2025屆炮車中學(xué)高考英語五模試卷含答案考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth2．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe3．Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．a(chǎn)reworn4．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend5．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．X6．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct7．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．a(chǎn)sthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase8．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what9．AbookIreadlastyear,______nameIcan’tremember,changedmyideaabouttime.A．which B．thatC．whose D．what10．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where11．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did12．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．a(chǎn)llgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife13．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun14．Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a(chǎn);/15．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright16．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must17．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas18．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant19．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster20．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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）Themorningafteraneveningstruggletocareformythree-year-olddaughter,Icouldn’twaittogethertoschool.I,asamother,wastiredfromtheangerandherinabilitytocommunicatebecauseofherslowedlanguagedevelopment.AsIaccompaniedherintothecar,Ifeltdesperate.Nothingwasrightwithourworld.She’dbeenbornaroundthesametimewhenthenationwaswitnessingthebirthofanotherGreatRecession.Myjobandmyhousehadbeenvictims.Thenthishappened.Mychild’slanguagedelaywasidentified,butdoctorsstruggledtoproperlyhelpher,Ifeltlikewebothneededtoherescued.Ireturnedthatafternoonasdisenchantedwiththelittlegirl1lovedaswhen1left.Walkingslowlytowardtheschool’splaygroundgate,Ifoundherpreschoolteacherracingtogreetme.“Youshouldhaveseenhertoday!”Hisbreathywordsweresupportedbyexcitement.Ididn’tinterrupt.“Seethatclimber.”Hepointedtoawoodenpieceofplaygroundequipmentthatlookedlikearockwall.Inodded.“Well,everydaysinceshestartedschool,she’striedandfailedtomakeittothetop.”Hetookabreath.“Andtodayshedidit!”Heexpressedhisjoyjustashe’dwitnessedherconqueringMountEverest!“Shecheeredandcelebrated!IwishI’drecordedit!”Hiswordscomfortedme.Mydaughterhadconqueredhermountain.Assherantowardme,IrecognizedsomethingIhadn’tbefore.Isawherperseverance(毅力).Isawherstrength.IsawaHero.Everydaygreatnesscelebratesordinarypeoplewhodounusualthingsinbigandsmallways,showingcourage,kindness,loveandselflessness.Weencourageyoutoclickthesebriefaccountsandinviteyoutoshareyourownstory.1、Whydidtheauthorrushherdaughtertoschool?A．Shewasbusywithherworkasadoctor.B．Shehadafightwithherdaughterlastnight.C．Shebrokedownwhendealingwithherdaughter.D．ShehadtoselltheirhouseduetoGreatRecession.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“disenchanted”underlinedinparagraph3?A．Happy. B．Concerned.C．Careful. D．Disappointed.3、Whydidthelittlegirl’spreschoolteacherfeelexcited?A．ShesucceededinstandingonMountEverest.B．Shemanagedtoclimbupthewoodenequipment.C．Shegotthefirstplaceintheschoolsportsmeet.D．Shebegantocommunicatewithothersnormally.4、Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?A．Theradio. B．Amagazine.C．Anewspaper. D．TheInternet.23．