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1、职称英语考试新增文章阅读理解和完型填空题全卫生类A级资料仅供参考温馨提示:每年教材中新增篇幅的考试几率非常大,是考试复习的重点!阅读理解.+第三十四篇:WhoWanttoLiveForever?Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyouliveahealthylifefortwiceaslong,wouldyoutakeit?Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate,Scientistshavealreadyextendedthelivesofflies,wormsandmiceinlabor
2、atories.Manynowthinkthatusinggenetictreatmentswewillsoonbeabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years.Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspendchasingourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingourfamiliesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown."Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistak
3、esandpromotelongtermthinking,"saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCaliforniaSchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwecanwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffectsocietyasawhole."Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon'tthinkanyofthemwo
4、uldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger,"saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan."Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwon'tbeabettersociety."Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peoplearealreadyfindingitmoredifficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.Whatwouldhappentomarriageinasocietyw
5、herepeoplelivedfor140years?Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10generationsofthesamefamilywereallaliveatthesametime?Researchintoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertileforlonger.Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-year-oldparents,orbrothersandsistersborn50yearsapart.Wethinkofaneldersiblingassomeone
6、whocanprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbehardtodoifthatsiblingcamefromacompletelydifferentgeneration.Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyiftheretirementagewaslifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgiveusthebenefitsofage-skill,wisdomandgoodjudgment.Ontheotherhand,morepeople
7、workingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-olde
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