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（偏見）can be even harder to break down and ignorance（無知）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 沒人知道世界上準(zhǔn)確有多少個殘疾人，數(shù)字可能超過4.5億． 當(dāng)我們變老時，我們許多人會變的不易行動，聽力困難或視力下降．殘疾可以以任何形式發(fā)生在生命中的任一時期．殘疾人面對許多身體障礙，偏見甚至更難打破．，

解答 21．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Disabled people face many physical barriers 殘疾人面對許多身體障礙，可知答案選D．
22．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù) prejudice（偏見）can be even harder to break down and ignorance （無知） represents by far the greatest barrier of all．偏見甚至更難打破，目前為止，無知是所有障礙中最具有代表性的，可知答案選D．
23．A 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)文章最后一句：that it is the individual person and their ability，not their disability這是個人和他們的能力，而不是他們的殘疾，可以猜測對于這一觀點應(yīng)該是很重要的which counts．所以答案選A．
24．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)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（個人） and their ability，not their disability，which counts．對于一個行動自如的身體是無法充分理解殘疾人所經(jīng)歷的事情的，所以對這些障礙加引關(guān)注以及展示是個人和他們的能力，不是他們的不能，其所依賴的障礙，是很重要的，可知答案選C．

點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點．

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