Who wants to live forever?
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1 .We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected，especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age-skill，wisdom and good judgement .
On the other hand，more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals，making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140 .It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people，and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel very different if more of its members were older. There would be more wisdom，but less energy Young people like to move about.old people like to sit still. Young people tend to act without thinking.old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about change. In fact，they are less enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti-ageing technology is deeper than we might think.But as the science advances，we need to think about these changes now.
“If this could ever happen，then we’d better ask what kind of society we want to get,”says Daniel Callahan.“We had better not go anywhere near it2 until we have figure those problems out.”
詞匯：
mice n.老鼠 (復(fù)數(shù))
bioethicist n.生物倫理學(xué)家
sjbling n.兄弟姐妹
注釋：
1. brothers and sisters born 50 years apart 出生年份相隔50年的兄弟姐妹
2. We had better not go anywhere near it 我們離它遠(yuǎn)點(diǎn)，這里的it指代前面講的 anti-ageing technology。
練習(xí)：
1.which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to do?
A)Spending more time with his family.
B)Having more education.
C)Realizing more dreams.
D)Working longer.
2.Which of the following is implied in the sixth paragraph?
A)Marriages in the US today are quite unstable.
B)More and more people in the US today want to get married.
C)Living longer would make it easier for people to maintain their marital ties.
D)If people live longer, they would stay in marriage longer.
3.All of the following are possible effects living longer might have on working life EXCEPT
A)Communication between employers and employees would be more difficult.
B)More money would be used by employees in payment of their employees.
C)The job market would be more competitive.
D)It would be more difficult for young people to be promoted to top positions.
4.An important feature of a society in which people live a long life is that
A)it places more emphasis on educating the young.
B)it is both wise and energetic.
C)it lacks the curiosity to experiment what is new.
D)it welcomes Changes.
5.Which of the following best describes Callahan’s attitude to anti-ageing technology?
A)Optimistic.
B)Pessimistic.
C)Reserved.
D)Negative
答案與解析：
1.分析文章標(biāo)題： Who wants to (想要)live(生活， 活的， 實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播的) forever(永遠(yuǎn))?
2.直接解題：
1.which of the following (下列哪個(gè)選項(xiàng))is NOT mentioned(被提到) as one of the things that living longer might enable(使能夠) an individual(個(gè)人) to do?
A)Spending(花(時(shí)間/金錢)) more time with(和) his family(家庭，家人).
B)Having more education(教育).
C)Realizing(意識(shí)到， 實(shí)現(xiàn)) more dreams(夢(mèng)想， 夢(mèng)).
D)Working(工作) longer.
1.B. 細(xì)節(jié)題。 利用備選項(xiàng)中的細(xì)節(jié)信息詞(A：family, B: education, C: dreams, D: working/work)作為答案線索， 在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
(第3段)This seems a great idea.Think of(考慮， 想象) how(怎樣，何等)much more (更多的)time we could spend chasing(追逐) our dreams， spending time with our loved(熱愛的) ones，watching(注視，監(jiān)視) our families grow(成長(zhǎng)) and have families of their own(他們自己的).
(第4段)“Longer life would give us a chance(機(jī)會(huì)) to recover(恢復(fù)， 使改過) from our mistakes(錯(cuò)誤) and promote(促進(jìn)， 提升) long term(長(zhǎng)期的) thinking(思考， 思想)，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health(公共衛(wèi)生). “It would also raise(提高， 飼養(yǎng), 募集) productivity(生產(chǎn)力) by adding to(增加) the year we can work(working的家族詞).”
答案相關(guān)句出現(xiàn)在第3，4段里， 第一個(gè)答案相關(guān)句說“想想我們將會(huì)延長(zhǎng)多少時(shí)間來追逐我們的夢(mèng)想，與愛人廝守，看著我們的孩子成長(zhǎng)并組成他們自己的家庭”, 因此A和C都不是答案。第2個(gè)答案相關(guān)句說“它(長(zhǎng)壽)還延長(zhǎng)了人的工作時(shí)間，從而使生產(chǎn)力得到提高”， 因此D也不是答案， 答案是B。
2.Which of the following (下列哪個(gè)選項(xiàng))is implied (被暗示)in the sixth paragraph(段)?
