高中英语真题-高考英语阅读理解二轮专练(3)

高考英语阅读理解二轮专练（3）

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More than a third of the babies born this year could receive a 100th birthday message from whoever happens to be on the t hrone in the second decade of the 22nd century,according to f igures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).It f orecasts that 35% of the 826,000 people born in 2012 will live to become centenarians.

But a long life is not unalloyed good news.David Sinclair,head of policy and research at the International Longevity Centre U K,warned that for many the future may mean social isolation(隔

离)as they live longer than friends and members of their famili es.

“It is of course good news that so many more people are livin g longer,”he said,“but there is a big problem.We will be older, but in worse health,and at high risk of living alone.The other p roblem is that we are very poor at forward planning.We deal w ith the problems that are under our noses,but even problems t wo or three years away seem quite distant enough to put off. When you’re talking about forecasts for a time half a century a

way and more,I see no evidence that we are putting in place t he measures to deal with it.”

This year there will be 14,500 centenarians in the ,a number which is expected to increase to 110,000 in 2035.

Women have higher life expectancies than men at every age:t he likelihood of a girl born this year reaching her century is est imated to be 39%;for boys the figure is 32%.

The estimated number of female centenarians has risen from 500 in 1961 to more than 10,000 in 2010,a figure which is proj ected to reach 71,000 by 2035 and 276,000 by 2060.

Men are also living far longer,although their numbers are far f ewer.There was an estimated of 92 male centenarians in 196 1 and just below 2,000 in 2010.

1.The underlined word “centenarians” probably means people who .

A.are born this year

B.live longer than their friends

C.are in poor health

D.are a hundred or more years old

2.From what David Sinclair said, we can learn .

A.he doesn’t believe so many people are living longer

B.the older we are, the more likely we are to live alone and in

poor health

C.the people who are good at forward planning are likely to liv e longer

D.too distant planning is not always necessary for most of us

3.Which of the following statements is true?( )

A.About 289,100 people born in 2012 will live to 100.

B.More men will reach their century than women in the future.

C.The number of the female centenarians was 1,000 in 1970s .

D.More than 600 people reached their century in 1961.

4.What does this passage mainly talk about?( )

A.A long life is not always good news.

B.A long life also means social and physical isolation.

C.In the future, more people will live to 100 in the .

D.It is good to live to 100.

语篇解读:在英国,越来越多的人会活到100岁,但是那些老寿星们将面临年老体弱、孤独等问题。

答案及剖析:1.D 推理判断题。由第一段的内容可知,2012年出生的婴儿到22世纪第二个十年的时候将会收到100岁生日的信息,故D项正确。

2.B 细节理解题。由第三段David Sinclair 说的话