题目内容
8.Kodak's decision to file for bankruptcy (破产) protection is a sad,though not unexpected,turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered photography and controlled the film market for decades,but finally failed to adapt to the digital revolution.Although many owe Kodak's downfall to its"complacency(自满),"that explanation doesn't recognize the efforts the company made to reinvent itself.Decades ago,Kodak foresaw that digital photography would overtake film-and in fact,Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975-but in a significant decision,the company chose to focus on its traditional film business instead of its new discovery.
It wasn't that Kodak was blind to the future,said Rebecca Henderson,a professor at Harvard Business School,but rather that it failed to work out a strategy to deal with it.By the time the company realized its mistake,it was too late.
Although Kodak foresaw the coming rise of digital photography,its corporate culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully hug the future.They were a company stuck in time.Their history was so important to them.Now their history has become a liability.
Kodak's downfall over the last several decades was dramatic.In 1976,the company made up 90% of the market for photographic film and 85% of the market for cameras.But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo,which competed against Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies.Kodak's decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984Los Angeles Olympics was a deadly miscalculation.The bid went instead to Fuji,which took advantage of its sponsorship to win a permanent place in the market.
28.What do we learn about Kodak?D
A.It went bankrupt all of a sudden.
B.It is playing a leading role in the film market.
C.It started the digital revolution in the film industry.
D.Its strategy mistake led to its downfall.
29.Why does the author mention Kodak's invention of the first digital camera?A
A.To show its early attempt to reinvent itself.
B.To show its effort to overcome complacency.
C.To show its quick adaptation to the digital revolution.
D.To show its will to compete with Japan's Fuji photo.
30.What does the underlined word"liability"in paragraph 4mean?C
A.advangage
B.mirror.
C.burden.
D.challenge.
31.What was Kodak's biggest mistake?B
A.Its blind faith in modern photography.
B.Its refusal to sponsor the 1984Olympics.
C.Its failure to see Fuji photo's growth.
D.Its overconfidence in its corporate culture.
分析 本文属于议论文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们介绍了柯达公司的破产,曾经生产过第一个数码相机的柯达公司为什么辉煌不再了呢,究其原因还是太保守了,由此告诉我们谁不与时俱进,就会被历史前进的脚步无情的淘汰.
解答 28.D.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"but rather that it failed to work out a strategy to deal with it.By the time the company realized its mistake,it was too late"可知是公司的战略决策失误导致了它的破产;故选D.
29.A.推理判断题.根据文章第二段"Although many owe Kodak's downfall to its"complacency(自满),"that explanation doesn't recognize the efforts the company made to reinvent itself"作者提到柯达的第一个数码相机的发明是为了显示它早期还是努力重塑自己的;故选A.
30.C.词义推断题.根据文章第四段"its corporate culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully hug the future.They were a company stuck in time.Their history was so important to them.Now their history has become a liability."可知柯达的失败是由于其企业文化是植根于过去的成功,因此它的历史对柯达而言其实是一种负担,因此词义意为负担;故选C.
31.B.细节理解题.根据文章最后一段"Kodak's decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984Los Angeles Olympics was a deadly miscalculation"可知柯达最大的错误是拒绝赞助1984年的伦敦奥运会;故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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