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简答题 Doctors are of the opinion that most people cannot live beyond 100 years, but agrowing number of scientistsbelievethat the aging process can be controlled There are more than 12,000 Americans over 100 years old.and their numbers are increasing each year.Dr. James Langley of Chicago claims that. theoretically and un der idealconditions, animals, including man. can live six times longer than their normalperiod of growth.

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【答案】医生们认为大多数人都无法活到一百岁以上，但是越来越多的科学家相信衰老过程是可以被控制的。在美国，已有一万二千多个人的寿命超过了一百岁，这个数字每年还在增加。芝加哥的詹姆斯·兰格利医生声称，理论上来说，在理想的条件下，动物，包括人，都可以活到其通常寿命的六倍以上。
【解析】本文是一片说明文，主要说明了人的寿命可以在某种理想的条件下延长。翻译时要注意句子的结构和句子之间的逻辑关系。

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Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A., B., C.and D . . You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Suicide has been a cause of concern in most societies for a long time. The classical Greeks, for example, required people who wanted to kill themselves to get permission from the senate. While this law is not without humor by today' s standards, it clearly shows an awareness of the problem in times gone by. In today' s society, suicide is much more prevalent than we want to admit. Why do people try to take their own lives.
The motives for suicide can be categorized into areas such as failure, wrath, the need for attention, stress, and so on. However, the qualities of a person who wants to take his own life change from person to person, making it difficult to depict (描写. the typical victim. To make the problem even more involved, people will often camouflage (掩盖. their true feelings, thus causing their friends to disregard problems that should be viewed as serious,
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3 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a motive for suicide?

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D．Great anger.

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