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As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. If you've lost a job, the first feeling is often one of shock. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is shattered, their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed.

At first there may be good feelings too — a new and better job is just around the corner— it's nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think. But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable and depressed, often isolated and lonely.

Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what you want from life and how best you can get it. You can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop your hobbies or see if you can run your own business.

What is the writer's main message in the passage?

A．Unemployment brings downward changes in people's lives.

B．One should try to make the best of unemployment.

C．Unemployment results in negative psychological effects.

D．Many people have no problems with unemployment.

Innovations in postal services might appear when

A．the countries lose their hearts.

B．the eommission makes a compromise.

C．the reform. is carried out.

D．the proposal is modified.

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.

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】_____

A.assumed假定的;承担

B.bias偏见

C.desperate令人绝望的

D.deterioration恶化

E.exception例外

F.fault错误

G.incidentally偶然地

H.notably显著地

I.previous之前的

J.relayed转播的

K.shifting改变

L.shrank缩减 shrink过去式

M.subtle微妙的

N.transmitting传送

O.worldwide全世界的

38.【题干】_____

A.assumed

B.bias

C.desperate

D.deterioration

E.exception

F.fault

G.incidentally

H.notably

I.previous

J.relayed

K.shifting

L.shrank

M.subtle

N.transmitting

O.worldwide

39.【题干】_____

A.assumed

B.bias

C.desperate

D.deterioration

E.exception

F.fault

G.incidentally

H.notably

I.previous

J.relayed

K.shifting

L.shrank

M.subtle

N.transmitting

O.worldwide

40.【题干】_____

A.assumed

B.bias

C.desperate

D.deterioration

E.exception

F.fault

G.incidentally

H.notably

I.previous

J.relayed

K.shifting

L.shrank

M.subtle

N.transmitting

O.worldwide

41.【题干】_____

A.assumed

B.bias

C.desperate

D.deterioration

E.exception

F.fault

G.incidentally

H.notably

I.previous

J.relayed

K.shifting

L.shrank

M.subtle

N.transmitting

O.worldwide

42.【题干】_____

A.assumed

B.bias

C.desperate

D.deterioration

E.exception

F.fault

G.incidentally

H.notably

I.previous

J.relayed

K.shifting

L.shrank

M.subtle

N.transmitting

O.worldwide

43.【题干】_____

A.assumed

B.bias

C.desperate

D.deterioration

E.exception

F.fault

G.incidentally

H.notably

I.previous

J.relayed

K.shifting

L.shrank

M.subtle

N.transmitting

O.worldwide

44.【题干】_____

A.assumed

B.bias

C.desperate

D.deterioration

E.exception

F.fault

G.incidentally

H.notably

I.previous

J.relayed

K.shifting

L.shrank

M.subtle

N.transmitting

O.worldwide

45.【题干】_____

A.assumed

B.bias

C.desperate

D.deterioration

E.exception

F.fault

G.incidentally

H.notably

I.previous

J.relayed

K.shifting

L.shrank

M.subtle

N.transmitting

O.worldwide

46.【题干】_____

A.assumed

B.bias

C.desperate

D.deterioration

E.exception

F.fault

G.incidentally

H.notably

I.previous

J.relayed

K.shifting

L.shrank

M.subtle

N.transmitting

O.worldwide

听力原文： As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. If a person has lost a job, the first feeling is often one of shock. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is disordered, their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed.

At first there may be good feelings too--a new and better job is just around the corner--it's nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children and have more time to think. But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They are easily annoyed and often feel depressed, isolated and lonely.

Despite all these problems, though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. Those who have lost their jobs can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what they want from life and how best they can get it. They can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop their hobbies or see if they can run their own business.

(33)

A．Angry.

B．Sad.

C．Shocked.

D．Ashamed.

听力原文： As more and more people lose their jobs, now it is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. If you've lost a job, the first feeling is often one of shock. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is shattered. their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed.

At first there may be good feelings too. A new and better job is just around the corner. It's nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think. But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer. and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable and depressed, often isolated and lonely.

Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what you want from life and how best you can get it. You can use the time to plan how to field a new job, learn a new skill, develop your hobbies or see if you can run your own business.

(30)

A．They feel irritable.

B．They feel depressed.

C．They feel shocked.

D．They feel isolated.

Staff members were asked to work on Sundays, with the ______ that they would lose their jobs if they refused.

A．implication

B．illustration

C．implement

D．petition

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel very lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don't get along. That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. It could be that we will never see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some parks are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places. There's more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

The phrase "make up" in paragraph 2 most probably means ______.

A．invent

B．put together

C．end a quarrel

D．complete