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1、2019-2020年高三英语限时训练(27)Morethanathirdofthebabiesbornthisyearcouldreceivea100thbirthdaymessagefromwhoeverhappenstobeonthethroneintheseconddecadeofthe22ndcentury,accordingtofigurespublishedbytheOfficeforNationalStatistics(ONS).Itforecaststhat35%ofthe826,000peopleborninxxwi
2、lllivetobeecentenarians.Butalonglifeisnotunalloyedgoodnews.DavidSinclair,headofpolicyandresearchattheInternationalLongevityCentreUK,warnedthatformanythefuturemaymeansocialisolation(隔离)astheylivelongerthanfriendsandmembersoftheirfamilies.“Itisofcoursegoodnewsthatsomanymo
3、repeoplearelivinglonger,”hesaid,”butthereisabigproblem.Wewillbeolder,butinworsehealth,andathighriskoflivingalone.Theotherproblemisthatweareverypooratforwardplanning.Wedealwiththeproblemsthatareunderournoses,butevenproblemstwoorthreeyearsawayseemquitedistantenoughtoputof
4、f.Whenyou’retalkingaboutforecastsforatimehalfacenturyawayandmore,Iseenoevidencethatweareputtinginplacethemeasurestodealwithit.”Thisyeartherewillbe14,500centenariansintheUK,anumberwhichisexpectedtoincreaseto110,000in2035.Womenhavehigherlifeexpectanciesthanmenateveryage:t
5、helikelihoodofagirlbornthisyearreachinghercenturyisestimatedtobe39%;forboysthefigureis32%.Theestimatednumberoffemalecentenarianshasrisenfrom500in1961tomorethan10,000inxx,afigurewhichisprojectedtoreach71,000by2035and276,000by2060.Menarealsolivingfarlonger,althoughtheirnu
6、mbersarefarfewer.Therewasanestimatedof92malecentenariansin1961andjustbelow2,000inxx.1.Theunderlinedword“centenarians”probablymeanspeoplewho . A.arebornthisyearB.livelongerthantheirfriendsC.areinpoorhealthD.areahundredormoreyearsold2.FromwhatDavidSinclairsaid,wecanlear
7、n . A.hedoesn’tbelievesomanypeoplearelivinglongerB.theolderweare,themorelikelywearetolivealoneandinpoorhealthC.thepeoplewhoaregoodatforwardplanningarelikelytolivelongerD.toodistantplanningisnotalwaysnecessaryformostofus3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.About289,
8、100peopleborninxxwillliveto100.B.Moremenwillreachtheircenturythanwomeninthefuture.C.Thenumberofthefemalecenten