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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意.然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 else was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men —— 3      individuals who could invent machines, find new 4      of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution 5     from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 6       inventors than scientists. A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 7       .He is not necessarily working 8      that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is all trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 9       the theories 10       science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a  11      result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb(灯泡), or one of 12      other objectives. Most of the people who 13       the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had little or no training in science might not have made their inventions 14      a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 15     .
小题1:
A.cases B.reasons C.factors D.situations
小题2:
A.But B.And C.Besides D.Even
小题3:
A.generating B.effective C.motivating D.creative
小题4:
A.origins B.sources C.bases D.discoveries
小题5:
A.came B.arrived C.stemmed D.appeared
小题6:
A.less B.better C.more D.worse
小题7:
A.happily B.occasionally C.reluctantly D.accurately
小题8:
A.now B.and C.all D.so
小题9:
A.planning B.using C.idea D.means
小题10:
A.of B.with C.to D.as
小题11:
A.single B.sole C.specialized D.specific
小题12:
A.few B.those C.many D.all
小题13:
A.proposed B.developed C.supplied D.offered
小题14:
A.as B.if C.because D.while
小题15:
A.ago B.past C.ahead D.before

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:D
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