2023-2024學(xué)年四川省瀘州市瀘縣五中高考適應(yīng)性考試英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年四川省瀘州市瀘縣五中高考適應(yīng)性考試英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye2．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome3．Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior4．Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff5．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which6．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing7．It’scertainlyhardwork.But,amanwhowishestohaveacareerhastomakeagreatmanysacrifices.A．onthecontrary B．inaddition C．ontheotherhand D．inthatcase8．—Jenny，howdidyourmathexamgo?—IthoughtI________，butinfactIcameinthetop10%intheclass.A．mighthavefailed B．couldn’thavefailed C．shouldhavefailed D．mustn’thavefailed9．When________questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyaspossible.A．a(chǎn)sking B．toask C．tobeasked D．a(chǎn)sked10．It’sstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroom________babiescurrentlyoccupy.A．where B．whoseC．that D．a(chǎn)s11．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall12．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．a(chǎn)mused B．a(chǎn)musingC．a(chǎn)muse D．toamuse13．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that14．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat15．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．a(chǎn)pproachable B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．convenient16．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten17．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished18．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should19．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．a(chǎn)s C．If D．Whether20．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。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）SecretGardenbyJohannaBasford,ScottishillustratorItisacoloringbookforadults.Likeatreasurehunt.thebookfeaturesallkindsofcreatures.includingsongbirds,butterfliesandsharks.Sinceitspublicationin2013,ithassoldmorethan14millioncopiesin22languagesworldwide.Fill-Me-InbyMooseAllain,BritishartistThisbookisnotjustaboutcoloring.Itgivesyoutheopportunitytocreateinyourownwayandmakesyourimaginationcomealive.Asit'sdesignedforbothyoungandold,youcangetoneforyourselforbuyitasagiftforyourparents.TheMindfulnessColouringBookbyEmmaFarrarons,FrenchillustratorIfyouwanttoenjoyakindofon-the-go-relaxation,thispocket-seizedcoloringbookisagoodchoice.ItwaspublishedinJanuary2015andhasbeenavailablein12languages.Thebookisfilledwithbeautifulscenesandcomplicatedpatterns.Theyinspireyoutothinkaboutyourartwork,whichhelpsreleaseanxietyandgetridofstress.TheMandalaColoringBookbyJimGogarty,BritishartistThemandalaisasacred（神圣的）symbolinHinduismandBuddhism.Itattractspeoplewithitsbrightpatternsandawakensinthemasenseofpeace.Theauthorbegandrawingmandalasin2005andcreatedthisbooklater.Thebookfeatures100customizable（可定制的）mandaladrawingsthatyoucancolorin.1、WhatisthefeatureofFill-Me-In?A．ItisdesignedbyaBritishnovelist.B．Itisabookforpeopleofallages.C．Itcanmakeyourlifefullofimagination.D．Itissimplyacoloringbook.2、Whichbookisrelatedtohumanbeliefs?A．TheMandalaColoringBook.B．Fill-Me-In.C．TheMindfulnessColouringBook.D．SecretGarden.3、WhatdoSecretGardenandTheMindfulnessColouringBookhaveincommon?A．Theyteachhowtohunttreasure.B．Theywerepublishedinthesameyear.C．Theyhavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.D．Theyarethesameinsize.23．