Прочитайте текст В и кратко передайте его содержание по-русски.
ТЕКСТ В
l.For along time coal has been the principal fuel, the main source of thermal and electric energy. Now it continues to play an important part in the economy.
2. Coal is the product of vegetable matter that has been formed
from the remains of plants and animals accumulated in swamp areas
millions of years ago. Although some coals were deposited
4,000,000,000 years ago during the Silurian period, most coals were
formed during the Upper and Lower Carboniferous geological
epochs about 250,000,000 years ago.
3. Coal formation processes are similar to those of sedimentary
rocks. Various coal seams can be studied and related geologically to
the sedimentary rocks with which they are associated. Coal contains
varying amounts of carbon and volatile material as well as impurities
such as sulphur, phosphorus, incombustible rock material and
moisture.
4. The physical characteristics of coal concern the structural
aspects of the coal bed and texture. Structurally coal beds are charac
terized by the same irregularities in thickness, uniformity and
continuity as other strata of sedimentary origin. Thickness varies
greatly. Coal beds may consist of essentially uniform continuous
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strata or like other sedimentary deposits may be made up of bands or benches of varying thickness. The benches may be separated by thin layers of clay, shale, pyrite or other mineral matter, commonly called partings. Like other sedimentary rocks coal beds may be structurally disturbed by folding and faulting.
5. Many classifications of coal have been suggested: by geologic
age, coking properties, commercial application and chemical
composition.
6. There exist four main types of coal: anthracite, bituminous,
subbituminous, lignite and brown coal. When speaking about the
classification of coal based on its nature as rock mineral, scientists
distinguish (различать) the following rock varieties or lithotypes
such as vitrain, clarain, durain and fiisain. These are the four
constituents (составная часть) of coal.
7. Although the utilization of coal varies widely with rank, three
general fields of coal utilization may be distinguished. They are
combustion (domestic, industrial, railroads and public utilization),
gasification and carbonification (high-temperature coke for
metallurgical uses and low-temperature coke for producing smokeless
fuel).
41. ») В каждом абзаце текста В найдите предложение, передающее его
основную мысль.
6) Укажите, • каком абзаце текста В идет речь о структурной характеристике угла.
42. Расскажите содержание текста В, используя следующие вопросы:
1. What has coal been formed from?
2. What rocks can coal be related to?
3. What does coal contain?
4. What is the structural characteristic of coal?
5. What factors can the classification of coal be based on?
6. What is the role of coal in the national economy of Russia?
43. Определите, который из четырех заголовков наиболее соответствует
содержанию текста В:
1. The Origin of Coal.
2. The Classification of Coal.
3. Coal as Fossil Fuel.
4. Coal and Its Industrial Application.
44. Расскажите, что нового вы узнали из текста В. Какие факты вам
были уже известны?
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