Контрольная работа по английском языку за III четверть

Задания:

1. Read the article and fill in the gaps with the sentences and parts of sentences A- G. Write the letter of the missing sentence in the box. There are two extra letters you will not need (5 points).

Robot technologies in our home

There are lots of science fiction books and films about robots. Nice and humanlike metal and plastic creatures often become children's friends there. Robots learn how to distinguish (различить) between good and evil, and how to become a friend to a human being.

To our surprise and delight we find out that robots are able to experience feelings — they can feel happy, upset, and even angry. [1] They can even risk their life, [2], for someone they love.

Is artificial intellect a pure fantasy or are there any scientific discoveries behind this idea? [3] What we know for sure is that robotics is a rapidly developing technology, and soon we can expect robots to enter our houses and stay there for a long time.

It’s already happening in Japan, where machines of all shapes and sizes are widely used. Besides being used in different industries, robots do lots of housework: they clean the house, serve tea and wash up after that. [4] These robots wake people up in the morning, inform them about the weather and ask questions about their health.

The robots are able to recognize faces, keep eye contact and maintain conversations. In Japan, [5] humanoid robots have already become friends for lots of elderly people.

Robots for households are usually designed in a humanlike manner and resemble human beings — they have a head, arms and legs. Japanese scientists believe that in several years robots will be common in every household and feel very enthusiastic about it. 

1. In robots’ terms they risk being destroyed or reprogrammed

2. Amazing but robots can take care of disabled or aged people!

3. Some rescue robots, which can dig deep after earthquakes, have already been created.

4. It’s still difficult to answer this question.

5. We can see robots break the technological low of logic and rational to defend human beings.

6. Elderly people often feel lonely and need some company.

7. Which has the largest percentage of aged people in the world.

2. Choose the correct meaning of the words:

1. emission

a) a substance, especially a gas, that goes into the air

b) a plant or animal group that shares similar general features.

2. maintain

a) keep people or things apart from each other

b) make something stay the same, keep

3. rate

a) a substance, especially a gas, that goes into the air

b) the speed at which something happens

4. impact

a) the speed at which something happens

b) an effect or influence

5. alter

a) make something or someone different

b) make something stay the same, keep.

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Progress check

1. Read the article and fill in the gaps with the sentences and parts of sentences A- G. Write the letter of the missing sentence in the box. There are two extra letters you will not need (5 points).

Robot technologies in our home

There are lots of science fiction books and films about robots. Nice and humanlike metal and plastic creatures often become children's friends there. Robots learn how to distinguish (различить) between good and evil, and how to become a friend to a human being. To our surprise and delight we find out that robots are able to experience feelings — they can feel happy, upset, and even angry. [1] They can even risk their life, [2], for someone they love.

Is artificial intellect a pure fantasy or are there any scientific discoveries behind this idea? [3] What we know for sure is that robotics is a rapidly developing technology, and soon we can expect robots to enter our houses and stay there for a long time. It’s already happening in Japan, where machines of all shapes and sizes are widely used. Besides being used in different industries, robots do lots of housework: they clean the house, serve tea and wash up after that. [4] These robots wake people up in the morning, inform them about the weather and ask questions about their health. The robots are able to recognize faces, keep eye contact and maintain conversations. In Japan, [5] humanoid robots have already become friends for lots of elderly people.

Robots for households are usually designed in a humanlike manner and resemble human beings — they have a head, arms and legs. Japanese scientists believe that in several years robots will be common in every household and feel very enthusiastic about it.

1. in robots’ terms they risk being destroyed or reprogrammed

2. Amazing but robots can take care of disabled or aged people!

3. Some rescue robots, which can dig deep after earthquakes, have already been created.

4. It’s still difficult to answer this question.

5. We can see robots break the technological low of logic and rational to defend human beings.

6. Elderly people often feel lonely and need some company.

7. which has the largest percentage of aged people in the world

1. Choose the correct meaning of the words:

1. emission

1. a substance, especially a gas, that goes into the air

2. a plant or animal group that shares similar general features.

1. maintain

1. keep people or things apart from each other

2. make something stay the same, keep

1. rate

1. a substance, especially a gas, that goes into the air

2. the speed at which something happens

1. impact

1. the speed at which something happens

2. an effect or influence

1. alter

1. make something or someone different

2. make something stay the same, keep

1. Match the words with translation

1. 1	2	3	4	5

   evidence a) полушарие

2. hemisphere b) свидетельство

3. glacial times c) шелковичный червь

4. movable type d) печатный станок

5. silkworm e) время оледенения

1. Read the text and choose the correct options to fill in the gaps.

A robot's brain is a computer. It switches (1) ... the parts of the robot that make it move and (2)... certain tasks. The programmer programs the robot with information for each task. A simple task needs very complicated software and hardware.

The robots of today (3)... talk, play football, walk upstairs, dance and even conduct an orchestra! A (4) ... of robots can see and hear — using cameras and microphones with software that helps them (5) ... things. Some can even smell. Robots can't think like we do, but some robots can solve (6).... They collect information, and process it by (7) ... it to the data in their program. Then they "decide" which the (8) ... is solution. Some robots can also communicate with humans (9) ... a very simple level: their software can recognize people's body language and how they use their voice. Now (10) ... South Korean professor has developed new software using human DNA as a model. He says it will give robots personalities and feelings.

1. Use the words in the appropriate forms (Word building).

1. Use must, may / might, can / could or can’t / couldn’t plus the correct form of the verb in these sentences.

1. Where was Peter yesterday? He____________________ (be) at school. The school year started a week ago.

2. I’m absolutely sure! They ____________________ (arrive) yesterday. I saw their tickets.

3. They ____________________ (miss) their train. Otherwise they would be here by now.

1. Translate the sentences into English

1. Самый удобный способ путешествия – на автомобиле.

2. Он всегда ездит в университет на своем мопеде.

3. В городской музей запрещен вход с собаками.

4. Я люблю путешествовать на самолете.