（8分）ThefutureofAustralia’ssolarindustryislookingbrightafterarecord3.5mpanels(嵌板)wereinstalledonrooftopslastyear,givingtheequaloutputofamedium-sizedcoal-firedpowerstation.Therecord1,057MWofcapacity(產(chǎn)能)insmallscalesystemsinstalledacrossthecountrybrokethepreviousrecordsetin2012,figuresfromtheCleanEnergyRegulatorshowedonTuesday.Australia’ssolarpowerprosperitycouldalmostdoublecapacityinayear,Thedataalsorevealedthattheaveragesystemsizehasalsodoubledsincethenfromthreetosixkilowattsasaveragepricescontinuedtofall.Afullyinstalled5KWsystemcostsanaverageof$5,930inAustralia,accordingtotheenergybrokerSolarchoice.net.au.Itsrecordsshowthatthepricehasroughlyhalvedinmanycapitalcitiessince2012.Theregulator’sexecutivegeneralmanager,MarkWilliamson,saidtherewasincreasinginterestinrenewalsasawaytotakecontrolofelectricitybills.Butmoreimportantly,hesaiditwasalsogoodnewsforreducingcarbonemissions,“WeareseeingawidecrosssectionofAustralians—households,communitycenters,schools,andsmallbusinesses—receivingrewardsunderthesmallscalerenewableenergyscheme,”Williamsonsaid,“Ourdatashowsconsumersareembracingrenewableenergytotakecontroloftheirelectricitybills.”In2017,therewasa41%increaseininstallingrenewableenergycapacityacrossallstatesandterritoriescomparedto2016.Queenslandledthewaywithinstalledcapacityat295MW,withtheAustralianCapitalTerritorytakingtopplaceforthebiggestannualincreaseby57%.“IhedatacollectedbytheCleanEnergyRegulatorin2017reflectstheindustryisgoingfromstrengthtostrength,Itlookslike2018willbeanotherbigyearforthesolarindustry.”Thetotalofinstalledcapacityforlastyearisexpectedtoriseto1,070MWwhenallthedataiscollected.Alargecoal-firedpowerstationsuchasLoydYangAinVictoria’sLatrobeValleyhasacapacityof2,200MW.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheAustralia’ssolarindustryfromthefirstparagraph?A．It’sstillrisky.B．It’spromising.C．It’sunpredictable.D．It’swithinexpectation.2、What’sthereasonfortheAustralia’ssolarindustry’sdevelopment?A．Thecontinuousfallofaveragepriceofinstallingasolarenergysystem.B．Theentiredecreaseofthecarbonemissions.C．Theautonomouscontroloftheelectricitybills.D．Thedoubtaboutthecapacityofcoal-firedpowerstation.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“fromstrengthtostrength”inParagraph5suggest?A．Australia’ssolarindustryisbeingaccepted.B．Australia’ssolarindustryisdevelopingrapidly.C．Australia’ssolarindustryismorepracticalthanbefore.D．Australia’ssolarindustryismoreadvancedthanothercountries.4、WhatisthebiggestfeatureoftherenewableenergyaccordingtoMarkWilliams?A．Reducingpollution.B．Providingenoughenergy.C．Loweringelectricitybills.D．Simplifyinginstalledequipment.24．（8分）Hiringaself-drivecarreallyaddstotheenjoymentofyourholiday.Therearesomanyplacesofinteresttovisit.Andifyouenjoyseeingmorethanjustthecitycentre,there’snobetterwaytoexplorethanbycar.HireChargesWhat’sincludedWhat’snotincluded●Unlimitedmileage(里程數(shù)).●Expensesonoil,maintenance(保養(yǎng))and●Personalaccidentinsurance.●Garaging,petrol,parkingandtrafficfines.Repairs,whichwillberepaidonproductionofinvoices(發(fā)票).●FullinsurancecoverbutexclusiveofpersonalConditionsofHire1.Theshortestrentalperiodattheseespeciallylowpricesisthreedays.Forpricesandforperiodsofoneortwodaysyouonlyseeourrepresentativeatthehotel.2.CarhiremustbebookedsixweeksormorebeforearrivalinLondontoguaranteeacar.Butifyouhavebeenunabletomakeabookinginadvance,pleaseseeourrepresentativeatthehotelwhomaystillbeabletohelpyou.3.Thecartypesonthesheetareexamplesofthetypesofcarsineachpricerange,butaparticularcarcannotbeguaranteed.4.Upondeliverythedriver(s)willbeaskedtosignthecarhirecompany’sConditionsofHire.5.Ifyoudecidetohireacar,justfillintheBookingFormandreturnittous.Abookingfeeof￡12aspartofthecarhirecostisrequired.6.Shouldyoubeforcedtocancelyourcarhirebookingafterpaymentinfull(twoweeksbeforedateofhire),acancellationchargeof￡12willbemade.1、Accordingtotheadvertisement,whatwillacarhirerpayextramoneyfor?A．Thecostofrepairstothecar.B．Thecostofmaintenanceofthecar.C．Insuranceagainstdamagetothecar.D．Insuranceagainstinjurytothedriver.2、Ifyouhireacarforfourdays,.A．