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  3. At the age of 12, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reac

At the age of 12, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reac

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问题     At the age of 12, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and【T1】______, and its owner gets his or her full【T2】______: but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were【T3】______and young children, and consequently more vulnerable. Later, we shall【T4】______a progressive loss of our vigor and【T5】______which, though imperceptible(觉察)at first, will finally become so【T6】______that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.
    This decline in vigor with the【T7】______of time is called aging.【T8】______. Even if we escape wars, accidents and disease, we shall eventually die of old age.【T9】______. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer—on into a ninth or tenth decade.【T10】______, however lucky and robust(强健的)we are. [br] 【T6】
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答案 steep．
解析 根据空格前的become和so可知此处需要填入一个形容词。上文讲的是生命力和抵抗力逐步衰退的过程起初难以觉察，根据句中的though可知本句讲的则应该是这个过程最终会非常明显。因此，空格处所填单词表达的意思应该与imperceptible相反。结合录音可知答案为steep，意为“急剧的”。
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