重庆市字水中学2025届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

重庆市字水中学2025届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题注意事项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．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant2．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting3．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup4．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise5．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．are B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were6．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced7．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．amused B．amusingC．amuse D．toamuse8．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore9．Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．allofwhomC．eachofwhom D．allofwhich10．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which11．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse12．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what13．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that14．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最爱》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor15．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes16．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown17．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．attendto18．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone19．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．above C．over D．beyond20．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout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）Lifemayhaveevolvedonatleastthreeplanetswithinanewlydiscoveredsolarsystem1lightyearsfromEarth.AstronomersattheNASAhavediscoverednolessthansevenroughlyEarth-sizedworldsorbitingadwarfstarinthesystem.Scientistshadpreviouslyidentifiedatinynumberof"exoplanets",whicharebelievedtohavethequalitiesneededtosupportlife.However,thenewsystemcontainsanunprecedented(前所未有)numberofEarth-sized,probablyrockyplanets,andisbeingacknowledgedasan"acceleratedleapforward"inthesearchforextraterrestrial(外星球的)life.Threeofthenewplanetsaresaidtobeparticularlypromisingbecausetheremightexistoceans.ThomasZurbuchen,associateadministratorofNASA,toldapressconferenceinWashington:"ThisgivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotamatterof'if',but'when'."TheplanetswerediscoveredusingNASA'sSpitzerSpaceTelescope,whichwasabletotrackhowfasteachoftheplanetscrossedthestarTrappist-landcompletedanorbit.Fromthistheresearchteamcalculatedhowfartheplanetswerefromtheirstar,andthereforehowlikelytheyaretobehabitable.NASA'sHubbleSpaceTelescopeisalreadybeingusedtosearchforatmospheresaroundtheplanets.Futuretelescopes,includingtheproposedEuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescopeandtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope,maybepowerfulenoughtodiscovermarkersoflife,suchasoxygenintheatmospheresofexoplanets.Astronomersbelievetherecouldbeasmanyas2billionpotentiallyhabitableworldsinourgalaxy,theMilkyWay.ProfZurbuchensaidthatnowwasa"gold-rushphase"inthesearchfortheseexoplanets.1、Whatmakesthenewdiscoverysignificant?A．Amplemarkersoflife.B．Thepotentialtosupportlife.C．GreatdistancefromEarth.D．Thesearchforextraterrestriallife.2、Whathelpsexploreatmospheresaroundtheexoplanets?A．SpitzerSpaceTelescope.B．HubbleSpaceTelescope.C．EuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescope.D．JamesWebbSpaceTelescope.3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewSolarSystemFoundB．SecondEarthDiscoveredC．WhytoExploreOuterSpaceD．Gold-RushStagetoCome22．（8分）Whenhospitalstaffareinfullscrubs(手术衣)，theirfacesarealmostcompletelycoveredbytheircapsandfacemasks,andwecanonlyseetheireyesandeyebrows.Inordertosolvetheproblem,adoctorinSydney,Australia,calledRobHackettlaunchedacampaignnamed“Theatre((手术室)CapChallenge”-encouragehospitalstaffstowritetheir＇namesandrolesontheircaps.Atfirst,hiscolleaguesdidn'ttakeitseriously.However,withtimegoingon,ithasbeenadoptedaroundtheworldwithstudiesfromtheUSandUKreportinghowthissimpleideacandecreasehumanerrorsinhealthcare.