youareofferedaparticularcarB．youareofferedacarataspecialpriceC．youareguaranteedanenjoyableholidayD．youareguaranteedaonetimeairportpick-up3、ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.A．youcanmakeabookinginadvanceB．youarerequiredtofillinaformbeforeyouhireacarC．youcanaskforcancelingthebookinganytimebypayingextra￡12D．youhavetopayabookingfeewhenyouhireacarfromthecompany25．（10分）AmazingKids!WildJungleWritingContestAmazingKids!MagazineisproudtoannouncethatwewillbehostingaWildJungleWritingContestthisfall.Sendusyourbestjungle-themedstoriesusingthisstart:“Ihadnoideawhytheywerestandingthere.”ThiscontestisopentogradesK-12(從幼兒園到12年級的),withthreegroupsofK-3,4-8and9-12.Prizes,alongwithanofficialcertificateverify(證實)theirwinningentry.Allparticipantswillreceiveacertificateofparticipationinthecontest.SubmitallentriesbyNovember30tobeconsidered.Emailusateditor@amazing-kids.orgformoredetails.MoreFrequentlyAskedQuestionsQ:Howshould1formatmyentry?A:StoriesshouldbewritteninEnglish,withsubmissionsofupto1,200words.Storiesexceedingthislengthwillnotbeconsidered.PleasesubmityourentryasaMicrosoftWorddocument.Q:CanIchoosetoremainanonymous(匿名的)？A:No.Wemustbeabletopublishbothyourstoryandname.Q:DoIneedtoattachacoveringletter?A:No.Q:HowdoIsubmitmyentry?A:Emailyoursubmissiontoeditor@.Eachemailsubmissionwillreceiveareturnmessagebasedonyouremailaddressverifyingthatthestoryisreceived.1、Whichconditionbestmeetsthecontest’srequirements?A．Anentrycontaining2,000words.B．Asubmissionwrittenbycollegestudents.C．Anarticleattachedtoacoveringletter.D．Astorycenteringonforestadventures.2、Howdoesaparticipantknowhisstoryisreceived?A．Hewillbeinformedbyemail.B．Themagazinewillgivehimacall.C．Hewillreceiveanofficialcertificate.D．Theannouncementwillbepostedonline.3、Whattypeofwritingisthispassage?A．Apieceofnews.B．Anactivitysummary.C．Anannouncement.D．Aguide.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Thefamilyhadjustmoved．Theyoungwomanwasfeelingalittle1．ItwasMother'sDay—and800milesseparatedherfromherparents．Shehadcalledthemthatmorning，andhermotherhad2howcolorfultheirbackyardwas3springhadarrived．Later，shetoldherhusbandhowshe4thoselilacs(丁香)inherparents’yard．“Iknowwherewecanfindsome，”hesaid．“Getthe5andcomeon．”Soofftheywent．Sometimelater，theystoppedatahillandtherewerelilacsallround．Theyoungwomanrusheduptothenearest6andburiedherfaceintheflowers．Carefully，she7some．Finally，theyreturnedtotheircarforthe8home．Thewomansatsmiling，surroundedbyher9．Whentheywerenearhome，sheshouted“stop”，gotoffquicklyand10toanearbynursinghome．Shewenttotheendoftheporch(門廊)，wherea(n)11patientwassittinginherwheelchair，andputtheflowersintoherlap．Thetwo12，burstingintolaughternowandthen．Latertheyoungwomanturnedandranbacktoher13．Asthecarpulledaway，thewomaninthewheelchair14withasmile，andheldthelilacs15．“Mom，”thekidsasked，“16didyougiveherourflowers?”“ItisMother'sDay，andsheseemsso17whileIhaveallofyou．Andanyonewouldbe18byflowers．”Thissatisfiedthekids，butnotthehusband．Thenextdayhe19someyounglilacsaroundtheiryard．Iwasthehusband．Now，everyMay，ouryardisfulloflilacs．EveryMother’sDayourkids20purplelilacs．AndeveryyearIrememberthatsmileofthelonelyoldwoman．1、A．moved B．worried C．a(chǎn)ngry D．depressed2、A．1earned B．imagined C．mentioned D．realized3、A．nowthat B．sothat C．a(chǎn)sif D．evenif4、A．missed B．grew C．watered D．showed5、A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．1ilacs．6、A．bush B．hill C．yard D．door7、A．bought B．picked C．set D．raised8、A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner9、A．friends B．memory C．flowers D．honor10、A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried11、A．1oving B．elderly C．serious D．sensitive12、A．hesitated B．waited C．sat D．chatted13、A．family B．mother C．path D．home14、A．nodded B．waved C．1eft D．