[简答题]There was a technical problem. The assembly line stopped. The workers were sent home early.
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[单项选择]第二篇 Ford’s Assembly Line When it comes to singling out those who have made a difference in all our lives, you cannot overlook Henry Ford. A historian a century from now might well conclude that it was Ford who most influenced all manufacturing, everywhere, even to this day, by introducing a new way to make cars-one, strange to say, that originated in slaughterhouses（屠宰场）. Back in the early 1900’s, slaughterhouses used what could have been called a “disassembly line”. Ford reversed this process to see if it would speed up production of a part of an automobile engine called a magneto. Rather than have each worker completely assemble a magneto, one of its elements was placed on a conveyer, and each worker, as it passed, added another component to it, the same one each time. Professor David Hounshell of the University of Delaware, an expert on industrial development, tells what happened. “The previous day, workers carrying out the entire process had averaged
A. He introduced a new way of production.
B. He influenced all manufacturing.
C. He inspired other auto makers.
D. He changed a historian’s mind.

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Ford’s Assembly Line
When it comes to singling out those who have made a difference in all our lives, you cannot overlook Henry Ford. A historian a century from now might well conclude that it was Ford who most influenced all manufacturing, everywhere, even to this day, by introducing a new way to make cars—one, strange to say, that originated in slaughterhouses (屠宰场).
Back in the early 1900%, slaughterhouses used what could have been called a "disassembly line". Ford reversed this process to see if it would speed up production of a part of an automobile engine called a magneto. Rather than have each worker completely assemble a magneto, one of its elements was placed on a conveyer, and each worker, as it passed, added another component to it, the same one each time. Professor David Hounshell of the University of Delaware, an expert on industrial development, tells what happened:
"The previous day, workers carrying out the
A. He introduced a new way of production.
B. He influenced all manufacturing.
C. He inspired other auto makers.
D. He changed the minds of historians.

[填空题]The background music in an assembly line is designed _______________(不被听到).

[填空题]A—assembly line
B—packer
C—forklift
D—explosive materials
E—fire extinguisher
F—loading dock
G—machine operator
H—electrical hazard
I—conveyor belt
J—safety boots
K—shipping clerk
L—time card
M—warehouse
N—hard hat
0—earplug
P—hand truck
Q—safety earmuffs

______易爆材料 ______安全耳罩

[填空题]When a new assembly line is installed, this factory ___________________________________ (制造的产品将十倍于) as it does now.

[填空题]II.
A—assembly line J—safety boots
B—packer K—shipping clerk
C—forklift L—time card
D—explosive materials M—warehouse
E—fire extinguisher N—hard hat
F—loading dock O—earplug
G machine operator P—hand truck
H—electrical hazard Q—safety earmuffs
I—conveyor belt

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