Школьная олимпиада

Школьная олимпиада по английскому языку 9-11 классы 2014г

TASK 1 READING (Раздел 1 ЧТЕНИЕ)

Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами А–G и

заголовками 1–8. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую

цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1. The history of the name

5. Pumpkin recipes

2. Pumpkin: brief facts

6. Pumpkin’s magical popularity

3. Cooking with pumpkin

7. Growing a pumpkin

4. The autumn celebrity fruit

8. Pumpkin in the learning process

A. The pumpkin is a large round fruit with a thick orange skin and large seeds.

Pumpkins are 90% water but they contain potassium and vitamin A. Six of

seven continents can grow pumpkins. Pumpkins symbolize the colours and the

spirit of the autumn. Lots of movies were made with pumpkin and Halloween

themes.

B. It's believed that pumpkins come from North America. Native American

Indians ate pumpkins for centuries before the Europeans discovered the fruit.

In European languages the word ''pumpkin'' originated from the Greek word for

"large melon" which is "pepon." "Pepon" was changed by the French into

"pompon." The English changed "pompon" to "pumpion."

C. In the United States, pumpkins go hand in hand with the autumn holidays of

Thanksgiving and Halloween. On almost every Thanksgiving table there is the

customary Pumpkin Pie. Pumpkins are carved into decorated lanterns for

Halloween. The pumpkin is also one of the important symbols of the harvest

festivals and has been an American favourite for over 400 years now.

D. In the USA, the pumpkin is a very popular Thanksgiving dish. We don't know

for sure whether the pumpkin was at the very first Thanksgiving dinner but it

was used in all traditional meals long before the arrival of the Europeans. Most

parts of the pumpkin are suitable for eating, including the shell, the seeds, the

leaves, and even the flowers. When ripe, the pumpkin can be boiled, baked,

steamed or roasted.

E. The pumpkin is a warm-season fruit. If you want to have a nice pumpkin for

Halloween, plant the seeds from late May in northern regions to early July in

southern regions. Pumpkins can be harvested whenever they are a deep, solid

colour (orange for most varieties) and the coat is hard. Cut off pumpkins

carefully and leave 3 to 4 inches of stem attached.

F. The pumpkin is a real October icon – the fruit of the month. It's also popular as

an available, inexpensive material for some wonderful classroom activities! Its

size, colour, smell and taste make it perfect for observation and exploration.

Working in groups students can search, suggest, predict and estimate the

number of seeds in a set of pumpkins.

G. For centuries the pumpkin has been popular with wizards, witches and fairies.

Maybe that’s why it is celebrated in so many festivals, folklore and fiction.

People make jack-o'-lanterns at Halloween in the USA. In European and

American fairy-tales witches often turn people into pumpkins. Even in modern

the Harry Potter novels pumpkin juice is the favourite drink of the students of

Hogwart’s school.

TASK 2 READING (Раздел 2 ЧТЕНИЕ)

Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений A7–A14

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)

.

The koala is a small bear-like animal that looks like a soft toy. The animal is

cute and non-aggressive, but it’s difficult to see a koala in the Zoo and no one ever

keeps them as pets. Why is it so?

The main reason why people shouldn’t try to take koalas out from their

natural home is their diet. It’s a strict diet of eucalyptus leaves as koalas practically

never eat anything else. In Australia there are over 600 types of eucalyptus, but

koalas eat only 40–50 varieties with only about 10 being preferred. And even if

you find the koala’s most favourite tree and plant it in your backyard, you won’t be

able to supply your koala-pet with food anyway. The thing is that koalas eat only

fresh young leaves, and the tree has few of them. So, to keep a koala happy and

healthy, you would have to plant about 100 eucalyptus trees!

It’s difficult to explain why koalas love eucalyptus leaves so much. The

leaves are tough and feel like rubber. They have very few calories and they are

poisonous to most animals. Koalas, however, cope with such a diet easily. Nature

has equipped them with specialised adaptations. Each koala eats approximately

200 to 500 grams of leaves per day. They are very slow eaters and they manage to

get the maximum amount of energy from such a small amount of food. They also

sleep for up to 18 hours per day in order to conserve energy.

