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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

小题2:	A．though B．until C．once D．before

小题3:	A．respected B．shaped C．ignored D．preserved

小题4:	A．edge B．stage C．end D．balance

小题5:	A．sensitive B．intelligent C．considerate D．reachable

小题6:	A．even if B．only if C．as if D．if only

小题7:	A．media B．computers C．databases D．monitors

小题8:	A．bent B．hard C．keen D．dependent

小题9:	A．finding B．using C．protecting D．changing

小题10:

A．Also B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Somehow

小题11:

A．connected B．trained C．recommended D．interested

小题12:

A．pleasure B．benefit C．burden D．disappointment

小题13:

A．slightly B．hardly C．merely D．really

小题14:

A．out B．down C．up D．in

小题15:

A．aspects B．weaknesses C．advantages D．exceptions

小题16:

A．hidden B．lost C．relaxed D．deserted

小题17:

A．trapped B．excited C．confused D．amused

小题18:

A．turn B．submit C．object D．reply

小题19:

A．vary B．arise C．spread D．exist

小题20:

A．beyond B．within C．despite D．without