2013年12月六级考试备考阅读训练题 3
<p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hummer">Hummer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span>, <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origins">origins</span>, <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="democratize">democratize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="built">built</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="continually">continually</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Bigger">Bigger</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="yesterdays">yesterdays</span> <span word="dispatch">dispatch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="dramas">dramas</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p> <span word="Item">Item</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="debacle">debacle</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="failings">failings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Toyotas">Toyotas</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="subjected">subjected</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="Akio">Akio</span> <span word="Toyoda">Toyoda</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ritualized">ritualized</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apologies">apologies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humiliations">humiliations</span> . <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="management">management</span><span word="it">it</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contend">contend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burdensome">burdensome</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sandbagged">sandbagged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Three">Three</span><span word="to">to</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2007 <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="carmaker">carmaker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Toyoda">Toyoda</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="quick">quick</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Toyotas">Toyotas</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="been">been</span>: <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="safety">safety</span>; <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="quality">quality</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="volume">volume</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="confused">confused</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Toyoda">Toyoda</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="size">size</span><span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>., <span word="volume">volume</span><span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p>
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