Aging happens to all of us, and is widely thought of as a natural part of life. It would seem silly to call such a thing a “disease.”
On the other hand, scientists are increasingly learning that aging and biological age are two different things, and that the former is a key risk factor for conditions such as heart disease, cancer and many more. In that light, aging itself might be seen as something treatable, the way you would treat high blood pressure or a vitamin deficiency(不足).
Biophysicist Alex Zhavoronkov believes that aging should be considered a disease. He said that describing aging as a disease creates incentives(动机) to develop treatments.
“It unties the hands of the pharmaceutical (制药的) industry so that they can begin treating the disease and not just the side effects,” he said.
“Right now, people think of aging as natural and something you can’t control,” he said. “In academic circles, people take aging research as just an interest area where they can try to develop interventions（介入，参与）. The medical community also takes aging for granted, and can do nothing about it except keep people within a certain health range.”
But if aging were recognized as a disease, he said, “It would attract funding and change the way we do health care. What matters is understand that aging is curable.”
“It was always known that the body accumulates damage,” he added. “The only way to cure aging is to find ways to repair that damage. I think of it as preventive medicine for age-related conditions.”
Leonard Hayflick, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, said the idea that aging can be cured implies the human lifespan can be increased, which some researchers suggest is possible. Hayflick is not among them.
“There’re many people who recover from cancer, stroke, or heart disease. But they continue to age, because aging is separate from their disease,” Hayflick said. “Even if those causes of death were removed, life expectancy would still not go much beyond 92 years.”
1.What do people generally believe about aging?
A.It should cause no alarm whatsoever.
B.They just cannot do anything about it.
C.It should be regarded as a kind of disease.
D.They can delay it with advances in science.
2.What does Alex Zhavoronkov think of “describing aging as a disease”?
A.It will urge people to take aging more seriously.
B.It will greatly help reduce the side effects of aging.
C.It will free pharmacists from the conventional beliefs about aging.
D.It will motivate doctors and pharmacists to find ways to treat aging.
3.What do we learn about the medical community?
A.They now have a strong interest in research on aging.
B.They differ from the academic circles in their view on aging.
C.They can contribute to people’s health only to a limited extent.
D.They have ways to intervene in people’s aging process.
4.What does Professor Leonard Hayflick believe?
A.The human lifespan cannot be lengthened.
B.Aging is hardly separable from disease.
C.Few people can live up to the age of 92.
D.Heart disease is the major cause of aging.
1.According to the Code, visitors should act _______ .
A.with care and respect B.with relief and pleasure
C.with caution and calmness D.with attention and observation
2.What are you encouraged to do when travelling in New Zealand?
A.Take your own camping facilities. B.Bury glass far away from rivers.
C.Follow the track for the sake of plants. D.Observe signs to approach nesting birds.
3.Where is the code most likely read?
A.A letter from your pen pal in New Zealand.
B.An advertisement put by a travel agency.
C.A brochure handed out by New Zealand Tourism Bureau.
D.A poster on the gate of the New Zealand’s national park.
假设你是李华。你的两位朋友Tom与Peter几天前产生了误会。Peter的生日即将来临，Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系，修复友情；特地发来邮件寻求你的建议。请你根据以下要点给Tom回一封邮件：
1. 礼物选择；
2. 你的理由；
3. 其他建议。
注意：1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 词数70左右（信的开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数）。
Dear Tom,
I’m glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter.
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday, in the Palace Museum, I met a young man, that came from the USA. It was first time that I had met a foreigner, so I went to greet her in English. He told me that he was a college student travel in China and he liked China very much. I volunteered to show him around to the museum. He was impressed by the Chinese buildings and busy taking photo all the time. He said he hadn’t seen so beautiful buildings before. After that, we go boating on a lake but had a good time together. I was very glad to have the chance to improve my speaking English.
I had to visit my sister in another town because her husband was very ill. My whole family couldn’t go because school was in session. My _________ stayed back in their father’s care, except for the youngest children, who was just one year old. I was _________ about taking a train journey _________ with my daughter. I knew I had to go, so I gathered all my courage and _________ the train. After waving goodbye to my husband, I _________.
There were only three other passengers in that carriage. Two of them were quite elderly, _________ one was a young man. My daughter was crying, _________ her dad. I tried to comfort her, giving her water and some biscuits, but her crying wouldn’t stop. By this time I was getting _________ the disturbance being caused to others. One of the elderly was dozing (打瞌睡), _________ the other seemed to get annoyed. Although I tried my best to comfort her, the sobbing (哭泣) continued.
Just then the young man __________ to take my baby into his arms. He stood with her near the window and started talking to her, in a __________ voice. My daughter stopped crying __________, listening to his baby talk. I was both surprised and __________ especially the dissatisfied elder was now happily reading his book. The stranger handed my daughter __________ once she was asleep. I __________ the young man and settled down to rest.
During the long __________ journey this young man continuously helped me. He fed my baby, __________ to her and told her lots of stories. I arrived at my __________ at last. I am __________ for this man who had come to my rescue. After so many years, I still remember this stranger on the train with a __________ heart.
1.A.students B.children C.customers D.pets
2.A.nervous B.excited C.positive D.angry
3.A.forward B.off C.backward D.alone.
4.A.caught. B.reached C.boarded D.jumped
5.A.got off B.checked out C.took off D.settled down
6.A.because B.since C.while D.when
7.A.calling B.missing C.whispering D.preferring
8.A.surprised at B.worried about C.disappointed with D.accustomed to
9.A.but B.so C.therefore D.however
10.A.refused B.expected C.agreed D.offered
11.A.painful B.loud C.gentle D.high
12.A.unwillingly B.happily C.slowly D.smoothly
13.A.relieved B.concerned C.interested D.delighted
14.A.again B.back C.down D.away.
15.A.shouted B.comforted C.thanked D.welcomed
16.A.train B.bus C.plane D.ship
17.A.sang B.attended C.devoted D.listened
18.A.office B.destination C.hometown D.school
19.A.ashamed B.late C.sorry D.grateful
20.A.bad B.selfish C.cold D.kind
How to Keep a Relationship Healthy and Strong
Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you advice on having a healthy and possibly long-term relationship.
Be an honest person with them. 1. Don’t be afraid to say things that isn’t very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there’s no trust, there’s nothing there. So please be honest and they’ll learn to open up to you.
Make sure you give them respect. Now respect isn’t just simply treating her or him nicely. There’s a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. 2. Don’t just think about yourself, think about what your partner needs out of it as well.
3. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positivity at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. This is an important step in a relationship. Your partner has to be able to count on you when needed.
Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugh a lot with them, joke with them. Laughter may seem silly, but it’s the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive. 4.
Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust, but always communicate how you feel, even if it’s something that upsets you. Instead of screaming, talk to them. 5. It’s important to communicate this to them, not keep it bottled up.
A.Show them your personality.
B.Do not hide things from them, do not lie.
C.Make sure you are encouraging to your partner.
D.Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.
E.You can neglect them and make them feel unwanted.
F.Basically, learn to study your partners’ moods, wants and needs.
G.If they did something that made you upset, tell them about it in a respectful manner.
