Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort
to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is
man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself?
one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work
5 and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and
to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so. Man
needs warmth, society, leisure, comfort and security: he also
needs solitude, creative work and the sense of wonder. If he
recognized this he could use the products of science and
10 industrialism eclectically, applying always the same test:
does this make me more human or less human? He would then
learn that the highest happiness does not lie in relaxing,
resting, playing poker, drinking and making love simultaneously.
Adapted from an essay by George Orwell
1. The author implies that the answers to the questions in sentence two would reveal that human beings
A. are less human when they seek pleasure
B. need to evaluate their purpose in life
C. are being alienated from their true nature by technology
D. have needs beyond physical comforts
E. are always seeking the meaning of life
2. The author would apparently agree that playing poker is
A. often an effort to avoid thinking
B. something that gives true pleasure
C. an example of man’s need for society
D. something that man must learn to avoid
E. inhuman
Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work5 and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so. Man needs warmth, society, leisure, comfort and security: he also needs solitude, creative work and the sense of wonder. If he recognized this he could use the products of science and10 industrialism eclectically, applying always the same test: does this make me more human or less human? He would then learn that the highest happiness does not lie in relaxing, resting, playing poker, drinking and making love simultaneously.Adapted from an essay by George Orwell1. The author implies that the answers to the questions in sentence two would reveal that human beingsA. are less human when they seek pleasure B. need to evaluate their purpose in life C. are being alienated from their true nature by technology D. have needs beyond physical comforts E. are always seeking the meaning of life2. The author would apparently agree that playing poker isA. often an effort to avoid thinking B. something that gives true pleasure C. an example of man’s need for society D. something that man must learn to avoid E. inhuman
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