2012高考完形填空之一（江苏卷）

    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.

36. A. updated          B. received            C. shared             D. collected

37. A. though           B. until                  C. once                D. before

38. A. respected       B. shaped               C. ignored            D. preserved

39. A. edge              B. stage                 C. end                  D. balance

40. A. sensitive        B. intelligent           C. considerate        D. reachable

41. A. even if           B. only if               C. as if                  D. if only

42. A. media            B. computers         C. databases           D. monitors

43. A. bent              B. hard                  C. keen                  D. dependent

44. A. finding          B. using                 C. protecting           D. changing

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

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

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

48. A. slightly          B. hardly                C. merely                D. really

49. A. out               B. down                  C. up                     D. in

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

51. A. hidden          B. lost                     C. relaxed               D. deserted

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

53. A. turn              B. submit                C. object                 D. reply

54. A. vary              B. arise                  C. spread                 D. exist

55. A. beyond          B. within                C. despite                D. without

36. CCBCD   41. ABDBA     46. ACDBC      51. BADAD