2025届海口市第十中学高三第三次测评英语试卷含解析

2025届海口市第十中学高三第三次测评英语试卷请考生注意：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．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed2．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how3．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．allofwhich B．eachofwhich C．allofthem D．eachofthem4．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat5．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a6．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon7．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof8．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before9．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why10．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up11．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a;a B．a;theC．the;a D．the;the12．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose13．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．One B．Noone C．Everyone D．Someone^*14．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others15．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused16．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall17．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address18．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced19．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt20．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless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）Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby200.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.22．（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.23．（8分）Darwinnotedthatsomehumanemotionalexpressionsmighthavestartedaspartofaphysiologicalfunction:forexample,exposingtheteethtobitefood.Thefunction,however,tookonmeaningandbecameaformofcommunicationwhichsignalsanger.Thesamemaybetruefortheanimals.Babymonkeyscryforattention.Theyalsocrytosignaltoanadultthattheywanttobecarried.“Chimpanzeesdomakeupsetvoicewhentheyarebeingweaned(断奶)bytheirmothersorhavelosttheirmothersoranotherindividual,”saysAnnePusey,aprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota.“Theywhimper(呜咽)andcryandscream.Whenwehearthesecalls,theemotioninvolvedseemsobvious.However,theydonotweepinthesenseofproducingtears.Ihaveseenanadolescentmalewhimperingwhenhelostsightofhisolderbrotherwithwhomhehadbeentraveling.”Babiesofmanymammalianspecies,includingrats,cry.Moreover,whenababyratcries,oftenhismotherbringsthefallenpupbackintothenest.Thisisprobablyastraightforwardcommunication,asitiswithhumans.However,psychologistsattheUniversityofIowaaren’tconvinced.TheIowanresearcherscancausethesamecryingsoundsbyproducinglargedecreasesandthenincreasesinbloodflow.Thebloodflowalsogoesdownwhenbabyratsgetcold.Thus,theyconcludebabyratscryinthesamewaythatwesneeze.Ofcoursetheratbabycouldbecryingbecausehe’scoldandwantshismothertoknow.“Allyoungmammalsmakecrieswhenseparatedfromtheirmother,”saysJaakPanksepp,apsychologistatBowlingGreenStateUniversity.“Ifyou’rewillingtocallthiscrying,thencertainlyotheranimalsshowthisemotionalresponse.”hesays,“Someofustakeseriouslythatanimalsdohaveemotions.”1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatkindofemotiondoes“exposingtheteeth”express?A．Disappointment. B．Excitement.C．Anger. D．Happiness.2、Whichisoneprobablereasonwhyyoungchimpanzeesmightbecrying?A．Theymeettheirbrother.B．Theyhavenothingtoeat.C．Theyarebeingbreast-fed.D．Theyarepartedfromtheirmother.3、Underwhatcircumstancewillbabyratscryjustlikehumans’sneeze?A．Theirbloodflowisdecreased.B．Theyfeelcoldandlongforaffection.C．Theirbloodflowisincreased.D．Theirmotherbringsthembackhome.4、Whereisthepassagemostlikelytakenfrom?A．Ananimaljournal. B．Aphysiologybook.C．Ahealthmagazine. D．Aculturalnewspaper.24．（8分）HONGKONG-Cross-borderbusesoperatedbyHongKongcompaniesonFridaystartedtrialrunsontheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge(HZMB)inpreparationforthebridge’supcomingopening.“Thetrialruns,arrangedbythegovernmentsoftheChinesemainland,theHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(SAR)andtheMacaoSAR,wouldlastforthreedaysandaimedattestingthereadinessofboundarycrossingfacilities(设施)ofthethreeplaces,”theHongKongSARgovernment’sTransportandHousingBureautoldXinhua.Twomajorcross-boundarycoachtradeassociationsinHongKongwereinvitedtosendbusesandmemberstoparticipateinthetrialruns.FreemanCheung,secretaryofHongKongGuangdongBoundaryCrossingBusAssociation,saidhisassociationwouldrunonebuswithabout10passengersonFridayandSaturdayrespectivelyaspartofthetrialruns.