2023-2024学年黑龙江省哈尔滨尚志中学高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

2023-2024学年黑龙江省哈尔滨尚志中学高三下学期联合考试英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot2．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of3．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected4．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving5．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway6．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven7．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that8．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open9．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that10．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday11．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit12．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon13．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich14．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound15．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how16．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how17．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/18．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn19．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun20．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task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）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.22．（8分）We’vebeencoveringstandingdesksforalongtimenowbecauseexpertsagreethatsittingalldayiskillingus.Wewanttobeproductivewhilealsokeepingourbodieshealthy.Overtheyears,therehavebeenseveralsolutionstothisfromfixedstandingdeskstoadjustableones,portabledeskstoonesthatchangeintoshelves.However,themosthightechandelegantsolutionhastobethisnewsmartdeskcalledTheStirKineticDesk.Thedesklearnsyourdailybehaviorsandmovesbetweenasittingandstandingheightregularlythroughoutthedaytokeepyoumovingwithoutinterruptingyourworkflow.Youcanprogramspecificsittingandstandingintervalsorletthedesksettheschedule.Ifyoutendtositwhilereturningemailsinthemorning,butalwayswanttostandduringthatafternoonconferencecall,thedeskwilllearnthoseregularhabitsandadjustthescheduletofitthem.Ofcourse,thedeskcanalwaysbemanuallyloweredorraisedbyusingthetouchscreenonthelowerleftcomerofthedesk.Whenswitchingpositions,thedeskgentlydipsandrisestoletyouknowthatachangeiscomingup.Ifyou’renotreadytoswitchpositionsatthattime,youcantapthetouchscreentostaysittingorstandingforawhilelonger.Thebuilt-intouchscreenalsokeepstrackofyourdailysittingandstandingtimesandtellsyouhowmanycaloriesyou’veburned.Youcanevensetgoalsforhowlongoroftenyouwanttostand.ThedeskalsoworkswithfitnessdevicesliketheFitBittotrackyourmovements.Allofthatsmarttechdoesn’tcomecheapthough.TheM1desk,whichistheeverydaymodel,runsasteep$2,990,whilethemoreexecutivemodelwithaddedfeatures,theF1,goesfor$4,190.Whileexpensive,it’sworththinkingofhowmuchtimewespendatourdesks.Muchlikeagoodmattress(床垫),agooddeskthatworkswithyouisworththeinvestment.Hopefullyinafewyearsthesesmart,integrateddeskswillbemorecommonandlessexpensive.1、TheStirKineticDeskhasbeendesignedto_______.A．helpuserswiththeirwork B．keepusersmovingallthetimeC．getuserstoexercisewhileworking D．remindusersoftheirworkingschedule2、Whichisthefeatureofthetouchscreenofthedesk?A．Itcantelluserswhentochangepositions. B．Itcantrackusers’changesofpositions.C．Itcankeepusersinafixedposition. D．Itcandetectusers’healthcondition.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethedesk?A．Productivebutchallenging. B．Convenientbutunaffordable.C．Complexandimpractical. D．Multi-functionalandintelligent.4、WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthelastparagraphA．Tospendmoneyonsuchadeskisrewarding.B．Weshouldgetsuchadeskassoonaspossible.C．Itwon’tbelongbeforethedeskiswidelyused.D．Desksplayaveryimportantroleinourdailylife.23．（8分）Whilelearningthesciencelessons，Iusedtogetadoubt-whyears，nose，tongueandeyesshouldbecalledasspecialsenses？