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| Школьный тур ВОШ по английскому языку |
| Назад к списку блоков |
| 11 класс. Блок № 2 |
| 45 минут на выполнение блока. Из них 45 минут на ввод ответов |
| Задание № 1 |
READING Time: 20 minutes Read the text and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C or D. It is a well-known fact that migrant birds need to accumulate sufficient fuel, in the form of fat, before undertaking long, demanding flights. Research by ornithologists at the International Center for Migratory Bird Research suggests that, for at least one species, overweight birds have a surprising advantage over their skinnier flock mates: speed in completing the trip. The researchers investigated the garden warbler, a small bird that migrates annually from central and southern Africa to its breeding grounds in Europe. The birds face the challenge of passing a huge ecological barrier, the Sahara Desert. The arduous journey requires them to expend large amounts of energy, which is obtained from stored fat reserves. The birds stop frequently along their route to eat and replenish their fat stores, a time-consuming process. The fatter birds are apparently able to fly farther between refueling sessions, and thus arrive at their breeding grounds significantly earlier. Because there is ordinarily fierce competition for choice breeding sites, arriving early affords a distinct advantage. To help quantify this advantage, ornithologists outfitted two dozen chubby birds and two dozen svelte birds with radio transmitters that tracked the birds’ locations. The birds had all landed on the Italian island of Ventotene on a particular morning. Twenty-two of the plump birds left the island that same night, but all the lean birds remained, averaging an additional 40 hours. All the thinner birds eventually arrived at the breeding site, but some were nearly two weeks behind the last of the heavy birds. Most ornithologists have assumed that migration times are chiefly affected by wind and weather conditions. This latest research adds a new variable to the equation. |
| Вопрос № 1 1 балла(ов) |
| According to the passage, what is an advantage enjoyed by heavy garden warblers? |
| A. Better breeding sites Это правильный ответ |
| B. Faster flying speeds |
| C. More choices of mates |
| D. Increased protection against cold |
| Вопрос № 2 1 балла(ов) |
| What is implied about the garden warbler migration? |
| A. It has been affected by human activities. |
| B. It is physically challenging for the birds. Это правильный ответ |
| C. It is not well understood by ornithologists. |
| D. It is among the world’s largest bird migrations. |
| Вопрос № 3 1 балла(ов) |
| What did the two groups of birds have in common? |
| A. They flew at the same speed. |
| B. They ate the same kinds and amounts of food. |
| C. They arrived at the same place on the same day. Это правильный ответ |
| D. They began their migration from the same location. |
| Вопрос № 4 1 балла(ов) |
| What did the researchers find? |
| A. Thinner birds laid fewer eggs. |
| B. The thinner birds had made fewer migrations. |
| C. Heavier birds completed the migration quicker. Это правильный ответ |
| D. The offspring of heavier birds matured more quickly. |
| Вопрос № 5 1 балла(ов) |
| What is the new variable referred to in the last sentence? |
| A. Weather conditions Это правильный ответ |
| B. Breeding sites |
| C. Wind speed |
| C. Wind speed |
| Задание № 2 |
USE OF ENGLISH Time: 25 minutes Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Choose the answer A, B, C or D. Persistent stories from around the world, from antiquity to the present, describe behavioral changes in various animals in the days and hours before an earthquake, suggesting that some animals may be able to sense impending temblors. Research testing animals’ ability to predict earthquakes has been (1). Recently, (2), scientists were able to document the behaviors of a group of toads before, during, and after an earthquake. Researchers were studying the breeding habits of a particular group of toads, when, abruptly, 96 percent of the males simply (3) for a five-day period. A significant earthquake and several aftershocks (4) on the fifth day after the departure. Six days after the last aftershock, the males returned and resumed mating, as if (5) had happened. It turns out that (6) to the earthquake, there had been (7) changes in the Earth’s magnetic field, and an increase in the amount of radon gas in the groundwater. (8), there were unusual electrical disturbances in the upper atmosphere. The researchers (9) that the toads are sensitive to some or (10) of these physical changes, and react by relocating to safer areas for protection. Perhaps someday data from toad populations will be used to improve earthquake forecasting. |
| Вопрос № 1 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the right answer for (1) |
| a. available |
| b. undertaken |
| c. scarce Это правильный ответ |
