2022-2023学年江西省等三省十校高考英语必刷试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross2．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone3．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup4．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.5．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof6．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth7．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit8．Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone9．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded10．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound11．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken12．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions13．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what14．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if15．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach16．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t17．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides18．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy19．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn20．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded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）Anewdevicethesizeofacoffeecupcanmakedrinkablewaterfromdryairusingnothingbutsunlight.Withthisdevice,“youcanharvestaglassofwaterinanhour,”saysOmarYaghi,achemistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.“That’sabouthowmuchwaterapersonneedsadaytosurviveinthedesert.”Althoughthecurrentdeviceisjustaprototype(原型),thetechnologycouldbeadoptedtosupplyfreshwatertothemostremoteregionsoftheglobe,suchastheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Similardevicesinpreviousattemptsworkedonlybelow50percentrelativehumidity(湿度).Theycanextractwaterfromtheairevenatlowrelativehumidity.However,theyeithercollectwatertooslowlyorrequirelotsofenergy.However,thenewdevice,usinganewspecialmaterial,pullswaterfromairwithaslowas20percentrelativehumidityandsuccessfullyavoidsbothproblems.DevelopedbyMITengineersfromanexistingmaterial,thespecialmaterial,calledMOF-801,createsanetworkofverysmallpores(气孔)thatcantrapwatervapor.Atroomtemperature,watervaporcollectsinthepores.Astemperaturesrise,thewaterescapesintotheboxdesignedforwatercollection.Whenthedeviceisleftintheshade,thelayerofMOF-801collectswatervaporfromtheair.Whenmovedintodirectsunlight,thelayerheatsupandthewatervaporescapesintoabox,whichcoolsthevapor,makingitintodrinkablewater.Thisentireprocesstakesaroundtwohours.Laboratorytestsofthedeviceharvested2.8litersofwaterperday.Therefore,thedevicecouldbeusedusapersonalwatersourceindryregions,Yaghisays,orthetechonologycouldbeusedtoproduceenoughwaterforawholecommunity.1、ThenewdeviceisinventedtoaccordingtoYaghi.A．providesolarenegyB．makethedeserthospitableC．makewaterfromairD．measurehumidity2、Whathelpsthedeviceavoidtheproblemsofpreviousattempts?A．AnewmaterialcalledMOF-801.B．Largeporeswhichcantrapwater.C．Theboxcoolingwatervapor.D．Thelayerpoweredbythesun.3、Whichistherightorderofhowthedeviceworks?a.Collectvaporfromtheair.b.Thedeviceisleftintheshade.c.Thedeviceismovedinthesunlight.d.Coolthevaporintodrinkablewater.A．a→b→c→dB．b→a→c→dC．c→a→b→dD．a→c→b→d22．