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  3. A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important(1)_____ in helping Engla

A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important(1)_____ in helping Engla

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问题     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 men—(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 findings 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(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)_____.
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选项 A、less
B、better
C、more
D、worse
答案C
解析 more．．．than…为固定结构，意为“与其说是……，不如说是……”，肯定的是前者，因此选C。less．．．than．．．也可以表示“与其……不如……”．但肯定的是后者，文中说的是这些发明机器的人更称得上是发明家，因此不选less。
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