单选题 The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in humans" relationship with their environment. It 1 changed every aspect of human life and lifestyles. The 2 on the world"s psyche would not 3 much attention till the early 1960s. From human development, health and life longevity to public health, energy usage and sanitation, the effects were 4 .
It wasn"t 5 the Industrial Revolution became an irresistible force overnight. It started in the mid-1700s in Great Britain when machinery began to replace manual labor. Fossil fuels replaced wind, water and wood, used 6 for the manufacture of textiles and the development of iron making processes. The full impact would not begin to be realized until about 100 years later in the 1800s, 7 the use of machines to replace human labor spread throughout Europe and North America. This transformation is 8 as the industrialization of the world. These processes 9 sweeping increases in production capacity and were to affect all basic human needs. Not only did society develop the 10 to have more things faster, but it would be able to develop better things. These industrialization processes continue today and are likely to be long-lasting.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】reliance：依赖；impression：印象(接on表示给某人留下的印象，如leave a good impression on us)；affection：爱慕，爱；impact：重大影响(接on)。空白后面是the world"s psyche(世人的心理)，只有impact合适。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】proficient：熟练的；prospective：未来的，前瞻的；profound：深远的，渊博的，完全的；provocative：挑逗性的，刺激性的，惹事的。该句的主语是effects，可以与profound连用。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】该空白处的答案不容易选对，可能不少人一不小心选择了until。it is not until...that...确实是个常见的句式，尤其是笔头英语当中，与not...until意义相同，但问题是空白处后面没有that引导的主句，所以不能选择until。英语中另外一个与时间相关的句式是it is...before...(过……时间发生……)，如it will be about two years before I can finish my thesis，但空白处前面没有表示时间的词，所以句子不完整。it is not that... (but that...)也是常见的句式，相当于“不是……而是……”，所以本文第二段第一个句子的意义是“工业革命并不是在一夜之间变成不可抵制的力量”。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】空白处前面没有与地点相关的词，所以排除where，而that不能用于非限定性定语从句。空白处后面是个完整的句子，不可能用which。空白处前面是in the 1800s，恰好是时间，可选when。