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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: 15 minutes Read the text and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C or D. A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH Neil Sanders was a prisoner. He had committed a crime while on duty as a soldier and was being taken to prison by an officer, Captain Bilham. As it happened, they were both from Scotland. However, Neil came from the Highlands, while Captain Bilham had been born in Glasgow. Nevertheless, they had agreed to forget their differences as the train journey was long and it would be easier for them both if they didn't argue. What really helped them get on well was Neil's pocket chess set. They played game after game - probably over a hundred in all - and they were both about the same level. Captain Bilham could remember openings and endings from some of the great games in the history of chess. He had a wonderful memory and liked teaching; he said that was what made him such a good officer. They started talking together, almost becoming friends. They were on a train crossing Egypt, where the British army was stationed at that period of World War II. When they got to Cairo they would never see each other again. Bilham told Neil that he was being sent there on a special mission, but he wouldn't go into details about it. Neil would be put in prison. He might even be hanged. As they talked, Captain Bilham started to feel that Neil wasn't a bad person at all - that although Neil had shot and killed a British army officer he shouldn't really be a prisoner. But the circumstances were unusual. The officer had been stupid: he had tried to force his men into a situation where they would all be killed. The officer, it seemed, had gone mad. He had even pulled out his gun and threatened to shoot his own men if they refused to approach the enemy. Neil, a sergeant, had seen very clearly that the officer was going to get them all killed. There had been a battle going on; guns had been firing all round them. Neil had shot the officer, saving the lives of the twenty men in his company but perhaps sacrificing his own. He would probably be hanged for this crime. The court might give him twenty years in prison, but Captain Bilham doubted it. This was wartime, and even though Neil's superior officer had been a complete fool, he had still been an officer. Suddenly, Captain Bilham felt ill. His face turned white and he started sweating. His hand went to his chest. Neil wondered if he might have heart problems. Captain Bilham asked him to get some white tablets out of his bag, and Neil jumped up to do so. But when he turned round with the small bottle in his hand, he saw that Captain Bilham had stopped breathing. He was half lying on his seat, his eyes still open - but he was obviously dead. Neil's first reaction was to feel sorry for him. Then he began to feel afraid. They would think he had done it! |
| Вопрос № 1 1 балла(ов) |
| What is suggested about the way people from different parts of Scotland sometimes behave towards each other |
| A) They have different ways of behaving. |
| B) They sometimes argue with each other. Это правильный ответ |
| C) They generally play chess. |
| D) They try to get on |
| Вопрос № 2 1 балла(ов) |
| Captain Bilham |
| A) liked explaining things. Это правильный ответ |
| B) used to be a teacher. |
| C) cheated when he played chess by remembering old games. |
| D) won most of the chess games they played. |
| Вопрос № 3 1 балла(ов) |
| Neil had shot an officer |
| A) who had been behaving irresponsibly. Это правильный ответ |
| B) because he hadn’t wanted to fight. |
| C) because the officer had shot at him. |
| D) because he had wanted to be an officer himself. |
| Вопрос № 4 1 балла(ов) |
| In what way had Neil perhaps sacrificed his own life? |
| A) He had risked being shot by the officer. |
| B) The other men might have shot him. |
| C) He could have been killed in the fighting. |
| D) He might now be executed. Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 5 1 балла(ов) |
| Captain Bilham thought Neil might be |
| A) given a life sentence |
| B) forgiven for the crime he had committed |
| C) awarded for bravery |
| D) sentenced to death Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 6 1 балла(ов) |
