Question

 Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to sell 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 become 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 had started his great motor car factory.This car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty years.Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．

1.56.Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

A.cheap and strong                         B.cheap and long

C.fast and expensive                       D.strong and slow

2.57.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

3.58.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

4.59.Ford built his own car factory_______.

A.in 1903        B.in 1908         C.in 1913         D.in 1897

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：

【文章大意】本文是一篇故事。文章讲述了Henry Ford和他的汽车制造厂的故事。

1.A考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．可知A正确。

2.C考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的He was able to sell 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．可知，他能准确生产出同一类型的大量的汽车。故选C。

3.C考查细节理解。根据文章Ford’s father hoped that his son would become 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）。他的父亲想让他成为一名农民，后来他去底特律当了一名机械师。故选C。

4.A考查细节理解。根据文章中的the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory.可知，1908年生产的“Model T”，这已是建厂5年了。故选A。

考点：考查记叙文的阅读理解。