安徽省亳州市黌學高級中學2025屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷含解析

安徽省亳州市黌學高級中學2025屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、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．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular2．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid3．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted4．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while5．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．a(chǎn)ttractions B．a(chǎn)musements C．entertainments D．presentations6．語音知識（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。1.anything A．many B．magazine C．manage D．match2.achieved A．practiced B．marked C．operated D．damaged3.dealt A.deal B．great C．meant D．leader4.seize A．either B.receive C.eight D.height5.youth A．thus B．breakthrough C．gather D．a(chǎn)lthough7．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．a(chǎn)vailableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable8．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen9．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular10．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown11．Thankstothespecialchemical________ofthesoilinthemountainousarea,thiseconomicplantgrowswellthere.A．compositionB．competenceC．constructionD．conclusion12．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?13．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);不填 D．the;不填14．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a(chǎn);the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a15．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．a(chǎn)ppreciationD．entertainment16．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give17．BathingcrabsareraisedintheYangchengLakeforatleastsixmonths，whichiswhatmakesthemauthenticand_____ahighprice．A．estimate B．fetchC．occupy D．predict18．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did19．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied20．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)gainstC．throughD．over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）Ourneighborsaidthestormlastedfourminutes.Thetownhousesaredestroyedordamaged.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationthatsevereweatherwasonitsway.Thefirstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomerollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettotherelativelysafeclosetdownonthefirstfloor.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhavestuckthroughus.Finally,Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy’sarmasthetornadosuckedthedooropenandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandscalp(頭皮)werefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.1、Howwastheoldcoupleawareofthetornado?A．Theylearneditfromtheirneighborswhopassedtheirhouse.B．Theylearneditfromsomecommonindicationsbeforeatornado.C．TheyfoundthenewsreportforecastingthetornadoonTV.D．Theyfoundthetornadoontopofthemwhentheywereupstairs.2、Wecaninferfromparagraph4that____________A．Theoldcouplewasverygratefultothebranch.B．Theoldcouplemissedthebranchverymuch.C．Theoldcouplewashitbythebranchonthehead.D．Theoldcouplewasfortunatetohaveanarrowescape.3、Whydidtheoldwomanfeelnopaininparagraph5?A．Becauseshewasworriedaboutherhusband.B．Becauseshewasbraveenoughtobearthepain.C．Becauseshedidn’tactuallyfeelanypain.D．Becauseshehadagoodhusbandtocomforther.4、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_______.A．a(chǎn)brochureB．a(chǎn)novelC．newspaperD．a(chǎn)magazine22．（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）Thisweek,amammoth(猛犸象)possiblykilledbyhumans10,000to15,000yearsagowasfoundinsoyfieldsabout2mileswestofDetroit.ItwasfoundbyfarmerJamesBristleandhisneighborTrentSatterthwaite,whowerereportedlydigginginthefield.Atfirst,theycouldn’tfigureoutwhattheywereseeing.“Itwasprobablyaribbonethatcameup,”BristletellsAnnArborNews.“Wethoughtitwasabentfencepost.”Uponcloserinspection,however,itbecamecleareventountrainedeyesthiswasnofencepost.“Weknewitwassomethingspecial.”Thentheyspedupthedig.AfterfindingthebonesMondaynight,BristlecalledtheUniversityofMichiganTuesdaymorningtoreporthisfind.ScientistDanielFisherarrivedtoinspectitWednesday,andbyThursdaymorninghehadconfirmedit’sawoollymammoth.Heconcludestheanimalwasabout40yearsoldwhenitdied.Itwashuntedbyhumans,hesays,whokilleditaridstoredtheremainsinapondasawayofpreservingthemeatforfutureuse.It’sstilltooearlytotellexactlyhowitdied,FishertellsDetroit’sWWJ-TV,“buttheskeletonshowedsignsofhuman’sbutchering.”Thebonesarebeingtemporarilystorednearby,accordingtotheFreePress,anditremainsunclearwherethey’lleventuallyendup.Theirresearchvaluewillbedeterminedoncethey’vebeencleanedanddried.WoollymammothsoncelivedinEurasiaandNorthAmerica,andmostdisappearedby10,000yearsago—ademise(終止)thathasbeenlinkednotonlytohumans,butalsotochangingclimate.It’snowbelievedthatwarmingweatherweakenedtheirpopulationsbeforehumansdealtthefinalblows.1、HowdidJamesBristleandhisneighborfindwhattheyfoundatfirst?A．