职称英语卫生类考试考前每日一练(28)

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　　Ford

　　Fords great strength was the manufacturing process, not invention. Long before he started a car company, he was an inveterate tinker ,known for picking up loose scraps of metal and wire and turning them into ma-chines. Hes been putting cars together since 1891. Although by no means the first popu-lar automobile, the Model T showed the world just how innovative Ford was at combining technology and market.

　　The companys assembly line alone threw Americas Industrial Revolution into over-drive. Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Fords cronies, who were great tool and die makers from Scotland, organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it moved down a line. By the time Fords sprawlingHighland Park plant was humming along in 1914, the worlds first automatic con-veyor beltcould turn out a ear every 93 minutes.

　　The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with what probably stands as his grea-test contribution ever, the $5-a-day minimum wage scheme. 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 guy 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 heaped Fordism with equal scorn.

　　But as the wage increased later to daily $10, it proved a critical component of Fords quest to make the automobile accessibleto all. The critics were too stupid to comprehend that because Ford had lowered his costs per car, the higher wages didnt mat-ter except for making it feasiblefor more people to buy cars.

　　23. Paragraph 1__________

　　24. Paragraph 2__________

　　25. Paragraph 3__________

　　26. Paragraph 4__________

　　A. Fordism Accepted by the Car Industry

　　B. Assembly Line Used To Speed up Production

　　C. Fords Cronies Rejected

　　D. Ford s Biggest Contributions

　　E. Fords Quest for Making His Car Accessible to All

　　F. Fords Manufacturing Talent

　　27. One of Fords biggest innovations was to install in his car plant

　　28. Along with his $5-a-day minimum wage, Ford was the first to practice

　　29. Fords cars were accessible to more car purchasers thanks to

　　30. The U. S. media at that time did not welcome Fords

　　A. an 8-Fhour work shift

　　B. the modified Model T

　　C. an assembly line

　　D. their lower prices

　　E. daily minimum wage scheme

　　F. training or education

　　参考译文

　　福 特

　　福特精于制造过程，而不是发明创造。早在创立汽车制造公司之前.他就是一个锲而不舍的工匠，以收集碎金属片和金属丝并将其焊接制成机器而出名。他从1891年就开始装配汽车。虽然T型车决算不上第一辆受大众欢迎的汽车，但却向世界展示了福特在将技术与市场相结合方面是多么的富有创新性。

　　仅福特公司的装配线一项就使美国工业革命阔步前进起来。福特的一些密友是来自苏格兰的水平高超的工具和模具制造者，他们不再让工人装配整辆汽车，而是组成小组，沿流水线为T型汽车装配零件。到1914年福特占地巨大的Highland Park制造厂机器轰鸣时，世界第一条自动生产流水线每隔93分钟就能生产出一辆汽车。

　　同年，亨利福特以其日最低工资5美元的方案震惊了世界，这或许是他迄今为止最大的贡献。其时，汽车制造业每9小时一班的平均工资为2.34美元。福特不仅使工资翻了一番，还使每个工作日缩减了一小时。在那个年代，不需太多培训或教育的工作能挣如此之多简直不可思议。《华尔街日报》把此计划称为经济犯罪，而各地批评人士对福特主义也同样嗤之以鼻。但是随着日工资后来提高到10美元，该计划被证明是福特使所有人都能购买汽车的追求的重要组成部分。那些批评人士太无知，理解不了福特的追求。曲于福特降低了每辆汽车的成本，他不在乎增加工人工资，他在乎的是要让更多的人觉得买他的汽车是可行的