2025屆江西省新余四中高考英語二模試卷含解析

2025屆江西省新余四中高考英語二模試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)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．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat2．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual3．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad4．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright5．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding6．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing7．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open8．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where9．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．a(chǎn)badpennyalwaysturnsup D．a(chǎn)pennysavedisapennyearned10．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput11．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen12．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise13．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular14．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which15．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether16．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten17．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith18．KatewasverysadoverlossofthephotosshehadshotinChina,____thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．ifB．whenC．a(chǎn)sD．which19．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome20．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed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）Exercisecouldnotonlybenefityourbody,butalsoimproveyourmemory,researchersfoundrecently.IntheirpaperpublishedonMonday,researchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineintheUnitedStatesandtheUniversityofTsukubainJapanintroducedtheirexperimentandconclusion.Scientistsinvited36volunteerswhowereintheirearly20stodo10minutesoflightexercisebeforetakingamemorytestinwhichtheywereshownpictureslikebroccoli(西蘭花)orpicnicbasketsandaskedtorecallthemlater.Thesameexperimentwasrepeatedwiththesamegroupofvolunteerswithoutexercising."Thememorytaskwasreallyquitechallenging,saidMichaelYassa,co-authorofthestudyandaneuroscientist(神經(jīng)科學(xué)家)attheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine."Weusedverytrickysimilaritemstoseeiftheywouldrememberwhetheritwasthisexactpicnicbasketversus(對(duì)抗)thatpicnicbasket."Researchersalsoscannedbrainsofsomeoftheparticipantsduringtheexperiment.Theyfoundstrengthenedcommunicationbetweenregionsinvolvedinthestorageandrecollectionofmemoriesinbrainsofthosewhohadexercised.Thissuggestedthatjust10minutesoflightexerciselikewalking,yogaorTaiChimightincreasememorypower.Asallthevolunteersintheexperimentwererelativelyyoung,researchersarestillworkingtolookattheeffectsoflightexerciseonolderpeople."Ourfuturegoalistotrytodevelopanexerciseprescription(處方)thatcanbeusedbyolderadultswhomighthavedisabilitiesormobilityimpairments,butcanstilladoptverysimpleexerciserulesoflifeandbeableto,perhaps,delaycognitivedeclinetemporarily,"saidYassa.1、Whatdidtheresearchersfindfromtheexperimentmentionedinthetext?A．Regularexerciseisofbenefittothememoryofallpeople.B．Justashortperiodofexercisebetteryoungpeople'smemorypower.C．Olderpeoplecanalsoimprovetheircognitivepowerbyexercisingregularly.D．AUthevolunteersintheexperimentimprovedtheirmemorythroughexercise.2、Whywasthememorytaskquitechallenging?A．Thelimetosolvethequestionswastoolimited.B．ThequestionsaskedbythescientistswereloocompHeated.C．Theitemstobedistinguishedwereextremelysimilar.D．Thepeopleintheexperimentweredisabled.3、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tosolveaproblem.B．Togivepracticaladvice.C．