题目内容：

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)

1.A.updated  B．received

C．shared  D．collected

2.A.though  B．until

C．once  D．before

3.A.respected  B．shaped

C．ignored  D．preserved

4.A.edge  B．stage

C．end  D．balance

5.A.sensitive  B．intelligent

C．considerate  D．reachable

6.A.even if  B．only if

C．as if  D．if only

7.A.media  B．computers

C．databases  D．monitors

8.A.bent B．hard

C．keen  D．dependent

9.A.finding  B．using

C．protecting  D．changing

10.A.Also  B．Instead

C．Otherwise  D．Somehow

11.A.connected  B．trained

C．recommended  D．interested

12.A.pleasure  B．benefit

C．burden  D．disappointment

13.A.slightly  B．hardly

C．merely  D．really

14.A.out  B．down

C．up  D．in

15.A.aspects  B．weaknesses

C．advantages  D．exceptions

16.A.hidden  B．lost

C．relaxed  D．deserted

17.A.trapped  B．excited

C．confused D．amused

18.A.turn  B．submit

C．object  D．reply

19.A.vary B．arise

C．spread  D．exist

20.A.beyond  B．within

C．despite  D．without