安徽省示范中学培优联盟2025届英语高三第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析

安徽省示范中学培优联盟2025届英语高三第一学期期末检测模拟试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft2．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed3．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto4．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who5．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!6．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway7．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may8．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave9．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan10．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished11．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.12．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven13．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might14．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup15．Iliveinatown______runsasmallandwindingriver.A．throughwhichB．whichC．inwhichD．where16．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved17．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where18．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded19．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively20．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That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）20yearsago,acoupleofecologists,DanielJanzenandWinnieHallwachs,convincedDelOro,alargeorangejuiceproducer,todonatepartoftheirforestlandtoanationalparkinexchangefortherighttodump(倾倒)massiveamountsoforangepeelsona3-hectarepieceoflandwithinthenationalpark,atnocost.Dealingwithtonsofwastepeelsusuallyinvolvedburningthemorpayingtohavethemdumpedatalandfill,sotheproposalwasveryattractive.Ayearafterthecontractwassigned,DelOrodumpedaround12,000tonsofstickyorangewasteintheland.However,anotherjuicecompanyandrivalofDelOrochallengedthedealincourt,arguingthattheircompetitorwas“pollutingthenationalpark”.Theyendedupwinning,andthedealbetweenDelOroandthenationalparkfellthrough.The3-hectarepieceoflandvirtuallycoveredwithfruitwastewascompletelyforgotten.Then,in2013,TimothyTreuer,ascientistatPrincetonUniversityvisitedthatpieceofland15yearsearlier.Whathefoundshockedhim.“Itwascompletelyovergrownwithtreesandvines,”TimothyTreuerrecentlysaid,“thedifferencebetweenfertilizedandunfertilizedareaswasvisuallysurprisedusalot!Weneededtocomeupwithsomereallygoodstandardstoevaluateexactlywhatwashappeningthere.”Toconfirmthatthefruitwastewasresponsiblefortherevivalofplantlife,Treuerandhisteamspentmonthspickingupsamples,analyzingandcomparingthem.Theyfound“dramaticdifferencesbetweentheareascoveredinorangepeelsandthosethatwerenot.Theareafertilizedbyorangewastehadrichersoil,greatertree-speciesrichnessandgreaterforestcoverage.Inasense,it’snotjustawin-winbetweenthecompanyandthelocalpark—it’sawinforeveryone.”Theeffecttheorangepeelshadonthelandisprobablynotthatsurprisingtopeoplefamiliarwithcomposting(堆肥),butwhatisshockingisthatajudgeactuallycalledthisparticularexamplepollutingthenationalparkandstoppeditfromgoingforward.NowthatTimothyTreuer’sstudyhasreceivedworldwideattention,thistypeofpollutingisbeingseriouslyconsideredasawayofbringingtropicalforestsbacktolife.1、WhywasthedealproposedbytheecologistsattractivetoDelOro?A．Itwouldmakefarmersproducemoreoranges.B．Itwouldhelpdealwiththeorangepeelwasteforfree.C．Itwouldincreasetheproductionoforangejuice.D．Itwouldsavemuchspacefortheorangejuiceproducer.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase‘‘fellthrough”inthesecondparagraph?A．becameunbelievableB．failedtohappenC．madesomethingpossibleD．changedthecourseofanevent3、WhatdidTreuerfindwhenhevisitedthelandcoveredwithorangewaste?A．Thepeelwastewashardtobreakdownthere.B．DelOrocontinueddumpingpeelwastethere.C．Thepeelwasteenrichedthesoiloftheland.D．Thewholenationalparkwaspolluted.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Orangepeelwastefounditswaytoreshapethenationalpark.B．Acoupleofecologistsdevotedthemselvestorestoringtheforest.C．Acasualattemptledtoaseriesofexpectedmagicresults.D．Orangepeelwastebroughtaforestbacktolife.22．（8分）Wecantakeonlinejoyfullearningexperiencestoanewlevelbycombiningthebestpracticesineducationwithinspiringhands-onlessonsthatparentsandchildrencanenjoytogether.◆

