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1、2019-2020年高考英语限时训练（27）Morethanathirdofthebabiesbornthisyearcouldreceivea100thbirthdaymessagefromwhoeverhappenstobeonthethroneintheseconddecadeofthe22ndcentury,accordingtofigurespublishedbytheOfficeforNationalStatistics(ONS).Itforecaststhat35%ofthe826,000peopleborninxxw
2、illlivetobeecentenarians.Butalonglifeisnotunalloyedgoodnews.DavidSinclair,headofpolicyandresearchattheInternationalLongevityCentreUK,warnedthatformanythefuturemaymeansocialisolation(隔离)astheylivelongerthanfriendsandmembersoftheirfamilies.“Itisofcoursegoodnewsthatsomany
3、morepeoplearelivinglonger,”hesaid,”butthereisabigproblem.Wewillbeolder,butinworsehealth,andathighriskoflivingalone.Theotherproblemisthatweareverypooratforwardplanning.Wedealwiththeproblemsthatareunderournoses,butevenproblemstwoorthreeyearsawayseemquitedistantenoughtopu
4、toff.Whenyou’retalkingaboutforecastsforatimehalfacenturyawayandmore,Iseenoevidencethatweareputtinginplacethemeasurestodealwithit.”Thisyeartherewillbe14,500centenariansintheUK,anumberwhichisexpectedtoincreaseto110,000in2035.Womenhavehigherlifeexpectanciesthanmenateverya
5、ge:thelikelihoodofagirlbornthisyearreachinghercenturyisestimatedtobe39%;forboysthefigureis32%.Theestimatednumberoffemalecentenarianshasrisenfrom500in1961tomorethan10,000inxx,afigurewhichisprojectedtoreach71,000by2035and276,000by2060.Menarealsolivingfarlonger,althoughth
6、eirnumbersarefarfewer.Therewasanestimatedof92malecentenariansin1961andjustbelow2,000inxx.1.Theunderlinedword“centenarians”probablymeanspeoplewho . A.arebornthisyearB.livelongerthantheirfriendsC.areinpoorhealthD.areahundredormoreyearsold2.FromwhatDavidSinclairsaid,wec
7、anlearn . A.hedoesn’tbelievesomanypeoplearelivinglongerB.theolderweare,themorelikelywearetolivealoneandinpoorhealthC.thepeoplewhoaregoodatforwardplanningarelikelytolivelongerD.toodistantplanningisnotalwaysnecessaryformostofus3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Ab
8、out289,100peopleborninxxwillliveto100.B.Moremenwillreachtheircenturythanwomeninthefuture.C.Thenumberofthefemalecenten
