英语六级考试快速阅读练习题与解析28.docx
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英语六级考试快速阅读练习题与解析(28)SoichiroHondaThefounderofHonda,SoichiroHondawasamechanicalengineerwithapassionformotorcycleandautomobileracing.Hondastartedhisnetpanyin1946bySoichiroHonda
ThefounderofHonda,SoichiroHondawasamechanicalengineerwithapassionformotorcycleandautomobileracing.Hondastartedhisnetpanyin1946bybuildingmotorizedbicycleswithsmall,war-surplusengines.Hondawouldgrowtobenetetheworld’sleadingmanufacturerofmotorcyclesandlateroneoftheleadingautomakers.Followingitsfounder’slead,Hondahasalwaysbeenaleaderintechnology,especiallyintheareaofenginedevelopment.
SoichiroHondawasdescribedasamaverick(特立独行的人)inanationofconformists.Hemadeitapointtowearloudsuitsandwildlycoloredshirts.Aninventorbynaturewhooftenjoinedtheworkonthefloorsofhisfactoriesandresearchlaboratories,Hondadevelopedenginesthattransformedthemotorcycleintoaworldwidemeansoftransportation.
Bornin1906,HondagrewupinthetownofTenryu,Japan.Theeldestsonofablacksmithwhorepairedbicycles,theyoungSoichirohadonlyanelementaryschooleducationwhen,inhisteens,helefthometoseekhisfortuneinTokyo.Anautorepairnetpanyhiredhimin1922,butforayearhewasforcedtoserveasababy-sitterfortheautoshop’sownerandhiswife.Whileemployedattheautoshop,however,Hondabuilthisownracingcarusinganoldaircraftengineandhandmadepartsandparticipatedinracing.Hisracingcareerwasshortlived,however.Hesufferedseriousinjuriesina1936crash.
By1937,Hondahadrecoveredfromhisinjuries.Heestablishedhisownnetpany,manufacturingpistonrings,buthefoundthathelackedabasicknowledgeofcasting.Toobtainit,heenrolledinatechnicalhighschool,applyingtheoriesashelearnedthemintheclassroomstohisownfactory.Buthedidnotbothertotakeexaminationsattheschool.Informedthathewouldnotbegraduated,Hondanetmentedthatadiplomawas“worthlessthanamovietheaterticket.Aticketguaranteesthatyoucangetintothetheater.Butadiplomadoesn’tguaranteethatyoucanmakealiving.”
Honda’sburgeoningnetpanymassproducedmetalpropellersduringWWⅡ,replacingwoodenones.AlliedbombingandanearthquakedestroyedmostofhisfactoryandhesoldwhatwaslefttoToyotain1945.
In1946,heestablishedtheHondaTechnicalResearchInstitutetomotorizebicycleswithsmall,war-surplusengines.ThesebikesbecameverypopularinJapan.Theinstitutesoonbeganmakingengines.RenamedHondaMotorin1948,thenetpanybeganmanufacturingmotorcycles.BusinessexecutiveTakeoFujisawawashiredtomanagethenetpanywhileHondafocusedonengineering.
In1951,HondabroughtouttheDreamTypeEmotorcycle,whichprovedanimmediatesuccessthankstoHonda’sinnovativeoverheadvalvedesign,ThesmallerF-typecub(1952)accountedfor70%ofJapan’smotorcycleproductionbytheendofthatyear.ApublicofferingandsupportfromMitsubishiBankallowedHondatoexpandandbeginexporting.TheversatileC100SuperCub,releasedin1958,becameaninternationalbestseller.
In1959,theAmericanHondaMotorwasfoundedandsoonbeganusingtheslogan,“YoumeetthenicestpeopleonaHonda,”tooffsetthestereotypeofmotorcyclistsduringthatperiod.ThoughthesmallbikesweredismissedbythedominantAmericanandBritishmanufacturersofthetime,theinexpensiveimportsbroughtnewridersintomotorcyclingandchangedtheindustryforeverintheUnitedStates.
Evertheracingenthusiast,Hondabeganenteringhisnetpany’smotorcyclesindomesticJapaneseracesduringthe1950s.Inthemid-1950s,Hondadeclaredthathisnetpanywouldsomedaywinworldchampionshipevents--adeclarationthatseemedunrealisticatthetime.
InJune1959,theHondaracingteambroughttheirfirstmotorbiketonetpeteintheIsleofManTouristTrophyrace,thentheworld’smostpopularmotorcyclerace.ThiswasthefirstentrybyaJapaneseteam.WithridersNaomiTaniguchi,whofinishedsixth,TeisukeTanaka,whofinishedeighth,andKiyoshiKawashima,whowouldlatersucceedSoichiroasHondaMotorpresident,asteammanager,Hondawonthemanufacturer’sprize.
However,theywerenotpleasedwiththeirperformance.Kawashimaremembers:
“Wewereclobbered.Ourhorsepowerwaslessthanhalfthatofthewinner.”
Learningfromthisexperience,Soichiroandhisteamworkedevenhardertomakerapidprogressintheirmotorsportsactivities.Twoyearsaftertheirfirstfailure,theywerethesensationattheTTbycapturingthefirstfiveplacesinboththe125ceand250ccclasses.TheupstartJapanesehadoutclassedalltheirrivals.Asaresultoftheteam’sstellarperformance,theHondanamebecamewellknownworldwide,anditsexportvolumerosedramatically.SoichiroseemedtohaveforeseenthefutureofJapan,which,twentyyearslater,wastobeneteoneoftheworld’sleadingeconomies.
