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1、阅读理解第一篇WhoWanttoLiveForever?（谁想永生？）Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyouliveahealthylifefortwiceaslong，wouldyoutakeit?Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate，Scientistshavealreadyextendedthelivesofflies，wormsandmiceinlaboratories.Manynowthinkthatusinggenetictreatmentsw

2、ewillsoonbeabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years.Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspendchasingourdreams，spendingtimewithourlovedones，watchingourfamiliesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown."Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesandpromotelongtermthinking,"sa

3、ysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityOfCaliforniaSchoolOfPublicHealth."Itwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwecanwork."Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffectsocietyasawhole."Wehavewar，poverty，allsortsofissuesaround，andIdon'tthinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedb

4、yhavingpeoplelivelonger,"saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan."Thequestionis'Whatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwon'tbeabettersociety."Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peoplearealreadyfindingitmoredifficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.Whatwouldhappentomarriageinasocietywhe

5、repeoplelivedfor140years?Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10generationsofthesamefamilywereallaliveatthesametime?Researchintoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertileforlonger.Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-year-oldparents，orbrothersandsistersborn50yearsapart.Wethinkofaneldersib

6、lingassomeonewhocanprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbehardtodoifthatsiblingcamefromacompletelydifferentgeneration.Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected，especiallyiftheretirementagewaslifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgiveusthebenefitsofage-skill，wisdomandgoodjudgme

7、nt.Ontheotherhand，morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreategreatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoungerpeopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefewindividuals，makingcareerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywoulda25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-y

8、ear-oldboss?Youngpeoplewou