山西太原五中2025届高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

山西太原五中2025届高三下学期联合考试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat2．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest3．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose4．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted5．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich6．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why7．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown8．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures9．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/10．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a;the D．/；a11．Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme._____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need12．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should13．Facedwitheconomicslowdown,somecompaniesareplanningtouserobotsto______humanworkerstoreducetheirlaborcosts.A．compensate B．substituteC．symbolize D．discriminate14．Thepeopleinthevillageareso________thattheyarewillingtohelpeveryvisitor.A．optimistic B．energeticC．enthusiastic D．ambitious15．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply16．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless17．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got18．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what19．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof20．________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!Areyoutalkingtome?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should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）Createdin1998byCaseyandShelleyBlack，theNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenterfocusesonnotonlyrescuingyoungabandonedwolvesbuteducatingthepublic．Unlikeothercenters，youcanactuallywalkwiththewolvesandhaveexciting，hands﹣oninteractionwiththemhere．Andso，wegatheredonelatewintermorningtolearn，prepareandwalk．ScrappyandFlora，ourwolvesthatday，werebroughttothecenterwhenonlyafewdaysold．"Theylivedinthehousewithusforthefirstseveralmonths．Wetreatedthemlikehumanbabies，fedthemandsleptwiththem，"saidShelley．So，theyaretotallyusedtopeople．However，thesearewildanimals．Forthatreason，ShelleyandCaseyexplained，thewalkistotallyonthewolf'sterms．"Wedon'tapproachthem，butiftheycomeuptous，wecantouchthem．"Withallthisinmind，weheadedforthewoods．Wewerewalkingonaloggingroadwhensuddenly，Flora，all60poundsofher，hurrieduptomeandraiseduponherlegs．Shewasalmostastallasme．Assheleanedin，putherhugemuddypawsonmyshouldersandsniffedmyface，apparentlyshewassayinghelloinwolftalk．Wewalkedfarther，maybehalfamile，whileScrappyandFloradashedinandoutofthewoodsstoppingtooccasionallyrollinthesnow，digforthisorthatandjustplay．Thenweallheadedintothetreestoapicturesquestreamwherethewolvessplashed，drankandhadagreattime．Onecouldpointoutthatthiswholeadventurewasstagedandquiteartificial．Butthepurpose，CaseyandShelleysaid，istoexplainthewolves'placeintheenvironmentand，primarily，toletpeopleknowwolvesdon'thavetobeuniversallyfeared﹣theyreallydon'thidesecretlyinthewoodsjustwaitingtoeatpeople，butthey'dratheravoidpeople，forthemostpart．1、HowistheNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenterdifferentfromothers？A．Ittrainsandeducateswildwolves．B．Itaimstorescueyoungabandonedwolves．C．Itraiseswolvesforcommercialpurposes．D．Itallowsvisitorstotakeawalkwithwolves．2、WhatcanbeinferredfromShelleyandCasey'sexplanationinParagraph2？A．Thewalkcanbepotentiallydangerous．B．Thewolveshavelostalltheirwildness．C．Peopleshouldgetclosetothewolvesactively．D．Thewolvescanreadpeople'smindlikehumanbabies．3、WhydidFlorabehavelikethatwhenshesawtheauthorontheloggingroad？A．Toexpresscuriosity．B．Toshowfriendliness．C．