“Iwenttoatheatrewheretherewereabout20doctorsandnursesintheroom,”Dr.RobHackettsaid."IstruggledtoevenasktobepassedsomeglovesbecausethepersonIwaspointingtothoughtIwaspointingtothepersonbehindthem,becauseIdon’tknowtheirnames."saidRob.Asweallknow,doctorsareastressfulprofession.Whenfacedwithlifeanddeath,theyneedtosavethepatient'slifeforasecond.Atthemoment,effectivecommunicationsareimportant.“The‘TheatreCapChallenge’isinresponsetoconcernsabouthoweasilyavoidablemistakesandpoorcommunicationarecontributingtorisingharmfuleventsforourpatients.”saidRob."Weneedtodevelopsystemswhichreducemistakesandmisunderstandingwithoutcausingharm.Forthistohappen,weneedtoleteveryoneknowwe’rehuman.”headdedOntheotherhand,fromthepatients'viewpoint,capswithnamesonthemcanmakepatientsmoreunworried.Wheneveryoneappearsthesame,itisextremelydifficulttodistinguishwhoiswho.Knowingthemrelaxed.1、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?A．Hospitalstaffareaskedtocovertheirfacesinhospitals.B．RobisinfavorofwritingnamesandrolesoncapsC．Robwantedtobeaprofessionaldoctor.D．Rob'sideacanincreasehumanerrorsinhealthcare.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthe“TheatreCapChallenge”fromthetext?A．Itcanmakethecapsmorefashionable.B．ItisstronglyopposedtobyallthedoctorsandnursesC．Itaimstoavoidmistakesandpoorcommunication.D．Itcanhelppeoplepasssomeglovesinatheatre.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“we'rehuman”underlinedinparagraph3?A．We’regenerous. B．We’renegative.C．We’resatisfied. D．We’rekind4、What'sthepatients’attitudetowardsthecampaign?A．Supportive. B．Disapproving.C．Doubtful. D．Uncaring.23．（8分）Theworldisfilledwithsmart,talented,educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.Afewdaysago,mycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanichaditfixedinjustafewminutes.Heknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheengine.Iwasamazed.Thesadtruthis,greattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100,000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase,"Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth."Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,"Jobmeans"justoverbroke".Andunfortunately,Iwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeople.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligence,mostworkers"livewithintheirmeans".Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendtoyoungpeopletoseekworkforwhattheywilllearn,morethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteach,"HowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald’s?”almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.Ithenask,"Soifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburger,howcomeMcDonald’smakesmoremoneythanyou?"Theanswerisobvious:McDonald’sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Thereasonsomanytalentedpeoplearepoorisbecausetheyfocusonbui1dingabetterhamburgerandknowlittleornothingaboutbusinesssystems.Theworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeople.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.1、Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.A．hehasasharpsenseofhearing B．heisreadytohelpothersC．heisjustoneofthetalentedpeople D．heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing2、Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby“”.A．spendmorethantheycanafford B．dointheirownwayC．liveintheirowncircle D．livewithinwhattheyearn3、Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A．Theylackfinancialintelligence. B．Theydon’tworkhardenough.C．Theydon’tmakefulluseoftheirtalents. D．Theyhavenospecializedskills.4、Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.A．howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjob B．whatschoolsshouldteachstudentsC．howMcDonald’smakesmuchmoney. D．whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoor24．（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）Onarecentspringmorning.SusanAlexander,aretiredgovernmentintelligenceanalyst,leftherMarylandhome,climbedintoherVolkswagenPassatanddroveaboutthreemilestopickuptwostrangers.Shebattledrush-hourtrafficontheCapitalBeltwayandGeorgeWashingtonMemorialParkwaybeforedroppingthemoffatReaganNationalAirport.Shedidn'tearnacentforhertrouble,andthatwasthepoint.AlexanderisamemberoftheSilverSpringTimeBank-oneofmorethan100suchexchangesaroundtheworldtryingtobuildcommunitybyexchangingtimecreditsforservicesinsteadofdollarsandcents.“Ihavetime,”shesaid.“Ilikegivingthegiftoftimetootherpeople.“InAlexander'scase,passengersMaryandAlLiepoldweregratefulfortheride,butitwasn'tcharity.Mary,aretiredwriterandeditorfornonprofitorganizations,usedtimecreditsshebankedforeditingworkandbaking.Seniorcitizenswhodon'tdrive,theLiepoldscashedintheircreditstocatchaflighttoMontrealforafive-dayvacation.Withoutmoneychanginghandsorshiftingbetweenvirtualaccounts,theairportdrop-offwasmorelikeacoffeepartythanataxiride.Driverandpassengerschattedaboutprojectsthey'vecompletedforthetimebank,andnooneraisedaneyebrowwhenMarysaidshelikes“toavoidtheconventionaleconomy.““Thebeautyofthisisthatyoumakefriends,”MaryLiepoldsaid.“Youdon'tjustgetservices.”TheSilverSpringTimeBankformedin2015andhasabout300members,saidco-founderMaryMurphy.Lastyear,shesaid,l,000hourswereexchangedforbasichomerepairs,dogwalking,cookingandtailoring,amongotherservices,withouttheexchangeofmoney.“Yougettosavethatmoneythatyouwouldhavespent,”shesaid.“Yougettomeetsomebodyelseinyourcommunityandgettoknowthatperson.That'sabonusthat'spartofanexchange.“AdealperformedpartlytomakefriendswouldseemtogoagainstclassicaleconomicsandoneofBenjaminFranklin'smostmemorablesayings:”Timeismoney.“Tothoseattheforefrontofmodemtime-banking,thatistheappeal.1、What'sthemainpurposeoftheSilverSpringTimeBank?A．Tobetterservethelocaleconomy.B．Tohelppeoplegettoknowmorefriends.C．Toprovidetheelderlywithtimelyfinancialhelp.D．Tobuildcommunitybyexchangingtimecreditsforservices.2、HowdidtheLiepoldspayfortheirride?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．Bycheque. D．Withtimecredits.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Makingfriends. B．Classicaleconomics.C．Modemtime-banking. D．Franklin'sfamoussaying.4、Whatisthesuitabletitleforthetext?A．Timeismoney B．Themorefriends,thebetterC．Givingthegiftoftime D．Swappingtimecreditsforservices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）Onedoctorisbeingrecognizedasthebestdoctor.Heevertookthetimeto1ayoungpatient'sbrokentoy.Thelittleboy,Ryan,hasseveralhealth2.The9-year-oldhashadeightoperationsinhislife,sowhenhewenttoChildren'sHospitalfor3inearlyNovember,hebroughtalonghisfavoritetoyfor4.Hisdoctor,Groth,noticedtheone-eyedtoywasalittleshabbyanddecidedto5bysewingitbackup,justlikehe6Ryan.“Youmightthinkthisishisfourthorfifthone,”Grothsaid.“Heisextremely7thistoy.”WhenRyanwokeupfromhisoperationtofindhis8recoveringbyhisside,hewasvery9."Withthislittleguy,Ithinkitmadeabig10,"Grothsaid.“Froma11aspectithelpsalotandit12him.”The44-year-olddoctorhasseenmanykidscomeinwith13toysandhasmadeita14tosewthemupwheneverhecan.Thiswasthefirsttime,15,thatsomeonecaughthimintheact.Hedidn'tknowthe16wasbeingtaken,butsinceitwas17tothewebsite,it'sbeenlikedover13000times,18theattentionoflocalandnationalmedia.Thedoctorhasaprettygoodtheoryaboutwhyhissmall19hasgottensomuchattentiononline.“Peoplejust20toseesympathyforothers.Itresonates（引起共鸣）.”Thatitdoesdoctor,thatitdoes.1、A．putawayB．sewupC．playwithD．washup2、A．careB．educationC．problemsD．benefits3、A．operationB．adviceC．trainingD．complaint4、A．treatmentB．repairC．donationD．