2022届重庆市高考仿真卷英语试卷含解析

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.IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanythingtoyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?

A.tobetakenB.totakeC.takenD.beingtaken

2.—Whafsthatnoise?

—Oh,Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine.

A.istestingB.wasbeingtested

C.isbeingtestedD.hasbeentested

3.Theythebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.

A.wrappedupB.pickedup

C.calledupD.tookup

4.Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.

A.OneB.NooneC.EveryoneD.SomeoneA*

5.-Lateagain!Where?

-Sorry,Iintheheavytraffic,orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.

A.wereyou；havegotstuckB.haveyoubeen；havegotstuck

C.wereyou；gotstuckD.haveyoubeen；gotstuck

6.Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.

A.familiarB.popular

C.similarD.particular

7.Salesdirectorisapositioncommunicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.

A.whichB.that

C.whenD.where

8.Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly

A.anxiouslyB.occasionally

C.practicallyD.urgently

9.MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus."That'scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,___

11thgrader.

A./;an

B./;the

C.the;a

D.the;/

10.Itrainedthismorning,actuallydidn'tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.

A.whatB.when

C.whereD.which

11.Theeventthatinmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasnever

escaped.

A.stoodoutB.standsout

C.wouldstandoutD.hasstoodout

12.Takethemedicinerightaway!ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.

A.HadyoutakenB.Wouldyoutake

C.ShouldyoutakeD.Wereyoutotake

13.Hedoesn*tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,buthemanagestolooksostylish.

A.thereforeB.somehow

C.furthermoreD.otherwise

14.—Didn'tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?

—No.Itothenursinghomeasusual.

A.wentB.goC.havegoneD.hadgone

15.Today'shomeworkwaseasysoIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay.

A.tobedoneB.doneC.doingD.todo

16.Ifweatableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.

A.reserveB.reserved

C.havereservedD.hadreserved

17.Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewouldand

activelyseeknewroles.

A.makeamountainoutofamolehill

B.havetoomanyironsinthefire

C.strikewhiletheironishot

D.D.putthecartbeforethehorse

18.Willitbeageshegoesbacktoschool?Tmsoworriedabouthim.

A.beforeB.after

C.whenD.as

19.thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.

A.RealizingB.Tohaverealized

C.RealizedD.Havingrealized

20.LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.

A.whoB.thatC.whoseD.which

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）ChinesefashiondesignerWangTaoreleasedherfall-winter2019collectioninNewYorkonFebruary

9,thetenthtimeherbrand,TaorayWang,hasbeenfeaturedattheNewYorkFashionWeek.

SittingonthefrontrowoftheshowwereU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'syoungestdaughterTiffanyTrumpwith

hermotherMarlaMaples,aswellasformerFoxNewshostKimberlyGuilfoyle.

TiffanyTrump,afanofTaorayWang,woreacustommadewhitedouble-breastedcoatbyWangtoherfather's

inauguration（就职典礼）ceremonyinJanuary2017.

Wang飞latestcollection,Eternity,ispartlyinspiredbyTiffanyTrump.Inthiscollection,Wangcombinesthe

unconventionalbeautyofthe1970s,representedbyfamousAmericanmodelLaurenHuttonandthefemalelookfavored

bypeoplesuchasTiffanyTrump.

Thetwowomenarefromintwodifferentagegroupswithtwodifferentstylesbutbothareconfidentandbrave,

saidWangwhileattendinghershowinManhattan.wBeautyisnotabouttimeorage.It'sallaboutattitude.”

AlongwithChina'sgrowingeconomicstrength,Chinesefashionhasgraduallygainedworldwideattention,said

Wang,addingthatonlywhenmoreandmoreforeignerswearclothesdesignedbyChinesepeople,willitmeanarealrise

ofChinesefashionontheglobalstage.

Wanghasadiversebackground.WithadegreeinhistoryfromEastChinaNormalUniversityinShanghai,Wang

gotaseconddegreeinfashionfromJapan'stopfashioninstituteTokyoModeGakut*n,whereshereceivedfive

internationalawardsindesign.ShewasselectedbyJunkoKoshino-awell-kownJapanesedesigner,toheadthestudio

asthechiefmen'sdesigner.