“OurbusstartedatnoonfromtheHongKongBoundaryCrossingFacilitiesandranallthewaytoZhuhaiinabout40minutes,”hesaid,addingthat“thejourneywassmooth.”AlanChan,secretaryofanothertradeassociationwhoparticipatedinthetrialrunsasapassenger,saidtheclearanceproceduresatboundarycrossingfacilitiesofthethreeplacesallwentonwellandsmoothly.“TheboundarycrossingfacilitiesofZhuhaiandMacao,inparticular,areoperatedinacollaborative(合作的)way,whichhelpsremarkablyshortenthetimeneededfortheclearanceprocedures,”hesaid.TheHZMB,situatedatthewatersofLingdingyangofPearlRiverEstuary,isamega-sizeseacrossinglinkingtheHongKongSAR,ZhuhaicityofGuangdongProvinceandtheMacaoSAR.The55-kmbridgeisthelongestbridge-and-tunnel(隧道)seacrossingintheworld.ThebridgeismeanttomeetthedemandofpassengerandfreightlandtransportamongHongKong,theChinesemainlandandMacao,andtoestablishanewlandtransportlinkbetweentheeastandwestbanksofthePearlRiver.1、Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A．AlanChanparticipatedinthetrialrunsasadriverB．twocoachtradeassociationsinZhuhaitookpartinthetrialrunsC．theHZMBislocatedatthewatersofLingdingyangofPearlRiverEstuaryD．the55-kmbridgeisthesecondlongestbridge-and-tunnelseacrossingintheworld2、Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Therouteofthetrialruns.B．Theeffectofthetrialruns.C．Thepurposeofthetrialruns.D．Theevaluationofthetrialruns.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“freight”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Goodsthataretransportedbytrucks,trains,ships,orplanes.B．Linesofraisedwaterthatmovesacrossthesurfaceofthesea.C．Partsoftheseawherefisharecaughtinlargenumbers.D．Theregularrisingandfallingofthelevelofthesea.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthenewsreport?A．HZMBIstoEstablishNewLandTransportLinkB．Cross-borderBusesStartTrialRunsonHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgeC．Mega-sizeSeaCrossingLinkingHongKongSAR,ZhuhaiandMacaoSARD．BoundaryCrossingFacilitiesofZhuhaiandMacaoOperatedCollaboratively25．（10分）WHERETOGOINAUGUST?InEuropeAugustistheheightofthepeakseason!MillionsofholidaymakersfromaroundtheworldinvadethebeachesandcountrysideofSouthernEurope.Theclimateisgreatfortravelforjustaboutthewholeofthecontinentwithjustafewareasaffectedbyextremeheat.ThenorthofEuropeislovelyduringthismonthandsummeristheidealtimetovisitthosecountriesthataregenerallyconsideredalittlecoldanddampsuchasIreland,ScotlandorHolland.InAsiaThisseasonisconsideredtheleastfavourable.Themonsoon(季风)seasonisatitsheightoverthemajorityofthisareawiththeexceptionofonlyafewcountries(KeralaorTamilNaduinIndia,BaliandthesouthernislandsofIndonesia,etc.)Everywhereelseishot,andverydampclimateprevails(盛行).InAfricaTheMaghrebcountriesarecrowdedwithtourists.Theclimateishotanddry.TheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoispleasantthankstotheoceaninfluence.Furthertothesouthitistherainyseasonanditisonlyalongthelatitude(纬度)ofKenyaandTanzaniathattheclimatebecomesfavourabletovisitors.InAmericaThenorthisgenerallyhotanddry(sometimesextremelyhotinthedesertstowardsthewestoftheUSA).CentralAmericaexperiencesashortrainyseasonatthistimebuttowardsthesouththeconditionsaremorefavourable.Tobeavoided:AlthoughJulyandAugustarefavourabletotravel“climatically”speaking,itisoftennotsopleasantwhenitcomestoquietnessandprices.ThevastmajoritiesofEuropeancountrieshavetheirmainholidaysduringthisperiodsothehotelsaregenerallycrowdedandthepriceshighforthemajorityofdestinations.223、WhichpartmaybethelastchoicefortravellinginAugust?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．SouthernEurope. D．SouthernAmerica.1、Besidesclimate,__________cancontributetoyourdisappointmentwhentravelling.A．hotelprices B．peacefulenvironmentC．transportationexpenses D．troublesomeholidaymakers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invade”inthepart“inEurope”mean?A．Immigrationto. B．Visitseparately.C．Enterinlargenumbers. D．Attackandoccupy.