选词填空：It seems to be a law in the technology indust

选词填空：It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose their position

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