2022届云南省罗平高考英语二模试卷含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,mywarningofdanger

A.regardlessofB.becauseof

C.apartfromD.insteadof

2.arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChinese

viewers.

A.WinningB.Won

C.HavingwonD.Towin

3.Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehadaattitude.

A.changeableB.stableC.movableD.flexible

4.Generallyspeaking,accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.

A.whentakenB.whentakingC.whentotakeD.whentobetaken

5.Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.

A.electedB.settled

C.developedD.contained

6.AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedin

hercareer.

A.tothankB.thanking

C.havingthankedD.tohavethanked

7.—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?

—PityhetoZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.

A.wassentB.hasbeensent

C.hadbeensentD.wouldbesent

8.—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?

—Notreally.She__uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?

A.wastogiveB.hadgiven

C.wasgivingD.wouldgive

9.Theonlineword“selfie”i§gainingandmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.

A.accessB.admission

C.controlD.currency

10.Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdoforyouallyourlife.

A.somethingB.nothing

C.everythingD.anything

11.Wefirmlybelievethatthenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.

A.consideringB.supposedC.providingD.given

12.Whentofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents.

A.tomakeB.makingC.madeD.havingmade

13.Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather.Itrainedallday.

A.willreachB.wouldreachC.havereachedD.wouldhavereached

14.Thedifferencesthechildren'sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplainedtheirsocialbackgrounds.

A.infrontofB.incaseof

C.inneedofD.inchargeof

15.—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.

—Ionitforalmostamonthnow.

A.workedB.wasworking

C.amworkingD.havebeenworking

16.Ihadhardlyrungthebellthedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.

A.beforeB.until

C.asD.since

17.Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,Iawalkiniteverymorning.

A.amtakingB.take

C.havetakenD.havebeentaking

18.HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidandtoitlikeaducktowater

A.appealedB.took

C.cateredD.saw

19.Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn'tknowthedifferencesbehveenthetwobookslie.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

20.Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.

A.withwhattoB.withthatshecanC.inwhichtoD.withwhichto

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）Iwasgettingreadytogotobedwhenthephonerang.Thiscouldnotbegood.Mymindraced

throughthelistoffamilymemberswhomightneedhelp,butthevoicewashardlyfamiliar.

“Linda,thisisLesley.^^Ididn'tknowLesleywell.Wedidoccasionallyspeakwitheachother,buttosaywewere

friendswasnotappropriate.Iaskedwhatsheneeded.Perhapssomethingreallyawfulcausedhertoreachsomeoneshe

barelyknew.Instead,sheaskedme,“Doyouhaveroomforaturkey?Inyourfreezer?”Wehadlotsofroominoer

freezer,andinfact,toomuch."Sure,“Iresponded,66didyourfreezerbreakdown?”“Notexactly/9Lesleyreplied,“butI

willexplainwhenIarrive.”

Minuteslatercameahugefreezertruck.Lesleysteppeddownandexplainedthelease（租约）ofthegrocerystore

herhusbandservicedhadrunoutandthattheyhadtoemptyallthefreezersthatnight.Thinkingitwasashameto

throwawayallthisgoodfood,theydecidedtodropofffoodtoanyoneshecouldthinkof.Noticingourfreezerwas

prettyempty,Lesleyaskedtofillitup.Ourhomewastheirlaststopandanythingleftwouldhavetobeputinour

freezer.Anhourlater,everythingfinished,Iaskedher,“Whenwillyoucomebackforallthis?”Lesleylaughed,“We

don'twantitback.Itisyours!Thanksforhelpingusout!”Thentheywavedgoodbyeanddroveaway.

“Forhelpingthemout?”Weopenedourfreezerdoor.Insidewereallexpensivefoodsweneverboughtbutoften

longedtotry.Wewerestrugglingtobuygroceries,yetitwasnotsomethingwesharedwithanyone.However,ourneeds

weremetinanunexpectedwaybythatcall.

1、Howdidthewriterfeelwhensheheardthephoneringing?

A.Relieved.B.Anxious.

C.Shocked.D.Angry.

2、WhatdoestheauthorindicatebytheunderlinedsentenceinPara.2?

A.Theywereshortoffoodsupplies.

