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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.Manynowthi
2、nkthatusinggenetictreatmentswewillsoonbeabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years. Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspendchasingourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingourfamiliesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown. "Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfro
3、mourmistakesandpromotelongtermthinking,"saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCaliforniaSchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwecanwork." Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffectsocietyasawhole."Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofis
4、suesaround,andIdon'tthinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger,"saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan."Thequestionis‘Whatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwon'tbeabettersociety." Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peoplearealreadyfindingitmoredifficulttostaymarr
5、ied.Divorceratesarerising.Whatwouldtomarriageinasocietywherepeoplelivedfor140years?'Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10generationsofthesamefamilywereallaliveatthesametime? Researchintoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertileforlonger.Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-ye
6、ar-oldparents,orbrothersandsistersborn50yearsapart1.Wethinkofaneldersiblingassomeone,whocanprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbehardtodoifthatsiblingcamefromacompletelydifferentgeneration. Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyiftheretirementagewaslifted.Morepeopl
7、ewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgiveusthebenefitsofage-skill,wisdomandgoodjudgment. Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals,making
8、careerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha
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