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It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking abou

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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. [br] 【C1】
选项 A、better than
B、rather than
C、less than
D、other than
答案 B
解析 此题属于语法题。rather than是并列连词，可以连接形容词、动词、名词、副词、不定式等，其意为“不是这样而是那样”。例如：(1) China’s industrialization needs a lot of scientists rather than a few．(2) I prefer to work rather than remain idle．我宁愿工作而不愿闲着。文中此句意思为：老年人愿花时间谈论过去，而不太愿谈及将来，故选项B) rather than正确。选项A) better  than(比…好)；选项C) less than(比……少)；选项D) other than意为“不同于……，除了……”，例如：(1) The truth is quite other than what you think．(2) We missed the last bus so there was  no choice other than to walk home．
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