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  3. It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, (1)_____ about the future. These

It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, (1)_____ about the future. These

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问题     It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, (1)_____ about the future. These reminiscences are not simply random or trivial memories, (2)_____ is their purpose merely to make conversation. The old person’s recollections of the past help to (3)_____ an identity that is becoming increasingly fragile: (4)_____ any role that brings respect or any goal that might provide (5)_____ to the future, the individual mentions their past as a reminder to listeners, that here was a life (6)_____ living. (7)_____, the memories form part of a continuing life (8)_____, in which the old person (9)_____ the events and experiences of the years gone by and (10)_____ on the overall meaning of his or her own almost completed life.
    As the life cycle (11)_____ to its close, the aged must also learn to accept the reality of their own impending death. (12)_____ this task is made difficult by the fact that death is almost a (13)_____ subject in the United States. The mere discussion of death is often regarded as (14)_____ As adults many of us find the topic frightening and are (15)_____ to think about it—and certainly not to talk about it (16)_____ the presence of someone who is dying. Death has achieved this taboo (17)_____ only in the modern industrial societies. There seems to be an important reason for our reluctance to (18)_____ the idea of death. It is the very fact that death remains (19)_____ our control; it is almost the only one of the natural processes (20)_____ is so.

选项 A、worthy
B、worth
C、worthless
D、worthwhile
答案B
解析 此题属于语法题。be worth+名词/doing表示"值得"，此处的名词往往是钱数或相当于代价的比喻性名词，例如：It’s worth the time and effort we devoted to it.另外，worth后面的动名词总是用主动形式表达被动意义，例如：It is worth considering．选项worth与living连用，符合题意。选项worthy表示"值得"，be worthy of+名词/to do，例如：This novel is worthy to be ranked among the masterpieces of Chinese Literature．/It is worthy of the name．选项worthless表示"无价值的"，与句意不符；选项worthwhile表示"值得的"，作表语或定语，例如：It was a worthwhile attempt even though it failed to achieve its aim．全句可译为：老年人对过去的回忆有助于延缓他们日趋衰弱的状况：他们不再充当受人尊敬的角色，也再不能给未来确定生活的方向。老年人通过谈论他们的过去来提醒别人—他们的一生没有虚度。
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