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

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、better than
B、rather than
C、less than
D、other than
答案B
解析 rather than此题属于语法题。rather than并列连词，可以连接形容词、动词、名词、副词、不定式等，其意为“不是这样而是那样”。例如：(1)China’s industrialization needs a lot of scientistsrather than a few．(2)I prefer to work rather than remain idle．我宁愿工作而不愿闲着。文中此句意思为：老年人愿花时间谈论过去，而不太愿意谈及将来，故选项[B]ratherthan正确。选项[A]better than(比……好)；选项[C]less than(比……少)；选项[D]other than表示“不同于……，除了……”，例如：(1)The truth is quite other than what youthink．(2)We missed the last bus so there was no choice other than to walk home．全句可译为：人们经常可以看到老年人花大量的时间思考和谈论他们过去的生活，而不是他们的将来。
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