3．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 diey 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 visit friends，imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps，or on to buses and trains．How would you deal with if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic？But there are other barriers：prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance unavoidably re-presents by far the greatest barrier of all．It is almost impossible for the able 一 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．
72．The first paragraph points out that．B
A．Canada has more disabled people than India
B．there are many disabled people in the world
C．the number of disabled people in India is the greatest
D．it is possible to get an exact figure of the world，s disabled people
73．The key word in Paragraph 4 isA
A．barriers B．ignorance C．disability D．prejudice
74．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？B
A．About 10 percent of the people in the UK are disabled．
B．It is easy for people to avoid prejudice against the disabled．
C．Even the able-bodied may become disabled when they get older．
D．The whole society should pay attention to the difficulties of the disabled people
75．It can be concluded from the passage thatC
A．we should try our best to prevent disablement
B．mental barriers are easier to break down than physical ones
C．we must take a proper attitude towards the disabled
D．the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabled．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了世界上有许多残疾人，他们面临许多身体上的障碍，目前最大的问题是人们对残疾人的偏见；呼吁人们必须采取正确的态度对待残疾人．
解答 72．B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world，but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million"可知主要告诉我们世界上有许多残疾人；故选B．
73．A．段落大意题．根据文章第四段"Disabled people face many physical barriers"可知主要讲残疾人面临许多身体上的障碍，关键词是障碍；故选A．
74．B．细节理解题．根据文章第四段"prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance unavoidably re-presents by far the greatest barrier of all"可知最大的问题是人们对残疾人的偏见；故选B．
75．C．推理判断题．根据最后一段"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"可知我们必须采取正确的态度对待残疾人；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
