四级听力短文理解模拟训练第21套_大学英语听力

四级听力短文理解模拟训练第21套

　　34.A综合推断题。文章第四段提到，理查德迪恩斯比尔教授认为社会对作弊现象的态度是作弊现象增加的主要原因，第五段又说惩罚太轻微也导致了作弊现象的增加，所以A正确。

　　35.C信息明示题。文章最后一段指出，作弊在利害关系很大而被抓到的可能性又小的情况下最有可能发生，所以C正确。这里的interests指利益。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　Although Henry Fords name is closely associated with the concept of mass production, he should receive equal credit for introducing labor practices as early as 1913 that would be considered advanced even by todays standards.

　　Safety measures were improved, and the work day was reduced to eight hours, compared with the ten- or twelve-hour day common at that time. In order to accommodate the shorter work day, the entire factory was converted from two to three shifts.

　　In addition, sick leaves 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 discourage 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 demonstrate good personal habits, including sobriety, thriftiness,