首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that
[originaltext] What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that
游客
2024-02-08
61
管理
问题
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. 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 are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 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.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. Which is the main cause for human death now according to the passage?
23. In the speaker’s opinion, in which aspect does today’s most important advance in technology lie?
24. Why humans may live longer in the future?
25. What can we learn from the passage?
选项
A、Accidents and war.
B、Diseases and aging.
C、Accidents and aging.
D、Heart disease and war.
答案
B
解析
短文中提到,现在主要的杀手是心脏病、癌症和衰老,故答案为B)。战争、意外和谋杀是100年以后人们的主要死亡原因。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3431493.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]TheBritishIslescanbedividedintotwo,notonlybecauseo
[originaltext]TheBritishIslescanbedividedintotwo,notonlybecauseo
[originaltext]Coffeeisthemostpopulardrinkaroundtheworld.Canyougu
[originaltext]Coffeeisthemostpopulardrinkaroundtheworld.Canyougu
[originaltext]Nobodylikesacomputervirus,butatleastyoucangetrido
[originaltext]Nobodylikesacomputervirus,butatleastyoucangetrido
[originaltext]M:OurnextcallerisAstridHeiner,whohasatranslationagency
[originaltext]M:OurnextcallerisAstridHeiner,whohasatranslationagency
[originaltext]W:Iamgoingtotellthatneighborofminetoturndownthatmus
[originaltext]W:Iamgoingtotellthatneighborofminetoturndownthatmus
随机试题
Whenshewasdrivinghome,shewasstoppedbythepolicemanandwas______ofspee
Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youarerequiredtow
[originaltext]M:Hi,Ruby,haveyouheardthatthereisgoingtobearobotsho
A、dualityB、arbitrarinessC、displacementD、creativityD双重性是人类语言的中心特征。它包括两个层次:由多个
[originaltext]M:Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmehowtogettothetennisc
Ifyouhaveheartproblems,youmightwanttopluginthatiPodorpopina
未经()检查验收合格,不得进行工程隐蔽或下道工序的施工。A.施工单位 B.项
一般而言,在下列的支出项中,调整比较灵活,弹性较大的支出项有( )。A.私家车
最早论述妇人阴痒是虫蚀所为的著作是A.《肘后备急方》 B.《妇人大全良方》
如商品房需要中途变更规划、设计,房地产开发企业应当在变更确立之日起()d内,书面
最新回复
(
0
)