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  3. It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【C1】______a bout the future. Thes

It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【C1】______a bout the future. Thes

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问题     It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【C1】______a bout the future. These reminiscences(回忆)are not simply random or trivial memories,【C2】______is their  purpose merely to make conversation. The old person’s recollections of the past help to【C3】______an identity that is becoming increasingly fragile(脆弱的):【C4】______any role that brings respect or any goal that might provide【C5】______to the future, the individual mentions their past as a reminder to listeners, that  here was a life【C6】______living.【C7】______, the memories form part of a continuing life【C8】______, in which the  old person【C9】______the events and experiences of the years gone by and【C10】______on the overall meaning of  his or her own almost completed life.
    As the life cycle【C11】______to its close, the aged must also learn to accept the reality of their own impending(即将发生的)death.【C12】______this task is made difficult by the fact that death is almost a【C13】______subject in the United States. The mere discussion of death is often regarded as【C14】______. As adults many of us find the topic frightening and are【C15】______to think about it—and certainly not to talk about it【C16】______the presence of someone who is dying. Death has achieved this taboo【C17】______only in the modern industrial societies. There seems to be an important reason for our reluctance to【C18】______the idea of death. It is the very fact that death remains【C19】______our control; it is almost the only one of the natural  processes【C20】______is so.
【C17】
选项 A、status
B、circumstance
C、environment
D、priority
答案A
解析 此题属于语义搭配题。status意为“地位”，可与前面的动词achieve连用，说明在现代工业社会里死亡才取得了这一地位，其他选项：选项B) circumstance指某事件或动作发生时的“情况”，一般用复数，例如：Under/In such circumstances，we had better send him to hospital immediately．选项C) environment意为“环境(总称)”，强调环绕着某一特定的人或物，同时往往着重于对该人/物的影响，例如：He grew up in an environment of poverty．选项D) priority意为“优先权”，例如：They insist that the right to live should take priority over all other considerations．他们坚持认为生存权利应放在其他一切考虑因素之上。
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