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  3. It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【71】about the future. These remin

It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【71】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,【71】about the future. These reminiscences are not simply random or trivial memories,【72】is their purpose merely to make conversation. The old person’s recollections of the past help to【73】an identity that is becoming increasingly fragile:【74】any role that brings respect or any goal that might provide【75】to the future, the individual mentions his past as a reminder to listeners, that here was a life【76】living.【77】, the memories form part of a continuing life【78】, in which the old person【79】the events and experiences of the years gone by and【80】on the overall meaning of his or her own almost completed life.
    As the life cycle【81】to its close, the aged must also learn to accept the reality of their own impending (即将发生的) death.【82】this task is made difficult by the fact that death is almost a【83】subject in the United States. The mere discussion of death is often regarded as【84】. As adults many of us find the topic frightening and are【85】to think about it—and certainly not to talk about it【86】the presence of someone who is dying. Death has achieved this taboo【87】only in the modem industrial societies. There seems to be an important mason for our reluctance to【88】the idea of death. It is the very fact that death remains【89】our control; it is almost the only one of the natural processes【90】is so.  
选项 A、keeps
B、draws
C、inclines
D、tends
答案B
解析 词语搭配题。draw to a close意为“接近结束”，符合句意，其他选项虽均可搭配to，但语意不符。选项A keep (to)意为“遵守诺言，坚持”，例如：For heaven’s sake, let’s keep to the point or we’ll never reach any decisions．选项C incline (to sth. /to do)意为“倾向于”，例如：I incline to disagree with you on that point．选项D tend(to sth. /to do)意为“照料，倾向于”，例如：Plants tend to die in hot weather if you don’t water them．句意：随着生命周期临近结束，老年人必须学会接受他们自己即将面临死亡的现实。
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