[单项选择]

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap, strong, and fast. He was able to sell millions of models because he "mass-produced" them; that is, he made a great many cars of exactly the same type. Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farm er, but the young man did not like the idea and he went to’ Detroit where he worked as a mechanic. By the age of 29, in 1892, he had built his first car. However, the first "mass-produced" car in the world, the famous "Model T", did not appear until 1908 -five years after Ford has started his great Motor Company. This car proved to be so popular that it remained unchanged for twenty years. Since Ford’ s time, mass-production methods have become common in industry and have reduced the price of many articles which would otherwise be very expensive.

Why was Henry Ford able to sell millions of cars （　）
A. He produced different models so that people chose what they liked.
B. Buyers were wealthy enough to buy expensive cars.
C. He produced the same type of cars in large quantities.

[单项选择]

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap, strong, and fast. He was able to sell millions of models because he "mass-produced" them; that is, he made a great many cars of exactly the same type. Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farm er, but the young man did not like the idea and he went to’ Detroit where he worked as a mechanic. By the age of 29, in 1892, he had built his first car. However, the first "mass-produced" car in the world, the famous "Model T", did not appear until 1908 -five years after Ford has started his great Motor Company. This car proved to be so popular that it remained unchanged for twenty years. Since Ford’ s time, mass-production methods have become common in industry and have reduced the price of many articles which would otherwise be very expensive.

Why was Henry Ford able to sell millions of cars（　）.
A. He produced different models so that people chose what they liked.
B. Buyers were wealthy enough to buy expensive cars.
C. He produced the same type of cars in large quantities.

[判断题]

Henry was the first black person to vote in his county.

[单项选择]

How Ford Turn Out Cars

When it comes to singling out those who have made a difference in all our lives,you cannot overlook Henry Ford. A historian a century from now might well conclude that it was Ford who most influenced all manufacturing, everywhere, even to this day, by introducing a new way to make cars--one, strange to say, that originated in slaughterhouses.
Back in the early 1900’s,slaughterhouses used what could have been called a "disassembly line. "Ford reversed this process to see if it would speed up production of a part of an automobile engine called a magneto. Rather than have each worker completely assemble a magneto, one of its elements was placed on a conveyer, and each worker, as it passed, added another component to it, the same one each time. Professor David of the University of Delaware, an expert on industrial development ,tells what happened:
"The previous day,workers carrying out the entire process
A. Henry Ford influenced our lives.
B. Henry Ford influenced all manufacturing.
C. Henry Ford influenced the manufacture of cars.
D. Henry Ford influenced historians.

[单项选择]

How Ford Turn Out Cars

When it comes to singling out those who have made a difference in all our lives,you cannot overlook Henry Ford. A historian a century from now might well conclude that it was Ford who most influenced all manufacturing, everywhere, even to this day, by introducing a new way to make cars--one, strange to say, that originated in slaughterhouses.
Back in the early 1900’s,slaughterhouses used what could have been called a "disassembly line. "Ford reversed this process to see if it would speed up production of a part of an automobile engine called a magneto. Rather than have each worker completely assemble a magneto, one of its elements was placed on a conveyer, and each worker, as it passed, added another component to it, the same one each time. Professor David of the University of Delaware, an expert on industrial development ,tells what happened:
"The previous day,workers carrying out the entire process had a
A. Henry Ford influenced our lives.
B. Henry Ford influenced all manufacturing.
C. Henry Ford influenced the manufacture of cars.
D. Henry Ford influenced historians.

[填空题]

What’s the first advantage of little cars There will be less__________.