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1、Part I WritingDirection：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 in
2、dustry that leading companies eventually lose their position, often quickly and brutally. Mobile phone champion Nokia, one of Europes biggest technology success stories, was no _(37), losing its market share in just a few years.Part Reading ComprehensionIn 2007, Nokia accounted for more than 40% of
3、mobile phone sales _(38). But consumers preferences were already _(39)toward touch-screen smartphone. With the introduction of Apples iPhone in the middle of that year, Nokias market share _(40)rapidly and revenue plunged. By the end of 2013, Nokia had sold its phone business to Microsoft.What seale
4、d Nokias 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 companys market value declined by $23 million, making him, by the numbers, one of the worst CEOs in history.But Elop was not the only p
5、erson at _(42). Nokias board resisted change, making it impossible for the company to adapt to rapid shifts in the industry. Most _(43), Jorma Ollila, who had led Nokias transition from an industrial company to a technology giant, was too fascinated by the companys _(44)success to recognize the chan
6、ge 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 companys once-spirited culture, which had motivated employees to take risks and make miracles. Good lea
7、ders left the company, taking Nokias sense of vision and direction with them. Not surprisingly, much of Nokias most valuable design and programming talent left as well.A.assumedB.biasC.desperateD.deterioration E.exceptionF.faultG.incidentallyH.notablyI.previousJ.relayedK.shiftingL.shrankM.subtleN.tr
8、ansmittingO.worldwideSection BFirst-Generation College-Goers: Unprepared and BehindKids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education come on campus with little academic know-how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.A) When Nijay Willia
9、ms entered college last fall as a fires-generation student and Jamaican immigrant, he was academically unprepared for the rigors of higher education. Like many first-generation student, he enrolled in a medium-sized state university many of his high school peers were also attending, received a Pell
10、Grant, and board and the closeness of the school to his family, he chose to live at home and worded between 30 and 40 hours a week while taking a full class schedule.B) What Nijay didnt realize about his schoolTennessee State Universitywas its frighteningly low graduation rate: a mere 29 percent for
11、 its first-generation students. At the end of his first year, Nijay lost his Pell Grant of over $5,000 after narrowly missing the 2.0 GPA cut-off, making it impossible for him to continue paying for school.C) Nijay represents a large and growing group of Americans: first-generation college students
12、who enter school unprepared or behind. To make matters worse, these schools are ill-equipped to graduate these studentsyoung adults who face specific challenges and obstacles. They typically carry financial burdens that outweigh those of their peers, are more likely to work while attending school, a
13、nd often require significant academic remediation(补习).D) Matt Rubinoff directs Im First, a nonprofit organization launched last October to reach out to this specific population of students. He hopes to distribute this information and help prospective college-goers find the best post-secondary fit. A
14、nd while Rubinoff believes there are a good number of four-year schools that truly care about these students and set aside significant resources and programs for them, he says that number isnt high enough.E) Its not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a sma
15、ll subset of this population, Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation under graduates tend toward options such as online programs, two-year colleges, and commuter stand schools. Unfortunately, there tends to be a lack of information and support to help students think bigger and bro
16、ader.F) Despite this problem, many students are still drawn to these institutionsand two-year schools in particular. As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar, cheaper options year after year. Instead of skipping out on higher education altogether, they chose community colleges or state schools with low bars for
