It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, 【21】______ about the future. Th

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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.
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选项 A、In a word
B、In brief
C、In addition
D、In particular

答案C

解析 此题属于语篇连接题。根据上下文意思,此处需填表示递进的短语In addition(另外),文章前一句讲回忆有助于老年人保留住他们的身份,后一句讲回忆成为了老年人的生活的一部分,故答案C In addition正确。选项A In a word表示“总而言之,一句话”,属于总结陈词;选项B In brief表示“简言之”;选项D In particular表示“特别,尤其表示更进一步”,与文章内容不符。
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