Torealizeherglobalcareerambitions,WangthenleftJapantogototheUKwheresheworkedasaleading

designer.In2002shereturnedtoChinaandledtherepositioningofbroadcast:bo,makingitoneofthetop10Chinese

women'slabels.WangiscurrentlyaboardmemberoftheShanghaiRiboFashionGroup.

1、WhoprobablygaveWang'sinspirationforherlatestcollection?

A.TiffanyTrumpandMarlaMaples.B.JunkoKoshirioandKirnbrlyGuilfnyle.

C.TiffanyTrumpandDonaldTrump.D.TiffanyTrumpandLaurenHution.

WheredidWangTaowinfiveinternationalawardsindesign?

A.InTokyo.B.InNewYork.C.InManhattan.D.InShanghai.

3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.BothTaorayWangandboarewellreceived.

B.WangTaoworkedinUKasachiefmen'sdesigner.

C.ItistheTrumpwhomakeWangTaobecomefamous.

D.WangTaostudiedfashioninEastChinaNormalUniversity.

4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.WangTao'sdiverseeducationbacl^round.

B.AChinesedesigner'swayontheglobalstage.

C.ThedesignstyleofaChinesefashiondesigner.

D.WangTao9sfall-winter2019collectioninNewYork.

22.（8分）Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththedrteenagers.ButlastsummerJoanna

andHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohis

parents.uThedoortohisroomisalwaysshutJJoannsnoted.

TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter.wSheusedtocuddleup（蜷伏）withmeonthe

sofaandtalk,”saidMark.wNowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobe

treatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich.”

Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhafsontheirminds."Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist."said

MichaelRiera,authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers.<6Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteen

years?9Rieraexplained.uTheytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast.”

Parentswhoknowvvhafsgoingonintheirteenagers9livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdown

thewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytoHndw-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“thewallofsilence59inthelastparagraph?

A.Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.

B.Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.

C.Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.

D.Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.

4^Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.

B.Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.

C.Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.

D.Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.

23.（8分）Conventionalwisdomsaysthathardshipcanmakeusoldbeforeourtime.Infact,anewstudysuggests

thatviolencenotonlyleaveslong-termscarsonchildren'sbodies,butalsochangestheirDNA,causingchangesthatare

equaltoseventotenyearsofprematureaging.

Scientistsmeasuredthisbystudyingtheendsofchildren^chromosomes（染色体），calledtelomeres（端粒）,says

IdanShalev,leadauthorofastudypublishedinMolecularPsychiatry.

TelomeresarespecialDNAsequences（序歹!1）whichpreventtheDNAinchromosomesfromseparating.Theyget

shortereachtimeacelldivides,untilacellcannotdivideanymoreanddies.

Severalfactorshavebeenfoundtoshortentelomeres,includingsmoking,radiationandpsychologicalstressessuch

asbeingtreatedbadlywhenyoungandtakingcareofachronicallyillperson.

Inthisstudy,researchersexaminedwhetherexposuretoviolencecouldmakechildren火telomeresshortenfaster

thannormal.Theyinterviewedthemothersof236children3tages5,7and10,askingwhethertheyoungstershadbeen

exposedtodomesticviolencebetweenthemotherandherpartner;physicalmaltreatmentbyanadult;orbullying.

Researchersmeasuredthechildren'stelomeres—incellsobtainedbywipingtheinsidesoftheircheeks一atages5and

10.

Telomeresshortenedfasterinkidsexposedtotwoormoretypesofviolence,saysShalev.Unlessthatpattern

changes,thestudysuggests,thesekidscouldbeexpectedtodevelopdiseasesofaging,suchasheartattacksormemory

loss,sevento10yearsearlierthantheirpeers.

Shlevsaysthereishopeforthesekids.Hisstudyfoundthat,inrarecases,telomeresBetternutrition,exerciseand

stressreductionarethreethingsthatmaybeabletolengthentelomeres,hesays.

Thestudyconfirmsasmallbutgrowingnumberofstudiessuggestingthatearlychildhoodadversityimprintsitself

inourchromosomes,saysCharlesNelson,aprofessorofpediatricsandneuroscienceatHarvardMedicalSchool.