StartingaWriter’sNotebookJune13th—June17thThisworkshopistoinspirechildrentoseethemselvesastrueauthors.Thewritingactivitiesinthisworkshoparemeanttohelpyoungauthorsdeveloptheirsenseofvoiceandenthusiasmforwriting.Participantswilllearnavarietyofstrategiesandtechniquesforgeneratingideasandproducingmeaningfulwriting.PRICE:$27.00($22.00cashpayment)AGE:6—10◆

BackyardScienceJune20th—June24thBysharingwhatwediscoverinourownbackyards,ourchildrenwillbeabletoexperiencefirsthandhowwildlife,climate,andgeographiclandscapesdifferacrosstheglobe.Throughthisworkshopwehavetheabilitytocreateeye-openingexplorationsforourchildren.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

BeaPeacemakerJune27th—July1stBypracticingmindfulnesswediscoverhowtofindthatpeacefulplacewithinourselves,evenduringthemostdifficulttimes.Thisonlineclassoffersfamiliesawaytoexplorebeneficialtechniquestogetherinanefforttodevelopasharedlanguageandcommonunderstandingofwhatitmeanstobefullypresentinourlives.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

PoetryMakersJune11th—July15thWhensharingpoemswithourchildren,wenotonlyteachthemhowtoappreciatethebeautyoflanguagebutalsothatourwordshavetheabilitytoaffectothersindeepandmeaningfulways.Inthisfour-weekonlineworkshop,wewillstrengthenourchildren’sunderstandingofthemselves,eachother,andtheworldaroundthemthroughthepowerofwritingpoetry.PRICE:$27.00AGE:6—101、WhatcanwelearnaboutStartingaWriter’sNotebook?A．Itoffersadiscount.B．Itlastsfourweeks.C．Itissuitableforallages.D．Itencourageschildrentowritepoetry.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBackyardScience?A．Itencouragesthekidstogetclosetonature.B．Itoffersthekidsvariousoutdoorexplorations.C．Itfillsthekidswithconfidenceintheirfuture.D．Itenrichesthekids’lifeexperienceandknowledge.3、Whichworkshopcanhelpkidsmakeagoodbalanceintheirdailylife?A．StartingaWriter’sNotebook.B．BackyardScience.C．BeaPeacemaker.D．PoetryMakers.4、WhatcankidslearnatPoetryMakers?A．Takemoreinterestintheirstudies.B．Haveastrongdesiretobesuccessful.C．Showmuchenthusiasmforliterature.D．Beawareofthepowerofwords.23．（8分）InastudypublishedintheU.S.journalScience,researchersfromtheChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences(CAAS)andtheUniversityofFloridaidentifiedthechemicalcombinationsandgeneticrecipeforbettertomatoflavor(味道).“Inrecentyears,consumersoftencomplainthatthemoderntomatoislessflavorfulthanitoncewas”saidco-principalresearcherSanwenHuang.“Ourresultsprovideapracticalroadmapforbreedingtomatovarietieswithbetterflavor.”Forthestudy,a170-personconsumergroupwascreatedtoevaluate160tomatoesrepresenting101varieties,basedonqualitiessuchas“overallliking”and“flavordegree”.Theresultspointedtodozensofchemicalcompoundsofinterest,andfurtherresearchusingastatisticalmodeldiscovered33flavorcompoundsconnectedwithconsumerliking,suchasglucose(葡萄糖).Thereasonwhymoderntomatoesdon’ttastegoodanymoreisthatatotalof13oftheseflavor-associatedcompounds“weresignificantlyreducedinmodernvarieties,”theirpaperwrote.Moreover,theresearchersfoundthatsmallerfruittendedtohavegreatersugarcontent,suggestingthat“selectionformoresizabletomatoeshascostsweetnessandflavor”.Basedonthisknowledge,HuangandProfessorHarryKleeoftheUniversityofFloridastudiedthewholegenomesof398varietiesoftomato,identifyingabout250positionsofgenesonachromosome(染色体),whichcontrolledtomatoflavor.