英语专四阅读模拟习题(我们终将老去)
<p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="least">least</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="infants">infants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consequently">consequently</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span>; <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="undergo">undergo</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="progressive">progressive</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="vigor">vigor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="imperceptible">imperceptible</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span>, <span word="look">look</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vigor">vigor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="ageing">ageing</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="discoveries">discoveries</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>, <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="differs">differs</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>--<span word="on">on</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="robust">robust</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>.</p><p> <span word="Normal">Normal</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="vigor">vigor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="evident">evident</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooling">cooling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="kettle">kettle</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="organisms">organisms</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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