首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
There were several reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain rather than in France, the other great powers
There were several reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain rather than in France, the other great powers
admin
2010-05-26
37
问题
There were several reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain rather than in France, the other great powers of the day. In the first place, Britain had the money necessary to finance the larger enterprises. England’s supremacy on the seas had encouraged commerce, and Englishmen had been amassing (聚集) wealth through their commerce and industry. The newly rich class in that coufitry were not the aristocratic (贵族的) group, but merchants and businessmen who were willing to devote themselves to industry and scientific agriculture. The wealth of France, on the other hand, was largely in the hands of the nobility, and they were not willing to do the necessary work to develop industry. In the second place, Great Britain had undertaken very early the manufacturing of inexpensive and more practical products for which there would be ever-growing demand from the people, especially the new middle class. On the other hard, France produced articles in the luxury class. These could never be turned out in quantities because they demanded individuality. England was the producer of goods that were produced in quantities, and if she could find a cheaper means of producing them, her markets would grow. So she was ready for methods that would make it possible to manufacture in large quantities. In the third place, for a long time England had large numbers of semiskilled workers. When the feudal system broke down in England and the manors were turned to sheep raising, numbers of Englishmen went to the towns. There they engaged in weaving, making shows, wood carving and many other occupations that developed skills. When the industrial revolution began, these men were available for the work on the new machines. Moreover they were free men who could move from place to place as the need for workers arose. This had not been the case in France, which was still chiefly an agricultural country with peasants bound to their masters in many ways so they could not easily move to the cities. In the fourth place, coal was abundant in Great Britain, and a large amount of this cheap fuel was necessary for running the factories. There was coal in northern France, too, but France was late in tapping such resources because really everyone depended directly or indirectly on farming for his living.
According to the passage, British people attached importance to ______.
选项
A、the quantities of the articles
B、the individuality of the articles
C、the practicality of the articles
D、the price of the articles
答案
A
解析
见文中“England was the producer of goods that were produced in quantities,...”
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/LoLFFFFM
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Atacomputerexposition,BillGatesreportedlycomparedthecomputerindustrywiththeautoindustryandstated:"IfGeneralMo
TheCityInonesense,wecantracealltheproblemsoftheAmericancitybacktoasinglestartingpoint:weAmericansdon
Ialwaysthinkofbookswith【B1】______feeling,beingdeeply【B2】______tothem,asIam,forthe【B3】______theyhavebroughtme.
Teachersalwaysplandowntotheminutewhattheirstudentswillbedoing.Thisisgoodforkids,becauseitteachesthemtosta
Teachersalwaysplandowntotheminutewhattheirstudentswillbedoing.Thisisgoodforkids,becauseitteachesthemtosta
Theindustrialsocietieshavebeenextremelyproductiveduringthelasttwocenturies.Theeconomicadvancehasbeen【C1】______
Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.’scivilrightsmovementwasthefirststeptowardsatrulydesegregated(废除种族隔离的)Americaforblacks
A、Theycandobetterthanothers.B、Itisexpensivetohirelabor.C、Theydon’tliketobehelped.D、Theydon’ttrustothers.B
A、ItlaunchedtheFreedomfromSmokingcampaign.B、Itvigorouslycalleduponsmokerstoquitsmoking.C、Itmadeavailableanew
Someofthemostattractivetouristdestinationscanbebadforyourhealthifyoudon’tknowwhattherisksareandhowtoavoi
随机试题
ImaginegoingtosleepinOctoberandwakingupinMay!Well,marmotsandgroundsquirrelsstaywarmbysleepingallwinter.All
下列不属特殊用途化妆品是
医学伦理的有利原则是指()。
当在有裂缝的软石坚石中,阶梯高度应大于(),在药壶炮药壶不易形成时,可采用的爆破方法是猫洞炮。
申请人逾期不起诉又不履行行政复议决定的,或者不履行最终裁决的行政复议决定的,以下说法中正确的是()。
简述创造性与智力的基本关系。
左忠毅公逸事方苞先君子尝言:乡先辈左忠毅公视学京畿,一日,风雪严寒,从数骑出,微行入古寺。庑下一生伏案卧,文方成草。公阅毕,即解貂覆生,为掩户。叩之寺僧,则史公可法也。及试
下列推理正确的一项是( )
First,whilelanguageprovidesameansofsayinganddoingthings,teachingisgenerallybeingdivorcedfromtheusewemakeof
Millionsofyoungpeoplearecreatingblogs.Millionsofothersarereadingthem.Theword"blog"isashortwayofsayingWebl
最新回复
(
0
)