Языковые навыки чтения и понимания оригинальных английских текстов (обзорных статей и других аналитических материалов политического и экономического содержания). Часть 1

Выберите определение, подходящее по контексту к выделенному слову: In the meantime the government will introduce a bill in the autumn for “stage one” reform, which will simply remove the voting rights of hereditary peers.

• some
• new
• honorable
• passed down from parent to child

Определите жанр текста по заголовоку: “A classification of Money”

• science
• advertisment
• newspaper article
• fiction

Выберите определение, подходящее по контексту к выделенному слову: In the meantime the government will introduce a bill in the autumn for “stage one” reform, which will simply remove the voting rights of hereditary peers.

• after this
• instead of this
• at the same time
• before this

Определите жанр текста по заголовоку: “The Gold Bags”

• newspaper article
• text book
• advertisment
• science

Определите из контекста значение выделенного слова: Tony Blair, the prime minister, is expected this week to confirm plans to set up joint committee of senior MPs and peers to determine the long-term future of the House of Lords, the unelected upper house of parliament.

• to give support
• to make
• to stop
• to concentrate

Определите жанр текста по заголовоку: “Agent makes three. Triple Killer Search”

• fiction
• science
• newspaper article
• advertisment

Определите из контекста значение выделенного слова: In some other countries railway development was more systematic partly because it was possible to benefit from British experience.

• messy
• random
• regular
• disorganized

Выберите слово, подходящее по контексту к выделенному: Conservatives will fiercely oppose the bill, arguing that they cannot agree to the removal of hereditary peers without knowing what will replace them.

• hardly
• impetuously
• barely
• increasingly

Выберите определение, подходящее по контексту к выделенному слову: We became a great power because of our ability to invent and our skills at manufacturing and marketing our inventions.

• defying
• fixing
• reserching
• buying or selling

Определите жанр текста по предложению: Lawmakers have modified the bill to the point of weakening the pension system rather than strengthening it.

• newspaper article
• science
• advertisment
• fiction

Выберите определение, подходящее по контексту к выделенному слову: A revolutionary improvement in the efficiency of transport was an essential element in the achievement of great productive expansion.

• minor
• not necessary
• new
• crucial

Определите жанр текста по предложению: A Harvard professor rolls up his sleeves to investigate the nature and value of manliness.

• science
• newspaper article
• advertisment
• fiction

Определите жанр текста по предложению: Save that, to die, I leave my love alone.

• newspaper article
• advertisment
• science
• fiction

Выберите правильное определение понятия application

• The ability to recall specific information and universal concepts, methods, and processes.
• The transfer of information or concepts discussed in one context to another context.
• A type of understanding so that the individual knows what is being communicated.
• The ability to put together pieces in order to see a structure that was nit obvious before.

Основной проблемой изучения литературы на иностранно языке является

• грамматика
• орфография
• лексика
• фонетика

Выберите слово, подходящее по контексту к выделенному: A recent survey by the authorities of Spain’s Basque region found that 47% of the population felt more Basque than Spanish, including 32% who regarded themselves only Basques.

• think
• considered
• do
• made

Выберите выражение, которое не относится к теме: Characteristics of a good restaurant

• efficient waiters
• jacket and tie required
• pleasant atmosphere
• tasty food

Руководствуясь грамматическими правилами и семантикой слов, дополните предложение: I know Betty____________than you.

• bad
• worst
• better
• well

Из перечисленных: 1) иллюстрации, 2) карикатуры, 3) символы, 4) картины — к нетекстовым элементам текста относятся

• 1,2,3
• только 1,2
• только 1,3
• только 2,3

Определите жанр текста по предложению: She’s carrying her woven wicker bag like the ones the Umpqua tribe sells out along the hot August highway, a bag shape of a tool box with a hemp handle.

• fiction
• science
• newspaper article
• advertisment

Определите жанр текста по заголовоку: “Major Changes Raise Concerns on Pension Bill ”

• advertisment
• fiction
• science
• newspaper article

Руководствуясь грамматическими правилами и семантикой слов, дополните предложение: Shipping suffered far less in the first half of the twentieth __________ from the competition of other models of transport than did the railway.

• century
• year
• day
• increase

Выберите определение, подходящее по контексту к выделенному слову: We became a great power because of our ability to invent and our skills at manufacturing and marketing our inventions.

• activity
• ability
• promoting
• discovueries

Выберите слово, подходящее по контексту к выделенному: Conservatives will fiercely oppose the bill, arguing that they cannot agree to the removal of hereditary peers without knowing what will replace them.

• disagreeing
• saying
• believing
• thinking

Выберите определение, подходящее по контексту к выделенному слову: A revolutionary improvement in the efficiency of transport was an essential element in the achievement of great productive expansion.

• chaos
• activity
• painful reduce
• increasing in size, number, degree, etc.

Определите из контекста значение выделенного слова: The movement of resources from lower — to higher-valued uses depends crucially on customer sovereignty.