| Why did Captain Bilham's hand go to his chest? |
| A) to find his tablets |
| B) because he felt hot |
| C) to unbutton his jacket |
| D) because he felt a pain there Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 7 1 балла(ов) |
| How did Neil immediately feel when he realised that Captain Bilham was dead? |
| A) hopeful that he might escape |
| B) pity for him Это правильный ответ |
| C) worried that he would be blamed |
| D) relieved that he was dead |
| Вопрос № 8 1 балла(ов) |
| At the end of the extract, what did Neil think people would assume? |
| A) that he had killed the Captain Это правильный ответ |
| B) that the Captain had died of a heart attack |
| C) that Neil had stolen the tablets |
| D) that Neil was afraid |
| Задание № 2 |
| USE OF ENGLISH Time: 25 minutes Task 1 Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Choose the answer A, B, C or D. The 9) _____ that genetic information in animals and plants is carried by something 10)_____ DNA is now 11)______ as 12)______ knowledge. Before the 1950s, however, 13)_____ was known about DNA or how it worked. One of the 14)____ moments in science occurred in 1953 when Francis Crick and James Watson at Cambridge University discovered the structure of DNA. They said that DNA was 15)_____ to two spiral staircases going up and down at the same time. Scientists all over the world 16) _____ this ‘double helix’ model immediately. The discovery was, of course, the result of years of 17)______work, and Crick and Watson were not the only scientists who had been 18)_____ out research in an attempt to find out what DNA 19)_____like. Maurice Willis and Rosalind Franklin at King’s College, London, had also been 20)_____ on the problem. They used x-ray analysis of DNA, 21)____ Crick and Watson preferred to build models. One day, without 22)____a word to her, Wilkins showed Franklin’s results to Watson, and it was those results that helped him to discover the real structure of DNA. In 1962, Watson, Crick and Wilkins were 23)_____ the Nobel Prize for their work. Rosalind Franklin, who had died four years earlier, was not even mentioned at the ceremony. |
| Вопрос № 1 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (9). |
| A fact Это правильный ответ |
| B deed |
| C point |
| D deal |
| Вопрос № 2 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (10). |
| A called Это правильный ответ |
| B known |
| C referred |
| D described |
| Вопрос № 3 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (11). |
| A considered |
| B regarded Это правильный ответ |
| C believed |
| D thought |
| Вопрос № 4 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (12). |
| A normal |
| B usual |
| C general Это правильный ответ |
| D ordinary |
| Вопрос № 5 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (13). |
| A few |
| B hardly |
| C tiny |
| D little Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 6 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (14). |
| A greatest Это правильный ответ |
| B largest |
| C tallest |
| D broadest |
| Вопрос № 7 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (15). |
| A same |
| B similar Это правильный ответ |
| C alike |
| D resembled |
| Вопрос № 8 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (16). |
| A accepted Это правильный ответ |
| B agreed |
| C admitted |
| D allowed |
| Вопрос № 9 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (17). |
| A strong |
| B heavy |
| C hard Это правильный ответ |
| D menial |
| Вопрос № 10 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (18). |
| A making |
| B doing |
| C holding |
| D carrying Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 11 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (19). |
| A looked Это правильный ответ |
| B appeared |
| C existed |
| D compared |
| Вопрос № 12 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (20). |
| A thinking |
| B trying |
| C working Это правильный ответ |
| D seeking |
| Вопрос № 13 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (21). |
| A however |
| B whereas Это правильный ответ |
| C unlike |
| D despite |
| Вопрос № 14 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (22). |
| A telling |
| B dropping |
| C giving |
| D saying Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 15 1 балла(ов) |
