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

It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, 【C1】______about 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】______about the future. These reminiscences 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: 【C4】______any role that brings respect or any goal that might provide【C5】______to the future, the individual mentions his 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 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 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.
【C5】
选项 A、orientation
B、implication
C、succession
D、presentation
答案A
解析 语义衔接题。此处需一个名词与to the future搭配，故选项[A]orientation正确。 orientation意为“方向”，常与介词to／towards搭配，在此表示未来的方向。[B]implication“含意。暗示”、[C]succession“连续，接替”、[D]presentation“赠送，递交，提出”均不能与the future构成语义上的衔接。
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