福建省三明市三明第一中学2025届高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

福建省三明市三明第一中学2025届高考冲刺模拟英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed2．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that3．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/4．Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight5．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse6．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened7．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince8．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—Shewondered_______wecouldcompletetheexperiment.A．whenwasit B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat9．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing10．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone11．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating12．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even13．I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday14．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask15．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where16．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why17．Look,____fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!A．so B．such C．how D．what18．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade19．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened20．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff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）Inafewdecades,AI(ArtificialIntelligence)willoutstrip(超越)manyoftheabilitieswebelievemakeusspecial.Thisisagrandchallengeforourage,anditmayrequireaneffectiveresponse.Withcomputersconqueringwhatusedtobedeeplyhumantasks,whatwillitmeaninthefuturetobehuman?Someareworriedthatself-drivingcarsandtrucksmaydisplacemillionsofprofessionaldrivers,anddisruptentireindustries.ButIworryaboutmysix-year-oldson.Whatwillhisplacebeinaworldwheremachinesconquerusinoneareaafteranother?Whatwillhedo,andhowwillherelatetotheseever-smartermachines?Whatwillbehisandhishumanpeers’contributiontotheworldhe’lllivein?Actually,itallcomesdowntoafairlysimplequestion:What’ssospecialaboutus,andwhat’sourlastingvalue?Itcan’tbeskillslikearithmeticortyping.Norcanitberationality(理性),becausewithallouremotionswehumansarelackingit.Soperhapswemightwanttoconsiderqualitiesatadifferentangle:bravecreativity,irrationaloriginality,evenadoseofplainillogicalcraziness,insteadofhard-nosedlogic.Iamnotsuggestingwegiveuponreason,logic,andcriticalthinking.Infact,justbecauseIthinksohighlyofthevaluesweassociatewithrationality,Idobelievewemightwanttocelebrateabitoftheopposite.Sowemustaimourhumancontributiontothisdivisionoflabortocomplement(补充)therationalityofthemachines,ratherthantocompetewithit,becausethatwillsustainablydifferentiateusfromthem,anditisdifferentiationthatcreatesvalue.Whatshouldwedo?IfIamright,weshoulddevelopacreativespirit,evenirrationalideasasweeducateourchildren.Unfortunately,however,oureducationsystemhasnotcaughtuptothecomingrealityofthisSecondMachineAge.Ourschoolsanduniversitiesarestructuredtomold(塑造)pupilstobemostlyservantsofrationality,andtodevelopoutdatedskillsininteractingwithoutdatedmachines.1、Whatdoestheauthorworryabout?A．Manypeople’slosingtheirjobs.B．Humanbeings’positionintheworld.C．Machines’conqueringhumanbeings.D．Manyautomaticmachines’appearing.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“theopposite”inParagraph6referto?A．Irrationalbehaviors.B．Reasonableactivities.C．Dangerousmoves.D．Logicthinking.3、Whatshouldwedotodealwiththefuturechallengesfrommachines?A．Trytocopytheirexamples.B．Trytodobetterthanthem.C．Trytodowhattheycan’tdo.D．Trytobesmarterthanthem.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardtoday’seducation?A．Unclear.B．Confused.C．Confident.D．Disappointed.22．（8分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。WistheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.◆TheLionKingMusical:ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).Place:LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,LondonTelephone:0870243100Date:Friday,18Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡37.5◆OliverMusical:Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytohisfamily.Thesongsinclude“Foodgloriousfood”,“You’vegottopickapocketortwo”,“Whowillbuythiswonderfulmorning”,“Iamreviewingthesituation”and“Consideryourselfathome.”Place:TheatreRoyal,CatherineStreet,LondonTelephone:02074945061Date:Thursday,17Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡25,butnowsave20%◆JerseyBoysMusical:IttellsthestoryofFrankieValliandtheFourseasons:theblue-collarkidsfromNewJerseyformedasinginggroupandbecamefamous.Themusicalfeaturesmanyofthegroup’spopularsongssuchas“Biggirlsdon’tcry”,“Oh,whatanight”and“Can’ttakemyeyesoffyou”.Place:PrinceEdwardTheatre,OldComptonStreet,LondonTelephone:087085022Date:Saturday,19Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡22.5◆AllsWellThatEndsWellPlay:Aromanticstory.Helena,daughterofapoorphysician,lovesBertram,sonofaCountess(女伯爵).Place:Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,ParkStreet,LondonTelephone:020740139Date:Sunday,20Nov,2015Ticketprice:￡40.51、IfMaryisavailableonFriday,whichofthefollowingshouldshecalltobuyaticket?A．