Thebasicreasonisthatthesearethechannelsthroughwhichwemaintaincontactwiththesurroundings.Thoughapparentlyitmayfeelliketheseareindividualsensoryorgans，theydoshowsomeconnectivity.Interestingly，ourhearingislesssharpafterweeataheavyfood.Isn'titgoodforasoundnapafterastomach-fullmeal？Thatdoesnotmeanwegodeafafterameal，butthehearingpitch（强度）doeschangeafteraheavymeal.Weusuallygivecreditofthetastetoourtongue，butdoyouknowthatunlesssaliva（唾液）dissolvessomething，ourtonguecannotrecognizethetasteofthefoodeaten.Tasteisnothingbutthefoodchemicalsdissolvedinthesalivabeingsensedbythetastebudspresentonthetongue.Trytodryoffyourtongueandmouthwithatissuepaperandthentastesomething.Womenaremuchbettersmellersthanmen.Theyarebornwiththischaracteristicabilityandcancorrectlypinpointtheexactfragranceofthesample.Weallcanstorealmost50，000differentscents（气味），whicharestronglytiedtothememories.Pupils（瞳孔）donotrespondtolightalone，buttotheslightestbitofnoisearoundtoo.Thussurgeons，watchmakersandthoseprofessionalswhohavetoperformamuchdelicatejobdoprefertohaveasound-freeenvironment.Evenasmallnoisecandilate（扩大）theirpupilschangethefocusandblur（使模糊）theirvision.Ifyoudonotwearglassesorcontactlensduetohavinga6/6vision，youarejustamongtheonethirdofthehumanpopulation.Itisnowstatisticallyprovedthatonlyonethirdofthepopulationhasperfectvision，restallareeitherwearingglassesoraretryingtoreadwithacompromisedvision.Eachandeveryoneofushasaparticularorindividualisticorcharacteristicsmell，whichisuniquetous，exceptfortheidenticaltwins.Thissmellisverysubtle（微妙的）yetcanbesensedevenbyanewborn.Itmaybeduetothisscentthatthenewbornrecognizesthepresenceofhisparentsaround.Manyofuscanpinpointthesmellofoursignificantfriendsandcolleagues.Asignificantpartofthisphenomenonisguidedbygeneticsbutitisalsomodifiedbytheenvironment，dietandpersonalhygiene.Thisalltogethercreatestheuniquechemistrythatisindividualisticforeachperson.1、WecanlearnfromParagraphIthat______________.A．ourhearingisasgoodasbeforewehaveafullmealB．allsensoryorgansareconnectedandcanbeexchangedC．sensoryorgans'functionscanneverbechangedfortheirparticularcharacterD．wefeelandlearnabouttheworldaroundusthroughoursensoryorgans2、Whatmayhappenafteryouhavehadarichlunch?A．Youreyesbecomedim.B．Youmayfeelenergeticandfresh.C．Yourhearingpitchmaydecrease.D．Yourtonguemaylosethefunctionoftaste.3、WhatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A．Ourtonguescan'tbedriedwhileeatingsomething.B．Ifyourtongueisdriedwithoutanysalivaonit,itwillnotwork.C．Atissuepaperistheonlythingthatcanbeusedtodryourtongues.D．Ifyourtongueisdriedwithatissuepaper,itmayworkaswellasbefore.4、Whatmakeseachpersondifferentfromanyoneelseexcepttwins？A．Thenumberofsensoryorgans.B．Thesensitivityofsensoryorgans.C．Theparticularsmellofaperson.D．Thestyleofone'sbehavior.5、Whatisthetextmainlyabout？A．Thefunctionsofsensoryorgans.B．Theconnectivityofsensoryorgans.C．Anewborn'ssensesofthesensoryorgans.D．Thedifferencesofsensesbetweenwomenandmen.24．（8分）LastSunday,anearthquakestrucktheNapaValleyareaofnorthernCalifornia.Ithappenedinthemiddleofthenight,becomingthestrongestearthquaketostriketheNapaValleyin15years.Noonewaskilled,butmanypeopleweretreatedinhospitals.Isaidtomyseven­year­oldtwins,BradandBrett,andthree­year­oldMeghan,“Wehavesomuch,andthesepoorpeopleintroublenowhavenothing.We’llsharewhatwehavewiththem.”Ifilledaboxwithfoodsandclothes.WhileIwasdoingthis,Iadvisedtheboystochoosetheirtoysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboystookouttheiroldtoysandputthemtogether.Thenshewalkedaway.AfewminuteslatershecamebackwithLucy,hermuch­loveddoll.Sheputthedollontopoftheothertoys.“Oh,dear,”Isaid.“Youdon’thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch.”Meghansaid,“Lucymakesmehappy,Mommy.Maybeshe’llmakeanotherlittlegirlhappy,too.”IlookedatMeghanforalongmoment.Shetaughtmealesson.It’seasytogivesomethingthatwedon’twantanymore,buthardtogivewhatwecherish(珍爱),isn’tit?1、Howmanychildrendoesthewriterhave?A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Theearthquakecausedmanydeaths.B．Theearthquakeisthebiggestinhistory.C．