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英语六级考试快速阅读练习题与解析（28）

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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