Koalas spend all their lives on eucalyptus trees and they don’t have any need

to leave them. Normally the animals don’t drink water as they receive it from the

leaves. For this reason the koala got its name from an ancient Aboriginal word

meaning "no drink".

Koalas live in societies, just like humans, so they need to be able to come

into contact with other koalas. They live in suitable eucalyptus forests which are

large enough to support a healthy koala population and to allow for expansion by

maturing young koalas. In spite of their peaceful and sleepy look, koalas are highly

territorial animals and don’t allow strangers to approach their “home trees” and

“food trees”.

A female koala gives birth to only one baby in one or two years. It's hairless,

blind and very little – about 2 cms long! It gets into the mother's pouch – a special

pocket of skin on the stomach – and stays there for six or seven months. Then it

gets out of the pouch but stays with the mother until it's about one year old. Koalas

are slow-breeding animals and their population can't grow fast. The animals were

in danger of extinction at the beginning of the 20th century when the koala was

hunted for its fur. Fortunately, the population has been restored and today the

Australian government doesn't consider the koala as endangered.

A7

To keep koalas as pets is very difficult.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A8

Most animals enjoy eating fresh eucalyptus leaves.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A9

Koalas eat low-calorie food.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A10

Koalas need a lot of fresh water to stay healthy.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A11

Koalas are more active at night than at daytime.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A12

Koalas protect their territory from other koalas.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A13

The baby koala can easily recognize its mother among other female koalas.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

A14

The number of koalas in Australia is falling down dramatically.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

TASK 3 GRAMMAR (Раздел 3 (задания по грамматике и лексике))

Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные

заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B4–B12 так,

чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните

пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному

заданию B4–B12.

B4 When Allan got to the airport, the airport official said: “I’m sorry, sir, but your plane _____off. TAKE

B5 You will have to take the next flight. You____ in New York at about midnight.” ARRIVE

B6 Allan was very upset: “I must be in New York at 6pm. I have a job interview there. I can't miss it. It’s the ________ job in the world. GOOD

B7 Thousands of men and __________________ dream of such a job.” WOMAN

B8 The airport lady __________________ nothing and turned to another passenger. Allan wanted to ask her about other possible options, but she looked very busy so he stepped aside.

SAY

B9 Allan didn't know what to do. He realised that he _________to call the company manager and tell him that he would not come. HAVE

B10 For the __________________ time in his life Allan felt really disappointed. ONE

B11

There probably wouldn't be a second chance for___ ___. He pulled out his notebook. HE

B12 The time of the interview _________ there: 6pm, Tuesday. Allan looked at his digital watch and read: 2pm, Monday. WRITE

Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные

заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B13–B18 так,

чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.

Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует

отдельному заданию B13–B18.

B13

Everyone knows how important water is. Life on the planet would be __________________ without it. POSSIBLE

B14 Whatever your __________________ drink is, you can’t make it without water. FAVOUR

B15 We need water for __________________ things: cooking, washing and producing goods.

DIFFER

B16 My uncle, who is a __________________, says that he waters his vegetables and fruit trees a lot in dry weather. FARM

B17 __________________, fresh water resources on the Earth are limited and they are running out. Scientists warn that we may lack drinking water in the near future. FORTUNATELY

B18 We should be __________________ and we should not waste it. CARE

TASK 4 WRITING (Раздел 4 (задание по письму)

You have 30 minutes to do this task. You have received a letter from your English–speaking pen friend Ben.

… I’m very busy preparing for my school exams in Literature and

History. To pass them successfully, I have to remember a lot.

… What subjects have you chosen for your exams and why?. What type

of exam do you prefer – oral or written? …How do you prepare for

exams? …

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions.

Write 100–120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.