The concept of solitude(独处) in the digital world is almost nonexistent.In the world of digital technology，email，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，email，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)
A．updated B．received C．shared D．collected
A．though B．until C．once D．before
A．respected B．shaped C．ignored D．preserved
A．edge B．stage C．end D．balance
A．sensitive B．intelligent C．considerate D．reachable
A．even if B．only if C．as if D．if only
A．media B．computers C．databases D．monitors
A．bent B．hard C．keen D．dependent
A．finding B．using C．protecting D．changing
A．Also B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Somehow
A．connected B．trained C．recommended D．interested
A．pleasure B．benefit C．burden D．disappointment
A．slightly B．hardly C．merely D．really
A．out B．down C．up D．in
A．aspects B．weaknesses C．advantages D．exceptions
A．hidden B．lost C．relaxed D．deserted
A．trapped B．excited C．confused D．amused
A．turn B．submit C．object D．reply
A．vary B．arise C．spread D．exist
A．beyond B．within C．despite D．without
A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was eight years old,we were getting things together to take to the Salvation Army (救世军) at Christmas time. The boy would go through their old ___ and give away what they didn’t ___. I made cookies and got together blankets and clothes.After that Matt and I ___ the Christmas package to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded ___ and headed home.
___ we took the corner out of the parking lot,Matt ___ that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had ___. He said,”Mom.we forget my glove.”Just then he saw a little boy and his mom sitting on a bench on the side of a building___a small playground was.He said,”Mom, can we ___ so that I can give the glove to him?”I said,”___.” And we drove to the side of the ___ and went through the gate.
Matt handed the boy the glove and said,”Here, Santa ___ me to give it to you.”He was so ___ to get it! His mom ___ and gave Matt a huge hug.Her eyes were full of tears.”It is the best ___ he could get,”she looked at us and said,”because the ___ thing I could get him this year was a baseball.”
When we got back in the car, Matt said to me,”Mom.God must have made me ___ the baseball glove inside so the little boy could have it—it was ___ to be!”That moment proved my ___ that everything happens for a ___ and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since!
A．friends B．ideas C．toys D．days
A．buy B．eat C．ensure D．need
A．threw B．delivered C．posted D．offered
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．When B．Though C．Until D．Since
A．added B．noticed C．announced D．remembered
A．found out B．pointed out C．missed out D．fallen out
A．that B．which C．where D．what
A．look over B．climb over C．pull over D．roll over
A．Thanks B．That’s right C．You’re welcome D．Sure
A．boy B．road C．bench D．park
A．wanted B．persuaded C．allowed D．forced
A．angry B．nervous C．happy D．disappointed
A．sat down B．stood up C．went out D．left behind
A．property B．gift C．material D．information
A．first B．worst C．only D．cheapest
A．leave B．get C．find D．take
A．intended B．planned C．decided D．meant
A．suggeation B．chance C．belief D．thought
A．cause B．reason C．time D．person
Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten and I wished her success. I was ___. What I actually wished for her was failure.Success is ___. Success proves that you can do something that you ____ know you can do. First-time success is usually because of good luch.However, first-time failure is ____; it is the natural order of things.
Failure is ____ we learn. I have been told an African phrase that ____ a good cook as “he who has broken many pots” If you've spent enough time in the ____ and have broken many pots.”If you have spent enough time in the ____ and have broken a lot of pots, probably you know much about ____ .I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time ____ knife wounds and bum scars. They knew how much benefit their ____ had given them.
My younger daughter is a trapeze(高空秋千)artist.It took her three years to ____ an act.She did it successfully for years.There was no ____ for her to change the act,but she did it ____. She said she felt bored because it ____ offered her anything new.So she changed the act, ____ she was advised not to.She ____ failure and public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.
My granddaughter is a perfectionist(完美主义者),probably too much of one.I will ___ her when she feels sad about her failure.I will also ____ her about what she had learned,and how she can do whatever it is ____ next time.But I probably won’t tell her that failure is a good thing, because that’s not a(n) ____ she can learn when she is five. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. Indeed, with luck, it is the beginning.
A．joking B．lying C．cheating D．doubting
A．encouraging B．annoying C．exciting D．boring
A．never B．hardly C．already D．also
A．expected B．disliked C．honored D．valued
A．when B．where C．how D．what
A．describes B．explains C．announces D．mentions
A．room B．kitchen C．restaurant D．office
A．work B．life C．progress D．cooking
A．examing B．treating C．watching D．comparing
A．practices B．habits C．failures D．efforts
A．chance B．reason C．right D．permission
A．as well B．somehow C．as usual D．anyway
A．after all B．once more C．at first D．no longer
A．but B．though C．as D．unless
A．copied B．required C．rished D．forgot
A．blame B．comfort C．protect D．accept
A．warn B．find C．remind D．understand
A．better B．more happily C．hard D．more easily
A．example B．exception C．lesson D．course
Mywifediedsevenandahalfyearsago, and I felt very sad. It was the ___ time in my life. I once wanted to kill myself, ___ I didn’t.I went on to work as a ___ in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live with my mother, and I was ___
Two months later on a family trip, we___ the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center.I said to my ___,”I’m going to Afghanistan.”And I ___.