（8分）TEENSGIVINGisanexcitingyearlyeventwherehundredsofNewYorkCityteensgathertogetherannuallyforaremarkabledayofcommunityservice.Thisyear,TEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016participantswillonceagainbetterNewYorkCityandinfluencethousandsoflives!WhenisTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?Sunday,April20,2016WhereisTEENSGIVING?AlloverNewYorkCity.Everyonewillmeetatthe92ndStreetY(92ndandLexington)at9:00AMfortheeventkick-off.Then,allTEENSGIVINGvolunteerswillgoacrossthecitytoworkwithourpartneringagencieswheretheywillmakeaHUGEdifferenceandhavefun!WhoparticipatesinTEENSGIVING?Hundredsofteenagersfromaroundthecity.Teenscomefromthe92ndStreetY,variouscityschools,youthgroups,andorganizationsinthearea.Inaddition,manyadultvolunteers(aged21andolder)willdonatetheirtimetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.Whatprojectsdoparticipantsdoattheagencies?Sampleprojectsincludepaintingparkbenches,plantinggardens,visitingandplayingwithpooranddisabledchildren,assistingatanimalshelters,workingatsoupkitchens,deliveringmealsandcelebratingwithfamiliesathomelessshelters.DoIgetanythingforparticipatinginTEENSGIV1NG?Yes!Everybodybenefits!Teenvolunteerswillreceive“6hours”ofcommunityservicecredit,goodtowardshonorsociety,highschoolgraduationandcollegeapplicationrequirements.Adultvolunteerswillbethankedwithalightbreakfast,agiftcertificatefortheirtroubles,andthesatisfactionofhelpingourcity’syouthcontributetotheircommunity.Inaddition,allteenandadultvolunteerswillreceiveacoolTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016T-shirt.Thissoundsawesome!HowdoIregisterforTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?Interestedteensand/oradultsshoulde-mailtheTEENSGIVINGCoordinatorJoshHymanatjhyman@92Y.org<mailto:jhyman@92Y.org>(subject:TEENSGIVING)toreceivemoreinformationandtoregisterforthisfantasticevent!Teenscanalsocontacttheirschool’sCommunityServiceAdvisor.TEENSGIVINGissponsoredbythe92ndStreetY.1、TEENSGVINGisaneventwhichisheld.A．twiceeveryyearB．everytwoyearsC．onceeveryyearD．fromtimetotime2、Whatcantheteenagersdointhisevent?A．Givethankstotheadults.B．Takegoodcareofanimals.C．CleanthestreetsofNewYork.D．Workforhighschoolsand!colleges.3、AnadultvolunteermaygetforhistimedevotedtoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.A．a(chǎn)T-shirtandagiftcertificateB．communityservicecreditandaT-shirtC．a(chǎn)highschoolcertificateandalightbreakfastD．a(chǎn)giftcertificateandcommunityservicecredit4、Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto.A．a(chǎn)skreaderstodonatetheiradvicetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016B．encouragereaderstoaskmorequestionsaboutTEENSGIVINGC．introduceTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016toreadersD．informreadersofsomefrequentlyaskedquestions24．（8分）Wouldyougotowarforyourcountry?Millionsofpeopledo.Butoccasionally,somerefusetofight.They'reknownasconscientiousobjectors(拒服兵役者).OneofthemostfamousfromtheUSAisMuhammadAli.MuhammadAliwasaprofessionalboxerandoneofthemostoutstandingsportsfiguresofthe20thcentury.Hewasbornon17thJanuary1942inLouisville(Kentucky)andbegantrainingasanamateurboxerwhenhewas12yearsold.Attheageof18,hewonagoldmedalinthelightheavy-weightdivisionatthe1960SummerOlympicsinRome.Heturnedprofessionallaterthatyear.Attheageof22,hebecametheworldheavyweightchampion.In1965,heconvertedtoIslam(伊斯蘭教)andofficiallychangedhisnametoMuhammadAi.Shortlyafter,hewascalledupformilitaryservicetofightintheVietnamWar.Hewasfirmlyagainsttheidea."Myenemyisthewhitepeople,nottheVietCong(越共),"heexplained."YoumayopposewhenIwantfreedom.YoumayopposewhenIwantjustice.YoumayopposewhenIwantequality…Youwantmetogosomewhereandfight,butyouwon'tevenstandupformehereathome?"Afterrefusingtoenlistduringasign-upceremonyinApril1967,Muhammadwasarrested.Hewasfoundguiltyofdraftevasion,anddeprivedofhisboxingtitles.Asaresult,hedidn'tfightfromMarch1967toOctober1970.Helaterbecameasymboloftheanti-warmovementandracialinjustice.In1971,hisconvictionwasoverturnedbytheUSSupremeCourt.MuhammadAlidiedon3rdJune2016.1、WhenwasAliawardedtheworldheavyweightchampion?A．