It’sdelicate. B．It’sold.C．It’sunique. D．It’sworthless.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthemammothaccordingtothetext?A．Itmightdieinits40s. B．ItwasnativetoEurasia.C．Itpreferredwalkinginthefields. D．Itmainlydiedfromclimatechange.3、WhichisDanielFisher’sopinion?A．Thebonesarewellworthstudying.B．Themammothwaskilledbyabutcher.C．Thenewfoundsitehasevidenceofhumanactivity.D．It’sunclearwhethertheboneswereamammoth’s.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmean?A．Driedtheirbones. B．Tooktheirlives.C．Destroyedtheirhome. D．Preservedtheirmeat.24．（8分）Lastsummermydaughter’sschoolwasblownup.Nostudentswereharmed,butthemainbuildingwascompletelydestroyed,aswellasthenearbydorms.BeforeyoustarttryingtoaskwhenthishorribleacttookplaceonU.S.soil,Ishouldmentionthatthisattackdidn’thappeninreality,ratherinmydaughter’scarefullyconstructedMinecraftworld.Duringanonlinejourneywithafewfriends,astrangercametoherschoolandbombedtheschoolshehadcarefullybuilt.Inaminute,herschoolwasruined.Sure,noactualproperty(財產(chǎn))wasdamaged.Buttheemotionalpainshefeltwasverymuchreal.Shethoughtthiswasaformofterrorism.IsharedthisactofabsurdonlineviolenceonmyFacebookpage,andfellowparentswithMinecraft-lovingchildrenwerejustasshockedasIwas.Ihadthoughtthiswasauniqueexperience,andmydaughterwasjustunluckythatthishappenedtoher.But,asitturnedout,shewasfarfromalone.Theactswereperformedbycomputerbullies(暴徒)knownas“griefers”.TheplatformthatmydaughterwasplayingwastheMinecraft:PocketEdition(PE)version,whichispopularwithyoungerplayers.Whilesheonceonlyplayedincreativemode(模式),shebegantoplayinthemulti-playermodesothatsheandafewfriendsfromschoolcouldbuildandcreatetogether.Thatmulti-playerchoicemadeitpossibleforastranger,oneofthese“griefers”,tododamage.Itwasapainfullessonformydaughterthatdangershappenedsuddenly.Sheunderstoodwehavetoprotectourselvesfrombadpeopleintherealworld.Still,therewassomegoodnessthatcameoutoftheruins.Manyfellowplayersofherstookthetimetohelpherrebuildherschool,whichhasbeensetupagain.Sheismoved.Also,thisexperienceopenedhereyes.1、Whatwastheresultofthedaughter’sschoolbeingblownup?A．Allthebuildingsbutthedormswereruined.B．Manystudentswereseriouslyinjured.C．Moneyneededtobeseriouslyinjured.D．Theauthor’sdaughterfelthurtalot.2、Beforetalkingtootherparentsabouttheattacktheauthorhadthoughtthat.A．herdaughtershouldbeblamedforitB．thisattackwasjustarareincidentC．dangerhappenedallofasuddenontheInternetD．herdaughterwastoolonely3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthe“griefers”?A．Theycanhelpplayersbuildandcreateanewworld.B．Theyareperformedbycomputerbullies.C．Theyarelikelytocausedamageinthemulti-playermode.D．Theydisturbandcausesadnesstogameplayers.4、Whatdidherdaughterdoaftertheincident?A．QuitplayingMinecraft.B．Gaveupmulti-playermode.C．Learnedtodefendherselfagainstbadpeople.D．Decidedtorebuildherschoolindependently.25．（10分）Wewouldliketowishallourreadersawonderfulwinterbreak.OurJanuarymagazineisnowintheshopsandavailabledigitally.We’relookingforwardtosharingmoreadventuresanddiscoverieswithyouin2018,including:AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticAsthepopulationofAscensionIslandrisesuptomarkthe200thanniversaryofBritishrule,FredPearcewonderswhatthefuturemighthaveinstoreforthisstrangepartofland.Photostory:OntheroadagainAselectionofimagesfromanexhibitionopeningthismonthattheRoyalGeographicalSocietygohandinhandwithM.AurelStein’searly20thcenturyphotographsoftheSilkRoad.Dossier:GoingundergroundMarkRowediscussestherolethatcarbonstoragecanplayintheglobalefforttoreducecarbondioxideemission(排放).NetlossKitGilletreportsfromtheGulfofThailand,whosefisheries(漁場)havebeenalmostdestroyedbythecommercializationoftheThaifishingindustry.Anddon’tforgetaround-upofthelatestgeographicalandclimatesciencenews;ahotspotfocusonTurkey;adviceontakingphotographsinAntarctica;aninterviewwithLucienCastaing-Taylor,professorofvisualartsatHarvard;pluslots,lotsmore...Buyyourcopynow,clickhereandsaveupto35%orcall+44(0)1635588496.GeographicalisalsoavailableinWHSmithandmanyindependentnewsagents.1、Ifyouwanttoreadsomethingaboutglobalwarming,youcanread.A．Dossier:GoingundergroundB．Photostory:OntheroadagainC．AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticD．Netloss2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．AscensionIslandhasabrightfuturewithmorepopulation.B．