2024屆四川省宜賓市南溪區(qū)第三初級中學高考適應(yīng)性考試英語試卷含解析

2024屆四川省宜賓市南溪區(qū)第三初級中學高考適應(yīng)性考試英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both2．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did3．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold4．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.5．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor6．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave7．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto8．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster9．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned10．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare11．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks12．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking13．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．a(chǎn)rekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept14．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.15．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed16．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved17．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse18．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．a(chǎn)mnotinvited19．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how20．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong-termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）ExhibitionsintheBritishMuseumHokusai:beyondtheGreatWaveKatsushikaHokusai(1760-1849)iswidelyregardedasoneofJapan'smostfamousandinfluentialartists.Heproducedworksofastonishingqualityrightupuntilhisdeathattheageof90.Thisnewexhibitionwillleadyouonanartisticjourneythroughthelast30yearsofHokusai'slife—atimewhenheproducedsomeofhismostmemorablemasterpieces.25May—13August2017Room35Adults￡12,Members/under16sfreePlacesofthemind:Britishwatercolourlandscapes1850-1950DrawnfromtheBritishMuseum'srichcollection,thisisthefirstexhibitiondevotedtolandscapedrawingsandwatercoloursbyBritishartistsintheVictorianandmoderneras—twohalvesofverydifferentcenturies.23February—27August2017Room90Free,justdropinScythians:warriorsofancientSiberiaThismajorexhibitionexploresthestoryoftheScythians—nomadictribesandmastersofmountedwarfare,whoflourishedbetween900and200BC．TheirencounterswiththeGreeks,AssyriansandPersianswerewrittenintohistorybutforcenturiesalltraceoftheirculturewaslost—buriedbeneaththeice.14September2017—14January2018Room30Adults￡16.50,Members/under16sfreePoliticsandparadise:IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGiftThisdisplayispartoftheMuseum'scontributiontotheIndia-UKYearofCulture2017.ItlooksatthepopularprintcultureofIndiafromthe1880suntilthe1950s.19July—3September2017Room90aFree,justdropin1、Ifyouareinterestedindrawingsofnaturalscenery,youwillprobablygoto______.A．Room35B．Room90C．Room30D．Room90a2、WhichexhibitioncanyouattendinOctober2017?A．Hokusai:beyondtheGreatWave.B．Scythians:warriorsofancientSiberia.C．Placesofthemind:Britishwatercolourlandscapes1850-1950.D．Politicsandparadise:IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGift.3、Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthepassage?A．Inahealthreport.B．Inastorybook.C．Inaparentingmagazine.D．Inatourguide.22．（8分）AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromance,closetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesingle.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeople.Thecomplaintsofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownas“supermarketdating”.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmet,singlescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyes，brownhair,andis1.8meterstall,orwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisParislocation,singlepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.Whentheywalkthroughthedoor,theypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlove.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquickly,andthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles.Withpurplebasketsinhand,shopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopay,theycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish(美化)one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarket,ontheotherhand,isconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inaddition,whatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitiveside.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystore.1、WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A．Thedifficultyinfindingamatch.B．Theideaofsupermarketdating.C．Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D．Theinconvenienceinshopping.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredbutisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A．ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B．ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C．Onlysinglepeoplecanshopinthesupermarket.D．Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.3、Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A．