内蒙古包头市第三十三中学2014-2015学年高二下学期第一周周考英语试题

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1、包头市第三十三中学高二年级英语周考题第一部分：阅读理解AWhatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow？Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion，youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology(生物技术).Withthehelpofnewmedicine，thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemai

2、nlyfromaccidents，murderandwar.Today'sleadingkillers，suchasheartdiseases，cancer，andagingitself，willbecomedistantmemory.Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges，theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourt

3、imes.Howlongcanhumanslive？Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cells(细胞)arethebasicunitsofalllivingthings，anduntilrecently，scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells，suchasthoseofbraincells，wouldn

4、otlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100，medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso，peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans(器官).Themedicine，madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife，willbu

5、ildnewbraincells，heartcells，andsoon---inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.Itisexcitingtoimaginethattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionalhumanexistence，butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewayt

6、othiswonderfulfuture.1.Accordingtothepassage，humandeathisnowmainlycausedby_______.A.diseasesandagingB.accidentsandwarC.accidentsandagingD.heartdiseasesandwar2.Intheauthor'sopinion，today'smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin_____.A.medicineB.theinternet

7、C.braincellsD.humanorgans3.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause______.A.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB.humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathC.thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforeverD.humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____

8、.A.humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefutureB.humanhavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnowC.muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlifeD.wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcells.BThegreatestrece