Who wants to live forever?
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as lon9，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，
woI'ms 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 he 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 l40 years?And what would happen to family life if nine or lo 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 havin9 100一year-old parents．or brothers and sisters born 50 years apartl．We think of an eider sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice．That would be hard to do if that sibling caltle 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 udgement．
On the other hand，more people working．for longer would create greater competition for jobs．It would make it more difficult,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 l25-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived t0 140．It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and edncating young people，and more on making life comfortable for the old．
And society would teel 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 thinkin9．old people tend to think without actin9．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．”
1．Which of ole 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 am]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 ole following best describes Callahan’s attitude to anti-ageing technology?
A．Optimistic．
B．Pessimistic．
C．Reserved．
D．Negative
1．B 問題問“下列哪項不是長壽能讓人做的事情?”．該題為細節(jié)題，利用被選項中的細節(jié)信息作為答案線索：A：family，B：education，C：dreams，D：workin9，在文章中查找答案相關句：
(第2段最后1句)Many now think that using geneti’c 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 how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams,spending time with our loved ones,watching our families grow and hay families of their own．
(第4段)“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 ppoduetivity by adding to
the year we can work．”
答案相關句出現(xiàn)在第3，4段里，第一個答案相關句說“想想我們將會延長多少時間來追逐我們的夢想，與愛人廝守，看著我們的孩子成長并組成他們自己的家庭”．這個句子沒有提到“長壽”，因此關注其周邊的句子，該句的前一句說“這看似一個好主意”，句子中的代詞thisf這)指代第2段最后1句的內容：采用基因療法，我們很快就能將人類的壽命延長到至少140歲．因此判斷第3段是在分析長壽能帶給人們的東西，因此A和C都不是答案．第2個答案相關句說“它(長壽)還延長了人的工作時間，從而使生產力得到提高”，因此D也不是答案，答案是B．
2．A．問題問“下列哪個選項在第6段中被暗示了?”被選項都涉及到了“婚姻”，因此關注文章中涉及到婚姻的句子．本題的答案以下面的兩句話為依據(jù)：People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divoree rates are rising．該句說“人們發(fā)現(xiàn)很難保持一段婚姻．離婚率正在上升．”該句暗示美國人目前的婚姻關系已經十分脆弱．
3．B．問題問“下列哪個選項沒有涉及到長壽對職業(yè)生涯的可能影響?”該題為細節(jié)題．利用問題句中的細節(jié)信息詞working life(職業(yè)生涯)作為答案線索，從上一題答案相關句的位置往下查找到答案相關句(位于第9段)，該段講了壽命延長，退休推遲可能帶來的種種問題，但作者沒有提到雇傭者需要更多的錢來支付員工的工資．
4．C．問題問“長壽社會的一個重要特征是…”該題為細節(jié)題．從上一題答案相關句的位置往下查找到答案相關句(第9段)，該題答案在10，11段這兩段里可以找到．加入收藏
5．C．問題問“下列哪項地描述了Callahan對抗衰老技術的態(tài)度?”利用問題句中的特征詞Callahan作為答案線索，在文章最后兩段中找到答案相關內容．該部分內容說“CaUahan認為在搞清楚長壽社會給我們帶來哪些問題之前，不要急著搞抗衰老的技術”．由此可見他對抗衰老技術的發(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 lon9，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，
woI'ms 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 he 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 l40 years?And what would happen to family life if nine or lo 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 havin9 100一year-old parents．or brothers and sisters born 50 years apartl．We think of an eider sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice．That would be hard to do if that sibling caltle 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 udgement．
On the other hand，more people working．for longer would create greater competition for jobs．It would make it more difficult,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 l25-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived t0 140．It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and edncating young people，and more on making life comfortable for the old．
And society would teel 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 thinkin9．old people tend to think without actin9．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．”
1．Which of ole 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 am]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 ole following best describes Callahan’s attitude to anti-ageing technology?
A．Optimistic．
B．Pessimistic．
C．Reserved．
D．Negative
1．B 問題問“下列哪項不是長壽能讓人做的事情?”．該題為細節(jié)題，利用被選項中的細節(jié)信息作為答案線索：A：family，B：education，C：dreams，D：workin9，在文章中查找答案相關句：
(第2段最后1句)Many now think that using geneti’c 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 how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams,spending time with our loved ones,watching our families grow and hay families of their own．
(第4段)“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 ppoduetivity by adding to
the year we can work．”
答案相關句出現(xiàn)在第3，4段里，第一個答案相關句說“想想我們將會延長多少時間來追逐我們的夢想，與愛人廝守，看著我們的孩子成長并組成他們自己的家庭”．這個句子沒有提到“長壽”，因此關注其周邊的句子，該句的前一句說“這看似一個好主意”，句子中的代詞thisf這)指代第2段最后1句的內容：采用基因療法，我們很快就能將人類的壽命延長到至少140歲．因此判斷第3段是在分析長壽能帶給人們的東西，因此A和C都不是答案．第2個答案相關句說“它(長壽)還延長了人的工作時間，從而使生產力得到提高”，因此D也不是答案，答案是B．
2．A．問題問“下列哪個選項在第6段中被暗示了?”被選項都涉及到了“婚姻”，因此關注文章中涉及到婚姻的句子．本題的答案以下面的兩句話為依據(jù)：People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divoree rates are rising．該句說“人們發(fā)現(xiàn)很難保持一段婚姻．離婚率正在上升．”該句暗示美國人目前的婚姻關系已經十分脆弱．
3．B．問題問“下列哪個選項沒有涉及到長壽對職業(yè)生涯的可能影響?”該題為細節(jié)題．利用問題句中的細節(jié)信息詞working life(職業(yè)生涯)作為答案線索，從上一題答案相關句的位置往下查找到答案相關句(位于第9段)，該段講了壽命延長，退休推遲可能帶來的種種問題，但作者沒有提到雇傭者需要更多的錢來支付員工的工資．
4．C．問題問“長壽社會的一個重要特征是…”該題為細節(jié)題．從上一題答案相關句的位置往下查找到答案相關句(第9段)，該題答案在10，11段這兩段里可以找到．加入收藏
5．C．問題問“下列哪項地描述了Callahan對抗衰老技術的態(tài)度?”利用問題句中的特征詞Callahan作為答案線索，在文章最后兩段中找到答案相關內容．該部分內容說“CaUahan認為在搞清楚長壽社會給我們帶來哪些問題之前，不要急著搞抗衰老的技術”．由此可見他對抗衰老技術的發(fā)展是持一種保留的態(tài)度．