• mainly
• to an any extent
• regularly
• partly

Выберите правильное определение понятия synthesis

• The transfer of information or concepts discussed in one context to another context.
• The ability to put together pieces in order to see a structure that was nit obvious before.
• A type of understanding so that the individual knows what is being communicated.
• The ability to recall specific information and universal concepts, methods, and processes.

Выберите выражение, которое не относится к теме: Steps for planning a trip

• reserving a ticket
• purchasing a map
• working late
• making an itinerary

Определите из контекста значение выделенного слова: In response of the quickening pace of technological and competitive change, companies in the 1990s are giving up the traditional model of the boss as someone who gives orders from some distant and front office.

• underlying
• making
• emphasizing
• becoming quicker

Определите жанр текста по заголовоку: “Drink Coca-Cola!”

• science
• fiction
• advertisment
• newspaper article

Выберите слово, подходящее по контексту к выделенному: A recent survey by the authorities of Spain’s Basque region found that 47% of the population felt more Basque than Spanish, including 32% who regarded themselves only Basques.

• important
• increasing
• textile
• research

Руководствуясь грамматическими правилами и семантикой слов, дополните предложение: There’s_____________more dangerous to contemplate than World War II.

• nothing
• some
• a
• a lot

Выберите определение, подходящее по контексту к выделенному слову: We became a great power because of our ability to invent and our skills at manufacturing and marketing our inventions.

• century
• activity
• experience
• chaos

Руководствуясь грамматическими правилами и семантикой слов, дополните предложение: The world economy is increasingly becoming a____________economic unit.

• largest
• united
• single
• ancient

Выберите выражение, которое не относится к теме: Reasons for car accidents

• not following traffic regulations
• drinking and driving
• fast driving
• giving signals

Выберите выражение, которое не относится к теме: Ways to get rid of hiccups

• breath into a paper bag
• have someone frighten you
• hold your breath to the count of 10
• make an appointment with your doctor

Руководствуясь грамматическими правилами и семантикой слов, дополните предложение: Britain was the first country in which a _____________ comprehensive railway system was created.

• reasonably
• available
• first
• high

Определите из контекста значение выделенного слова: Tony Blair, the prime minister, is expected this week to confirm plans to set up joint committee of senior MPs and peers to determine the long-term future of the House of Lords, the unelected upper house of parliament.

• see
• to give
• to ignore
• to find out

Навык опережающего охвата содержания текста

• позволяет уже при первом, поверхностном знакомстве с текстом предсказать, очем в нем будет идти речь
• является одним из методов изучения текста
• не может помочь определить жанр, структуру, стилистику текста
• затрудняет чтение

Выберите правильное определение понятия analysis

• The ability to recall specific information and universal concepts, methods, and processes.
• A type of understanding so that the individual knows what is being communicated.
• The ability to put together pieces in order to see a structure that was nit obvious before.
• The ability to see the organization of a communication and the relationship between ideas.

Выберите правильное определение понятия comprehension

• A type of understanding so that the individual knows what is being communicated.
• The ability to put together pieces in order to see a structure that was nit obvious before.
• The transfer of information or concepts discussed in one context to another context.
• The ability to recall specific information and universal concepts, methods, and processes.

Определите жанр текста по заголовоку: “Return to Paradise”

• advertisment
• newspaper article
• fiction
• science

Выберите определение, подходящее по контексту к выделенному слову: We became a great power because of our ability to invent and our skills at manufacturing and marketing our inventions.

• building manufactories
• producing by industrial processes
• developing manufactories and plants
• collecting and analyzing facts

Определите жанр текста по предложению: A former Republican strategist characterizes the movement he helped build as ideologically extreme and dangerously shortsighted.

• newspaper article
• fiction
• science
• advertisment

Определите жанр текста по предложению: Owen glanced along the trellis and gutters, and decided he’d try that route first.

• newspaper article
• fiction
• science
• advertisment

Выберите определение, подходящее по контексту к выделенному слову: Senior members of Labour and the Liberal Democrats favour a hybrid system for the chamber, where some members are elected and some are appointed.

• old
• mixed
• some
• new

Из перечисленных: 1) decode, decipher, identify; 2) articulate, speak, pronounce; 3) understanding, respond, meaning — к обязательным аспектам чтения относятся

• 1,2,3
• только 1,3
• только 2,3
• только 1,2

Определите жанр текста по предложению: Congressional leaders, concerned that many nonprofit hospitals are not providing enough charity care, say they will set standards if the industry does not do so itself.

• newspaper article
• science
• fiction
• advertisment

Определите жанр текста по заголовоку: “Hamilton Fiance Hopes for ruture happiness”

• newspaper article
• advertisment
• science
• text book

Выберите правильное определение понятия knowledge

• The ability to recall specific information and universal concepts, methods, and processes.
• The transfer of information or concepts discussed in one context to another context.
• A type of understanding so that the individual knows what is being communicated.
• The ability to put together pieces in order to see a structure that was nit obvious before.