廣東清遠市2025屆高考壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

廣東清遠市2025屆高考壓軸卷英語試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.2．Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout3．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor4．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for5．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise6．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant7．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom8．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit9．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know10．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．a(chǎn)rrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived11．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects12．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．a(chǎn)nxiety13．Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping14．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would15．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though16．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may17．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t18．Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether19．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few20．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when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）Ageingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.23．（8分）Todaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedark,coldwintermonths.Spring!Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth,renewalandawakening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsarecomingtolife!Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinggoingonorcomingoutquickly.Whenyouput“spring”and“l(fā)ife”together,youwillget“springtolife”.Thisexpressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybecomesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatadistantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalf,playedwellandwonthematch.Now,besidesbeingaseasonandaverbthenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil(線圈)thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds,itoftenjumps.So,weoftensayaperson“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump,orbouncealittlewhenhewalks.Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicken”,“spring”meansyoung.However,“springchicken”isalsoaninformal,humorouswaytorefertosomeonewhoisn’tyoungatall.So,weusethisexpressioninthenegativeform,asin“nospringchicken”.Forexample,let’ssayyouknowan85-year-oldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon,eventhoughhehasneverexercisedbefore.Youcouldsay,“That’samazing!Afterall,he’snospringchicken.”Butbecarefulwhenusingthisexpression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let’ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife,andyousay,“Wow,she’snospringchicken.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove.1、Whatdoes“spring”meanintheexpression“springtolife”?A．Theseasonafterwinter.B．Beingyoungandhealthy.C．Atightlywoundmetalcoil.D．Tooccurorappearquickly.2、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theoriginoftheword“spring”B．Themeaningoftheseason“spring”.C．Someexpressionswiththeword“spring”.D．Somecharacteristicsoftheseason“spring”.3、Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？A．AngryB．SurprisedC．HappyD．Frightened4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.B．Womenmayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicken”.C．Using“spring-related”expressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite.D．Expressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.24．