1、Thenewstudyfoundthat.

A.hardshipcanchangeachild'smemory

B.violencecanspeedupachild*saging

C.violenceleavesscarsonachildsmind

D.hardshiphasaneffectonachild'smind

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they"inParagraph3referto?

A.Telomeres.B.Children.

C.Chromosomes.D.DNAsequences.

3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Violencecancausequickcelldeathinchildren'sbody.

B.Telomerescanhelppreventchromosomesfromseparating.

C.Childrenwhohaveshortertelomereshaveheartattackslater.

D.Beingtreatedbadlywillmakeachild'stelomeresshortenfaster.

4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ViolenceandTelomeres

B•TheFunctionofTelomeres

C.ViolenceMakesChildrenAging

D.DNAInfluencesChildren'sGrowth

24.（8分）Withthedevelopmentofoursociety,cellphoneshavebecomeacommonpartinourlives.Haveyouever

runintoacarelesscellphoneuseronthestreet?Maybetheywerebusytalking,textingorcheckingupdatesonWeChat

withoutlookingatwhatwasgoingonaroundthem.Asthenumberofthisnew"species"ofhumanhaskeptrising,they

havebeengivenanewname-phubbers（低头族）.

RecentlyacartooncreatedbystudentsfromChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsputthisgroupofpeopleunder

thespotlight.Intheshortfilm,phubberswithvarioussocialidentitiesburythemselvesintheirphones.Adoctorplays

withhiscellphonewhilelettinghispatientdie,aprettywomantakesaselfie（自拍）infrontofacaraccidentsite,anda

fatherloseshischildwithoutknowingaboutitwhileusinghismobilephone.AchainofsimilareventsAnallyleadstothe

destruction（毁灭）oftheworld.

Althoughtheendingofthefilmsoundsunrealistic,thedamagephubbingcanbringisreal.Yourhealthisthefirst

tobeartheeffectandresultofit."Alwaysbendingyourheadtocheckyourcellphonecoulddamageyourneck/'

GuangmingDailyquoteddoctors'words.“Theneckislikearopethatbreaksafterlong-termstretching.”Also,staring

atcellphonesforalongtimewilldamageyoureyesightgradually,accordingtothereport.

Butthafsnotall.Beingaphubbercouldalsodamageyoursocialskillsanddriveyouawayfromyourfriendsand

family.Whengettingtogetherwithfamilyorfriends,manypeopleprefertoplaytheircellphoneswhileothersare

chattinghappilywitheachotherandthiscreatesastrangeatmosphere,QiluEveningNewsreported.

Itcanalsocostyourlife.Therehavebeenlotsofreportsonphubberswhofelltotheirdeath,sufferedaccidents,

andwererobbedoftheircellphonesinbroaddaylight.

1、WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofacartooninParagraph2?

A.Tosuggestphubberswilldestroytheworld.

B.Tocallforpeopletogowalkingwithoutphones.

C.Totellpeopleofthebadeffectsofphubbing.

D.Toadvisestudentstocreatemorecartoonslikethis.

2、Accordingtothepassage,whatrisksmayaphubberhave?

①Destructingtheworld

②Affectinghissocialskills

③Damaginghisneckandeyesight

④Gettingseparatedfromhisfriendsandfamily

A.①②④B.C.（D@@D.①②③④

3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsphubbing?

A.SupportiveB.ConfidentC.DisapprovingD.Unconcerned

4、Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Waystoavoidtherisksofphubbing.B.Badeffectsofphubbing.

C.Dailylifeofphubbers.D.Methodsofphubbing.

25.（10分）StevenJobs,thedesignerofAppleComputer,wasnotcleverwhenhewasinschool.Atthattime,hewas

notagoodstudentandhealwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.Whenhewentintocollege,hedidn'tchangealot.

Thenhedroppedout（退学）.Buthewasfullofnewideas.

Afterheleftcollege,StevenJobsworkedasavideogamedesigner.Heworkedthereforonlyseveralmonthsand

thenhewenttoIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimsomenewideasandgivehimachangeinhislife.

StevenJobslivedonafarminCaliforniaforayearafterhereturnedfromIndia.

