A land free from destruction (毁灭,破坏), 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 ——creative individuals who could 4 machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape (改造,再形成) 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 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 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, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 19 a 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. discover B. make C. produce D. invent
5. A. coming 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 B. better C. more D. worse
9. A. genuine B. practical C. pure D. clever
10. A. happily B. occasionally C. willingly D. accurately
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. sole C. specialized D. specific
16. A. few B. those C. many D. all
17. A. proposed 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
解析:该篇短文讲的是:富饶的土地,丰厚的财富,自然资源和充足的劳动力,在英国工业革命中是很重要的因素,但是起重要作用的还是人,因为是具有创造力的人发明了机器。 第1题,根据前面一句话,所有这些都是重要的因素。cases案例;reasons季节;factors因素;situations情况,形势。 第2题,从文章的叙述逻辑来看,文章开端说明财富、自然资源、充足的劳动力等是促使英国成为工业革命中心的重要因素,接着又介绍人的因素,并且文章的主要篇幅都是介绍人的因素,因此该用转折词but,由but引出文章的主题。 第3题,else其它的;near附近的;extra额外的;similar相似的。 第4题,这里强调发明,是第一次出现的意思,而其它的选项:发明、制造和生产都不符合题意。 第5题,答案是B,sources资源。 第6题,根据the machines of the Industrial Revolution可以知道,能发明机器自然是creative,发明也就意味着create。 第7题,came来到,这儿有汇聚在一起的意思;arrived到达;stemmed涌现;appeared出现。 第8题,通过阅读文章的前一部分,这些人发明了机器,与其说是科学家(scientists)不如说是发明家(inventors),more…than:与其说……倒不如说……,答案应是C。 第9题,pure纯粹的。 第10题,happily高兴地;occasionally有时候;willingly愿意地;accurately准确地。根据题意,科学家只是关心他的研究,所以用accurately形容他对研究的态度。 第11题,so that固定搭配。 第12题,根据常识,为了得到一个结果,需要经常尝试各种可能,所以这儿用usually。 第13题,第二段结尾so that his findings can be used中used与第三段第一句中的applied science以及to make something that has a concrete 13,是前后两段有机地衔接在一起,考生可以很轻松地判断,答案为B。 第14题,the theories of science,这里应该用介词。 第15题,冒号的使用从某种程度上就已经交代了答案。通过分析后面的具体例子,specific明确的,具体的,考生可以判断答案为D。 第16题,根据the burning of a light bulb,or.…可知该用:或是很多其他东西之一。 第17题,根据第6题,creative/develop都有创造,开发的含义,因此答案为B。 第18题,后面紧跟着no,可以知道是对前面意思的递进,所以只有little符合题意。 第19题,答案是B,表示一种条件关系。 第20题,years before固定搭配。
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1.The 1816 food shortages in France are believed to have resulted f from ________.
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A.the extreme cold weather all over Europe in 1815
B.the frost in southern American states in July, 1816
C.the snowing on the east coast of the U. S. in June, 1816
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A.the raging heat from within the earth
B.unbalanced global weather changes
C.geologic movements of continents on Earth
D.the human-created atmospheric heat that envelops our planet
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A.they find nowhere to settle down for farming
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D.they are entirely ignorant of the risk of future eruption
4.The HDR technology ________.
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A.is not only inexpensive but also applicable(能应用的) everywhere
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Telephone:020 7532 4890
Opens:8 pm-11pm
Cost:1 dollar for entrance fee; 3 dollars for performance
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Telephone:020 7833 2311
Opens:Mon-Thur.9am-5pm
Weekends:11am-5pm(Summer), 10am-4pm(Winter).It is closed on Fridays.
Cost:phone for information
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Cost:free
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Telephone:01992 702200
Opens:10am-5pm(Summer), 9am-4pm(Winter)
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Telephone:020 8948 3209
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D.Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
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There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local newspaper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country.and never seem to get a reply at all.Still others believe that the in person door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. 2 He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them.His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream.One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick.Without stoping to think, the lad(少年)offered to take his place. 3
4 If the lad had gone home to ponder(考虑)his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance.It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.
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C.It's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers.
D.Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.
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