甘肃省白银市育正学校新高考冲刺模拟英语试题及答案解析

甘肃省白银市育正学校新高考冲刺模拟英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one2．Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof3．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot4．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive5．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.A．as B．that C．which D．where6．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering7．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone8．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored9．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed10．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might11．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which12．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed13．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld14．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While15．Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder16．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share17．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean18．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving19．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout20．High­speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．againstC．at D．over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）DavidCameronisurgingtoday’syoungesterstoabandonFrenchtoconcentrateonthetongueofthefuture—Mandarin(普通话)。Cameronsaid:“IwantBritainlinkeduptotheworld’sfast-growingeconomies.Andthatincludesouryoungpeoplelearningthelanguagestosealtomorrow’sbusinessdeals.”“Bythetimethechildrenborntodayleaveschool,Chinaistobetheworld’slargesteconomy.Soit’stimetolookbeyondthetraditionalfocusonFrenchandGermanandgetmanymorechildrenlearningMandarin.”Tostrengthenhismessage,hequotedNelsonMandela—theformerpresidentofSouthAfricawhosaid“Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstandsthatgoestohishead;ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguagethatgoestohisheart.”CameronsaidthatapartnershipbetweentheBritishCouncil(英国文化协会)andHanbanwilldoublethenumberofChineselanguageassistantsintheUKby2016andprovideincreasedfundingtoschoolsofofferingMandarinasalanguagechoice.InadevelopmentoftheUK—ChinaSchoolPartnershipprogramme,fundingwillalsobeprovidedfor60headteacherstomakestudyvisitstoChinain2014.InrecentresearchtheBritishCouncilfoundonly1%oftheadultpopulationspeaksMandarintoalevelthatallowsthemtoconductabasicconversation.Just3,000pupilsinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandenteredforChineselanguagesGCSEsin2013,puttingitfarbehindthetraditionalchoicesofFrenchwith177,000,Spanishwith91,000andGermanwith62,000entrants(加入者),aswellasUrdu,PolishandArabic.ProfessorDameHelenWallace,theBritishAcademy’sforeignsecretary,said,“alackofqualifiedteacherscouldbeabarriertoimproveitspopularity.”LauraChan,oneoftheco—foundersofabilingualMandarin—Englishprimaryschool,saidtheprimeminister’sannouncementwasgoodnewsforthestatusofMandarin.Shesaid,“It’sagreathelp.Itwillincreasepeople’sawarenessofMandarinasalanguagetheycanlearn.”1、Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A．DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.B．DavidCameronhasvisitedChinaforthreedays.C．ChineselanguageisverypopularwithBritishpeople.D．ThecooperationisimportantbetweentheUKandChina.2、WhydoesDavidCameronurgestudentstolearnChinese?A．BecauseChinesewillbeawidely—usedlanguageintheworld.B．BecausetherearemanyChinesepeoplelivinginBritain.C．BecausehethinksChinawillbecomethelargesteconomy.D．BecauseonlyafewofBritishpeoplecancommunicateinChinese.3、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetothepopularityofMandarin?A．It’swonderfulbutitalsohassomeproblems.B．Itcanbeagreatwasteoftimeandenergy.C．It’sonlyadesignfortheyoungsterslater.D．It’sonlyawaytohelpstudentstotravelabroad.4、WhatisthepurposeofDavidCameronbyquotingMandela’swordsinParagraph3?A．Tocomparedifferentideas.B．Toshowhisrichknowledge.C．ToshareMandela’sopinion.D．TopersuadepeopletolearnMandarin.22．（8分）Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclockstellthemthey’redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncellphonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsthatclockbasedworkscheduleshindercreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m,researchfrom10a.mtonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipantsorganizedifferentactivitiesfromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyogabytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder“clocktime”vs.“tasktime”.Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficient(有效率的)butlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.It’llmakethosetaskseasier,andthetask-doerswillbehappier.1、Whatdoestheauthorsayaclock-basedwork?A．Itmakesworkersverytired.B．Itremindsworkerstoleaveontime.C．Itmakesworkersawareoftheprecioustime.D．Itmayhaveabadeffectonthecreativity.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hinder”inparagraph2mean?A．Block.B．Consider.C．Increase.D．Value.3、WhatdidTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellierfindintheirexperimentsaboutclock-timers?A．Theyseizeopportunitiesastheycomeup.B．Theyalwaysgettheirworkdoneintime.C．Theytendtobemoreproductive.D．Theycancontroltheirlives.4、Whatdotheresearcherssuggest?A．Task-basedtimingispreferredfordoingcreativework.B．Itisimportanttokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.C．Performingcreativejobstendstomakeworkershappier.D．Ascientificstandardshouldbeadoptedinjobevaluation.23．（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）RoadtripMotorhomedeliveryoffersgreatfamilyholidays．Forjust$1aday，youcanhireafully-equippedmotorhome，whichyoudelivertoaspecificdestinationwithinsomedaysandkilometers．Youthenhireanotheronetogethomeortakeabusortrain．Youronlyotherexpensewillbefuelandabout$20adayforparkingfees．Tolearnmore，visitapollocamper．com．PlanaheadForacomfortablebreak，flexibilitywithtimes，datesandplaceshelpslowerthecost．Findafewhotelsyoulike，askabouttheirvacantrooms，thenwaitafewweeksandcallagain．Iftheystillhaverooms，you'reatanadvantagetoaskforabetterprice．Lotsoflast-minutedealsareonline．Watif（watif．com．au）hasdealsonhotelsthathavedroppedtheirpricessoslow．Youdon'tknowwhereyou'restayinguntilit'sbooked，butanywherewithfourorfivestarshastobefairlygood．BacktonatureWildcampingappealstonatureloversandcostsnothing．Thisisforbiddenonbeachesandparksinmosturbanareas，butyoucanturnupinmoredistantareaaslongasnobodyownstheland．You'llneedtotakeeverythingwithyouandmayneedtoshoponeBuy（ebuy．com．au）．Ifyou'reacampingbeginner，beawareofsafetymeasuresandgetyourquestionsansweredontheInternet．SwapmeetHowaboutahomeswap？Fora$250yearlyjoiningcost，youcanstayinsomeone’shomeinaninternationalplaceofyourchoicewhiletheyorsomeoneelsestaysinyours．Findoutmoreatfamilylink．com．au．1、Wherecanyougettheinformationaboutmotorhomes？A．apollocamper．com．B．watif．com．au．C．ebuy．com．au．D．familylink．com．au．2、Whathelpstopaylessforroomsinahotel？A．Choosinghotelswithfourorfivestars．B．BargainingpricesthroughtheInternet．C．Waitingforsometimebeforebooking．D．Decidingonroomsasearlyaspossible．3、What'stheadviceforcampingbeginners？A．KeepintouchwitheBuy．B．Watchoutforpossibledangers．C．Stayawayfromno﹣man'sland．D．Takeonlywhatyouneed．4、What'sthepurposeofthetext？A．Toteachtheimportanceofrunningawayfromwork．B．Tointroducenewdestinationsfornaturelovers．C．Toshowtheadvantagesofonlineservice．D．Tohelppeoplehavefunatlessexpense．25．（10分）Brisbaneisanexcitingcity,votedasoneofthemostliveablecitiesinAustralia.Itsfinefoodwillmakeyouhatetoleave.Herearefourfamousrestaurants.AriaForafinediningexperienceinBrisbane,itishardtogopastAriabyawardwinningwell-knownchefMattMoran.WithabeautifulsettingattheEagleStreetPieroverlookingtheBrisbaneRiver,Ariaisallaboutbeautifullypresentedfood.ThisiswhatAliadiffersfromotherrestaurants.Themenuhereisseasonalwithdifferentlunchanddinneroptions,andpricesaresetdependingonhowmanycoursesyouchoose.BavarianBierCaféTherearelotsoffantasticrestaurantsthatoverlooktheBrisbaneRiverandtheStoryBridge.AbigfavoriteistheBavarianBierCaféwhereyoucanenjoyamazingGermanfood,withbigcupsofBavarianbeertodrinkandcookiestogowithit.Pricesarequitereasonableandtheviewsaresomeofthebestyou’llgetinBrisbane.E’ccoBistroSetinanoldteawarehousebuilding,E’ccoBistrohasbeenservingupamazingfoodinBrisbaneforover20years.E’ccoBistroisrunbychefPhilipJohnsonwhofocusesonusingthebestlocalproducetocreatedisheswherethematerialsdothetalking.Themenuhasagoodvarietyofdishesatreasonableprices,withdishessuchaslobsterswithsweetandsouronions,carrot,mushroom.ThePloughInnPloughInnisoneofthebestpubstogotoforfoodinBrisbane.Nomatterwhenyoucomein,itissuretosatisfyallofyourappetite.PubdiningishugeinBrisbaneandthediningexperiencehasmovedawayfromthebasicpubbugsofold,nowofferingextensivemenuswithrestaurantqualityfood.Thepubatmosphereisstilltherehowever,andthefoodisgenerallystillcheap,plentifulandnottoofancy.1、WhatmakesthefoodservedbyAriaspecial?A．Itstaste. B．Itsprice.C．Itsappearance. D．Itsvariety.2、WhichrestaurantwouldyouliketogotoifyouarealoverofGermanfood?A．Aria B．BavarianBierCaféC．E’ccoBistro D．ThePloughInn3、InwhichaspectisPhilipJohnsonexpert?A．Cookingfoodwithlocalfoodmaterials.B．Presentinghisfoodinanattractingway.C．