A)Marriages(婚姻) in the US today are quite unstable(不穩(wěn)定的).
B)More and more (越來越多的)people in the US today want to(想要) get married(結(jié)婚).
C)Living longer would make it easier(更容易) for people to maintain(保持， 維修， 主張) their marital(婚姻) ties(聯(lián)系，領(lǐng)帶).
D)If people live longer, they would stay停留 in在 marriage longer.
2.A. 首先關(guān)注段落第6段。 備選項(xiàng)中都出現(xiàn)與婚姻相關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)， 因此首先關(guān)注該段中涉及到婚姻的句子。
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.(第1題答案相關(guān)句 )Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. (第1題答案相關(guān)句 ) “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
(第6段) It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult(困難的) to stay(繼續(xù)) married(已婚的).Divorce (與婚姻相關(guān)的詞匯)rates (離婚率)are rising(上升).What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
答案相關(guān)句說“人們發(fā)現(xiàn)很難保持一段婚姻。離婚率正在上升?！痹摼浒凳久绹?guó)人目前的婚姻關(guān)系已經(jīng)十分脆弱。
3.All of the following (下列所有的選項(xiàng))are possible(可能的) effects(影響， 結(jié)果)living longer might have on working(工作的) life(職業(yè)壽命) EXCEPT(除了)
A)Communication(交流， 交通) between employers(老板) and employees(雇員) would be more difficult(更困難).
B)More money(錢) would be used by (將被用)employers(老板)in payment of (以支付)their employees(雇員).
C)The job market (工作市場(chǎng))would be more competitive(更具競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力)
D)It would be more difficult (更困難)for young people to be promoted to (被提升到)top(的) positions(職位，位置).
3.B. 細(xì)節(jié)題。利用問題句中的細(xì)節(jié)信息結(jié)構(gòu)(working life)及備選項(xiàng)中的細(xì)節(jié)信息詞共同作為答案線索(A: employer, employee; B: money, employer, employee; C: job market; D: top positions), 在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
It would certainly be a very different society.(第2題答案相關(guān)句)People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1 .We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected(被影響)，especially(尤其) if the retirement age(退休年齡) was lifted(舉起， 提升).More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age-skill，wisdom and good judgment .
On the other hand(另一方面)，more people working for longer(更長(zhǎng)久地) would create (造成)greater competition (競(jìng)爭(zhēng))for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts(郵件， 職位) (top positions的近義結(jié)構(gòu))would be dominated by (被...控制)the same few individuals(個(gè)人， 個(gè)人的) ， making career progress(職業(yè)發(fā)展) more difficult(更困難).And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to (能夠)communicate with (與...交流)a 125-year-old boss(employer的近義詞)?
依據(jù)答案相關(guān)句判斷， 文章中的作者沒有提到雇傭者需要更多的錢來支付員工的工資。
4.An important(重要的) feature(特征) of a society(社會(huì)) in which people live a long life(過一種長(zhǎng)壽的生活) is that
A)it places more emphasis on (更注重， 更強(qiáng)調(diào)) educating(教育) the young(年輕人).
B)it is both wise(英明的， 博學(xué)的) and energetic(精力充沛的).
C)it lacks(缺少) the curiosity(好奇心) to experiment(實(shí)驗(yàn)) what is new.
D)it welcomes(歡迎) Changes(變化).
4. C。 細(xì)節(jié)題。利用問題句中涉及修飾詞的結(jié)構(gòu)(an important feature)及備選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)的細(xì)節(jié)信息詞或修飾詞(A：the young; B: wise, energetic; C: curiosity; D: change )共同作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1 .We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected，especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age-skill，wisdom and good judgment .
(第3題答案相關(guān)句) On the other hand，more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals，making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
(第10段) Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140 .It may be that such(這樣的) a society(社會(huì)) would place less importance on (不太注重)guiding(引導(dǎo)) and educating(選項(xiàng)A中的核心詞) young people，and more on making life comfortable(舒服的) for the old(老年人).
And society(社會(huì)) would feel very different(不同的) if more(更多) of its members(成員) were older. There would be more wisdom(wise的家族詞匯)，but less energy(energetic的家族詞匯). Young people like to move about.old people like to sit still. Young people tend to act without thinking.old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about(對(duì)...熱心) change. In fact，they are less enthusiastic about everything.
