Question

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of models because he could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind． Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（機(jī)械師）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-----five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory．This car showed to be so well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty years．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．

1.Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

A．cheap and strong	B．cheap and long
C．fast and expensive	D．strong and slow

2.Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．

A．he made many great cars

B．his cars are many

C．he made lots of cars of the same kind

D．both A and B

3.The young man became a mechanic，_______．

A．which was his father’s will

B．which was against his own will

C．which was against his father’s will

D．which was the will of both

4.The “Model T” was very famous_____．

A．before 1908	B．between 1982 and 1908
C．before 1892	D．a(chǎn)fter 1908

5.Ford built his own car factory_____?

A．in 1903

B．in 1908

C．in 1913

D．in 1897

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】本文非常簡(jiǎn)單介紹了亨利福特造汽車的事情。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一行which were cheap，strong and fast。

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三行that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind。

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四行Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer、

4.寫解題根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第4,5行the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-----five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory．

5.計(jì)算題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四行until 1908-----five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory。1908年是在福特開辦自己的汽車工廠5年以后，那么福特是在1903年自己建了工廠的。