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1、- 1 -武汉市 2014 高考英语阅读理解训练题（16）附答案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
2、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 thats 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 ge
3、nes 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
4、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 diff
5、er 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 Pooh, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. At present people who could get to that point are not in good hea
6、lth at all.17. By saying we are knocking at the door of immortality, Michael Zey means _A. they believe that there is no limit of livingB. they are sure to find the truth about long livingC. they have got some ideas about living forever- 2 -D. they are able to make people live past the present life
7、span18. Donald Lourias attitude towards long living is that _.A. people can live from 120 to 180B. it is still doubtful how long humans can liveC. the human body is designed to last past about 120 yearsD. it is possible for humans to live longer in the future19. The underlined it ( paragraph 4 ) ref
8、ers to _.A. a great push B. the idea of living beyond the present life spanC. the idea of living from 200 to 300 years D. the conservative estimate20. What would be the best title for this text?A. Living Longer or Not B. Science, Technology and Long LivingC. No Limit for Human Life D. Healthy Lifest
9、yle and Long Living 1720、CDBA*结束People do love their pets. Some people bring dogs into their families while others prefer cats. And then there are the people who love their spiders. Many spider-lovers like tarantulas (狼蛛) , big , hairy creatures that dont have venom(毒液). And because tarantulas are u
10、sually calm, some people even buy them for their children.If youre considering taking home a tarantula, however, just think about the recent case of a 29-year-old tarantula owner in England. It may show why these spiders makes terrible pets. He had conjunctivitis(结膜炎) in his right eye.His doctors we
11、re puzzled because the swelling wasnt responding to medicine. - 3 -In a recent study, the doctors reported seeing “fine hair-like projections (投影)” sticking out of the mans eye. When told about his hairy eye, the man knew exactly what the fine hair-like projections were: tarantula hairs.In this stud
12、y, the tarantula owner told his doctors about something that happened as he cleaned the spiders home. He was trying to remove a stain when he saw the tarantula move. He turned to look at the spider, and the spider released a mist of hairs which hit his eyes and face. The doctors couldnt remove the h
13、airs, so they prescribe(开药) eye drops containing a strong medicine. After eight months, the mans eye still wasnt completely healed.In 1997, a report described three patients with “itchy, red eyes”. Guess what? These three people had crossed paths with annoyed tarantulas too. One of the patients eyes
14、 didnt heal for three years. The other two were still experiencing pain in their eyeballs 2 to 6 years later. In 2003, a report told the story of a 14-year-old boy who had also received an eyeful of tarantula hairs and bee bitten.Theres no explaining why people love particular kinds of animals. But
15、people who decide to keep tarantulas should be prepared to handle their beloved pets with goggles and gloves.17. What made doctors puzzled when the tarantula owner went to hospital?A. Why the medicine couldnt cure his swollen eye B. How tarantula hairs could grow out of his eyeC. How long his swolle
16、n eye might take to be cured.D. Whether he might lose his sight due to tarantula hairs.18. This passage is developed mainly by _.A. analyzing causes and effects B. discussing interesting questionsC. making reasonable suggestions D. providing examples and facts19. The underlined word “goggles” in the last paragraph is probably a kind of_