B.Theirfreezerwasnotfrequentlyused.

C.Theyweregladtoputtheturkeyinthefreezer.

D.Theirfreezerwastoosmalltofillmuchfoodin.

3、WhydidLesleycallupthewriter?

A.Becausethewriterwashergoodfriend.

B.Becausesomethingawfulhadhappened.

C.Becausesheknewthewriterwasinneed.

D.Becauseshedidn'twantfoodtogotowaste.

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhoIsMyAngel?B.UnexpectedBargains

C.AFriendonSpeakingTermsD.DoYouHaveRoomforaTurkey?

22.（8分）Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.Butlastsummer,Joanna

andHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohis

parents.uThedoortohisroomisalwaysshutJJoannsnoted.

TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter.uSheusedtocuddleup（蜷伏）withmeonthe

sofaandtalk,“saidMark."Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobe

treatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich.”

Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhafsontheirminds."Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist."said

MichaelRiera,authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers.uThiscompletelychangesduringtheteen

years.”Rieraexplained.wTheytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast.”

Parentswhoknowwhafsgoingonintheirteenagers9livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdown

thewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindw-aysto

talkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.

Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknow

them.

1、“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut”suggeststhattheson.

A.keepshimselfawayfromhisparents

B.doesn'twanttobedisturbed

C.isalwaysbusywithhisstudies

D.beginstodislikehisparents

2、WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat.

A.theirdaughterisn'taslovelyasbefore

B.theydon'tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughter

C.theycan'treadtheirdaughter'smindexactly

D.theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp

3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“thewallofsilence^inthelastparagraph?

A.Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.

B.Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.

C.Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.

D.Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.

4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.

B.Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.

C.Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.

D.Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.

23.（8分）SummerProgramsforTeens

UniversityofMaryland:TERPYoungScholars

Thisprogramistheperfectsummercampforacademicallytalentedteenagerswhowanttopursueacademic

interests,explorecareeropportunities,anddiscovercollegelifeattheUniversityofMaryland.

Duringthreeweeksofintellectualexploration,teenscanstudywithstudentswhosharesimilarinterests,and

communicatewithsomeoftheuniversity^bestteachers.Uponsuccessfulcompletion,studentscanearnthreecollege

credits.

CarpeDiem:TheUniversity-boundAdventure

CarpeDiemsupportsbothAmericanandinternationalstudentsinapplyingtoauniversitybyprovidingprivate

consultation.This2-weekexperiencealsoincludestoursoffamousEastConstuniversitiesStudentswillalsohavethe

opportunitytobuildtheirresumes（简历）byworkingwithwritingexperts.

GreatBooksSummerProgram

Thisisalively,warmandwelcomingsummercampcommunityofoutstandingteens,wholoveliteratureandideas

Inthepastelevenyears,ithasgatheredmiddleandhighschoolstudentsfromacrosstheworldtoreadselectionsfrom

thegreatestworksofliterature,experienceheateddiscussionsandenjoysummercampfunwithotherliterary-minded

students.Participantscangainconfidenceintheirabilitytoreadatextcloselyandexpresstheirideasclearlyboth

verballyandinwriting.

ZealTravel

Weofferourteenstwoweekandthree-weeklongtripstoHawaii,Alaska,AustraliaandSpain.Alltripsinclude

15-25hoursofcommunityserviceactivities.

Dependingonyourtripofchoice,you'llbehelpingHawaiiansprotecttheirforestecosystem,caringfordogsin

Spain,workingwithHabitatforHumanity,andmuchmore.Everytripalsoincludesexcitingoutdooractivitieslike

surfing,driving,ice-climbing,hikingandmore.Thepossibilitiesareendlessandthereisazealtripforeveryinterest.

1、Whichprogramoffersstudentstheopportunitytodevelopacademicinterests?

A.CarptDiem.B.ZealTravel.

C.UniversityofMaryland.D.GreatBooksSummerProgram.

2、WhatcanstudentsdoinGreatBooksSummerProgram?

A.Learnhowtowritestories.

B.Attendacampusculturalevent.

C.Makefriendswithfamouswriters.

D.Readanddiscussthegreatworksofliterature.

