大学英语六级阅读练习及答案(16)
<p> <span word="Soichiro">Soichiro</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span></p><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> was described as a maverick in a nation of conformists. He made it a point to wear loud suits and wildly colored shirts. An inventor by nature who often joined the work on the floors of his factories and research laboratories, Honda developed engines that transformed the motorcycle into a worldwide means of transportation.</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>
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