Контрольная работа по английскому языку в 10 классе на тему “Mikhail Lomonosov is а great son of Russia”

Контрольная работа по английскому языку в 10 классе на тему

“Mikhail Lomonosov is а great son of Russia”

Контрольная работа состоит из 3-х разделов и направлена на проверку уровня сформированности навыков аудирования, чтения и способности учащихся использовать грамматический и лексический материал адекватно коммуникативной задаче.

I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А1-А7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). Обведите номер выбранного вами ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

Mikhail Lomonosov (1711 – 1765)

A1 M. V. Lomonosov is a founder of Russian science.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

A2 Mikhail went to Moscow by ship.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

A3 Lomonosov liked Russian folk songs very much.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

A4 Lomonosov’s friends helped him to learn in the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

A6 Lomonosov’s factory produced beautiful portraits of Peter the Great.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

A7 The initiative of opening a university in Moscow belongs to Mikhail Lomonosov

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

II. READING COMPREHENSION

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А8 – А11. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1,2,3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

The Oldest University in Russia

Moscow State University is the oldest University in Russia. It was founded in 1755 by the great Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. Moscow University is one of the most prestigious educational establishments in Russia. The University produced a great number of brilliant scholars such as Zhukovsky, Stoletov, Sechenov, Timiryazev, Pavlov and Vernadsky. Classics of Russian literature Lermontov, Griboedov, Turgenev and Chekhov also studied at the University. The list of such great names is endless.

There are 19 faculties, 8 research institutes, 275 chairs, 360 laboratories, a computer centre, 4 observatories, a botanical garden and 3 museums. More than 60,000 people study, work and do research at Moscow University. It teaches almost in all subject areas: Arts, Science, Law, Engineering, etc.

The teaching standards in Moscow State University are very high and internationally recognized. It ranks among the top universities of the world. Here students can learn skills fit them for a better career. Moscow Lomonosov University reputation stays with its graduates – and their achievements in turn add to that reputation.

A8 When was Moscow University founded?

1. In the 17^th century

2. In the sixties of the 18^th century

3. In the 18^th century

4. In the 19^th century

A9 According to the text, …

1. Moscow University was founded on the initiative of Lomonosov

2. Moscow University was founded as an aristocratic one and has remained such to the present day.

3. The University was formed on the model of European universities.

4. Moscow University was sponsored by M.V. Lomonosov.

A10 What is not true about Moscow University?

1. Moscow University is a great cultural centre in Russia.

2. The doors of the University are not open to everybody.

3. It consists of 19 faculties and a number of research institutes.

4. Moscow University is the centre of advanced Russian science and social thought.

A11 The author states that…

1. the reputation of the University depends on its graduates.

2. the staff are not knowledgeable in their subjects.

3. nowadays the University’s reputation has declined a little.

4. most of the first year students are former workers.

III. USE OF ENGLISH

Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами А12 – А21. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям А12 – А21, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа.

Science and Technology

Technology may be said to have begun with the (12)___ of the first stone age tools. For most of its history, (13)___ was achieved mainly by a process of (14)___ and error, with little regard for (15)___. This gave us the wheel and the sailing ship, but it is extremely (16)___ that the nuclear reactor could have been developed by such methods alone.

(17)___ science, or the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of natural phenomena, is probably just as old as technology, but its progress was for a long time (18)___ by the claims of superstition and religion. When such (19)___ were finally cast off and (20)___ triumphed over (21)___ science progressed by leaps and bounds.

Science has always had a double function: not only to increase our knowledge, but also to increase our power – the power to change our world, for better or worse.

ТЕКСТ ДЛЯ АУДИРОВАНИЯ

Mikhail Lomonosov (1711 – 1765)

Mikhail Lomonosov is the father of Russian science and an outstanding poet.

Mikhail Lomonosov was born in 1711 in province of Arkhangelsk. He liked to spend his time fishing with his father. He began to read when he was a little boy. He wanted to study and when he was 19 he travelled on foot to Moscow. He decided to enter the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy. He entered it and six years later in 1736 he was sent abroad to complete his studies in chemistry and mining. Lomonosov worked hard and he became a great scientist. Mikhail Vasilievich was a physicist, a painter, an astronomer, a geographer, a historian and a statesman.

Mikhail Lomonosov made a telescope. He observed a lot of stars and planets with his telescope. Lomonosov wrote the first scientific grammar of the Russian language. He wrote many poems.

Lomonosov built a factory near Petersburg. It was the factory where glass was produced. He made a portrait of Peter the First with pieces of glass. Lomonosov was a founder of the first Russian University. This University is named after M.V. Lomonosov and it is situated in Moscow.

Mikhail Lomonosov died in 1765. People still know about him and remember him.

KEYS

A1

A8

A12

MAX – 21 points

21-19 points – “5”Exellent

18-16 points – “4”Good

15-12 points – “3”Fair

11< points – “2”Poor