根據(jù)10，11 段里的答案相關(guān)句判斷C是答案。
5.Which of the following (下列哪項(xiàng))best describes(描述) Callahan’s attitude to (對(duì)...的態(tài)度)anti-ageing (抗衰老)technology(技術(shù))?
A)Optimistic(樂觀的).
B)Pessimistic(悲觀的).
C)Reserved(保留的).
D)Negative(否定的， 消極的， 負(fù)的)
5.C. 細(xì)節(jié)題。 利用問題句中的特征詞(Callahan)和細(xì)節(jié)信息詞(anti-ageing technology)作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1 .We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected，especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age-skill，wisdom and good judgement .
On the other hand，more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals，making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140 .(第4題答案相關(guān)句)It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people，and more on making life comfortable for the old.
(第4題答案相關(guān)句) And society would feel very different if more of its members were older. There would be more wisdom，but less energy. Young people like to move about.old people like to sit still. Young people tend to act without thinking.old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.(第4題答案相關(guān)句)Old people are less enthusiastic about change. In fact，they are less enthusiastic about everything.
The effect(影響) of anti-ageing technology (抗衰老技術(shù))is deeper than (比...更深) we might think.But as(隨著) the science(科學(xué)) advances(前進(jìn))，we need to think about (考慮)these changes(變化) now.
“If this could ever(的確) happen(發(fā)生，出現(xiàn))，then we’d better() ask(問) what kind of society(社會(huì)) we want to get(得到),”says Daniel Callahan.“We had better ()not go anywhere(任何地方) near it until(直到) we have figure (解決)those problems(問題) out.”
答案相關(guān)句說“Callahan認(rèn)為在搞清楚長(zhǎng)壽社會(huì)給我們帶來哪些問題之前，不要急著搞抗衰老的技術(shù)”。 由此可見他對(duì)抗衰老技術(shù)的發(fā)展是持一種保留的態(tài)度。
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1 .We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected，especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age-skill，wisdom and good judgement .
On the other hand，more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals，making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140 .It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people，and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel very different if more of its members were older. There would be more wisdom，but less energy Young people like to move about.old people like to sit still. Young people tend to act without thinking.old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about change. In fact，they are less enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti-ageing technology is deeper than we might think.But as the science advances，we need to think about these changes now.
“If this could ever happen，then we’d better ask what kind of society we want to get,”says Daniel Callahan.“We had better not go anywhere near it2 until we have figure those problems out.”
詞匯：
mice n.老鼠 (復(fù)數(shù))
bioethicist n.生物倫理學(xué)家
sjbling n.兄弟姐妹
注釋：
1. brothers and sisters born 50 years apart 出生年份相隔50年的兄弟姐妹
2. We had better not go anywhere near it 我們離它遠(yuǎn)點(diǎn)，這里的it指代前面講的 anti-ageing technology。
練習(xí)：
1.which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to do?
A)Spending more time with his family.
B)Having more education.
C)Realizing more dreams.
D)Working longer.
2.Which of the following is implied in the sixth paragraph?
A)Marriages in the US today are quite unstable.
B)More and more people in the US today want to get married.
C)Living longer would make it easier for people to maintain their marital ties.
D)If people live longer, they would stay in marriage longer.
3.All of the following are possible effects living longer might have on working life EXCEPT
A)Communication between employers and employees would be more difficult.
B)More money would be used by employees in payment of their employees.
C)The job market would be more competitive.
D)It would be more difficult for young people to be promoted to top positions.
4.An important feature of a society in which people live a long life is that
A)it places more emphasis on educating the young.
B)it is both wise and energetic.
C)it lacks the curiosity to experiment what is new.
D)it welcomes Changes.
5.Which of the following best describes Callahan’s attitude to anti-ageing technology?
A)Optimistic.
B)Pessimistic.
C)Reserved.
D)Negative
答案與解析：
1.分析文章標(biāo)題： Who wants to (想要)live(生活， 活的， 實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播的) forever(永遠(yuǎn))?
2.直接解題：
1.which of the following (下列哪個(gè)選項(xiàng))is NOT mentioned(被提到) as one of the things that living longer might enable(使能夠) an individual(個(gè)人) to do?
