阅读理解精选19Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion,youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology(生物技术).Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today’sleadingkillers,suchasheartdisease,cancer,andagingitself,willbecomedistantmemories.Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cellsarethebasicunitsofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyondl20yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoseofbraincells,wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100,medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso,peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans.Themedicine,madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife,willbuildnewbraincells,heartcells,andsoon—inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.Itisexcitingtoimagingthattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence,butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.36.Accordingtothepassage,humandeathisnowmainlycausedby.A.diseasesandagingB.accidentsandwarC.accidentsandagingD.heartdiseaseandwar37.Intheauthor’sopinion,today’smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin.A.medicineB.theInternet-2-\nC.braincellsD.humanorgan38.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause.A.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB.humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathC.thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforeverD.humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine39.Howlongcanhumansliveinthefutureaccordingtothepassage?A.Over100years.B.Morethan120years.C.About150years.D.Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.40.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefutureB.humanshavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnowC.muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlifeD.wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcells[答案及解析]本文主要讲述了人类的生命由于生物技术的发展可以无限期延长的愿望有可能成为现实。36.A细节理解题。由文章第一段最后一句得知，今天主要的杀手，如心脏病、癌症、年老将会成为遥远的记忆。37.A细节理解题。第二段前两句的意思是说“在讨论技术变化时，人们往往注意到的是网络。然而药学方面的变化可能是当今真正技术方面的大事件”，故选A。38.D推理判断题。由第二段的后半部分可知，在2050~2100期间，每隔10年左右，人们可以通过吃药来修整生病的或衰老的器官，这应是未来长生不老的原因。39.B细节理解题。阅读全文后得知，文章没有具体告诉我们人们将来能活多少年。40.C推理推断题。由最后一段得知，想象一下将来技术的发展改变了人类最基本的生存条件，真是让人兴奋，但想达到美好的将来还有很多技术问题要澄清。-2-