| d. permitted |
| Вопрос № 2 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the right answer for (2) |
| a. yet |
| b. however Это правильный ответ |
| c. unfortunately |
| d. lately |
| Вопрос № 3 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the right answer for (3) |
| a. disappeared Это правильный ответ |
| b. abandoned |
| c. did |
| d. stopped |
| Вопрос № 4 1 балла(ов) |
Choose the right answer for (4) |
| a. later |
| b. went |
| c. occurred Это правильный ответ |
| d. formed |
| Вопрос № 5 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the right answer for (5) |
| a. whatever |
| b. earthquake |
| c. nothing Это правильный ответ |
| d. it |
| Вопрос № 6 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the right answer for (6) |
| a. before |
| b. prior Это правильный ответ |
| c. early |
| d. ahead |
| Вопрос № 7 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the right answer for (7) |
| a. improved |
| b. made |
| c. studied |
| d. subtle Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 8 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the right answer for (8) |
| a. Always |
| b. Additionally Это правильный ответ |
| c. Especially |
| d. Frequently |
| Вопрос № 9 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the right answer for (9) |
| a. investigate |
| b. discover |
| c. find |
| d. surmise Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 10 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the right answer for (10) |
| a. another |
| b. all Это правильный ответ |
| c. more |
| d. other |
| Задание № 3 |
Choose the right modal verb |
| Вопрос № 1 1 балла(ов) |
| Already as a child Mozart ____ play the piano beautifully. |
| A. could Это правильный ответ |
| B. should |
| C. would |
| Вопрос № 2 1 балла(ов) |
| Which sign are you more likely to see at an airport: Bags ____ not be left unattended. |
| A. can |
| B. must Это правильный ответ |
| C. may |
| Вопрос № 3 1 балла(ов) |
| I really _____ try to get fit. |
| A. may |
| B. must Это правильный ответ |
| C. would |
| Вопрос № 4 1 балла(ов) |
| ______take a photograph of you? |
| A. Am I allowed to |
| B. May I Это правильный ответ |
| C. Ought I |
| Вопрос № 5 1 балла(ов) |
| Students _____ borrow up to 6 books at any time. |
| A. are allowed to Это правильный ответ |
| B. could |
| C. could have |
| Вопрос № 6 1 балла(ов) |
| Whose is this bag? - I don’t know, but it _____ belong to Yuta. |
| A. could |
| B. may Это правильный ответ |
| C. should |
| Вопрос № 7 1 балла(ов) |
| _____ I go to the bathroom, please? |
| A. May Это правильный ответ |
| B. Must |
| C. Would |
| Вопрос № 8 1 балла(ов) |
| His excuse _____ be true, but I don’t believe. |
| A. can |
| B. may Это правильный ответ |
| C. must |
| Вопрос № 9 1 балла(ов) |
| It’s very important to _____ speak more than one language. |
| A. can |
| B. be able to Это правильный ответ |
| C. have to |
| Вопрос № 10 1 балла(ов) |
| I don’t like _____ get up early on a Sunday. |
| A. being able to |
| B. being allowed to |
| C. having to Это правильный ответ |
| Задание № 4 |
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D |
| Вопрос № 1 1 балла(ов) |
| Which Shakespearian character has three daughters called Regan, Goneril and Cordelia? |
| A. King Lear Это правильный ответ |
| B. Macbeth |
| C. Othello |
| D. Titus Andronicus |
| Вопрос № 2 1 балла(ов) |
| Hamlet is a prince of which country? |
| A. Denmark Это правильный ответ |
| B. Finland |
| C. Norway |
| D. Sweden |
| Вопрос № 3 1 балла(ов) |
| In Romeo and Juliet, what is Romeo's surname? |
| A. Montague Это правильный ответ |
| B. Montgomery |
| C. Montmorency |
| D. Montpelier |
| Вопрос № 4 1 балла(ов) |
| In which English county is Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon? |
| A. Gloucestershire |
| B. Oxfordshire |
| C. Warwickshire Это правильный ответ |
| D. Wiltshire |
| Вопрос № 5 1 балла(ов) |
| What is the name of the weaver in A Midsummer Night's Dream? |
| A. Nick Bates |
| B. Nick Bones |
| C. Nick Bottom Это правильный ответ |
| D. Nick Butt |
| Вопрос № 6 1 балла(ов) |
| Queen Elinor is the mother of which title character? |
| A. King John Это правильный ответ |
| B. Hamlet |
| C. Henry V |
| D. Richard II |
| Вопрос № 7 1 балла(ов) |
| Which battle is depicted in the play Richard III? |
| A. Agincourt |
| B. Bosworth Field Это правильный ответ |
| C. Crecy |
| D. Marston Moor |
| Вопрос № 8 1 балла(ов) |
| What is the name of Prospero's deformed slave in The Tempest? |
| A. Caliban Это правильный ответ |
| B. Gonzalo |
| C. Stephano |
| D. Sycorax |
| Вопрос № 9 1 балла(ов) |
| Titus Andronicus is a Roman general just returned from a ten-year campaign against whom? |
| A. The Gauls |
| B. The Goths Это правильный ответ |
| C. The Huns |
| D. The Vandals |
| Вопрос № 10 1 балла(ов) |
| In The Taming Of The Shrew what is Christopher Sly’s profession? |
| A. Baker |
| B. Brewer |
| C. Tailor |
| D. Tinker Это правильный ответ |