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）Asateenagerdreamingofawritingcareer,Iwasinspiredtodiscoverthattwoofmyfavoritemovieswerebothwrittenbyafemaleteam:Kirstenandherwritingpartner,Karen.Ididn’tthinkthey’dtakeayoungwriterlikeme1.Butstill,IwroteKirstenanemaillettingherknowthatIhadanideaIwantedto2withherandKaren,andaskedifthey’dbe3tomeetwithme.Ididn’tevenexpecta(an)4tomyemail.However,12daysafterIsentit,Ireceiveda(an)5replyfromKirsten.Heremailincludedthisline,whichmademe6upfrommycomputerchair:“KarenandIwouldbehonoredto7youandtohearmoreabouteverythingyou'reworkingon.”Wemetfor8thefollowingweek,andafterathree-hourmeal9laughsandsisterlyadvice,afriendshipwasborn.10,KirstenandKaren11theideaIsharedwiththem.Their12inmyideasattheearlieststageofmycareerissomethingI’llneverforget;it’swhatmademebelievethatIcouldbeagood13too,justlikethem.Andmoreimportantly,our14isstillgoingstrongalltheseyearslater.Infact,KirstenisthefirstpersonwhoeversuggestedI15anovel.Actually,shegavemethis16whilewewerestandingontheTeenssectionofBarnes&Noble,abookstorewhereseveralyearslater,our17wouldsittogetherontheshelves.IwisheveryyoungwriterhadsomeonelikeKirstenintheirlifetohelp18themontheirway.AsIlookedatourbookshangingouttogetheronthebookstoreshelf,IonceagainthoughhowgladIwasthatIsentthat19yearsago.Ifyoutoohaveanidolwhoyouwouldlovetolearnfrom,simply20outandaskthem.Thatmightbeallittakestosetyouonthepathtoyourdreams.1、A．proudly B．seriously C．surprisingly D．kindly2、A．share B．work C．experiment D．compare3、A．ready B．hesitant C．willing D．satisfied4、A．introduction B．comment C．suggestion D．response5、A．accurate B．reliable C．convincing D．warm6、A．jump B．throw C．turn D．look7、A．call B．visit C．meet D．teach8、A．training B．fun C．business D．dinner9、A．replacedby B．filledwith C．involvedin D．basedon10、A．Amazingly B．Certainly C．Ridiculously D．Naturally11、A．criticized B．doubted C．understood D．loved12、A．improvement B．practice C．belief D．pride13、A．actress B．writer C．director D．judge14、A．friendship B．confidence C．difficulty D．pressure15、A．write B．read C．buy D．lend16、A．present B．chance C．advice D．task17、A．books B．friends C．goods D．photos18、A．remind B．comfort C．challenge D．guide19、A．question B．paper C．email D．novel20、A．watch B．reach C．drop D．stretch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）语法填空Summervacation，althoughawelcomereliefforstudents，isaworryingtimeforparentsbecausetheyareafraidtheirchildrencouldbecome1．（addict）tovideogamesduringtheJuly-Augustholiday．The2．（extraordinary）longtimethatstudentsspendonvideogamesis3．dangertonotonlytheirhealthbutalsotheirqualityoflife．Inrecentyears，videogames4．（become）oneofthemostpopularformsof5．（entertain）forchildrenworldwide．Theyhavealsobecomeaseriousformofaddictionformanychildren．Infact，theWorldHealthOrganizationrecentlycategorizedvideogameaddiction6．amentalhealthdisorder．Addictiontovideogamescanhaveserioushealtheffectsonchildren．Theycanleadtovisualproblems，pooreatingand7．（sleep）habits，socialisolation（孤立），andangerandaggressivebehaviorwhenaskedtostopplaying，8．canbedangeroustoothers．Childrenmayalsohavedifficultymaking9．（friend）．Itistheparents'responsibility10．（limit）theirchildren'saccesstovideogamesandcomputers，becauseitisthechildren'shealthandqualityoflifethatareaffected．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。Ilikeridingmybike.Thoughitisnotverynew,butitismybestfriend.Ifindveryconvenienttogoanywherewithabike.Ridinggivesmenotonlyexercisesbutalsopleasure.Iusemybikemostinsummerwhentheweatheriswarmanddry.Itcanbeveryunpleasantinwinterthatitiscoldandwindisblowingheavily.Itcanalsobeverydangerously.OfcourseIwillbeverycarefulinmybike.Infact,accidentsarenottheonlyproblem.OnedayIwenttoschoolandcomebacktofindthefrontwheelwasmissed.Worsestill,itwasthelongwalktotherepairer'sshop.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）随着年龄的增长，我们总想挣脱父母的怀抱，渐渐和父母产生分歧。假设你是李华，某中学英语杂志社正在开展题为“Howtogetalongwellwithyourparents”的征文活动。请你根据以下要点写一篇征文稿。1.事前要跟父母沟通，征求他们的建议；2.跟父母意见不一致时要保持冷静；3.多花时间跟父母在一起，跟他们一块郊游等。注意：1.词数：120左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。HowtogetalongwellwithyourparentsAsyouaregrowing,youmaywanttobefreefromyourparents_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B3、B4、C5、D6、D7、A8、D9、C10、B11、A12、D13、C14、A15、A16、D17、D18、C19、C20、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、C2、A3、B22、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.“Problemsarethe