江苏省2020届准高三英语 完形+阅读 暑假限时训练10I. 完形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 weve known it. People have become so _5_ in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted _6_ theyd rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog, not only from our _7_ but from our mobile phones as well.Most developed nations have become _8_ on digital technology simply because theyve 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.Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society _19_ across generations. Some find todays technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyones view on the subject, its hard to imagine what life would be like _20_ daily advancements in technology.1.A. updatedB. receivedC. sharedD. collected2.A. thoughB. untilC. onceD. before3.A. respected B. shaped C. ignoredD. preserved4.A. edge B. stage C. endD. balance5. A. sensitiveB. intelligentC. considerate D. reachable6. A. even if B. only ifC. as if D. if only7.A.mediaB. computesC. databases D. monitors8.A. bentB. hardC. keen D. dependent9. A. findingB. using C. protecting D. changing10. A. Also B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Somehow11. A. connected B. trained C. recommended D. interested12. A. pleasure B. benefit C. burden D. disappointment13.A. slightlyB. hardlyC. merely D. really14.A. outB. down C. upD. in15.A. aspectsB. weaknessesC. advantages D. exceptions16.A. hiddenB. lostC. relaxedD. deserted17.A. trappedB. excited C. confused D. amused18.A. turnB. submit C. objectD. reply19.A. varyB. arise C. spread D. exist20.A. beyondB. within C. despite D. withoutII. 阅读(A) If doctors want to test you for something, theyll usually take a blood or urine sample. But wouldnt it be much more convenient if they just asked you to keep breathing instead?In fact, your breath can say a lot about you. In traditional Chinese medicine, doctors draw a conclusion about the health state of a patient based on the smell of his or her breath; trained dogs and rats can identify the smells of the breaths of people suffering from certain cancers; traffic police also monitor drivers alcohol consumption by testing their breaths.Just like blood and urine, your breath contains lots of “metabolites (代谢物)” the waste chemicals that the body produces, which vary from person to person. They are like personal health fingerprints, which(. is why scientists sometimes call them “breathprints”, according to Science Daily.Compared to blood or urine testing, breath testing takes only seconds instead of hours, and it requires neither a needle nor a container to hold the bodily fluids. This means the test can be taken frequently to better detect (检测) early signs of diseases and monitor the progress of a medical treatment. It can also be used to test athletes for steroid (类固醇) use.On the other hand, as an identifier, you might think that breaths are not as reliable as fingerprints since they might change based on what you eat. However, researchers in Zurich, Switzerland mapped 11 healthy volunteers chemical patterns by having them breathe through a special instrument, and they found that each pattern was unique and the patterns didnt change much throughout the day, reported BBC.“Our goal is to develop breath analysis to the point where it becomes competitive with the established analysis of blood and urine,” said Malcolm Kohler, professor at the University Hospital Zurich.To get there, breath-testing instruments have to be improved first, because the current ones are expensive and weighty. Small and portable instruments already exist but they are not accurate enough. Scientists are also working to