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  3. It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【C1】______a bout the future. Thes

It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【C1】______a bout the future. Thes

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问题     It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【C1】______a bout the future. These reminiscences(回忆)are not simply random or trivial memories,【C2】______is their  purpose merely to make conversation. The old person’s recollections of the past help to【C3】______an identity that is becoming increasingly fragile(脆弱的):【C4】______any role that brings respect or any goal that might provide【C5】______to the future, the individual mentions their past as a reminder to listeners, that  here was a life【C6】______living.【C7】______, the memories form part of a continuing life【C8】______, in which the  old person【C9】______the events and experiences of the years gone by and【C10】______on the overall meaning of  his or her own almost completed life.
    As the life cycle【C11】______to its close, the aged must also learn to accept the reality of their own impending(即将发生的)death.【C12】______this task is made difficult by the fact that death is almost a【C13】______subject in the United States. The mere discussion of death is often regarded as【C14】______. As adults many of us find the topic frightening and are【C15】______to think about it—and certainly not to talk about it【C16】______the presence of someone who is dying. Death has achieved this taboo【C17】______only in the modern industrial societies. There seems to be an important reason for our reluctance to【C18】______the idea of death. It is the very fact that death remains【C19】______our control; it is almost the only one of the natural  processes【C20】______is so.
【C13】
选项 A、taboo
B、dispute
C、contempt
D、neglect
答案A
解析 此题属于语义搭配题。taboo意为“禁忌，忌讳”，符合句子意思：死亡在美国是一个忌讳的话题。选项B) dispute(争端)；选项C) contempt意为“蔑视”，例如：She made no attempt to conceal her contempt for anyone who was of lower social status．(2) He said that criticism didn’t  worry him as he held most of his critics in contempt anyway．选项D) neglect意为“疏忽，不留心”，例如：I’d neglected to tell him that I wouldn’t be home that night．
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