2023-2024学年山东省栖霞二中高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年山东省栖霞二中高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given2．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why3．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror4．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．assoonas C．until D．aslongas5．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake6．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take7．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who8．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith9．Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who10．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing11．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom12．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever13．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that14．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That15．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly16．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why17．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must18．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow19．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted20．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing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）IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMichelle,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的).”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.1、Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A．scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB．man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC．languagecanhelpbrainpowerD．languagelearningandmathsstudy2、Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.A．saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB．provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguageC．toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD．makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell3、Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans______.A．aresearcheronlanguagelearningB．apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC．apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD．anactivelanguagelearner22．（8分）Recently,SouthKoreanstarPSY’s“Gangnamstyle”videohasbeenpopularontheInternet.Ithasbecomemostpeople’sfavoritemusic.Infact,thesonghassettheGuinnessWorldRecordforthemostpopularvideointhehistoryoftheInternet.Morethantwomillionpeoplehavesaid“like”sincethesongwasontheInternetonJuly15.PSY’sspecialdancemovesandfunnyhorseridingstylehaveattractedmanypeople.Althoughmanypeopledonotunderstandthelanguage,thevideohasbecomethetalkoftheInternet.Thesonghascometofirstplaceinthemusicchartsin31countries,includingtheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,andCanada.“IjustsangformySouthKoreanfans.Ihaveneverexpectedittobepopularinothercountries,”PSYtoldthereportersonaconcert.ThesongwassopopularthatafewofSouthKorean’spoliticiansshowedPSY’smovestoattractsupporters.“Thesongcameoutinmid-July.ItsingsabouttherichlifeofSouthKorea--especiallyGangnaminSeoul,wherealotofrichpeoplelive.Millionsofpeoplehavewatchedthevideo.Manystars,suchasKatyPerry,RobbieWilliamsandNellyFurtadosaidthattheylovethesong.Thesestarsperformedpartofthesongatarecentconcert.Ridinghighonthesuccessof“GangnamStyle”,PSYwassignedbyScooterBrauntoBraun’sSchoolboyRecords,alabeldistributedbyUniversalRepublic.PSYhaswrittenmanyhitsongsofvaryingstylesfordifferentsingers.Priorto“GangnamStyle”hismostfamouscompositionperhapswasLeeSeungGi’sdebut(首次亮相)song“BecauseYouAreMyWoman”.1、WhatmakesPSY’s“GangnamStyle”thefamousmusicofmillionsofpeople?A．ThesonghassettheGuinnessWorldRecordB．ThesonghascometofirstplaceinthemusicchartC．TheylikethedancemovesandthehorseridingstyleD．Theydon’tunderstandthewordsofthesong2、WhydidsomeofSouthKorea’spoliticiansshowPSY’smoves?A．