A)Spending(花(時(shí)間/金錢)) more time with(和) his family(家庭，家人).
B)Having more education(教育).
C)Realizing(意識(shí)到， 實(shí)現(xiàn)) more dreams(夢(mèng)想， 夢(mèng)).
D)Working(工作) longer.
1.B. 細(xì)節(jié)題。 利用備選項(xiàng)中的細(xì)節(jié)信息詞(A：family, B: education, C: dreams, D: working/work)作為答案線索， 在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
(第3段)This seems a great idea.Think of(考慮， 想象) how(怎樣，何等)much more (更多的)time we could spend chasing(追逐) our dreams， spending time with our loved(熱愛的) ones，watching(注視，監(jiān)視) our families grow(成長(zhǎng)) and have families of their own(他們自己的).
(第4段)“Longer life would give us a chance(機(jī)會(huì)) to recover(恢復(fù)， 使改過) from our mistakes(錯(cuò)誤) and promote(促進(jìn)， 提升) long term(長(zhǎng)期的) thinking(思考， 思想)，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health(公共衛(wèi)生). “It would also raise(提高， 飼養(yǎng), 募集) productivity(生產(chǎn)力) by adding to(增加) the year we can work(working的家族詞).”
答案相關(guān)句出現(xiàn)在第3，4段里， 第一個(gè)答案相關(guān)句說“想想我們將會(huì)延長(zhǎng)多少時(shí)間來追逐我們的夢(mèng)想，與愛人廝守，看著我們的孩子成長(zhǎng)并組成他們自己的家庭”, 因此A和C都不是答案。第2個(gè)答案相關(guān)句說“它(長(zhǎng)壽)還延長(zhǎng)了人的工作時(shí)間，從而使生產(chǎn)力得到提高”， 因此D也不是答案， 答案是B。
2.Which of the following (下列哪個(gè)選項(xiàng))is implied (被暗示)in the sixth paragraph(段)?
A)Marriages(婚姻) in the US today are quite unstable(不穩(wěn)定的).
B)More and more (越來越多的)people in the US today want to(想要) get married(結(jié)婚).
C)Living longer would make it easier(更容易) for people to maintain(保持， 維修， 主張) their marital(婚姻) ties(聯(lián)系，領(lǐng)帶).
D)If people live longer, they would stay停留 in在 marriage longer.
2.A. 首先關(guān)注段落第6段。 備選項(xiàng)中都出現(xiàn)與婚姻相關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)， 因此首先關(guān)注該段中涉及到婚姻的句子。
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.(第1題答案相關(guān)句 )Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. (第1題答案相關(guān)句 ) “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
(第6段) It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult(困難的) to stay(繼續(xù)) married(已婚的).Divorce (與婚姻相關(guān)的詞匯)rates (離婚率)are rising(上升).What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
答案相關(guān)句說“人們發(fā)現(xiàn)很難保持一段婚姻。離婚率正在上升?！痹摼浒凳久绹?guó)人目前的婚姻關(guān)系已經(jīng)十分脆弱。
3.All of the following (下列所有的選項(xiàng))are possible(可能的) effects(影響， 結(jié)果)living longer might have on working(工作的) life(職業(yè)壽命) EXCEPT(除了)
A)Communication(交流， 交通) between employers(老板) and employees(雇員) would be more difficult(更困難).
B)More money(錢) would be used by (將被用)employers(老板)in payment of (以支付)their employees(雇員).
C)The job market (工作市場(chǎng))would be more competitive(更具競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力)
D)It would be more difficult (更困難)for young people to be promoted to (被提升到)top(的) positions(職位，位置).
3.B. 細(xì)節(jié)題。利用問題句中的細(xì)節(jié)信息結(jié)構(gòu)(working life)及備選項(xiàng)中的細(xì)節(jié)信息詞共同作為答案線索(A: employer, employee; B: money, employer, employee; C: job market; D: top positions), 在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
It would certainly be a very different society.(第2題答案相關(guān)句)People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1 .We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected(被影響)，especially(尤其) if the retirement age(退休年齡) was lifted(舉起， 提升).More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age-skill，wisdom and good judgment .
