Modern mass-production (成批生产) methods lower the cost of making goods, and thus give us better values. At the same time, American ingenuity (独创性) and science are constantly at work improving the quality of products. In this way, better quality products at good values are continually being brought to the people of all income (收入) groups.
As an example of how this works, when facial tissues (面巾纸) were first put on the market in 1924, they were made in limited quantities and sold at 65 cents per box of 200. People liked these facial tissues immediately and began asking for them when they went into different stores. Because there was such a demand for the product, manufacturers began making tissues in larger quantities, their production costs were lowered, so that the cost of tissues went down. In the meanwhile, the quality of facial tissues was constantly improving, because more manufacturers went into the business of making tissues, and each manufacturer strove to make his product better than his competitors'. Today, instead of costing 65 cents, a box of 200 tissues costs around one-third of that price, and they are both softer and stronger.
When people are free to compete when they are free to make more things and make them better everyone benefits.
1、In regard to the production of goods in greater quantities, the author states that ________.
A.the price of the goods should drop
B.the quantity of the goods should improve
C.the quality should rise and the price should drop
D.the price and quality should both rise
2、 lt can be inferred from the example that___.
A.increased demand led to mass production
B.facial tissues attracted much attention when first put on the market for their low prices
C.better quality resulted from mass production
D.lower price resulted in lower quality of the facial tissues
3、Improved quality of facial tissues resulted from ________.
A.mass-production methods
B.popular demand or a better product
C.a degrease in production costs
D.competition among manufacturers
4、According to the passage we can see that lower prices and better quality occur ________.
A.as a result of the effect of one on the other
B.always at the same time
C.independently of each other
D.when the demand exceeds the supply
5、The author believes that in a nation where free enterprise (自由企业制) exists, manufacturers will produce ________.
A.as much as they like
B.better quality goods
C.more than they are able to sell
D.both A and B