Отборочный этап Олимпиады РГГУ по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг.
- I. Arrange the following sentences in the order in which they would appear in a text.
(1) A The mixture was allowed to ferment for twelve hours.
(2) B Into the syrup went a quarter-pound each of sarsaparilla root, bruised sassafras bark, and birch bark.
(3) C The last step was to pour the root beer into sealed containers which allowed it to build up its fizz through secondary fermentation.
(4) D The process of making this colonial drink began with the making of a syrup.
(5) E After this half-day fermentation, the root beer was drawn off and strained.
(6) F People boiled molasses and water, approximately one and a half gallons of molasses to five gallons of water, and then let the resulting syrup cool for three hours.
(7) G Finally, the brewer added a cup of yeast and enough water to fill the fermentation vessel.
(8) H Traditional root beer was genuine beer, in the sense that its bubbles rose naturally as a byproduct of yeast fermentation.
II. Read the text and choose the best answer.
There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He wants to see what is reaching towards him, and to be able to recognize or at least classify it. Man always tends to avoid physical contact with anything strange. In the dark, the fear of an unexpected touch can mount to panic. Even clothes give insufficient security: it is easy to tear them and pierce through to the naked, smooth, defenseless flesh of the victim.
All the distances which men create round themselves are dictated by this fear. They shut themselves in houses which no one may enter, and only there feel some measure of security. The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.
The repugnance to being touched remains with us when we go about among people; the way we move in a busy street, in restaurants, trains or buses, is governed by it. Even when we are standing next to them and are able to watch and examine them closely, we avoid actual contact if we can. If we do not avoid it, it is because we feel attracted to someone; and then it is we who make the approach.
The promptness with which apology is offered for an unintentional contact, the tension with which it is awaited, our violent and sometimes even physical reaction when it is not forthcoming, the antipathy and hatred we feel for the offender, even when we cannot be certain who it is - the whole knot of shifting and intensely sensitive reactions to an alien touch - proves that we are dealing here with a human propensity as deep-seated as it is alert and insidious; something which never leaves a man when he has once established the boundaries of his personality. Even in sleep, when he is far more unguarded, he can all too easily be disturbed by a touch.
It is only in a crowd that man can become free of this fear of being touched. That is the only situation in which the fear changes into its opposite. The crowd he needs is the dense crowd, in which body is pressed to body; a crowd, too, whose physical constitution is also dense, or compact, so that he no longer notices who it is that presses against him. As soon as a man has surrendered himself to the crowd, he ceases to fear its touch. Ideally, all are equal there; no distinctions count, not even that of sex. The man pressed against him is the same as himself. He feels him as he feels himself. Suddenly it is as though everything were happening in one and the same body. This is perhaps one of the reasons why a crowd seeks to close in on itself: it wants to rid each individual as completely as possible of the fear of being touched. The more fiercely people press together, the more certain they feel that they do not fear each other. This reversal of the fear of being touched belongs to the nature of crowds. The feeling of relief is most striking where the density of the crowd is greatest.
(from Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti)
9 People fear burglars because they . . .
(A) arrive suddenly and unexpectedly.
(B) attack people in the assumed safety of their homes.
(C) grab you in the dark.
(D) steal your most treasured personal possessions.
10 In public, according to the writer, we ...
(A) always avoid contact with people.
(B) do not object to someone attractive touching us.
(C) feel most vulnerable.
(D) try not to be touched.
11 If, by chance, someone does touch us we feel. . .
(A) disgusted by this.
(B) hostile to them.
(C) shocked by this.
(D) surprised by this.