comfort5、A．operateB．helpC．exchangeD．foster6、A．worriedaboutB．calledforC．didwithD．pickedup7、A．attachedB．devotedC．limitedD．attracted8、A．injuryB．parentsC．doctorD．toy9、A．painfulB．excitedC．energeticD．pessimistic10、A．effortB．smileC．differenceD．noise11、A．commercialB．moralC．financeD．recovery12、A．relaxesB．approachesC．servesD．reminds13、A．carefully-chosenB．well-wornC．newly-designedD．brand-new14、A．careerB．viewC．homeD．practice15、A．thereforeB．besidesC．howeverD．instead16、A．photoB．toyC．measureD．seat17、A．deliveredB．postedC．appliedD．fastened18、A．requiringB．switchingC．avoidingD．catching19、A．changeB．progressC．gestureD．misfortune20、A．likeB．failC．tryD．manage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）MrsWilson1．(invite)somefriendsforlunch.Shewaseagertotryanewwayof2．(cook)afishdish，andshewasverypleasedwith3．(her)whenthedishwasready.Becausethedishwashot，sheputitnearthewindowtocoolitforafewminutes.Whenshecamebackforit，shewassurprised4．(find)theneighbour'scatbythedish.5．(fortunate)，shecameintimetostopthecat.Thatafternoonwas6．greatsuccessandtheytalkedandlaughedtillfouro'clock.Attheendoftheafternoon，whenshewasaloneagain，shefelttired7．happy.Shewassittingnearthewindowwhenshewas8．(frighten)toseeherneighbourcarryingthecat，9．(die)．Whathappenedtoherfriends？Justaftershehadtoldeachofhervisitorstoseeadoctor，thetelephonerang.10．washerneighbour.“Mycatwaskilledbyacar.”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：在错的词下画一横线，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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Alittlekidfellintothelakewhileshewasplayingwithherlittlefriends、Theyweretoofrighteningtoknowwhattodonext、Unfortunately,aprettyladyandamanpassedbyandsawthedrowninggirl、Themanimmediatedivedintothewaterandtookthegirltothebankatasametime、Theladycalledtheambulanceontime、Beforetheambulancecame,thelady,whoprovedtobeanurse,performingfirstaidtothekid、Afewofminuteslater,thekidsenttothenearesthospitalandfinallysaved、Thestoryisagoodexamplewherefirstaidcanmakealotofdifferences、Fromit,weknowitisnecessarytoknowbasicfirstaidskillssothatwecanbebetterpreparingforanemergency、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）你们班最近进行了一次讨论，关于妈妈是否应该外出工作，对此意见各异，请你根据下表提示，给21st英文报写一篇题为Doyouagreewithmumsworkingoutsidethehome?的作文，并表明自己的观点。65%赞成35%反对1、有权外出工作1、没有必要工作2、可以补贴家用2、没人做饭3、增添自豪感3、没人打扫4、对社会有利4、家政服务贵你的观点….注意:1、词数150左右1.标题和开头已给，但不计入总词数；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Doyouagreewithmumsworkingoutsidethehome?Recentlyourclasshashadaheateddiscussionaboutwhether___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、D4、B5、B6、B7、A8、D9、A10、B11、A12、B13、B14、A15、B16、C17、D18、A19、D20、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、ScheduleaTourUniversityofSouthCarolina（USC)isfamousforitswarmsouthernhospitality（好客）.Scheduleavisitandfeelitinperson.Ourwalkingtoursareledbycurrentstudents,calledUniversityAmbassadors,whoarelookingforwardtotellingyouwhatit'sliketoliveandstudyinUSC．OurwalkingtoursrunMondaythroughFridayandmostarearound2hours.TheuniversitywillbeclosedonTuesday,July4,2017inobservanceoftheholiday.Wewelcomeyourvisityearroundandwillbereadyforyou,rainorshine.Pleaserefertothelistbelowtodeterminewhichtourisbestforyouandremembertobookatleasttwoweeksinadvance.4、WhyisUSCclosedtovisitorsonJuly4?A．Toprepareatour.B．Toupdateitswebsite.C．Tocelebratetheholiday.D．Toencourageaself-guidedwalk.5、WhodoesAdmittedStudentDaytarget?A．AUvisitorstoUSC．B．Thoseapplyingforfall2017.C．Independentconsultants.D．Thoseadmittedforfall2017.6、Howcanyoucancelascheduledvisit?A．ByturningtoUniversityAmbassadors.B．ByvisitingUSCVisitorCenter.C．Byemailingcvisits@mailbox,.D．Byregisteringonceagain.7、Ifa15-peoplegrouprequestsasummervisit,theyneedto________.A．submitGroupVisitinterestFormB．emailvisior@C．call800-922-9755D．checkoutVirtualTour22、1、B2、C3、D4、A23、1、C2、D3、A4、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-airbal