安徽省宣城市八校2025屆高三沖刺模擬英語試卷含解析

安徽省宣城市八校2025屆高三沖刺模擬英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff2．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D．trapped3．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must4．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone5．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could6．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise7．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open8．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might9．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．all B．every C．either D．each10．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．any11．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken12．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened13．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith14．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．are B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe15．Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse16．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen17．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound18．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave19．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought20．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished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）TrackingShots:ThisWeekinFilmTheIncomparableRoseHartmanQuadCinemaSaturdaytoSundayItisagorgeouslyshot,sharplyeditedportraitofphotographerHartman,whointhe1970sand1980shauntedStudio54.Hartmanmadeacareerofcapturingfashiondesigners,models,musicians,andmoviestarsinhalf-guardedmoments,somewherebetweenunawareandapingforthelens.ChurchillAngelikaFilmCenterMondaytoTuesdayTwentiethcentury’smostawesomeleader,amanwhosehistoryincludestwoworldwars!Butwhathappenswhenthestorybeingtoldfeelsemotionallyfalseandfactuallybogus?Churchill,anewdramastarringthegreatBrianCox,issofullofmovieclichesthatit’ssometimeshardnottogiggle—andoneshouldneverlaughattheprimeminister.HandsomeDevilCinemaVillageThursdaytoFridayTheIrelandoftheteenfilmHandsomeDevilisaplacewhereyoungboysareencouragedtodoonlyonething:playrugby.Ifrugbyisn’tyourthing,orifyoudigthingsthataren’trugby-related,you’reimmediatelydismissedasgay.That’sunfortunatelythecaseforthemaincharacter—ginger-hairedNed.Indeed,it’smorelikeacomingofagefilmthanacomedy.PastLifeLandmarkSunshineWednesdayAlthoughPastLifeisbasedonrealevents,AviNesher’slatestfilmplaysunapologeticallylikemelodrama(情節(jié)劇)—abittoomuchattimes.Itsinsistencethatguilt-riddenBaruchMilchcanrecitetohisdaughters,morethanthirtyyearslater,everysinglewordhewroteinanotebookwhilehidingfromtheNazisinPolandduringWorldWarIIstrainscredulity.1、Whichfilmmayinterestpeoplewholiketakingpictures?A．ChurchillB．PastLifeC．HandsomeDevilD．TheIncomparableRoseHartman2、Wherecantheaudiencegotoenjoyacomedythisweek?A．QuadCinemaB．AngelikaFilmCenterC．CinemaVillageD．LandmarkSunshine3、WhatdoweknowaboutthefilmPastlife?A．Itisfictional.B．Itwasshownonweekend.C．AviNesherwasthemaincharacter.D．ItwasconcernedwiththelifeofJewish.22．（8分）It’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmumusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger”.Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone(激素)sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivatesbrainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.Becauseofthis,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger”.Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthatdietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcravings.So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fasting(禁食)isabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.B．Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.C．Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.D．Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.2、Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcravings?A．Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell. B．Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.C．Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings. D．Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.3、What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?A．Theincreaseoffooddesire. B．Thedecreaseofchemicals.C．Therefusaloffatandsugar. D．Thedisappearanceofappetite.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Thefindingsoffoodcravings. B．Whathungerisallabout.C．Thefunctionsofbrainareas. D．Whatdietingmaybringus.23．（8分）Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbedirtierthantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissionsvehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators(發(fā)電機).Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal(地熱)plantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,itlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon’tgetyouasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermal,orhydroorwindorsolar,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsaretooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Electriccarsarefarfrombeingclean.B．Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.C．Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D．Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.2、Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun____.A．nolessthan25miles B．asfaras50milesC．lessthan25miles D．asfaras25miles3、Accordingtothetext,electriccars____.A．aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB．burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC．areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD．arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill4、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____.A．beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationB．electriccarsarethedominantvehiclescomparedwiththeirgas-poweredcousinsC．zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD．electriccarsarenotcleanbecausewegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething24．