Toattractattention．D．Toseekcompanionship．4、WhydoCaseyandShelleyorganizesuchanadventure？A．Toadvertisethecenter．B．Topublicizewolfhunting．C．Topromoteenvironmentalprotection．D．Toclarifysomeconventionalviewsofwolves．22．（8分）Everfeellikeyou’vebeenhitontheheadafterabadnight’ssleep?Accordingtoscientists,thethoughtisn’tasunbelievableasitseems.Astudyfoundgoingwithoutsleepforjustonenightcauseschangesinthebrainsimilartothosethathappenafterablowtothehead.Theresearcherssaidthehealthyyoungmenexaminedinthestudyshowedasuddenriseinthesamechemicalswhichindicate(表明)braindamage.ProfessorChristianBenedict,ofUppsalaUniversity,Sweden,explainedthatthechemicalsNSEandS-100Barebiomarkers(生物指标)forbraindamage,suchasconcussion(脑震荡).Hesaid,“Whatwefoundwastheirlevelsinthebloodroseinthegroupthatwentwithoutsleepforanight.Thiswasnottothedegreethatwouldhappenafteraheadinjury,forexample,butitwasstillworthpayingattentionto.Duringsleep,thebraincleansitselfofpoisonoussubstances.”Hesaidthefindingssupporttheprevious(以前的)researchshowinghowthebrainmakesuseofsleeptocleanitself.ProfessorBenedictalsosaidhisstudycouldsupportpreviousstudieswhichlinkedalackofsleepwithincreasedriskofAlzheimer’sandParkinson’sdiseases.Theriseofthechemicalsinthebloodaftersleeplossmaysuggestnotgettingenoughsleepleadstoalossofbraintissue,heexplained.ProfessorBenedict,whosestudyispublishedinthejournalSleep,added,“Inconclusion,thefindingsofourtrialindicateagoodnight’ssleepmaybeveryimportantforkeepingbrainhealth.”AthirdoftheUKpopulationsufferfromsleep-relatedproblems,whiletheaveragepersonnowsleepsforonlysevenhoursanight,comparedwithalmostnineafewdecadesago.Manyscientistsbelieveirregularsleepingpatternsleadtoillnessesrangingfromachesandpainstoheartdisease,whilelessthaneighthours’sleepanightcanlowertheIQthenextday.1、Ifyoudon’tsleepforanight,whatwillhappen?A．TherewillbeariseinthechemicalsNSEandS-100BB．ThechemicalsNSEandS-100BwilldroptoalowerlevelC．SomeofthechemicalsNSEandS-100BwillchangeintoothermattersD．ThechemicalsNSEandS-100Bwillbelessabletogetridofpoisonousmatters2、Whatisthepreviousstudymainlyaboutaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewaytoavoidbraindamageB．ThewaystoimprovethequalityofsleepC．Thewaysthathaveeffectonpeople’ssleepD．Thewaythebrainusessleeptocleanitself3、Wecanweinferfromthelastparagraphthat.A．man’sintelligenceisaffectedbysleepinawayB．peoplewhoneedmoresleephaveahigherIQC．onefourthoftheUKpopulationhavesleep-relatedproblemsD．modernpeopleneedlesssleepthanthoseafewdecadesago4、What’sisthethemeofthepassage?A．Eighthours’sleepisimportantB．HowhumanbrainsworkduringsleepC．SleeplossisclosetoablowtotheheadD．Regularsleepingpatternsimprovehealth23．（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）Foryearsgoinghomefortheholidayshasbeenbittersweet.Iappreciatetheopportunitytospendqualitytimewithmymombutitispainfulformetoseeherhouselitteredwithstuff(物品).Clothesboughtbutneverworn,andnewitemsintheiroriginalpackagingcarelesslypurchasedandneverused.It’sevidentthatseeingthestuffonadailybasisremindsmymomofatimewhenshoppingwasherwayofspendingmoney.Ididn’tfullyunderstandtheextenttowhichmymomwassufferinguntilthisweek,whenIsawpilesofclothesonherbed,“Howdoyoumanagetosleepeverynightwithallthatstuff,Mom?”Iasked.Tomyhorror,sherepliedtoitbecauseIknowIhavetogetridofallthisstuffeventually;IampunishingmyselfbysleepingwiththemuntilIdothat.”Shockedandupset,Igentlyexplainedtoherthatpunishingherselfwasonlytomakethingsworse,andthateverybodydeservesaplacetosleepinpeace,nomatterwhatmistakesthey’vemade.Isuggestedshemoveallthestuffupstairs,leavingherroomcomfortabletosleepin.Withpatienceandherslowbutsteadyguidance,Ihelpedhergothroughsomeofthepilesandmovethemupstairs.FortherestoftheweekIstayedthere,shewasinabettermoodandwasexcitedaboutgoing-throughtherestofthehousetofinallygetridofherstuff—pastmistakesandpainfultimes.Theitemsbroughtbackpainfulmemoriesasweinspectedandmovedthem,butIkeptremindingherthatremovingthemwouldallowhertomoveonandheal.Wefinallysoldsomanythingsandtookbagafterbagtocharity.Thestuffisjustasignofthedestructivepatternsofself-hatredonpastmistakes.Onlythroughtheactofself-forgivenesscanwebringaboutachainreactionofreorganizing—bothofthehouseandheart.1、Whatmadetheauthorfeelbitter?A．