（8分）DavidHepworthandEricWhale,twoScottishmaterialscientists,werelookingforsmartwaystoreusefoodwastewhentheyfiguredouthowtomakenanofibers（纳米纤维）outofleftoversfromcarrotjuice.Thecellulose（纤维素）incarrotsandotherrootvegetables,unlikeotherfibrousmaterialslikewoodorcotton,iseasytoseparateoutfromtherestofthebiowaste.ThescientistscallthematerialCurran,aftertheGaelicwordforcarrot.Andtheysetouttoshowthatitcouldbeusedtoreplaceglassorcarbonfibers.Theysayit'snearlytwiceasstrongandslightlylighterthancarbon.Theywouldjustgotobuyintheirlocalgrocerystore.Buttheysoonrealizedthatthecarrotactuallyworkedwellandthattheycouldturntoagriculturalwastetosourcetheirmaterial.Theyfoundthatthesmartest,mostecologicallyresponsibleuseforthenanofiberswasforprotectivesportinggoods.Andinparticular,motorcyclehelmets,whichhavetobebothstrongandlight.That'sright:Motorcyclehelmetsofthefuturemightbemadefromcarrots,notcarbon.Thequestionhere,firstofall,wastoseewhatcouldbeapossiblemarketforsuchanewfiber,fromanecologicalpointbutalsofromtheeconomicandtechnicalanglestoo,"DavidHepworthsays.That'swherethehelmetcomesin.Theyfoundthatprotectivesportinggoods,whichneedstiff,strong,lightfibersandloweconomicoverhead,weresomeofthebestusecasesforCurran.DavidHepworthandhisteamarealsolookingatthepossibilityofusingitinsurfboardsandinsulation（隔离板）formobilehomes.Thechallengenowistakingthematerialfromthelabtomassproduction.And,makingsurethatit'sstillecologicallysmartonagranderscale.Itdoesn'tmakesensetodevelopamaterialfrombiowasteifthere'snouseforit.Orifturningitintoauseableproducttakesmoreenergythanthenon-renewablechoice.1、WhywasthecarrotchosenbytheScottishscientistsatfirst?A．Itworkedbest.B．Itcouldbeconvenienttoget.C．Itiseasytobebrokenintopieces.D．Itdidlittleharmtotheenvironment.2、WhatisspecialaboutCurrancomparedwithotherfibers?A．Itsshape.B．Itslength.C．Itsquality.D．Itsweight.3、Whichisachallengeforusingthenewmaterialmentionedatpresent?A．Howtouseitwidely.B．Howtomakeitcheaper.C．Howtostudyitoutofthelab.D．Flowtogetitinlargeamounts.4、Whichcanbestserveasthetitleforthetext?A．WaystoReuseBiologicalWastesB．ComingHelmetsMadeofCarrotsC．TheSolutionstoDangerousRidingD．TheChallengeinProducingHelmets23．（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）Microplasticsaresmallplasticpiecesthathaveaccumulatedinthemarine(海洋的)environmentfollowingdecadesofpollution.Thesepiecescancausesignificantissuesformarinecreaturesthatingestthem,includinginflammation(炎症),reducedfeedingandweight-loss.Microplasticpollutionmayalsospreadfromorganismtoorganismwhenonecreatureiseatenbyothers.Sincethepiecescanbindtochemicalpollutants,theseassociatedpoisonscouldaccumulateinpredatorspecies.Mesopelagic(中层的)fishserveasafoodsourceforalargevarietyofmarineanimals,includingswordfish,dolphins,sealsandseabirds.Typicallylivingatdepthsof200—1,000meters,thesefishswimtothesurfaceatnighttofeedandthenreturntodeeperwatersduringtheday.Throughtheseuprightmovements,mesopelagicfishplayakeyroleinthecyclingofcarbonandnutrientsfromthesurfacetothedeepsea—aprocessknownasbiogeochemicalcycling.Thismeanstheycouldspreadmicroplasticpollutionthroughoutthemarineecosystem,bycarryingmicroplasticsfromthesurfacedowntodeeperwaters,affectingdeep-seaorganisms.Toinvestigatethisfurther,researcherssetouttocatchfishinaremoteareaoftheNorthwestAtlanticOcean.Theresearcherscaughtmesopelagicfishatvaryingdepths,andthenexaminedtheirstomachsformicroplasticsbackinthelab.Theyusedaparticularairfiltersoasnottointroduceplasticfibersintheairfromthelabenvironment.Theteamfoundalotofmicroplasticsinthefishstomachs.Astheresearcherswereextremelycarefultoclearpollutionwithfibersfromtheair,theywereconfidentthatthefishhadeatenthefibersintheseaallovertheworld.Theresearchersplanfurtherstudiestolearnmoreabouthowthesefishareingestingandspreadingmicroplastics.Itwillbeparticularlyinterestingtoseewhetherthefisheatthesemicroplasticsdirectlyasmistakenfoods,orwhethertheyeatthemthrougheatingotherspecies,whichhavepreviouslyeatenthemicroplastics.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ingest”inparagraph1mean?A．Attack. B．Swallow.C．Ignore. D．Avoid.2、Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Howdeep-seafishfeedthemselves.B．