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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