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.    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 great 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.    A

2.    C

3.    C

4.    D

5.    A

【解析】

1.    细节题。由第一句话Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast，可知答案选A。

2.    细节题。由第二句和第三句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．可知答案选C。

3.    细节题。由文章的这句话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）．可知答案应选C。

4.    细节题。由文章的the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory．可知直到1908年才有了“Model I”所以排除A，B & C，故选D。

5.    细节题。由文章的the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory．可知Ford创办了自己的汽车工厂之后五年才生产出“Model T”，故选A。

考点：本文是一篇人物传记。