問題詳情:
A. criticism B. discourage C. shifts輪班 D. institute AB. industry AC. establish
AD. credit BC. standards BD. accommodate適應;為…提供膳宿(或足夠空間) CD. leaves ABC. demonstrate表現(品質)
Although Henry Ford’s name is closely associated with the concept of mass production, he should receive equal __41__ for introducing labor practices as early as 1913 that would be considered advanced even by today’s ___42___. Safety measures were improved, and the work day was reduced to eight hours, compared with the ten-or twelve-hour day common at the time. In order to ___43___ to the shorter work day, the entire factory was converted from two to three__44__.
In addition, sick ___45___ as well as improved medical care for those injured on the job were instituted. The Ford Motor Company was one of the first factories to develop a technical school to train specialized skilled laborers and an English language school for immigrants. Some efforts were even made to hire the handicapped and provide jobs for former convicts.
The most widely acclaimed innovation was the five-dollar-a-day minimum wage that was offered in order to recruit and retain the best mechanics and to ___46___ the growth of labor unions. Ford explained the new wage policy in terms of efficiency and profit sharing. He also mentioned the fact that his employees would be able to purchase the automobiles that they produced – in effect creating a market for the product. In order to qualify for the minimum wage, an employee had to establish a decent home and __47__ good personal habits, including sobriety, 沉靜;嚴肅thriftiness節儉, __48__, and dependability可信任,可靠*.
Although some __49__was directed at Ford for involving himself too much in the personal lives of his employees, there can be no doubt that, at a time when immigrants were being taken advantage of in frightful ways, Henry Ford was helping many people to __50__ themselves in America.
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AD BC BD C CD B ABC AB A AC
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