It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, 21 about the future. These remin

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问题 It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, 21 about the future. These reminiscences are not simply random or trivial memories, 22 is their purpose merely to make conversation. The old person’s recollections of the past help to 23 an identity that is becoming increasingly fragile: 24 any role that brings respect or any goal that might provide 25 to the future, the individual mentions their past as a reminder to listeners, that here was a life 26 living. 27 , the memories form part of a continuing life 28 , in which the old person 29 the events and experiences of the years gone by and 30 on the overall meaning of his or her own almost completed life.
As the life cycle 31 to its close, the aged must also learn to accept the reality of their own impending (即将发生的) death. 32 this task is made difficult by the fact that death is almost a 33 subject in the United States. The mere discussion of death is often regarded as 34 . As adults many of us find the topic frightening and are 35 to think about it—and certainly not to talk about it 36 the presence of someone who is dying. Death has achieved this taboo 37 only in the modern industrial societies. There seems to be an important reason for our reluctance to 38 the idea of death. It is the very fact that death remains 39 our control; it is almost the only one of the natural processes 40 is so.

选项 A、integrates
B、incorporates
C、includes
D、interacts

答案A

解析 integrates此题属于语意搭配题。integrate表示“把……集成，使……完整；综合”，常与介词with，into连用，例如：The aim，said the minister，was to integrate Britain both politically andeconomically into the European Community．首相说，(其)目的就是让英国从政治上和经济上融入欧共体。又如：to integrate theory with practice。根据原文，老年人的生活回顾是指把过去发生的事件和他们的经历综合起来，故选项[A]integrates正确。选项[B]incorporates表示“合并，结合(成一体)”，例如：(1)This aircraft incorporates several newsafety features in addition to the standard ones．(2)Suggestions from the survey havebeen incorporated into／in the final design．选项[C]includes表示“包含(作为其中的一部分)”，例如：The bid includes tax and service．选项[D]interacts表示“与……交往／沟通”，例如：Modern architects are designing buildings for the future which will interactwith the user．

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