2023学年牛栏山一中高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print2．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what3．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake4．—Someonewantsyouonthephone.—________nobodyknowsIamhere.A．AlthoughB．AndC．SoD．But5．—Theroomlooksbigger!—We______thefurniture.A．havechanged B．hadchangedC．changed D．arechanging6．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong7．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof8．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．anyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow9．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed10．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．atC．withD．to11．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that12．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo13．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout14．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized15．DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.16．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place17．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime18．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because19．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed20．TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawill________itspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A．taketoB．makeupC．standbyD．holdout第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Naturally,parentspraisetheirkids.Theywanttoencouragetheirchildreneveryday.Butwhenitcomestobuildingself-esteem(自尊)inchildren,praisedoesn’talwayshaveapositiveeffect,accordingtoaspecialeditionofthejournalChildDevelopment.Theissue,editedbyEddieandThomas,isfocusedonresearchintohowchildrendevelopasenseofselfandbuildingyourchild’sconfidencetakesdifferentskillsthanyoumightthink.Eddiepointsoutthatchildrenarebornwithoutasenseofself,butitdoesn’ttakelongbeforesomekidshavealotofconfidenceandmayfeelsuperiortopeers,whileothersmaycarrymoreself-doubtandseethemselvesasinferior.Yetnoonereallyunderstandswhatcauseschildrentoviewthemselvesthewaytheydo.Surprisinglylittleisknownabouttheoriginsofchildren’sself-concept,”Eddiesaid.Researchhasfoundthatwhenkidshaveawarm,lovingrelationshipwiththeirparents,theydevelophigherself-esteem.However,whentheyaregivenendlesspraisethatisinequaltotheirachievements,theirself-esteemmaydrop.Insteadoflavishpraise,parentsshouldfocusonwarmthtobuildself-esteem,researchershavefound—specifically,parentsshouldshowinterestintheirkids’activitiesandsharejoywiththem.Thismakeschildrenfeelnoticedandvalued.AccordingtoEddie’sownresearch,childrenmaydeveloplowerself-esteemwhentheirparentsgivethemlotsofpositiveandoverstatedpraises.Toomuchpraisecanmakechildrenworryaboutdisappointingtheirparents,andmayleadtoanunhealthyattitudetowardfailure.Otherstudiessuggestthatparentscanteachchildrenthatfailureisbeneficialbyencouragingkidstoaskthemselves:“Whydidn’tIachievetheresultIwanted,andwhatcanIdotochangetheoutcomeinthefuture?”Additionally,it’simportantforparentstoencouragethebeliefthatkidscandevelopbasicabilitiesthroughdevotionandhardwork.Kidswhoarepraisedfortheireffortinsteadoftheirabilityaremorelikelytodevelopagrowthmindset,whichhaveapositiveimpactontheirconfidence.1、WhatdoesthespecialeditionofChildDevelopmentfocuson?A．Whenisthebesttimetobuildachild’sself-esteem.B．Whateffectpraisehasonachild’sselfunderstanding.C．Howchildrendeveloptheirsenseofself-esteem.D．Howblamingandoverpraisehurtachild’scomfidence.2、Howdoestoomuchpraisehurtchildren’sself-esteem?A．They’llbeafraidoffailinganddisappointingtheirparents.B．They’llhaveafalseunderstandingoftheirabilityandfail.C．They’llbecometooproudtogetalongwithotherchildren.D．They’llfocusmoreontheiradvantagesthantheirweaknesses.