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14．1By 2050，a completely new type of human will evolve as a result of extremely new technology，behaviour，and natural selection．This is according to Cadell Last，a researcher at the Global Brain Institute，who claims mankind is undergoing a major"evolutionary transition"．
In less than four decades，Mr Last claims we will live longer，have children in old age and rely on artificial intelligence to do ordinary and boring tasks．This shift is so significant，he claims，it is comparable to the change from monkeys to apes，and apes to humans．"Your 80 or 100 is going to be so radically different than your grandparents，"Mr Last says，who believes we will spend much of our time living in virtual reality．Some evolutionary scientists believe this age could be as high as 120 by 2050．
Mr Last claims humans will also demonstrate delayed maturation，according to a report by Christina Sterbenz in Business Insider．This refers to something known as life history theory which attempts to explain how natural selection shapes key events in a creature's life，such as reproduction．It suggests that as brain sizes increase，organisms need more energy and time to reach their full potential，and so reproduce less．
Instead of living fast and dying younger，Mr Last believes humans will live slow and die old．"Global society at the moment is a complete mess，"he told MailOnline．"But in crisis there is opportunity，and in apocalypse（启示） there can be transformation．So I think the next system humanity creates will be far more sophisticated，fair，and abundant than our curent civilization．"
"I think our next system will be as different from the modern world，as our contemporary world is from the medieval（中世纪的） world．The biological clock isn't going to be around forever，"he added，and said that people could pause it for some time using future technology．
The change is already happening．Today，the average age at which a woman in Britain has her first baby has been rising steadily at 29.8．In the US，just one percent of first children were born to women over the age of 35 in 1970．By 2012，that figure rose to 15 percent．
"As countries become socioeconomically advanced，more and more people，especially women have the option to engage in cultural reproduction，"Mr Last added．And as well as having more childfree years to enjoy leisure time，he believes artificial intelligence will make up the need for lowskill jobs．We may also spend a large amount of time living in virtual reality．"I'm not quite sure most people have really absorbed the implications of this possibility，"Mr Last said．
His views are detailed in a paper，titled"Human Evolution，Life History Theory，and the End of Biological Reproduction"published Current Aging Science．

58．Which statement is compared by Mr Last to the change from monkeys to apes，and apes to humans？
B 
A．We have diseases and die young．
B．We use intelligent robots to do everyday housework．
C．We spend less time in virtual reality．
D．We give birth to a child when we are young．
59．The underlined words in the third paragraph most probably mean"A"．
A．Organisms need more energy and time to ripen．
B．Natural selection shapes key events．
C．Reproduction．
D．Reproduce less．
60．In the next system Mr Last explained we can infer thatC． 
A．women are engaged in cultural reproduction in place of men
B．women are engaged in playing computer games rather than working
C．women are engaged in careers or hobbies instead of giving birth to babies
D．women are engaged in living in virtual reality without options．

Answer 1

分析 本文写了到2050，一种全新的人类进化会出现新的技术、行为和自然选择．

解答 58．B 细节理解题．由第二段中的"Mr．Last claims we will live longer，have children in old age and rely on artificial intelligence to do ordinary and boring tasks．"可知拉斯特先生声称，我们将活得更长，有孩子在老年和依靠人工智能做普通和无聊的任务，B项正确．
59．A 句意理解题．由后文中的"It suggests that as brain sizes increase，organisms need more energy and time to reach their full potential，and so reproduce less．"可知，画线部分指的是生物体需要更多的时间和精力成熟起来，从而充分发挥其潜力，故A项正确．
60．C 推理判断题．由文章倒数第三段可知，这种改变已经发生，女性生孩子的年龄越来越晚，再由倒数第二段中的"more and more people，especially women have the option to engage in cultural reproduction"可知，越来越多的女性选择参与到文化再生产中，也就是说越来越多的女性选择投入到工作或业余爱好中去，由此可知C项正确．

点评 题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．