Topresentaresearchresult.D．Totellaninterestingsotry4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AdvantagesofExercisingRegularlyB．ExerciseIsBeneficialtoBothYoungandOldC．ExerciseCanImproveOlderPeople'sCognitivePowerD．TenMinutesofExerciseaDayMightImproveMemory22．（8分）JustasJohnLubbocksaid,wemaysitinalibraryandyetbeinallquartersoftheearth.Herearesomeofthecoolestlibrariesoftheworld.StuttgartCityLibraryDespiteaclassicwhite-on-whitecolor,StuttgartCityLibraryisoneofthemostvisuallyappealingmodernlibraries.TheamazingmodemandsimplelookistheproductoftheKoreanarchitectYiEun-young.TheGermanlibraryopenedin2011,andcostnearly80millioneurostoconstruct.KanazawaUmimiraiLibraryArchitectsfromtheCoelacanthK&HArchitectsstudiodesignedtheKanazawaUmimiraiLibrarylocreatethebestreadingenvironment.Healedfloors,anoutpouringofnaturallight,andotherfeatureswerespecificallyincludedloachievethisgoal.Thewall,whichconsistsofthousandsoftinyopenings,allowsnaturallightingintothebuilding,improvingtheoverallfeelofthespace.ThisJapaneselibrarywasopenedin2011,andreflectstheappearanceofmanymodemandsimplespaces.LibraryofCongressIn1800,CongresssetuptheLibraryofCongressinWashingtonD．C．.Fifteenyearslater,ThomasJeffersonofferedhispersonallibrarytoreplacebooksthatwerelostwhentheBritishsetthebuildingonfirein1814.Hisbooks,whichtooknearly50yearstocollect,variedfromtextsonscience,literatureandphilosophy,tobooksinavarietyofforeignlanguages.Thesedays,theLibraryofCongressoffersmorethan155millionitemsandthelargestrarebookcollectioninNorthAmerica.StateLibraryofVictoriaTheSlateLibraryofVictoria,locatedinMelbourne,Australia,isoneofthelargestexhibitinglibrariesintheworld.Thoughitopenedin1856,majorrepairstookplacebetween1990and2004.TheLaTrobeReadingRoomisoneofthelibrary’smainattractionsduetoitsvisuallyamazingarchitecture.Thelawnatthelibrary’sfrontattractshundredsofcityfolkeachday,whogatherforlunchortoenjoythestatuesthere.Thelibrarycurrentlycontainsovertwomillionbooks,aswellasarmor(盔甲)ofNedKelly,afolkheroagainsttherulingclass.1、Whichlibraryhasthelongesthistory?A．StuttgartCityLibrary. B．KanazawaUmimiraiLibrary.C．LibraryofCongress. D．StateLibraryofVictoria.2、What’sspecialaboutStaleLibraryofVictoria?A．Ithasgreatarchitecture.B．Ithasafolkhero’sstatueinit.C．Itistheworld’slargestexhibitinglibrary.D．Itservesasameetingplaceforthecitizens.3、Whatdoesthefirsttwolibrarieshaveincommon?A．Theyareconstructedinthemodemstyle.B．Theycostalargeamountofmoney.C．TheyaredesignedbyKoreanarchitects.D．Theyfeatureprovidingreaderswithnaturallight.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）Howcanyougainknowledgeoftheworldwithoutbooksorteachers?Visitingvariouskindsofworld-famousmuseumsmaybeyourbestchoice.Ifyouareinterested，hereare3famousmuseumswellworthvisiting.NationalGallery,London2017attendance:6,263,000TheNationalGalleryoriginallyopenedin1824inaPallMalltownhousewithjust38paintings.Today’sollctioncontainsover2,300worksfromthe13thto19thcenturies,whichyoucanappreciatefreeofcharge.Theworksrangeinstyleandtimeperiod,buthey,everyoneneedstoseeVanGogh’sSunflowersinRoom43atleastonce,forwhichtheMuseumisfamous.Openingtime:daily10am—6pmFriday10am—9pmClosedtime:Januaryand24—26DecemberAdmission:FreeNationalAirandSpaceMuseum,Washington,D．