全新版综合大学英语4

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ofweatherinformationstraightfromthecomputestoblackboxesinaircraftandothervehicles.Thatwillbeespeciallyimportantfortarget-boundaircraft（瞄准目标的飞行器）.Suchtechnologywillgivewhoeverpossessitatremendousedge（优势）overtheirenemyandenablethemtousedevelopingweatherconditionstotheiradvantage.Aswegetsuperiorsatellitesintospace,we'llgainhugeadvantagesinobservingmeteorologicalconditionsindeniedareas（盲区）,wherewedon'thavepeopleontheground.Andourmodelingabilitywillcontinuetoimproveasourcomputersgetmorepowerful.Thepast10yearshavewitnessedarevolutioninourcommunicationsandcomputerabilities.It'sexcitingtothinkofwhatthenext10yearswillbring.Theautomobileindustry（汽车产业）isoneofthemostimportantindustriesintheworld,affectingnotonlytheeconomybutalsotheculturesoftheworld.Itprovidesjobsformillionsofpeople,generatesbillionsofdollarsinworldwiderevenues（税收）,andprovidesthebasisforalargenumberofrelatedserviceandsupportindustries.Automobilesrevolutionizedtransportationinthe20thcentury,changingforeverthewaypeoplelive,travel,anddobusiness.Theautomobilehasenabled（使能够）peopletotravelandtransportgoodsfartherandfaster,andhasopenedupnewmarketopportunitiesforbusinessandcommerce（商业）.Theautoindustryhasalsodecreasedtheoverall（全部的）costsoftransportationbyusingmethodssuchasmassproduction,massmarketing,andglobalizationofproduction.Today,automakingistheworld’slargestmanufacturingactivity（制造业）,withmorethan53millionnewvehicles（车辆）builteachyearworldwide.Asaresulteasierandfastertransportation,theUnitedStatesandworldeconomieshavebecomedependentonthemobility（机动性）thatautomobiles,trucksandbusesprovide.Thismobilityhasallowedremotepopulationstointeractwith（互相影响）oneanother,which,inturn,hasincreasedcommerce.Thetransportationofgoodstoconsumersandconsumerstogoodshasbecomeanindustryinitself.However,theautomobilehasalsocausedsomeproblems,suchasairpollution,congested（堵塞的）traffic,andincreasedhighwayfacilities.Nevertheless,theautomobileindustrycontinuestobeanimportantsourceofemploymentformillionsofpeopleworldwide.Whenyougetaninvitation（邀请）toajobinterview,youarehalfway（中途的）towardyourgoal----ajoboffer.Nomatterhowmanyencouragingresponsesyouhavegottentoyourjobinquiryletters,withrareexceptionsyouwillnotgetajobofferwithoutaninterview.Gotothelibrarytofindallrelevantinformationaboutthecompanyand,ifyoucan,onthepersonwhowillinterviewyou.Havematerialwithyouthattheemployermightaskfor----samplesofyourwork,namesandaddressesofreferences（推荐信），extracopiesofyourresume（个人简历）.Anemploymentmanagerforamajorconstructioncompanyoffersthisadvice.“Ifit'sobviousyouhaven'tspentanytimepreparingfortheinterview----thatis,youdon'tknowwhatthecompanydoes,whereitdoesit,whatkindsofjobsithas----thendon'texpectthecompanytotakeyouvery“seriously.”Prior（优先的）toaninterviewtheemployerhasprobablyseenyourresumeandperhapstalkedwithyouonthephone.Whatemployerslookforininterviewsiswhatyoumightcallpersonalchemistry----howyoulookandact,whetheryouexhibit（