pages of his own. It (A11) … not long before he was able to persuade the bank to lend him enough money to start up his own business. He left school at sixteen and his first business, «Webmasters», was soon up and running. Another teenager, Jack Leicester, very quickly realized that he (A12) … to make money doing what he enjoyed: playing computer games. He man-
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aged to sell five games he (A13) … to a famous software company. Now he (A14) … up to 1,000 pounds a week by selling his programs. Mary Fisher, an enterprising 18-year-old from Liverpool, was also able to break into the dotcom world. Although she (A15) … she can’t understand why she (A16) … so successful, her parents certainly can. Her father says, «Mary (A17) … to prove she could start a business when she was just fourteen, and through hard work my daughter (A18) … to do just that.»
A9. |
1) managed; |
2) are managing; |
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3) will manage; |
4) have managed. |
А10. |
1) had learnt; |
2) had been learnt; |
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3) has learnt; |
4) learnt. |
А11. |
1) has been; |
2) would be; |
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3) was; |
4) had been. |
А12. |
1) had been able; |
2) was able; |
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3) would be able; |
4) would have been able. |
А13. |
1) developed; |
2) had developed; |
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3) was developing; |
4) has developed. |
А14. |
1) is earning; |
2) will earn; |
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3) has been earning; |
4) earns. |
А15. |
1) has said; |
2) said; |
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3) says; |
4) is saying. |
А16. |
1) is; |
2) was; |
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3) was being; |
4) has been. |
А17. |
1) was determined; |
2) determined; |
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3) would be determined; |
4) had been determined. |
А18. |
1) had managed; |
2) has managed; |
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3) managed; |
4) would manage. |
Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
А19. If I … you, I … at your children. Teenage time is the period of agreement not domination.
1)was, never yelled;
2)were, would never yell;
3)am, will never yell;
4)had been, would have never yelled.
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А20. Most teenagers resent … around by adults.
1) to be bossed; |
2) to boss; |
3) being bossed; |
4) bossing. |
А21. Margaret felt as if she were in a fairy-tale. She had never been to … a magic party …that one. And what’s more, it was her school-leaving
party! |
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1) as…as; |
2) so…as; |
3) such…as; |
4) such…than. |
А22. … teenager at the age of 16 must be registered in the military
enlistment office. |
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1) each; |
2) every; |
3) all; |
4) no. |
А23. Adolescence is the time when a person is at … and it’s up to grown-ups to help them choose the right way in life.
1) the crossroads; |
2) a crossroad; |
3) crossroad’s; |
4) a crossroads. |
А24. «You are … greedy … angry!» shouted Mike when his mother refused to give him pocket money, which, she knew, would be spent on
computer games. |
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1) either … or; |
2) neither … nor; |
3) both … and; |
4) as … as. |
Укажите номер подчёркнутого фрагмента, в котором допущена ошибка.
А25. Grown-ups should not forget (1) that developing into (2) an adult (3) can be a painless (4) and traumatic experience for most teenagers.
А26. Teenagers are frequently (1) misunderstood and misjudged what (2) explains (3) why they often feel discouraged about school (4).
Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
Most teachers will readily give you (A27) … of teenage unruly behaviour, but few will sit down and try to find explanation for it. Disagreeing with the teacher is a good (A28) … to learn and understand school subjects and we shouldn’t disapprove of it. Another (A29) … complaint is that students at this age seem hard to motivate. However, lack of motivation is not (A30) … the result of ineffective teaching methods. Teenagers are (A31) … their minds fast at this stage of their lives and need something much more stimulating, than just memorizing facts and figures.
A27. 1) samples; |
2) models; |
3) patterns; |
4) examples. |
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А28. |
1) method; |
2) way; |
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3) road; |
4) path. |
А29. |
1) usual; |
2) ordinary; |
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3) typical; |
4) commonplace. |
А30. |
1) often; |
2) sometimes; |
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3) seldom; |
4) always. |
А31. |
1) developing; |
2) upgrading; |
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3) updating; |
4) fixing. |
A32. Определите ряд, в котором не все слова относятся к теме.
1)teenager, adolescent, youngster, juvenile;
2)mature, adult, grown-up, minor;
3)child, infant, baby, toddler.
А33. Выберите ответную реплику, подходящую по смыслу к предложенной реплике-стимулу.
My parents always try to respect my viewpoint.
1)Don’t they?
2)Lucky you!
3)How do you know it?
4)That’s funny!
A34. Выберите реплику-стимул, подходящую к предложенной ответной реплике.
Can’t you really? That’s a shame.
1)I can always come to terms with my Mum and Dad.
2)I quarreled with my folks again.
3)My Dad’s so pushy. I can’t feel at ease with him.
4)My Mom is very understanding, but I never get on with my Dad.
A35. Прочитайте вопрос. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
How is the period of life between 13 and 19 normally called?
1) young adulthood; |
2) teens; |
3) youth; |
4) adolescence. |
Прочитайте текст и выберите вариант ответа, соответствующий содержанию прочитанного текста.
I. All over the country young people are entering a world of homelessness and poverty, according to a recent report by the housing group, Shelter. Nearly 150,000 young people aged between sixteen and twenty-five will become homeless this year, says Shelter. Some of the young homeless may sleep out in the open in such places as ‘cardboard city’ in London, where people of all ages sleep in the open air in their only homes – card-
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board boxes. Others may find accommodation in shelters run by voluntary organizations or get a place in a hostel, which gives them board for up to ten weeks.
