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.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】E
【解析】空白處前提到很多大企業一旦運轉出現問題，很快就會垮掉，然後提到了諾基亞公司也是同樣的情況，was no exception“也不例外”，符合題意。
38.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】O
39.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】N
【解析】transmit toward向….做轉移
40.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】L
【解析】空白處前market share指的是市場佔有率，那麼由於蘋果等智能手機的出現使諾基亞的市場佔有率下降，因此shrank符合題意。
41.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】A
【解析】assumed有承擔的意思，由於埃洛普出任CEO做了一系列關乎諾基亞命運的決策，因此他也對於諾基亞的命運有承擔。
42.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】F
【解析】at fault意思為“有責任”，符合題意。
43.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】H
【解析】空白處前有most 後要跟一個副詞，構成most notably “最為顯著的”。
44.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】I
【解析】形容詞修飾名詞success
45.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】C
【解析】形容詞修飾名詞“令人絕望的裁員決策”。
46.【題幹】_____
【選項】
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【答案】D
【解析】of前要填名詞，表示“…..的惡化”。
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