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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、ready
B、willing
C、liable
D、reluctant
答案D
解析 此题属于语意搭配题。reluctant表示"勉强的，不情愿的"，此处句意为：死亡是个令人恐怖的话题，当然人们都不情愿去想它，故选项reluctant正确。其他三选项虽然都可与to do连用，但不符合句意：选项ready(乐意的)；选项willing(愿意的)；选项liable(有…倾向的)，例如：We are all liable to make mistakes．
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