They were _____ inventors than pure scientists.

A. more   B. less    C. many    D. worse

They were _____ inventors than pure scientists.

A. more B. less C. many D. worse

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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     .

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　　A land free from destruction (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- 4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape (改造) 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 so that his findings can be used.

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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 use. He may try to solve a problem by  13  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. generating   　　B. effective　　　　    C. motivating   　　　　   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. occasionally　　   C. reluctantly　　 　　　　　　  D. accurately

11. A. now    　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　   C. all    　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

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

13. A. planning   　　　　 B. using　　　　　　　　 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