Ford 1.Ford’s great strength was the manufacturing process--not invention.Long before he started a car company, he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turning them into machines.He started putting cars together in 1 891 Although it was by no means the first popular automobile,the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was at combining technology and market.2.The company’s assembly line alone threw America’s Industrial Revolution into overdrive (高速运转).Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Ford’s friends, who were great toolmakers from Scotland,organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it moved down a line.By the time Ford’s Highland Park plant was humming(嗡嗡作响)along in 1914,the world’s first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93 minutes.3.The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $5一a—day minimum wage scheme, the greatest contribution he had ever made.The average wage in the auto industry then was $2.34 for a 9-hour shift.Ford not only doubled that,he also took an hour off the workday.In those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didn’t involve all awful lot of training or education.The Wall Street Journal called the plan“an economic crime”,and critics everywhere laughed at Ford.4.But as the wage increased later to daily $10, it proved a critical component of Ford’s dream to make the automobile accessible(可及的)to a11.The critics were too stupid to understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car, the higher wages didn’t matter---except for making it possible for more people to buy Cars. Ford’s higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly()
A. criticized by the media
B. the low wage in the auto industry
C. their lower prices
D. produce cars in large numbers
E. the 8.hour shift
F. combined technology and market
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第三篇Sleepless at Night It was a normal summer night.Humidity(湿气)hung in the thick air. I couldn’t go to sleep,partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day.My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise. Sweat stuck to my aching body.Finally, gathered enough strength to sit up.I looked out of my small window into the night.There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light. I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore,SO I did what I always do to make myself feel better.I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste.I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow.Back and forth,up and down. Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement,some life.Gladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad song.He was on t11e old orange couch(长沙发),sitting up on his front legs,waiting for something to happen.He looked at me as if to say I“I’m lonely, pet me.I need a good hug(紧抱).”Even the couch begged me to sit on it. In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch.This couch represented my parents’marriage,my birth,and hundreds of other little events. As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily.My mind was flooded with questions:What’s life Am I really alive Are you listening to me Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body,I had a new thought;each touch sang a different song. I forgot all about the heat and the next day’s surprise.The atmosphere was SO full of warmth and silence that I sank into its alms.Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms,I felt all my worries slowly move away. What did the “couch” represent()
A new thought.
B. Different songs.
C. A comfortable life.
D. Happy memories.
第二篇Home Heating Central heating became popular only after the Civil War. Typically, coal—burning furnaces(火炉)fueled the early systems.Natural gas had developed into the leading fuel by 1960.Its acceptance resulted in part from its wide uses.Because it comes primarily from U.S.and Canadian fields,natural gas is also less vulnerable(脆弱的)than oil is to War.Oil remains the most important fuel in a few areas.such as New England. Electric heating dominates most areas with mild winters and cheap electricity, including the South and the Northwest.It was made popular at least in the South by the low cost of adding electric heating to new houses built with air.conditioning.Bottled gas.which is somewhat more expensive than utility gas,is the fuel of choice in rural areas not served by utility pipelines.Wood is the leading heating fuel in just a few rural counties. Home heating,which accounts for less than 7 percent of a11 energy consumed in the U.S.,has had a commendable(值得赞扬的)efficiency record:from 1978 to 1997,the amount of fuel consumed for this purpose declined 44 percent despite a 33 percent increase in the number of housing units and an increase in house size.The U.S.Department of Energy。however, forecasts mat energy used in home heating will rise by 14 percent over the next two decades.That rise is small considering an expected 2 1 percent increase in the number of houses and the trend toward larger houses. Natural gas and electricity will probably dominate the home heating market for the next two decades.Solar(太阳的)heating never became popular because of cost and limited winter sunlight in most areas;in 2000 only 47.000 homes relied on it. The word “consumed’’ in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by()
A. used.
B. burned.
C. delivered.
D. pumped.
案例分析题(四) 某企业进行人力资源需求与供给预测。经过调查研究与分析,确认该企业的销售额(万元)和所需销售人员数(人)成正相关关系,并根据过去10 年的统计资料建立了一元线性回归预测模型 ,X代表销售额,Y代表销售人员数,回归系数a=18,b=0.03。同时,该企业预计2011年销售额将达到1000万元,2012年销售额将达到 1500万元。通过统计研究发现,销售额每增加500万元,需增加管理人员、销售人员和客服人员共40人,新增人员中,管理人员、销售人员和客服人员的比 例是1﹕7﹕2。根据人力资源需求与供给情况,该企业制定了总体规划和员工招聘计划。 根据转换比率分析法计算,该企业2012年需要增加客服人员()人。
A. 8
B. 12
C. 24
D. 32
案例分析题(三)某工厂每年需消耗煤100000吨,每吨煤的价格为1200元,每吨煤的年保管费率为4%,单次订货成本为6000元。假设煤的价格不因采购数量的不同而产生折扣。 该工厂在保管煤的过程中需对其进行()检查。
A. 数量
B. 安全
C. 形状
D. 购买渠道