题目内容
20．No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world，but estimates suggest the figure is over 450million．The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada．In the United Kingdom，about one in ten people have some disability．Disability is not just something that happens to other people：as we get older，many of us will become less mobile，hard of hearing or have falling eyesight．
Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life．Some people are born with disabilities．Many others become disabled as they get older．There are many progressive disabling diseases．The longer time goes on，the worse they become．Some people are disabled in accidents．Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness．All are affected by people's attitude towards them．
Disabled people face many physical barriers．Next time you go shopping or to work or to visit friends，imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps，or onto buses and trains．How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic？But there are other barriers：prejudice（偏见）can be even harder to break down and ignorance（无知）inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all．It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through，so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability，not their disability，which counts．
21．The key word in Paragraph 4isD．
A．disability B．ignorance C．prejudice D．barriers
22．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．Even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older．
B．There are about 10percent disabled persons in the UK．
C．The whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people．
D．There no longer exists prejudice against the disabled．
23．The last word of the passage"counts"most probably means""．A
A．is most important
B．is considered
C．is included
D．is numbered
24．It can be concluded from the passage thatC．
A．we should try our best to prevent disablement
B．both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down
C．we must take a proper attitude towards the disabled
D．the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabled．
分析 没人知道世界上准确有多少个残疾人，数字可能超过4.5亿． 当我们变老时，我们许多人会变的不易行动，听力困难或视力下降．残疾可以以任何形式发生在生命中的任一时期．残疾人面对许多身体障碍，偏见甚至更难打破．，
解答 21．D 细节理解题．根据Disabled people face many physical barriers 残疾人面对许多身体障碍，可知答案选D．
22．D 细节理解题．根据 prejudice（偏见）can be even harder to break down and ignorance （无知） represents by far the greatest barrier of all．偏见甚至更难打破，目前为止，无知是所有障碍中最具有代表性的，可知答案选D．
23．A 词义猜测题．根据文章最后一句：that it is the individual person and their ability，not their disability这是个人和他们的能力，而不是他们的残疾，可以猜测对于这一观点应该是很重要的which counts．所以答案选A．
24．C细节理解题．根据It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully understand what the disabled go through，so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person（个人） and their ability，not their disability，which counts．对于一个行动自如的身体是无法充分理解残疾人所经历的事情的，所以对这些障碍加引关注以及展示是个人和他们的能力，不是他们的不能，其所依赖的障碍，是很重要的，可知答案选C．
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