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 an awful lot of training or education．The Wall Street Journal called the plan“an
economic crime’．a(chǎn)nd critics everywhere laughed at F0rd．
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．
23 paragraph 1
24 paragraph 2
25 paragraph 3
26 paragraph 4
A Ford’s Followers
B The Assembly Line
C Ford’s Great Dream
D The Establishment of the Company
E Ford’s Biggest Contribution
F Ford’s Great Talent
27 The assembly line made it possible to
28 Ford was the first to adopt
29 Higher wages enabled many people to
30 Ford’s higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly
A criticized by the media
B the low wage in the auto industry
C own a car
D Produce cars in large numbers
E the 8-hour-shift practice
F combined technology and market
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 an awful lot of training or education．The Wall Street Journal called the plan“an
economic crime’．a(chǎn)nd critics everywhere laughed at F0rd．
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．
23 paragraph 1
24 paragraph 2
25 paragraph 3
26 paragraph 4
A Ford’s Followers
B The Assembly Line
C Ford’s Great Dream
D The Establishment of the Company
E Ford’s Biggest Contribution
F Ford’s Great Talent
27 The assembly line made it possible to
28 Ford was the first to adopt
29 Higher wages enabled many people to
30 Ford’s higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly
A criticized by the media
B the low wage in the auto industry
C own a car
D Produce cars in large numbers
E the 8-hour-shift practice
F combined technology and market