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    　　When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you'll most certainly be right．” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

    　　Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered(遇到)to help me make the big choice in life．

    　　About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer．The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months．My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors' code for preparing yourself to die．

    　　I lived with that diagnosis all day．I was completely in despair．Later that evening, I had another biopsy(活组织检查)and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery．I had the surgery and I'm fine now．

    　　This was the closest I've been to facing death．To tell the truth, no one wants to die．And yet death is the destination we all share．No one has ever escaped it．It clears out the old to make room for the new．Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．

    　　Your time is so limited that you shouldn't waste it repeating someone else's life．Don't be trapped by dogma(教条)——which is living with the results of other people's thinking．Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice．And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart．It somehow already knows what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．

    (1)

    The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    he had to rest at home

    B．

    his disease was not serious at all

    C．

    his disease couldn't be cured

    D．

    he had to wait for the result of the test

    (2)

    How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

    [　　]

    A．

    Angry．

    B．

    Excited．

    C．

    Optimistic．

    D．

    Hopeless．

    (3)

    What does the author think of death?

    [　　]

    A．

    He thinks it is nothing to be scared of．

    B．

    He thinks it is not the end of life．

    C．

    He thinks it is impossible to avoid．

    D．

    He thinks it is the beginning of a new life．

    (4)

    In the author's opinion, we should ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    follow others' advice

    B．

    take no notice of diseases

    C．

    take exercise and keep healthy

    D．

    have the courage to follow our heart

    答案：1．C;2．D;3．C;4．D;
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    How Long Can People Live?

    　　She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．

    　　Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

    　　Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．

    　　Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”

    　　The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”

    　　Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”

    　　So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”

    　　“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．

    　　Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．

    (1)

    What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

    [　　]

    A．

    People can live to 122．

    B．

    Old people are creative．

    C．

    Women are sporty at 85．

    D．

    Women live longer than men．

    (2)

    According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the average human life span could be 110

    B．

    scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

    C．

    few people can expect to live to over 150

    D．

    researchers are not sure how long people can live

    (3)

    Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

    [　　]

    A．

    Jerry Shay．

    B．

    Steve Austad

    C．

    Rich Miller

    D．

    George Martin

    (4)

    What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

    [　　]

    A．

    Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．

    B．

    The average human life span cannot be doubled．

    C．

    Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．

    D．

    New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．

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