综合类考试：概括大意Ford
1 Fords great strength was the manufacturing process——not invention.Long before he started a car company， he was a worker， known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turning them into machines.He started putting cars together in 1 891 Although it was by no means the first popular automobile，the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was at combining technology and market.
2 The companys assembly line alone threw Americas Industrial Revolution into overdrive (高速运转)。Instead of having workers put together the entire car， Fords friends， who were great toolmakers from Scotland，organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it moved down a line.By the time Fords Highland Park plant was humming(嗡嗡作响)along in 1914，the worlds first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93 minutes.
3 The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $5一a-day minimum wage scheme， the greatest contribution he had ever made.The average wage in the auto industry then was $2.34 for a 9-hour shift.Ford not only doubled that，he also took an hour off the workday.In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didnt involve all awful lot of training or education.The Wall Street Journal called the plan"an economic crime"，and critics everywhere laughed at Ford.
4 But as the wage increased later to daily $10， it proved a critical component of Fords dream to make the automobile accessible(可及的)to a11.The critics were too stupid to understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car， the higher wages didnt matter——except for making it possible for more people to buy Cars.
23 Paragraph 1_________。
24 Paragraph 2_________。
25 Paragraph 3_________。
26 Paragraph 4_________。
A Fords Opponents
B The Assembly Line
C Fords Great Dream
D The Establishment of the Company
E Fords Biggest Contribution
F Fords Great Talent
27 The assembly line made it possible to_________。
28 Ford was the first to adopt_________。
29 Fords cars became available to ordinary people thanks to_________。
30 Fords higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly_________。
A criticized by the media
B the low wage in the auto industry
C their lower prices
D produce cars in large numbers
E the 8.hour shift
F combined technology and market 答案：
23.F
第一段的最后一句是这么说的：虽然T模型谈不上是第一种通用的汽车，但它向世界表明了Ford在把技术和市场结合在一起方面多么富有创造性。 24.B
第二段的第一句话是这么说的：公司的装配线独自把美国的工业革命投入到高速运转之中。这是个主题句，讲的是“装配线”。
25.E 第三段的第一句话是这么说的：同年Ford以提出一天最低5美元的工资制度而震惊世界，这是他至此做出的最大的贡献。这是个主题句。
26.C
第四段的第一句是这么说的：然而i随着工资后来升到一天10美元，Ford梦想中-的关键部分，即汽车大家都买得起，是可以实现的。因此，C是正确的答案。
27.D
第二段的最后一个句子中提到“这个世界上的第一条汽车输送带每93分钟就生产一辆小汽车”。这个速度在当时是相当高的，可以想像，一年下来生产汽车的数量是相当大的。
28.E
第三段讲到。当是汽车工业实行的9小时工作制，
平均每小时2.34美元。Ford不仅把工资翻了翻，而且还把工作日中的工作时数去除了一小时。也就是说，Ford是第一个实行8小时工作的人。
29.C
C填入后整个句子说的是：由于Ford生产的车成本底，普通人也买得起。答案可见于最后一段的最后一句。
30.A
A填入后整个句子说的是：Ford的高工资、低成本策略受到了传媒的批评。答案可以在第三和第四段中找到。