英语六级阅读备考练习题及答案（16）
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span>, <span word="Soichiro">Soichiro</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>. <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1946 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="motorized">motorized</span> <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>. <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="motorcycles">motorcycles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="automakers">automakers</span>. <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="founders">founders</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>, <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p> <span word="Soichiro">Soichiro</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maverick">maverick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conformists">conformists</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wildly">wildly</span> <span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="laboratories">laboratories</span>, <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1906, <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tenryu">Tenryu</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="eldest">eldest</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blacksmith">blacksmith</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="repaired">repaired</span> <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Soichiro">Soichiro</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teens">teens</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1922, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>-<span word="sitter">sitter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handmade">handmade</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>, <span word="however">however</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1936 <span word="crash">crash</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> 1937, <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="piston">piston</span> <span word="rings">rings</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lacked">lacked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casting">casting</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="enrolled">enrolled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classrooms">classrooms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="examinations">examinations</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Informed">Informed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span>, <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diploma">diploma</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diploma">diploma</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span>.</p>
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