2. 外语
  3. It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【C1】______about the future. These

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

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问题    It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【C1】______about 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   43  the idea of death. It is the very fact that death re- mains【C19】______our control; it is almost the only one of the natural processes【C20】______is so.
【C3】
选项 A、preserve
B、conserve
C、resume
D、assume
答案A
解析 此题属于语义搭配题。preserve 意为“保留，收藏”，强调使之完好无损或质量不变，例如： We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities．选项[B] conserve 意为“保存，保藏，保重”，强调珍惜，节约使用，一般与energy，health，resources等连用，例如:(1)Conserve natural resources．(2)He is conserving his energy for the last twenty-meter dash．选项[C]resume 意为“停顿后义重新开始”，例如：He stopped to take a sip of water and then resumed speaking．选项[D]assume 意为“假设，夺取”，例如：(1)We can’t assume the suspects to be guilty simply because they’ve decided to re- main silent．(2)The terrorists assumed control of the plane and forced it to land in the desert．
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