英语六级考试快读阅读练习及答案（12）
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="years">years</span>?</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Nobel">Nobel</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="winners">winners</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2056,<span word="fron">fron</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="advances">advances</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Ingham">Ingham</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="long">long</span>,2056 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="companions">companions</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rubbing">rubbing</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="aliens">aliens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colonizing">colonizing</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="descendants">descendants</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inexbaustible">inexbaustible</span>, <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="green">green</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="our">our</span> <span word="dependence">dependence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span>.</p><p> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="to">to</span> 150?</p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="warning">warning</span>. <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Pinker">Pinker</span> <span word="says">says</span>: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="domed">domed</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="cleaners">cleaners</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> 50 <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p> <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="longer">longer</span></p><p> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Atala">Atala</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wake">Wake</span> <span word="Forest">Forest</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="belives">belives</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="repaired">repaired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="injecting">injecting</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="injections">injections</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="needles">needles</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="cells">cells</span>.</p>
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