1 . The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must _______ sixty hours of service learning, _______ they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community. _______ of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. _______ a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a _______ about what they have learned.

Supporters claim that there are many _______ of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think _______ their own interests and become _______ of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real­life skills that _______ responsibility, problem­solving, and working as part of a team. ________ students can explore possible careers ________ service learning. For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.

________ there are many benefits, opponents ________ problems with the new requirement. First, they ________ that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time­consuming, students spend ________ time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without ________ goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual’s freedom to choose.

In my view, service learning is a great way to ________ to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. ________, I don’t believe you should force people to help others — the ________ to help must come from the heart. I think the best ________ is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.

1.

A．spend

B．gain

C．complete

D．save

2.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．for

3.

A．Subjects

B．Ideas

C．Procedures

D．Examples

4.

A．With

B．Before

C．During

D．After

5.

A．diary

B．report

C．note

D．notice

6.

A．courses

B．benefits

C．challenges

D．features

7.

A．beyond

B．about

C．over

D．in

8.

A．careful

B．proud

C．tired

D．aware

9.

A．possess

B．apply

C．include

D．develop

10.

A．Gradually

B．Finally

C．Luckily

D．Hopefully

11.

A．through

B．across

C．of

D．on

12.

A．So

B．Thus

C．Since

D．While

13.

A．deal with

B．look into

C．point out

D．take down

14.

A．argue

B．doubt

C．overlook

D．admit

15.

A．much

B．full

C．less

D．more

16.

A．cost

B．pay

C．care

D．praise

17.

A．contribute

B．appeal

C．attend

D．belong

18.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

19.

A．courage

B．desire

C．emotion

D．spirit

20.

A．decision

B．purpose

C．solution

D．result

2 . 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____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 (写博客), 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.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