职称英语综合类阅读理解原文模拟第6篇
<p> 阅读下面的短文。每篇短文的后面有五个问题，每个问题有四个备选答案。请根据短文的内容选择最佳答案。每个试题计3分,共计15分 <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="Wants">Wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Live">Live</span> <span word="Forever">Forever</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span>，<span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="date">date</span>.<span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flies">flies</span>，<span word="worms">worms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mice">mice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="laboratories">laboratories</span>.<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="treatments">treatments</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 140 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.<span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="chasing">chasing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>，<span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>，<span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="Longer">Longer</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>，<span word="says">says</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="Stock">Stock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Longer">Longer</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="them">them</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="war">war</span>，<span word="poverty">poverty</span>，<span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="around">around</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>，<span word="says">says</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="bioethicist">bioethicist</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Callahan">Callahan</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="society">society</span>.<span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="married">married</span>.<span word="Divorce">Divorce</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>.<span word="What">What</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="for">for</span> 140 <span word="years">years</span>?<span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="or">or</span> 10 <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>? <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="fertile">fertile</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> 100-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>，<span word="or">or</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="bom">bom</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>~.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eider">eider</span> <span word="sibling">sibling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sibling">sibling</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>，<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span>.<span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="skill">skill</span>，<span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>，<span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>.<span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>，<span word="making">making</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="a">a</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 125-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>? <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="to">to</span> 140.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="guiding">guiding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="educating">educating</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="older">older</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>.<span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="about">about</span>.<span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="still">still</span>.<span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>.<span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="acting">acting</span>.<span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="things">things</span>.<span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="change">change</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="advances">advances</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>，<span word="then">then</span> <span word="wed">wed</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span>，<span word="says">says</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Callahan">Callahan</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="it">it</span>2 <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="out">out</span>. 注释： 1. <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="born">born</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="apan">apan</span> 出生年份才目隔50年的兄弟姐妹 2. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="it">it</span> 我们最好离它远点，这里的<span word="it">it</span>指代前面讲的 <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>。</p>
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