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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.
【C9】
选项 A、integrates
B、incorporates
C、includes
D、interacts
答案A
解析 此题属于语义搭配题。integrate意为“把…集成，使…完整；综合”，常与介词with，into连用，例如：The aim，said the minister，was to integrate Britain both politically and economically into  the European Community．首相说，(其)目的就是让英国从政治上和经济上融入欧共体。又如：to integrate theory with practice。根据原文，老年人的生活回顾是指把过去发生的事件和他们的经历综合起来，故选项A) integrates正确。选项B) incorporates意为“合并，结合(成一体)”，例如：(1) This aircraft incorporates several new safety features in addition to the standard  ones，(2) Suggestions from the survey have been incorporated into/in the final design．选项 C) includes意为“包含(作为其中的一部分)”，例如：The bid includes tax and service．选项D)  interacts意为“与……交往/沟通”，例如：Modern architects are designing buildings for the fu ture which will interact with the user．
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