II. But who are these people? Those seeking a roof over their heads are mostly not runaways but ‘throwaways’ – people who have been thrown out of their homes or forced to leave because of parental divorce, an unsympathetic step-parent or one of many other reasons.
III. Take the case of one sixteen-year-old schoolgirl we shall call Alice. She did not come from a poor home and had just passed her exams with good results. The Shelter team met her in an overnight hostel where she was sitting down doing her Physics homework. It turned out that her parents had thrown her out of her home for no other reason that she wanted to do Science Advanced Level exams – which her parents refused her permission to do, saying that sciences were unladylike!
IV. Shelter says that the Government’s laws do nothing to help these youngsters. Rising rents, a shortage of cheap housing and a cut in benefits for young people under the age of twenty-five are causing a national problem, according to Shelter. The recent changes in the benefit laws mean that someone aged between sixteen and twenty-five gets less than older people and they can only claim state help if they prove that they left home for a good reason.
V. Shelter believes that because of the severe cuts in benefits to young people, more and more are being forced to sleep on the streets. Shelter also points out that if you are homeless, you can’t get a job because employers will not take on someone without a permanent address; and if you can’t get a job, you are homeless because you don’t have any money to pay for accommodation. It’s an impossible situation.
А36. ‘Cardboard city’ in London is known
1)for its extraordinary architecture with houses built of cardboard;
2)as the district of the homeless who sleep in cardboard boxes;
3)as a place where people of all ages can sleep in the open air.
А37. Young homeless people are mostly
1)runaways who have left home in protest against their conservative parents;
2)those who have been made to leave their home for a host of reasons;
3)those whose parents have divorced or separated.
А38. Alice was thrown out of her home because
1)she was unladylike;
2)she was keen on Sciences;
3)she wanted to become a physician.
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А39. For a homeless person it is next to impossible to get a job as
1)one of the first requirements is a permanent address;
2)you don’t have any money to bribe your employer;
3)you don’t have proper qualifications.
Определите значение указанного слова в тексте.
А40. recent (I)
1)latest;
2)last;
3)latter.
А41. shortage (IV)
1)deficiency;
2)lack;
3)absence.
Выберите правильный вариант перевода (1, 2 или 3) в соответствии с содержанием текста.
А42. Take the case of one sixteen-year-old schoolgirl we shall call Alice. (III)
1)Возьмите, к примеру, одну шестнадцатилетнюю школьницу, которую мы будем называть Эллис.
2)Воспользуемся примером одной шестнадцатилетней школьницы, которую мы будем называть Эллис.
3)Возьмите, к примеру, единственную шестнадцатилетнюю школьницу, которую называли Эллис.
Прочитайте текст.
«The change in our daughter Jo was so gradual we didn’t really take it too seriously to begin with», admits Wendy, 42. «Being on a diet seems quite normal for a teenager. But her slimming got out of control. She changed from a well-built, happy athletic girl of 16 into a pale, irritable walking skeleton. And the more we tried to get her to eat, the more she rebelled».
«No one was allowed near her when she was eating. (A43) …She also insisted on cooking for the rest of us. But we eventually gave up trying to get her to accept food from us. (A44) … She always seemed to be on the go – cooking, clearing the table – often before the rest of us had even finished – and washing up. For a long time she refused to even believe she had a problem. (A45) … ».
«Eventually she was so weak I got her admitted into hospital with the doctor’s help. My husband and I had to literally drag her screaming into the car. That dreadful moment will stay in my mind for ever. Jo was gripped
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with fear and panic and I felt so guilty. But we were desperate. We thought that in hospital she might discover that she actually did not want to break free of her condition. (A46) … The doctor told us that the best thing we could do was to leave. At this point Jo started to sob uncontrollably. «Don’t leave me, Mummy», she begged. «Please don’t leave me».
«(A47) … They got her strength up by feeding her and then arranged for her to see the hospital psychiatrist, who recommended her for specialist help. Jo’s recovery has been slow. Living with her is like living on a knife edge where the slightest word can trigger sobbing and screaming and wild accusations. At first I just felt this terrible guilt. (A48) … I don’t think Jo will ever be free of her anorexia but she is learning to keep it under control».
Заполните пропуски A43–A45 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (1–4). Один фрагмент является лишним.
1)She’d shut herself in the kitchen and then sneak up to her bedroom which always remained locked, and strictly out of bounds.
2)During this time all we could do was watch while our daughter slowly starved herself to death.
3)Teenagers, in my opinion, usually have huge appetites.
4)Any attempt was met with screaming and hysterical fits.
Заполните пропуски А46–A48 одним из предложенных текстовых фрагментов (1–4). Один фрагмент является лишним.
1)But afterwards I felt this terrible frustration at not being able to help her.
2)I was ready to grab my daughter and run home.
3)When we got there she’d calmed down into an angry silence.
4)Turning my back on her cries and leaving her there was the hardest thing I’d ever had to do.
Часть В
Прочитайте текст. Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово из предложенных и запишите его в той форме, в которой оно должно стоять в предложении. Помните, что каждое слово может быть использовано только один раз.
ILLUSION, ACTION, WORTH, QUALIFY, ADVERTRISE, STANDARD
Like most teenagers Holly Simpson grew up with the expectations that she would leave school and get a job. But even with (B1) … from school she found it impossible to actually find a job. The girl was getting more
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