1、完形填空精选3阅读下面短文，掌握其大意然后从115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 star
2、t 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 wer
3、e 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
4、 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 In
5、dustrial 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 . 1. A. cases B. reasons C. factors D. situations 2.
6、 A. But B. And C. Besides D. Even 3. A. generating B. effective C. motivating D. creative 4. A. origins B. sources C. bases D. discoveries 5. A. came B. arrived C. stemmed D. appeared 6. A. less B. better C. more D. worse 7. A. happily B. occasionally C. reluctantly D. accurately 8. A. now B. and C.
7、 all D. so 9. A. planning B. using C. idea D. means 10. A. of B. with C. to D. as 11. A. single B. sole C. specialized D. specific 12. A. few B. those C. many D. all 13. A. proposed B. developed C. supplied D. offered 14. A. as B. if C. because D. while 15. A. ago B. past C. ahead D. before 15. CADBA 610.CDDBA 1115.DCBBD
