A land free from destruction , in addition to 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(進(jìn)程) . 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 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 anyone interested in applied science is 　12　 trying to make something that has a concrete 　 13　 . He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 　 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error . Regardless of his method , he is working to get 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 , not trained scientists . A few were both scientists and inventors . Even those who have 　 18　 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 　 19　 the groundwork 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. possible　　 B. effective　　　 C. necessary　　 D. creative

5. A. production　 B. sources　　　　 C. bases　　　 D . discoveries

6. A. employed　 B. created　　　　 C. operated　　 D. controlled

7. A. came　　　 B.arrived　　　　 C. stopped　　　 D. appeared

8. A. less　　　 B. better　　　　　 C. more 　　　　D. worse

9. A. real　　　 B. practical　　　　 C. pure　　　　 D. clever

10.A.happily　　 B. occasionally　　 C. unwillingly　 D. wholeheartedly

11.A.now　　　 B. and　　　　　　 C. all　　　　 D. so

12.A.seldom　　 B. sometimes　　　 C. usually　　 D. never

13.A.plan　　　 B. use　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　 D. means

14.A.of　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. to　　　　 D. as

15.A.single　　 B. only　　　　　　 C. limited　　　 D. particular

16.A.few　　　 B. those　　　　　 C. many　　　 D. all

17.A.suggested B. developed　　　　 C. supplied　　 D. offered

18.A.little　　 B.much　　　　　　 C. some　　　 D. any

19.A.as　　　 B. if　　　　　　　 C. because　　 D. while

20.A.ago　 　 B. past　　　　　　 C. ahead　　　 D. before

 

1．C 本句列舉了英國成為工業(yè)革命中心的因素。從句意和選項(xiàng)看，這些不是A情況、例子，B原因或D形勢(shì)，而是天時(shí)地利等因素。

2．A 上文說“所有這些都是重要因素”，下文說“這些還不夠”，顯然用but表轉(zhuǎn)折。

3．A 根據(jù)上文意思，既然不夠（not enough），那么還需要?jiǎng)e的因素，something else。

4．D 后面定語從句說“可以發(fā)明機(jī)器的人”，那么一定是具有創(chuàng)造性的人，根據(jù)句意確定D項(xiàng)。

5．B 短文第一句提到“自然資源”，此處提及“新的”，根據(jù)句意指開發(fā)新能源，也為下文的描述作鋪墊。

6．B 此空用create與上文的invent machines相呼應(yīng)，指工業(yè)革命中的發(fā)明創(chuàng)造。

7．A 指這些發(fā)明家的背景、職業(yè)不一樣，他們來自各種背景及職業(yè)。

8．C more 與后文的than相呼應(yīng)，此處more … than 表示“是、而不是”，“與其…不如”的意思。

9．C 根據(jù)句意及上下文可知該句講述的是一心埋頭于研究的純粹的科學(xué)家。

10．D 根據(jù)上下文，這種意義上的科學(xué)家一心一意地搞研究，不必關(guān)心其研究成果的應(yīng)用。因此選D，“全心全意地”。

11．D so that 引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句，表示他工作的目的不一定是為了保證其成果能得到應(yīng)用。

12．C 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均為頻率副詞，根據(jù)句意應(yīng)選C，表示發(fā)明者總想制造成有用的東西。

13．B 發(fā)明/制造有具體用途的東西，與上文的applied science（應(yīng)用科學(xué)）相呼應(yīng)。

14．A 不是“把科學(xué)與理論結(jié)合起來”，而是“用科學(xué)理論解決問題”，因此用of而不是with。

15．D particular表示“具體的，特定的”；發(fā)明家在進(jìn)行發(fā)明創(chuàng)造時(shí)是有其具體的目的/

意圖所在，為了得到某個(gè)具體的結(jié)果。

16．C 除了前面提到的兩項(xiàng)之外，還有很多其他目的/意圖。

17．B develop在此表示研究、開發(fā)，其他選項(xiàng)（A，建議 C，供應(yīng) D，提供）均不合文意。

18．A 表示have little or no training表示“很少甚至沒有訓(xùn)練”。

19．B if 引導(dǎo)假設(shè)狀語從句。

20．D 全句大意：如果沒有科學(xué)家頭幾年打的基礎(chǔ)，那些在科學(xué)領(lǐng)域沒有受過訓(xùn)練的人就不可能有哪些發(fā)明創(chuàng)造。顯然科學(xué)家的groundwork在先。

 

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