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A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important factors 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 factors in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.【S1】______they were not enough. Something【S2】______was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men—【S3】______individuals who could invent machines, find new【S4】______of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
    The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were more inventors than scientists. A man who is a:【S5】______scientist is primarily interested in doing his research【S6】______. He is not necessarily working【S7】______that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is【S8】______trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories of science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a specific result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of many other objectives.
    Most of the people who【S9】______the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had【S10】______or no training in science might not have made their inventions if a groundwork had .not been laid by scientists years before.

A reasons           B but             C better             D developed
E cases             F accurately      G so                 H pure
I else              J little          K creative           L seldom
M usually           N arrive          O sources
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答案C
解析 so that意为“为的是，使得，以便”。本句的意思是“纯理论的科学家并不总是为了使其发现能被利用而工作”。
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