A land free from destruction (毁灭，破坏), 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 ——creative individuals who could   4   machines, find new   5   of power, and establish business organizations to reshape (改造，再形成) 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 

1. A. cases    　　　　 B. reasons   　　  　　  C. factors     　　   D. situations

2. A. But  　　 　　　　 B. And   　　 　　　　  C. Besides 　　　　 D. Even

3. A. else 　　  　　　　 B. near  　　  　　　　  C. extra     　　　　 D. similar

4. A. discover  　　 　　 B. make      　　　　  C. produce 　　   　　　　 D. invent

5. A. coming            B. sources    　　　　  C. bases  　　　　 　　 D. discoveries

6. A. employed     　　 B. created    　　　　  C. operated 　　　　　　   D. controlled

7. A. came    　　  　　 B. arrived     　　　　  C. stemmed     　　 D. appeared

8. A. less      　　　　 B. better 　　  　　　　  C. more    　　  　　 D. worse

9. A. genuine 　　　　 B. practical  　　   　　  C. pure   　　　　 　　 D. clever

10. A. happily  　　 　　 B. occasionally 　　　　    C. willingly      　　 D. accurately

11. A. now　　     　　 B. and　　   　　　　  C. all　　 　　　　 　　 D. so

12. A. seldom 　　   　　 B. sometimes 　　  　　  C. usually 　　　　 　　 D. never

13. A. plan    　　　　 B. use        　　　　  C. idea　　 　　  　　 D. means

14. A. of      　　　　 B. with      　　　　  C. to        　　　　 D. as

15. A. single   　　　　 B. sole   　　 　　　　  C. specialized　　    D. specific

16. A. few   　　　　 B. those      　　　　  C. many    　　  　　 D. all

17. A. proposed     　　 B. developed  　　 　　  C. supplied 　　   　　 D. offered

18. A. little     　　　　 B. much　　 　　  　　  C. some　　     　　 D. any

19. A. as　　　　　　  B. if     　　　　 　　 C. because  　　  　　 D. while

20. A. ago   　　　　 B. past　　　　　　    C. ahead　　　　    D. before

　　 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 

1. A. cases    　　　　 B. reasons   　　  　　  C. factors     　　   D. situations

2. A. But  　　 　　　　 B. And   　　 　　　　  C. Besides 　　　　 D. Even

3. A. else 　　  　　　　 B. near  　　  　　　　  C. extra     　　　　 D. similar

4. A. discover  　　 　　 B. make      　　　　  C. produce 　　   　　　　 D. invent

5. A. coming            B. sources    　　　　  C. bases  　　　　 　　 D. discoveries

6. A. employed     　　 B. created    　　　　  C. operated 　　　　　　   D. controlled

7. A. came    　　  　　 B. arrived     　　　　  C. stemmed     　　 D. appeared

8. A. less      　　　　 B. better 　　  　　　　  C. more       

   　　 D. worse

9. A. genuine 　　　　 B. practical  　　   　　  C. pure   　　　　 　　 D. clever

10. A. happily  　　 　　 B. occasionally 　　　　    C. willingly      　　 D. accurately

11. A. now　　     　　 B. and　　   　　　　  C. all　　 　　　　 　　 D. so

12. A. seldom 　　   　　 B. sometimes 　　  　　  C. usually 　　　　 　　 D. never

13. A. plan    　　　　 B. use        　　　　  C. idea　　 　　  　　 D. means

14. A. of      　　　　 B. with      　　　　  C. to        　　　　 D. as

15. A. single   　　　　 B. sole   　　 　　　　  C. specialized　　    D. specific

16. A. few   　　　　 B. those      　　　　  C. many    　　  　　 D. all

17. A. proposed     　　 B. developed  　　 　　  C. supplied 　　   　　 D. offered

18. A. little     　　　　 B. much　　 　　  　　  C. some　　     　　 D. any

19. A. as　　　　　　  B. if     　　　　 　　 C. because  　　  　　 D. while

20. A. ago   　　　　 B. past　　　　　　    C. ahead　　　　    D. before

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　　Life in the 21st century will obviously be very different from ___1___ it is ___2___ now. It is interesting to try to ___3___ what Me will be like ___4___. Our life style will be ___5___ in many ___6___. For example, I think that everyone will live in ___7___. There will be houses under the sea. ___8___ people will get settled ___9___ on the moon and do scientific researches. Every house will have a wireless telephone. Solar energy will be ___10___ used in houses and factories. As for education in the future, I think that children will start ___11___ at the age of 3 .To some extent, computers will take the place of ___12___. People will study ___13___ they are 30. Our __14___ life will be different too. It is possible that people will only work ___15___ hours a day. At the age of ___16___, people will retire and do ___17___ they want. Finally, when we think about the future of travel, it seems to me that it is ___18___ that most people will have a chance to ___19___ in space. Our future is promising, let's work hard for ___20___ our beautiful future.

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often  1 some books from the library. He keeps  2 to the radio every morning and reading  3 after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His  4 worship（崇拜）him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son，is only nine. He  5 likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he’s too  6 to understand him and chooses_ 7 ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with（对…满意）it．
One day Mike read  8 about the electric lights（电灯）and was  9 　 it．When his father told him to do some housework，he went on thinking of it．He asked him  10 questions，and his father answered all．Then his father said proudly，“Fathers always know  11 than sons!”The boy thought for a while and said，“  12 !”
　　“Oh? Why?”
　　Mike didn’t answer and asked，  13 ，“Who invented the electric lights?”
　　“  14 .”answered Mr Clarke．
　　“Why didn’t his father invent them，then?”
Looking at his son，Mr Clarke didn’t know  15  to answer !