“We’rejustfixingwhathasbeendamagedoverthelasthalfcenturytopushthembacktowheretheywereacenturyago,”saidKleeinastatement.“Wecanmakethesupermarkettomatotastenoticeablybetter.”Kleesaidnewtomatovarietieswithbetterflavorcouldbereadyinthreetofouryears.Inaddition,“thegenesandpathwaysidentifiedhereinthetomatoalmostcertainlypointtopathwaysworthresearchingforimprovementofflavorqualityinotherfruitcrops,”theywrote.1、Accordingtothetext,thestudy________.A．wascarriedoutjustthroughasurveyB．wasconductedbyChineseresearchersthemselvesC．wascompletelyfocusedonthegenesofdifferenttomatoesD．wasdonewiththebackgroundofdecliningflavoroftomatoes2、Theresearchershavefoundthat________inthestudy.A．biggertomatoesaremuchsweeterB．somegeneticpositionsaffectthetasteoftomatoesC．somechemicalcompoundsmaketomatoeslesstastyD．atotalof13flavor-associatedcompoundsmaketomatoesappealingintaste3、Whatistheinfluenceofthestudyaccordingtothetext?A．Thestudylaysthefoundationforfurtherresearchestoimproveotherfruitcrops’flavor.B．Thestudymakesitpossibleforustohavenoticeablymoretastytomatoesnextyear.C．Thestudyprovidesaroadforwheretoplanttomatoeswithbetterflavor.D．Thestudyhasfixedallthegenesofexistingtomatoes.24．（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.25．（10分）LifeIsBeautifulisa1997ItalianfilmdirectedbyandstarringRobertoBenigni.Thefilmwasacriticalandfinancialsuccess,winningBenignitheAcademyAwardforBestActoraswellastheAcademyAwardforBestOriginalDramaticScoreandtheAcademyAwardforBestForeignLanguageFilm.In1939intheKingdomofItaly,abookstorekeeperGuido,whoisaJew,fallsinlovewithalocalschoolteacher,Dora,whoistobeengagedtoarichcivilservant.Guidostealsherfromherengagementpartyonahorse.Soontheyaremarriedandhaveason,Giosue.In1945,Guidoandhissonareforcedontoatrainandtakentoaconcentrationcamp.Despitebeinganon-Jew,Dorademandstobeonthesametraintojoinherfamily.Inthecamp,Guidohidestheirtruesituationfromhisson,tellinghimthatthecampisacomplicatedgameinwhichGiosuemustperformthetasksGuidogiveshim,earninghimpoints；thefirstteamtoreach1,000pointswillwinatank.Guidousesthisgametoexplainfeaturesoftheconcentrationcampthatwouldotherwisebescaryforayoungchild.Despitebeingsurroundedbythemisery,sicknessanddeathatthecamp,Giosuedoesnotquestionthisfictionbecauseofhisfather’sconvincingperformanceandhisowninnocence.Guidokeepsthestoryrightuntiltheendwhen,inthechaos（混乱）ofshuttingdownthecampastheAmericansapproach,hetellshissontostayinasmallboxuntileverybodyhasleft,thisbeingthefinalcompetitionbeforethetankishis.GuidotriestofindDora,butiscaughtandkilledbyaNazisoldier.Asheistakenawaytobeshot,hemaintainsthefictionsofthegamebymarchinginagoose-steponpurpose…1、HowmanyAcademyAwardsdoesthefilmwin?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.2、WhatkindofpersonisDora?A．Lovingandresponsible.B．Money-lovingandfoolish.C．Romanticandhot-headed.D．Braveandintelligent3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Guidoliestomaketheirlifemoreinteresting.B．Giosueregardsallthathappensasagame.C．NazisoldierskilledalltheJewsinthecamp.D．Giosuefinallyknowsthetruth.4、Thispassageismostprobablytakenfroma(n)________.A．gamebrochureB．traveljournalC．historybookD．entertainmentmagazine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）Inwinter,Ioftenwalkinanearbyparkduringlunchtime.Theparkis1,asfewpeoplehavethetimetoenjoythewintersunonaweekday.Thetwopeoplethatareoftenseenareamiddle-agedfatherandhislittledaughter2herschooluniform.Thefatherlookslikehehasallthetimeintheworld—he3tohurryalongthejoggingpath;insteadhematcheshispacewith4ofthelittlegirl.Sometimestheyarelying5inthesun,laughingandchatting.Themancertainlydoesn’tlook6.WhatsortofjobcanhehavethatgiveshimtheflexibilitytowalkintheparkinthemiddleofthedayAndtoday,we7satontherocksandhadalittlechat.“Youmustenjoytheparkverymuchtocomeheresooften,”Isaid.Thefathernodded.“How”Iaskedcuriously,“doyou8toleaveyourofficetobewithyourdaughtereveryday”