3^WhatisspecialaboutZealTravel?

A.Itincludesalotofthrillingoutdooractivities.

B.Itprovidescommunityserviceforstudents.

C.Itoffersstudentsexcitingfreetrips.

D.Itwilllast3weeks.

24.（8分）Amother,CarrieCort,51,fromSussex,andhernine-year-oldsonhavebeennamedtheUK'smost

environmentallyfriendlyfamilyafterwinninganawardfortheirenvironmentalachievements.

Noweveryaspectofherlifeisenvironmentallyfriendly,fromhersonAdam'sbirthdaypartiestoherclothing,and

sherecycleseverythingfromemptypenstomilkbottletops."Changingourfamilylifestyletogreenhassavedusaround

£11,000everyyear,whichhasgivenusmorefinancialstability,Carriesays."LivinggreenhasmadeushealthierandI

feelyoungernow.Itisfunseeingwhatyoucanmakewithunwantedorbrokenthings.Growingyourownfoodisgreat

exercise,goodforwildlife,andthefoodismuchmorenutritiousandtastier/9

“Myconcernforthewaywehumansaretreatingtheplanetwasreallyrousedin2008whenAdamwasborn.When

hearrived,Isuddenlyhadthishuge,greaterawarenessofthekindofplanetwe'rebringingourchildrenintothoughI

learntsomethingaboutitinuniversity.^Shebegangoingtotalks,readingbooks,watchingdocumentariesandattending

greenmeetingsinordertoeducateherselfinthedetailsofgreenliving.

CarriesetupthelocalcampaigngroupSussexGreenLivingsixyearsafterherson'sbirth.Later,shegaveupher

high-poweredjob,assheranavideocompanywithherbrother,todoherjobfull-time.Today,sheorganizestalksand

workshops.Sherunsarepaircafe,wherepeoplecanbringeverythingtobefixed.Herrecyclingprogramhelpspeople

reusewastes.Toothpastetubes,forexample,whichCarriesendstothePhilippines,areturnedintopursesbyan

organization.wMygoalistoinspiremorepeopletoleadgreener,moreenvironmentallyfriendlylives,toenableustolive

ingreaterharmonywithnature,nowandforfutureorganizations.IachievethisusingvariousSussexGreenLiving

communicationprogramsandworkingwithotherorganizationswhohavethesamegoalsandvalues.”

1、HowdidCarriefeelaboutherenvironmentallyfriendlylifestyle?

A.unwanted.B.unhealthy.C.expensive.D.economical.

2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutCarrie?

A.Shemadegoodpreparationsforlivinggreen.

B.Sherecycledwhatpeopleignoredforfun.

C.Shedoesdailyexercisebygrowingfood.

D.Shemajoredinplanetprotectioninuniversity.

3、WhendidCarriebegintoformherenvironmentallyfriendlylifestyle?

A.Afterwinninganaward.

B.Aftergivingbirthtoherson.

C.Afterbeingstuckinpoverty.

D.Afterattendinggreenmeetings

4、WhatdoesCarrierelyontomakeherachievements?

A.Herrepaircafeandworkshops.

B.Herownprogramsandothers9work.

C.Herwell-paidjobandherbrother'ssupport.

D.Herindependenceofrealizinghergreendream.

25.（10分）David,aFrenchpriest（牧师）ofthirty-six,wassenttoChinabythechurchin1872.Hedidwellinthe

naturalandsocialsciencebesideshisreligiousactivities（宗教活动）。Hewasalsoveryinterestedintherarewildanimals

andplantsinChina.

OnMay4th,1879,aftersearchinghalfamonthinthewesternpartofBaoxing,Sichuanthehuntershired（雇用）by

Davidsucceededinbringinghima''black-and-whitebear**.nThebearisextremelylovely**,hewroteinhisdiary

excitedly.Meanwhile,hefeltitmightbeanewspecies（物种）neverdiscoveredbyscientists.

HethendecidedtosendittoParisforafurtherstudy.Unfortunatelythepoornblack-andwhite"beardiedof

Jolts（颠簸）ofthemountainroadsandtheclimatic（气候）change.Hehadtosenditspelt（皮毛）totheNationalMuseum

inParisfordisplay（展览）。Infact,theso-callednblack-andwhite”bearwasneitherabearnoracat.Afteracomplete

study,MillaEdwards,headofthemuseum,judgedthatitwasanewspecies.Hegavethe“giantpanda".

