2012-2008江苏5年高考完型填空.pdfVIP

2012 第二节 : 完形填空 (共 20 小题 ; 每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分 ) 请认真阅读下面短文 , 从短文后各题所给的 A 、B、C、D 四个选项中 , 选出最佳选项 , 并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 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 ’ 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