What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple questi

What will people die of 100 years from now? If youthink that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to therevolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body willlast 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, willbecome distant memories.

In discussion of technological changes, the Internetgets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be thereal technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brainswere known to decide the final death. Cells(细胞) are thebasic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure thatthe life of cells could not go much beyond l20 years because the basicmaterials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. Butthe upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and2100, 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 totake the place of old ones.)

It is exciting to imagine that the advance intechnology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, butmany technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderfulfuture.

1.According to the passage, human death IS now mainlycaused by____.

A. diseases andaging       B. accidents and war

C. accidents and aging     D. heart disease and war

2.In the author’s opinion, today’s most importantadvance in technology lies in____.

A. medicine    B. theInternet    C. brain cells      D.human organ

3.Humans may live longer in the future because_____.

A. heart disease will be far away from us

B. human brains can decide the final death

C. the basic materials of cells will last forever

D. human organs can be repaired by new medicine

4.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. human life will not last more than 120 years in thefuture

B. humans have to take medicine to build new skincells now

C. much needs to be done before humans can have alonger life

D. we have already solved the technical problems inbuilding new cells

5.What will people in 2113 mainly die of /from?

A. Aging   B. Accidents  C.Cancer  D. Heart disease

试题答案

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

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