A land free from destruction, 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 man____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 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 finding 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 many other objectives.

　　Most of the people who developed 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 if a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years before.

　　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. generating　　B. effective　　C. motivation　　D. creative

　　5、A. origins　　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. occationally　　C. reluctantly　　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

　　参考答案：

　　1、C　2、A　3、A　4、D　5、B

　　6、B　7、A　8、C　9、C　10、D

　　11、D　12、D　13、B　14、A　15、D