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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