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Children’seffortwillhelpbuildtheirconfidence.B．Childrenshouldhetaughtthevalueofhardwork.C．Praisingachild’sabilitywillmakethemhappier.D．Someparentsdoubtifkidscandeveloptheirabilities.4、Whichofthefollowingisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Praisingachildforanyreasonhelpsbuildhisself-esteem.B．Howkidsdeveloptheirsenseofself-esteemdifferently.C．Whysomekidshavemoreself-doubtthantheothers.D．Participationandencouragementbuildakid’sself-esteem.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）5SecretsofWebTravelSitesBookingatriponanonlinetravelsiteisconvenient,butcomeswithitsownsetofproblems.1.Theyknowwho’sonaMacandwho’sonaPCandwho’sgoingtospendmore.Lastyear,UStravelresearchcompanyOrbitztrackedpeople’sonlineactivitiestotestoutwhetherMacusersspendmoreontravelthanPCusers.Onaverage,MacuserslayoutUS$20-30morepernightonhotelsandgoformorestars,accordingtotheWallStreetJournal.Asaresult,onlinetravelsitesshowtheseusersmoreexpensivetraveloptionsfirst.Toavoidinadvertentlypayingmore,sortresultsbyprice.2.Theirsoftwaredoesn’talwayshookuptothehotel’ssystem.Aguaranteedreservationisalmostimpossibletocomebyanywhere–buttheriskofyourflightorhotelbeingoverbookedincreaseswiththird-partyproviders.Themiddle-man’ssoftwareisn’timmunetosystemerrors,soalwayscallthehotelorairlinetomakesureyourbookingwasprocessed.3.Don’tbefooledbypackages:Often,they’relow-enditemsgroupedtogether.Evernoticehowtravelsitesrecommendahotel,arentalcar,andtourpackageallinoneclick?Thesedealsusuallyfeaturetravelthatnoonewants,likeflightswithmultiplelayovers.Checkthefineprint.4.Youcouldmissoutonloyaltypoints.Third-partyproviderscangetbetweenyouandfrequentflyermilesorpoints.Manyhotelloyaltyprogrammesdon’trecognizeexternalsites,othersawardonlyminimumpointsandexcludespecialoffers,likedoublepointsonhotelstays.5.Onceyourtripispurchased,you’reonyourown.Anonlinetravelagencycan’tprovideassistancethesamewayanagentcanifaflightiscancelledoraroomissubstandard.Basically,whenyouarriveattheairportorhotel,you’rejustanotherclientwhobookedatthelowestrate.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Third-partyproviderscanensureyourreservation.B．MacusersarelikelytospendmoremoneythanPCusers.C．Anonlinetravelagencyfunctionsthesameasanagent.D．Packagesusuallyprovidetravelerswithsatisfactoryprogrammes.2、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toencouragereaderstobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.B．Tomakeanadvertisementaboutseveraltravelsitesonline.C．Toconvincereadersnottobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.D．Towarnreadersofsomeproblemswithbookingtripsonline.24．（8分）CJ6Fcbnuary,2019Imaginetensofthousandsofhugeenginesarepushingourplanetawayfromadyingsun.Thevisualeffectisimpressiveandgoeswellwiththestory.ThestoryisnotthetypicalHollywoodstyle:Asuperherosavestheearth;everyoneelseistheretogivearoundofapplause.Themovie"theWanderingEarth"bringsaseriousquestiontotheaudience:Whatareyougoingtodowhenfacinganunavoidabledisastertoourcivilization?Allcharactersinthemovieareordinarypeopleandeveryonegivestheiranswerwithshininghumanity.Againstalltheodds(逆境)withoutagoodfight.Thechanceofsuccessisclosetozerobuttheychoosehope.ItisaSci-fifan'sfeastyoudon'twanttomiss.Sylph16February,2019I'llexpectspaceshipsinHollywoodmovieswhenEarthisnolongersuitableforhumansurvival.ButinChineseconcept,wewillneverabandonourhome.Weput10000enginesonEarthandrunawaytogether.ThisiswhereAmericansandChinesediffer.LOLSteve27February.2019Thismoviehasalotofdialogues,morethanthat’snecessaryinmostscenes.Andthestoryliecouldbebetter.Anotherissueisthecast,whichisalmostmadeupofrookiesorfreshfaces,Thoughtheactingisnotbad,it'scertainlynotconsistenteitherSwanIMarch.2019Usually,foreignersinChinesesciencefictionfilmsareportrayedaseitherbadorincompetent(无能的).Yetin"theWanderingEarth",theChinesestruggletosavetheearth,andeagerlycooperatewithaninternationalforceoflargelynamelessheroesIt’sanotherreminderthatinthisdepressingfuturehumanbeingsmustunite.Mike17March.2019Thescreenwriting(电影剧本创作)fitsrightintothegrandplotoftheoriginalnovelbyCixinLiu.Thestory,thesettingandthespecialeffectsmadehisimaginationcomealive!585、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceindicateintheCJScomment?A．