【大学英语阅读理解,（2）2.HenryFordwasbornin1863inthestateofMichigan.Hegrewuponafarmbuthedidnotwanttobecomeafarmer.Heleftschoolwhenhewassixteen.Hewantedtomakecarssohewenttoworkasamechanic.In1896Fordbuilt】

　　大学英语阅读理解,（2）

　　2.

　　HenryFordwasbornin1863inthestateofMichigan.Hegrewuponafarmbuthe

　　didnotwanttobecomeafarmer.Heleftschoolwhenhewassixteen.Hewanted

　　tomakecarssohewenttoworkasamechanic.

　　In

　　1896Fordbuilthisfirstcar.Thiscarwasverydifferentfromthecarsof

　　today.Forexample,itswheelswerebicyclewheels.

　　In

　　1902Fordbuiltacarthatwonanimportantrace.Thiscarwasthefastestcar

　　thathadeverbeenbuilt.Itwentseventymilesperhour.BythenFordhad

　　enoughmoneytostarttheFordMotorCompany.

　　At

　　thistimecarscostalotofmoney.Onlyveryrichpeopleboughtcars.Fordhad

　　adream.Hewantedtobuildacarthatmanypeoplecouldafford.Fordwassure

　　that,ifpeoplecouldaffordcars,theywouldbuythem.Hesaid,‘everybody

　　wantstobesomewhereheisn’t.’

　　Ford’s

　　planwastomakeallhiscarsthesame.Carsthatareallthesametakeless

　　timeandlessmoneytomake.ThenFordcouldchargelessmoneyforthesecars.

　　In1908FordproducedhisfamousModelTFord.TheModelTsoldfor$850.This

　　wasmuchcheaperthanothercarsbutstillmorethanmostpeoplecouldpay.

　　One

　　dayFordvisitedameat-packingfactory.Therehesawbeefcarcassesbeing

　　movedfromoneworkertoanother.Eachworkerhadaparticularjobtodowhen

　　thebeefcarcassesreachedhim.Fordrealizedhecouldusethisassemblyline

　　methodtobuildcars.

　　It

　　tooklessthantwohourstobuildacarontheassemblyline.Before,ittook

　　fourteenhours.FordwasabletodropthepriceoftheModelTto$265.

　　Ford’s

　　dreamhadcometrue.TheModelTwasnowacarthatmanypeoplecouldafford.

　　By1927,whenFordstoppedmakingtheModelT,over15millionofthesecars

　　hadbeensold.

　　(1)Fordfirstsawanassemblyline______.（2分）

　　A.on

　　afarminMichigan

　　B.at

　　theFordMotorCompany

　　C.when

　　heworkedasamechanic

　　D.at

　　ameat-packingfactory

　　.(2)

　　HenryFord’sdreamwas______