Ⅰ.阅读表达
Henry Ford is one of the few men that made mainstream automobiles a reality.He was born into a family of farmers who originated from England and Ireland,not the wealthiest of families,but not poverty-stricken either.
In his teenage years,his father had given him a timepiece which he later took to pieces just to see if he could piece it together again successfully,which he did.He then did the same with other people's timepieces and eventually he repaired them too.Henry was also a sufferer of dyslexia(诵读困难),and although this was a hurdle it was not a reason to give up.
He completed an apprenticeship(学徒期) with James F.Flower & Bros,and also with the Detroit Dry Dock Company.In 1891 he met with Thomas Edison,who liked his concept of an automobile,so he allowed him to use his warehouses to manufacture two vehicles.Ford was grateful but later built his own company so he could build the cars on his own terms backed by William H.Murphy and in 1899 he founded the Detroit Automobile Company.
This was short lived,however,as the vehicles produced lacked the quality and precision.And they were horribly expensive.The business went under,but it didn't stop him.Ford went on to build the Cadillac Automobile Company.
After almost failing a second time because of lack of sales and high debts,more partners came into the business and the name was changed to the Ford Motor Company.
1.Why did the author mention the timepiece?(no more than 10 words)
2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?(no more than 3 words)
3.Who helped Henry Ford before he founded the Detroit Automobile Company?(no more than 6 words)
4.What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?(no more than 15 words)
5.What do you think of Henry Ford?Please explain.(no more than 20 words)
Ⅱ.书面表达
假定你是李华,你的外教 Linda 对中国书法(calligraphy)很感兴趣。12月30日,城市文化中心将举行一个书法文化交流活动,请给她写一封邀请信,内容包括:
1.时间、地点;
2.活动包括看展览、听讲座等;
3.活动的意义。
注意:
1.词数不少于100;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