Offeringbeerwithdeliciouscookies.D．Creatingatraditionalpubatmosphere.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）Dannywasaseniorhighschoolstudent,whowassocrazytoattractgirls.Hespent10hoursaday1morethan200selfies（自拍）tryingtofindthe2one.Hewouldtake10photosof3beforehewashedandwouldgo4classsecretlythreetimeseveryhour.At16,hedroppedoutofschool5hecouldthrowhimselfintohisaddiction（瘾）,andheate6.Hedidnotleavehishouseforsixmonths,andwhenhefailedtotaketheperfectpicture,hetriedto7himselfbytakinganoverdose（过度用药）.Hismother,Penny,8tosavehim,andforcedhimtoaskforhelpafterhisaddictionhadbecome9.The19-year-old,believedtobeBritain’sfirstselfie10,isnowunderspecialtreatment11.Hehasnottakenapictureofhimselfinsevenmonthsandhas12thatachievingperfectionis13.HetoldtheSundayMirror,“Iwasconstantly14theperfectselfieandwhenIrealizedIcouldn’t,Iwantedtodie.I15myfriends,myeducation,myhealthandalmostmylife.TheonlythingI16aboutwashavingmyphonewithmesothatIcouldsatisfythedesireforapictureofmyselfatanytimeoftheday.”Heexpressedhis17tothedoctorsandsaidtheirhelpkepthim18andcalledonotherstoaskforhelp19theyendedupinhospital.Onepsychologistataclinic20Dannywastreatedsaidtheaddictiontotakingselfieshasnowbecomeamentalillness.1、A．takingB．havingC．makingD．getting2、A．beautifulB．perfectC．goodD．comfortable3、A．othersB．histeacherC．himselfD．theclassroom4、A．outofB．intoC．insideD．away5、A．asifB．eventhoughC．incaseD．sothat6、A．moreB．nothingC．everythingD．less7、A．surpriseB．killC．calmD．thank8、A．decidedB．managedC．failedD．succeeded9、A．beyondcontrolB．undercontrolC．inorderD．outofdate10、A．winnerB．loserC．addictD．killer11、A．athomeB．inhospitalC．atschoolD．atwork12、A．realizedB．expectedC．imaginedD．recognized13、A．necessaryB．possibleC．impossibleD．unpleasant14、A．inneedofB．insearchofC．inwantofD．infavorof15、A．missedB．leftC．gotD．lost16、A．talkedB．worriedC．dreamedD．cared17、A．happinessB．thanksC．regretD．sadness18、A．wiseB．wealthyC．aliveD．patient19、A．beforeB．untilC．whileD．after20、A．whenB．whichC．whereD．how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）MattDamon,anAmericanactorandfilmmaker,wasbornonOctober8,1970.He,alongwithhisfriendBenAffleck,gotattentioninthemovieindustrywiththeirAcademyAward-winningscreenplay,GoodWillHunting(1997),1．healsostarredin.Heis2．ofthetop-40highest-grossingactorsofalltime.Inaddition3．themanyawardsDamonhasreceived,includingAcademyAwardsandGoldenGlobeAwards,hereceivedastaron4．HollywoodWalkofFamein2007forhisworkinthefilmindustry.DamonhasbecomeknownforhisstarringinmanysuccessfulfilmssuchasJasonBourneintheBourneseries,asoldier5．(fight)inFranceinSavingPrivateRyan(1998),andanastronaut6．(trap)onMarsinTheMartian(2015).He7．(win)furthercriticalacclaimforhisperformancesindramassuchasSyrianain2005andTheGoodShepherdin2006.Damonhasalsoperformedvoice-overworkandestablishedseveralproductioncompanies.Hehasbeen8．(active)involvedincharitablework,includingtheONECampaign,andFeedingAmerica.Thissummer,hewillattendameeting9．(hold)inAfricatodonatemoneyforH2OAfricaFoundation.Withhiswife,LucianaBozánBarroso,hehasthreedaughtersandastepdaughterfromBarroso'sprior10．(marry).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。Ioftengotoaweekendschool、Sodidmanyofmyclassmates、Thisseemspopularamongstudents、Goodweekendschoolshaveexcellentteacherswhichhelpusimproveourstudies、Besides,wegettoknowstudentsfromanotherschoolsandlearnabouttheircampusoflife、Soeverycoinhastwosides、Ourschoolworkisalreadyaheavyburden、Extralessonoftentakeuptoomuchofourtime、Inaddition,paylotsofattentiontotheextralessonswillaffecttheirschoolsubjects、WemayalsofindourselvesverytiredonMondaystoconcentrateonthelessonsinourownschool、、Weshouldthinkseriouslyaboutthisissueandmakebestuseofourtime、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）随着经济的发展，广告已经成为我们生活的一个重要组成部分。但是，虚假广告不断出现，给社会带来严重危害。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文。主要危害1.损害消费者和其他竞争者的权益；2.不利于经济的发展；产生的主要原因1.生产商能赚取更多钱；2.消费者容易上当受骗；3.缺少有效的法律限制；应对措施……注意：1.对所有要点要逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。2.词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。3.作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,advertisementshavebeenplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinourdailylife.Butanincreasingnumberoffalseadvertisementshavebroughtaboutsomeseriousproblemsaswell.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、B4、B5、A6、C7、C8、B9、D10、D11、A12、B13、A14、C15、D16、D17、A18、D19、D20、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、根据第一段的总结☞A选项DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.22、1、D2、A3、C4、A23、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.Mostofthenewproblemsintheworlda