Shecouldn’tunderstandhermom’ssorrows.B．Hermomwasstuckinthepainfulmemories.C．Hermomwasalwaysleftaloneathome.D．Hermomwastedmoneyonuselessthings,2、Theunderlinedword“that”inthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A．gettingridofthestuff.B．buyingthestuffC．openingthestuffD．movingthestuff3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．theauthorneverboughthermomanythingB．theauthor’smomhasnomoneytopurchasenowC．theauthorsmomregretsbuyingsomanythingsD．theauthorknowshermom’ssufferingonlythisweek4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtodoshoppingwiselyB．Theimportanceofself-forgiveness.C．Keepaneyeontheelderly’sbehaviorD．Clearancehelpsremovesuffering25．（10分）Itseemsthatelectronicdevicesjustkeepgettingsmaller.ScientistsintheUnitedStateshaveannouncedthecreationofthefirsttransistorwithonlytwodimensions（二维）.Atransistorisasmallelectronicdevicethattransfersorcarrieselectroniccurrent.Scientistshopethesenew2Dtransistorswillbeusedforbuildinghigh-resolution（高分辨率）displaysthatneedverylittleenergy.Twogroupsofscientistscreatedthese2Dtransistors.Theyreportthatthetransistorsareonlyafewatomsthick.Usuallytransistorsaremadewiththeelementsilicon（硅）.Computerprocessors,memorychips,TVscreensandotherelectronicdevicescontainbillionsofsilicon-basedtransistors.Buttheseverysmallelectricalpartshavecertainlimitations.DimitrisIoannouisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratGeorgeMasonUniversity.Hesaysthetraditionaltransistorhasbeenimprovedasmuchasitcanbe.Headdsthatresearchershavebeenlookingfornewmaterialswithspecialfeaturesandtheywanttransistorstobeseenthroughandsoft.“Ifthelayersareverythin,thetransistorcanbecomeflexible,soitdoesn'thavetoberigid（坚硬的）,likeitwouldbeinasiliconchip.Sopeoplecanthinkofapplicationslikewearableelectronics,televisionscreensandotherthings,”saidIoannou.Thesenewtransistorscanalsocarryhighercurrent.Theyalsocanmovethecurrentmuchfasterthantraditionaltransistors.Thisisimportantforhigh-definitionscreens.DimitrisIoannousaysthescientificsuccesscouldproveveryusefulinthefuture."Now,howgoodandhowusefulitwillbe,it'sstillinthestageofresearch,butitcertainlyisanadvance,"saidIoannou.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthenewlycreatedtransistorisTRUE?A．Theyareexpectedtobeusedinhigh-resolutiondisplays.B．Thetransistorsaremadewiththeelementsilicon.C．Theyarerigid,justliketraditionaltransistors.D．Theyhavealreadybeenputintoactualuse.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?A．Thetraditionaltransistorshavebeenchangedintotwo-dimensionalones.B．Manyofthetraditionaltransistorshavebeenimprovedovertheyears.C．Thetraditionaltransistorhasbeendevelopedtoitsfullest.D．Thetraditionaltransistorhasbeendevelopedquitewell.3、WhatisDimitrisIoannou'sattitudetowardsthecreationofthenewtransistors?A．Negative.B．Neutral.C．Indifferent.D．Positive.