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题组层级快练(三十一) Ⅰ.完形填空 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 ___1___. Solitude can be hard to discover ___2___ it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have ___3___ our culture. The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) ___4___ as we’ve known it. People have become so ___5___ in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted ___6___ they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog (写博客), not only from our ___7___, but from our mobile phones as well. Most developed nations have become ___8___ on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not ___9___ it would make them an outsider. ___10___, many jobs and careers require people to be ___11___. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ___12___ 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 ___13___ wants it. Computers can be shut ___14___ and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many ___15___, as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up ___16___ on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel ___17___ and forced to answer unwanted calls or ___18___ to unwanted texts. | 
