It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, 【C1】______about 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】______about the future. These reminiscences 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: 【C4】______any role that brings respect or any goal that might provide【C5】______to the future, the individual mentions his 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 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 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.
【C17】

选项 A、status
B、circumstance
C、environment
D、priority

答案A

解析 语义衔接题。所填词作achieve的宾语,符合这一搭配的选项只有[A]status“地位”,说明在现代工业社会里死亡才取得了这一地位。[B]circumstance指“某事件或动作发生时的情况”,一般用复数,常以以下短语形式出现:under/in such circumstances“在这种情况下”。[C]environment意为“环境(总称)”,强调环绕着某一特定的人或物,同时往往着重对该人/物的影响,例如:He grew up in an environment of poverty,[D]priority意为“优先权”,可搭配的动词为take,get。
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