ThediscoverymadetheworldexcitedandBaoxingwasalsomadefamousfor“homeofthegiantpanda"

1、FromthepassagewecanseethatDavidmainlycametoChinato.

A.learnChinesescienceandhistoryB.lookforapandaforchurch

C.dosomethingonreligion（宗教）D.studythewildanimalsandplantsinChina

2、ThewordnrareHinthispassagemeans.

A.veryhardtofindB.worthnomoney

C.easytofindD.runningveryfast

3、Thefirstgiantpandawascaught____.

A.byDavid,aFrenchpriestB.quitebyaccident

C.withalotofdifficultyD.afterthehuntersfolloweditforhalfamonth

4、Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thegiantpandadiedwhenitwasondisplay.

B.Davidhadneverseenagiantpandabefore.

C.Millawassuretheanimalwasneitherabearnoracat.

D.Thediscoverymadetheworldexcitedwithinterest

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）第四节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

选项涂黑。

“Areyoutoostupidtodoanythingright?”Thesewords—saidbyawomantoalittleboywhowasobviouslyher

son—werespoken1hehadwalkedawayfromher.Theboyreturned,hiseyesdowncast.

Nota2moment,perhaps,3smallmomentslastaverylongtime.Andafewwords—thoughtheymean_

4atthetimetothepeoplewhosaythem—canhavegreat5

IrecentlyheardastoryfromamannamedMalcolmDalkoff.Forthelast24yearshehasbeenaprofessional6

Hereiswhathetoldme:

AsaboyinRockIsland,Dalkoffwasterribly7Hehadfew8andnoself-confidence.Oneday,his

Englishteacher,RuthBrach,gavetheclassanassignment.ThestudentshadbeenreadingToKillaMockingbirD.Now

theyweretowritetheirownchapterthatwould9thelastchapterofthenovel.

Dalkoffwrotehischapterandturnedit10Todayhecannotrecallanything11aboutthechapterhe

wrote,orwhat12MrsBrachgavehim.WhathedoesrememberisthefourwordsMrsBrachwroteinmargin（空

白）ofthepaper:"Thisis13writing.”

Fourwords.They14hislife.

u15Ireadthosewords,IhadnoideaofwhoIwasor16Iwasgoingtobe."hesaid."Afterreadingher

note,Iwenthomeandwroteashortstory,somethingIhadalwaysbeen17ofdoingbutneverbelievedIcould

do.”

Overtherestofthatyearinschool,hewrotemanyshortstoriesandalwaysbroughtthemtoschoolforMrsBrach

toevaluate.Shewas18toughandhonest.uShewasjustwhatI19JDalkoffsaid.

Hisconfidence20DalkofTbelievedthatnoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifthatwomanhadnotwritten

thosefourwordsinthemarginofthepaper.

1、A.whereB.whyC.becauseD.when

2、A.wonderfulB.difficultC.funnyD.big

3、A.yetB.althoughC.forD.therefore

4、A.muchB.littleC.moreD.most

5、A.meaningB.powerC.forceD.sense

6、A.writerB.playerC.poetD.singer

7、A.sorryB・proudC.sickD.shy

8、A.booksB.idealsC.friendsD.chances

9、A.followB.matchC.decideD.improve

10、A.onB.inC.outD.down

11、A・moreB.againC.differentD.special

12^A.honorsB・remarksC.prizesD.grade

13、A.poorB.seriousC.goodD.silly

14>A.changedB.damagedC.affectedD.improved

15>A.UnlessB.UntilC.WhenD.While

16NA.whatB・howC.whereD.which

17、A.tiredB.fondC.proudD.dreaming

18^A.strictB.kindC.encouragingD.praising

19、A.fearedB.neededC.expectedD.loved

20^A.grewB.liftedC.appearedD.returned

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）PeoplenowadayscanhardlyimaginewhatJewishpeoplewentthroughduringWorldWarII.Itwasjust

becausetheywereJevvishl.Anneandherfamilyhadtohideaway,ortheywouldbe2,（catch）bytheGermanNazis.

