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Tyler Jamieson is the CEO of a huge corporation and works in a pressured and
Tyler Jamieson is the CEO of a huge corporation and works in a pressured and
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2024-08-10
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Tyler Jamieson is the CEO of a huge corporation and works in a pressured and stressful environment. But despite this—and the fact that he is nearly 100 years old—he has no serious health problems. In fact, Tyler expects to live for many centuries more. His original body "died" several years ago, but his brain lives on in an avatar robot.
This may sound like an idea from a science fiction film script, but it actually comes from a serious business proposal. In 2013 , a media entrepreneur called Dmitry Itskov sent a letter to billionaires offering them a new lease of life. Itskov had thirty scientists working on an immortality project whose aim was to transplant a human mind into a robot body by 2023. " Our research has the potential to free you from disease, old age and even death," claimed Itskov in his letter. " People don’t want to die. "
Fundamentally, he’s right. It’s hardly surprising that we want to put off the inevitable. But what would be the consequences of immortality?
From a pure practical point of view, immortality poses quite a few problems. The most obvious is the increase in overpopulation, putting more pressure on our planet’s already strained resources. Other problems would stem from the effects on society. Crime rates would rise because a few years in prison would no longer deter criminals and how could the state afford "life sentences"? Another big change would be in the length of our working life. People could spend thousands of years in the same job, resulting in severe depression. There would be fewer career opportunities for younger, less experienced generations, too.
Immortality would also influence how society develops and progresses. As demographics changed and the population grew older, there would be more resistance to progress. Older generations need to die in order to let the younger breathe life into new concepts: in a brave new "immortal" world, older people could continue to fend off innovation in favour of the status quo.
Itskov claims that people from every walk of life will benefit from immortality, but it could lead to a new world order with billionaire immortals running the world in much the same way as the gods ruled the ancient world in Greek mythology. The divide between the rich and the poor could widen to the extent that they may even become two different species.
Yet those in favour of immortality projects argue that it’s unethical to condemn everyone to death when the possibility of indefinite life exists. Modern medicine cures diseases and keeps people in the prime of life for as long as possible: surely, they argue, immortality is the next logical step. Supporters don’t believe that the novelty of life might one day wear off. They don’t consider that once we have passed all the milestones in life and crossed everything off our bucket lists, we could be condemned to an eternity of boredom.
Today, it is not only Dmitry Itskov who is promising the gift of immortality: scientific research is also uncovering nature’s secrets of longevity. Living forever really is a matter of life and death and the problems it creates cannot be easily shrugged off.
Questions 71 to 75
Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using three words or fewer for each blank.
A new lease of life is offered to billionaires by Tyler Jamieson with an immortality project. However, eternity results in several problems, such as the【R1】______, which brings a great challenge for the earth’s limited resources. And the increase of【R2】______ and the length of working time are also among the obvious consequences. Besides, immortality would also influence how society【R3】______, due to old generations’【R4】______. Last but not least, the divide between the rich and the poor could widen. But supporters of immortality believe it’s unethical to prevent people from living eternally. The author argues that immortality kills the【R5】______. Trying to control our own destiny is where the meaning of life lies. [br] 【R3】
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develops and progresses
解析
(文章中间倒数第四段中指出,永生也会影响社会的发展和进步(how society developsand progresses),因为老一代人不愿意退休,年轻人的新思维得不到开发。因此填devel—ops and progresses。)
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