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在残疾人生活中所遇到的困难

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　　No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but 11 suggest the figure

　　No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but 11 suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India 12 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 13 , 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 14 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 peoples attitude towards them.

　　Disabled people face many 15 barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or to visit friends, imagine how you would 16 if you could not get up steps, or on to 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; 17 can be even harder to break down and ignorance 18 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 19 attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which 20

　　A. inevitably B. evaluations C. estimates D. manage

　　E. alone F. counts G. prejudice H. physical

　　I. mobile J. indifferently K. withdraw L. progressive

　　M. regular N. accounts O. draw

　　答案：11. C 12. E 13. I 14. L 15. H 16. D 17. G 18. A 19. O 20. F

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