The International Medical Corps sent me to build 20 small ___ in provinces where people had no health care.In the end,the hospital were ___ 27,000 patients a month.I was so happy that I could ___ others,and I didn’t feel ___ any longer.I went to many places to help people there.
When my wife passed away,I thought my ___ was over.But really,it was just getting ___.At the end of her life,my wife couldn’t feel ___.I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would ___ and the exciting trips we would have.
I ___ that moment many times during my trips.
Everytime I go to a different place,I can ___ my wife is with me.Every time I help a patient,I can feel the encouragement from my wife — She ___encouraged me to help people in ___.I know I am not alone now.What I do is not only for the patients,but also for my wife.I ___ my life meaningful now.
A．busiest B．simplest C．worst D．longest
A．but B．so C．because D．for
A．reporter B．fireman C．teacher D．doctor
A．alone B．happy C．silent D．tired
A．set up B．turned on C．watcher over D．looked into
A．boys B．wife C．kids D．friends
A．refused B．stopped C．kids D．friends
A．houses B．hospitals C．factories D．schools
A．serving B．feeding C．moving D．relaxing
A．repair B．understand C．teach D．help
A．sad B．free C．angry D．worried
A．work B．home C．life D．hobody
A．loved B．started C．lost D．changed
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．live B．visit C．remember D．miss
A．think of B．take over C．hold up D．put on
A．hear B．watch C．feel D．know
A．never B．once C．hardly D．always
A．need B．danger C．anger D．sorrow
A．hope B．find C．expect D．dream
Zach drove over to Christine’s place. Christine, who was engaged to him, was in China, visiting her parents. Her son Bradley hadn’t gone with her. Bradley was a junior in high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had (1) Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to Bradley over. He called Bradley to tell him that he was . Bradley said OK. When Zach got there, he all of Christine’s mail to see if there were any bills to pay. There were none.
He asked if Bradley wanted to drive the car. Bradley had a driver’s , and was always asking his mom to let him drive her car. Bradley said . Zach told him not to speed, but he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley the 210 freeway and headed northwest. Zach gave Bradley a few driving : Don’t drive next to big trucks, you never know when they might turn over and crush you. Don’t drive(10) trucks with loads, because you never know when in the truck will fall out and come flying through your windshield (挡风玻璃).
On their way back, Zach that they stop at a golf field. He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. Bradley wasn’t . He preferred his video games. But Bradley soon found that golf was ! He hit a large bucket of balls. Zach told him that he had a natural . The next day, Bradley, for the first time ever, (16) Zach. He had a few blisters (水泡) on his hands; Zach said that was . Then Bradley （18) if Zach would come next Saturday so they could take a and hit golf balls again. Zach said of course, with a feeling in his heart.
A．understood B．met C．known D．found
A．take B．win C．turn D．hand
A．dropping out B．leaving behind C．staying away D．coming over
A．checked B．tested C．examined D．sent
A．passport B．card C．receipt D．license
A．nothing serious B．no way C．all right D．never mind
A．turned up B．got on C．took on D．got off
A．tips B．reasons C．preparations D．routes
A．while B．though C．because D．despite
A．beyond B．between C．behind D．ahead of
A．something B．passengers C．rocks D．birds
A．suggested B．promised C．decided D．agreed
A．patient B．enthusiastic C．silent D．optimistic
A．boring B．disappointing C．fun D．annoying
A．swing B．attitude C．condition D．move
A．liked B．criticized C．called D．visited
A．normal B．good C．terrific D．typical
A．learned B．asked C．ensured D．doubted
A．sport B．drive C．journey D．match
A．bitter B．sad C．normal D．happy
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of ___.
For more than half of that ___ he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total ___. Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they ___ with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he ___ if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do ___ but scream. Not wanting to give his ___ the satisfaction of knowing they’d ___ him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise ___ he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the ___ and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that ___ air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a ___ ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse ___, though all he could see was a ___ piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and ___ that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and ___,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted ___ this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is ___. It seems to run forever ___ nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else ___ — even the worst conditions.
A．thought B．scream C．support D．hope
A．prison B．war C．time D．month
A．happiness B．sadness C．darkness D．silence
A．strengthened B．fixed C．covered D．broke
A．reminded B．required C．wondered D．feared
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．soldiers B．friends C．enemy D．army
A．wounded B．quitted C．satisfied D．broken
A．till B．since C．as D．after
A．window B．floor C．wall D．board
A．let in B．put out C．took in D．gave off
A．weak B．soft C．strong D．sharp
A．inside B．outside C．above D．below
A．very B．right C．specific D．single
A．gratefulness B．usefulness C．fulfillment D．establishment
A．courage B．perseverance C．choice D．freedom
A．by B．out C．over D．through
A．straight B．strong C．lucky D．interesting
A．against B．from C．on D．over
A．matters B．relates C．changes D．happens