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  When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble –a word game-against herself I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it. After all it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker . Even so we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home . And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers.

  It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me . I’ve taught people of all ages . but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything. she has been the one teaching me all my life: to cook and sew: to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back.

It wasn't easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce Slowly but surely my mother caught on making notes in a little notebook After a few months of scrabble and other games I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing (文字处理) This proved to be a bigger challenge (挑战)to her so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter using different letter types colors and spaces.

  “Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked.

  “No of course not ” I said.” they already know how to use a computer.

My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反映)For as long as I can remember any time I called my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two month than we’ve had in the past 20 years.

(1)

What does the author do?

[  ]

A.

She is a cook.

B.

She is a teacher.

C.

She is a housewife.

D.

She is a computer engineer.

(2)

The author decided to give her mother a computer________

[  ]

A.

to let her have more chances to write letters

B.

to support her in doing her homework

C.

to help her through the bad times

D.

to make her life more enjoyable

(3)

The author asked her mother to write her a letter________.

[  ]

A.

because her mother had stopped using the telephone

B.

because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother

C.

so that her mother could practice what she had learned

D.

so that her mother could be free from housework

(4)

After the computer was brought home the author’s father________

[  ]

A.

lost interest in cooking

B.

took more phone calls

C.

played more games

D.

began to use it

答案:1.B;2.D;3.C;4.B;
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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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