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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(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, 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. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells(细胞) 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 not 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, will 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 imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.

1.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

2.In the author’s opinion, today’s most important advance in technology lies in____.

A. medicine B. the Internet C. brain cells D. human organ

3.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 can be repaired by new medicine

4.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. human life will not last more than 120 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

5.What will people in 2113 mainly die of /from?

A. Aging B. Accidents C. Cancer D. Heart disease

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：题目是一篇关于科技进步的文章。随着医学的进步，人类的寿命会增加。疾病、老龄化将不再是问题，死亡的主因将会变为事故、谋杀、战争等外因。

1.根据第一段最后一句“Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.”可知，当今世界，人类死亡的主因是疾病和老龄化。故选A。

2.根据第二段“But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times.”可知，作者认为医学上的进步是真正的科技大事。故选A。

3.根据第二段最后的“people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs”可知，人们将能够使用药物来修复他们的器官。故选D。

4.根据最后一段的“but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future”可知，在通往未来的路上，还有许多科技问题需要解决。故选C。

5.根据第一段“Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war.”可知，将来，死亡主要来自事故、谋杀和战争。故选B。

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C．students with certain learning difficulties

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D．Straight-A students are well admired by people in the society.

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A．they are born cleverer than others

B．they work longer hours at study

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D．The achievements top students make.

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A．IQ is more important than hard work in study.

B．The brightest students can never get low grades.

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