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　　When Tom finished his studies at the university, he began to look around for a job. He did not know what he would like to do, but one of his uncles had worked for the government for thirty years. And he advised Tom to try to get a job of the same kind, so he went for an examination one day. He was successful and his first job was in a large government office in London.

　　When Tom had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle came to visit the family one Saturday evening. He was pleased that his nephew had managed to get a job working for the government, and he asked him a lot of questions about it.

　　One of the questions he asked was, “How many people work in your department, Tom?”

　　The young man thought for a few minutes and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim. ”

1．When he graduated from university, Tom was not ______.

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A．very good at science

B．looking for a good- paying job with excellent hours

C．interested in getting any information from the government

D．good at making decisions

2．What did Tom think of his uncle's advice?

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A．He thought it was acceptable.

B．He did not like it.

C．He refused to take it.

D．He was unable to follow it.

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．The exam tired him.

B．The exam made him a successful man.

C．He didn't want to take part in the exam.

D．The result was bad.

4．The uncle was eager to find out ______.

[　　]

A．how the nephew was getting along with his job

B．what his nephew was doing

C．whether his nephew misunderstood him

D．what his nephew had expected

5．Tom's answer to his uncle actually means that ______.

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A．the people working in the government office were divided into two groups and they worked in turn

B．many of the government workers were not working hard

C．the government office had more hands than needed

D．about half of the candidates (投考人) had been taken in by the department

答案：D;A;B;A;C
解析：

1．D 由第一段第三句前半句可知。

2．A 由第一段倒数第二句可知。

3．B 由第一段最后一句可知。

4．A 由第一段最后一句可知。

5．C 由文意，Tom把Uncle的问话理解错了，回答说，他们那里只有一半的人工作，其他人都在闲着，可以选C。

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How Long Can People Live?

　　She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．

　　Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

　　Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．

　　Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”

　　The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”

　　Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”

　　So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”

　　“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．

　　Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
[　　]
A．	People can live to 122．
B．	Old people are creative．
C．	Women are sporty at 85．
D．	Women live longer than men．

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．
[　　]
A．	the average human life span could be 110
B．	scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C．	few people can expect to live to over 150
D．	researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?
[　　]
A．	Jerry Shay．
B．	Steve Austad
C．	Rich Miller
D．	George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
[　　]
A．	Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．
B．	The average human life span cannot be doubled．
C．	Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．
D．	New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．

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