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  When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china, When India had not opened up its markets to the world, I carried suitcase full of dark glasses and jeansThankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now

  Still, her answer surprised me:“Green tea.”

  As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink Indian tea

  I dutifully(孝顺的)bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the storyMy mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses

  At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average(普通的)IndianIt was a strange country

  How things change! And how soon!

  Now every town of any size seems to have aChina Market”.And everyone is talking about China

  The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are doneA minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment(投资)and such a step wouldwork wonders as it did for China”.

  But it’s a two-way streetI just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to train in softwareMeanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China

  No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, is expected to hit about US15 billion for last year and US20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments,

  No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian(中印)century as the two countries started on January 1 the Sino-Indian Friendship Year

  But what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea

(1)

Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea?

[  ]

A.

she was tired of Indian tea

B.

she had a son working in China.

C.

she believed it had a medical effect

D.

she was fond of Chinese products

(2)

What does the author mean by“it’s a two-waystreet’ in paragraph 10?

[  ]

A.

China and India have different traffic rules

B.

Tea trade works wonders in both India and China

C.

Chinese products are popular in both China and India,

D.

The exchanges between India and China are good for both

(3)

In the text the authot expresses ________,

[  ]

A.

his concern for his mother’s health

B.

his support for drinking Chinese green tea

C.

hia surprise at China’s recent devclopment

D.

his wonder at the growth of India’s IT industry

答案:1.C;2.D;3.C;
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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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