The concept of solitude(独处) in the digital world is almost nonexistent.In the world of digital technology，email，social networking and online video games，information is meant to be ___.Solitude can be hard to discover____it has been given up.In this respect，new technologies have___our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n)____as we’ve known it.People have become so____in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted____they’d rather not be.Today we can talk，text，email，chat and blog(写博客)，not only from our____，but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become ____on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it，and at this point not____it would make them an outsider.____，many jobs and careers require people to be____.From this point of view，technology has changed the culture of work.Being reachable might feel like a___to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who____wants it.Computers can be shut____and mobile phones can be turned off.The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many____，as well as disadvantages.Travelers have ended up____on mountains，and mobile phones have saved countless lives.They can also make people feel ____and forced to answer unwanted calls or____to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society____across generations.Some find today’s technology a gift.Others consider it a curse.Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject，it’s hard to imagine what life would be like____daily advancements in technology.(2012·江苏)
| 小题1: |
| A．updated |
B．received |
| C．shared |
D．collected |
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| 小题2: |
| A．though |
B．until |
| C．once |
D．before |
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| 小题3: |
| A．respected |
B．shaped |
| C．ignored |
D．preserved |
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| 小题4: |
| A．edge |
B．stage |
| C．end |
D．balance |
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| 小题5: |
| A．sensitive |
B．intelligent |
| C．considerate |
D．reachable |
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| 小题6: |
| A．even if |
B．only if |
| C．as if |
D．if only |
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| 小题7: |
| A．media |
B．computers |
| C．databases |
D．monitors |
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| 小题8: |
| A．bent |
B．hard |
| C．keen |
D．dependent |
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| 小题9: |
| A．finding |
B．using |
| C．protecting |
D．changing |
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| 小题10: |
| A．Also |
B．Instead |
| C．Otherwise |
D．Somehow |
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| 小题11: |
| A．connected |
B．trained |
| C．recommended |
D．interested |
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| 小题12: |
| A．pleasure |
B．benefit |
| C．burden |
D．disappointment |
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| 小题13: |
| A．slightly |
B．hardly |
| C．merely |
D．really |
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| 小题15: |
| A．aspects |
B．weaknesses |
| C．advantages |
D．exceptions |
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| 小题16: |
| A．hidden |
B．lost |
| C．relaxed |
D．deserted |
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| 小题17: |
| A．trapped |
B．excited |
| C．confused |
D．amused |
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| 小题18: |
| A．turn |
B．submit |
| C．object |
D．reply |
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| 小题19: |
| A．vary |
B．arise |
| C．spread |
D．exist |
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| 小题20: |
| A．beyond |
B．within |
| C．despite |
D．without |
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