Theearthquakehappenedatnight.D．TheearthquakehitthecityofCalifornia.3、WhatdidMeghantakeoutforthepeopleintrouble?A．AtoyB．ClothesC．AdollD．Food4、What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．AFamilyStoryB．TheSpiritofGivingC．AwhitenightD．ASadExperience5、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwehave.B．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwelove.C．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwewant.D．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwedon’twant.25．（10分）Whenathletesatthe2020TokyoOlympicscollecttheirmedals,they'llnotonlybewearingsomethingthatcelebratestheirsportingperformance,butsomethingthatsymbolizeslastingness.Forboththe2020OlympicsandParalympics,organizersaimtomakeallofthegold,silver,andbronzemedalsoutofusedelectronics.Thisstrongmessageabouthowtomakeuseofe-wastehasgottenalotofJapaninvolved.StartinginApril2017,theJapaneseOlympicCommitteebegancollectingoldlaptops,digitalcameras,smartphones,andotherabandonedelectronics.Theinitiative(倡议）hasachievedgreatsuccess.Already,thequantityneededforbronzemedalshasbeenmet,andthey'reinthehomestretchforsilverandgoldmedals,meaningthecollectionprocesscanpackupattheendofMarch.Whenlookingjustatthenumberofcellphonescollected,theamountofwasteisshocking.Inaperiodofabout18months,alittleover5millionsmartphoneswerecollectedthankstocooperationwithNTTDOCOMO.Japan'slargestmobilephoneoperatorallowedthepublictoturninphonesattheirshops,whichcountedalotintheproject’ssuccess.Afterbeingtakenapartandsorted,thesmallelectronicsunderwentasmeltingprocesstoextract(提炼）allthegold,silver，andbronzeelements.Thankstothisinitiative,theworldwidestrugglewithe-wastewillhaveaglobalplatform.AccordingtoastudypublishedbytheUnitedNationsUniversity—44.7millionmetrictonsofe-wasteweremadein2016.Only20%ofthatwasactuallyrecycled.Unfortunately,thisfigureissettorisesignificantlyinthecomingyears,movingto52.2millionmetrictonsby2021.SowhiletheTokyoOlympicsinitiativemightbejustadropinthebucket,it’sagoodstartinshowingwhatthepubliccandoifthey'remademoreawareoftheissue.1、WhatcanbelearntaboutTokyoOlympicsinitiativefromthepassage?A．E-wasteintheworldisincreasingsignificantly.B．Itiseasytogetelementsneededfromtheusedelectronics.C．Onlyproducersofelectronicsparticipatedintheproject.D．NTTDOCOMOcontributedtothesuccessoftheproject.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“homestretch”inParagraph2?A．startingperiod B．collectioneffortC．finalstage D．hardsearch3、WhatinfluencedoestheTokyoOlympicsinitiativehave?A．Itoffersaneffectivemethodtosolvetheproblemofe-waste.B．Itshowsthepowerofadvancedtechnologyindailylife.C．Itsavestheexpensespentinmakingallthemedals.D．Itencouragesthepublic’sinvolvementindealingwithe-waste.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetotheTokyoOlympicsinitiative?A．Positive B．NegativeC．Ambiguous D．Indifferent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）IfoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouIntoalotof1.Iwashavingafinaltestatthetime.2thetest,thegirlsittingnexttome3something,butIdidn'tunderstand.SoI4overherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskme5Ihadanextrapen.I6tohaveone,soItookitoutandputitonherdesk.Later,afterthetestpapershadbeen7,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudents8.Assoonaswewerealone,shebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeantto9up.Shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastobe10formyownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabout11andemphasized(强调)thefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheating12.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthink13aboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroom14whyshehadtalkedtomeaboutallthosethings.Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhad15inthenest.WhenIleanedovertotalktothegirl,itlookedasifIwas16answersfromhertestpaper.Itriedto17aboutthepen,butitseemedvery18toherthatIhadn’ttalkedofanythingaboutitthedayshetalkedtome.19ItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirla20,IamsureshecontinuedtobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.1、A．