WhyMesopelagicfishareimportant.C．Howmicroplasticsspreadtodeepsea.D．Howdangerousmicroplasticsaretothesea.3、Whatconclusiondidtheresearchersdrawfromthestudyonmesopelagicfish?A．Fishintheremoteareaaresafetoeat.B．Plasticfibersintheairmayenterfish.C．Theyareallpollutedbymicroplastics.D．Mesopelagicfishliveatvaryingdepths.4、Whatwillfurtherstudiesfocuson?A．InwhatwaymicroplasticsenterMesopelagicfish.B．Howseriouslymicroplasticsaffectseacreatures.C．Whetherfishwithmicroplasticsharmhumans.D．Howmicroplasticsspreadinthedeepocean.25．（10分）Attheageoftwenty-two,Iwasemployedbyoneofthelargestcommercialcompaniesintheworld,somyworkmainlyfocusedonadvertising,workingonproductionteamsforhundredsoftelevisioncommercials.Iwasfortunatetoexperiencesuchanamazingcareeratsuchayoungage,workingalloverthecountrywithsomeofthemostcreativepeopleintheworld.Ihaditall.Andthenonedayasuddenthoughtcamethroughmelikealightningbolt.“Thisisanindustrythatusesanorexic（厌食的）modelstoselldietfoodtoteenagegirls.”Mylifechanged.AndIquit.Atwelve-yearcareer.Rightthen.ThatnightIwenthomeandwasweakinmyknees.Ididnotwanttobepartofthemembersmakingthisproblem;Iwantedtobepartofthepeoplewhohadsolution.ButIhadnoideawhatthesolutionlookedlike.Mygrandfatherusedtosay,"Startwithwhatyouknow,andmorewillberevealed."Iknewthefilm,televisionandadvertisingindustriesandalmosteverythingaboutthem.SoIstartedgoingintojuniorhighschools.Ihelduppicturesofthemodelstoshowwhattheylookedlikeatfiveo'clockinthemorning,andthenheldupanotherpictureshowingwhattheylookedlikeafterthreehoursofprofessionalmake-up,thirty-fivelightingtechnicians,andprofessionalphotographerswhocanmakeanyonelookbeautifulandsexy...Nottomentiontheeffortsofpost-production,wheretheyairbrushnearlyalloftheimperfectionpartsrightoutofthepicture.Withdigitaltechnology,theycanevenstretchthemodelstomakethemappeartallerandthinner.Italkedtoyounggirlsandsaid,"Thisisamulti-billiondollarindustrythatspendsmillionsofdollarsayearprovingtoyouthatthereissomethingwrongwithyousothattheycansellyousomethingtofixit.SoIamheretotellyouthatyourteetharewhiteenough...Andyourbreathisfreshenough...andyourthighsarethinenough.Youareenough."Youareenough,nomatterwhatotherssayandwhathappens.1、Whydidtheauthorquitworkinginthecommercialcompany?A．Hewasfedupwithhisworkinadvertisingindustry.B．Herealizedhisworkwasmisleadingteenagegirls.C．Hefoundithardtoworkwiththeteam.D．Hedecidedtotakeupacareerineducation.2、Theauthorshowedtwosetsofpicturesofmodelstoyounggirlsto.A．showthemagicpowerofmake-upskillsB．stressthegreateffortsmodelsmadeintheirworkC．advocatedevelopingdigitaltechnologyD．exposetherealtruthbehindtheamazingbeautyofmodels3、Whatmessagedoesthewritermainlywanttopasstoteenagegirls?A．Youmightaswellchangeyourlifewhenanopportunityarises.B．Youcan'tbetoocautiouswhenfacinglifechoices.C．Itiswhoyouareratherthanwhatyoulooklikethatcounts.D．Itisworthwhiletoexperiencesomethinginterestingandcreative.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）Myfatherwasaself-taughtmandolin（曼陀林琴）player.Hecouldnotread,butifheheardatuneseveraltimes,hecouldplayit.Occasionally,he______playforthelocalradiostation.Dadlovedplayingthemandolinforhisfamily.Heknewweenjoyedhisplaying.Ifhecouldgive______toothers,hewould,especiallyforhisfamily.Hewasalways______histimeandeffortstomakingsurehisfamilyhadenoughintheirlife.Later,Imaturedintoamanandhadmyownchildren.Whenevercominghome,IwouldaskDadtoplaythemandolin,fornobodyplayedthemandolinlikehim.Hecould______yoursoulwithtunescomingoutofthatoldmandolin.Heseemedto______whenplaying,takingprideinhisabilitytoplaysowell.Unfortunately,in1977.Dadwas______inanaccident,leavinghisthirdfingerofhislefthandwoundedseriously.