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  Do you want to live another 100 years or more?Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span(跨度).

  “I think we are knocking at the door of immortality(永生),”said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future.“I think by 2075 we will see it and that's a conservative estimate(保守的估计).”

  At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(纳米技术)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 200 or 300 or 500 years.”

  However, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last past about 120 years.Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.

  Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live.“It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?”said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre.“At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”

(1)

By saying“we are knocking at the door of immortality”, Michael Zey means ________.

[  ]

A.

they believe that there is no limit of living

B.

they are sure to find the truth about long living

C.

they have got some ideas about living forever

D.

they are able to make people live past the present life span

(2)

Donald Louria's attitude towards long living is that ________.

[  ]

A.

people can live from 120 to 180

B.

it is still doubtful how long humans can live

C.

the human body is designed to last past about 120 years

D.

it is possible for humans to live longer in the future

(3)

The underlined“it”(paragraph 4)refers to ________.

[  ]

A.

a great push

B.

the idea of living beyond the present life span

C.

the idea of living from 200 to 300 years

D.

the conservative estimate

(4)

What would be the best title for this text?

[  ]

A.

Living Longer or Not

B.

Science, Technology and Long Living

C.

No Limit for Human Life

D.

Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living

答案:1.C;2.D;3.B;4.A;
解析:

(1)

本句中用了knocking at正敲门,说明人类正在研究,目前只是停留在想法上,所以答案为C。

(2)

文章第二段,反映出Donald Louria对长生的态度是:有可能。

(3)

怀疑的内容是:超越生命的延续。

(4)

文章是科普说明文:首先提出问题,然后阐述支持观点,然后阐述反对观点,所以文章的题目要反应主题,答案为:A。


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C.1360-620-7568.

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C.The man wanted to keep the same records given by his father.

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A.The man himself.

B.The man’s father.

C.The man’s cousin.

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B.1.5 pounds.

C.1 pound.

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B.What the newspaper said was right.

C.They didn’t mind missing the first part of the play.

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B.To a restaurant.

C.To their home.

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and the person visited. It is a good idea to ask a friend w     he or 8.   

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