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