Annehadn'tbeenabletobeoutdoorsfor3.longatimethatshehadgrowncrazy4.everythingtodowithnature.

Forexample,whenitwaswarm,shestayed5.（wake）onpurposeuntilhalfpastelevenoneeveninginordertohave

alookatthemoonforonceby6.（her）.Butasthemoongavefartoomuchlight,shedidn,tdareopenawindow.And

anothertime,shehappened7,（be）upstairsoneeveningwhenthewindowwasopen.Shedidn'tgodownstairs8<the

windowhadtobeshut.Thedark,9.（rain）evening,thewind,thethunderingcloudsheldherentirelyintheirpower.It

wasthefirsttimeinayearandahalfthatshelO.（see）thenightfacetoface.

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（A）,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。

DearPeter,

Iammorethanhappytoknowyougotafirstprizeinthespeechcontest、I'mwritingtooffermysincere

congratulationstoyou、

Itisknowntoall,successlieinhardwork、Ithinkyoumusthavebeenpracticedalot>Andatthesametimeyou

musthavegainedmorevaluableskills>CouldyoupleasehelpmebuttellmewhatIshouldpayattentionwhenIspeak

inpublic?Youknow,whenmadeaspeech,Ialwaysgetnervously>Iwouldappreciateitifyoucangivemesome

advices>

Pleasewritetomeassoonasyoucan>

Yours,

LiHua83

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华，美籍交换生Lucy在邮件中说对你校流行的”阅读经典好书”（Readclassicbooks）活动十

分感兴趣，请你回封邮件详细地介绍此活动。内容包括：

L阐述阅读经典好书的意义；

2.列举阅读活动安排；

3.期待她的参与。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearLucy,

Yours,

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、A

2、C

3、D

4、A

5、B

6、A

7、B

8、B

9、D

10、C

11、c

12、C

13、D

14、A

15、D

16、A

17、D

18、B

19、D

20、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、B

2、A

3、D

4、D

22>In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat"theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways・一inparticularIthinkit

willhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible."Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,uAsapeace

machine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation."Thiswasn'tthefirstgrandpromiseof

technology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,uThesubmarine（潜艇）maybethecauseofbringingbattletoa

stoppage/9

AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite（火药）wouldbeawarobstacle:"Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeace

thanathousandworldconventions（公约）・"Similarly,whenHiranMaxim,inventorofthemachinegun,wasaskedin

1893,“Willthisgunnotmakewarmoreterrible?^^heanswered,uNo,itwillmakewarimpossible."GugliemoMareconi,

inventoroftheradio,toldtheworldin1912.“Thecomingofthewirelesstimewillmakewarimpossible,becauseitwill

makewarridiculous."GeneralJamesHarbord,chairmanoftheboardofRCAin1925,believed,uRadiowillserveto

maketheconceptofPeaceonEarth,GoodWillTowardMenareality.”

DavidNye,ahistorianoftechnology,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleading

touniversalpeacethehot-airballoon,poisongas,landminesandlaserguns.

Itisnotthatalltheseinventionsarewithoutbenefits-evenbenefitstowarddemocracy（民主）.Rather,it'sthecase

thateachnewtechnologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.^ProblemsaretheanswerstosolutionsJsaysBrian

Arthur.

Mostofthenewproblemsintheworldareproblemscreatedbyprevioustechnology.Theseproblemsarenearly

invisibletous.Everyyear1.2millionpeopledieinautomobileaccidents.Thetechnologicaltransportationsystemkills

morepeoplethancancer.Globalwarming,environmentalpoisons,nuclearterrorism,andspeciesloss,areonlyafewof

themanyotherseriousproblemstroublingpeople.

Ifweembrace（拥抱）technologyweneedtofaceitscosts.

5、Whatwillnewinventionsdoaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Theywillincreasewars.B.Theywillleadtopeace.

C.Theywillservepeople.D.Theywillbreakconventions.

6、Whydoestheauthorlistsomanyinventions?

A.Toshowpeople'screativity.B.Toappreciatetheirbenefits.

C.Tocontradicttheorigina