阅读理解职称英语考试经典练习(4)
<p> <span word="Fords">Fords</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="Line">Line</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="singling">singling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="overlook">overlook</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span>, <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>-<span word="one">one</span>, <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="slaughterhouses">slaughterhouses</span>.</p><p> <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1900<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="slaughterhouses">slaughterhouses</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disassembly">disassembly</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magneto">magneto</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="assemble">assemble</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magneto">magneto</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conveyer">conveyer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="added">added</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="component">component</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Hounshell">Hounshell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Delaware">Delaware</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>:</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="averaged">averaged</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="every">every</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="averaged">averaged</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="every">every</span> 13 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span>.</p><p> <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1913, <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Hooked">Hooked</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span>, <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="towed">towed</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economical">economical</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="to">to</span> $260, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span>, <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="copied">copied</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="innovations">innovations</span>, <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tomorrow">Tomorrow</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Automobile">Automobile</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="aided">aided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="automation">automation</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="toasters">toasters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perfumes">perfumes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p>
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