Theyscheduletheirmeetinginadvance.B．Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C．Theypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcare.D．Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.4、WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A．Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B．Thesupermarketdatingismorefun.C．Thesupermarketdatingismoretrustworthy.D．Thesupermarketdatingismoreeconomical.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）Haveyoueverlistenedtoaprivateconversation?Maybeyouwerestandingbyadoororinahallwayandyouheardpeopletalkingaboutsomeoneelse.Youpaused...youperkedupyourears...andyoulistened.Thesepeoplewerenotspeakingtoyou.Youeavesdropped.Toeavesdropmeansyousecretlylistentosomethingsaidinprivate.Nosypeople,peoplewholiketogossipandspiesareallgoodeavesdroppers.Whenitwasfirstusedinthe1600s,"eavesdrop"wasthewaterthatfell,ordropped,fromtheeavesofahouse.Afterevenmoretimepassed,"eavesdropper"describedsomeonewhostoodnearahousetosecretlylistentoaconversationhappeninginside.Englishhasanotherexpressionrelatedtoeavesdroppingandthehome:thewallshaveears.Thismeansbecarefulwhatyousayastheremightbepeoplelistening.SomewordexpertssaythisexpressionmaycomefromstoryaboutanancientGreekrulerwhohadanear-shapedcavecutandconnectedbetweentheroomsofhispalace.Thisformofeavesdroppingbecamecommonpracticewithrulersfrommanycultures.There’sagreatonemoreforeavesdropping–tolisteninon.Whenyoulisteninonsomething,youlistentopeoplespeakingwithoutjoiningin,usuallysecretly.Butnotalways.Youcanlisteninonaclassatuniversityorlisteninonameetingatwork.Theseexamplesdonotsuggestthatyouwerelisteningsecretly.Now,maybeyouweremindingyourownbusiness.Maybeyoujusthappenedtohaveoverheardaprivateconversation.Overhearingismoreinnocentthaneavesdropping.Youcanoverhearsomethingbybeinginthewrongplaceattherighttime.1、Howmanyexpressionsarementionedonlisteningindifferentways?A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.2、WhichisTRUEaboutthewordof“eavesdrop”?A．Itmeansthefallenwaterfromahousenow.B．Itwasfirstusedin1600inancientGreece.C．Rulersseldomeavesdropinmanycultures.D．Itdidn’toriginallymean“tolistensecretly”.3、Whichwordorphrasemeanstolistentosomethingbycoincidence?A．Eavesdrop.B．Listeninon.C．Overhear.D．Thewallshaveears.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Overhearandeavesdroptakeonthesamemeaning.B．Agossiporaspyisgoodateavesdropping.C．Thewallshaveearsmeansbecarefulwhenlistening.D．“Listeninon”alwaysmeanslistensecretly.25．（10分）Istillremembermyhandsandmyfingersstillremember—whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturntoschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleafagainandtheoldleaveswouldbelyingaroundlikeamuddyseaofleaves.“Getthatallsweptup!”theheadmasterwouldtellus.“Iwantthewholeplacecleanedup,atonce!”Therewasenoughworkthere,tolastoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhands,ourfingers,ournails.“Nowseethatit’sdoneproperly,andbequickaboutit,”theheadmasterwouldsaytotheelderpupils,“oryou’llhavetoanswerforit!”Soatanorderfromtheelderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeanutsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Iftheworkwasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpected,thebigboys,insteadofgivingusahelpinghand,usedtofinditsimplertobeatuswithbranchespulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblows,weusedtobribe(賄賂)theelderboyswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeal.Andifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonus,thecoinschangedhandsatonce.Ifwedidnotdothis,orifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranemptypurse,theblowswereredoubled.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchevilenjoymentevenadeafanddumbpersonwouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingbeatennotsomuchtomakeusworkharder,hutrathertobeatusintoastateofobedience(服從)inwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.Occasionallyoneofus,wornoutbysuchcalculatedcruelty,wouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.Hewouldofcoursebeveryangry,butthepunishmenthegavetheelderboyswasalwaysverysmall—nothingcomparedtowhattheyhadclonetous.Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplained,oursituationdidnotimproveintheslightest.Perhapsweshouldhaveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingon,butsomehowweneverdreamedofdoingso;Idon’tknowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilent,butIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeepquietaboutit,forsuchbeatingwascompletelyforeigntoournature.1、Thestatement“myhandsandmyfingersstillremember”(Para.1)meansthat________.A．theauthorseldomdidsuchhardworkasthecleaningupB．theauthor’shandswerehisonlytoolforthecleaningC．theauthor’shandswereseverelyinjuredinthecleaningupD．theauthorwasbulliedbythebigboysinthecleaningup2、Theheadmasterwouldtellthestudentstocleanuptheschoolyardatthebeginningofthetermbecause________.A．