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1、阅读理解第一篇WhoWanttoLiveForever?(谁想永生?)Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyouliveahealthylifefortwiceaslong,wouldyoutakeit?Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate,Scientistshavealreadyextendedthelivesofflies,wormsandmiceinlaboratories.Manynowthinkthatusinggenetictreatmentsw
2、ewillsoonbeabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years.Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspendchasingourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingourfamiliesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown."Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesandpromotelongtermthinking,"sa
3、ysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCaliforniaSchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwecanwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffectsocietyasawhole."Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon'tthinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedb
4、yhavingpeoplelivelonger,"saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan."Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwon'tbeabettersociety."Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peoplearealreadyfindingitmoredifficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.Whatwouldhappentomarriageinasocietywhe
5、repeoplelivedfor140years?Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10generationsofthesamefamilywereallaliveatthesametime?Researchintoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertileforlonger.Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-year-oldparents,orbrothersandsistersborn50yearsapart.Wethinkofaneldersib
6、lingassomeonewhocanprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbehardtodoifthatsiblingcamefromacompletelydifferentgeneration.Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyiftheretirementagewaslifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgiveusthebenefitsofage-skill,wisdomandgoodjudgme
7、nt.Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-y
8、ear-oldboss?Youngpeoplewou
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