2025屆遼寧省沈陽市重點中學(xué)高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷含解析

2025屆遼寧省沈陽市重點中學(xué)高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)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(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．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine2．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo3．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin4．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!5．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．a(chǎn)rrival6．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless7．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed8．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for9．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless10．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．a(chǎn)rebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．a(chǎn)remaking D．havemade11．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．a(chǎn)ssoonas C．until D．a(chǎn)slongas12．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed13．–Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?–_______I’drathernottalkaboutit.A．Nothing. B．Allright. C．Getaway! D．Noway!14．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．a(chǎn)nswerforD．a(chǎn)ccountfor15．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve16．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should17．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．wasannouncedC．a(chǎn)nnouncesD．isannounced18．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving19．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome20．Alotofsuggestionswereputforwardatthemeeting,but______waspractical.A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone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）RulesforVisitorstoShanghaiDisneylandWelcometoShanghaiDisneyland.Toensureasafeandenjoyableexperienceforallourparkguests,pleasekeepinmindthefollowing;★Bagslargerthan56cm×36cm×23cmarenotpermittedtobebroughtintothePark.★FoodisnotallowedintotheParkunlessitispackaged,unopenedandreadytobeeatenwithoutanypreparationorprocessing.★ProperclothesmustbewornatalltimeswhilevisitingthePark.PleaserefertoParkguidemapforsmokinglocationsoraskthestaffforhelp.★Accesstoattractionsdependsonthesafetyrulesforeachattraction.Toboardanattraction,childrenunder7mustbeaccompaniedbyapersonaged16orolder.★Pleaseplanfortherouteaccordingtowaitingtimeandopeninghoursoftheattractions.Youmaynotbeabletoexperiencealltheattractionswithinonday.1、Allvisitorscan______inthePark.A．carrysmallhandbagsB．cookfoodC．smokeintheopenairD．Wearmasks2、Whatcanwelearnfromtherules?A．Attractionshavenosaftyrulesatall.B．Childrenareallowediniftheyarenotalone.C．Adultarenotallowedtowearcosturnesormasks.D．Visitorshavetoaccessalltheattractionsinoneday.22．（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.23．（8分）DavidCameronisurgingtoday’syoungesterstoabandonFrenchtoconcentrateonthetongueofthefuture—Mandarin(普通話)。Cameronsaid:“IwantBritainlinkeduptotheworld’sfast-growingeconomies.Andthatincludesouryoungpeoplelearningthelanguagestosealtomorrow’sbusinessdeals.”“Bythetimethechildrenborntodayleaveschool,Chinaistobetheworld’slargesteconomy.Soit’stimetolookbeyondthetraditionalfocusonFrenchandGermanandgetmanymorechildrenlearningMandarin.”Tostrengthenhismessage,hequotedNelsonMandela—theformerpresidentofSouthAfricawhosaid“Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstandsthatgoestohishead;ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguagethatgoestohisheart.”CameronsaidthatapartnershipbetweentheBritishCouncil(英國文化協(xié)會)andHanbanwilldoublethenumberofChineselanguageassistantsintheUKby2016andprovideincreasedfundingtoschoolsofofferingMandarinasalanguagechoice.InadevelopmentoftheUK—ChinaSchoolPartnershipprogramme,fundingwillalsobeprovidedfor60headteacherstomakestudyvisitstoChinain2014.InrecentresearchtheBritishCouncilfoundonly1%oftheadultpopulationspeaksMandarintoalevelthatallowsthemtoconductabasicconversation.Just3,000pupilsinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandenteredforChineselanguagesGCSEsin2013,puttingitfarbehindthetraditionalchoicesofFrenchwith177,000,Spanishwith91,000andGermanwith62,000entrants(加入者),aswellasUrdu,PolishandArabic.ProfessorDameHelenWallace,theBritishAcademy’sforeignsecretary,said,“alackofqualifiedteacherscouldbeabarriertoimproveitspopularity.”LauraChan,oneoftheco—foundersofabilingualMandarin—Englishprimaryschool,saidtheprimeminister’sannouncementwasgoodnewsforthestatusofMandarin.Shesaid,“It’sagreathelp.Itwillincreasepeople’sawarenessofMandarinasalanguagetheycanlearn.”1、Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A．DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.B．DavidCameronhasvisitedChinaforthreedays.C．ChineselanguageisverypopularwithBritishpeople.D．ThecooperationisimportantbetweentheUKandChina.2、WhydoesDavidCameronurgestudentstolearnChinese?A．BecauseChinesewillbeawidely—usedlanguageintheworld.B．BecausetherearemanyChinesepeoplelivinginBritain.C．BecausehethinksChinawillbecomethelargesteconomy.D．BecauseonlyafewofBritishpeoplecancommunicateinChinese.3、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetothepopularityofMandarin?A．It’swonderfulbutitalsohassomeproblems.B．Itcanbeagreatwasteoftimeandenergy.C．It’sonlyadesignfortheyoungsterslater.D．It’sonlyawaytohelpstudentstotravelabroad.4、WhatisthepurposeofDavidCameronbyquotingMandela’swordsinParagraph3?A．Tocomparedifferentideas.B．Toshowhisrichknowledge.C．ToshareMandela’sopinion.D．TopersuadepeopletolearnMandarin.24．（8分）Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we’vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher’seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin’svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin-Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI’mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI’mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(莊嚴(yán)的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer’sday?1、Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor'sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommum. B．Boredomofpractice.C．Lossofpassionforviolin. D．Disappointmentintheteacher’seyes.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Theauthor’sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor'sheartunabletobeat.D．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.3、Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn’sworks.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Deeploveformusic. B．Mydislikeandlikeofviolin.C．Aninspiringstoryofviolin. D．Musicalsoulmate—violin.25．（10分）WhenyoutravelinSouthAmerica,you'dbetterpayattentiontothefollowingthreekindsofdangerousSouthAmericananimals.Piranhas(水虎魚）Althoughonlyasmallnumberofpiranhasareconsideredtobedangeroustohumans,thered-belliedpiranhaisdefinitelyoneofthose.Evidencehasshownthatalargegroupofpiranhascanabsolutelyeataherdoflargeanimalscrossingtheriver,leavingonlybones.ThisfishlivesinthefreshwaterstreamsofSouthAmerica,andtheycansmellthebloodfromfarawayandlaunchattacksswiftly.Itissaidthattheyareonlydangeroustohumansifthewatervolumesarelessandlower.Anacondas(水蟒）ThisSouthAmericanmonsterofacreatureoftenappearsinthefilmsoryournightmares!Theyhaveweighedover230kilograms.Itisoftenconsideredtobethebiggestsnakeintheworld.Youcertainlydon’twanttogetcaughtalonewiththissnakeduetoitsmethodofattackingandkillingitsvictim.Itisindeedaremarkablydifferentbrandofsnaketypeasitregularlycoils(纏繞)aroundalloveritstarget,increasingthepressureuntileventuallyitsvictimdies.Itsjawsarepoweredbylargemusclesthatproduceenoughpowerforitsover100sharpteethtopassthroughthethickskinofancrocodile.Theydon'thavepoison.Sometimestheyprefertocamouflagethemselvessotheylookliketheirsurroundingsandswiftlydrawbackwhenhumansarenear.GoldenPoisonousFrogsThegoldenpoisonfrommightbethemost-deadlyoftheSouthAmericananimals,whichisprotectedbymeansofpoison.Thisverysmallfrog,lessthan55mminlength,packsenoughpunch(效力）totakedownofAfricanbullelephants.Thisapparentlyharmlessfroghasalwaysbeenknowntohavekilledpeoplewhohavetoucheditdirectly.It’salsobeennotedthatchickenanddogshavediedbyconnectingthingsonwhichagoldenpoisonfroghadwandered!Inintensecolors,theynormallylookattractivetotheirtargets.1、（小題1）Whatcanwelearnaboutpiranhasfromthepassage?A．Piranhasarethemostdangerousanimals.B．Piranhasliketoliveinthedeepseabed.C．PiranhasmayattackhumanbeingswhenthewaterlevelislowD．Piranhasonlyattackhumanbeingswhentheycrosstheriveringroups2、（小題2）Howdoesananacondakillitsvictimaccordingtothepassage?A．Itoftenusesitspoisontokillitsvictim.B．Itoftenusesitsstrengthtokillitsvictim.C．Itkillsitsvictimmainlyusingitspowerfulteeth.D．Itkillsitsvictimwiththehelpofothersnakes.3、（小題3）Theunderlinedword“camouflage”inParagraph3means“”.A．hideitselfbyappearinglikethesurroundingsB．terrifyandcapturetheenemybymakingmuchnoiseC．movearoundtosearchfordeliciousfoodD．giveoffharmfulgastokillthetargets4、（小題4）ChickenanddogsarementionedinParagraph4toshowthat.A．noanimalscansurvivethepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogB．