基本信息
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 sup ply —— 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 powe r, and establish business organizations to reshape society. the men who created the machines of the industrial revolution 5 from m any 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 sol
