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     Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day
enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.
     "I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生)," said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University
business professor and author of two books on the future. "I think by 2075 we will see it and that's a
conservative estimate (保守的估计)."
     At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark
said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology (纳米技术) make it likely that humans will live in the
future beyond what has been possible in the past. "There is a great push so that people can live from I20 to
180 years," he said. "Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or
500 years."
     However, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not
designed to last past about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the
brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
     Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live."It remains to be seen if you pass 120,
you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?" said Leonard Poon, director of the
University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. "At present people who could get to that point are not in good health
at all."

1. By saying "we are knocking at the door of immortality", Michael Zey means _____.

A. they believe that there is no limit of living
B. they are sure to find the truth about long living
C. they have got some ideas about living forever
D. they are able to make people live past the present life span

2. Donald Louria's attitude towards long living is that _____.

A. people can live from 120 to 180
B. it is still doubtful how long humans can live
C. the human body is designed to last past about 120 years
D. it is possible for humans to live longer in the future

3. The underlined "it" ( paragraph 4 ) refers to _____.

A. a great push
B. the idea of living beyond the present life span
C. the idea of living from 200 to 300 years
D. the conservative estimate

4. What would be the best title for this text?

A. Living Longer or Not
B. Science, Technology and Long Living
C. No Limit for Human Life
D. Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living

1-4 CDBA

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Flu can be a deadly disease. The elderly(年长的), who are weaker and less healthy than most younger people, can die from flu. This is one reason why old people are advised to have a flu injection(预防针) before the start of winter when flu is most common. This injection is inexpensive and definitely（明显地）worth it.
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A．flu injection can cause death

B．most old people die from flu

C．flu can kill old people easily

D．flu is most common in summer

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B．it prevents the spread of colds and flu

C．people hate picking up dirty tissues

D．picking up lots of tissues is hard work

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A．Both colds and flu last the same time.

B．Both colds and flu can be prevented by injection.

C．Both colds and flu are caused by the same viruses.

D．Both colds and flu have an aching symptom.

【小题4】Which is probably the best title for the passage?

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B．The Different Symptoms of a Cold and Flu

C．Prevention Is Better Than Cure

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