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1、阅读理解+第三十四篇WhoWanttoLiveForever?Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyouliveahealthylifefortwiceaslong,wouldyoutakeit?Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate,Scientistshavealreadyextendedthelivesofflies,wormsandmiceinlaboratories.Manynowthin
2、kthatusinggenetictreatmentswewillsoonbeabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years.Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspendchasingourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingourfamiliesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown."Longerlifewouldgiveusa
3、chancetorecoverfromourmistakesandpromotelongtermthinking,"saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCaliforniaSchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwecanwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffectsocietya
4、sawhole."Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon'tthinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger,"saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan."Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwon'tbeabettersociety."Itwouldcertainlybeaverydiffe
5、rentsociety.Peoplearealreadyfindingitmoredifficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.Whatwouldhappentomarriageinasocietywherepeoplelivedfor140years?Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10generationsofthesamefamilywereallaliveatthesametime?Researchi
6、ntoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertileforlonger.Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-year-oldparents,orbrothersandsistersborn50yearsapart.Wethinkofaneldersiblingassomeonewhocanprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbehardtodoifthatsiblingcamefromacom
7、pletelydifferentgeneration.Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyiftheretirementagewaslifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgiveusthebenefitsofage-skill,wisdomandgoodjudgment.Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreategreater
8、competitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?Youngpeoplewouldbe
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