TheywantedtotellpeoplethattheywerealsofondofmusicB．TheywantedpeopletosupportthemC．TheywerePSY’sfansD．TheylikedPSY’sdancingstyle3、What’s“GangnamStyle”about?A．ThewayofhorseridingB．TherichlifeofpeopleofGangnaminSeoulC．TheGuinnessWorldRecordD．Theloveofstars4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LifeoftheMusicStarPSYB．“GangnamStyly”--Mostpeople’sfavoriteMusicC．PSY’sFamousCompositionsD．Meaningof“GangnamStyle”23．（8分）Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“peak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,"HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe'regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”1、Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto.A．usefortheirschoolworkB．accesstheInternetC．workathomeD．connectthemtolibraries2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A．Allteachersusecomputers.B．1500studentshavelaptops.C．ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D．Studentstherecandoeverything.3、Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan.A．attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB．travelaroundtheworldC．getinformationfromaroundtheworldD．havefreelaptops4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theprogramissuccessful.B．Theprogramisnotworkable.C．Theprogramistooexpensive.D．Wedon'tknowtheresultoftheprogramyet.24．（8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.25．（10分）Forcenturies,peoplehavetriedtoinventaperfectuniversalwrittenlanguageandChinesehasactuallybeenconsideredbefore.FrancisBaconusedtoassumethatalanguagelikeChineseanditswritingsystemwouldhavequalified.Chinesedoesn’tuseanalphabetbasedonsounds,butsymbolsindicatingmeaning.Chinesecharacterhasitsspecialrelationshipbetweenthesignandwhatitsymbolized.EachcharacterrepresentsawordoraconceptandyoupilethemuptogetherlikeLegobricks,children’splasticbuildingtoys,tobuildmorewords.Someofthemalsolooklikewhattheyrepresent.Forexample,amountainmaylookjustlikeamountainwithapeakinthemiddle.Andfireresemblessomeblazing(燃烧的)logs.Whenyouputthemtogetherandyougetvolcano.Isn’tthatamazing?Whilesomeofthemlooklikewhattheyrepresent,mostofthemreallydon’t.Infact,someofthemareincrediblycomplicated.Forinstance,“Biang”isthenameofakindofnoodle,whichhas57strokes(笔画).Itisveryhardforpeopletopronounceorrecognizethischaracter,letalonewritingitoutcorrectly.Chineseissocomplicatedthatsincethe1950s,asimplifiedsystemofcharactershasbeenusedinmainlandChina.Butthereisaproblem.Chinesecharactersoftenrepresentwholeworks,andtherearealotofthem.IntheChinesedictionarytherearearoundsixtyfourthousandcharacters.SoChinesecharactersmightnotbecomeauniversalwritingsystemsoon.Thetroubleisnotjustinventingone,butgettingpeopletouseit.Itwouldn’tbeeasyforthewholeworldtoagreeonthesamesetofmeanings.Afterall,languageneedsaculturalcontext.Youcannotreallyjustuseauniversallanguageasyoulike.1、WhatcanwelearnfromFrancisBacon?A．HebelievedthatChinesewritingsystemwasperfect.B．Hemanagedtoinventauniversalwrittenlanguage.C．HerecommendedChinesetousealphabetsbasedonsounds.D．HethoughtwrittenChineselanguagecouldbeusedglobally.2、HowdoestheauthorexplainthecharacteristicofChinesecharacter?A．Byanalyzingstructuresoftoys. B．Bycomparingconcepts.C．Bygivingexamples. D．Bycollectingdata.3、WhydoChinesepeopleuseasimplifiedsystemofChinesecharacters?A．ItishardtopronounceChinesecharacters.B．ItisdifficulttorecognizeorwriteChinesecharacters.C．ItisfashionabletousesimplifiedChinesecharacters.D．ItiscomplicatedtolookupChinesecharactersinthedictionaries.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtowritesimplifiedChinesecharacters.B．Whypeopleneedauniversalwrittenlanguage.C．Chineseisaperfectuniversalwrittenlanguage.D．WhetherChinesearesuitabletobeaworldlanguage.