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____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 (寫博客), 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.

【小題1】
A．updatedB．receivedC．sharedD．collected
【小題2】
A．thoughB．untilC．onceD．before
【小題3】
A．respectedB．shapedC．ignoredD．preserved
【小題4】
A．edgeB．stageC．endD．balance
【小題5】
A．sensitiveB．intelligentC．considerateD．reachable
【小題6】
A．even ifB．only ifC．a(chǎn)s ifD．if only
【小題7】
A．mediaB．computersC．databasesD．monitors
【小題8】
A．bentB．hardC．keenD．dependent
【小題9】
A．findingB．usingC．protectingD．changing
【小題10】
A．AlsoB．InsteadC．OtherwiseD．Somehow
【小題11】
A．connectedB．trainedC．recommendedD．interested
【小題12】
A．pleasureB．benefitC．burdenD．disappointment
【小題13】
A．slightlyB．hardlyC．merelyD．really
【小題14】
A．outB．downC．upD．in
【小題15】
A．a(chǎn)spectsB．weaknessesC．a(chǎn)dvantagesD．exceptions
【小題16】
A．hiddenB．lostC．relaxedD．deserted
【小題17】
A．trappedB．excitedC．confusedD．a(chǎn)mused
【小題18】
A．turnB．submitC．objectD．reply
【小題19】
A．varyB．a(chǎn)riseC．spreadD．exist
【小題20】
A．beyondB．withinC．despiteD．without


【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】D
【小題6】A
【小題7】B
【小題8】D
【小題9】B
【小題10】A
【小題11】A
【小題12】C
【小題13】D
【小題14】B
【小題15】C
【小題16】B
【小題17】A
【小題18】D
【小題19】A
【小題20】D

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About 2,000,000．

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C．

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The largest earthquake ( magnitude里氏 9.5) of the 20th century happened on May 22, 1960 off the coast of South Central Chile. ?

It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific wide tsunamis(海嘯). Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concep-cion to the south end of Isla Chiloe. The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloe -----the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中). Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland. ?

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