Вариант №4

TEXT 1

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand is an independent state. It is situated to the south-east of Australia. Nearly three and a half million people live in the country. The capital in New Zealand is Wellington.

The climate of New Zealand is moist. New Zealand is rich in minerals. There are some main industries in the country, for example, iron and steel industry. The country has gas and petroleum.

New Zealand has heavy industry. There are many plants in the country. Paper and rubber industries are developed too.

There are many mountains in New Zealand. The highest is Mount Cook.

There are many rivers and lakes in the country. The most important rivers are the Waikato and the Wairu.

New Zealand is a self-governing state. The Parliament consists of one House only, the House of Representatives. The Prime Minister is the head of the government.

There are some political parties in New Zealand. They are: the Labour Party, the National Party, the Party of Socialist Unity and others.

I. Переведите письменно текст 1 контрольной работы №2 на русский язык. При переводе пользуйтесь англо-русским словарем.

II. Выпишите из текста прилагательные в превосходной степени.

III. Перепишите и переведите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения прилагательных.

1. London, the largest city in Europe, dominates Britain.

2. It’s better to live in the countryside than in town.

3. The more expensive the ticket, the more comfortable the seats in the train.

IV. Перепишите и переведите следующие предложения. Подчеркните сказуемое и определите видовременную форму глаголов. Сделайте 1 предложение отрицательным, а 2 и 3 – вопросительными.

1. This technical school trains specialists for railway transport.

2. There were few railways at the end of the 19 century in Russia.

3. Next month an expedition will leave for the Far East.

V. Напишите следующие числительные и даты словами.

11, 275, 3690, 4-й, 43-й, 95-й, 12 декабря 1997, 21 августа 2004

VI. Перепишите и переведите следующие предложения. Подчеркните модальные глаголы.

1. The Oktyabrskaya railway has to increase the speed of its trains.

2. The rails by themselves cannot support the weight of the trains.

3. They must improve the experiment conditions in their laboratory.

VII. Переведите письменно текст 2 контрольной работы №2 на русский язык. При переводе пользуйтесь англо-русским словарем.

TEXT 2

British Railways (BR) gave pressmen their first information of the experimental Advanced Passenger Train (APT). It is a four-car train with two aerodynamically power-driven cars which are fitted with four 300 h.p. gas turbine engines and two similar lightweight passenger cars.

Work on the APT project began some years ago. Its designers predict that with a new rail vehicle suspension system developed at BR’s laboratory at Derby the train will give the fastest, quickest and smoothest ride in the world over existing track at speeds of up to 250 km/h.

After extensive laboratory testing, the experimental train emerged for a programme of running trials on a 21km test track near Melton Mowbray.

There is already strong interest from abroad in the APT concept. Some countries have discussed with BR the possibility of putting the APT to work over the proposed new high-speed railway lines, which are being constructed.