（8分）It’stheoldesttrickinthebook:threatenthekidswithapieceofcoal,andthey’llbehaveinthenameofSantaClaus.SomepeoplesaythatparentsarepurposelytakingintheirkidsbylyingtothemaboutSanta.Isitpurposelycheatingorplayingalongwiththefantasy?Therearealwaysthosestoriesaboutthekindergartenteacherorparentwhowouldtellthekidsthere’snoSantaClaus,andthey’dallstartcryingonthelostdreams.Butifanotherteachergoesintoathird-gradeclassandsaysthereisaSantaClaus,they’llalllaughather.WhatIsayisthatifthey’reattheagewhenthey’restillbelieving,whybothertoendit?Thenhowlongshouldparentspretend?Studiesindicatethataftereight,75percentofkidsdon’tbelieve.That’sthefirst“S”wordthatparentshavetodealwith—it’snotsex.It’sSanta.Sotheparenthastositdownandsayitinagentleway.“Listen,Santadidexist.Hewasapersonwhogavetoothersandnowthatyou’reolder,youcangivetoothersandbeSanta,too.”DoyouthinkifakidwhobelievesinSantawalksintoathird-or-fourth-gradeclass,hisfriendsaregoingtotellhiminagentleway?No.They’regoingtomakefunofhim,andthekidisgoingtorunhomecrying,sayingyouliedtohim.Weallrememberhowthenewsisbrokentous,soifweallremember,thenthere’ssomesignificanceorwewouldhaveforgottenit.Andit’sbettertohaveamemoryifsomeonedoingitnicelythansomekidslaughingatyou.Santaisalsousedasaninstrumentofguilt,becauseSantaknowseverything.Soevenifthekidsdidbadthingsandgotawaywiththem,Santaknew.Still,Santaaloneisnotagoodbehavioraltool.Youcan’t,say,inJanuary,playtheSantacardtoyourchild—becauseChristmasistoofaraway.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,parentsshould__________.A．tellingthekidsthatSantadoesnotexistB．lietotheirchildrenontheproblemofSantaClausC．nottellthetruthiftheirchildrenbelieveSantaClausexistsD．tellchildreninadvanceincaseofbeinglaughedatbyclassmates2、Whycouldyourkidpossiblybemadefunofinthefourthgrade?A．HetellsaliethathebelievesinSanta.B．HesaysSantadoesexistinthisworld.C．Heexpectsgentletalksfromhisfriends.D．HegivestoothersandactsasSantadoes.3、Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeansto__________.A．playcardswithchildrenhappilyB．talkthekidsoutofdoingsomethingbadC．clarifythetruthofSantatothekidsinagentlewayD．letthechildrenfiguretheproblemoutbythemselves4、Theauthor’sintentioninwritingthistextisto__________.A．introducethedetailedstoryofSantaClausinallaspectsB．preventchildrenfrombeinglaughedatbyfellowclassmatesC．helpchildrentounderstandwhetherSantaClausisrealornotD．instructparentshowtoexplaintheexistenceofSantaClaustokids25．（10分）WhenIwastenyearsoldIwenttotheUSAtovisitsomefamilyfriends.InoticedsomethingfunnyaboutthewayeveryonespokeEnglish.Onemoment!Irememberveryclearlywasatthebeginningoftheholiday,whenmyfriendaskedmeifIwantedtoorder“Frenchfries”.Icouldn’timaginewhattheywere.ShewasamazedthatIhadnevertriedthemandsheorderedaportionforustoshare.Whenthewaiterbroughtussomechips,IaskedherwheretheFrenchfrieswere.Shepointedattheplateofchips!Laterthatweekshesaidshewasgoingtobuysome“chips”fromthesupermarket.Shecameoutwithapacketofcrisps（薯片）!Howcome?Duringthatholidaywewerealsooffered“biscuits”withourlunch.Thiswasaverystrangeideatome,becauseinEnglandbiscuitsaresweet.Ilaterrealizedthat“biscuits”inAmericaaresaltysnacks.Whatwecall“biscuits’,theycall“cookies”.Iwasalsoembarrassedwhenastrangertoldmeshelikedmy“pants”.Iwonderedhowshecouldseethem!Mymumthentoldmethattheycall“pants”whatwecall“trousers”,theouterclothingthatyouwearonyourlegsinsteadofinsideclothing!IwasdisgustedwhenIsawan“eggplant”pizzaonthemenuinarestaurant.ButIwaspuzzledhoweggscangrowonplants.Mydadorderedthispizzaanditwascoveredinaubergines（茄子）.“Theycallaubergines‘eggplant’inAmerica!”hetoldme.Ithinkpartoftheexcitementoflearningalanguageislearningaboutthedifferencesthatexistinhowitisspokenindifferentplaces.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．AvisittotheUnitedStates.B．DifficultiesinspeakingEnglish.C．WaystospeakEnglishcorrectly.D．DifferentEnglishindifferentplaces.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisfriendboughtcrisps?A．Excited.B．Puzzled.C．Embarrassed.D．Disappointed.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4?A．Legs.B．Jewels.C．Trousers.D．Underclothes.