Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they【C1】_____

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问题     Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they【C1】______. Yet, all living things still show the【C2】______of aging, which will eventually【C3】______death.
    Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity(成熟期), the cells of the body and the 【C4】______they form do not function as well as they【C5】______in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less【C6】______against disease and is more【C7】______to have accident.
    A number of related causes may【C8】______aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not【C9】______when they die. As a person ages, 【C10】______of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 【C11】______body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the【C12】______cells may not be as workable or as capable【C13】______growth as those of a young person.
    Another【C14】______in aging may be changes within the cells【C15】______. Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known【C16】______with age and become less elastic(有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles(皱纹) and【C17】______. This is also the reason why old people 【C18】______in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and【C19】______information that the cells need. Aging may affect this【C20】______and change the information – carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.
【C19】

选项 A、pass away
B、pass by
C、pass off
D、pass on

答案D

解析 根据上下文内容应选pass on,表示“把……传给另一个、转移”,句中store and pass on information指“储存和传递信息”,符合句意。其他三个选项都不符句意。pass away“去世”;pass by“经过、从……旁边走过”;pass off“逐渐消失、停止”。
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