2005年考研英语宫东风推荐20篇背诵作文（2）
<p>活得更久</p><p>以前的人活到40岁就过完一生而死亡是很平常的。但是现在，我们认为40岁的寿命很短。人们活到八十几岁、九十几岁，有些甚至到100岁，是很平常的。而且，人们还能活得久而且又健康，精力充沛地迈入他们的“黄金时代”（退休期）。</p><p>人类会长寿主要是因为科学及科技的进步。医学上的重大突破已经根除了以前十分普遍的致命疾病。而更重要的也许是，大众健康的改善首先意味着人们不大可能得传染病。人们变得更健康也有助于预防罹患一些会使身体状况日益衰弱的疾病，例如心脏病。这些疾病常会夺走年轻的生命。又因为文明的进步，我们的生活环境以及食物来源已经变得比较卫生。此外，现在的工作比较安全，且对人体而言没有那么繁重。我们不会因为只辛苦工作几年就变得疲惫不堪。</p><p>现代人比以前长寿的原因有很多，但更重要的是，人们活得更久，而且也活得更好。我的看法是，我们进提那的进步得益于科学和科技的发展。</p><p>2004年8月4日</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Famous">Famous</span> <span word="People">People</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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