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 be 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 be come 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（机械师）．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 bad started his great motor car factory．This car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has be come 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 greet 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．after 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】

1.细节题：从文章的第一段：Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．可知选A。

2.细节题：从文章第一段的句子：He was able to se11 millions of models because be could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind．说明他造了大量的同样类型的车。选C。

3.推理题：从文章的句子：Ford’s father hoped that his son would be come 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（机械师）．说明他是违背了父亲的意志。选C。

4.细节题：从文章的句子the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford bad started his great motor car factory．看出直到1908年Model T 才出名。选D。

5.推理题：出处同上题：1908年是在他创办自己的工厂5年后，所以是1903年。选A。