题目内容
Henry proved himself a true gentleman and beauty of his was seen at its best when he worked with others．
A．temper B．behaviour C．character D．talent
C
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son would 36 him on the farm, enable it to expand, and eventually take it 37 . But Henry proved a 38 . He hated farm work and did everything he could to 39 it. It was not that he was lazy. 40 from it! Give him a mechanical job to do, from mending a gate to sharpening tools, 41 he would set to work eagerly. It was the daily life of the farm, with its dull tasks, 42 upset him.
Henry was excited by the development in technology that could __43 farmers like his father from wasteful and 44 labor. But these developments, in Henry’s boyhood, had touched farming 45 at all and farmers went on doing things in the way they had always done. So Henry 46 his attention elsewhere. When he was twelve, he became 47 in clocks and watches. Soon he was repairing them for friends, working at a bench he built in his bedroom. 
and watches as objects of Henry’s fascination. Making and installing them was the business of the Detroit workshop that he joined at the age of sixteen.
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| Growing up on a remote Michigan farm, Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, knew little of farming. Like most pioneer farmers, his father, William, hoped that his eldest son would 1 him on the farm, enable it to expand, and eventually take it 2 . But Henry proved a 3 . He hated farm work and did everything he could to 4 it. It was not that he was lazy. 5 from it! Give him a mechanical job to do, from mending a gate to sharpening tools, 6 he would set to work eagerly. It was the daily life of the farm, with its dull tasks, 7 upset him. Henry was excited by the development in technology that could 8 farmers like his father from wasteful and 9 labor. But these developments, in Henry's boyhood, had touched farming 10 at all and farmers went on doing things in the way they had always done. So Henry 11 his attention elsewhere. When he was twelve, he became 12 in clocks and watches. Soon he was repairing them for friends, working at a bench he built in his bedroom. In 1876, Henry suffered a serious 13 . His mother died in childbirth. 14 was no reason for him to stay on the farm, and he 15 to get away as soon as he could. Three years later, he took a job as a mechanic in Detroit. 16 this time steam engines had joined clocks and watches as objects of Henry's fascination. Making and installing them was the business of the Detroit workshop that he joined at the age of sixteen. A chance meeting with an old co-worker 7 a job for Henry as an engineer at the Edison Detroit Electricity Company. When he quickly learned the ropes of his new job, his interest in fuel engines had come to control his life. Henry learned 18 a slow, painstaking business it was to build an engine by hand. Every piece of every part had to be made individually, checked and rechecked, and tested. 19 the burden, he joined forces with another mechanic, Jim Bishop. Even so, it was two years 20 they succeeded in building a working car. Henry called it "Quadricycle." (四轮驱动脚踏车) | ||||
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