theyliketowanderalongthepathofthegoldenpoisonfrogC．thegoldenpoisonfroglikeseatingthemmostD．thepoisonofthegoldenpoisonfrogisdeadly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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Inourmodernworld,whensomethingwearsout,wethrowitawayandbuyanewone.The1isthatcountriesaroundtheworldhavegrowingmountainsof2becausepeoplearethrowingoutmorerubbishthaneverbefore.Howdidwe3athrowawaysociety?Firstofall,itisnoweasierto4anobjectthantospendtimeandmoneytorepairit.5modernmanufacturing(制造業(yè))andtechnology,companiesareabletoproduceproductsquicklyandinexpensively.Productsareplentifuland6.Anothercauseisour7ofdisposable(一次性的)products.As8people,wearealwayslookingfor9tosavetimeandmakeourliveseasier.Companies10thousandsofdifferentkindsofdisposableproducts:paperplates,plasticcups,andcameras,tonameafew.Ourappetitefornewproductsalso11totheproblem.Weare12buyingnewthings.Advertisementspersuadeusthat13isbetterandthatwewillbehappierwiththelatestproducts.Theresultisthatwe14usefulpossessionstomakeroomfornewones.Allaroundtheworld,wecanseethe15ofthisthrowawaylifestyle.Mountainsofrubbishjustkeepgettingbigger.To16theamountofrubbishandtoprotectthe17,moregovernmentsarerequiringpeopletorecyclematerials.18,thisisnotenoughtosolve(解決)ourproblem.Maybethereisanotherwayout.Weneedtorepairourpossessions19throwingthemaway.Wealsoneedtorethinkourattitudesabout20.Repairingourpossessionsandchangingourspendinghabitsmaybethebestwaytoreducetheamountofrubbishandtakecareofourenvironment.1、A．key B．reason C．project D．problem2、A．gifts B．rubbish C．debt D．products3、A．face B．become C．observe D．change4、A．hide B．control C．replace D．withdraw5、A．Thanksto B．Asto C．Exceptfor D．Regardlessof6、A．safe B．funny C．cheap D．powerful7、A．love B．lack C．prevention D．division8、A．sensitive B．kind C．brave D．busy9、A．ways B．places C．jobs D．friends10、A．donate B．receive C．produce D．preserve11、A．a(chǎn)dapts B．returns C．responds D．contributes12、A．tiredof B．a(chǎn)ddictedto C．worriedabout D．a(chǎn)shamedfor13、A．newer B．stronger C．higher D．larger14、A．pickup B．payfor C．holdonto D．throwaway15、A．a(chǎn)dvantages B．purposes C．functions D．consequences16、A．show B．record C．decrease D．measure17、A．technology B．environment C．consumers D．brands18、A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Meanwhile19、A．by B．infavourof C．a(chǎn)fter D．insteadof20、A．spending B．collecting C．repairing D．a(chǎn)dvertising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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheotherdaymydaughterandIateouttocelebrateherbirthdayattherestaurant.Thekindwaitressmetusatthedoorbutmentionedthatwithoutmakinga1．(reserve),wewouldwaitoveranhour2．wegotourorder.Westoodoutside3．(wonder)whattodonextwhentheownercameoutandinsistedthatwestay!Sowewentbackin.Thewaitresswasright.WewaitedanhourbeforemydaughterandI4．(serve).ButitwasOKbecausewehadteaandenjoyedsomegreatconversationsandalotoflaughs.Itwasagooddiningexperienceinmanyways.Whenwewereleavingwegavethewaitressasmallbirthdaycard5．(mean)formydaughter.Sheburstinto6．(tear).Thensheexplainedthatshewasahighschoolstudentandhadjustmovedhere7．overseas.Shewentontosaythatshewashavingahardtimemanagingschoolandworkanddidn’thavemanyfriends.Shortlyafter,thecookcameouttoapologizefor8．delays.Wetoldhimthateverythingwentjust9．(perfect).Infact,itcouldn’thavebeen10．(good)andweweresogratefulforeverything!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）假如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限一詞。2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Johnwentshoppinginastore,andheforgottobringabag、Sohebuysashoppingbag、Afterarrivinghome,itoccurredhimthathecouldmakeabagbyusinghisoldtrousers、Severalhoursearlier,hemadehimselfaverynicebag、Hismotherwasamazingatwhathehaddone、Avoidingspendingmoneyunnecessarilyisawayofsaving、Andmakingagooduseofthingsisanapproachtoprotecttheenvironment、What'smore,itishelpfulforyoutoimprovetheabilitytomakethingsbyhands、Itnotonlybringsuspleasurebutreducewastearoundus、140第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）請你圍繞“建設(shè)節(jié)約型社會，從我做起”的主題，根據(jù)下面所給出的要點提示，用英語寫一封倡議書。要點提示：1.節(jié)約用水，避免不必要的浪費(fèi)；2.節(jié)約用電，離開時確保關(guān)燈和其他電器；3.節(jié)約紙張等學(xué)習(xí)用品；4.主動向父母及周圍親朋宣傳節(jié)約能源的思想。不能逐條翻譯，注意句子連貫、要點齊全。字?jǐn)?shù)120左右，開頭己給出。Dearfellowstudents,Ourgovernmentisaimingtobuildasaving-basedsociety.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C5、B6、C7、D8、D9、C10、A11、D12、C13、A14、B15、D16、A17、B18、D19、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、A2、C22、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—even