综合类职称英语考试精选练习之阅读理解(一)
<p> <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>?</p><p> <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>?</p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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>?</p>
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