______hedidn’tloseenoughofthefingerwhereitwouldstophimpickingupanything,itdidaffecthis______toplaythemandolin.Aftertheaccident,hewas______toplayandfeltunabletoplayaswellasbefore.Everytimeweaskedhimtoplay,hewouldmakeexcuses.______,wecouldpersuadehimandhewouldsay“Okay.ButIcan’tholddownonthestringsandplayaswellasbefore.”Forthefamilyitmadeno______.Whenheplayedtheoldmandolin,itwouldcarryusbacktoacheerful,happiertime.InAugust1993,Dadwas______withseriousdisease.Hechosenottoreceiveanychemotherapy（化疗）treatments______hecouldliveouthisrestlifeindignity(尊严).Aweekbeforehisdeath,weaskedDadifhewouldplaythemandolinforhisfamily.Firsthemadetheusual______againbutlatersaid“Okay.”,______itwaslikelytobethelastchanceforustohearhimplaying.Hetuneduptheoldmandolinandplayed.______,Ifoundeveryoneinthefamily______.Wesawbeforeusaquiethumblemanwithaninner______thatliveswithhiminhislife.Dadwouldneverplaythemandolinforusagain,butwestill______themostvaluablegiftwegainedfromhim,______hehaddoneallhislife,giving.1、A．might B．should C．would D．must2、A．pleasure B．advice C．help D．favor3、A．applying B．paying C．attaching D．devoting4、A．touch B．discover C．deliver D．possess5、A．escape B．shine C．exist D．calm6、A．included B．absorbed C．buried D．involved7、A．Although B．If C．Whether D．Because8、A．courage B．faith C．ability D．energy9、A．desperate B．unwilling C．worthwhile D．sensitive10、A．Eventually B．Suddenly C．Gradually D．Consequently11、A．sense B．difference C．contact D．progress12、A．combined B．burdened C．carried D．diagnosed13、A．sothat B．incase C．evenif D．asthough14、A．plan B．apology C．reason D．excuse15、A．promising B．noticing C．requesting D．knowing16、A．Lookingaround B．Turningup C．Lookinginto D．Speedingup17、A．happy B．tearful C．anxious D．delighted18、A．preference B．advantage C．strength D．courage19、A．treasure B．adopt C．consider D．approve20、A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something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）Rachel:Wewillgoon1．outingnextweekend.Wouldyouliketogowithus?Michael:Iwillbefreethen.2．areyougoing?Rachel:Ithinkwe’llgototheWesternHill.Yousee,it’sspringnow.Therearewild3．(flower)everywhere.Michael:Goodidea.That’sa4．(love)place.Wecanalsoenjoyfreshairhere.Thereisabeautifulriver.AndIhearthere5．(be)alotoffishinit.Itwillbeaniceplaceforfishing.Rachel:Soyoucangofishing6．yougetthere.Michael:Wonderfulidea!Rachel:7．theway,howdoyouthinkweshouldgothere?Michael:Ithinkwe’dbettergotherebybikesothatwecanrelaxbetter.Whenshallwestartoff?Rachel:Personally,IthinkweshouldsetoutathalfpastsevenonSaturdaymorningiftheweatherisfine.Michael:I8．(tell)thewholeclassaboutitthisafternoonsothatmoreclassmateswilljoin9．(we).Rachel：Goodidea.Ithinkmanymorestudentswouldlove10．(go).Michael:Ithinkso.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。每处错误仅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。Inmyschool,wehaveourowntalentshoweveryyear,thathasbeenatraditionfor15years、Thisyear,ourschoolwasheldoneasscheduled、Agreatmanystudentstookactivepartinit、IdecidedtoplaytheviolinwithapartnernamingJulia,whoplayedthepianoalongforme、Wehadpracticedmanytimebeforethetalentshowstarted、Everyonewatchedtheshowexcited、JuliaandIdidagoodjob、Othersstudentssanganddancedhappily、Thetalentshowhelpedusrelaxbutenrichedourschoollife、Weallenjoyedthemverymuch、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华，你打算申请给即将到你校任教的外籍教师jack当一名学生助手。请根据提示给Jack写封申请信1.欢迎Jack的到来并表明写信目的2.介绍自己的基本情况(性格，能力等)3.表达谢意。注意:1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、C5、C6、C7、D8、A9、C10、B11、C12、A13、B14、B15、C16、D17、C18、D19、D20、D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、B22、1、B2、C3、D4、B23、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,addstothel