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however,therewerenotyetefficientmeansbywhichtoproducemechanicalenergyortopowermachinery.Thiswastooccurwithprogressinthedevelopmentofthesteamengine.

Inthelate1700sJamesWattdesignedanefficientandcommerciallyviablesteamenginethatwassoonappliedtoa1varietyofindustrialusesasitbecamecheapertouse.Theenginehelpedsolvetheproblemofdrainingcoalminesofgroundwaterandincreasedtheproductionofcoalneededtopowersteamengineselsewhere.Arotaryengineattachedtothesteamengineenabledshaftstobeturnedandmachinestobedriven,resultinginmillsusingsteampowertospinandweavecotton.Sincethesteamenginewasfiredbycoal,thelargemillsdidnotneedtobelocatedbyrivers,ashadmillsthatusedwater-drivenmachines.Theshifttoincreasedmechanizationincottonproductionisapparentintheimportofrawcottonandthesaleofcottongoods.Between1760and1850,theamountofrawcottonimportedincreased230times.ProductionofBritishcottongoodsincreasedsixtyfold,andcottonclothbecameGreatBritain'

smostimportantproduct,accountingforone-halfofallexports.Thesuccessofthesteamengineresultedinincreaseddemandsforcoal,andtheMconsequentincreaseincoalproductionwasmadepossibleasthesteam-poweredpumpsdrainedwaterfromtheever-deepercoalseamsfoundbelowthewatertable.

Theavailabilityofsteampowerandthedemandsfornewmachinesfacilitatedthetransformationoftheironindustry.Charcoal,madefromwoodandthusinlimitedsupply,wasreplacedwithcoal-derivedcoke（substanceleftaftercoalisheated）assteam-drivenbellowscameintouseforproducingofrawiron.Impuritieswereburntawaywiththeuseofcoke,producingahigh-qualityrefinediron.Reducedcostwasalsoinstrumentalindevelopingsteam-poweredrollingmillscapableofproducingfinishedironofvariousshapesandsizes.Theresultingboomintheironindustryexpandedtheannualironoutputbymorethan170timesbetween1740and1840,andbythe1850sGreatBritainwasproducingmoretonsofironthantherestoftheworldcombined.Thedevelopmentsintheironindustrywereinpartaresponsetothedemandformoremachinesandtheever-wideninguseofhigher-qualityironinotherindustries.

Steampowerandironcombinedtorevolutionizetransport,whichinturnhadfurtherimplications.Improvementsinroadconstructionandsailinghadoccurred,butshippingheavyfreightoverlandremainedexpensive,evenwiththeuseofriversandcanalswhereverpossible.Parallelrailshadlongbeenusedinjminingoperationstomovebiggerloads,buthorseswerestilltheprimarysourceofpower.However,thearrivalofthesteamengineinitiatedacomplete2

transformationinrailtransportation,entrenchingandexpandingtheIndustrialRevolution.Astransportationimproved,distantandlargermarketswithinthenationcouldbereached,therebyencouragingthedevelopmentoflargerfactoriestokeeppacewithincreasingsales.Greaterproductivityandrisingdemandsprovidedentrepreneurswithprofitsthatcouldbereinvestedtotakeadvantageofnewtechnologiestofurtherexpandcapacity,ortoseekalternativeinvestmentopportunities.Also,theavailabilityofjobsinrailwayJjconstructionattractedmanyrurallaborersaccustomedtoseasonalandtemporaryemployment.Whentheworkwascompleted,manymovedtootherconstructionjobsortofactoryworkincitiesandtowns,wheretheybecamepartofanexpandingworkingclass.

PARAGRAPH1

1、Whydoestheauthorprovidetheinformationthat"

GreatBritainhadlargeamountsofcoal"

?

A.TorejecttheclaimthatBritainwasfacinganenergyshortageintheeighteenthcenturyf

B.Toexplainwhycoalratherthanotherenergyresourcesbecametheprimarysourceofheatforhomesandindustriesineighteenth-centuryBritain

C.ToindicatethatBritain'

senergyshortagewasnottheresultofalackoffuel

D.Toexplainwhycoalminingbecameanimportantindustryinnineteenth-century

2、Whatwas"

theproblemofenergy"

thathadtobesolvedtomaketheIndustrialRevolutionoftheeighteenthcenturypossible?

A.Waterandwindcouldnotbeusedefficiently.

B.Therewasnoefficientwaytopowermachinery.

C.Steamenginesrequiredlargeamountsofcoal,whichwasinshortsupply.

D.Neitherhumansnoranimalswerestrongenoughtoprovidethepowerrequiredforindustrialapplication.

PARAGRAPH2

3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinparagraph2asadevelopmentincottonmillsbroughtaboutbyWatt'

ssteamengine?

A.TheimportingofhugequantitiesofrawcottonbyBritain

B.Increasedmechanization

C.Morepossibilitiesformilllocation

D.Smallermills

4、Thephrase"

apparentin"

inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

A.clearlyseenin

B.aidin

C.associatedwith

D.followedBy

5、Accordingtoparagraph2,whatwasBritain'

smostimportantexportby1850?

A.Rawcotton

B.Cottoncloth

C.Steam-poweredpumps

D.Coal

6、Theword"

consequent"

A.Resulting

B.Encouraging

C.welldocumented

D.immediate

7、Whatistheroleofparagraph2inthepassageasawhole?

A.Itexplainshowbyincreasingthesupplyofrawmaterialsfromothercountries,Britishindustrieswereabletoreducecostsandincreaseproduction.

B.ItexplainshowtheproductionofmechanicalenergyanditsbenefitsspreadquicklyacrosscountriesthatwerelinkedcommerciallywithGreatBritain.

C.ItdemonstrateswhydevelopmentsinasingleindustrycouldnothavecausedtheIndustrialRevolution.

D.ItillustrateswhyhistorianshaveassignedigreatimportancetotheissueofenergyintheriseoftheIndustrialRevolution.

PARAGRAPH3

8、Accordingtoparagraph3,whywastheuseofcokeimportantfortheironindustry?

A.Ithelpedmakewoodintocharcoal.

B.Itreducedthedependencyonsteam-poweredmachinesusedfortheproducti