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  3. In the next 40 years, the percentage of people in the United States over the age of 65 is expected to double.【C1】______the needs

In the next 40 years, the percentage of people in the United States over the age of 65 is expected to double.【C1】______the needs

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问题    In the next 40 years, the percentage of people in the United States over the age of 65 is expected to double.【C1】______the needs of this part of the population is a【C2】______to the ingenuity or genius of America. To a【C3】______degree, a society is judged by【C4】______it cares for those who can no【C5】______care for themselves. High technology【C6】______the most startling advances in helping the elderly. In【C7】______to the well-known artificial heart implantation, there are efforts that have already started to【C8】______artificial lungs, livers, and bones. An electric ear is【C9】______seventy-five percent effective. They will【C10】______better medical care by【C11】______very small dose of drugs into the body continuously.
   For the older people, even the simplest tasks can be difficult,【C12】______impossible to perform, American businesses have responded【C13】______those older people’s needs with a【C14】______of inexpensive but useful【C15】______. Companies have designed extra-efficient can openers that【C16】______people whose hands have become【C17】______weak to open cans easily. There are devices that allow people to pull on a pair of socks【C18】______straining their backs. Combs with long handles and U-shaped back brushes are【C19】______for those who can not reach as far as they could【C20】______they were young.
【C3】
选项 A、valuable
B、comprehensive
C、considerate
D、considerable
答案D
解析 此题要求选择一个形容词来修饰degree“程度”。比较四个选项，[A] valuable“有价值的”；[B] comprehensive“广泛的，全面的”；[C]considerate“能体贝从的；考虑周到的”。[A]与 [C]不能用来修饰degree；[B]项主要指内容和范围上，一般不指程度上的。[D]considerable“相当大的”符合题意，所以选[D]。
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