| Choose the correct answer for (23). |
| A presented |
| B awarded Это правильный ответ |
| C donated |
| D celebrated |
| Задание № 3 |
| Task 2 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. |
| Вопрос № 1 1 балла(ов) |
| Let's go out and have some fun.____, it's Sunday! |
| A) After all Это правильный ответ |
| B) Before long |
| C) In general |
| D) On the other hand |
| Вопрос № 2 1 балла(ов) |
| He was _____ of breaking the door when his wife called and said that she found the key. |
| A) beside the point |
| B) off the point |
| C) on the point Это правильный ответ |
| D) to the point |
| Вопрос № 3 1 балла(ов) |
| He wants to have his own company in which he will be able to ______. |
| A) call a halt |
| B) call a spade a spade |
| C) call it a day |
| D) call the shots Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 4 1 балла(ов) |
| Mike, I have to be at the bank in fifteen minutes, and my car won't start. Can you _____, please? |
| A) give me a blank check |
| B) give me a break |
| C) give me a lift Это правильный ответ |
| D) give me five |
| Вопрос № 5 1 балла(ов) |
| You'd be _______if you get a full-time job. |
| A) above board |
| B) better off Это правильный ответ |
| C) for good |
| D) in the long run |
| Вопрос № 6 1 балла(ов) |
| I'm staying at Tony's house. Write to me _____Tony Lee, 123 Main Road, New York, N.Y. |
| A) in care of Это правильный ответ |
| B) in charge of |
| C) in place of |
| D) in terms of |
| Вопрос № 7 1 балла(ов) |
| I try to do my best at work, but my boss always _____with my work. |
| A) falls asleep |
| B) finds fault Это правильный ответ |
| C) follows suit |
| D) punches holes |
| Вопрос № 8 1 балла(ов) |
| Where have you been? Mother is _____with worry. |
| A) beside herself Это правильный ответ |
| B) in hot water |
| C) out of reach |
| D) under the weather |
| Вопрос № 9 1 балла(ов) |
| He asked his secretary to ______the chief accountant before the meeting. |
| A) get a grip on |
| B) get even with |
| C) get in touch with Это правильный ответ |
| D) get rid of |
| Вопрос № 10 1 балла(ов) |
| I don't mind their visits once in a while, but I ______at inviting them to stay with us for a week. |
| A) draw a conclusion |
| B) draw blood |
| C) draw the curtain |
| D) draw the line Это правильный ответ |
| Задание № 4 |
| Task 3 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. |
| Вопрос № 1 1 балла(ов) |
| … is famous for the general theory of relativity. |
| A. Max Planck |
| B. Albert Einstein Это правильный ответ |
| C. Nikola Tesla |
| D. Carl Sagan |
| Вопрос № 2 1 балла(ов) |
| Who designed and developed the world’s first handgun—better known as the ‘Revolver’—a hand held gun that could be fired multiple times without reloading? |
| A. Robert Fulton |
| B. Samuel Morse |
| C. Thomas Jefferson |
| D. Samuel Colt Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 3 1 балла(ов) |
| Who was both one of America’s founding fathers and reputed scientist? |
| A. Richard Feynman |
| B. John von Neumann |
| C. Thomas Edison |
| D. Benjamin Franklin Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 4 1 балла(ов) |
| … is a famous mathematician, a Nobel laureate whose life and career were portrayed in the 'Academy Award' winning film, 'A Beautiful Mind'. |
| A. Cyrus McCormick |
| B. Eli Whitney |
| C. John Nash Это правильный ответ |
| D. Herman Hollerith |
| Вопрос № 5 1 балла(ов) |
| A Serbian-American inventor, best known for his development of alternating current electrical systems, dubbed as the “the father of the radio” for his significant contributions to the development of radio was … |
| A. Nikola Tesla Это правильный ответ |
| B. Sergey Brin |
| C. Isaac Asimov |
| D. Jonas Salk |
| Вопрос № 6 1 балла(ов) |
| One of the founding fathers who is credited for many inventions including the swim fins, catheter, library chair, step ladder, lightning rod, bifocal glasses etc; however, he never patented any of them was... |
| A. Thomas Jefferson |
| B. George Washington |
| C. John Adams |
| D. Benjamin Franklin Это правильный ответ |
| Вопрос № 7 1 балла(ов) |
| The father of landmark inventions, including the phonograph, the modern light bulb, the electrical grid, and motion pictures. |
| A. Barbara McClintock |
| B. Thomas Edison Это правильный ответ |
| C. Alexander Bell |
| D. Max Planck |