The young people have a lot to _____ in the future.A.hopeB.wishC.ambitiousD.look forwa
A.hope
B.wish
C.ambitious
D.look forward to
A.hope
B.wish
C.ambitious
D.look forward to
A.Young people are often educated in their own cities.
B.Parents and children often have much in common.
C.Elderly people are always respected for their wisdom.
D.The young and the old have different opinions and abilities.
The older worker and the young each ______ their own tools.
A.have
B.has
C.are having
D.is having
听力原文: Throughout history, sports have played an important role in society. Not only have they been a source of entertainment for both the player and the spectator, but they have served as a pleasurable way of ensuring the physical fitness of citizens of all ages.
The popularity of different sports varies from one country to another. Factors such as tradition, climate and cost obviously influence the types of sports that are played by both amateur and professional athletes in various countries. Contrary to winter sports like ice hockey and downhill skiing, table tennis, badminton and fishing, for example, do not require expensive equipment or expensive sports facilities.
Television has increased the popularity of sports like football, basketball, tennis and golf. Millions of men and women all over the world watch live broadcasts of the Olympic Games and the World Cup, for example. Star athletes become the topic of conversation, and often serve as models of courage and determination. The re cord-breaking accomplishments of many athletes are inspirational examples of men and women approaching the limits of human endeavor. Although their performances have been enhanced by major improvements in equipment and training, these sports stars usually deserve the glory and celebrity status they receive.
However, many educators feel that too much emphasis has been placed on the development of professional athletes. Physical education teachers often stress the importance of competitive sports for all young people, not just a select few of the excellent ones. They point out that sports help channel energy in a positive way and contribute to the development of determination and self-discipline. All boys and girls, irrespective of their athletic abilities, should be able to benefit from the joys and disappointments of competitive sports.
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A.Badminton.
B.Fishing.
C.Table tennis.
D.Ice hockey.
who wants to live forever?
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you have a healthy life for twice as long,would you take it? The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies,worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams,spending time with our loved ones,watching our families grow and have families of their own.
“Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking,”says Dr Gregory Stock of the Universjty of California School of Public Health.“It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work.”
Longer lives don’t just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole.“We have war poverty,all sons of issues aronnd,and I don’t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,”says US bioethicist Daniel CaUahan.“The question is’What will we get as a society?’I suspect it won’t be a better society."
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years?And what would happen to family life if nine or l0 generation of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Researeh into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer.And that raises the prospect of having 100一year—old parents,or brothers and sisters born 50 years apartl.We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected,especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer.That would give us the benefits of age—skill,wisdom and good judgement.
On the other hand,more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals,making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25一year—old employee be able to communicate with a 125一year—old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140.It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people,and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel very different if more of its members were older.There would be more wisdom,but less energy Young people like to move about.old people like to sit still.Young people tend to act without thinking.old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.old people are less enthusiastic about change.In fact.they are less enthusiastic ahout everything.
The effect of anti—ageing technology is deeper than we might think.But as the science advances,we need to think about these changes now.
“If this could ever happen,then we’d better ask what kind of society we want to get.”says Daniel Callahan.“We had better not go anywhere near it2 until we have figure those problems out.”
第 26 题 Which of ole following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to do?
A.Spending more time with his family.
B.Having more education.
C.Realizing more dreams.
D.Working longer.
A.Drags have caused American people to have no enough drags of medical use.
B.Drugs have mined many American people's mind.
C.Drags have caused many American people to lose health.
D.Both B and C.
The sentence"We have people. .. down the road" (Line 4, Paragraph 2)probably means
A.we have people calling us for parking space two years ahead of time.
B.people called us for permission to use the places two years ago.
C.we received calls from people down the road two years ago.
D.people called us for school vacancies two years in advance.
Why do people go to craft fairs rather than shopping at stores?
A.Things in craft fairs have better quality than in stores.
B.They want to buy things that are different and original.
C.It is more convenient to buy things in craft fairs.
D.They can buy everything they want in craft fairs.
The passage is meant to ______.
A.warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
B.advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C.show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
D.encourage young people to pursue a writing career
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