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）WhenstudyinginAustralia,donotworryaboutunderstandingthelocallanguage.GeneralEnglishprogramsareofferedtohelpyou1English.AsaGeneralEnglish2atGreenwichCollege，Iwilltellyouwhatyoucanlearnfromtheseprograms.IteachEnglishatalllevelsfrombeginnersto3Myclassesusually4withafunactivity.Weplayvocabularyandgrammar5SometimeswelistentoAustralian6anddecideifwelikethelyrics(歌词).Afterwehaveall7，wemoveontothegrammarorvocabularyoftheday.We8itthroughwritingorspeaking.We9ourotherskills(reading，writingorlistening)intheafternoon，andusetheseskillstobetterunderstandthegrammarorvocabulary10,attheendoftheday,wetalkabout11toliveandworkinAustralia.Wediscusstheproblems，12howtounderstanddifferentaccents,newwordsandmakenewfriends.Ifthereareanyproblems，wehelpeachother,offeringadviceand13.GeneralEnglishalsooffersaccentclassestoimproveyourspeakingability.Weofferspecialgrammarandconversationclasses,14amovieclub!YoucanalsocomewithustotheOperaHouse，thebeach，thezoooreventoamuseum.Ifyoufeel15aboutusingyourspokenEnglish，don’tworry!Everyonefeelsthe16So，inGeneralEnglishwehaveactivitiesthat17youtalkingtoclassmates，excursions(远足)that18yourconfidence，andstudentpartiesthathelpyoutalktoothers.It'sagreatwayto19allyourEnglishskillsaswellashaveafantastic20MaybeI’llseeyouinmyclasssoon.1、A．test B．posses C．cover D．grasp2、A．student B．worker C．teacher D．guide3、A．advanced B．awkward C．addicted D．accustomed4、A．deal B．start C．compete D．work5、A．toys B．sports C．games D．music6、A．songs B．dialogues C．news D．reports7、A．turnedup B．shutup C．warmedup D．madeup8、A．catch B．practice C．appreciate D．enjoy9、A．dependon B．keepon C．baseon D．focuson10、A．Occasionally B．Secondly C．Fortunately D．Eventually11、A．why B．how C．when D．whether12、A．including B．remaining C．deciding D．judging13、A．practice B．disadvantage C．support D．challenge14、A．aswellas B．inaddition C．exceptfo D．asaresultof15、A．nervous B．comfortable C．excited D．proud16、A．opposite B．fixed C．same D．forced17、A．take B．imagine C．get D．remind18、A．catch B．build C．appreciate D．draw19、A．improve B．value C．assess D．arrange20、A．feeling B．thought C．adventure D．experience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）BrownieandSpottywereneighbordogswhometeverydaytoplaytogether.Theydiditsooften1．theyhadwornapaththroughthegrassofthefieldbetweentheirhouses.2．(luck),oneevening,Browniedidn’treturnhome.Hisfamilywentlookingforhimbutwithno3．(succeed).Tomakethingsworse,thoughhisfamilymadetheireffortstofindhim,bythenextweekhewasstillmissing.Thismadethewholefamily4．(concern)alotaboutBrownie.Justthen,hisfriendSpottyshowedup,barkingandwhining(怒叫),butthecrazyfamilyignored5．littlenervousdog.Thedetermineddog,however,keptbarking,whichmadeBrownie’sownerTedtired6．him.Finally,Spottyrefused7．(take)“no”forananswer.HedraggedTedaboutandledhimtoanemptyground8．Browniewastrappedandcouldn’tmove.Tedsuddenlyrealizedthewholestory.ThenTednoticedthatSpotty9．(do)morethanjustleadingBrownie’shumanownertohisfriend.Duringthepastdays,10．wasSpottythatprotectedandstayedwithhimatnighttowarmhim.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—横线，并在该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。WhenIwasinJuniorMiddleSchool,IoncequarrelwithmyfavoriteteacherMr、Yangbecausehecriticizedmestrictly、Beforethat,IwassoashamedthatIhadnocouragestoseehimagain、Tomysurprised,Mr、Yangfoundmeorapologizedtomeforhissharpwordsthenextday、HehadsaidhecouldunderstandwhyIwassoangryatthatmoment、Mr、YangalsohopedIcouldunderstandthathewassostrictwithmeifhethoughtIshouldhavebehavedbetter、Howhehadsaidmademeverytouching、Therefore,Iwasdeterminedtolethimdownanylonger、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Jack正在为即将到来的考试焦虑不已，严重影响了生活和学习，为此写信向你求助。请根据以下要点，用英语给他回一封信。1、制定复习计划，树立信心。2、坚持锻炼身体。3、保持良好睡眠,。注意：词数100词左右。可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。DearJack,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、D5、C6、B7、B8、D9、A10、C11、C12、C13、C14、D15、B16、C17、B18、B19、C20、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、1、C2、D3、C22、1、C2、B3、B4、B23、1、A2、C3、C4、D24、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,landminesandlasergu