Question

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 ___.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，e?mail，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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.D

【解析】

1.

解析　本段第一句话句意为：在这个数字世界，独处几乎是不存在的。所以本句表达的意思是有了电子邮件、社会网络等这些通讯工具，信息意味着被互相分享(share)。update更新；receive得到，收到；collect收集。

2.2】　C

解析　一旦你放弃了独处，那么就很难再找回来。此处用连词once引导条件状语从句，符合语境。though尽管，引导让步状语从句；until直到，引导时间状语从句；before在……之前，引导时间状语从句，均不符合上下文语境。

3.3】　B

解析　新技术应是塑造(shape)而不是尊重(respect)、忽视(ignore)或保护(preserve)我们的文化。

4.4】　C

解析　既然想与他人有联系，那自然就会结束独处的境地。bring sth.to an end使……结束，为固定表达。

5.5】　D

解析　在这个网络相连的世界，找到一个人是如此容易。此处用reachable(可获得的，可达到的)来表示人很容易被找到。sensitive敏感的；intelligent聪明的，有才智的；considerate体贴的体谅的。

6.6】　A

解析　由空格前的one can often be contacted(一个人经常会被联系到)与空格后的they’d rather not be可知，空格处应表示“即使，尽管”(even if)。

7.7】　B

解析　我们能交谈、发短信、发电子邮件、聊天和写博客，除了能用手机做到之外，当然就是电脑(computer)了。

8.8】　D

解析　既然大多数发达国家习惯了这种数字技术，所以人们就变得依赖它们。become dependent on为固定搭配，意为“变得依赖/依靠”。

9.9】　B

解析　在这种情况下，不使用(using)数字技术则使他们显得像旁观者、局外人。本处为动名词短语作主语。

10.0】　A

解析　除了上文提到的人们已经习惯了数字技术外，许多工作和职业也(also)需要人们互相联系。

11.1】A

解析　许多工作和职业也需要人们互相联系(to be connected)。其他选项用在此处句意不通顺。

12.2】　C

解析　空格后提到的是那些不想被联系到的人，所以being reachable对他们来说自然就是一种负担(burden)。

13.3】　D

解析　独处仍然是可能的自然是对那些真正(really)想要独处的人来说的。slightly稍微地，hardly几乎不，merely仅仅。

14.4】　B

解析　想要独处，可把电脑关掉，手机也可关掉。shut down关闭，符合语境。shut out不让……进入；shut up住口；监禁；shut in把……关在房内。

15.5】　C

解析　由空格后的关键词as well as disadvantages可知，应填advantages(有利条件)。

16.6】　B

解析　游客们在山中迷路(lost)，正是手机救了他们的命。如果说是游客们藏(hidden)在或被抛弃(deserted)在山中，则不合常理。

17.7】　A

解析　本段提到“被联系上”既有有利条件又有不利条件，上句“手机救了很多人的命”是有利条件，此处指不利条件，当人们被逼无奈回电话或回复信息时，他们会感到陷入困境。trapped陷入困境的，受到限制的。

18.8】　D

解析　由上题解析可知此处表示“回复信息”。reply to为固定搭配，意为“回复”。

19.9】　A

7解析　根据后面的Some...Others...可知人们对待“被联系”的态度不同。vary变化。

20.20】　D

解析　此处表示尽管人们的态度不同，但是很难想象没有(without)科技进步的生活会是什么样子。