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）ALoveNotetoMyMomWhenIwasalittlegirl,Iwouldoftenaccompanyyouasyoumodeledforfashionphotographers.ItwasyearslaterthatIfinallyunderstoodwhatrolemodeling1inyourlife.LittledidIknowyouwere2everypennyyouearnedtogoto3school.Icannotthankyouenoughfor4youtoldmeoneautumnafternoonwhenIwasnine.Afterfinishingmyhomework,Iwanderedintothediningroomwhereyouwereburied5pilesoflawbooks.Iwas6.WhywereyoudoingwhatIdo—memorizingtextbooksandstudyingfor7?Whenyousaidyouwereinlawschool,Iwasmorepuzzled.Ididn’tknowMoms8belawyerstoo.Yousmiledandsaid,“Inlife,youcandoanythingyouwanttodo.”AsyoungasIwas,thatstatementkept9inmyears.Iwatchedasyoufacedthe10ofcompletingyourstudies,startingcompanieswithDad,whilestillbeinga11andaMomoffivekids.Iwasexhaustedjustwatchingyou12.Withyourwordsofwisdominmy13mind,Isuddenlyfeltunlimitedfreedomtodream.Mywholeworld14.Isetouttolivemylifefilledwith15seeingendlesspossibilitiesforpersonalandprofessionalachievements.Yourwordsbecamemymotto.I16foundmyselfintheuniquepositionofbeingeitherthefirst(womandoctorinMarylandRotary)17oneofthefewwomen(chiefmedicalreporters)inmyfield.IgainedstrengtheverytimeIsaid,“Yes,I’lltrythat.”Encouragedbyyour18,Ihaveforgedahead(毅然前行)withmylife’sjourney,lessafraidtomakemistakes,and19meetingeachchallenge.Youdidit,andnowI’m20it.Sorry,gottorun.Somuchtodo,somanydreamstolive.1、A．found B．played C．kept D．provided2、A．saving B．making C．donating D．receiving3、A．business B．fashion C．law D．medical4、A．what B．that C．which D．where5、A．at B．to C．upon D．under6、A．amused B．worried C．puzzled D．disappointed7、A．roles B．tests C．positions D．shows8、A．must B．oughtto C．need D．could9、A．ringing B．blowing C．falling D．beating10、A．choices B．chances C．challenges D．changes11、A．professor B．doctor C．reporter D．model12、A．indanger B．inaction C．introuble D．incharge13、A．weak B．powerful C．youthful D．empty14、A．cameback B．closeddown C．wentby D．openedup15、A．hope B．hardship C．harmony D．sadness16、A．constantly B．shortly C．hardly D．nearly17、A．and B．but C．or D．for18、A．description B．statement C．praise D．introduction19、A．secretly B．curiously C．carelessly D．eagerly20、A．doing B．considering C．correcting D．reading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）Overthepast50years,scientists1．(wonder)howtheuniversebegan.Lotsof2．(theory)havebeenputforward,ofwhichtheBigBangtheoryisthemost3．(wide)accepted.4．(compare)withotherideas,theBigBangtheorywasverydifficulttounderstand.Whenthetheorymadeitsfirst5．(appear)inPhysicsReview,boththescientists6．thepublicfeltpuzzled.Accordingtothetheory,theuniversebeganwitha“BigBang”whichthrewmatterinalldirections.Severalbillionyearsafterthe“BigBang,”dustsbegantosettleintowhat7．(call)theearth.Thenwaterbegantoappearon8．(it)surface,makingitpossibleforlifetodevelop.TheBigBangtheoryisjustoneoftheeffortstoexplain9．happenedattheverybeginningoftheuniverse.Butithaslefttoomanyquestionsunanswered.Forexample,manyscientistsbelievethatthereexistsdarkmatterintheuniverse,buthowtoproveitisstill10．question.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(八)，并在其下而写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。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ll处起)不计分。LastFriday,wewerehavingourclasswhileourteacherMissLisuddenlyslippedandfalltotheground.Allthestudentswereconcernabouther.Helpedbysomestudents,Icarriedheronbacktotheclinicimmediately.Herleftlegwasturnedouttobebrokenandshehadtostayinhospitalforhalfamonth.Thefollowingday,wepaidavisitforherwithflowerandfruits.Seeherlegwrappedinbandages,allofusfeltsorryforher,hopingshewouldrecoversoon.Unexpectedly,onlyfivedayslate,MissLireturnedtotheclassonawheelchairtogiveuslessons.Weweredeepmoved,allrisingtoapplaudher.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，计划本周末和同学一起去河边植树。请给外教Nancy写一封邮件，邀请她一同前往。内容包括：1.集合时间及地点；2.提醒及安排：穿着舒适；自带工具；自带食物；植树后野餐等；3.返程时间。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearNancy,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D2、A3、C4、C5、B6、C7、B8、B9、C10、C11、A12、C13、B14、C15、B16、C17、A18、B19、B20、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、1、D2、A3、B4、D22、1、A2、D3、A4、C23、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,GoodWill