CommercializationcontributestothelossoffisheryinThai.C．TheJanuaryeditionof2014istocomeoutinthewinterbreak.D．Thetopicsofthismagazinefocusongeographyandinterviews.3、Thepassageiswrittento.A．a(chǎn)ttractreaderstobuythemagazineB．giveadviceontakingphotosC．shareadventuresanddiscoveriesD．introducethecontentofthemagazine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）WhenIwas10,Iwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Duringtreatment,Iunderstoodeverythingbutthe1ofmycase.ItwasnotuntilrecentlythatIrealizedhowsickIwasthen.ThisNovemberof2015will2myfiveyearsoffchemotherapy(化療)andIwillbefinally3ofcancer.Iknowsickchildrenoftenfeltblue.Inordertohelpbrightentheir4,IcreatedaprogramthroughwhichIbroughtcelebrities(名人)children5andrespectedtovisittheminhospitals.The6Ireceivedfrombeingableto7upthechildren’sdaywasindescribable.Thisfall,Iwill8myjunioryearofhighschool.IlovelearningandItruly9thetimespentinschoolbecauseduringchemotherapytreatmentsIwasoftentoo10toattend.Anotherbigpartofmylifeis11activity.Duringmytreatmentitwasveryhardformetowalk—letalone12.Afterfinishingchemotherapymymain13wasbeingabletorunandplay14again.I’moverjoyedtosayI’vebeenableto15thataim.Beingabletostandonthecourtandplaysportsagainisa(n)16feeling.Tomeit’simportanttoconvey(傳達)a17ofpositivityandhopethatanyonecanmakethemostofanysituationinlife.Manydon’t18andthinkit’sstrangewhenIsaythis,butI’mtrulygratefulthatIhadcancer.Havingexperiencedthat,Ihavebecomebrave19havealsogainedappreciationforlife.Iknowwithdeterminationeveryonecanfollowtheir20.1、A．developmentB．nameC．seriousnessD．cause2、A．markB．endC．beginD．reward3、A．warnedB．informedC．suspectedD．cured4、A．futureB．spiritsC．roomsD．way5、A．a(chǎn)ttractedB．impressedC．a(chǎn)dmiredD．missed6、A．respectB．joyC．giftD．education7、A．makeB．clearC．cleanD．light8、A．enterB．leaveC．visitD．drop9、A．killB．saveC．treasureD．waste10、A．weakB．youngC．lazyD．busy11、A．mentalB．indoorC．physicalD．social12、A．swimB．runC．jumpD．lie13、A．goalB．taskC．problemD．idea14、A．cardsB．chessC．sportsD．music15、A．furtherB．kickC．setD．a(chǎn)chieve16、A．puzzlingB．a(chǎn)mazingC．satisfyingD．touching17、A．messageB．noteC．wordD．wish18、A．speakB．a(chǎn)pologizeC．understandD．remember19、A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．orD．so20、A．stepsB．examplesC．suggestionsD．dreams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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ChineseknotisanancientfolkartforminChina,simple1．a(chǎn)ttractiveaswell.ItshistorycandatebacktotheZhouDynasty(1046-256BC),anditwasfullydevelopedintheTangandSongDynasties,andbecame2．(wide)popularintheMingandQingDynasties.Aknot3．ismadeofcolorfulsilkthreadcanbringgoodlucktoitsowner.Itisoftenusedtoexpressgoodwishes,4．(include)happiness,prosperity,loveandtheabsenceofevil.Chineseknot5．(indicate)thateveryknotismadeofasingleropeandnamedbyitsspecificformandmeaning.Forexample,“Happiness&Health”,“LuckandAuspiciousness(吉祥)”and“Wishyouafairwind”.Bycombiningdifferentknots6．otherwell-designedthingsskillfully,auniqueauspiciousChineseknotwithmanywishes7．(form).AnditisalsoworthnotingthatthelogoforBeijing’sbid8．(host)the2008Olympicswasbasedonatraditionalknotcraftdesign.Today,peoplearefondofChineseknotforits9．(character)form,colorfulnessanddeepmeaning.Mostcommonly,theknotisusedeitherasahanging10．(decorate),suchasinthehomeorcar,oronthebodylikering,earrings,handchainornecklace.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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。Ourclasshadadiscussionaboutwhetherit’snecessaryputmonitoringcamerasinourclassroom.Opinionsaredividedtothistopic.Someareinfavorofthisidea,thinkingmonitoringcamerascanbeusingtomonitorteachers’teaching,thatencouragesteacherstopreparetheirlessonsbetter.Beside,itisausefulwaytoavoidexamcheating,whichisaseriouslyprobleminsomeschools.However,anotherstudentsareagainstthatbecausetheyfeelstressfuliftheyfeelsomeoneiswatchingthemallthetime.Also,theythoughtitwillaffecttheirprivacy.Inmyopinion,sincetheycanencourageeveryonetobehavewell,whynottoacceptthem?第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你校英語俱樂部將進行換屆選舉，現(xiàn)向大家證求主席人選．請給負責英語俱樂部的外教史密斯先生寫封英文信推薦你的同學王林，并從以下幾個方面說明他的優(yōu)勢：1領(lǐng)導能力；2個性特點；3英語水平．注意：1．可以適當發(fā)揮，以使行文連貫．2．詞數(shù)：100～1203．參考詞匯英語俱樂部主席ChairmanoftheEnglishClub職位position領(lǐng)導能力leadershipDearMr．Smith，IamwritingtorecommendmyclassmateWangLinfor______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely，Lihua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、B5、A6、ADCBB7、A8、C9、D10、D11、A12、D13、A14、D15、C16、D17、B18、C19、D20、B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、1、C2、D3、A4、D22、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-airballoon,poisongas,landminesandla