第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they   21  . Yet, all living things still show the   22   of aging, which will eventually   23   death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the  24   they form do not function as well as they   25   in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less   26  against disease and is more   27   to have accident.