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1、2015 四川岳池县高考英语阅读理解练习（4）及答案阅读理解-。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车)But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896.That was eleven years after two Germans developed the worlds first automobile.Many people believe Henry F
2、ord invented the production line that moved a cars parts to the worker，instead of making the worker move to the parts.That is not true，either.Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford.What Henry Ford did was to use other peoples ideas and make them better.And he made the whole factor
3、y a moving production line.In the early days of the automobile，almost every car maker raced his cars.It was the best way of gaining public notice.Henry Ford decided to build a racing car.Fords most famous race was his first one.It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.The race was
4、 in 1901，at a field near Detroit.All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left：the Winton and Fords.The Winton was famous for its speed.Most people thought the race was over before it began.The Winton took an early lead.But halfway through the race, it began to lose power.Ford star
5、ted to gain.And near the end of the race, he took the lead.Ford won the race and defeated the Winton.His name appeared in newspapers and he became well-known all over the United States.Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company.In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first
6、car from the company.That_sale was the beginning of Henry Fords dream.Ford said: “I will build a motor car for the great mass of people.It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for.It will be built of the best materials.It will be built by the best
7、men to be employed.And it will be built with the simplest plans that modern engineering can produce.It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one.”The Model T was a car of that kind.It only cost $850.It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on.Doctors bo
8、ught the Model TSo did farmers.Even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation.Americans loved the Model TThey wrote stories and songs about it.Thousands of Model Ts were built in the first few years.本文记叙了亨利福特充分利用别人的想法，生产出了自己的汽车，形成了自己的生产流水线。通过赛车比赛，使公众关注到自己的汽车，然后建立了自己
9、的汽车公司，为所有的普通顾客生产汽车。1What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1?AHe made good use of ideas from others.BHe produced the first car in the world.CHe knew how to improve auto parts.DHe invented the production line.答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知：福特所做的就是利用别人的想法，然后更好地利用。2Why did Henry Ford take part in
10、the 1901 car race?ATo show off his driving skills.BTo draw public attention.CTo learn about new technology.DTo raise money for his new company.答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第二段可知，开始时，每个汽车制造者都开赛车，并且这是引人注意的最好方法。因此他制造自己的赛车，进行比赛，目的是引人注意。3 “That sale” in Paragraph 4 refers to_.Athe selling of Ford cars at reduced price
11、sBthe sale of Model T to the mass of peopleCthe selling of a car to a Detroit doctorDthe sales target for the Ford Company答案：C。词义猜测题。由上一句话“In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company”可知，that sale 指代的是医生买车这件事。4What was Henry Fords dream according to the text?AProducing cars for
12、 average customers.BBuilding racing cars of simple design.CDesigning more car models.DStarting more companies.答案：A。细节理解题。由短文倒数第二段及最后一段可知，他造的车价格低，能挣钱的人都能买得起他的车，医生，农民甚至罪犯都买他的车。由此可知他的梦想就是为普通老百姓造车。【广东省广东省 2012 届高三考前冲刺卷届高三考前冲刺卷(七七)】CLove and compassion have no cultural boundaries and have reached China f
13、rom other parts of the world since the disastrous earthquake hit on May 12.The American hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas joined into assist relief efforts for earthquake victims.The band was originally invited to hold a promotional (宣传的) show for some beverage companies in Shanghai，but after the earthq
14、uake，the concert became a fund-raiser.The artists also donated personal items，including a guitar，posters and CDs，to a charity auction.In the end，they helped raise nearly 6 million yuan.“We fell in love with China and the Chinese people when we visited here and so we wanted to do all we could to help
15、 the people in the aftermath (后果) of the earthquake， ” one band member will.i.am said.Apart from African-American will.i.am，Black Eyed Peas has three other members，Fergie，apl.de.ap and Taboo.Allen Pineda Lindo，also known as apl.de.ap，possesses a blood mixture.Jaime Gomez，or Taboo，is a Mexican and Am
16、erican Indian descendant，and Stacy Ferguson，or Fergie，is a native Californian.Their breakthrough album，Elephunk，was released in 2003.The anti-war song Where Is the Love became their first major hit，topping the charts almost everywhere else，and was the best-selling single of 2003 in the UK.Perhaps their various backgrounds provide them with wonderful capability to produce inventive music，by mixing hip-hop，R&B and jazz.Along with the positive lyrics and lively