C2017attendance:7,500,000TheNationalAirandSpaceMuseum,partoftheSmithsonianInstitution,hoststheworld’slargestcollectionofaviationandspaceartifacts.You’llseecrowdsflockingtowardthe1903WrightFlyerandApollo11commandmodule,butdon’tforgetaboutNASA’soften—overlookedStardustprobe.HoursandAdmission:OpeneverydayexceptDecember25.Freeadmissionandtickets(free)areneeded.1.Amaximumof4000freeticketswillbeissuedeachdayatthemuseum.2.EachvisitorcanoncecollectonefreeticketofthedaywithvalidID(Passport).RegularHours:10:00amto5:30pmExtendedHours:10:00amto7:30pmFridays,SaturdaysandSundaysNationalMuseumofChina,Beijing2017attendance:7,550,000FoundedinFebruary2003,thishuge,well-curatedmuseumsitsontheedgeofBeijing’sTiananmenSquareandisfreetoenter.Ithousesmorethan1.3millionexhibitionpiecesinits40halls，focusedprimarilyonChina’sachievementsinhistory,culture,andart.OpeningHours:9:00—17:00ClosedonMondaysMuseumVisitingTips:Limitthenumberofbags(onlyonehandbagisallowed).Allvisitorsarescreenedthroughmetaldetectoruponentry.ThefeweritemsyoubringinsidetheMuseum.Beforeyouvisit,pleasereviewthelistofprohibiteditems,VisitorscarryingprohibiteditemswillnotbeallowedinsidetheMuseum,s0pleaseleavethemathomeorinyourcar.NoFoodorDrink:OnlybottledwaterispermittedintheMuseum1、Whichofthefollowingmuseumshadthelargestnumberofvisitorsin2017?A．NationalAirandSpaceMuseum,Washington,D．C．B．NationalGallery,London.C．BritishMuseum,London.D．NationalMuseumofChina,Beijing.2、WhatisconsideredthemostvaluabletreasurekeptinNationalGallery,London?A．LeonardodaVinci’sMonaLisa.B．Thepaintingsfromthe13thto19thcenturies.C．VanGogh’sSunflowers.D．The38originalpaintingscollectedinthemuseum.3、Whatcanyoubringwithyouwhilevisitingthemuseums?A．Abottleofwater.B．Acanofbeer.C．Twolargebags.D．Knives.25．（10分）Thisweek,we’resharingourfavoriterecentreads.Tohelproundoutourrecommendations,wealsotappedsomefolkswhoyou’veheardonCodeSwitchbefore—novelists,scholars,poetsandpodcasters.AllYouCanEverKnowbyNicoleChung“Thebookisanextraordinary,honestandsympatheticlookatadoption,raceinAmericaandfamiliesingeneral.It’salsosuchanengagingread.Istayedupwaytoolateonenightreadingitbecausethestoryjustpulledmein.AndI’verecommendedmanyofmyfriendstoreaditsoIcantalkaboutitwiththem.”—JasmineGuillory,authorofTheWeddingDate,TheProposalandtheforthcomingbookTheWeddingPart.BecomingbyMichelleObama“It’sadeeply-movingcomingofagestoryofMichelleObamainherearlylife.Therearesuchmovinganecdotesabouthowthisfamilyjustinvestedeverythinginthepossibilityofgivingtheirchildrenabetterlife.It’snotasweetbook,butatthesametime,it’sdeeplyhopefulaboutthepossibilityofwhathappenswhenyouworkhard,whathappenswhenyoulovehard.”—TayariJones,authorofAnAmericanMarriage,SilverSparrowandotherbooks.RageBecomesHer:ThePowerofWomen’sAngerbySorayaChemaly“Whatreallyimpressedmeaboutthisbookisthisideathatwomenshouldbeallowedtoexpresstheiranger,particularlyinLatinAmericanfamiliesandcommunities.IjustthinkSorayagoesintothisincredibledetailcitingscientificstudiesanddifferentworksofliteraturethatreallyconveythenecessitytofemaleanger,notonlyforthehealthofwomen,butforthehealthofequalityinsociety.”—JeanGuerrero,reporterwithKPBSandauthorofCrux:ACross-BorderMemoir.1、WhowroteTheWeddingDate?A．TayariJones B．JeanGuerreroC．JasmineGuillory D．SorayaChemaly2、Whichbooktellsabitterstorywithhope?A．Becoming B．AllYouCanEverKnowC．SilverSparrow D．Crux:ACross-BorderMemoir3、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tosellbooks. B．Tocommentonbooks.C．Tosharereviewsofbooks. D．Tocollectopinionsofbooks第三部分語言知識(shí)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）Oneday,anexpertwasspeakingtoagroupofbusinessstudents.Heusedan1thosestudentswillnever2.Ashestoodinfrontofthegroup,hepulledoutajarandsetitonthetable.Hethen3placedaboutadozenfist-sizedrocks,one4alime,intothejar.Whenthejarwasfilledtothe5andnomorerockswouldfit6,heasked,thejar7?”Everyoneintheclasssaid,“Yes,"Hereplied,“Really?”Hereachedunderthetableandpulledoutlotsofgravel（碎石）,thenputsomegravelinand8thejar,causingpiecesofgraveltoworkthemselvesdownintothe9betweenthebigrocks.Heaskedthegrouponcemore,“Isthejarfull?"