Вариант 1

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-сказуемое и определите его видо-временную форму и залог. Переведите предложения на русский язык. В разделе (б) обратите внимание на особенности перевода пассивных конструкций.

а) 1. Our scientist will further develop various kinds of computers.

2. New data had supported the results of our research.

3. They are giving much attention to the development in the field of computer technology.

б) 1. The laboratories of our Institute were equipped with modern devices.

2. The translation from one language to another has been performed by the computer.

3. The methods of radio engineering are now applied in various fields of science and technology.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения. Подчеркните Participle I и Participle II и установите функции каждого из них, т.е. укажите, является ли оно определением, обстоятельством или частью глагола-сказуемого; предложения переведите на русский язык.

1. New method of work is being applied now in our research laboratory.

2. While checking the motor showed good performance.

3. When designed the device was given to the laboratory.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент; предложения переведите на русский язык.

1. He had to work hard to create a new method of data processing.

2. Without a computer scientists will not be able to solve complicated problems.

3. There is hardly any sphere of life where computer may not find useful application.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык 1, 2 и 4-й абзацы текста.

Пояснения к тексту

1. integrated circuit – интегральная схема; 2. solid-state – полупроводниковый; 3. dimension – измерение.

Miniaturization

1. There are several advantages in making computers as small as one can. Sometimes weight is particularly important. A modern aircraft, for example, carries quite a load of electronic apparatus. If it is possible to make any of these smaller, and therefore lighter, the aircraft can carry a bigger pay-load.

2. But weight is not the only factor. The smaller the computer, the faster it can work. There are some applications in which computers could be used which require very fast response times. For example, automatic blind landing of aircraft requires continuous computer calculations which result in control of the aircraft flight. The more immediate the responses are the more stable that control can be.

3. Another advantage is that less power is required to run the computer. In space vehicles and satellites this is an important matter. Another advantage is reliability. Mini-computers have been made possible by the development of integrated circuits. And now that transistors and other solid-state devices are used instead of valves, printed circuits with their solid-state components have a very long life indeed. A computer can be built up of large numbers of similar units of this kind.

4. All these devices are still much larger than they need be. So the problem is one of finding ways of making these complicated patterns automatically very precisely and yet smaller and smaller. The limit is a long way off yet. Human brains have more than 100 million cells per cubic centimeter but there is no reason to think that we cannot pack solid-state devices more densely than this.

5. Computers could then easily be built up from these microminiaturized components to have data stores or memories as large as are needed for any job one could imagine. If they are large in information capacity, but small in physical dimensions, with present day techniques much time and cost can be saved.