12 The way we feel when in a crowd is presented as a(n). . .
(A) absurdity
(B) logical conclusion
(C) question
(D) paradox
13 Once formed, crowds always tend to ...
(A) become uncomfortable
(B) contract
(C) expand
(D) split up
III. Choose the right answer.
14. He intends to move that the committee ….. discussion on this issue.
- is suspended B. suspends C. suspend D. suspending
15. The little boy’s mother bought him a ….. racing bicycle for his birthday.
- five-speeds B. five-speeds’ C. five speeds D. five-speed
16. Bess is used ….. after having crossed the continent many times during the past decade.
- to fly B. fly C. to flying D. flying
17. She scarcely remembers what’s happened, …..?
- has she B. hasn’t she C. doesn’t she D. does she
18. I hope you know that you can always confide ….. me.
- at B. in C. on D. from
19. Because of the shortage of funds, we will have to do ….. all extracurricular activities.
- with B. away with C. out of D. over
20. George would certainly have attended the proceedings..... .
A. if he didn’t get a flat tire C. had he not had a flat tire
B. if the flat tire hadn’t happened D. had the tire not flattened itself
21. Don`t leave me ….. suspense. I need to know.
A. in B. for C. on D. to
22. In the ..... of time, we`ll get used to all the skyscrapers that have sprung up.
A. passage B. course C. flow D. path
23. Don`t worry, we all know you’re new to the job and we all ..... allowances for you.
A. make B. give C. offer D. pass
24. Dave keeps going on about the evils of modern farming; he’s got a real ..... in his bonnet about it.
A. ant B. bee C. spider D. wasp
25. I wouldn’t dare accuse him ..... stealing, although I certainly don’t trust ... him.
A. of; for B. for; to C. for; in D. of; -
26. He took off his shoes ….. local custom.
A. with respect to C. regarding
B. taking into account D. in deference to
27. Unemployment figures have ..... since the last election.
A. lifted B. raised C. flown D. soared
28. I wouldn`t want ..... of my parents to know I miss classes.
A. any B. either C. neither D. none
29. It was not until she arrived in class ..... she had forgotten her book.
A. and she realized C. she was realizing
B. when she had realized D. that she realized
Рекомендации, критерии оценивания и требования к оформлению письменной работы по иностранным языкам
(английский, немецкий и французский языки)
В Олимпиаде по иностранным языкам принимают участие учащиеся 11 классов образовательных учреждений Российской Федерации без предварительного отбора.
Отборочный тур Олимпиады проводится очно, где участникам будет предложено выполнить: лексико-грамматический тест на множественный выбор; чтение текста с последующим выбором предложения, которое соответствует содержанию текста; и задание на восстановление последовательности текста. Максимально можно получить 100 баллов.
Также участникам, по их желанию, предлагается выполнить творческую письменную работу на одну из предложенных тем заочно.
Письменное высказывание с аргументацией «за» и «против» (объем 180-200 слов) оценивается по следующим критериям:
- Содержание и полнота выполнения задания – должны быть отражены все аспекты, указанные в задании; использован определенный стиль речи в соответствии с указанной коммуникативной ситуацией; соответствие высказывания заданному объему.
- Организация текста – логичность и связность текста, структурирование текста
- Грамматический аспект – точность и разнообразие используемых грамматических средств, сложность используемых грамматических конструкций.
- Лексический аспект – точность выбора слов и выражений, их разнообразие, правильность формирования лексических словосочетаний, их соответствие высокому уровню (В2 – С1).
- Соблюдение норм орфографии иностранного языка.
В день проведения отборочного тура Олимпиады по иностранным языкам письменная работа должна быть представлена в оргкомитет для проверки. За письменную работу участник Олимпиады может получить максимально 10 баллов.
Письменная творческая работа и олимпиадная работа, выполненная в аудитории, оцениваются раздельно, баллы суммируются при подведении итогов этапа и определении победителей и призеров, имеющих право принять участие в заключительном этапе Олимпиаде.
Требования к оформлению творческой письменной работы
по иностранным языкам
Для подготовки текста работы должен использоваться текстовый редактор Microsoft Word и шрифт Times New Roman.
Параметры страницы:
размер бумаги – А4 (21 см х 29,7 см)
ориентация – книжная
Поля:
верхнее – 2,4 см
нижнее – 2 см
левое – 3 см
правое – 2 см
Материал работы должен быть изложен в следующей последовательности:
- Фамилия, имя, отчество автора - должны быть набраны полужирным шрифтом (размер шрифта – 14 п, выравнивание по центру.
- Название субъекта Федерации - шрифт – обычный (размер шрифта – 14 пт), выравнивание по центру.
- Название города - шрифт – обычный (размер шрифта – 14 пт), выравнивание по центру.
- Название выбранной темы - должен быть набран полужирным шрифтом (размер шрифта – 14 пт), выравнивание по центру.
- Текст работы - шрифт – обычный (размер шрифта – 14 пт), междустрочный интервал – полуторный, красная строка – 1 см. Форматирование выравниванием по ширине.
ЗАДАНИЯ ДЛЯ ПИСЬМЕННОЙ РАБОТЫ
АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК
Choose only one of the statements from below and develop the idea.
Give arguments ‘for’ and ‘against’. Write 180-200 words.
1) “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman” (Margaret Thatcher)
2) “The roots of education are bitter but the fruit is sweet” (Aristotle)
3) “Imagination is more important than knowledge” (Albert Einstein)