（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）Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatherbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadazesittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.ItfeelslikeIhaven'tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptorsmakesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased.Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationwebsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,youmayforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandwritedownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisdreams?A．Theyhaveinfluencedhissleep.B．Theyreproducehisreallifescene.C．Theyarejusthisrandomthoughts.D．Theyareunbelievableandridiculous.2、Inwhichsituationdodreamsof“beingchased”probablyoccur?A．Youarefeelingfree.B．Youjustquitajobyouhate.C．Youlackthesenseofsecurity.D．Yourfriendskeepyouatadistance.3、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideourbed?A．Toreflectonourdreams.B．Toavoidforgettingourdreams.C．Tohelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.D．Tohelpusgetoutofthetensedreams.4、Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Anewsreport.B．Afictionbook.C．Anadwebsite.D．Asciencenewspaper.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）完形填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A．B．C和D）中選可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Igotaboardandsatdowninmyseat．Itwasgoingtobealongflight．Aroundmeweresome1"Whereareyouheaded?"Iasked．"LakesAirBase．We'llbethereforspecialtraining,andthentothefront．"Afteraboutanhour,anannouncementwasmadethatboxluncheswere2forfivedollars．Thejourneywouldbeseveralhours,andIdecidedtobuyone．AsI3formywallet,Iheardasoldieraskhisfellowsifhewouldbuylunch．"No,thatseemsalotofmoneyforjustaboxlunch．"Ilookedaroundattheothersoldiers.________werebuyinglunch．Iwalkedtothebackoftheplaneand________theflightattendantafifty-dollarbill．"Takealunchtoallthosesoldiers．"Isaid．Sheseizedmyarmstightly．Hereyeswetwithtears,she4me,"Mysonisasoldierinthefront．．．it'salmostlikeyouaredoingitforhim．"Pickinguptenboxes,sheheadedtothesoldiers．Aftereating,onmywaytotherestroomIwas5byaman．"Isaw6youdidandIwanttobepartofit．"Withthis,hehandedmetwenty-fivedollars．SoonafterIreturnedtomyseat,IsawtheFlightCaptaincoming,lookingattheseatnumbers7hewalked．Whenhegottomyrowhestopped,smiled,heldouthis________,andsaid,"Iwantto________yourhand．"Istoodandtookhishand．Withaloudvoicehesaid,"Iwasasoldier．________,someoneboughtmealunch．Itwassuchanactof________thatIneverforgot．"Iwasalittlebit________whenapplauserangoutfromallofthepassengers．Thesesoldiersweregivingtheirallforourcountry．Icouldonlygivethemacoupleofmeals．Later,whenIwalkedtothefrontoftheplanetostretchmylegs,aman8anothertwenty-fivedollarsinmyhand．Whenwe________,Igatheredmybelongingsandstartedtoleave．Amanstoppedme,putsomethinginmypocket,andwalkedaway9aword．Anothertwenty-fivedollars!Seeingthesoldiers10attheterminal,Iwalkedovertothemandhandedthemseventy-fivedollars．AsIwalked11tomycar,Iprayedfortheirsafe12.1、A．strangers B．soldiers C．attendants D．passengers2、A．available B．reasonable C．convenient D．special3、A．prepared B．sent C．reached D．paid4、A．None B．Some C．Many D．All5、A．lent B．showed C．handed D．charged6、A．advised B．greeted C．inspired D．thanked7、A．praised B．stopped C．attracted D．discovered8、A．how B．which C．what D．that9、A．as B．though C．till D．unless10、A．tongue B．arm C．head D．hand11、A．feel B．seize C．Shake D．check12、A．Once B．Later C．Recently D．Frequently13、A．performance B．kindness C．bravery D．wisdom14、A．embarrassed B．relieved C．overjoyed D．satisfied15、A．threw B．found C．took D．left16、A．separated B．landed C．paused D．chatted17、A．in B．for C．through D．without18、A．training B．shouting C．gathering D．marching19、A．casually B．Anxiously C．disappointedly D．lightheartedly20、A．arrival B．return C．flight D．Escape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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）CulturalTVprogramshaveexperiencedacome-backatthestartoftheChineseNewYearTwoweeksafterthepopularshowChinesePoetryCompetition,anewprogram,Readers,hasbecomemuch1．(popular)thanit.Theweeklytalkshow,hosted2．thefamoushostessDongQing,invitespeoplefromallwalksoflife3．(read)aloudpoems,essaysandbookexcerpts（節(jié)選）theylikeorwrote.Theguests4．joininitalsosharetheirownlifestoriesexplainingthereasonwhyparticularpiecestouchedtheirhearts.ThreedaysafteritsfirstbroadcastonCCTV-1,Readershasbeen5．(great)successfulandinterestedthousandsofpeople.Throughthepoeticwords,Readershasmade6．publicpayattentiontothe7．(lose)habitofreadingaloud.ReadersisoneoftheculturalTV8．(program)torestorethecountry'spassionforliteratureinrecentyears.Its9．(succeed)isveryencouragingintoday'stelevisionworldwhererealityshows10．(play)aleadingpartsofar.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。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。Asweallknow,questioningcanleadtosearchingforananswer、Ifweareinthehabitraisingdoubtsastowhetherthatwearetoldistrue,wecanfindthecorrectanswerandlearnmore、Twoyearsago,ourteacherofferedusananswertoadifficultmathprobleminclass、Althoughtheanswerseemedalittlestrange,butnobodyexceptmedoubtedit、Thinkthathisanswermightbewrong,Icarefullyanalyzedtheproblemandtriedtoworkthemoutinadifferentway、Halfahourlater,Imanagedtofindthecorrectanswer、WhenIshowedmyanswertohim,theteacherpraisedmeasmyindependentlythinking、Fromthisexperiences,Ihavelearnedthatquestioningcanserveasabridgethathelpustoseekthetruth、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，當前在倫敦的孔子學院（ConfuciusInstitute）做志愿者。你的英國朋友Henry對孔子特別感興趣，請你寫封郵件邀請他參觀孔子學院，要點如下：1.簡述孔子及中國文化在世界上的影響；2.告知參觀時間：11月6日（本周六）上午8點；3.介紹參加活動：漢語班,剪紙,書法。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。3.參考詞匯:剪紙：paper-cutting書法：calligraphy_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、B5、B6、B7、C8、D9、D10、B11、C12、A13、C14、C15、D16、A17、C18、D19、B20、C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、D2、C3、D22、1、B2、C3、A4、A23、1、A2、C3、B4、D24、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,