高中英语冀教版（2019）-试题列表-第8页

1、Growing up on a remote Michigan farm, Henry Ford knew little of all this — but he soon showed his interest more in the industrial future than in the agricultural past. His father, William, hoped his eldest son would join him on the farm, and finally take it over. But Henry hated farm work and did everything he could to avoid it. It was not that he was lazy but that the repeated daily life of the farm upset him.

If given a mechanical (机械的) job to do, he would be set to work eagerly. When he was twelve, he became almost uncontrollably interested in clocks and watches. Soon he was repairing clocks and watches for friends.

In 1876, his wife died in childbirth. Henry suffered a blow and decided to get away from the farm as soon as he could. Three years later, he worked as a mechanic in Detroit. One day in 1877, when he first saw a steam-driven locomotive (蒸汽机车), Henry went to the locomotive driver and asked him plenty of questions about the engine's performance. From then on, Henry became crazy about steam engines. Later, with the help of an old co-worker, Henry got an engineer position at the Edison Detroit Electricity Company.

Although Henry quickly became chief engineer at the Detroit power factory, his interest in fuel engines took up his life. He spent most of his spare time trying to build an engine according to his own design. Henry went through the hard way to build an engine by hand from the beginning. It was two years before he succeeded in building a working car. It was unattractive-looking on bicycle wheels and driven by a rubber belt that connected the engine. Henry called it the "Quadricycle (四轮自行车)".

(1)、What appealed to Henry Ford most when he was very young?

A、Sports. B、Farm work. C、Machines. D、Art.

(2)、How did Ford's wife lose her life?

A、When she was giving birth. B、Because of a serious disease. C、Owing to a psychological problem. D、When she was experiencing a natural disaster.

(3)、When did Ford become mad about steam engines?

A、Before he went to university to learn machinery. B、Before he got an engineer position at a company. C、After he made friends with the locomotive driver. D、After he asked some questions about a locomotive.

(4)、What part of the working car is mentioned (提到) in the last paragraph?

A、Objects that people can sit on in a vehicle. B、An object in a vehicle that can make it go slower or stop. C、Round objects under a vehicle that can turn when it moves. D、An object a driver can turn to control the direction that a vehicle goes in.

	Inventor Caleb Bradham had originally wanted to be a doctor but started working in a drug store when he returned home in North Carolina. In 1893, he made up (配制) what he first called "Brad's Drink", a mix of water, caramel, lemon oil and other flavors. Five years later, he renamed it Pepsi-Cola. He claimed the drink could help with digestion (消化). Afterwards, Bradham changed the term into the name Pepsi.
	This luxury car-maker combined elements (要素) from the Ford and Oldsmobile companies when it was started in 1902 and later became known for its innovation and high quality. The company was named after the French explorer Cadillac, who founded the city of Detroit in 1701.
	Company co-founder Gordon Bowker has said that while brainstorming names, someone brought out a map that featured the old mining town of Starbo. That may have led him to think of Starbuck, the first mate (大副) in Herman Melville's famous novel, Moby Dick. Not only the company name but also the origin of its logo has aroused great curiosity.
	The inventor of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, was expecting to make an elegant, yet precise, wristwatch. He wanted a name that was easy to say, could work in different languages, and look good on the watches. He chose Rolex in 1908 after some consideration.

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