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　　A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special” was men— 4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who 6 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 8 inventors than scientists.

　　 A man who is a 9 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10 . He is not necessarily working 11 that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is 12 trying to make something that had a concrete 13 . He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 14 science or by experimenting though trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives.

　　 Most of the people who 17 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors nor trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18 or no training in science night not have made their inventions 19 a ground-work had not been laid by scientists years 20 . 　1. A) cases B) reasons

　　 C) factors D) situations

　 2. A) But B) And

　　 C) Besides D) Even

　 3. A) else B)near

　　 C)extra D) similar

　 4.A)generating B)effective

　　 C) motivating D) creative

　 5. A) origins B) sources

　　 C) bases D) discoveries

　 6.A) employed B) created

　　 C) operated D) controlled

　 7.A) came B) arrived

　　 C) stemmed D) appeared

　 8.A) less C)more

　　 B)better D)worse

　 9.A)genuine C)pure

　　 B)practical D)clever

　 10.A)happily C)reluctantly

　　 B)occasionally D)accurately

　 11.A)now C)all

　　 B)and D)so

　 12.A)seldom C)usually

　　 B)sometimes D)never

　 13.A)plan C)idea

　　 B)use D)means

　 14.A)of C) to

　　 B)with D)as

　 15.A)single C) specialized

　　 B)sole D)specific

　 16.A)few C)many

　　 B)those D)all

　 17.A)proposed C)supplied

　　 B)developed D)offered

　 18.A)little C)some

　　 B)much D)any

　 19.A)as C)because

　　 B)if D) while

　 20.A)ago C)ahead

　　 B)past D)before

　　本文讲述的是发明家和从事应用科学研究的人在早年英国工业革命中所起的作用。第一,四,五题都是测试根据上下文选择词义的能力.第一题讲到英国 “未受战争创伤, 拥有巨大的财富, 丰富的自然资源和充足的劳力, 而这些在促使英国成为工业革命中心的过程都是重要因素”。 这里需要的是表示 “因素” 这类意思的词, 选项 C) factors正符合这个意思, 因而是答案. 第四题从下半句中的 “发明机器, 发现新能源, 建立商业机构” 等描述可以判断这类人应该是 “有创造性的”, 因而答案是 D) creative“有创造性的”。 第五题需要的是一个表示 “资源” 意思的名词, 答案很明显是 B) sources“资源。