thestudentsdidn’tfinishtheirhomeworkB．theschoolyardwerecoveredwithmudC．hewastoolazyD．thereweremanyfallenleavesontheground3、Theheadmasteraskedtheelderboysto________.A．beatthosewhoworkedslowlyB．treatthesmallboysaspeanutsC．lakechargeoftheprocessofthecleaningD．dothecleaningallbythemselves4、AccordingtoPara.3,iftheauthorhadanymoneyonhim,hemostprobably________.A．gaveittothebigboyssoastopleasethemB．gaveitasabridetotheheadmasterC．spentitallonhismiddaymealD．spentitbuyingmiddaymealsforthebigboys第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Miraclessometimesjusthappenwhenyouthinktheywon't.TheWeaverfamilyhomeinSantaRosa,California,usedtolooklikeadreamland.1onOctober9,ClintWeaver,andKathyWeaver,2inthemiddleofthenighttofindtheirbeautifulhome3intoruins.“Theyhadtodrivethroughwallsof4andacrossaburning5bridgetogettomarkwestspringsroadandtosafety,”thecouple’sdaughter,wroteinaFacebookpost.“Theylost6.”Butone7hurtevenmorethanwatchingtheirhomeburntothegroundisleaving8their9-year-oldBernesemountaindog,Izzy,whoescapedinanotherdirectionasthecouple9theburningarea,thecouple’sson,JackWeaver,toldNBCNews.Thenextday,JackWeaverreturnedtothescenetogetsome10ofthehouse’sruinsforhisparents.11hefoundwasshocking—inthe12waypossible.Izzyhad13.“Whenshecameout,thatwasanunbelievablemoment,JackWeaveradded,“Iwasso14thatIdroppedthephone.”Izzysmelledofsmokeandwas15inashes—butthetwo-timecancersurvivorhasmade16backtoherlovingfamily.AsfortherestoftheWeavers,Clinthadanoperationinhisarm.Kathywasphysically17,butisstill18fromthesadexperience.“Mymomhas19alot.Thegoalwastotrytoputhermindateaseinonewayortheother,”Jacksaid.“Wedidn’tbelieveIzzywould’vesurvived,butshereallydid.”This115-poundpupisafighter-justliketherestofherfamily.BestoflucktoalloftheWeaversastheyrecoverand20.1、A．AndB．ButC．SoD．Instead2、A．foughtB．a(chǎn)wokeC．sleptD．wept3、A．transformedB．formedC．grownD．improved4、A．blameB．gamesC．fameD．flames5、A．rockB．plasticC．woodenD．steel6、A．everythingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．somethingD．nothing7、A．gainB．lossC．successD．failure8、A．backB．behindC．offD．up9、A．flowedB．flownC．foughtD．fled10、A．viewsB．moneyC．picturesD．a(chǎn)nimals11、A．ThatB．WhichC．WhereD．What12、A．goodB．badC．bestD．worst13、A．diedB．goneC．survivedD．saved14、A．a(chǎn)mazedB．puzzledC．a(chǎn)musedD．confused15、A．coveredB．laidC．sufferedD．rolled16、A．itB．herC．thisD．that17、A．injuredB．lostC．unharmedD．unfinished18、A．preventingB．protectingC．dealingD．suffering19、A．gonethroughB．pushedaheadC．risenupD．givenup20、A．reviewB．remindC．rebuildD．remember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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge,theworld's1．(long)cross-seabridge,entersthehistoryofhumanengineeringandconnectionasapointofprideupon2．（it)openingtotrafficat9amonOct.24,2018.Onedayaftertheopeningwasannouncedataceremony3．(hold)inZhuhai,thebridge'sportsinthreedifferentadministrativeregionsstartedservingtravelersaround-the-clock,opening24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.4．(ensure)fasterboundarycrossingsforpassengers,theMacaoandZhuhaiportsjointlyuseaone-offimmigrationclearancemodel,5．a(chǎn)llowstravelerstoqueueuponlyoncetofinishbothexitandentryproceduresofthetwocitiesinabout6．(second).Apart7．privatecars,taxisandgoodsvehicles,twotypesofpublictransportation-shuttlebus（班車）andcross-boundarycoach--canalsorunontheHZMB．8．frequencyofshuttlebusesisabout5-10minutesduringpeakhours.Bookingticketsfortheshuttlebusonlineinadvance9．（be）availablesince9amonTuesday.Withthebridgenowinservice,thetravelingtimebetweenZhuhaiandHongKongInternationalAirportwill10．(shorten)fromfourhoursto45minutes,andthetimebetweenZhuhaiandHongKong’sContainerTerminalswillbecutfrom3.5hoursto75minutes.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,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）不計分。Everyonehasadream、Weareonthewaytoachieveitwhetherthewayissmoothortoughly、Assenior2student,IhavethesamedreamasmyclassmatesthatIcanbeadmittedtoanidealuniversity、Inthepast2years,IhavedoneeverythingIcantoequipmyselfwiththatIhavelearntfrommyteachers、NotonlyhaveIenjoyedthepleasuresofstudybutalsoIhavegotclosertomydream、Anxietyandpressurediddiscouragefrommeattimes、Besides,withtheencouragementofmyteachersandclassmates,IthinkI’llmakeit、I’msurethattherehasstillalongwaytogotoachievemydream、Nomatterhowchallengeditis,I’llmakeitcometrue、Astheproverbsaid,“Wherethere’sawill,there’saway、”第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的加拿大朋友Tom要來南充參觀，想讓你給他推薦一家酒店。請你給他寫封郵件:，內(nèi)容要點如下:1.酒店的位置:2.推薦的理由；注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearTom.I'mmorethanpleasedtohear_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、B5、D6、C7、C8、B9、D10、C11、B12、C13、D14、D15、A16、D17、C18、C19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、B3、D22、1、A2、D3、B4、C23、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,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleadingtouniversalpeacethe