Question

The concept of solitude(獨處) 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(寫博客)，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·江蘇)

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　本段第一句話句意為：在這個數(shù)字世界，獨處幾乎是不存在的。所以本句表達的意思是有了電子郵件、社會網(wǎng)絡等這些通訊工具，信息意味著被互相分享(share)。update更新；receive得到，收到；collect收集。

2.2】　C

解析　一旦你放棄了獨處，那么就很難再找回來。此處用連詞once引導條件狀語從句，符合語境。though盡管，引導讓步狀語從句；until直到，引導時間狀語從句；before在……之前，引導時間狀語從句，均不符合上下文語境。

3.3】　B

解析　新技術應是塑造(shape)而不是尊重(respect)、忽視(ignore)或保護(preserve)我們的文化。

4.4】　C

解析　既然想與他人有聯(lián)系，那自然就會結(jié)束獨處的境地。bring sth.to an end使……結(jié)束，為固定表達。

5.5】　D

解析　在這個網(wǎng)絡相連的世界，找到一個人是如此容易。此處用reachable(可獲得的，可達到的)來表示人很容易被找到。sensitive敏感的；intelligent聰明的，有才智的；considerate體貼的體諒的。

6.6】　A

解析　由空格前的one can often be contacted(一個人經(jīng)常會被聯(lián)系到)與空格后的they’d rather not be可知，空格處應表示“即使，盡管”(even if)。

7.7】　B

解析　我們能交談、發(fā)短信、發(fā)電子郵件、聊天和寫博客，除了能用手機做到之外，當然就是電腦(computer)了。

8.8】　D

解析　既然大多數(shù)發(fā)達國家習慣了這種數(shù)字技術，所以人們就變得依賴它們。become dependent on為固定搭配，意為“變得依賴/依靠”。

9.9】　B

解析　在這種情況下，不使用(using)數(shù)字技術則使他們顯得像旁觀者、局外人。本處為動名詞短語作主語。

10.0】　A

解析　除了上文提到的人們已經(jīng)習慣了數(shù)字技術外，許多工作和職業(yè)也(also)需要人們互相聯(lián)系。

11.1】A

解析　許多工作和職業(yè)也需要人們互相聯(lián)系(to be connected)。其他選項用在此處句意不通順。

12.2】　C

解析　空格后提到的是那些不想被聯(lián)系到的人，所以being reachable對他們來說自然就是一種負擔(burden)。

13.3】　D

解析　獨處仍然是可能的自然是對那些真正(really)想要獨處的人來說的。slightly稍微地，hardly幾乎不，merely僅僅。

14.4】　B

解析　想要獨處，可把電腦關掉，手機也可關掉。shut down關閉，符合語境。shut out不讓……進入；shut up住口；監(jiān)禁；shut in把……關在房內(nèi)。

15.5】　C

解析　由空格后的關鍵詞as well as disadvantages可知，應填advantages(有利條件)。

16.6】　B

解析　游客們在山中迷路(lost)，正是手機救了他們的命。如果說是游客們藏(hidden)在或被拋棄(deserted)在山中，則不合常理。

17.7】　A

解析　本段提到“被聯(lián)系上”既有有利條件又有不利條件，上句“手機救了很多人的命”是有利條件，此處指不利條件，當人們被逼無奈回電話或回復信息時，他們會感到陷入困境。trapped陷入困境的，受到限制的。

18.8】　D

解析　由上題解析可知此處表示“回復信息”。reply to為固定搭配，意為“回復”。

19.9】　A

7解析　根據(jù)后面的Some...Others...可知人們對待“被聯(lián)系”的態(tài)度不同。vary變化。

20.20】　D

解析　此處表示盡管人們的態(tài)度不同，但是很難想象沒有(without)科技進步的生活會是什么樣子。