continued15、A．sadly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly16、A．why B．when C．how D．where17、A．quiet B．confused C．a(chǎn)lone D．patient18、A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered19、A．a(chǎn)rranged B．dried C．planted D．hid20、A．find B．gather C．receive D．buy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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TravelingFrogStimulatesReflectionAfreemobilegameaboutatravelingfroghasbecomeahitinChina,1．beingavailableonlyinJapanese.Called“Tabikaeru:TravelFrog”,themaincharacterofthegameisafrogthatgoesonadventuresaroundJapan.Playerscollectclovers(四葉草)thatgrowinthefrog’sgarden2．theycanusethemtobuysuppliesforthefrog’sjourneys.Inturn,thefrogsendsplayerssouvenirsandsnapshotsfromitstravels.Userscannotcontrolwhenthefrogchoosestogoonitsadventures.Whilenewsofthegame’sappealamongmobilephoneusersonthemainlandwasfirstreportedonbylocalmediaoutletslastweek,itspopularityhasn’tdecreasedinanywaysince:“TravelFrog”onMondaywasstillrankedfirstonalistofthemost3．(download)gamesfromApple’sappstoreinChina.Itisbeingwidelydiscussedonsocialmedia,4．userspostphotosoftheirfrogs’adventures.BehindthecrazeisJapanesegamedeveloperHit-Point,whichwaspreviouslybest-knownforcreatingthepopularcat-collectinggame“NekoAtsume”.Eventhough5．isdifficulttopinpointwhathasdriveninterestamongmainlandusersin“TravelFrog”,localmediaoutletsreportedthatthegame’sslownaturewaspartofitscharm.Thegamewaspopularasit“tappedthetrendamongyoungergenerationsinChinatosearchout‘Zen-like’activities”,ChinaDailysaid,6．(add)thatthoseusersweretakenwithits“Buddha-stylegameplay”.Butnoteveryoneisthrilledabout“TravelFrog”.InapostonsocialmediaplatformWeibolastweek,thestate-runPeople’sDailysuggestedthatpeople7．a(chǎn)imtoenrichthemselvesand“avoidbeingalonelyfrog-raisingyouth”.Asanindicationofthepopularityofthe“TravelFrog”,ApplehasalreadyhadtoremovefromitsstoreanappthatappearedtobetheChineseversionoftheoriginal,theSouthChinaMorningPostreported.Thatversionofthegame,which8．(create)byadevelopercalledSongYang,chargedusers30yuan($4.74)todownloadthegame.OnMonday,anotherfree-to-downloadappavailableontheappstoreclaimeditofferedstrategiesandguidesinChinesethatplayerscouldadopt9．(improve)gameplay.WhileHit-Pointhasnotrespondedtoinquiriesabout10．itintendstodevelopversionsofthegameinotherlanguagesornot,thecompanydidputoutanEnglishupdatefor“NekoAtsume”in2015.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(/\)，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)不計分。Iamgladtohearofyouagain.Youwanttoknowthateverythingisgoinginourschool.Inshortly,allisimproving.Inthepast,teachershadalwayskeptonexplainingthepointsinclass.Ourstudentsjustlistenedandtooknote.Butnowweoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsraisingbytheteachersorourselves.Beforeclass,weenjoydifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework.Forexample,wecanreadwhatweareinterestedin.WecangotothelibraryorsurfInternetforvariouskindsofinformation.Wearenowmastersofstudy,butwearehappy.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是中國高中生李明，今年暑假期間將去英國一所高中RossellSchool學(xué)習(xí)三周，并將寄宿在當(dāng)?shù)氐木用馱hite先生家中.請你寫封短信與其取得聯(lián)系并詢問以下情況：1.住宿條件；2.膳食安排；3.交通情況。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMr.White，GreetingsfromChina!IamLiMing，ahighschoolstudentinChina.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Bestwishes,Yourssincerely，LiMing

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、A5、C6、B7、C8、A9、D10、C11、A12、A13、C14、B15、C16、D17、B18、D19、A20、D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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。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,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleadingtouniversalpeace