2024屆山東省泰安市泰山區(qū)泰安一中高考英語必刷試卷含解析

2024屆山東省泰安市泰山區(qū)泰安一中高考英語必刷試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse2．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where3．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis4．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched5．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback6．Don'tgiveuphalfway,andyouwillfindthesceneryismorebeautifulwhenyoureachthedestinationthanwhenyou_______.A．startoff B．havestartedoffC．startedoff D．willstartoff7．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether8．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat9．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where10．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．a(chǎn)musementsB．a(chǎn)djustmentsC．a(chǎn)ppointmentsD．a(chǎn)chievements11．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime12．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses13．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough14．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite15．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome16．Manypeoplemaybesurprisedbythenumberofchemicalsthattheyare________tothrougheverydayhouseholdproducts.A．devoted B．a(chǎn)ddicted C．exposed D．a(chǎn)pplied17．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit18．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding19．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold20．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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）Havingalearningdisabilitydoesn’tmeanyoucan’tlearn,butyou’llneedsomehelpandneedtoworkextrahard.Ifyouhavealearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexiaordyscalculia,rememberthatyouarenotsloworstupid.Learningdisabilitiescanbegenetic.Thatmeanstheycanbepasseddowninfamiliesthroughthegenes,Butkidstodayhaveanadvantageovertheirparents.Learningexpertsnowknowalotmoreaboutthebrainandhowlearningworks,andit’seasierforkidstogetthehelptheyneed.Dyslexiaisalearningdisabilityhatmeansakidhasalotoftroublereadingandwriting.Kidswhohavetroublewithmathmayhavedyscalculia.Otherkidsmayhavelanguagedisorders,meaningtheyhavetroubleunderstandinglanguageandunderstandingwhattheyread.Itcanbeconfusing,though.Whatqualifiesas“trouble"enoughtobediagnosedasalearningdisability?Reading,doingmath,andwritinglettersmaybetoughforlotsofkidsatfirst.Butwhenthosetroublesdon’tfadeawayandit’sreallydifficulttomakeanyprogress,it’spossiblethatthekidhasalearningdisability.Findingoutyouhavealearningdisabilitycanbeupsetting.Youmightfeeldifferentfromeveryoneelse.Butthetruthisthatlearningdisabilitiesareprettycommon.Andifyourlearningspecialistorpsychologisthasfiguredoutwhichoneyou’refacing,you’reontherighttrack.Now,youcanstartgettingthehelpyouneedtodobetterinschool.Butforthisspecialhelptoreallywork,you’llneedtopracticethenewskillsyou’releaning.Itmaytakealotofeffortseveryday,Thatcanbeachallenge,butyoucandoitSoon,you’llenjoytheresultsofallyourhardwork:morefunandsuccessatschool.1、Whatdoweknowaboutlearningdisability?A．Itisaphysicaldisease.B．Itcanbetreatedbydoctors.C．Ithappenstochildrenwhoarelazy.D．Itgetsyouintotroublewhenlearningasubject.2、Childrenarelikelytohavealearningdisability.A．iftheirparentshavethesameproblemB．iftheyarenotinterestedinasubjectC．iftheydon’tgethelpintimeD．iftheydon’tworkhard3、Howcanyouknowifyouhavealearningdisability?A．Yourteachersaysyouareaslowstudent.B．Youcan’tmakeprogressafterhardwork.C．Youhavetroublewithsomelessonsatfirst.D．Yourlearningstyleisdifferentfromothers.4、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tofindoutthereasonsforthelearningdisability.B．Togetparentstoknowmoreabouttheirchildren.C．Tohelppeopleknowandhandlelearningdisability.D．Toaskteacherstohelpstudentswithlearningdisability.23．（8分）SUBSCRIPTIONSFROMEUROPE/RESTOFTHEWORLD(ROW)Option1:HotEnglishforStudents.Includes:12HotEnglishmagazines+audioMP3S+1EnglishUnlockedBook.(100pages,4levels:Pre-Intermediate;Intermediate;UpperIntermediate;Advanced)Europe￡92.70Row￡108.90IndicatetheEnglishUnlockedlevelyourequire(onebookincludedinprice)Option2:HotEnglishforTeachersIncludes:12HotEnglishmagazines+audioMP3S+1Teacher’sEnglishUnlockedBook.(110pages,4levels:Pre-Intermediate;Intermediate;UpperIntermediate;Advanced):Europe￡92.70/ROW￡108.90IndicatetheEnglishUnlockedlevelyourequire(onebookincludedinprice)Option3:Standard.Includes:12magazines+audioMP3S=Europe￡79.70/Row￡95.40Option4:WebSchoolVideos,readings,listenings,onlineexercises4levels.Indicatethelevelyourequire:Pre-Intermediate;Intermediate;UpperIntermediate;Advanced.Codeisvalidforonelevelandoneyear=￡24.99Accesstoalllevels:oneyear=￡59.97EnglishUnlockedYourcompleteself-studysolutiontolearningEnglishathome.WithaudioMP3sandvideoMP4s!Choosefrom4levels:Pre-Intermediate;Intermediate;UpperIntermediate;Advanced.StudentorTeacherStudent’s/Teacher’sBook:Europe￡18.95/Row￡19.95Phrasalverbs/IdiomsBookletswith150phrasalverbsoridioms+images+MP3sAUDIOFILES.PhrasalverbsIPhrasalverbsIIIdiomsIIdiomsIIEuropeperbook￡17.95/ROWperbook￡18.95Academies,institutes,officiallanguageschools,etc.PhotocopyingHotEnglishmagazineforuseintheirclasseswherevertheyarelocatedhavetopayanextrachargeof￡50ontopoftheirsubscriptioninordertomeetminimalcopyrightrequirements.531、Whowillpayleastifpeoplesubscribetothesamematerials?A．PeopleformSpain. B．PeoplefromFrance.C．PeoplefromtheUSA． D．PeoplefromChina.1、HowmuchwillyourschoolpayforonesetofHotEnglishforstudentsandoneforteachersforclassusetotally?A．￡185.4. B．￡217.8.C．￡267.8 D．￡235.4.24．（8分）Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpaper,bringittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoanobject.Thisisnewpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies,butnow,storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.TheJaycoxsoffer3Dprintingclassesandservicesforanyonewhoisinterested.“Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It’sgoingtohaveahugeinfluenceonsocietyasawhole.”saysKiChongTran,oneofthestudentsinarecentclass.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.3DprintingservicesarecomingintoAmericanpeople’slife.TheUPSStoreisanationwideretailerthatprovidescopyingandotherservices.TheUPSStorerecentlyput3Dprintersinthreeofitsindependently-ownedstores.BurkeJonesownsoneofthestoresinSanDiego.“Thedemandhasbeenamazing.Therehasbeenalotofinterestfrompeople.It’sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined.”TheUPSStoreplanstoadd3Dprintersinthreemorestores.AttheUPSStore,thecostoftheobjectdependspartlyontheamountofmaterialsused.Thestorealsochangesupto$95anhourtodesigntheobjectwithcomputersoftwarethatcreatesadigitalfiletoguidetheprinter.MrJaycoxthinksthatwithinfiveyears,3Dprintingtechnologycouldbecomemoreconsumer-friendly.ButKiChongTransayseventoday’stechnologycanmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia.“With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,sotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopmentandtheylearnskillsbeyondjustlikelearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethat.Youcanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld.”Hesaysit’snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheUPSStoreaccordingtothetext?A．Itwilladd3Dprintersin3morestorestomeetpeople’sdemand.B．Itprovidesvariousservicesaroundtheworld.C．Itchargescustomersforthetimetodesigntheobjectonly.D．Itoffers3Dprintingclassesandservices.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．3Dprintingisbecomingpopularintheworld.B．Thereisno3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.C．TheUPSStoreisthebiggest3Dprintingcompany.D．3Dprintingplaysthemostimportantroleindailylife.3、TheattitudeofKIChongTrantowardsthedevelopmentof3Dprintingtechnologyis___..A．uncertainB．criticalC．objectiveD．positive4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．3DPrintingHistoryB．3DPrintingServicesinAmericaC．3DPrintingTechnologyD．3DPrinting’Development25．（10分）Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallytrue.SleepPhonesIt’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversionifyouprefer.OnionGogglesIfcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent(通風(fēng)孔),orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.LockLacesThere’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic(有彈性的)lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.2D-GlassesHate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses(鏡片).Eachlensof2D-glassesblocksthesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D．Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?A．Therearetwoversions.B．They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.C．Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.D．They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.2、Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.A．makesyoureyeswaterB．makesyourfingershurtC．destroysyourwaterpipesD．a(chǎn)ddstoyourwashingwork3、Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.A．a(chǎn)recheaperandthinnerB．won’tgiveyouaheadacheC．letyouseeadifferentpictureD．a(chǎn)remorepopularinmovietheaters第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Igrewupwithtwoeldersisters.IfIwasn’tcourteous(禮貌)tothem，they’dfixme.Socourtesywasn’treally1inmychildhoodhome.Mysisters2everychancetotrainmehowtobeacourteous3.Theymademeopendoorsforthemorhelpthemintotheir4atdinner.YearslaterIwentawaytocollege.ThefirsttimeIwalkedintothelibrary，InoticedawomanwalkingbehindmeandI5thedooropenforher.6，sheglaredatme，askingloudly，“DoyouthinkthatbecauseI’mawomanI'mnot7enoughtoopenadoorformyself?”Sheslammed(摔)thedoorshut，leavingmeastonishedand8.Myfaceburnedwith9.Idecided10thattherewouldbenomorecourtesy!AsIstoodthere，anotherlady11thedoor，herarms12withtextbooks.Instinctively(本能地)I13toopenthedoorforher.14IrealizedwhatIhaddone.Ipreparedmyselfforshouts.However，Ireceivedawarmsmileandalookof15.“Thanks!”shesaidbrightly.“It’snicetoseewestillhaveafewgentlemenaroundhere!”O(jiān)fcourse，ifIwereREALLYagentleman，Iwouldhave16tohelpwithherbooks.Despitethis，Iappreciatedthegood17Igotfromperformingallactofsimplecourtesy.Todootherwisewouldbeto18mylifetimeoftraining.Courtesybringspleasant，refreshinglighttoourliveswhetherwearethegiver，the19orjustaninterestedobserver.Courtesydoesn’t20changeourlives，butitcancertainlytransformthewaywefeelaboutlife.1、A．important B．a(chǎn)vailable C．delightful D．optional2、A．madethemostof B．gotreadyfor C．gavewayto D．putforward3、A．colleague B．a(chǎn)ssistant C．companion D．gentleman4、A．dresses B．chairs C．dishes D．mouths5、A．a(chǎn)nswered B．unlocked C．held D．forced6、A．Instead B．Evenso C．Unexpectedly D．Sureenough7、A．strong B．confident C．courageous D．experienced8、A．impatient B．speechless C．a(chǎn)nxious D．desperate9、A．fear B．excitement C．embarrassment D．envy10、A．inadvance B．inaflash C．oncemore D．bychance11、A．a(chǎn)pproached B．passed C．pulled D．entered12、A．surrounded B．crowded C．covered D．overloaded13、A．regretted B．refused C．reached D．hesitated14、A．Until B．Although C．Incase D．Themoment15、A．doubt B．relief C．guilt D．curiosity16、A．offered B．a(chǎn)greed C．promised D．waited17、A．thought B．process C．feeling D．a(chǎn)dvice18、A．correspondwith B．1eadto C．goagainst D．holdonto19、A．judger B．receiver C．loser D．reporter20、A．necessarily B．normally C．casually D．naturally第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Inthepasthundredyears,there1．(be)frequentnaturaldisastersworldwide,suchasfloods,droughts,typhoons,earthquakes,landslides,forestfires,of2．somearemadeworseorevencausedbyhumanactivities.Moreandmoreevidencesuggeststhatnatureispayingus3．.TakeTyphoonMangkhut（山竹）forexample.InSeptember,2018,heavydownpours4．(strike)China,causingscoresof5．(die)andseveredamageafter6．(hit)thePhilippinesandHongKong.ThehorribleTyphoonhaveleftusdeepinthought.Weshouldtakemeasures7．it’stoolate.Moreimportantly,muchmoreeffortsshouldbemade8．(protect)ourenvironment.Weshouldkeepinmindthatdestroyingenvironmentmeansdestroying9．(we).Wehumanbeingsaresupposedtolive10．(harmonious)withnature.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。3、錯(cuò)誤類型不涉及單詞拼寫。Goodrelationshipsbetweenteachersorstudentsareimportanttoteachingandlearningonlywithgoodrelationshipscanstudentandteacherscooperatewell、Goodrelationshipsdependedonbothsides、Ontheonehand,studentsshouldrespectteachersandourhardwork、TheyshouldpoliteCoteachersandreadytofollowingtheiradvice、Onanotherhand,teachersshouldbekindly,friendlyandpatienttostudents、Theymustberesponsibleontheirteachingandhelpstudents、Ifbothsidestreat10eachotherinafriendlyway,teachingandlearninginclasswillbehighlyefficient、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是晨光中學(xué)學(xué)生會主席李華。你校將于6月26日接待來自于美國某中學(xué)的學(xué)生訪問團(tuán)。你受學(xué)校委托，負(fù)責(zé)安排在津的一日活動。請根據(jù)以下提示，用英語給該團(tuán)的領(lǐng)隊(duì)Smith先生寫一封電子郵件，介紹活動計(jì)劃并簡要說明理由，最后征求對方意見。上午與我校學(xué)生座談（話題如校園生活、文化差異等）；中午與我校學(xué)生共同進(jìn)餐（午餐包括餃子、面條等）；下午與我校學(xué)生游覽海河。注意：1.次數(shù)不少于100；2.可是當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，以使內(nèi)容充實(shí)、行文連貫；3.信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總次數(shù)。參考詞匯：海河theHaiheRiverDearMrSmithIamLiHua,chairmanoftheStudentUnion,fromChenguangHighSchool.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YourssincerelyLiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、C5、D6、C7、C8、D9、C10、B11、B12、B13、B14、C15、B16、C17、C18、A19、D20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat“theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways--–inparticularIthinkitwillhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible.”Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,“Asapeacemachine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation.”Thiswasn’tthefirstgrandpromiseoftechnology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,“Thesubmarine(潛艇)maybethecauseofbringingbattletoastoppage.”AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite(火藥)wouldbeawarobstacle:“Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeacethanathousandworldconventions(公約).”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(擁抱)technologyweneedtofaceitscosts.5、Whatwillnewinventionsdoaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theywillincreasewars.B．Theywillleadtopeace.C．Theywillservepeople.D．Theywillbreakconventions.6、Whydoestheauthorlistsomanyinventions?A．Toshowpeople’screativity.B．Toappreciatetheirbenefits.C．Tocontradicttheoriginalideas.D．Toprovegrandpromises.7、Whatdoestheauthorhopetotellusaboutnewtechnologythroughthetext?A．Itwillexperiencemanytests.B．Itwillbringabouthugecostsintheworld.C．Itprovidesanswerstomanyproblems.D．Itpresentsmoreproblemsthanitsolves.22、1、D2、A3、B4、C23、531、A1、C24、1、A2、A3、D4、B25、The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyear.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongstorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughou