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2015年职称英语考试理工类C级概括大意试题练习 Ford 1 Fords great strength was the manufacturing process--not invention.Long before he started a car company，he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turning them into machines.He started putting cars together in 1 89 1, although it was by no means the first popular automobile，the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was at combining technology and market. 2 The companys assembly line alone threw Americas Industrial Revolution into overdrive .Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Fords friends，who were great toolmakers from Scotland，organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it moved down a line.By the time Fords Highland Park plant was hummingalong in 1914，the worlds first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93 minutes. 3 The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with t11e$5-a day minimum Wage scheme.The greatest contribution he had ever made.The average Wage in the auto industry then was$2.34 for a 9-hour shift.Ford not only doubled that.he also took an hour off the workday.In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didnt involve an awful lot of training or education.The Wall Street Journal called the plan an economic crime. And critics everywhere laughed at Ford. | 
