A. Uber sold Chinese business to Didi Chuxing B. Using Didi Chuxing brings more subsidies C. Listen to your head and follow your heart D. The new rules look effect last November
10. What is the impact of the fierce competition between Uber and Didi? A. Uber dominated the Chinese market with an 87% share. B. China provided a legal framework for taxi-ordering apps. C. Funding their Chinese dreams became expensive for Uber. D. Chinese search engine Baidu became an investor of Uber’s. 11. The passage is probably taken from a website about ________. A. apps
B. politics
C. economy D
You get anxious if there’s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you’re not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smart phone addiction.
For some people, smart phones have liberated them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy（自主权）in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though, smart phones have become tyrants（暴君）in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off, relax and recharge their batteries.
Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his iPhone. So he developed an app — Moment — to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they’re spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached（突破）. “Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”
Dr. Christine Grant, an occupational（职业的）psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this ‘always on’ culture are that your mind is never resting, and you’re not giving your body time to recover, so you’re always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the
D. technology
more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”
And as the number of connected smart phones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis（瘫痪）and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they’re controlled by it all and fell they can never escape the office,” said Dr. Christine Grant. 12. What’s the first paragraph mainly about? A. The popularity of smart phones. C. The signs of “always on” stress.
B. The progress of modern technology. D. The cause of smart phone addiction.
13. Kevin Holesh developed “Moment” to ________. A. research how people use their mobile phones B. help people control their use of mobile phones C. make people love parents and friends around D. increase the fun of using mobile phones
14. What’s Dr. Christine Grant’s attitude towards “always on” culture? A. Confused. C. Doubtful.
B. Positive. D. Critical.
15. According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means ________. A. we will become less productive B. we can make a decision more quickly C. we will be equipped with more knowledge D. we can work more effectively
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Nobody likes to think they are “that guy” at work. 16 . So, what are some of the rudest things that people do at work — and why shouldn’t you do them?
? Behaving in an unacceptable way
The most common form of this is eating smelly foods at lunchtime. Other things alike include body smell and its opposite, the wearing of strong perfume, messy desks, or bad breath. 17 .
? Checking email on your phone when you’re talking to other people
A recent survey shows that 49 percent of people said their bosses checked their phones while talking with them. 18 . If you’ve ever wondered why your team members are unmotivated, this may be why. In fact, when you’re talking to someone at work, you should reject any non-important calls. ? 19
Do you like the sound of your own voice? Great. Perhaps it’s time you learned to like the sound of other people’s voices too. If you interrupt others when they speak, they’ll dislike you and discount whatever you’re saying. And if you routinely take up three quarters of the meeting with your monologues（独角戏）, people will turn off and, quite rightly, start checking email on their phones. However, if you listen to what others say and show interest by asking intelligent questions, they’ll love you and be likely to give you their support when you speak. ? ● Showing off how much you earn
20 . If you show off your income to someone and then discover you get less than them, you’ll look like a fool. If you earn more, they’ll feel tired of you. So keep them guessing and hide your earning power in quiet ways — like always paying for the team coffees. A. Talking all the time B. Being a good listener
C. Team-working can never be ignored
D. All these things will become part of your personal brand E. It’s better to be modest when you talk about your incomes
F. Bad behavior at work is common — and often we do it without thinking G. An interesting email is more valuable than the person you are actually talking to 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. I saw many of our nation’s treasures, and I also saw a lot of our fellow citizens on the street — 21 ones, like beggars
（乞丐）and homeless folks.
Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice saying: “Can you help me?” When I 22 , I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand 23 . In a natural reaction, I 24 into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it in her hand without even looking at her. I was 25 at being bothered by a beggar.
But the blind woman smiled and said: “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the 26 .”
In an instant, I realized what I had done. I had acted with prejudice（偏见）— I’d 27 another person 28 for what I believed she had to be.
I hated what I saw in myself. This incident brought back my basic belief. It 29 me that I believed in being modest even though I’d lost that 30 for a moment.
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am a (n) 31 . I left Honduras and arrived in the U. S. at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong mother. Through the 32 , I have been a dish washer, roofer, mechanic, cashier and pizza delivery driver 33 many other humble hobs, and 34 I became a network engineer.
In my own life, I have 35 many acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at the age of 17 — when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well on school, he would 36 like me. I have also seen the same treatment of family and friends, so I know what it’s like, and I should have known 37 . But now, living my American middle class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lost sight of where I want to go. That blind woman cured me of my 38 . She reminded me of my belief in being humble, and to always keep my eyes and heart open.
39 , I helped that woman to the post office. And in writing this essay, I hope to thank her for the 40 lesson she gave me. 21. A. unfortunate good-for-mothing 22. A. turned over 23. A. extended
B. turned back B. expanded
C. turned about C. spread
D. turned away D. lengthened
B. charmless
C. greedy
D.
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