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NEW TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION

The "New Technology Exhibition" is devoted to economic and social developments. Its exhibits show efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of the region production. A large section of the exhibition demonstrates electronics.

The most impressive of the exhibits are robots. They can cut metals, drill holes, compute and teach. All robots are very much things of the present. A multipurpose lathe-robot is specially interesting in that it can "ask questions". An engineer showed how it works. He pressed a key which has the mark "Thread cutting". And "Thread pitch?" immediately appeared on the video display screen. The engineer pressed another key with the mark "I". Another question came on: "Thread length?". The robot has to get all the answers to all its questions before it goes to work.

Another exhibit is a robot which is to operate some metallurgical processes. Before it starts working its operator must take him by "hand" and go through all the programme. The robot memorizes the instructions and then is able to do everything by itself and without any mistakes. Its memory can hold as many as 70 programmes.

Practically all the equipment on display serves to improve the productivity. The exhibition programme provides for high increase in production of technologically perfect, top-quality and efficient types of machinery.

12. Выберите правильный ответ в соответствии с содержанием текста:

1. By "New Technology Exhibition" is meant:

a) an exhibition in St. Petersburg;

b) a programme of economic and social developments;

c) a documentary film.

2. The most impressive of the exhibits are:

a) display screens;

b) lathes;

c) robots.

3. All robots are the things of

a) the past;

b) the present;

c) the future.

4. A multipurpose lathe-robot is specially interesting in that it can:

a) answer questions;

b) work without mistakes;

c) ask questions.

5. The robot is used to operate:

a) some metallurgical processes;

b) w chemical process;

c) a turning process.

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА 2

Проработайте следующий грамматический материал:

1. Страдательный залог времен группы Indefinite.

2. Придаточные дополнительные предложения.

3. Времена группы Сontinuous.

4. Усилительная конструкция типа it is (was) .. that (who).

5. Определительные придаточные предложения.

6. Времена группы Perfect.

7. Инфинитив.

8. Причастие I.

9. Причастие II.

10. Герундий.

Контрольная работа 2

Вариант 1

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод подлежащего.

A. The young specialists were offered to concentrate their efforts on the construction of bridges.

B. It must be said that the control system of the conveyor is looked upon as an experimental one.

C. The original design of the round conveyor was already referred to in some journals.

D. The construction of the new conveyor was paid great attention to.

E. The operation of the conveyor will not be influenced by outer factors.

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на усилительную конструкцию.

A. Facts give a science its substance, butit is the theorywhich provides its strength.

B. It was Einsteinwho provided a new conception of time, space and gravitation.

C. It is the hydroengineering complex which will protect St. Petersburg from floods.

В следующих парах предложений определите время и залог сказуемого. Предложения переведите.

A. During the nineteenth century a great development of science and technologytook place in the world. Rapid changeshave taken place in science and technology since the end of the Second World War.

B. An interesting phenomenon in the field of aerodynamic effects was discovered by Russian scientists last year. Almost all chemical elements whichhave been found on Earthhave been discovered in the Sun and the planets of solar system.

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на слова-заместители.

A. The capacity of this atomic power station will be many times greater thanthat of the firstone.

B. The number of discoveries and inventions of the last 25 years equalsthose made throughout the history of civilization.

C. The speed of lighter molecules is greater thanthat of heavier ones.

Выберите перевод сказуемого.

A. The engineershave to work out different flexible lines.

B. Some new flexible lineshave been worked out at our plant lately.

C. The designershad to work out a special flexible line for their shop.

D. Our specialistshave worked out a new experimental flexible line.

а) разработали; b) должны были разработать; с) были разработаны;   d) должны разработать.

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на инфинитив.

A. To prepare metals for practical use requires much knowledge and experience.

B. In order to prevent corrosion, metals to be used in industry must be covered with special paint.

C. Dissimilar metals and alloys are joined to get the final product with qualities of each component. Metals and alloys to be joined are placed close together and are subjected to pressure and shock waves.

D. To strengthen metals is to reinforce them with fibres.

E. A very good practice is to introduce the best scientific inventions into industry.

F. Steam engines were the first to be tried in aeroplanes but they were too heavy to be of any real use.

G. If steel is heated above critical temperature, it becomes softer and much easier to be machined.

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на причастие.

A) Participle I

A. Combining hydrogen with oxygen in the proportion of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen we produce water.

B. Whileburning different substances combine with oxygen.

C. The assistant waspreparingthe solution very carefully.

D. Theboiling solution has neither colour nor odour.

Б) Participle II

A. The datarequired wereanalysed in our laboratory.

B. The investigations analysed resulted in an interesting discovery.

C. Whenheated, glass can be easilyworked.

D. Some new properties of the polymerfound during the experiments were quiteunexpected.

8. Дайте возможные варианты перевода предложений с герундием в функции:

а) подлежащего:

1. The student's taking part in the research was of great help to the whole laboratory.

2. His offering new temperature conditions for the system will give greater efficiency.

б) сказуемого:

1.  Their aim is finding new ways of utilizing this first-class polymer in light industry.

в) дополнения:

1. The researcher took great interest in our improving the properties of the rubber-like substances.

2. We know of silver and copper being very good conductors of electricity.

г) определения:

1.   At present scientists take great interest in the methods of turning the light and heat of the sun directly into electricity.

д) обстоятельства:

1. One cannot transform water into steam without heating it.

2. Physical changes are those which influence the condition or state of matter without changing its composition.