2013年职称英语理工类的a级阅读理解练习题2

　　Who Wants to Live Forever?

　　If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you live a healthy life for twice as long，would you take it?

　　This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams，spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.

　　Longer lives dont just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.We have war，poverty，all sorts of issues around，and I dont think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer，says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan.The question is What will we get as a society? I suspect it wont be a better society.

　　Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer.And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters bom 50 years apart~.We think of an eider sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.

　　On the other hand，more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs.It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals，making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?

　　And society would feel very different if more of its members were older.There would be more wisdom，but less energy.Young people like to move about.Old people like to sit still.Young people tend to act without thinking.Old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about change.In fact，they are less enthusiastic about everything.

　　If this could ever happen，then wed better ask what kind of society we want to get，says Daniel Callahan.We had better not go anywhere near it2 until we have figure those problems out.

　　micen.老鼠 bioethicistn.生物伦理学家5sIblINp

　　注释：

　　2.　We had better not go anywhere near it 我们最好离它远点，这里的it指代前面讲的 anti-ageing technology。

　　1.　Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to do?

　　B) Having more education.

　　D) Working longer.

　　A) Marriages in the US today are quite unstable.

　　C) Living longer would make it easier for people to maintain their marital ties.

　　3.　All of the following are possible effects living longer might have on working life EXCEPT

　　B) More money would be used by employees in payment of their employees.

　　D) It would be more difficult for young people to be promoted to top positions.

　　A) it places more emphasis on educating the young.

　　C) it lacks the curiosity to experiment what is new.

　　5.　Which of the following best describes Callahans attitude to anti-ageing technology?

　　B) Pessimistic.

　　D) Negative.

　　2.　A 本题答案以下面的这两句话为依据：Psople are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.暗示美国人目前的婚姻关系已经十分脆弱。

　　4.　C 答案可以在10、11这两段里找到。