No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world,but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million.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 failing 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(逐漸的)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 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(偏見)can be even harder to break down and ignorance represents the greatest barrier of a11.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,that counts.

1.The first paragraph mainly points out that ______________.

A. there are many disabled people in the world

B. the number of disabled people in India is the greatest

C. India has much more disabled people than Canada

D. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the world’s disabled people

2.The key word in paragraph 4 is _______________.

A. disability B. ignorance

C. prejudice D. barriers

3.The last word of the text“counts”most probably means ____________.

A. is most important

B. is considered

C. is included

D. is numbered

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true? ________________.

A. even the able-bodied may become disabled in some way

B. the disabled prefer to be ignored by the able-bodied

C. prejudice against the disabled should be removed

D. The disabled make up about 10 percent in the UK’s population

5.it can be concluded from the passage that ______________.

A. we should try our best to prevent disablement

B. physical and metal barriers are equally hard to break down

C. we should take a proper attitude towards the disabled

D. all of us will be disabled at a certain time of our life

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