In1975,hebegantomakeanewtypeofcomputenHedesignedtheAppleComputerwithhisfriendinhisgarage.He

chosethename''Apple"justbecauseitcouldhelphimtorememberahappysummerheoncespentinanappletree

garden.

HisAppleComputerwassosuccessfulthatStevenJobssoonbecamefamousallovertheworld.

HeoftensaidJIliveinordertochangetheworld;therearen*tanyotherreasons.Theonlywaytohaveagreat

achievementistoloveyourowncareer.lfyoucan*tfindyourfavoritecareei;goonlookingforitandnevergiveup.”

ThisisStevenJobs.Thoughheisdead,hisspiritandachievementsstillinfluenceourlives.

1、WhywasStevenJobsnotagoodstudentinschool?

A.Heneverdidhislessons.

B.Hedroppedout.

C.Healwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.

D.Hewasfullofnewideas.

2、WhydidStevenJobsgotoIndia?

A.Tobeavideogamedesigner.B.Togetsomenewideas.

C.Tomakeanewtypeofcomputer.D.Tohaveahappysummer.

3、WhatmadeStevenJobsfamousallovertheworld?

A.Hisnewideas.B.HisAppleComputer.

C.Hisvideogames.D.Hissaying.

4、WhatcanweknowaboutStevenJobsfromthispassage?

A.Hedidn*tflnishhisstudiesinthecollegebecausehehatedhisschoolmates.

B.HelikedtravelinginIndiaandCalifornia.

C.Helikedtryingnewthingsandmakinghisnewideascometrue.

D.Hethoughthehadmanyreasonstoliveintheworld.

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）OnaSaturdaymorning,myleftarmwentnumb,andIfeltdizzy.Iwastakentohospital.Aftera

quick1,thedoctorsaidIhadastroke.Aswavesofparalysis（瘫痪）cameoverme,Islowlylost2ofmybody.

Iwasjust50andIthoughtabouthow3itwas.

Aftertwooperations,IwastransferredtotheRecoveryCenter.ThoughIhadlosttheuseofmy4armand

legandcouldn'tseeoutofmylefteye,theonlythoughtonmymindwastoreturntomyjob.Butthe5wasthatI

neededtorelearnhowto6andseefirst.1hadalwaysbeenkindof7andthisjustmademefeellike

recoverywasimpossible.

Afewdaysaftermyfirst8physicaltherapysession,mymothercameintomyroomwithaneatly-typed9

writtenbyanine-year-oldboynamedJackson.Hetoldmeaboutthestokehe'dhadonlyayearearlier.He,too,had

beenparalyzedonhisleftside.But,10tellingmewhathehadlost,JacksonsharedwhatIwould11・“Do

notgiveuponyourself.Allthehardworkisworthit."hewrote.

Andtheadvicekeptoncoming.Hetoldmeto12thetherapyonthehospital's^grown-up"floor,where“they

makeyouworkhardandyougetlotsofthingsbackfast."HereIwas,agrownmanandasenatorofIllinois,getting___

13fromayoungboyIhad14met.

Afterafewweeksofcorrespondence（通信），Iarrangedforustomeet.Heseemed15atfirst,butallthe

awkwardnessquickly16,Jacksonshowedmehowhecouldrun,andIimmediatelyfelt17OnethingI

particularly18wastheenergyanddignityradiatingfromhim.

Asformyrecovery,it19justasJacksonsaiditwould.Afterayearofintensephysicaltherapy,Iclimbedto

thetopoftheCapitolandreturnedtowork.WitheverystepItook,IthoughtofJacksonandhis20,WheneverI

wastiredordiscouraged,Ithoughtofhim,theworld'sstrongestboy.

