Part I Writing
Direction：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose their position, often quickly and brutally. Mobile phone champion Nokia, one of Europe's biggest technology success stories, was no _____(37), losing its market share in just a few years.
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PartⅢ Reading Comprehension
In 2007, Nokia accounted for more than 40% of mobile phone sales _____(38). But consumers' preferences were already _____(39)toward touch-screen smartphone. With the introduction of Apple's iPhone in the middle of that year, Nokia's market share _____(40)rapidly and revenue plunged. By the end of 2013, Nokia had sold its phone business to Microsoft.
What sealed Nokia's fate was a series of decisions made by Stephen Elop in his position as CEO, which he _____(41)in October 2010. Each day that Elop spent in charge of Nokia, the company's market value declined by $23 million, making him, by the numbers, one of the worst CEOs in history.
But Elop was not the only person at _____(42). Nokia's board resisted change, making it impossible for the company to adapt to rapid shifts in the industry. Most _____(43), Jorma Ollila, who had led Nokia's transition from an industrial company to a technology giant, was too fascinated by the company's _____(44)success to recognize the change that was needed to sustain its competitiveness.
The company also embarked on a _____(45)cost-cutting program, which included the elimination of thousands of jobs. This contributed to the _____(46)of the company's once-spirited culture, which had motivated employees to take risks and make miracles. Good leaders left the company, taking Nokia's sense of vision and direction with them. Not surprisingly, much of Nokia's most valuable design and programming talent left as well.
37.【题干】_____
【选项】
med假定的;承担
偏见
erate令人绝望的
rioration恶化
ption例外
t错误
dentally偶然地
bly显著地
ious之前的
yed转播的
ting改变
nk缩减 shrink过去式
le微妙的
smitting传送
dwide全世界的'
【答案】E
【解析】空白处前提到很多大企业一旦运转出现问题，很快就会垮掉，然后提到了诺基亚公司也是同样的情况，was no exception“也不例外”，符合题意。
38.【题干】_____
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【答案】O
39.【题干】_____
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【答案】N
【解析】transmit toward向….做转移
40.【题干】_____
【选项】
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【答案】L
【解析】空白处前market share指的是市场占有率，那么由于苹果等智能手机的出现使诺基亚的市场占有率下降，因此shrank符合题意。
41.【题干】_____
【选项】
med
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【答案】A
【解析】assumed有承担的意思，由于埃洛普出任CEO做了一系列关乎诺基亚命运的决策，因此他也对于诺基亚的命运有承担。
42.【题干】_____
【选项】
med
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【答案】F
【解析】at fault意思为“有责任”，符合题意。
43.【题干】_____
【选项】
med
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【答案】H
【解析】空白处前有most 后要跟一个副词，构成most notably “最为显著的”。
44.【题干】_____
【选项】
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【答案】I
【解析】形容词修饰名词success
45.【题干】_____
【选项】
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【答案】C
【解析】形容词修饰名词“令人绝望的裁员决策”。
46.【题干】_____
【选项】
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【答案】D
【解析】of前要填名词，表示“…..的恶化”。
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