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Текст 8.
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содержанию прочитанного текста.
I. Scientists are finally beginning to unlock the secret everyone has
been dying to know: "just how long can we live?" They confidently
predict that in the 21st century people will be living to the
incredible age of 130. And this is just the start. Experts studying the
process of ageing believe it is possible that people will live long
enough to have great-great-great-great- great-grandchildren. This
prediction is based on research and on the fact that the centenarian
population is mushrooming as our general health improves. There are
around 4000 people of over 100 in Britain — ten times more
than 30 years ago.
II. Dr Vijg, a Dutch biologist, is the
coordinator of a project which isstudying the growing senior citizen
population. Dr Vijg and his colleagues are looking at our genes, which,
they believe, hold the key to what kills us, early or late in life.
III. Only a little more than a century
ago average life expectancy in Europe was 45. Nowadays, providing we
look after ourselves, drive our cars carefully, and cut down on things
like butter, alcohol and cigarettes, we can add nearly 30 years to that
figure. Dr Vijg reckons that by the 2100 we will all have added a
couple more years to our lives.
IV. But that is nothing compared to what
will happen once scientists have cracked the secret of our genes. Some
of the problem genes have already been tracked down, like those that
cause haemophilia and muscular dystrophy. Dr Vijg says, "Nobody dies
from old age —just from diseases that affect people as they
get older." And he forecasts that within 30 years, science will be
preparing people for a longer life. "Already the killer diseases are
being eradicated," he says. "About 50 % of cancers are
curable, and I really believe that this will increase to 80 %".
V. There are also encouraging
developments in the fight against AIDS, and although a vaccine will not
be available for some time, the experts are cautiously hopeful that by
early in the 21st century the disease will have been brought under
control. Doctors believe that the death rate from the biggest killers
— diseases of the circulatory system — will decline
as man
comes to his senses by giving up smoking and eating more healthily. Dr
Vijg points to experiments with animals in laboratories. "Those given
less food, but of a higher quality, lived to the human equivalent of
150 years."
VI. Dr Vijg believes that as life span
increases, so will other expectations.
Women will be having babies at an older age. "More and more women are
having their first child when they are over 30," he says. "In another
ten years people might think it normal for a woman of 50 to be having
her first child."
VII. What about living forever? Will
eternal life ever become a reality?
"So far, that is science fiction," says Dr Vijg. "Theoretically it is
possible, but it will be another hundred, perhaps two hundred years
before we know all the secrets of our genes."
1. At the end of the 20th century an
average European's life span was
1) 45 years.
2) over 70
years. 3)
about 100 years.
2. One of the results of improvements in
people's general health is
that
1) the number of people living to be 100 is increasing.
2) people are having more great-grandchildren.
3) the population of large cities is increasing.
3. In the text, haemophilia is used as an
example of
1) a disease common a century ago.
2) one of the most serious
killer-diseases.
D 3) a disease which is caused by a defect in our genes.
4. Animal experiments have shown that
1) diseases of the circulatory system are declining.
2) long life depends on eating well.
3) women could have babies at an older age.
5. What does Dr Vijg say about eternal
life?
1) He has written stories about it.
2) It isn't impossible in principle.
3) It'll be a reality in 200 years.
Определите, в каком значении употреблено указанное слово в тексте.
6. decline
1) disappear
2) decrease 3) deform
7. span (§ VI)
1) quality
2) period 3) health
Выберите правильный вариант перевода (1, 2 или 3) в соответствии с
содержанием текста.
8. But that is nothing compared to what
will happen once scientists
have cracked the secret of our genes. (§ IV)
1) Но это ничто по сравнению с тем, что произойдет, если ученые
раскроют секрет генов.
2) Но это не имеет значения по сравнению с тем, что случится
однажды, поскольку ученые раскрыли секрет генов.
3) Но это пустяк по сравнению с тем, что будет, когда ученые
впервые откроют всю информацию, скрытую в генах.
9. ... just from diseases that affect people as they get older.
(§ IV)
1) ... просто от болезней, поражающих людей, поскольку они
становятся старыми.
2) ... только от болезней, которые поражают людей, когда они стареют.
3) ... всего лишь от болезней, которые воздействуют на людей так
же, как и старение.
10. ... as man comes to his senses by giving up smoking and eating more
healthily. (§ V)
1)... т. к. человек придет в сознание и задумается над курением
и здоровым питанием.
2) ... когда человек образумится, отказавшись от курения и перейдя
к здоровому питанию.
3)... так же, как человек приходит в себя, отказываясь от курения
и употребляя здоровую пищу.