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CManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheautomobile汽车.ButHenryForddidnotstarttobuildhisfirstcaruntil
1896.ThatwaselevenyearsaftertwoGermansdevelopedtheworldsfirstautomobile.ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheproductionlinethatmovedacarspartstotheworkerinsteadofmakingtheworkermovetotheparts.Thatisnottrueeither.ManyfactoryownersusedmethodsofthiskindbeforeFord.WhatHenryForddidwastouseotherpeoplesideasandmakethembetter.Andhemadethewholefactoryamovingproductionline.Intheearlydaysoftheautomobilealmosteveryearmakerracedhiscars.Itwasthebestwayofgainingpublicnotice.HenryForddecidedtobuildaracingcar.Fordsmostfamousracewashisfirstone.Itwasalsothelastraceinwhichhedrovethecarhimself.Theracewasin1901atafieldnearDetroit.Allofthemostfamouscarshadenteredbutonlytwowereleft:theWintonandFords.TheWintonwasfamousforitsspeed.Mostpeoplethoughttheracewasoverbeforeitbegan.TheWintontookanearlylead.Buthalfwaythroughtheraceitbegantolosepower.Fordstartedtogain.Andneartheendoftheracehetookthelead.FordwontheraceanddefeatedtheWinton.Hisnameappearedinnewspapersandhebecamewell-knownallovertheUnitedStates.WithinweeksoftheraceHenryFordformedanewautomobilecompany.Inthe1903adoctorinDetroitboughtthefirstcarfromthecompany.ThatsalewasthebeginningofHenryFordsdream.Fordsaid:Iwillbuildamotorcarforthegreatmassofpeople.Itwillbelargeenoughforthefamilybutsmallenoughforonepersontooperateandcarefor.Itwillbebuiltofthebestmaterials.Itwillbebuiltbythebestmentobeemployed.Anditwillbebuiltwiththesimplestplansthatmodemengineeringcanproduce.Itwillbesolowinpricethatnomanmakinggoodmoneywillbeunabletoownone.TheModelTwasacarofthatkind.Itonlycost$
850.Itwasasimplemachinethatdriverscoulddependon.DoctorsboughttheModelT.Sodidfarmers.Evencriminals,Theyconsidereditthefastestandsurestformoftransportation.AmericanslovedtheModelT.Theywrotestoriesandsongsaboutit.ThousandsofModelTswerebuiltinthefirstfewyears.
63.WhatdoweknowaboutHenryFordfromParagraph1A.Hemadegooduseofideasfromothers.B.Heproducedthefirstcarintheworld.C.Heknewhowtoimproveautoparts.D.Heinventedtheproductionline.【难度】简单,只需要把第一段读懂即可,干扰项很容易排除【答案】A【考点】细节题【解析】从第一段最后一句“WhatHenryForddidwastouseotherpeoplesideasandmakethembetter.Andhemadethewholefactoryamovingproductionline.”可知答案
64.WhydidHenryFordtakepartinthe1901carraceA.Toshowoffhisdrivingskills.B.Todrawpublicattention.C.Tolearnaboutnewtechnology.D.Toraisemoneyforhisnewcompany.【难度】简单,同学们只需知道drawpublicattention等于gainpublicnotice【答案】B【考点】细节题【解析】根据第二段第二句“Itwasthebestwayofgainingpublicnotice.”可知Ford参赛就是为了吸引大众的注意力
65.“Thatsale”inParagraph4refersto.A.thesellingofFordcarsatreducedpricesB.thesaleofModelTtothemassofpeopleC.thesellingofacartoaDetroitdoctorD.thesalestargetfortheFordCompany【难度】简单,没有难度【答案】C【考点】词义猜测【解析】根据第四段“Inthe1903adoctorinDetroitboughtthefirstcarfromthecompany.”可知答案
66.WhatwasHenryFordsdreamaccordingtothetextA.Producingcarsforaveragecustomers.B.Buildingracingcarsofsimpledesign.C.Designingmorecarmodels.D.Startingmorecompanies.【难度】中等,本题需要考生理解Ford的话,难度适中【答案】A【考点】细节题【解析】根据第四段最后Ford的话,可知Ford的梦想是让所有人都买得起车ThecoalitionfortheHome;essisanorganizationthatseekstoaddresstheneedsofthehomelesspopulationintheunitedstates.ItisanetworkofofficessomeofwhichprovidefoodandhousesforthehomelesspopulationandsomeofwhichfightforthepassingoflawsthatwouldgiveeveryAmericantherighttoaplacetocallhome.AccordingtotheCoalition’sstudiesofovertwohundredmillionpeoplelivingintheunitedstatesuptothreemillionarehomeless-andthenumberisstillgrowing.Sincethelate1970sfast-risinghousepriceslargecutsingovernmentsupportedhousingprogramsandeconomicrecession经济衰退havemadeitimpossibleformanyAmericanstomeethousingcosts
67.Theword“address”inthefirstlineprobablymeans.A.talkaboutB.dealwithC.fightforD.writeto【难度】简单可以通过带入和排除锁定答案【答案】B【考点】词义猜测【解析】address这里是dealwith处理的意思
68.HowmanypeoplearehomelessintheU.S.accordingtotheCoalitionstudiesA.39%ofthepopulation.B.200millionpeople.C.About3millionpeople.D.Aboutone-fifthofthepopulation.【难度】简单,通过定位锁定位置,即可找到答案【答案】C【考点】细节题【解析】根据文中“uptothreemillionarehomeless”可知答案
69.Homelesspeopleoftenhavedifficultyfindingajobbecause________.A.theyhavenohomeaddressesB.theymostlyhaveadrinkingproblemC.theyarentsupportedbygovernmentprogramsD.theyoftendonthaveenoughworkexperience【难度】简单,很容易找到位置,锁定答案【答案】C【考点】细节题【解析】根据文中最后一句“sincemostemployersrequireanyonewhowantsajobfromtoprovideahomeaddressonajobapplication”可知没有住址无法申请工作
70.WhatisthemaincauseoftherisingnumberofthehomelessintheU.S.A.Thepassingofnewhousinglaws.B.Thefastgrowthoffamilysize.C.Theslowconstructionofhouses.D.Theever-risingpriceofhousing.【难度】中等,通过关键词对应,可以找到文章给出的三个原因fast-risinghousepricelargecutsingovernmentsupportedhousingprogramsandeconomicrecession【答案】C【考点】细节题【解析】根据文中“sincethelate1970sfast-risinghousepricelargecutsingovernmentsupportedhousingprogramsandeconomicrecessionhavemadeitimpossibleformanyAmericanstomeethousingcost.”可知高涨的房价是造成无家可归的重要原因之一。