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）Mostparents,Isuppose,havehadtheexperienceofreadingabedtimestorytotheirchildren.Andtheymusthavehowdifficultitistowriteachildren'sbook.Eithertheauthorhasaimedtoo.,sothatthechildrencan'tfollowwhatisinhis(ormoreoften,her)story,thestoryseemstobetalkingtothereaders.Thebestchildren'sbooksareverydifficultnorverysimple,andsatisfyboththewhohearsthestoryandtheadultwhoit.Unfortunately,thereareinfactbookslikethis,theproblemoffindingtherightbedtimestoryisnottosolve.Thismaybewhymanyofbooksregardedasofchildren'sliteraturewereinfactwrittenfor.“Alice'sAdventureinWonderland”isperhapsthemostofthis.Children,leftforthemselves,oftentheworstpossibleinterestinliterature.Justleaveachildinbookshoporandhewillmorewillinglychoosethebooksinanimaginativeway,orhavealookatmostchildren'scomics(連環(huán)畫),fullofthestoriesandjokestowhichbothteachersandright-thinkingparents.Perhapsweparentsshouldstoptryingtopersuadechildrenintoourtasteinliterature.Afterallchildrenandadultsaresothatweparentsshouldnotexpectthattheywillenjoythebooks.SoIsupposewe'lljusthavetocompromise（妥協(xié)）overthatbedtimestory.1、A．hoped B．realized C．told D．said2、A．short B．long C．bad D．good3、A．easy B．short C．high D．difficult4、A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．so5、A．both B．neither C．either D．very6、A．child B．father C．mother D．teacher7、A．hears B．buys C．understands D．reads8、A．few B．many C．little D．much9、A．but B．however C．so D．because10、A．hard B．easy C．enough D．fast11、A．a(chǎn)rticles B．work C．a(chǎn)rts D．works12、A．a(chǎn)dults B．girls C．boys D．children13、A．difficult B．hidden C．obvious D．easy14、A．a(chǎn)re B．show C．find D．a(chǎn)dd15、A．library B．school C．home D．office16、A．read B．designed C．printed D．written17、A．favor B．interest C．object D．read18、A．receiving B．a(chǎn)ccepting C．having D．refusing19、A．same B．friendly C．different D．common20、A．common B．a(chǎn)verage C．different D．same 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）Doyoulikereading?Doyouattachthegreat1．(important)toreading?Readingistheprocessoflookingataseries2．writtensymbolsandgettingmeaningfromthem.Whenweread,weuseoureyestoreceivewrittensymbolssuch3．letters,punctuation(精確的)marksandspacesandweuseourbraintochangethemintowords,sentencesandparagraphsthatcommunicatesomethingtous.4．(Read)canbesilentinourheadoraloudsothatyoucanbeheardbyotherpeople.Readingisaskillthroughwhichwereceiveinformation.Butthecomplexprocessofreadingalso5．(need)theskillofspeaking,sothatwecanpronouncethewordsthatweread.Inhissense,readingisalsoaproductiveskillinthatwearebothreceivinginformationandtransmittingitevenifonlytoourselves.Readingisthethirdofthefourlanguage6．(skill),7．a(chǎn)relistening,speaking,readingandwriting.Readingissomethingthatyoucandoonyourownandthat8．(great)broadensyourvocabulary,thushelpingyouinspeaking,listeningandwriting.Readingisthereforeahighlyvaluableskillandactivity,and9．issuggestedthatEnglishlearnerstrytoreadasmuchaspossibleinEnglish.Ifyoudoso,greatprogress10．(make)inyourEnglishlearning.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。OneeveningIwentoutwithmyfriendsWangYiforamealinacountrypub.Weleftat9:30andIwasofferedtotakeWangYihome.Weweredrivingalongwhen,suddenly,acardrovepastusoutofcontrol.Thecarcrashedandbeforethatitburstintoflames.Werantotheburningcarquickly.Whenwegetthere,wesawthreepeopletrappinginside.Theywerescreamingandweknewwehadtogetthemin.Itwasextremehotasweopenedthedoors,andwesavedthemsuccessfully.It'snicefeelingtoknowtheyhavehelpedtosavethosepeople.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，想尋找一位練羽毛球的球友，請你用英文在校內(nèi)網(wǎng)站上寫一個廣告。內(nèi)容要點如下：1、介紹自己，特別是打球的水平（如球齡、成績等）；2、對球友的要求（與自己水平相當(dāng)，周末有空閑等）；3、給出聯(lián)系方式（電話：56221342，郵箱luckylihua@）.注意：1、詞數(shù)100左右；2、標題已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；3、可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以便內(nèi)容充實、行文連貫。參考詞匯：羽毛球badmintonABadmintonPartnerWantedI’mlookingforabadmintonpartnerwhocanplaywithmeonaregularbasis.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、D5、B6、D7、C8、D9、A10、B11、B12、D13、C14、A15、A16、C17、C18、D19、C20、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,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforever