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In most capital cities built long before the time of the private

car there is, rarely enough space for moving traffic, and certainly

not enough for parking vehicles. Buses move slowly because of the

great volun^e of traffic, thus encouraging more people to give up

(отказатьс5^) using public transport. Banning traffic from some areas

may heUp, but such a solution may not actually make less the

number of «cars coming into the city. The new city cannot survive

(выжить) without building a series of ring roads. During the working

hours o.f the day, there is the constant noise of traffic, but at

night the center is almost empty.

The moi^it environmentally-friendly way of solving traffic problems

is to nise more widely public transportation. Buses require

fewer parkintg lots, make less noise and use less road space per passenger

than private cars. They consume less fuel, causing less air

pollution.

Some environmentalists dream of turning parking lots into

parks and replacing cars with bicycles. In some countries there are

extensive networks of bicycle paths, which make cycling a safe and

enjoyable form of transportation.

Упражнение 2. A. Прочитайте словосочетания и выберите для выделенных

слов соответствующие тексту 8А значения.

1. with the cabin accommodating

a. grant

b. have, provide a room or place for

с change

2. the skin is heated

a. outer covering of human body

b. outer covering of a fruit

с outer layer or surface

3. lightening the aircraft

a. make light or bright

b. reduce the weight of

с make visible

4. the fuel flowing through

a. move along or over

b. come from

с be the result of

5. fibre-glass blades

a. cutting part of a knife

b. a part of a tool for playing baseball

с flat wide part of a propeller

B. Найдите в тексте 8A слово с тем же значением, что и/ме/ (см. 4-й абзац).

Упражнение 3. А. Прочитайте текст и постарайтесь понять значения выделенных

слов.

Virtual Laboratory Expands NASA Research

NASA has successfully concluded tests on a computergenerated

virtual laboratory that will allow researchers, located

anywhere in the world, to study potentially dangerous aircraft and

spacecraft situations without risking human life.

The lab can enable research organizations to collaborate longdistance

without having to be physically present at the world's largest

flight simulator at Ames Research Center, California. It could

also be used by universities, research laboratories and industry to

develop a wide variety of products beyond the aerospace field. Fu-

ture uses of the laboratory being considered include designing new

spacecrafts and training astronauts.

The simulator is able to move airplane and spaceship cockpits

in all directions, including 60 feet vertically and 40 feet horizontally.

There are five interchangeable cockpits that are used to simulate

the Space Shuttle, helicopters, airplanes and other aerospace

vehicles.

The simulator creates a convincing environment for a pilot and

is controlled by computers programmed to represent each aircraft

proposed.

Computers calculate correct aircraft response when a pilot

changes simulator cockpit controls. In real time, responses by the

simulator include cockpit motion, images in the windshield,

sounds and control readouts. Simulations are monitored from the

control lab at ARC. The virtual laboratory and the «world» it creates

exist partly in computer memory and other physical gear.

Recently, astronauts made simulated Space Shuttle landings

using a huge motion simulator at ARC while NASA engineers in

Houston monitored the sessions using the three-dimensional

«world» that includes video screens, computer video, two-way

video conferencing, remote data access and a pilot's out-thewindow

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