The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be____36___. Solitude can be hard to discover ___37____it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have ___38____our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) ___39____as we’ve known it. People have become so ___40____in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted ____41___they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog (写博客), not only from our ___42____, but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become ___43____on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not ___44____it would make them an outsider. ___45____, many jobs and careers require people to be ___46____. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ___47____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 ___48____wants it. Computers can be shut ___49____and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected”and “ on”has many ___50____, as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up ___51____on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel ___52____and forced to answer unwanted calls or___53____to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society ___54____ 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 ___55____daily advancements in technology.
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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