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  3. How to Face Death It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, rather than

How to Face Death It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, rather than

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问题                             How to Face Death
   It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives, rather than about the future. These reminiscences (回忆) are not simply random or trivial memories,  (51)  is their purpose merely to make conversation. The old person’s recollections  of the past help to  (52)  an identity that is becoming increasingly fragile (脆弱的):  (53)  any role that brings respect or any goal that might provide orientation to the future, the individual mentions their past as a reminder to listeners, that here was a life  (54)  living.  (55)  , the memories form part of a continuing life  (56)  , in which the old person  (57)  the events and experiences of the years gone by and reflects on the overall meaning of his or her own almost completed life.
   As the life cycle  (58)  to its close, the aged must also learn to accept the reality of their own impending (即将发生的) death.  (59)  this task is made difficult by the fact that death is almost a  (60)  subject in the United States. The mere discussion of death is often regarded as  (61)  As adults many of us find the topic frightening and are reluctant to think about it and certainly not to talk about it  (62)  the presence of someone who is dying. Death has achieved this taboo  (63)  only in the modern industrial societies. There seems to be an important reason for our reluctance to  (64)  the idea of death. It is the very fact that death remains  (65)  our control; it is almost the only one of the natural processes that is so.  
选项 A、worthy
B、worth
C、worthless
D、worthwhile
答案B
解析 此题属于语法题。be worth＋名词/doing意为“值得……”，此处的名词往往是钱数或相当于代价的比喻性名词，例如：It’s worth the time and effort we devoted to it．另外，worth后面的动名词总是用主动的形式表达被动的意思，例如：It is worth considering．故选项B worth与living连用，符合题意。选项A worthy意为“值得”，be worthy of＋名词/to do，例如：This novel is worthy to
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