In1960. B．In1965.C．In1964. D．In1967.2、FromwhatAlisaid,wecaninferthat_.A．HefeltuncomfortableathomeB．HewasafraidoffightinginthewarC．HechangedhisnamebecauseofthewarD．Hedidn'tgettreatedfairlybecauseofhiscolor3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"enlist"?A．Accepttheinvitation. B．Jointhearmy.C．Takeupboxing. D．Attendthemeeting.4、WhydidAlistopboxingfrom1967t01970?A．Hewasn'tallowedtobox. B．Hewastooweaktobox.C．Heservedinthearmy. D．Hewantedtohaveabreak.25．（10分）Whensomebodygetssickorishurtinanaccident,thereareseveraldifferentwaysthatdoctorscantrytohelpthem.Oneoftheseistogivemedicinethatfightsthesicknessorhelpsthesickperson’sbodytofightit.However,ifsomepartsofabodyareverysickordamaged,thendoctorsmightneedtoremovethem.Anotherwaydoctorscanhelpistogrownewtissuetoreplacewhatissickordamaged.Thisiscalledregenerativemedicine(再生醫(yī)學(xué)).Regenerativemedicinesoundslikesomethingfromasciencefictionmoviebutitisnotanewidea.Insideourbones,wehavesomethingcalled‘marrow’,whichmakesourbloodandkeepsushealthy.Doctorshavebeengivingsickpeoplethe‘bonemarrow’fromotherhealthypeopleforthelast30or40years,andthisisakindofregenerativemedicine.Newerdevelopmentsinregenerativemedicineincludegrowingnewskininalaboratoryandusingittohelppeoplewhohavebeenhurtinfiresoraccidents.Anotherexampleofregenerativemedicineisatechniquedevelopedfromstudyingfrogsandmice.Whencellsareold,likeinadults,theycan’tchangewhattheydoinourbodies.Forexample,askincellcan’tchangeintoaneyecell.Butwhencellsareveryyoung,theycanbecomeanycelltype.Theseyoungcellsarecalledstemcells,anddoctorscanusethemtogrowanytypeoftissue,suchasskin,heartoreye.JohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakawonthe2012NobelPrizefortheirstudiesinthisarea.ProfessorFionaWatt,fromtheCentreforRegenerativeMedicineatKing’sCollegeLondon,believesthatregenerativemedicineissoexcitingbecausemanydifferentkindsofexpertsneedtoworktogether.Newbonesmaybeprintedbyexpert3Dprinters,whoneedtoworkcloselywithuniversityscientistsandthesurgeonswhodotheoperationsinhospitals.Wecannotyetgrownewarmsorlegsforpeople,butthesciencefictiondreamofregenerativemedicinemaybecloserthanwethink.Perhapsinthefuture,doctorswillbeabletogrowwholenewbodiesforus.1、Whyis‘marrow’inbonesveryimportantinregenerativemedicine?A．Itcangrowintonewskinforthosewhohavebeenhurtinfires.B．Itcanbeusedtogrownewtissue.C．Itmakesbloodforourbody.D．Ithasbeenusedfor40years.2、Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothispassage?A．Regenerativemedicineisanewscienceinmedicine.B．FionaWattandShinyaYamanakawonthe2012NobelPrizeformedicine.C．Stemcells,veryyoungcells,canbeusedtogrowanytypeoftissue.D．Doctorsandscientistsnowcooperatetogrownewskinforfrogsandmice.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetothedevelopmentinregenerativemedicine?A．Pessimistic.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Subjective.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Itwasahotsummerday.ThesunwasshiningbrightlyandallIcouldthinkofwas1downwithascoopofmyfavoriteicecream.Idecidedtomakeaquick2tothenewlyopenedicecreamparlor(冰淇淋店)closebyforamid-day3.Iorderedmyicecreaminafancyconeandaskedtheserverto4twotubsofchocolateicecreamforfolksathome.5Iknewit,Iwashalfway6myicytreatandwasenjoyingtheviewofthetwocolorfullypreparedicecreamflavors,sittingprettyonenexttothe7.Nowthatmyto-goorderwas8,Iheadedtothepaymentcountertosettlethebill.9,thecashier(收銀員)hadforgottentobillmyicecream,10onlyforthetwotubs.Thenextfew11passedbyasIdebatedbetweendoingwhatwas12—clearingthebillandmovingout,anddoingwhatwasright—13theerror.IknewifIdidn’tbringtheerrorinthebilltohis14,myicecreamwouldbechargedagainsthis15.Thatmoment,mydecisionwasmadeandIwentandtoldhim16hehadmissed.Helookedatmein17andthankedmeprofuselyfortellingtheerror.Haditnotbeenformy18tellingtheerror,hewouldhavebeenfined.Thesmileofreliefonhisfacemademesmile,too.Icameoutoftheicecreamparlorfeelingreally19aboutmyself.Iknewthatdayhowwonderfulitfeelstodowhatisright20whatiseasy.1、A．