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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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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)_____.
(8)
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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