The9thatthefather,SatyendraDugbey,toldmeshowedmehow,ifwe10underthesurface,evenordinarypeople’slifecanbequite11.“Iusedtobenodifferentfromanyofthosethousandsofofficeworkers12toworkeveryday,”hebegan.Hiswifeandhewerewell13butrarelymanagedtimeoffforleisure.Everythingchangedaftera(n)14inwhichDugbeywashitbyacar.Ashelayinhospital,terrifyingthoughtscameintohismind.“Howwouldmydaughter,thenonlyfour,remembermeifIdiedthatday”“Wouldmydaughterhave15ofbeingwithherfather”Themomentherecoveredandwentbacktowork,Dugbeytooktimeoffatlunch,16herdaughterfromschoolwhichwasjustnextdoortohisworkingplace,andtookhertothepark.Itwasactuallyaverysmallchangehe’dmade,hesaid,butit17himeverydaytoseethedifferenceit18tohislife.“Itbringsmesomuch19thatIcan’tbelievewhyothershaven’tthoughtofdoingthesamething.”hesaidsimply.Igotuptocontinuemy20walk,unexpectedlyhappyafterhisstory.1、A．noisyB．appealingC．quietD．still2、A．onB．inC．withD．under3、A．tendsB．intendsC．inspiresD．refuses4、A．itB．thatC．thisD．those5、A．heavilyB．tiredlyC．lazilyD．lonely6、A．unemployedB．untrainedC．untestedD．unwanted7、A．trulyB．generallyC．entirelyD．finally8、A．succeedB．failC．manageD．suggest9、A．newsB．storyC．dataD．phenomenon10、A．digB．pushC．cleanD．knock11、A．extraordinaryB．commonC．peacefulD．reliable12、A．hurryingB．wanderingC．hesitatingD．hating13、A．downB．overC．aboveD．off14、A．affairB．accidentC．situationD．sight15、A．associationB．considerationC．misunderstandingD．memories16、A．pickedupB．pickedoutC．tookupD．tookout17、A．botheredB．puzzledC．frightenD．amazed18、A．tookB．ledC．madeD．got19、A．loveB．joyC．reliefD．depression20、A．long-sufferingB．long-lostC．long-forgottenD．long-lasting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）Aspopulationsincreasedinlargecitiesin1．nineteenthcentury,buildingsubwaylineswasaway2．(move)peoplefromoneareaofacitytoanotherquicklyandefficiently.Thefirstmajorsubwaysystem,theLondonUnderground,3．(start)in1873usingsteamtrains.SubwayscaughtonquicklyinLondon.From26,itwaschangedinfavorofanelectricalsystem.Today’ssubwaysaroundtheworldnowworkon4．(electrical).Passengerscanrelyontheregularscheduleofsubwaytrainswhile5．(avoid)trafficonbusycitystreets.Twooftheworld’searliestsubwayswerebuiltinParisandNewYork.WhentheParisMetroopenedonJuly19,30,citizenswereproudofthe6．(impress)andbeautifullydecoratedstationentrances.7．thefirstNewYorksubwayconsisted8．only14.5kilometersoftrackin34,today,itistheworld’slargestsubwaysystem.Today,subwaysarestillpopularwithpassengers.TheTokyosubwayisthe9．(busy)intheworld,with3.2billionridersayear.Closebehind10．(be)subwaysinMoscow(2.4billion),Seoul(2.1billion),andNewYorkCity(1.6billion).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。AswehavelearnedEnglishforaverylongtime,wemaycomplainit、WeoncemadeajokewhichforeignersshouldlearnChinese、Now,itwasnotajokeanymore、MoreandmoreforeignpeopleareinterestinginChinese,andmanyofuslearnChinesewell、TherewasahotshowcallingChineseBridge、Ihadbeenseentheshow,andIwasveryimpressedbytheforeignstudents,whomspokeChineseverywell、Weshouldlearnfromthoseforeignerbecausetheyshowedusawaytolearnalanguagegood、108第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）如今在家工作已经成为越来越多的人选择的工作模式．假如你是李华，最近你们班同学就"Isitgoodtoworkathome？"进行了激烈的辩论．请根据表格所给提示写一篇短文，介绍此次辩论情况并发表自己的看法．然后发表在你校英语论坛上．赞同（58%）反对（42%）你的观点1.1．省去很多时间和费用；2.2．可以创造自己喜欢的工作环境；3.3．可以更好的平衡工作和家庭生活．1.1．远离同事，会感到孤独，减少交朋友2．的机会；3.2．家人在家，会受到打扰．？注意：1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．参考词汇：平衡：balancevt．同事：colleaguecn．打扰：interruptvt．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、B5、A6、C7、D8、A9、C10、C11、D12、A13、D14、A15、A16、C17、C18、A19、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、B2、B3、C4、D22、1、A2、B3、C4、D23、1、D2、B3、A24、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.Theseproblemsarenearlyinvi