Hondawouldbenetethemostsuccessfulmanufacturerinallofmotorcycleracing.Hondahassincewonhundredsofnationalandworldchampionshipsinallformsofmotorcyclenetpetition.
WhileHondaoversawaworldwidenetpanybytheearly-1970s(Hondaenteredtheautomobilemarketin1967),henevershiedawayfromgettinghishandsgreasy.SolSanders,authorofaHondabiography,saidHondaappeared“almostdaily”attheresearchlabwheredevelopmentworkwasbeingdone.Evenaspresidentofthenetpany,“heworkedasoneoftheresearchers,’SandersquotedaHondaengineerassaying.“Wheneverweencounteredaproblem,hestudieditalongwithus.”
In1973,Honda,at67,retiredonthe25thanniversaryofHonda’sfounding.HedeclaredhisconvictionthatHondashouldremainayouthfulnetpany.“Hondahasalwaysmovedaheadofthetimes,andIattributeitssuccesstothefactthatthefirmpossessesdreamsandyouthfulness,”Hondasaidatthetime.
UnlikemostchiefexecutiveofficersinJapan,whostepdowntobenetechairmenoftheirfirms,Hondaretainedontythetitleof“supremeadviser”.Inretirement,Hondadevotedhimselftopublicserviceandfrequenttravelabroad.HereceivedtheOrderoftheSacredTreasure,firstclass,thehighesthonorbestowedbyJapan’semperor.HealsoreceivedtheAmericanautoindustry’shighestawardwhenhewasadmittedtotheAutomotiveHallofFamein1989.HondawasawardedtheAMA’shighesthonor,theDudPerkinsAward,in1971.
HondadiedonAugust5,1991fromliverfailureat84.Hiswife,Sachi,andthreechildrensurvivedhim.
1.SoichiroHondawasamanwhopreferredtowearplainclothes.
2.Whenenrolledinatechnicalhighschooltoobtainbasicknowledgeofcasting,SoichiroHondafinallygotthediplomaafterattendingtheexaminations.
3.LikemostchiefexecutiveofficersinJapan,SoichiroHondaSteppeddowntobenetechairmenofHondaafterhisretirement.
4.Evenasthepresidentofaworldwidenetpany,SoichiroHondawouldworkattheresearchlabwiththeemployees.
5.Followingitsfounder’slead,Hondahasalwaysbeenaleaderintechnology,especiallyintheareaof______.
6.AfterWWⅡ,Hondamounted______onbicyclesandthesemotorizedbicyclessoldrapidlyinJapan.
7.Apublicofferingandsupportfrom______allowedHondatoexpandhisbusinessandbegintoinvadetheinternationalmarket.
8.In1959,theAmericanHondaMotorusedtheslogan,”______”tochangethenegativeimageofmotorcyclistsinAmerica.
9.In1959withtheirfirstmotorbikeHondaracingteamparticipatein______race,whichwasthemostpopularmotorcycleraceatthattime.
10.AccordingtoHonda,______are,themajorfactorsthatledtothesuccessofHondanetpany.cank
参考答案:
1.N2.N3.N4.Y
5.enginedevelopment
6.small,war-surplusengines
7.MitsubishiBank
8.YoumeetthenicestpeopleonaHonda.
9.theIsleofManTouristTrophy
10.dreamsandyouthfulness
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
答案解析:
1.由第二段第一、二句“SoichiroHondawasdescribedasamaverickinanationofconformists.Hemadeitapointtowearloudsuitsandwildlycoloredshirts.”可知在强调顺从和一致的国度里,本田是个特立独行的人。
他坚持穿花哨的西装,异常艳丽的衬衫。
故本题判断为NO。
2.由第四段中后半部分“Toobtainit,heenrolledinatechnicalhighschool,...Buthedidnotbothertotakeexaminationsattheschool.Informedthathewouldnotbegraduated,Hondanetmentedthatadiplomawas‘worthlessthanamovietheaterticket.Aticketguaranteesthatyoucangetintothetheater.Butadiplomadoesn’tguaranteethatyoucanmakealiving’”。
可见他不屑为了获得文凭而参加考试。
故此题判断为NO。
3.由第十六段中的;“UnlikemostchiefexecutiveofficersinJapan,whostepdowntobenetechairmenoftheirfirms,Hondaretainedonlythetitleof‘supremeadviser’”判断此题为NO
4.由第十四段“WhileHondaoversawaworldwidenetpanybytheearly-1970s(Hondaenteredtheautomobilemarketin1967),henevershiedawayfromgettinghishandsgreasy....Evenaspresidentofthenetpany,‘heworkedasoneoftheresearchers,’SandersquotedaHondaengineerassaying.’Wheneverweencounteredaproblem,hestudieditalongwithus.’”可见本田从不摆架子,喜欢和职员一起在实验室解决技术问题。
故此题判断为YES。
5.由第一段最后一句“Followingitsfounder’slead,Hondahasalwaysbeenaleaderintechnology,especiallyintheareaofenginedevelopment.”可见本田在引擎技术方面一直领先。
故正确答案为“enginedevelopment”。
6.由第六段第一、二句“In1946,heestablishedtheHondaTechnicalResearchInstitutetomotorizebicycleswithsmall,war-surplusengines.ThesebikesbecameverypopularinJapan.”可本见田把战争剩下的小引擎装在自行车上。
这种有了动力的自行车在日本很受欢迎。
故本题答案为“small,war-surplusengines”。
7.由第七段第三句“ApublicofferingandsupportfromMitsubishiBankallowedHondatoexpandandbegin
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