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  3. A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important【C1】______in helping Engl

A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important【C1】______in helping Engl

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问题     A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important【C1】______in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.【C2】______they were not enough. Something【C3】______was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men—【C4】______individual who could invent machines, find new【C5】______of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who【C6】______the machines of the Industrial Revolution【C7】______from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were【C8】______inventors than scientists. A man who is a【C9】______scientist is primarily interested in doing his research【C10】______. He is not necessarily working【C11】______that his findings can be used.
    An inventor or one interested in applied science is【C12】______trying to make something that has a concrete【C13】______. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories【C14】______science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a【C15】______result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of【C16】______other objectives.
    Most of the people who【C17】______the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had【C18】______or no training in science might not have made their inventions【C19】______a ground-work had not been laid by scientists years【C20】______.
【C8】
选项 A、less
B、better
C、more
D、worse
答案C
解析 该句意为：他们中许多人与其说是科学家，还不如说是发明家。more．．．than．．．：It’s more ture to say．．．than．．．，说……不如说…，与其……不如……．其变体为：better．．。 than．．。；less．．．than．．．；not so much。．．as．．。女口：She is more lovely than pretty．说她漂亮，还不如说她可爱。He’s a better philosopher than a writer．与其说他是个作家，不如说他是个哲学家。It was less hurt than scared．它没有受伤，倒是吓坏了。He is not so much an inventor than a scientist．说他是个科学家，还不如说他是个发明家。选项B和C均正确，但前者是后者的变体，故选用最通用的表达方式C)。
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