第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply-all these were important 　36　 　in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 　37 they were not enough. Something 　38　 　was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men- 　39　 　individuals who could invent machines, find new 　40　 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. 　The men who 　41　 　the machines of the Industrial Revolution 　42　 　from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 　43　 　inventors than scientists. A man who is a 　44　 　scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 　45　 　.He is not necessarily working 　46　 　that his findings can be used. 　An inventor or one interested in applied science is 　47　 　trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 　48　 　the theories 　49　 　science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 　50　

result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 　51　 other objectives. 　Most of the people who 　52　 　the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 　53　 　or no training in science might not have made their inventions 　54　 　a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 　55　 . 36. A. cases　 　　　　 B. reasons　　 　　　 C. factors　　 　　　 D. situations 　　　　　　　　 37. A. But　　　 　 B. And　　　 　　　　 C. Besides　　　 　 D. Even 　　　　　　 38. A. else　　　 B. near　　　 　　　 C. extra　　　　 D. similar 　　　　　 39. A. generating 　 B. effective　 　　　　 C. motivating　　 　 D. creative 　　　　　 40. A. origins　 　 B. sources　　 　　 C. bases　　 　　　　 D. discoveries 　　 41. A. employed　 B. created　　　 　 C. operated　　 　 D. controlled 　　　　　 42. A. came　　　　　 B. arrived　　　 　 C. stemmed　　　 D. appeared 　　　　　　

43. A. less　　 　　　 B. better　　　　 C. more　　　 　　 D. worse 　　　　 44. A. genuine　 　　 B. practical　　　 C. pure　　　 　　 D. clever 　　　　　　　

45. A. happily　 　 B. occasionally　 C. reluctantly　　 　 D. accurately 　　　 46. A. now　　　 B. and　　　　 　　 C. all　　　　 　　 D. so 　　　　　　

47. A. seldom　　 B. sometimes　　 C. all　　　 　　　　　 D. never 　　　　　

48. A. planning　 B. using　　　　 　 C. idea　　　　 　 D. means 　　　　　　

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

50. A. single　　 B. sole　　　　 　　 C. specialized　 　 D. specific 　　　　　

51. A. few　 　　　 B. those　　　 　　 C. many　　　　 　 D. all 　　　　 52. A. proposed　 　　　 B. developed　　 C. supplied　　　 　 D. offered

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

54. A. as　　　　 　 B. if　　　　　 　　 C. because　　 　　 D. while 　　　 55. A. ago　　 　　　 B. past　　　　 　 C. ahead　　　 　　 D. before　　　　　

35. He was about to tell me the secret ____ someone patted him on the shoulder.

　 　 A. as　　　　　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　 D. when

34. ----I would never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible.

　 ----_________.

　 A. Nor am I　 　　　　　　　 B. Neither would I C. Same with me　 　　　 D. So do I

33. It was with great joy _____ he received the news _____ his lost daughter had been found.

　 　　 A. because; that　 B. that; because　 C. that; since　 　　　 D. that; that

32. A good reporter must_____ a good story.

　　　 A. have a nose for 　　　 B. take a nose for　 C. have ears for　　　 D. take an eye for