1、A.decisionB.examinationC.descriptionD.discussion

2^A.hopeB.sightC.memoryD.control

3、A.unbelievableB.ordinaryC.signiHcantD.controversial

4、A.rightB.leftC.singleD.only

5、A.effectB.consequenceC.realityD.conclusion

6、A.speakB.standC.runD.climb

7、A.pessimisticB.optimisticC.generousD.realistic

8、A.efficientB.satisfactoryC.discouragingD.amazing

9、A.bookB.posterC.sloganD.letter

10、A.beyondB.byC.withoutD.except

11、A.experienceB.discoverC.loseD.gain

12、A.attendB.rejectC.endD.escape

13、A.informationB.knowledgeC.adviceD.freedom

14、A.occasionallyB.seldomC.everD.never

15^A.conHdentB.nervousC.upsetD.desperate

16>A.brokeoutB.cameoverC.meltedawayD.turnedup

17、A.inspiredB.relaxedC.frustratedD.confused

18NA.recommendedB.admiredC.doubtedD.obtained

19、A.cameB.fellC.stayedD.disappeared

20>A.wisdomB.intelligenceC.strengthD.Lesson

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）Itisquiteclearthatairplanesprovide1<efficientandconvenientwaytotravel.Thankstoplanes,the

worldweliveinhasbecomea2.（small）place.3・gettingtosomewherebyaircancausealotofstressforpeople

sometimes.

Therearemanyreasons4,anunpleasantjourney,suchaslonglinesattheairportorscreamingkidswhoseat

5.（them）behindyou.However;recent6r（study）conductedbyUStravelplatformExpediahavefoundthatmorethan

halfofthepeople7,（survey）saywhatannoysthemmostarethepassengers8^continuallykick,bumporgrabairplane

seats.

Whydotheydothat?Aretheybored,nervousorjust9.（complete）unaware?Thereisnosureanswertothat

question,itseems.AccordingtoExpedia,thisbehaviorislikelylO,（remain）oneofthemostcommonandhatedpartsof

travellingbyair.

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（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。

ThesunwasjustslowlycomeupoverthemountainstodayasItookmydogsforitsmorningwalk>IsmiledasI

watchedthecloudsgraduallyturntowhiteandgold>TheairwascoolandIworeabigsmileinmyface、Eventhough

thereweren'tleafonthetrees,butIcouldstillhearbirdssingingsongsofspring、Evenmydogsseemedtonoticethe

differentintheair、Theywereplayinginsteadofjustdotheirmorningbusinessinthegrass、Theparticulargolden

sunseemedtomakeitabeautifulday>AsIheadedback,Irealizesomething、Thebeautyofdaydidn'tcomefromthe

warmthofthesun、Itcamefromthewarmthwithinmyownheartandsouk

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假设你是高三学生李华，香港大学在你校举行了招生宣传活动。你获知想要申请香港大学，必须通过香

港大学组织的全英文无领导小组面试。请你根据以下要点提示给你校的外教Dr.Hubbard写一封电子邮件。

内容要点：

1.你本人对香港大学很感兴趣，正在积极准备面试；

2.恳请Dr.Hubbard帮助包括你在内的6名学生进行模拟面试。

参考词汇:无领导小组面试LeaderlessGroupDiscussion；模拟面试mockinterview

注意：1.词数80左右；

2,可适当增加一些细节，以使行文连贯;

3.开头与结尾已为你写好。

DearDr.Hubbard,

Howiseverythinggoing?

I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.

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、A

4、C

5、D

6、B

7、D

8、B

9、A

10、D

11、B

12、A

13、B

14、A

15、D

16、D

17、C

18、A

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、D

2、A

3、A

4、B

22、In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat"theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways•—inparticular1thinkit

willhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible."Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,uAsapeace

machine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation."Thiswasn'tthefirstgrandpromiseof

technology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,uThesubmarine（潜艇）maybethecauseofbringingbattletoa

stoppage.”

AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite（火药）wouldbeawarobstacle:"Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeace

thanathousandworldconventions（公约）Similarly,whenHiranMaxim,inventorofthemachinegun,wasaskedin

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

inventoroftheradio,toldtheworldin1912.“Thecoiningofthewirelesstimewillmakewarimpossible,becauseitwill

makewarridiculous.”GeneralJamesHarbord,chairmanoftheboardofRCAin1925,believed,uRadiowillserveto

maketheconceptofPeaceonEarth,GoodWillTowardMenareality」'

DavidNye,ahistorianoftechnology,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleading

touniversalpeacethehot-airballoon,poisongas,landminesandlaserguns.

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

thateachnewte