Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 ________. 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, e-mail, chat and blog, 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 ________ 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.

1.A. updatedB. receivedC. sharedD. collected

2.A. thoughB. untilC. onceD. before

3.A. respectedB. shapedC. ignoredD. preserved

4.A. edgeB. stageC. endD. balance

5.A. sensitiveB. intelligentC. considerateD. reachable

6.A. even ifB. only ifC. as ifD. if only

7.A. mediaB. computersC. databasesD. monitors

8.A. bentB. hardC. keenD. dependent

9.A. findingB. usingC. protectingD. changing

10.A. AlsoB. InsteadC. OtherwiseD. Somehow

11.A. connectedB. trainedC. recommendedD. interested

12.A. pleasureB. benefit

C. burdenD. disappointment

13.A. slightlyB. hardlyC. merelyD. really

14.A. cut outB. shut downC. taken offD. broken down

15.A. aspectsB. weaknessesC. advantagesD. exceptions

16.A. hiddenB. lostC. relaxedD. deserted

17.A. trappedB. excitedC. confusedD. amused

18.A. turnB. submitC. objectD. reply

19.A. varyB. ariseC. spreadD. exist

20.A. beyondB. withinC. despiteD. without

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