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2015年成人学位英语考试：完型填空练习及答案 There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are our choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D] below the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 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] individual 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 ground-work had not been laid by scientists years [20]. 1. A.cases B.reasons C.factors D.situations Best Answer：C 详解：【译文】领土完整，物产丰富，自然资源及劳动力充足——这些都是促使英国成为工业革命的中心的重要因素。【注释】factor意为“因素”，符合题意。case“情况、事实”，例如：Thats not the case.（那可不是事实。）reason“理由”，例如：If you ask for leave when at university, the teacher may ask you: For what reason?而situation表示“情