calming B．breaking C．cooling D．setting2、A．choice B．trip C．decision D．promise3、A．meal B．work C．treat D．cure4、A．sell B．take C．make D．pack5、A．While B．Although C．Unless D．Before6、A．through B．up C．over D．a(chǎn)cross7、A．a(chǎn)nother B．other C．one D．others8、A．ready B．slow C．late D．over9、A．Satisfyingly B．Disappointingly C．Annoyingly D．Surprisingly10、A．taking B．spending C．charging D．buying11、A．days B．weeks C．hours D．seconds12、A．easy B．ridiculous C．interesting D．right13、A．referringto B．pointingout C．findingout D．lookinginto14、A．mind B．face C．notice D．note15、A．expenses B．salary C．taxes D．fine16、A．why B．where C．that D．what17、A．need B．relief C．disbelief D．a(chǎn)nxiety18、A．honestly B．obviously C．secretly D．incredibly19、A．good B．fresh C．a(chǎn)wesome D．well20、A．otherthan B．ratherthan C．regardlessof D．a(chǎn)partfrom第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）MydeskmateadmiresmyfluentEnglishverymuchandIusuallyfeel1．(encourage)byhiscompliments.Oneday,2．welearnedthenewword”eccentric”inclass,we3．(ask)tomakeasentencewithit.Ivolunteeredtodoit4．saying”Mydeskmateisaneccentricboy5．clothesneverfithim.”Hearingthis,thewholeclassburstinto6．(laugh)andmydeskmate’sfaceturnedred.Afterclass,Ilearnedfromtheteacherthatmydeskmate7．(drop)outofschoolifhehadn’tbeenhelpedbyothers.Mymindlesswordsmust8．(hurt)himdeeply.Notuntilthen9．Irealizewordscouldbepowerfulin10．positiveandnegativeways.Weshouldavoidhurtingothersifwecan’talwaysbeencouragingwhenwespeak.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除和修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Timeswaitsfornoman.ThisissomethingIlearnedveryclearlastterm.Ispentsomuchtimefoolaroundthatmygradesbegantofall.Ifinallyrealizethatsomethingnecessaryhadtodone.Itwastimeofachange.NowIhaveanewplanforusingmytimewisely.Ihavesetmyalarmclockaheadhalfahour.Thiswillgivehimaheadstartontheday.IhavealsobeendecidedtokeeparecordofwhatIdoandwhenIdoit.LookingbackonwhichI’vedonewillgivemesomeideaonhowtorearrangemytime.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，剛進(jìn)入高中學(xué)習(xí)，你得知學(xué)校校報(bào)正在征文，題為IfIamateacher.請(qǐng)你給校報(bào)投稿，內(nèi)容包括：1、你對(duì)教師這個(gè)職業(yè)的認(rèn)識(shí)；2、你會(huì)做一名什么樣的教師。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫IfIamateacher___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、C5、B6、A7、B8、A9、C10、D11、C12、B13、D14、B15、B16、B17、A18、D19、B20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat“theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways--–inparticularIthinkitwillhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible.”Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,“Asapeacemachine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation.”Thiswasn’tthefirstgrandpromiseoftechnology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,“Thesubmarine(潛艇)maybethecauseofbringingbattletoastoppage.”AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite(火藥)wouldbeawarobstacle:“Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeacethanathousandworldconventions(公約).”Similarly,whenHiranMaxim,inventorofthemachinegun,wasaskedin1893,“Willthisgunnotmakewarmoreterrible?”heanswered,“No,itwillmakewarimpossible.”GugliemoMareconi,inventoroftheradio,toldtheworldin1912.“Thecomingofthewirelesstimewillmakewarimpossible,becauseitwillmakewarridiculous.”GeneralJamesHarbord,chairmanoftheboardofRCAin1925,believed,“RadiowillservetomaketheconceptofPeaceonEarth,GoodWillTowardMenareality.”DavidNye,ahistorianoftechnology,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleadingtouniversalpeacethehot-