2023学年天津市蓟县高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit2．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the3．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound4．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a;the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填5．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once6．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled7．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that8．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout9．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding10．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which11．Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant12．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat13．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever14．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be15．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas16．Asisoftenthecase,therearealwayssomeobstaclesintheway，something________beforewerealizetherealgoalofeducation.A．tobegotthrough B．gotthroughC．gettingthrough D．havingbeengotthrough17．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general18．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went19．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever20．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe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）LocatedinLosAngeles,UniversityofSouthernCaliforniaisintheheartofaleadingcity.AlthoughLArankshighlyinTheEconomist’sSafeCitiesIndex,navigatingandcitycallsforcertainsafetyprecautions(预防措施)alongwithpracticingcommonsense.♦MobileSafetyAppPoweredbyLiveSafeTheMobileSafetyApppoweredbyLiveSafe,managebytheUSCDepartmentofPublicSafetyandtheUSCDepartmentofEmergencyPlanning,isafreedownloadableappthatmobileuserscanusetoinitiatecontactwithemergencyrespondersaroundthecampus.Featuresinclude:immediate“pushbutton”callstoDPS,easyreportingforsuspiciousactivityorcrimesinprogress,andlocationservicestonotifyfriendsofyourroutethroughcampus.♦BlueLightPhoneLocationsTheUniversityParkhasmultiplebluelightphonesthatarestrategicallyplacedthroughoutcampus.Takenoteofwheretheclosestonesareonyourroute.Theycomeinhandyincaseyouloseyourphoneorinanemergency.ThesephonesaredirectlyconnectedtoUSC’sDepartmentofPublicSafety’s24-hourcommunicationscenter.Besidesemergencyneeds,itcanalsobeusedtoreportsuspiciousactivity,requestforanescort(护送)ifyoufeelunsafeandtoreportacrime.♦TrojansAlertTrojansAlertisanemergencynotificationsystemthatallowsuniversityofficialstocontactyouduringanemergencybysendingmessagesviatextmessageoremail.Whenanemergencyoccurs,authorizedUSCsenderswillinstantlynotifyyouwithreal-timeupdates,instructionsonwheretogo,whattodo(orwhatnottodo),whomtocontactandotherimportantinformation.AllmembersoftheUSCcommunity,aswellasparentsandregularvisitorstocampus,arestronglyencouragedtosignupforTrojansAlert.1、Whatdobluelightphonesdoforstudents?A．Guidestudentsthroughcampus.B．Alertstudentstocrimeactivities.C．Lightupthewayifstudentsfeelunsafe.D．Connectthemwiththesafetydepartment.2、HowdoesUSCsendoutinstructionsduringanemergency?A．Withbluelightphones.B．Viatextmessageoremail.C．Throughmobilesafeapp.D．BycallingallUSCmembers.3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toencouragestudentstofightcrime.B．TointroduceUSC’ssafetydepartment.C．ToprovidesafetyservicesforUSCstudents.D．Toinformparentsofsafetyrisksoncampus.22．（8分）InthislistIchoseinspirationalyoungpeoplewhohavemadeapositivedifferenceintheworld.JoanofArc(1412〜1431)Agedjust16,JoanofArcmadeanunlikelyjourneytotheDauphinofFrance.Impressedwithsomethinginsidethisyoungpeasantgirl,theDauphinofFrancewasinspiredtorenewthefightwiththeEnglish,defeatingthematOrleans—asJoanhadpredicted.Shewasburntatthestake,agedjust19,butherpredictionsofFrancegainingherfreedomprovedcorrect.AnneFrank(1929〜1945)WhilehidingintheNetherlandsduringtheNazioccupation,AnneFrankkeptadiaryofherexperiences.ShediedinBergen-Belsenconcentrationcampin1945.However,aftertheendofthewar,herdiarieswerepublishedbyherfather.TheDiaryofAnneFrankbecameaninternationalbest-sellerandhelpedgiveayoungperson’sviewontheholocaust(大屠杀)statistics.SamanthaSmith(1972〜1985)SamanthawasanAmericanschoolgirl.In1982,shewrotealettertotheleaderoftheSovietUnion,YuriAndropov,askingwhyrelationsbetweentheUSandtheSovietUnionweresotense.Herletterwaspublished,andlaterAndropovreplied.SmithwasalsoinvitedtovisittheSovietUnion,whichshedid.Thevisitwasfollowedwithgreatinterestbytheinternationalmedia.In1983,shevisitedJapanactingasAmerica’syoungestambassador.Shedied,agedjust13,inaplanecrash.NkosiJohnson(1989〜2001)NkosiwasbornwithHIVinheritedfromhisparents.In1997,hewasrefusedadmissiontoapublicschoolbecauseofHIVstatus.HebecameapowerfulspeakerfortreatingHIVvictimswithequalityandrespect.HereceivedtheChildren’sPeacePrizeafterdeath,NelsonMandelareferredtohimas“anicon(偶像)ofthestruggleforlife”.1、JoanofArcisfamousasa.A．