On the other hand(另一方面)，more people working for longer(更長(zhǎng)久地) would create (造成)greater competition (競(jìng)爭(zhēng))for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts(郵件， 職位) (top positions的近義結(jié)構(gòu))would be dominated by (被...控制)the same few individuals(個(gè)人， 個(gè)人的) ， making career progress(職業(yè)發(fā)展) more difficult(更困難).And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to (能夠)communicate with (與...交流)a 125-year-old boss(employer的近義詞)?
依據(jù)答案相關(guān)句判斷， 文章中的作者沒有提到雇傭者需要更多的錢來支付員工的工資。
4.An important(重要的) feature(特征) of a society(社會(huì)) in which people live a long life(過一種長(zhǎng)壽的生活) is that
A)it places more emphasis on (更注重， 更強(qiáng)調(diào)) educating(教育) the young(年輕人).
B)it is both wise(英明的， 博學(xué)的) and energetic(精力充沛的).
C)it lacks(缺少) the curiosity(好奇心) to experiment(實(shí)驗(yàn)) what is new.
D)it welcomes(歡迎) Changes(變化).
4. C。 細(xì)節(jié)題。利用問題句中涉及修飾詞的結(jié)構(gòu)(an important feature)及備選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)的細(xì)節(jié)信息詞或修飾詞(A：the young; B: wise, energetic; C: curiosity; D: change )共同作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1 .We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected，especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age-skill，wisdom and good judgment .
(第3題答案相關(guān)句) On the other hand，more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals，making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
(第10段) Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140 .It may be that such(這樣的) a society(社會(huì)) would place less importance on (不太注重)guiding(引導(dǎo)) and educating(選項(xiàng)A中的核心詞) young people，and more on making life comfortable(舒服的) for the old(老年人).
And society(社會(huì)) would feel very different(不同的) if more(更多) of its members(成員) were older. There would be more wisdom(wise的家族詞匯)，but less energy(energetic的家族詞匯). Young people like to move about.old people like to sit still. Young people tend to act without thinking.old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about(對(duì)...熱心) change. In fact，they are less enthusiastic about everything.
根據(jù)10，11 段里的答案相關(guān)句判斷C是答案。
5.Which of the following (下列哪項(xiàng))best describes(描述) Callahan’s attitude to (對(duì)...的態(tài)度)anti-ageing (抗衰老)technology(技術(shù))?
A)Optimistic(樂觀的).
B)Pessimistic(悲觀的).
C)Reserved(保留的).
D)Negative(否定的， 消極的， 負(fù)的)
5.C. 細(xì)節(jié)題。 利用問題句中的特征詞(Callahan)和細(xì)節(jié)信息詞(anti-ageing technology)作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long， would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies，worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams， spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking，”says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health. “It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty, all sons of issues around，and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,” says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.“The question is ‘What will we get as a society?’ I suspect it won't be a better society.”
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1 .We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected，especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age-skill，wisdom and good judgement .
On the other hand，more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals，making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140 .(第4題答案相關(guān)句)It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people，and more on making life comfortable for the old.
(第4題答案相關(guān)句) And society would feel very different if more of its members were older. There would be more wisdom，but less energy. Young people like to move about.old people like to sit still. Young people tend to act without thinking.old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.(第4題答案相關(guān)句)Old people are less enthusiastic about change. In fact，they are less enthusiastic about everything.
The effect(影響) of anti-ageing technology (抗衰老技術(shù))is deeper than (比...更深) we might think.But as(隨著) the science(科學(xué)) advances(前進(jìn))，we need to think about (考慮)these changes(變化) now.
“If this could ever(的確) happen(發(fā)生，出現(xiàn))，then we’d better() ask(問) what kind of society(社會(huì)) we want to get(得到),”says Daniel Callahan.“We had better ()not go anywhere(任何地方) near it until(直到) we have figure (解決)those problems(問題) out.”
答案相關(guān)句說“Callahan認(rèn)為在搞清楚長(zhǎng)壽社會(huì)給我們帶來哪些問題之前，不要急著搞抗衰老的技術(shù)”。 由此可見他對(duì)抗衰老技術(shù)的發(fā)展是持一種保留的態(tài)度。