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Индивидуальное домашнее задание № 4

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Томск ¾ 2013

READING

Text 1

You are going to read an extract from the book Brave New World by

Aldous Huxley. It is set in the distant future where people are no longer

Born but are «hatched» instead. «Alphas» are the most intelligent and

Epsilons» the least intelligent. Read the passage and answer the

Questions.

1. Why doesn't Mustapha Mond want to make everyone Alpha-Double-Plus?

A Because it would be a joke.

В Because Epsilons would have nothing to do.

С Because it could be dangerous.

D Because the change would be difficult to introduce.

2. According to Mustapha Mond, Epsilons aren't unhappy because

A they are used to making sacrifices.

В they enjoy their work.

С they realise unhappiness is a waste of time.

D they can't think that way.

3. How does the Savage feel about Mustapha Mond's explanation?

A Depressed.

В Amused.

С Fascinated.

D Astonished.

4. What point does Mustapha Mond want to make when he talks about the

iceberg?

A All people are essentially equal.

В You are happier out of the water.

С Society needs people below the water line

D Most people are happy with an undemanding life.

5. What happened as a result of the Irish experiment?

A Less soma was consumed.

В There was trouble.

С It was repeated elsewhere.

D People wanted to work even less.

«I was wondering», said the Savage, «why you had them at all, seeing

that you can get whatever you want out of those bottles. Why don't you make

everybody an Alpha-Double-Plus while you're about it?»

Mustapha Mond laughed.«Because we have no wish to have our throats

cut», he answered. «We believe in happiness and stability. A society of

Alphas couldn't fail to be restless and miserable. An Alpha would go mad if

he had to do Epsilon work – go mad or start breaking things. Only an Epsilon

can be expected to make Epsilon sacrifices, for the good reason that for him

they aren't sacrifices. His conditioning has determined the life he has got to

live. He can't help himself».

The Savage sighed.

«The ideal population», said Mustapha Mond, «is like an iceberg eightninths

below the water line, one-ninth above».

«And they're happy below the water line?»

«Happier than above it. Happier than your friends here, for example».

He pointed.

«In spite of that awful work?»

«Awful. They don't find it so. On the contrary, they like it. It's light, it's

childishly simple. No strain on the mind or the muscles. Seven-and-a-half

hours of mild labour without excessive bodily effort, and then the soma

distribution and games and other amusements provided for them. What more

can they ask for?»

«True», he added, «they might ask for shorter hours, but would they be

any the happier for that? No, they wouldn't. The experiment was tried, more

than a century-and-a-half ago. The whole of Ireland was put on to the fourhour

day. What was the result? Unrest and a large increase in the amount of

soma taken. The Inventions Office is full of plans for labour-saving

processes. Thousands of them».

Mustapha Mond waved his arms as if to give an idea of the great pile of

plans. «And why don't we use them? For the sake of the workers. It would be

cruelty to give them too much leisure. It's the same with agriculture. We

could produce every mouthful of food synthetically, if we wanted to. But we

don't. We prefer to keep a third of the population on the land. For their own

sakes – because it takes longer to get food out of the land than out of a

factory. Besides, we have our stability to think of. We don't want to change.

Every change is a threat to stability. That's another reason why we're so

careful about using new inventions. Every discovery in pure science could

lead to a revolution. Even science must sometimes be treated as a possible

enemy. Yes, even science.»

Answer:

1. D

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. D

Text 2

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