Question

Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Do you want to live never to die? Some experts say, it will be not a dream one day. Modern technology will make it come true. Man will live more years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life.

“ I think we are knocking at the door of immortality,” said Michael, a professor and author of two books on human life expectancy. “I think by 2075 we will see it and it’s no longer a dream. Human’s life expectancy may have not limit.”

At the meeting in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School said advances in using genes as well as other technology make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 300 or 500 years.”

However, many scientists are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last more than about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and other parts of the body will finally lead all humans to death.

Scientists also hold different opinions on what kind of life man might live.  “If you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life? It’s a big question.” said Leonard Poon, director of the university center.  “At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”

1.The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means _____.

A．dying slowly       B．living longer        C．living forever       D．dying quickly

2.Donald’s attitude is that______.

A．human beings may never die in the future

B．it is not certain how long humans can live

C．the human body can last about 120 years

D．it is possible for man to live longer in the future

3.What would be the best title for this text?

A．Living longer or not                      B．Science and long living

C．No limit for human life                    D．Healthy lifestyle and living

4.In the last sentence “get to that point” means ____.

A．get that idea                           B．get to 120 years old

C．know how to live forever                 D．have good quality of life

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是科学家在研究人类是否能够活得更长更健康，以及不同的人对此问题的不同的反应。

1.猜词题：根据本句we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生),指我们敲响了永生的门，说明我们已经了解到了一些关于永生的秘密，结合第一段内容可知C正确。

2.细节题。根据第二段最后3行“ There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “ Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years说明他认为人类永生是有可能的，故D正确。

3.A 主旨大意题。本文讨论的主要就是人类在未来是否可以活的更久一点，故A项正确。

4.推理题。从最后一段的句子：If you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?可知这句话是超过120岁。故B正确。

考点：考查科普类短文阅读

点评：对于人类是否可以活得更为久远，文章中给出了答案。属于科普类的短文，此类文章的最大的障碍是词汇以及考生对阅读内容的不熟悉，需要考生在阅读的时候有足够的耐心。要养成在上下文串联中猜测词义的能力，根据上下文中出现的同义词，近义词，反义词，以及词义的解释来理解生词。同时要抓住文章的中心，不要受其他信息的影响。要根据题目及选项以及文章的上下文串联合理的判断推理。