2018年12月大学英语四六级语法精讲课程讲义

2018121A.B.C.512345thatthanbeforeafteruntil2018121.2.3.12+344.5.doingtododoingdone20181221123212331234123A.B.C.D.E.A.B.A.B.C.D.E.A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.20181235123612371238123A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.D.A.B.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.20181241.Insucheconomies,individualswhopossessthehumancapitalcharacteristicsthatemployersorclientsvalues(e.g.,competenceandambition)areexpectedtobeinhighdemandandshortsupplyonthejobmarket.2.Allresearchesagreethatcloseto25billiondevices,thingsandsensorswillbeconnectedby2020whichincidentallyisalsothemomentthatMillennialsareexpectedtomakeup75percentofouroverallworkforce,andthefullyconnectedhomewillbecomearealityforlargenumbersofpeopleworldwide.202025075%3.However,thisisjustthetipoftheproverbialicebergassmartbuildingsandevencitiesincreasinglybecomethenormasleadersandbusinessownersbegintowakeuptothemassivesavingsthattechnologycandeliverthroughconnectedsensorsandnewformsofautomationcoupledwithintelligentenergyandfacilitiesmanagement.4.Onlinesecuritycameras,intelligentlightingandawealthofsensorsthatcontrolbothtemperatureandairqualityareofferinganunprecedentedlevelofcontrol,efficiency,and2018125improvementstowhatwereonceclassednecessarycostswhenrunningabusinessormanagingalargebuilding.5.Thebiggestandmostexcitingchallengeofthistechnologyishowtocreativelyleveragethisever-growingamountofdatatodelivercostsavings,improvementsandtangiblebenefitstobothbusinessesandcitizensofthesesmartcities.6.AndwhilethePortuguesetookpartinthetrade,ferryingnutsdownthecoastalongwithothergoods,by1620,whenEnglishexplorerRichardJobsonmadehiswayuptheGambia,thenutswerestillpeculiartohiseyes.16207.Withtheriseofanewconceptinurbanplanningthataimstomakelifeeasierandmoreconvenient,however,increasingpopularityforareasthatcausedtherealestatepushes,inmajorcitieslikeSanFranciscoorNewYork,hasinspiredatypeofforwardthinkingurbanityandpolicyinsmallercities.8.Transformingdowntownareassothattheyincorporatemodernhousingandimprovedwalkabilitytolocalrestaurants,retail,andentertainmentespeciallywhencombinedwithimprovedinfrastructureforcyclistsandpublictransitmakesthemappealtoamoreaffluent2018126demographic.9.Accesstofoottrafficandproximitytotransitallowthetypeofentertainment-orientedbusinessessuchasbarsandrestaurantstostayopenlater,whichattractsbothyounger,creativeworkersandbabyboomersnearingretirementalike.10.ThegovernmentistobanpaymentstowitnessesbynewspapersseekingtobuyuppeopleinvolvedinprominentcasessuchasthetrialofRosemaryWest.11.Beethovenhabitofincreasingthevolumewithanextremeintensityandthenabruptlyfollowingitwithasuddensoftpassagewasonlyrarelyusedbycomposersbeforehim.Itseemstobealawinthetechnologyindustrythatleadingcompanieseventuallylosetheirposition,oftenquicklyandbrutally.MobilephonechampionNokia,oneofEurope'sbiggesttechnologysuccessstories,wasno__36__,losingitsmarketshareinjustafewyears.In2007,Nokiaaccountedformorethan40%ofmobilephonesales__37__.Butconsumers'preferenceswerealready__38__towardtouch-screensmartphone.WiththeintroductionofApple'siPhoneinthemiddleofthatyear,Nokia'smarketshare__39__rapidlyandrevenueplunged.Bytheendof2013,NokiahadsolditsphonebusinesstoMicrosoft.2018127WhatsealedNokia'sfatewasaseriesofdecisionsmadebyStephenElopinhispositionasCEO,whichhe__40__inOctober2010.EachdaythatElopspentinchargeofNokia,thecompany'smarketvaluedeclinedby$23million,makinghim,bythenumbers,oneoftheworstCEOsinhistory.ButElopwasnottheonlypersonat__41__.Nokia'sboardresistedchange,makingitimpossibleforthecompanytoadapttorapidshiftsintheindustry.Most__42__,JormaOllila,whohadledNokia'stransitionfromanindustrialcompanytoatechnologygiant,wastoofascinatedbythecompany's__43__successtorecognizethechangethatwasneededtosustainitscompetitiveness.Thecompanyalsoembarkedona__44__cost-cuttingprogram,whichincludedtheeliminationofthousandsofjobs.Thiscontributedtothe__45__ofthecompany'sonce-spiritedculture,whichhadmotivatedemployeestotakerisksandmakemiracles.Goodleadersleftthecompany,takingNokia'ssenseofvisionanddirectionwiththem.Notsurprisingly,muchofNokia'smostvaluabledesignandprogrammingtalentleftaswell.A.assumedF.faultK.shiftingB.biasG.incidentallyL.shrankC.desperateH.notablyM.subtleD.deteriorationI.previousN.transmittingE.exceptionJ.relayedO.worldwide