“Probablynot,”oneofthem10,“Good!”hereplied.Hereachedunderthetableagainand11abagofsand.Hestartedputtingthesandintothejaranditwentintoallthespaces12betweentherocksandthegravel.Oncemoreheaskedthe13question,“Isthejarfull?”“No!"theclassshouted.Onceagainhesaid,“Good!"Thenheputouta14ofwaterandbegantopouritin15thejarwasfilledtothetop.Thenhelookedattheclassandsaid,“Thetruththisexample16usis:Ifyoudon'tputthebigrocksin17,you'llnevergetthemin18.Whatarethe‘bigrocks’inyourlife?Inmylifetheyaremy19ones,mydreams,doingthingsthatIlove,timeformyself,andmyhealth.Remembertoputthesebig20infirstoryou'llnevergettheminatall.1、A．a(chǎn)greementB．a(chǎn)ccidentC．exampleD．excuse2、A．realizeB．forgetC．rememberD．a(chǎn)gree3、A．carefullyB．suddenlyC．especiallyD．hopefully4、A．inB．onC．byD．a(chǎn)t5、A．topB．bottomC．lineD．row6、A．outsideB．insideC．indoorsD．outdoors7、A．goodB．new.C．fallD．useful8、A．beatB．brokeC．kickedD．shook9、A．spacesB．pathsC．unitsD．streets10、A．doubtedB．a(chǎn)nsweredC．warnedD．ordered11、A．spokeoutB．tookonC．broughtoutD．putup12、A．thrownB．damagedC．repairedD．left13、A．sameB．otherC．differentD．easy14、A．carB．pondC．bottleD．room15、A．a(chǎn)fterB．untilC．when.D．a(chǎn)s16、A．blamesB．punishesC．teachesD．changes17、A．lastB．suddenlyC．secondD．first18、A．a(chǎn)boveallB．a(chǎn)tallC．firstofallD．a(chǎn)fterall19、A．lovedB．plannedC．changedD．a(chǎn)dmitted20、A．sandB．villagesC．peopleD．rocks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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneofthe1．(effect)waystoimproveourEnglishwritingability.2．(compare)withotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakeslesstime.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Ifwepersistinthispractice,graduallywe3．(learn)howtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmany4．(difficult).Inthefirstplace,itoftenhappens5．wehavetroublefindingandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.Anditis6．(extreme)hardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly.AsfarasI’mconcerned,my7．(recommend)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionary8．easyreach.Wheneversomethingbeats9．,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenconsultourdictionary.WecanalsoturntoourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.In10．word,IbelievethatitisofgreatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishforthedevelopmentofourwritingskills.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(qǐng)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(hào)（∧），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。I’mmorethanhappytohearyou．YoutoldmeyouwerehavingtroublelearnChineseandwantedsomeadvicesfromme．Firstly，whynottolearntosingChinesesongs?It’sagoodwaytolearnChineseandcanmakeyoufeelrelaxing．Secondly，youcanmakesomeChinesefriends．Althoughyougetalongwellwithit，theywillhelpyoutolearnChinese．Beside，itwillbehelpfulifyouwatchedsomeChineseTVprogrammesandreadsomeChinesenovels．Finally，joiningaclubisalsothegoodwaytolearnChinese．Inthisway，youwillgetmorechancestopracticeChinese．Ihopethesuggestionswillbeuseful．111第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你所在的運(yùn)動(dòng)俱樂部將面向外國(guó)朋友開設(shè)太極（TaiChi）課。請(qǐng)你寫一封郵件，邀請(qǐng)你校的英國(guó)交換生Peter參加。要點(diǎn)如下：1.太極的好處；2.上課時(shí)間與地點(diǎn)；3.報(bào)名的截止日期。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫，內(nèi)容充實(shí)。DearPeter,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、B5、C6、C7、C8、B9、D10、A11、C12、C13、D14、D15、C16、C17、D18、C19、B20、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、1、B2、C3、C4、D22、1、C2、D3、A23、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,poisonga