2022年广西桂林、梧州、贵港、玉林、崇左、北海高考考前模拟英语试题含答案

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy2．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened3．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend4．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause5．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what6．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While7．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded8．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．amtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking9．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.10．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.11．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting12．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof13．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!14．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.15．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant16．Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof17．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless18．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment19．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular20．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.Butlastsummer,JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents.“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut,”Joannsnoted.TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter.“Sheusedtocuddleup(蜷伏)withmeonthesofaandtalk,”saidMark.“Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich.”Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat’sontheirminds.“Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist.”saidMichaelRiera,authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers.“Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears.”Rieraexplained.“Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast.”Parentswhoknowwhat’sgoingonintheirteenagers’livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.1、“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut”suggeststhattheson

_______.A．keepshimselfawayfromhisparentsB．doesn’twanttobedisturbedC．isalwaysbusywithhisstudiesD．beginstodislikehisparents2、WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat

________.A．theirdaughterisn’taslovelyasbeforeB．theydon’tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughterC．theycan’treadtheirdaughter’smindexactlyD．theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“thewallofsilence”inthelastparagraph?A．Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.B．Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.C．Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.D．Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.B．Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.C．Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.D．Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.22．（8分）FromNationaltoInternationalDoyouhavewhatittakes!It’sourjobtohelpyoumakethatleap?Theworldiswaiting.Areyouready?Isyoursmallbusinessreadytomakethatnextstepandexpandabroad?Arecentsurveyestimatesthatupto40%ofallsmallbusinessesareintendingtodojustthat.Isyourbusinessmakingupthis40%?Makingthatmoveandexpandingontotheinternationalmarketrequireadifferentapproachfromtheoneyou’reusedto.Onanationallevel,itisoftenenoughtoselltherightproductattherightprice.Failuretoadoptadifferentsalesapproachontheinternationalmarketcanoftenleadtofailureasinternationalcustomersexpectdifferentthings.Thisiswhywecomein.Therightknowledgeandtherightpreparationcanmakeallthedifferenceontheinternationallevel.Themainaspectsoftheprogramweofferare:1.Howcanweaknessesbeidentifiedandreduced?2.Howareculturaldifferenceshandledinthebusinessworld?3.In-depthknowledgeofdistrictlaw,howdoesithelp?4.Howcanwetargettherightkindofinternationalcustomersandhowcanwefinancethisbigger,morecomplicatedinternationaloperation?5.Whatcanbedonetocreateafoolproof(万无一失的)businessplan?Costofthecourse:$2,000perperson.If4ormorepeopleapplyfromthesamecompany,thendiscountscanbearranged.Coursetimescanbechangedtoaccommodateyouremployees’schedule.Mostimportantly,thiscourseisfullyaccreditedbysometoplevelcollegesanduniversities.1、Whowillmostlikelybenefitfromthiscourse?A．Anybodynotinterestedinbusinessadministration.B．Asmallinternationalbusinessmanager.C．Anindividualrunningasmallcompany.D．Anyownerofaninternationalbusinesshopingtogodomestic.2、Whyisthereadangerofaninternationalbusinessfailure?A．Thepriceofshippingistoohigh.B．Ittakestoolongtodeliverproducts.C．Internationalcustomersdonotspeakthesamelanguage.D．Thebusinessownercannotunderstandthelocalmarket.3、WhatisNOTlistedintheadvertisedprogram?A．Howtopaytheinternationalworkforce.B．Therightwaytostudyinternationallaw.C．Culturaldiversitiesthatmustbeknownexactly.D．Whatweshouldlearnfromourweaknesses.4、Whatisthemainadvantageofparticipatinginthisstudyprogram?A．Internationaltravel.B．Fixedschedulefortheemployees.C．Theavailabilityofdiscountsof40%.D．Creditsthatcanbetransferredtouniversitycourses.23．（8分）Ifyouaskmostfathers,withouthesitation,theywillsaythattheywoulddiefortheirchildren.Unfortunately,somemenhavebeenputinthatsituation,andwithFather’sDaycomingupnextweekend,wewanttosharewithyoutheirstories.JustinMcCaryOnOctober8,2015,JustinMcCary,his10-year-olddaughterHaley,andhisnieceweredoingsomerockcollectingneararailroadbridgeinChattanooga.Whentheyheardthetraincoming,theystartedtomoveawayfromthetracks,butthatiswhenHaley’sfootbecamestuck.Hepushedheroffthebridgeandshefell15-feetintothestreambelow.Thegirlsurvived,butthetrainkilledthefatherinstantly.JimTramelOnEasterSunday,2016,JimTramelwasonvacationwithhisfamilyinPalmSprings.SuddenlyJimsawthatsomethingwaswrongwithhisnine-year-olddaughter.Heimmediatelydivedintothepoolandmanagedtogethisdaughtertosafety,buthewaspronounceddeadinthehospital.Otherpeoplewerefarawayfromthefaultywiringandnotseriouslyinjured.FredrickMartinOnApril3,2012,Fredrickandhiseight-year-oldsonTrewerecleaningoutTre’sgrandmother’sgaragewhentwomenrantowardsthemandfiredafewshots.Fredricknaturallybentoverhissonandprotectedhimfromthebullets(子弹).Policebelievethatthismurderwasrandom,andnoonehaseverbeenarrestedinconnectionwiththecrimethatleftTreMartinfatherless.JacobMerkelEarlyonemorninginNovember2010,afirebrokeoutinthehomeoftheMerkelsinManitoba,Canada.Onceoutside,theparentsrealizedtheirfourthchild,Kai,wasstillinthebasement.Bravingtheflames,JacobwentbackinsideandreappearedfromthefirewithKaiinhisarms.Butjustashesteppedout,therewasanexplosionbehindhim.Sadly,Jacobdidn’tsurvivethenight.1、WhathappenedtoHaleywhenthetrainwascomingclosetoher?A．Shegotherfootstuck.B．Shewasknockeddown.C．Shewascollectingrocks.D．Shejumpedintothestream.2、Whoisavictimofthefaultywiring?A．JacobMerkel.B．JustinMcCary.C．FredrickMartin.D．JimTramel.3、WhatdidFredrickdotosavehisson?A．Shootatthemurderers.B．Stopbulletswithhisbody.C．Takethecriminalstocourt.D．Directhimtothebasement.4、Whydidtheauthorwritethetext?A．Totellwhyfathersdiedfortheirkids.B．Tointroducesomefathers’misfortune.C．Tohonorfathersandtheirheroicactions.D．Toshowhowmanyfathersdiedfortheirkids.24．（8分）HowmanytimesdoyoucheckyourFacebookpageinadaytoseewhetheryourlatestposthasgotanother“like”or“thumbsup”?Althoughyoumightbeembarrassedtoadmithowmanytimesyoudothis,don’tworry—--psychologicalfindingshaveshownit’scompletelynormal.Infact,thepleasurewederivefromreceivinga“like”isequaltothatofeatingchocolateorwinningmoney,andwecan’thelpwantingmore.Accordingtothefindings,whichobserved32teensagedbetween13and18,thefeedbackcircuitintheteens’brainsisparticularlysensitive,andthe“social”and“visual”partsoftheirbrainswereactivewhentheyreceived“likes”onthesocialnetwork.Theresearchalsoshowedthatthoughthethumbsupmightcomefromcompletestrangers,thegoodtheyderivefromthemworkedallthesame.So,doesitmeanweshouldtryourbesttowinasmanythumbsupaspossible?Notnecessarilysoifweknowthereasonsbehindourdesireforattention.In“whydopeoplelongforattention”byM.FaroukRadwan,heexplainedseveralcasesinwhichpeoplenaturallylongedforattention.Radwansaidpeoplewhowereanonlychild,whowereusedtobeingthecenterofattentionintheirhouse,maytrytocopytheseconditions.Feeling“overlookedandunappreciated”mightalsoleadyoutolongforattention.Othertimes,thestateofbeingjealousorwantingtocoveryourmistakesmayalsocontributetosuchlongings.Infact,toomuchdesireforattentioncancreateanxiety,andinturnruinyourhappinessevenwhenyougetit.Sowhatcanwedoaboutit?Theanswerisquitesimple.“Ifpeoplecouldadoptgoalsnotfocusedontheirownself-esteembutonsomethinglargerthantheirself,suchaswhattheycancreateorcontributetoothers,theywouldbelesssensitivetosomeofthenegativeeffectsofpursuingself-esteem,”wrotepsychologyprofessorJenniferCrocker.Soperhapstheanswertoouraddictionto“likes”issimplytofocusonsomethinglargerthanourselves—--ahard,butaworthyone.1、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“derive”inParagraph2?A．deliverB．giveC．preventD．get2、What’sthereactionofreceiving“likes”onthesocialnetworktothebrain?A．Thebrainbecomesmorenervous.B．Somepartsofthebrainareactive.C．Thebrainbecomeslesssensitive.D．Thebrainbecomescleverer.3、Whowantstogetmoreattentionaccordingtothepassage?A．theonlychild.B．Theoldwholiveshappilywithchildren.C．Theyoungwhofeelsanxious.D．Teenswhowanttodiscovertheirmistakes.4、What’sCrocker’ssuggestionaboutthenegativeeffectsofgettingself-esteem?A．Doinganinterestingmatter.B．Workingharderthaneverbefore.C．Havingabiggergoalthantheirself.D．NotcheckingyourFacebookpageinaday.25．（10分）Thefirstdrawingsonwallsappearedincavesthousandsofyearsago.LatertheAncientRomansandGreekswrotetheirnamesandprotestpoemsonbuildings.ModerngraffitiseemstohaveappearedinPhiladelphiaintheearly1960s,andbythelatesixtiesithadreachedNewYork.Thenewartformreallytookoffinthe1970s,whenpeoplebeganwritingtheirnames,or“tags”,onbuildingsalloverthecity.Inthemid-seventiesitwassometimeshardtoseeoutofasubwaycarwindow,becausethetrainswerecompletelycoveredinspraypaintingsknownasmasterpieces.Intheearlydays,the“taggers”werepartofstreetcrowdswhowereconcernedwithmarkingtheirterritory(领地).Theyworkedingroupscalled“crews”andcalledwhattheydid“writing”—theterm“graffiti”wasfirstusedbyTheNewYorkTimesandthenovelistNormanMailer.ArtgalleriesinNewYorkbeganbuyinggraffitiintheearlyseventies.Butatthesametimethatitbegantoberegardedasanartform,JohnLindsay,thethenmayorofNewYork,declaredthefirstwarongraffiti.Bythe1980sitbecamemuchhardertowriteonsubwaytrainswithoutbeingcaught,andinsteadmanyofthemoreestablishedgraffitiartistsbeganusingroofsofbuildings.Thedebateoverwhethergraffitiisartordeliberatedamageisstillgoingon.PeterVallone,aNewYorkcitycouncilor,thinksthatgraffitidonewithpermissioncanbeart,butifitisonsomeoneelse’spropertyitbecomesacrime.“Ihaveamessageforthegraffitidestroyersoutthere,”hesaidrecently,“andyourfreedomofexpressionendswheremypropertybegins.”Ontheotherhand,Felix,amemberoftheBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCity,saysthatartistsarereclaimingcitiesforthepublicfromadvertisers,andthatgraffitirepresentsfreedomandmakescitieslivelier.Fordecadesgraffitihasbeenaspringboardtointernationalfameforafew.Jean-MichelBasquiatbegansprayingonthestreetinthe1970sbeforebecomingarespectedartistinthe80s.TheFrenchmanBlekleRatandtheBritishartistBanksyhaveachievedinternationalfamebyproducingcomplexworkswithstencils(模板),oftenmakingpoliticalorhumorouspoints.WorksbyBanksyhavebeensoldforover£100,000.Graffitiisnowsometimesbigbusiness.1、Whywastheseventiesanimportantdecadeinthehistoryofgraffiti?A．Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstbecamereallypopular.B．Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstappeared.C．ThatwaswhengraffitifirstreachedNewYork.D．Thatwaswhengraffitifirstappearedonsubwaycarwindows2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taggers”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Namesofpeoplewhograffitied.B．Buildingwherepaintsweresprayed.C．Peoplewhomarkedsurfacewithgraffiti.D．Peoplewhowereinterestedingraffiti.3、Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A．NewYorkersthinkgraffitiisart.B．Graffitiwasacceptedbyofficialscompletely.C．Buildingscanbecoveredwithgraffitifreely.D．Therewereonceadvertisementsoncitysurface.4、Whatistheauthor’sfinalopinionaboutgraffiti?A．Graffitihasnowbecomemainstreamandcanbenefitartists.B．Graffitiisnotagoodwaytobecomearespectedartist.C．Somepopulargraffitiartistsendupbeingignoredbytheartworld.D．Somegraffiticausedinconveniencetothelocalenvironment.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Twoyearsago，myfriendandIwereatcollege.Withhisbirthdayquickly1，hecametomewithanunusual2:insteadofreceivingpresents，hewantedtodosomeactsofkindness.Iwas3withsuchallidea.4insteadoftakingforthebirthdaywasreallydifferent.Iaskedhimhowhecouldcomeupwithsucha5idea.HetoldmeaboutaTEDtalkhehadwatchedongenerosity.whichhad6him.Sowestartedto7creativethingswecoulddo.Ouruniversityemployedsomesecurityguardsto8itsstudents.Theyhavetowork9，keepingwatchoneverycornerthroughouttheuniversity.Forthemostpartit'sathanklessjobasmostpeoplegrow10toseeingtheguardsallaroundandeventuallybarelynoticetheir11，letaloneacknowledgetheirefforts.Howcouldweshowthemourappreciation?Wedecidedtomakealargepotofhot12.WehiredaUberandaskedthedrivertotakeusaroundthecampuswhereweknewthe13wouldbeandwepouredthemeachacupofhotchocolate.TheUberdriverwas14abitdoubtfultotheentireplanbutafterawhilehewashelpingus15theguardsandourlivelyspirithad16tohimaswell.Weweremetwithmany17andappreciativewords.Itwasamazingtoseehowa18actorevenintentionofgenerositycanlifteveryone’sspirit.Inowrealizethatspecialenergyiscreatedwhenyouchoosetothinkbiggerthanyourselfandactin19ofothers.You’llfindit'sactuallythegreatest20you’neverget，especiallywhenit’syourbirthday.1、A．ending B．passing C．advancing D．approaching2、A．order B．request C．problem D．story3、A．struck B．blessed C．burdened D．bored4、A．Refusing B．Earning C．Giving D．Donating5、A．traditional B．complex C．familiar D．novel6、A．controlled B．supported C．inspired D．rewarded7、A．planout B．takeover C．watchfor D．holdback8、A．judge B．help C．monitor D．protect9、A．stepbystep B．aroundtheclock C．moreorless D．nowandthen10、A．addicted B．devoted C．attached D．accustomed11、A．presence B．hunger C．poverty D．thirsty12、A．tea B．milk C．porridge D．chocolate13、A．workers B．students C．guards D．drivers14、A．finally B．initially C．occasionally D．frequently15、A．remind B．track C．spot D．recognize16、A．spread B．moved C．happened D．returned17、A．friends B．difficulties C．greetings D．smiles18、A．similar B．small C．daily D．modest19、A．service B．place C．charge D．memory20、A．1esson B．attention C．gift D．care第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）MostAmericansthinkofNewYearasasingledayonJanuarylst.However,Chinese-Americansandpeoplefromother1．(culture)thatusedifferentcalendarseachhaveanothercelebrationaswell.AgoodexampleofthisistheChineseNewYearcelebrationinSanFrancisco,whichissimilarto2．wedoinShanghai.ThemostfamouspartofChineseNewYearinSanFranciscoistheparade,which3．(watch)byoverthreemillionpeopleeveryyear.Overahundredentriestakepartintheparade4．(march)throughdowntownandChinatown.Inthecourseoftheparade,cheeringfromthecrowdismixed5．musicaslocalcommunitygroupswavebanners,flags,andcarrylanterns.Chinesethemedfloatswill“float”by,including6．longGoldenDragonfloatthat7．(take)onehundredpeopletooperate.Localkungfuschoolswillperformliondanceswhenfirecrackersexplodearoundtheirfeet.FormanyAmericans,celebrating8．(they)ancestralcultureisas9．(importance)asAmericanculture,andtheycelebrateboth.Ifyouhaveachance10．(visit)theUnitedStates,youmayhavethechancetoseesomeofthecelebrationsyourself.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Sometimespeoplearemeantootherswhoaresmarterordifferentfromthem、Itmakesthemfeelpowerfullyorincontrol、Butiftheytaketimetogettoknowthatperson,theymaybecomefriends!Trynottoshowangerstowardskidswhoarebeingmeantoyou、Standinguptallandwalkawaycanworkreallywell、Notgettingareactionfromthemtakesawaythefunforthem、Theymaystopunlesstheyseewhattheyaredoingdon’tbotheryou、Ifkidscontinuetobemean,trytotalkaboutthem、Beingcalmandfirmbutnice、Itishardtobemeantosomeoneisbeingnice、However,ifyoueverfeelthreatenedorinthedanger,tellanadultrightaway、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是学生会主席李华，你校要举办首届英语艺术节（EnglishArtFestival），请你用英语给师生写一封信，刊登在校报英文版上。信的内容主要包括：1．举办时间和地点；2．内容；3．举办英语节的意义。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、D4、C5、B6、D7、C8、D9、A10、B11、D12、C13、B14、D15、B16、B17、C18、C19、B20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat“theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways--–inparticularIthinkitwillhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible.”Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,“Asapeacemachine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation.”Thiswasn’tthefirstgrandpromiseoftechnology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,“Thesubmarine(潜艇)maybethecauseofbringingbattletoastoppage.”AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite(火药)wouldbeawarobstacle:“Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeacethanathousandworldconventions(公约).”Similarly,whenHiranMaxim,inventorofthemachinegun,wasaskedin1893,“Willthisgunnotmakewarmoreterrible?”heanswered,“No,itwillmakewarimpossible.”GugliemoMareconi,inventoroftheradio,toldtheworldin1912.“Thecomingofthewirelesstimewillmakewarimpossible,becauseitwillmakewarridiculous.”GeneralJamesHarbord,chairmanoftheboardofRCAin1925,believed,“RadiowillservetomaketheconceptofPeaceonEarth,GoodWillTowardMenareality.”DavidNye,ahistorianoftechnology,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleadingtouniversalpeacethehot-airballoon,poisongas,landminesandlaserguns.Itisnotthatalltheseinventionsarewithoutbenefits—evenbenefitstowarddemocracy（民主）.Rather,it’sthecasethateachnewtechnologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.“Problemsaretheanswerstosolutions,”saysBrianArthur.Mostofthenewproblemsintheworldareproblemscreatedbyprevioustechnology.Theseproblemsarenearlyinvisibletous.Everyyear1.2millionpeopledieinautomobileaccidents.Thetechnologicaltransportationsystemkillsmorepeoplethancancer.Globalwarming,environmentalpoisons,nuclearterrorism,andspeciesloss,areonlyafewofthemanyotherseriousproblemstroublingpeople.Ifweembrace(拥抱)technologyweneedtofaceitscosts.5、What