IntheWanderingEarth,everyoneworkstogethertosavetheearth.B．InaHollywoodfilm,everyonehelpsasuperherotosavetheearth.C．AllcharactersinaHollywoodfilmareordinaryandgreatpeople.D．TheWanderingEarthdiffersfromtypicalHollywoodfilmsincast.1、InSylphsopinion,thismovieactuallyshows______A．humanconcerns B．culturaldifferencesC．survivalskills D．environmentaldisasters2、WhatdoesStevemainlytalkabout?A．Themovie'scast. B．Themoviesplot.C．Themovieslines D．Themovie'sdrawbacks3、MikemakeshiscommentintermsofA．stonylines B．specialeffects C．noveladaptations D．thesetting25．（10分）TheVisitorOystercardAVisitorOystercardisthecheapestwaytopayforasingleadultjourneyinLondon.It’saplasticsmartcard.Youcanuseitonthebus,tube,tram,DLR,LondonOvergroundandmostNationalRailservices.It’smuchcheaperthanbuyingindividualtickets,insomecasescosting50%lessthanthepriceofaregularpaperticket.HowtogetaVisitorOystercardYoucanbuyaVisitorOystercardonline.Yourcardwillbedeliveredbypost.Thecardcosts£5andyouchoosehowmuchmoneyyouwanttoaddtothecard.ThismeansyoucanstartusingthecardthemomentyouarriveinCentralLondon.HowdoestheVisitorOystercardwork?TheOystercardworksonapay-as-you-gosystem.Youstartbyaddingmoneytothecard.Thenyoutravel,thecostofthefarewillautomaticallybedeductedfromyourVisitorOystercard.Forexample,ifyouadd£20tothecardandmakeatubejourneyof£2.30,youwillhave£17.70leftonthecard.Afewmorepoints:·Achildundertheageof11travelsfreewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.·You’llsavemoremoneyifyouusethetubeseveraltimes.TheVisitorOystercardis“capped(给……定上限)”at£6.80perday.·You’llpaymoreduringpeaktimes.PeakfaresapplyfromMondaytoFriday(6:30am—9:30am;4:00pm—7:00pm),exceptforpublicholidays.·ReusetheOystercardbyaddingcreditatatubestation,OysterticketshoporVisitorCentre.·ReceiveadiscountontheThamesClippersRiverBusservices.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheVisitorOystercard?A．Youcan’tuseitduringpublicholidays.B．Youcanhaveitmaileddirectlytoyourhome.C．YoucangetafreeOystercardifyouorderonline.D．Youcanreceivea50%discountatanyshopinLondon.2、HowmuchmoneywillbedeductedifyoutakethetubefourtimesinadaywithaVisitorOystercard?A．£2.30. B．£3.40.C．£6.80. D．£9.20.3、WherecanyouaddcredittoyourVisitorOystercard?A．OntheInternet. B．Atabusstation.C．Atatubestation. D．Inconveniencestores.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Mygreatestinspirationisnotfromaworld­knownfigure,butfromtheperseveranceofa6­year­oldboy.Today,moststudentsare1atthebeach.Iamnotamongthem.2，Ihavedevotedthewholedaytomakingsurethiseventrunswonderfully.Afteranentiredayof3，Iamstandingatthestagehandingoutprizestotheirluckyrecipients.Amongthegolfersaremusicians,lawyersanddoctors,allofwhom4foronecommoncause:Ryan.Helookedupatmewithhissparklingeyesandsmiles.Thisishis5ofthankingmefordevotingthis6tohelpinghim.Then,though,Irealizedheshouldnotthankme,7Ishouldthankhim.Mycousin,Ryan,8withautism(自闭症)fiveyearsago,didn'tknowwhathisfuturewouldmean9it.ButRyanworkshard,tryingtomakethesmallest10everyday.ItrytoputalittlebitofRyanintomy11.Wheneverfacedwithwhatseemsimpossible,I12howheismakingprogresseveryday.Inthepastsixyears,Ihavelearned13isnecessarytoachievemygoals,andthatwhatseemsoutofmyreachmaynotbeso14.Ryanhastaughtmeanotherimportantlesson:peopleshouldnotbejudgedbywhattheycannot15.SofarI'vewitnessedactsofcrueltyagainstthosewhoare16onadailybasis.Ryanisaprime17ofhowpeoplewhomaybedifferentarestillasworthyasothers.Sincehisdiagnosis,Ihave18judgingpeopleandtriedtogetothersaroundmetodothesame.Ryanwouldnever19somebodybecausehedoesn'tlikethewayhe/shelooksordresses.Hewelcomesallpeopleintohislife,andI20myselfbecauseIhavelearnedtodothesame.1、A．