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

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

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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】______individuals 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 groundwork had not been laid by scientists years【C20】______.
【C9】
选项 A、genuine
B、practical
C、pure
D、clever
答案C
解析 形容词辨义。genuine“真的，名符其实的，非伪造的”，practical“实用的”，clever“聪明的”，pure“纯理论的，非实用的”此句意为一个纯理论性的科学家通常要求他们的研究的精确性而无需考虑他们的发明能否被使用。故正确答案为C。
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