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III.    Excellence starts with a commitment to quality. The builder pays attention to everydetail, striving for the best possible quality regardless of the time necessary toproduce it.    Steinway & Sons’ pianos provide an example of excellent craftsmanship.Founded in 1853 by Henry D. Steinway, the company has bee making pianos thesame way for over 150 years. All 12,000 parts of the piano are installed by hand. Eachpiano takes a year to make. All of this is done to fulfill Henry Steinway’s ideal to“build the best piano possible.”   In the 1900s, cars ran poorly. They were noisy and needed frequent repairs. Butin1907 Henry Royce designed a car that was both quiet and reliable. He partneredwith Charles Rolls to make the “Silver Ghost,” a car that ran so smoothly it hardlymade a noise. It also performed well on endurance tests. In one test, it went over14,000 miles without stopping for maintenance. “Take the best that exists and make itbetter. When it does not exist, design it,” Henry Royce once said about achievingexcellence.          Excellent products stand the test of time. Rolls-Royce cars and Steinway pianosare built to last for generations. When choosing materials and parts for their products,both companies carefully select the most durable. For example, Steinway makes therim of their pianos out of 18 layers of hardwood.                Admittedly, Rolls-Royce cars and Steinway pianos are expensive. Excellence inall things comes with a price. But the quality is what lasts over time. Henry Royceonce said, “The quality remains long after the price is forgotten.”
49. According to the article, “excellence” is defined by _____.
(A) good craftsmanship
(B) performance
(C) lasting quality
(D) employees’ commitment

參考答案

答案：A
難度：適中0.4
統計：A(4),B(1),C(5),D(0),E(0)

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