enjoyingB．behavingC．introducingD．practising2、A．ThusB．HoweverC．BesidesD．Instead3、A．swimmingB．studyingC．golfingD．performing4、A．askedB．trainedC．thankedD．gathered5、A．wayB．proofC．needD．dream6、A．dayB．tripC．prizeD．standard7、A．orB．forC．butD．though8、A．connectedB．comparedC．assistedD．diagnosed9、A．apartfromB．becauseofC．despiteD．like10、A．arrangementB．devotionC．progressD．preparation11、A．homeB．lifeC．scheduleD．pleasure12、A．workoutB．pointoutC．approveofD．thinkof13、A．intelligenceB．assistanceC．educationD．perseverance14、A．farB．commonC．specialD．simple15、A．tellB．controlC．shareD．imagine16、A．determinedB．importantC．differentD．devoted17、A．forceB．targetC．exampleD．trend18、A．admittedB．stoppedC．enjoyedD．appreciated19、A．dislikeB．acceptC．forgiveD．understand20、A．prideB．rewardC．criticizeD．experience第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Onenightaboutnineo’clock,Dr.EyckhadaphonecallfromDr.HaydonatthehospitalinClensFalls.Dr.Eyckwasaskedtogothereatoncetooperate1．averysickboywhoshothimselfwhileplayingwithagun.Dr.EyckwassoononhiswaytoClensFalls.Itwas60milesaway.Andit2．（snow）heavilyinthecity.Hethoughthe3．gettherebefore12o’clock.Afewminuteslater,thedoctor4．（stop）byamaninanoldblackcoat.Guninhand,themanorderedthedoctor5．（get）out.Thenhedrovethecardowntheroad,leavingthedoctorinthe6．（fall）snowwhileplayingwithagun.Itwastwoo’clockinthemorning7．thedoctorarrivedatthehospitalinClensFalls.Dr.Haydontoldhimthattheboy8．（die）anhourbefore.Whentheywalkedbythedoorofthehospitalwaitingroom,theresatthemanintheoldblackcoatwithhisheadinhishands.“Mr.Cunningham,”saidDr.Haydontotheman,“ThisisDr.Eyck.HeisthesurgeonwhocameallthewayfromAlbanytosaveyourboy.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。WhenIwas12,ImetMary、ShecametoChinawithherparents,whomtaughtEnglishinanuniversity、Wesoonbecamegoodfriends、ShewasfluentlyinChinesewhileIhaddifficultywithmyspeakingEnglish、InordertohelpmewithmyEnglish,wespokeasmuchEnglishaswecanwhenweweretogether、Beforelong,IcouldspeakEnglishwellbutatthesametimeIalsomadegreatprogressesinmywrittenEnglish、Luckily,ayearlater,shehadtoreturnbacktohercountrywithherparents、Andwehaveoutoftouchwitheachothereversince、HowImissher!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）当今，随着人们生活水平的提高，青少年的肥胖现象越来越严重，很让人担心。请你根据以下情况写一篇文章，给某英文报社投稿。要点如下：原因1.长时间看电视玩电子产品；2.缺少运动；3.饮食结构不合理，喜欢吃甜食等垃圾食品；4.学习负担重。建议1.多参加体育锻炼；2.远离电子产品；3..多吃健康食品，远离垃圾食品。要求：1词数150左右；2文章包含提示的所有信息，避免逐字翻译；3可以适当发挥，提出自己的观点。参考词汇：青少年肥胖teenobesity1.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；2.不必写标题。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、D5、A6、A7、A8、D9、C10、B11、C12、B13、B14、D15、C16、A17、D18、D19、A20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、A3、B4、D22、In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat“theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways--–inparticularIthinkitwillhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible.”Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,“Asapeacemachine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation.”Thiswasn’tthefirstgrandpromiseoftechnology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,“Thesubmarine(潜艇)maybethecauseofbringingbattletoastoppage.”AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite(火药)wouldbeawarobstacle:“Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeacethanathousandworldconventions(公约).”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—evenbenefitstowarddemo