foottraveler B．nationalheroineC．farmer’sdaughter D．socialreformer2、WhatmadeAnneFrankknownaroundtheworld?A．Herhidingexperiences. B．Herdeathinconcentrationcamp.C．Thupublicationofherdiaries. D．TheendofWorldWarⅡ.3、WhomadeagreatdifferenceintreatingAIDSpatients?A．JoanofArc. B．AnneFrank.C．SamanthaSmith. D．NkosiJohnson.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthepeoplementionedinthetext?A．Theyhavegoodeducation.B．Theylosetheirlivesforpeace.C．Theyvaluepersonalinfluence.D．Theyinfluencetheworldinapositiveway.23．（8分）AsPhDresearchgoes,BrianWisendenmightbeenvied:watchingbabyfishswimmingswiftlythroughtheclearwatersintheCostaRicantropicaldryforest.Byrecordingtheirgrowthandnumbers,hehopedtolookattheirrisksofbeingeaten.Instead,hewitnessedsomethingstrange.Manygroupswereincreasinginnumbers.Inthesegroups,someweresmallerthanothers,suggestingtheyweren’tsiblings(兄弟姐妹).Wisendenhadaccidentallydiscoveredthatthefish,calledconvictcichlids,adopteachother’sbabies.Whywouldtheydothat,hewondered?Inthehumanworld,wethinkofadoptionasaselflessact.Butinnature,itspresenceispuzzling.Takingontheburdenofbringingupbabieswithnogeneticlinkwouldseemtoreduceananimal’schanceofsurvivaloratleastprovidenogain.Yet,adoptionissurprisinglycommoninthenaturalworld.Taketheeasterngreykangaroo.Between2008and2013,Wisendenfollowedthefatesof326babykangaroosintheWilsonsPromontoryNationalParkinVictoriaandrecorded11casesofpouch(育儿袋)swapping.Thecircumstancesbehindsomeoftheseadoptionsaren’tknown,butfourwerestraightswapsandanotherfouroccurredafteramotherhadlostherownbaby.Howcome?Beforeindependence,babykangaroosgothroughaperiodinsideandoutsidetheirmotherspouch.Followingout-of-pouchattempts,mothersnormallysnifftheiryoungbeforeallowingthembackin,butWisendensteamsuspectthatduringanemergencytheymayomitthesnifftest,allowingaweakbabytoquicklyclimbinbeforefleeingfromdanger.Someofnature’sadoptionsare,actually,drivenbyyoung.Inburrowerbugs(土蝽),forexample,femaleslayanestofeggsclosetothoseofunrelatedbugs.Motherbugstendtheirdevelopingeggsbeforetheyhatch,andthenfeed出firbabiesnutsfromweedymintplants.Findingnutsisacompetitivebusiness，sonoteverymotherbuggetsherfairshare.Andifthedeliveryrateisn’tuptostandard,cleveryoungmayabandontheirmotherstojoinabetter-fedgroup.Theconsequencesofadoptionfollowingmistakenidentitycanbehorrible.Thetruebabiesofadoptingmotherswereabandoned.Buiitcanhaveremarkablebenefits,notjustforadopteesbutalsoforadoptiveparents.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutWisenden’sresearchaboutbabyfish?A．Itwasbeyondhisexpectations.B．Itputmanyrarespeciesatrisk.C．Itshowedageneticsimilarityinfish.D．Itfoundanewwaytoprotectforests.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“omit”meaninthepassage?A．Confirm.B．Repeat.C．Adopt.D．Skip.3、Whywouldsomeburrowerhugsabandontheirmothers?A．Toliveinwarmernests.B．Toreproduce.C．Toseekforbetterparenting.D．Toadapttocompetitionearlier.4、Whatmaytheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A．Thecausesofaccidentaladoption.B．Theprocessesofaccidentaladoption.C．Thedrawbacksofaccidentaladoption.D．Theadvantagesofaccidentaladoption.24．（8分）Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours—about10hoursand1minutesaday—atourcomputers，smartphones，tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?Itmightbe，mainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.Bluelightisatypeofelectromagneticradiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit'struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances，there'snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis，whichiswhybluelight—blockingglassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye，butthere'snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage，”Dr.RahulKhurana，clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologists，toldBusinessInsider.Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact，thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover，bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn'tharmful，thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe’relookingatourscreens?Theansweriseyestrain(眼疲劳):Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight，itseems，isn'tthecause.Instead，oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistherealissue，bluelight-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.1、Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?A．Itisakindofnuclearradiation.B．Ithastheshortestwavelength.C．Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.D．Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.2、Whatcausesthepopularityofbluelight-blockingglasses?A．Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.B．Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.C．Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.D．Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.B．Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.C．Blue1ightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.D．Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.4、Accordingtothetext，wearingbluelight-blockingglassesmaybe_______.A．tiring B．harmful C．useless D．beneficial25．（10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.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）Apersonshouldeatright，getsomeexercise，orheorshewilllookterriblein25years.Andifthepersondrinksandsmokes?Even____．That'sthemessagefromBlueCrossBlueShield.The____，called“FutureYou”，usesadigitalcameraandcomputertocompareaperson'scurrentimagewithhisorherfuture____withoutchangesinbadhabits.“Smokingcan1yourskin，”saidAnna，acreativeoperationmanager，“Youcanseewhattheresultsofthetoxins(毒素)andthechemicalsin2are.”Alongwiththepotentially3sightofone'solderself，FutureYouoffersscience­based4onwhattoeat，howmuchtoexerciseandotherwaysto5yourhealth.Butwillitwork?Too6totellwastheverdict(意见)ofAnna.“Iwanttoseesomedata！”shesaid.Generally，Annasaid，menshow7concernabouttheirappearancethanwomen.“Womensay，‘Thatlookslikemy8onthescreen，’”shesaid.“Menaremorelikelyto9，‘Yeah，goahead.PutitonFacebook.’”Theprojectwasraisedmorethanayearagotoimprovetheoverall(总体的)healthofthepeoplewhoare10ofthiscompany.Inaddition，thegrowthintheranksof11customerswouldbringdowntheoverallcostofhealthcare.Incomingweeks，twonewoneswillbe12inlocationssuchastheAmericanTobaccoCampusandtheMuseumofNaturalScience.Ifusers13，theirinformationwillbestoredassecretswithoutnamestocreateadatabaseofgoodandbad14．Theprocessisfreeandtheresponseisnot15，atleastaccordingtoValenciaRobertson，oneofalineofpeoplewhowaitedto16theinstrumentonThursday.“I'mgood，”Robertsonsaidafter17herfutureimage.“It'snotgoingtobeabigdifference.”1、A．easier B．happier C．bitter D．worse2、A．instrument B．picture C．place D．structure3、A．wealth B．character C．appearance D．education4、A．reflect B．bother C．ruin D．affect5、A．cigarette B．beers C．medicines D．foods6、A．confusing B．convincing C．depressing D．exciting7、A．opinion B．plans C．thought D．advice8、A．break B．damage C．preserve D．change9、A．possible B．natural C．early D．clear10、A．deeper B．less C．higher D．stronger11、A．son B．father C．daughter D．mom12、A．guess B．say C．doubt D．wonder13、A．customers B．managers C．secretaries D．cleaners14、A．cautious B．smart C．careless D．generous15、A．showingup B．thoughtout C．soldout D．dyingout16、A．know B．agree C．come D．listen17、A．habits B．choices C．methods D．plans18、A．nice B．cool C．strange D．bad19、A．repair B．sell C．try D．buy20、A．drawing B．viewing C．picturing D．imaging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）语法填空Thefollowingaresomegreatestartistsorpaintersintheworld．PabloPicassowasconsidered1．(be)thegreatestwesternartistofthetwentiethcentury,2．wasaSpanishartist.Picassoandanotherpainter,GeorgeBraque,startedCubism.RoyLichtensteinwas3．contemporaryAmericanartist．Oneof4．(he)worksisaworldfamousexampleofpopart．Popartwasanimportantmodernartmovementthat5．(aim)toshowordinarytwentieth-centurycitylife.QiBaishiwasoneofChina’s6．(great)painters．Hefollowedthe7．(tradition)Chinesestyleofpainting．Chinesepaintingisknown8．itsbrushdrawingsinblackinksandnaturalcolours．QiBaishi’spaintingsarespecialbecauseheobservedtheworldofnaturevery9．(careful).XuBeihongwasoneofChina’sbest-knowntwentieth-century10．(artist）．LikeQiBaishi,XupaintedinthetraditionalChinesestyleandismostfamousforhislivelypaintingsofhorses.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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。Inmostcases,almosteveryonevisitacaféorfriend’shouseasksfortheWiFipasswordfirst、TheInternetseemshavebecomeoneofyourbasicneeds、And60%oftheworld’spopulationstilldidn’thaveInternetaccess、Thesituationisevenmoreworseintheleastdevelopedcountriesonlyonein10peoplehaveregularaccesstotheInternet、That’s’whyintherecentsurvey,manypeoplethinkofInternetaccessasaprivilegeinsteadofahumanright、However,theUNhasmadeitclearlysince2011thattheInternet,thatshouldbeaccessibletoeveryone,isahumanright、110第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Chris现就读于济南某国际学校。他想了解中国发展状况。12月30号起将在成龙电影院放映纪录片《厉害了，我的国》（AmazingChina）影片展现了中国近几年在科技，经济，人民生活等方面的发展成果。请根据以下提示，用英语给Chris写一封电子邮件。内容包括：邀请观看电影简述影片内容（具体列举至少两件发展成果）请求对方回复注意：1．词数100词左右：2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、B4、D5、C6、A7、D8、B9、C10、C11、A12、D13、B14、A15、B16、A17、B18、B19、C20、D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、1、D2、B3、C22、1、B2、C3、D4、D23、1、A2、D3、C4、D24、1、C2、B3、A4、C25、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,addsto