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    　　When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money?What should our attitude to beggars be?There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories．It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from, so it seems cruel not to give some money to beggars．

    　　Certainly, most of the world's great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves．But has the world changed?Maybe what was morally right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer practiced by all the people．Quite a few people will not give to beggars．Let us look at their arguments．

    　　Firstly, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging．Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil(恶行)．

    　　Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs．

    　　Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging．One might be poor, but that is not the reason for losing one's sense of pride and self-dependence．

    　　Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than by ordinary people．Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help．

    　　It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently．A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver．

    (1)

    What is mainly discussed in the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Moral deeds of most people．

    B．

    Religious activities in the society．

    C．

    Moral goodness of the giver．

    D．

    Arguments on giving to beggars．

    (2)

    What can we infer from the sentence“But has the world changed?”in the second paragraph?

    [　　]

    A．

    People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village．

    B．

    There some people not willing to do what was morally right before．

    C．

    We don't meet with those who need others' help any more．

    D．

    Now it is the government that has the duty to help the beggars．

    (3)

    Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars．

    B．

    Some beggars want money for their schooling．

    C．

    Some beggars use the money to buy drugs．

    D．

    Some beggars have no excuse for begging．

    (4)

    In the last paragraph, the writer thinks it hard to reach any final conclusion, because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the cases can be so different

    B．

    there are so many beggars

    C．

    there is so much money wasted

    D．

    there are so many different arguments

    答案：1．D;2．B;3．B;4．A;
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    How Long Can People Live?

    　　She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．

    　　Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

    　　Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．

    　　Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”

    　　The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”

    　　Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”

    　　So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”

    　　“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．

    　　Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．

    (1)

    What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

    [　　]

    A．

    People can live to 122．

    B．

    Old people are creative．

    C．

    Women are sporty at 85．

    D．

    Women live longer than men．

    (2)

    According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the average human life span could be 110

    B．

    scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

    C．

    few people can expect to live to over 150

    D．

    researchers are not sure how long people can live

    (3)

    Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

    [　　]

    A．

    Jerry Shay．

    B．

    Steve Austad

    C．

    Rich Miller

    D．

    George Martin

    (4)

    What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

    [　　]

    A．

    Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．

    B．

    The average human life span cannot be doubled．

    C．

    Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．

    D．

    New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．

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