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1、2016年职称英语阅读理解卫生B级考试题库及答案 第一篇WhoWantstoLiveForever? Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyouliveahealthylifefortwiceaslong,wouldyoutakeit? Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate.Scientistshavealreadyextendedthelivesofflies,wormsandmiceinlaboratories.Manynowthinkthatusinggenetic
2、treatmentswewillsoonbeabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years. Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspendchasingourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingourfamiliesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown. "Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesandpromotelongtermthinki
3、ng,"saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCaliforniaSchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwecanwork." Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffectsocietyasawhole."Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon'tthinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedby
4、havingpeoplelivelonger,"saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan."Thequestionis‘Whatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwon'tbeabettersociety." Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peoplearealreadyfindingitmoredifficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.Whatwouldtomarriageinasocietywherepeoplelivedf
5、or140years?'Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10generationsofthesamefamilywereallaliveatthesametime? Researchintoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertileforlonger.Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-year-oldparents,orbrothersandsistersborn50yearsapart1.Wethinkofaneldersiblingassomeone,whoca
6、nprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbehardtodoifthatsiblingcamefromacompletelydifferentgeneration. Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyiftheretirementagewaslifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgiveusthebenefitsofage-skill,wisdomandgoodjudgment. Ontheotherhand,morep
7、eopleworkingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,makingcareerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha
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