Test 17

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　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 use.He may try to solve a problem by __13__ 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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