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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专练（3）由(xx四川宜宾高三一诊)改编Morethanathirdofthebabiesbornthisyearcouldreceivea100thbirthdaymessagefromwhoeverhappenstobeonthethroneintheseconddecadeofthe22ndcentury,accordingtofigurespublishedbytheOfficeforNationalStatistics(ONS).Itforecaststhat35%ofthe826,000peopleborninxxwilllivetob
2、eecentenarians.Butalonglifeisnotunalloyedgoodnews.DavidSinclair,headofpolicyandresearchattheInternationalLongevityCentreUK,warnedthatformanythefuturemaymeansocialisolation(隔离)astheylivelongerthanfriendsandmembersoftheirfamilies.“Itisofcoursegoodnewsthatsomanymorepeoplearelivinglonger,”hesaid,“butth
3、ereisabigproblem.Wewillbeolder,butinworsehealth,andathighriskoflivingalone.Theotherproblemisthatweareverypooratforwardplanning.Wedealwiththeproblemsthatareunderournoses,butevenproblemstwoorthreeyearsawayseemquitedistantenoughtoputoff.Whenyou’retalkingaboutforecastsforatimehalfacenturyawayandmore,Is
4、eenoevidencethatweareputtinginplacethemeasurestodealwithit.”Thisyeartherewillbe14,500centenariansintheUK,anumberwhichisexpectedtoincreaseto110,000in2035.Womenhavehigherlifeexpectanciesthanmenateveryage:thelikelihoodofagirlbornthisyearreachinghercenturyisestimatedtobe39%;forboysthefigureis32%.Theest
5、imatednumberoffemalecentenarianshasrisenfrom500in1961tomorethan10,000inxx,afigurewhichisprojectedtoreach71,000by2035and276,000by2060.Menarealsolivingfarlonger,althoughtheirnumbersarefarfewer.Therewasanestimatedof92malecentenariansin1961andjustbelow2,000inxx.1.Theunderlinedword“centenarians”probably
6、meanspeoplewho . A.arebornthisyearB.livelongerthantheirfriendsC.areinpoorhealthD.areahundredormoreyearsold2.FromwhatDavidSinclairsaid,wecanlearn . A.hedoesn’tbelievesomanypeoplearelivinglongerB.theolderweare,themorelikelywearetolivealoneandinpoorhealthC.thepeoplewhoaregoodatforwardplanningareli
7、kelytolivelongerD.toodistantplanningisnotalwaysnecessaryformostofus3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?( )A.About289,100peopleborninxxwillliveto100.B.Moremenwillreachtheircenturythanwomeninthefuture.C.Th
