广西蒙山县高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解专练(3)
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2016广西蒙山县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 throne in the second decade of the 22nd
century,according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).It
forecasts 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 UK,warned that for many the future
may mean social isolation(隔离)as they live longer than friends and members of their
families.
“It is of course good news that so many more people are living 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 problem is that we are very poor at forward planning.We
deal with the problems that are under our noses,but even problems two or three years
away seem quite distant enough to put off.When you’re talking about forecasts for
a time half a century away and more,I see no evidence that we are putting in place
the measures to deal with it.”
This year there will be 14,500 centenarians in the UK,a number which is expected
to increase to 110,000 in 2035.
Women have higher life expectancies than men at every age:the likelihood of a
girl born this year reaching her century is estimated 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 projected to reach 71,000 by 2035 and 276,000
by 2060.
Men are also living far longer,although their numbers are far fewer.There was
an estimated of 92 male centenarians in 1961 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 live 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 UK.
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We will be older,but in worse
health,and at high risk of living alone可知, 人活得越长,就越孤独而且身体不好,故选B项。
3.A 细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句话...35% of the 826,000 people born in 2012
will live to become centenarians可知A项正确。由倒数第三段的内容可知B项错误;文章没有提到C项所涉及的内容;由最后两段的...female centenarians has risen from 500 in
1961和...92 male centenarians in 1961...可知D项错误。
4.C 主旨大意题。由全文内容可知,本文讲述了英国会有更多的人活到100岁,故选C项。
【长难句子分析】
当你谈论关于半个世纪或更远的时间的预测时,我没看到我们有什么可以用来解决问题的措施。
【2015高考复习】阅读理解
Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers
than men.
In a survey done for insurer MetLife,51% of women said they drive more safely.The
evidence is on their side：Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket
for careless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be punished for drunk driving.“Women
are on average less aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers，which leads
to fewer accidents，” the report says.However，not all male drivers share the same
opinion.Of the men surveyed by MetLife,39% claimed male drivers were safer.The
findings did back them up on one point：automotive knowledge.The report showed that
more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability
control，which helps prevent rollover accidents.
Auto safety unavoidably matters to Money.Insurance companies focus on what
classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of claims，and for now，that mainly
includes women.In general，women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men.A study
by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in
most states.Among individual states，women get the greatest，advantage in Wyoming
(where they pay 20% less)，South Dakota and Washington，D.C.，where their insurance
