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 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