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1、閱讀理解精選19 What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技術(shù)). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from a

2、ccidents, murder and war. Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories. In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times.

3、How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond l20 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would no

4、t last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, wil

5、l build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on — in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones. It is exciting to imaging that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleare

6、d up on the way to this wonderful future. 36. According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by . A. diseases and aging B. accidents and war C. accidents and aging D. heart disease and war 37. In the author’s opinion, today’s most important advance in technology lies

7、in . A. medicine B. the Internet C. brain cells D. human organ 38. Humans may live longer in the future because . A. heart disease will be far away from us B. human brains can decide the final death C. the basic materials of cells will last forever D. human organs

8、can be repaired by new medicine 39. How long can humans live in the future according to the passage? A. Over 100 years. B. More than 120 years. C. About 150 years. D. The passage doesn’t tell us. 40. We can learn from the passage that . A. human life will not last more than 120

9、 years in the future B. humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now C. much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life D. we have already solved the technical problems in building new cells [答案及解析]本文主要講述了人類的生命由于生物技術(shù)的發(fā)展可以無限期延長的愿望有可能成為現(xiàn)實。 36. A 細節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段最后一句得知，今天

10、主要的殺手，如心臟病、癌癥、年老將會成為遙遠的記憶。 37. A 細節(jié)理解題。第二段前兩句的意思是說“在討論技術(shù)變化時，人們往往注意到的是網(wǎng)絡(luò)。然而藥學(xué)方面的變化可能是當今真正技術(shù)方面的大事件”，故選A。 38. D 推理判斷題。由第二段的后半部分可知，在2050~2100期間，每隔10年左右，人們可以通過吃藥來修整生病的或衰老的器官，這應(yīng)是未來長生不老的原因。 39. B 細節(jié)理解題。閱讀全文后得知，文章沒有具體告訴我們?nèi)藗儗砟芑疃嗌倌辍? 40. C 推理推斷題。由最后一段得知，想象一下將來技術(shù)的發(fā)展改變了人類最基本的生存條件，真是讓人興奮，但想達到美好的將來還有很多技術(shù)問題要澄清。