英语四级

单项选择题
1、Questions are based on the passage you have just heard．

A．Lifting your soup bowl to your mouth．
B．Making a noise when eating．
C．Raising your elbows to the shoulder．
D．Putting your elbows on the table．


2、Questions are bused oil the conversation you have just heard．

A．To have one of her teeth filled．
B．To have one of her teeth pulled．
C．To have her teeth cleaned．
D．To have her teeth examined．


3、Questions are based on the following passage．
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 consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution．
Although many attribute Kodak's downfall to "complacency(自满)," that explanation doesn't acknowledge the lengths to which the company went to reinvent itself．Decades ago, Kodak anticipated that digital photography would overtake film--and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera 1975--but in a fateful decision, the comply chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business．
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 execute on a strategy to confront it．By the time the company realized its mistake, it was too late．Kodak is an example of a firm that was very much aware that they had to adapt, and spent a lot of money trying to do so, but ultimately failed．Large companies bava difficult time switching to new markets because there is a temptation to put existing assets into the new businesses．
Although Kodak anticipated the inevitable rise of digital photography, its corporate (企业的) culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace 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 commanded 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 undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies．Kodak's decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation．The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the marketplace．
What do we learn about Kodak?
A．It went bankrupt all of a sudden．
B．It is approaching its downfall．
C．It initiated the digital revolution in the film industry．
D．It is playing the dominant role in the film market．


4、听录音,回答题

A． They have destroyed several small towns．
B． They will soon spread to San Francisco．
C． They have injured many residents． 
D． They are burning out of control．


5、听录音,回答题

A．To seek adventure there.
B．To be with her mother on Christmas.
C．To see the animals and plants there.
D．To join her father on Christmas.


6、

回答题
A Battle is Looming over Renewable Energy,and Fossil Fuel Interests are Losing
A． In state capitals across the country,legislators are debating proposals to roll back environmental rules，prodded by industry and advocacy groups eager to curtail(缩减)regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gases．
B．The measures，which have been introduced in about 18 states，lie at the heart of an effort to expand to the state level the battle over fossil fuel and renewable energy．The new rules would trim or abolish climate mandates--including those that require utilities to use solar and wind energy,as well as proposed Environmental Protection Agency rules that would reduce carbon emissions from power plants．
C．But the campaign—despite its backing from powerful groups such as Americans for Prosperity—has run into a surprising roadblock：the growing political clout of renewable-energy interests，even in rock-ribbed Republican states such as Kansas．