087085022 B．02074945061C．0870243100 D．0207401392、Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount,youshouldgoto________.A．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatreB．LyceumTheatreC．PrinceEdwardTheatreD．TheatreRoyal3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToshowtheimportanceofWB．Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.C．TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.D．Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.23．（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.24．（8分）Itmaysurprisebookworms,butapparentlymasterpiecessuchasJaneEyrearelackinginsomething—soundeffects.Anelectronic-bookfirmisaddingbackgroundnoisesandmusictotheworksofCharlotteBronte,SirArthurConanDoyleandWilliamShakespeareinthehopeofattractingyoungerreaders.Inoneexample,adescriptionofrainlashingagainstawindowinaSherlockHolmesstorywillbe“enhanced”withmatchingnoises.Thefirstmultimediae-books—withsoundstoaccompanynovels—willbeavailablethisFridayintheUK.TheBooktrackreleasesareavailabletoiPadusers,withothertabletcomputerversionstofollow.TheconceptisalreadyinuseintheU.S.,wheretheclassicscomewithaddedsoundeffects.ReadersforexamplecanhearthechinacupschinkinginMr.Darcy’sgardenastheyreadPrideAndPrejudice.AstorybyBookerPrizewinnerSalmanRushdiewillbereleasedlaterintheyearwithaspeciallycraftedorchestralscore.Rushdie’sstoryInTheSouthwillbereleasedwithasoundtrackprovidedbytheNewZealandSymphonyOrchestra.ThePowerOfSixbyPittacusLore,anovelforyoungadults,isoneofthefirsttobetestedwithasoundtrackwhichbuildsinsuspenseinkeepingwiththeplot.Itworksbytimingthespeedofeachreaderandthesoftwaremeasuresthe“turning”ofapageandmovesthemusicorsoundsalongaccordingly.IthasbeencreatedbyBooktrackwhichsynchronizes(使同步)musictoeachnovel.ItisfundedbyPeterThiel,aco-founderofPayPal.Mr.Thielsaid,“It’salwaysexcitingtowitnessthecreationofanewformofmedia.Thetechnologypromisestocaptivatereadersinadifferentway.”However,theyhavebeengreetedwithhorrorbytraditionalists,whosaythetechnologytakesawaythepleasureofhavingone’simaginationstimulatedbyastory.Theyalsoraisetheprospect(预期)ofhavingtoaskanoverlyeagerreadertoturntheirbookdown.DavidNicholls,whosebestsellerOneDaywasrecentlyturnedintoafilmstarringAnneHathaway,said,“Thissoundsliketheoppositeofreading.Itwouldbeadistraction.”1、What’sthepurposeoftheelectronic-bookfirmaddingsoundeffectstomasterpieces?A．Toaddsomecreativefactorstothee-books.B．Toarouseinterestofthereaders.C．Tosatisfythereaders’greatneed.D．Topromotethetechnologyprogress.2、Wherewastheideathatsoundsareaddedtoaccompanynovelsfirstputforward?A．Britain.B．Australia.C．NewZealand.D．America.3、Thefollowingshouldbedonetomakeasoundtrackwork,EXCEPT________.A．measuringhowlongeachreaderspendsinreadingB．increasingthevolumeofthemusicorsoundsC．makingoutthereadingspeedD．changingthemusicorsoundswithpagesturned4、What’sMr.Thiel’attitudetothefutureofthenewformofmedia?A．Doubtful.B．Indifferent.C．Hopeful.D．Negative.25．（10分）DuringthetwoandahalfyearssinceIsettleddowninGermany,I’vecaughtacoldseveraltimesandgottentoexperiencehowdifferentGermancoldremedies(疗法）arefromtheChineseones.BackinTaiwan,wheneverIhadastreamingnoseandadrythroat,I’drushtothehospitaltogetprescribedmedicine.Forafever,Iwouldreceivearedpill,whichInowknowisatypeofantibiotic(抗生素).AnotherthingIknownowisthatthecriminalbehindmycoldisavirus.ThedrugsIusedonlyrelievedthesymptoms.WhenIwenttoaGermanhospitalintendingtogetsomemedicinetotreatmycold,Igotnothingmorethanapatonmyshoulderandwordsfromthedoctor,saying

thatIshouldgetsomereallygoodrest.Thefirsttimethishappened,Iwasshocked.IwonderedhowIcouldputupwithmysicknesswithoutthehelpofmedicine.ButthelongerIstayedinGermany,thebetterIknewhowtoself-medicateasotherGermansdo.IlearnedtotakevitaminCtobuildupmyresistance.ButwhatIlikethemostisdrinking“Erkaltungstee”.ForGermanpeople,Erkaltungsteeiswhattheirgrandmothergivesthemwhentheycatchacold.It’sateabagmainlymadeoflimeflowerandorangerind.AnotherpopularcoldremedyinGermanyischickensoup.DuringmyfirstwinterinGermany,Igotareallybadcold.Myneighborbroughtmeabowlofchickensouptomakemefeelbetter.Itcontainedalotofginger,onion,garlic,carrotsandcelery.Germansbelievetheseingredientsareperfectforhelpingyourbodyrecover.1、HowdidtheauthorfeelafterseeingtheGermandoctor?A．Relieved. B．Surprised.C．Satisfied. D．Stressed.2、Accordingtotheauthor,whateffectdoantibioticshaveonhiscold?A．Theycurehiscold. B．Theypreventthedisease.C．Theykillthevirusinhim. D．Theymakehimfeelbetter.3、WhatdoGermansthinkof“Erkaltungstee”?A．Itcanreplaceanycoldremedy. B．Itcanbuildupone’sresistance.C．It’sagoodwaytoself-medicate. D．It’sbetterthanchickensoup.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Germanstendnottouseantibioticstotreatcold.B．TheauthoroftencatchesacoldinTaiwan.C．Theauthorseldomdrinkschickensoup.D．Germandoctorsarecoldtopatients.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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。Ayoungstudentwasonedaytakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalong,theysaw1belongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldcloseby.Thestudentturnedtotheprofessor,saying,“Letusplaythemana2:wewillhidehisshoesandwaittoseehis3whenhecannotfindthem.”“Myyoungfriend,”answeredtheprofessor,“weshouldneveramuseourselvesatthe4ofthepoor.Butyouarerich,andmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasure5thepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoe,andthenwewillhideourselvesandwatch6thediscoveryaffectshim.”Thestudentdidso,andtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhiswork,andcame7thefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthisshoes.While8hisfootintooneofhisshoes,he9somethinghard,10hebentdownandfoundthecoin.Astonishmentand11wereseenuponhisface.Hethenlookedaroundhimselfonallsides,butnopersonwastobeseen.Henowputthemoneyintohispocket,andwentontoputontheothershoe;buthissurprisewas12onfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelings13him;hefelluponhis14,lookeduptoheavenandthankedGodaloud.Thestudentstoodthere15affected,andhiseyesfilledwithtears.“Now,”saidtheprofessor,“areyounotmuchbetter16thanifyouhadplayedyour17trick?”Theyouthreplied,“YouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.Ifeelnowthe18ofthosewords,whichIneverunderstoodbefore:Itismoreblessedto19thantoreceive.”1、A．sittingB．lyingC．hidingD．laying2、A．imaginedB．expectedC．supposedD．recognized3、A．trickB．roleC．partD．game4、A．impatienceB．puzzlementC．pityD．disappointment5、A．expenseB．riskC．needD．poverty6、A．inreplytoB．inresponsetoC．bymeansofD．bywayof7、A．whyB．whenC．whereD．how8、A．acrossB．aroundC．throughD．towards9、A．risingB．rushingC．slippingD．sliding10、A．foundB．noticedC．kickedD．felt11、A．butB．soC．asD．for12、A．wonderB．admirationC．guiltD．anxiety13、A．advancedB．improvedC．progressedD．doubled14、A．graspedB．overcameC．inspiredD．sank15、A．kneesB．handsC．feetD．legs16、A．generallyB．fairlyC．deeplyD．naturally17、A．excitedB．satisfiedC．touchedD．pleased18、A．intendedB．requiredC．wantedD．interested19、A．factB．truthC．realityD．faith20、A．rewardB．winC．giveD．send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）KeepingadiaryinEnglishisa1．(use)waytoimproveourEnglishwritingabilities.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakes2．(little)timethanthem.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Ifweinsistonthispractice,graduallywe’lllearnhowtoexpress3．(we)inEnglish.KeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmanydifficulties.Inthefirstplace,itoftenhappensthatwehavetroublein4．(find)properwordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,there5．(be)manyidiomaticwordsinChinese.And6．isextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglish7．(proper).AsfarasIamconcerned,mysuggestionis8．weshouldalwayshaveanotebookandChinese-English-dictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethingbeatsus,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenlookupourdictionary.WecanalsoturntoourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.Inshort,Ibelievethatitisveryusefultokeepdiary9．Englishforthedevelopmentofourwriting10．(skill).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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)

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不计分。MyvillagelieinthemountainsinsouthwestChina.Althoughtheclimateandlandscapearepleased,peopleleadatoughlifethere.Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,thegovernmentbegantoattachgreatimportancetoitsdevelopment,undertheinfluenceofthat,people’slivingconditionbegantoimprove.Alotofroadswerebuiltandplentyoftradecenterswerenewlyfound,whichmadethemconvenienttodevelopeconomy.What’smore,greatmanystudentswereadmittedintofamousuniversities.Inaword,thanktothegovernment’ssupport,greatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinthepastfewyears.Myvillagetakesupanewlooknow.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是校英语报健康版主编李华，最近你收到加拿大交换生Jack的来信说自己近期上课老犯困，课堂难以集中精力，学习效率低下。为此，他很着急。请你给他回信帮忙分析原因，并提建议。注意:1.词数100左右；开头结尾已给出，不计入词数。2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearJack,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、C5、C6、C7、B8、D9、B10、B11、C12、B13、C14、B15、D16、B17、B18、A19、A20、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、B2、A3、C4、D22、1、C2、D3、B23、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.Mos