pleasureB．troubleC．adviceD．money2、A．AfterB．BeforeC．OverD．During3、A．shoutedB．statedC．whisperedD．questioned4、A．leanedB．bentC．ranD．walked5、A．howB．whyC．whetherD．where6、A．provedB．happenedC．placedD．occurred7、A．turnedinB．turnedbackC．turnedoutD．Turnedup8、A．brokeupB．handedoutC．stayedinD．leftout9、A．shutB．growC．setD．put10、A．awareB．harmfulC．responsibleD．anxious11、A．honestyB．futureC．moneyD．promise12、A．ourselvesB．oneselfC．himselfD．themselves13、A．carelesslyB．hardlyC．fullyD．seriously14、A．knowingB．forgettingC．mindingD．wondering15、A．failedB．cheatedC．playedD．chatted16、A．copyingB．askingC．offeringD．ignoring17、A．discussB．sayC．explainD．mention18、A．goodB．strangeC．easyD．ordinary19、A．AsifB．WhileC．OnceD．Evenif20、A．handB．favorC．presentD．assistance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）Ifalittlehumanlikerobotbeggedyounottoshutitoff,wouldyoushowsympathy?Inanexperiment1．(intend)tofindouthowpeopletreatrobotswhentheyactlikehumans,manyparticipantsstruggledtopowerdownabeggingrobotnamedNao.2．experimentwasconductedbyresearchersinGermany,whosefindings3．(publish)inthescientificjournalPLOSOne.Nao,4．wasdesignedtobegabouthalfoftheparticipantsnottoswitchitoffbutnottheotherhalf,wasused5．(measure)ifhisbeggingaffectedhowpeoplereacted.Inonepreviousexperiment,researchersfoundthatpeoplepreferredcommunicatingwithrobotswithcomplementary(互补的)personalitycharacteristicsto6．(they)own.Andsincerobotscanexhibitsocialcharacteristicseither7．(speak)withhumanvoicesortakingtheshapeofahumanbody,theresearchsuggeststhatpeopletendtoreact“8．(especial)socialtothem.”Theresearcherssaidapossible9．(explain)fortheirresultswasthatpeopleregardedNao’sbegging10．“asignofmakingitsowndecision.”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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Anopeningweekheldinourschoollastweeksothatwecouldshowagreatachievementswemadeinarteducation.TheartworksexhibitionwentonfromMondaytoFriday,exhibittheexcellentartworks,suchaspapercuts,paintingsandflowerarrangements.Bothoftheartworkswerecreatedbythestudentsofourschool.ThatattractedthepublicmostwasthesinginganddanceperformancesinFridayafternoon.Alltheseactivitiesdrawthecloseattentionofthepublicandtheparentsaswell,receivinghighpraisesfromthepublic.Throughtheseactivity,thepublichasabetterunderstandingofourschool.Asaresultof,weallthinkthattheopeningweekwasofgreatsuccessful.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）书面表达假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack来信说他最近生活不规律，询问你的生活习惯。请根据下列要点给他回一封信。1你的生活习惯；2你对自己的生活习惯的看法；3你给他的建议。注意:1.词数100左右；2.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearJack,Iamsadtohearthatyouarelivingadisorganizedliferightnow.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Goodlucktoyou!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、C2、C3、D4、D5、C6、B7、B8、C9、C10、D11、C12、B13、B14、D15、B16、D17、B18、D19、A20、B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、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—evenbenefitstowarddemocracy（民主）.Rather,it’sthecasethateachnewtechnologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.“Problemsaretheanswerstosolutions,”saysBrianArthur.Mostofthenewproblemsintheworldareproblemscreatedbyprevioustechnology.Theseproblemsarenearlyinvisibletous.Everyyear1.2millionpeopledieinautomobileaccidents.Thetechnologicaltransportationsystemkillsmorepeoplethancancer.Globalwarming,environmentalpoisons,nuclearterrorism,andspeciesloss,areonlyafewofthemanyotherseriousproblemstroublingpeople.Ifweembrace(拥抱)technologyweneedtofaceitscosts.5、Whatwillnewinventionsdoaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theywillincreasewars.B．Theywillleadtopeace.C．Theywillservepeople.D．Theywillbreakconventions.6、Whydoestheauthorlistsomanyinventions?A．Toshowpeople’screativity.B．Toappreciatetheirbenefits.C．Tocontradicttheoriginalideas.D．Toprovegrandpromises