2022屆廣東省東華高考英語押題試卷含解析

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷

注意事項(xiàng)：

1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。

2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再

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3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.FrankstudiedEnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegetsgoodknowledgeofLondon.

A.a;theB./;/

C./;aD.the;a

2.—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywaytosomenewvocabulary.

一Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?

A.polishupB.makeup

C.pickupD.buildup

3.Nostudentgooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher,

A.mightB.must

C.shallD.could

4.Iftheythrowstonesatyou,don'tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation.

A.somehowB.anyway

C.insteadD.nevertheless

5.—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?

—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond.Whywasteaperfectlygoodliethetruth

willserve?

A.unlessB.untilC.whenD.while

6.Daviddidn'tattendhisdaughter'sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.

A.shouldbeB.wouldbe

C.hadbeenD.were

7.—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.

—!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.

A.LuckyyouB.Havefun

C.TakeiteasyD.Forgetit

8.（2018?海淀二模）Thisviewiscommonallsectionsofthecommunity.

A.acrossB.above

C.aroundD.along

9.Meyerandhisteamwerethefirsthowthediseasespreadsfrom

animalstohumans.

A.showingB.showC.toshowD.shown

10.-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?

-,butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.

A.NohurryB.NowonderC.NooffenceD.Noproblem

11.Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbeintermsofoverallquality.

A.supportedB.matched

C.evaluatedD.controlled

12.—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.

—Wewonthematch4-1.

A.Guesswhat?B.Oh,comeon!

C.Sowhat?D.Nowonder.

13.Asisexpected,AIisanareaChinamayappearasaleadingforce.

A.thatB.where

C.whichD.when

14.Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjobsheowestheworlda

visit.

A.becauseB.thatC.whereD.why

15.-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?

?It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobefortherelativelyefficient.

A.asacredcowB.aHerculeantaskC.aPandora'sboxD.achild'splay

16.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundstheyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,

witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.when

17.Thefollowingchosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.

A.isB.are

C.hasD.have

18.Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcanthat.

A.relatetoB.livewith

C.answerforD.pullthrough

19.Hewrotealetterheexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.

A.thatB.which

C.whereD.what

20.一Whataconsequence!

—Yes.Ihimaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.

A.willremindB.wouldremind

C.wasremindingD.hadreminded

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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

21.（6分）Withchildbehavior,thereisalmostmuchmorethanitmeetstheeye.Becauseitoccursatsomany

differentlevels,childbehaviorthatseemssimpleatonelevelcanoftenbemuchmorecomplexandmeaningfulat

another.

Forinstance,alittlechild'spatternofgettingintocupboards,drawersandclosedrooms,evenafterbeingtoldnot

to,iseasilyconsideredasbadbehavior.Whenviewedatthatlevel,thepatternisunacceptableandcouldleadto

punishment.Butitcanbeviewedatamorecomplexandmeaningfullevel,namelychildexploration.Ifachildregularly

experiencesanangryparentwhoseemsdeterminedtopreventanyexploratoryactivities,thechildwilldecideto

continuetoachievefuturediscoveries.Whenparentsviewthisbehaviorasbornoutofnaturalcuriosityratherthan

simpleopposition,theyaremorelikelytoacceptandappropriatelymonitorit.Althoughitmayleadtowarning

responsestoensurethechild'ssafety,itislesslikelytoleadtopunishment.

Therearecountlessotherexamples.Holdingagoldfishoutsideitsbowlisfoolishatonelevelbutalsocanbeseenas

ayoungchild'sattempttoexpressphysicalaffectionforapet.Spendingtimewithfriendsratherthanfamilyisselfishat

onelevelbutalsoindicatesateen'sneedforindependence.

Thepointhereisthatchildbehaviorisoftenexhibitedinsimpleformsthatcanbeoppositional,selfishorgenerally

unacceptableifviewedonlyatthatbasiclevel.However,whenviewedatamoremeaningfullevel,thesameapparently

simplebehaviorcanbeseenassomethinglargerandpotentiallymoreadaptive.Thisdoesn'tmeanthebehaviorshould

beignored,especiallyifitisinappropriate.Butlookingatthebiggerpictureofachild'sbehavior,adultsmightgaina

fullerunderstandingofwhatthey'redealingwith,whichcancreatemoreflexibilityinhowtheyrespond.

1、AccordingtoParagraph1,wecanknowthatchildbehavior.

A.occursatdifferentlevelsB.isverychangeable

C.isinacceptableD.isfullyunderstoodbyadults

2、TheexamplesintheParagraph2mainlyshowsthat,

A.parentsshouldproperlypunishchildbehavior

B.therearedifferentattitudestochildbehavior

C.children'sbehaviorshowstheirinterests

D.parentsshouldkeeptheirchildren'ssafetyinmind

3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that.

A.childbehaviorreflectsachild'sneed

B.childrenspendingtimewithfriendsshowtheirselfishness

C.whatachilddoescanmeandifferentlywhenseenfromdifferentaspects

D.childrentendtodosomethingtoshowtheirdependencetotheirparents

4、Whatdoesthewritersuggestparentsshoulddowithachild'sbehavior?

A.Haveapositiveattitudetowardsit.B.Ignoretheimproperbehavior.

C.Viewitatthebasiclevel.D.Watchoveritfromheadtofoot.

22.（8分）Here'sadviceonwheretofindjobapplications.

CompanyWebsites

Ifyouareinterestedinworkingforaparticularcompany,visittheirwebsite.Careerinformationisusuallylistedin

the“Careers"orthe"AboutUs^sectionofthesite.Often,youwillbeabletoapplyforallcompanypositionsdirectly

fromthewebsite

JobBoardsandEngines

Ifyouaren'tsurewhatcompanyyouwanttoworkfor,youcanlookforjobapplicationsonjobboardsandjob

searchengines.Thesecontainjoblistingsforpositionsatmanydifferentcompanies.Sometimesyouhavetogotothe

companywebsitetofilloutajobapplication.Atothertimes,youcanapplydirectlyonthesearchengineorjobboard.

InPerson

Applyingforajobinpersonisalittledifferentthanapplyingforemploymentonline.It'snotascomplicated,but

youwillneedtobepreparedtoapplyandinterviewonthespot.Youhavetomakesureyoudressprofessionally,and

bringallthematerialsyouneed.

Belowisalistofsampleemploymentapplicationsandclicktofindwhatyouwant.

Ifyouwanttolandajobinacertaincompany,you'dbetter.

A.visitCompanyWebsites

B.call“AboutUs^section

C.visitJobBoardsandEngines

D.lookforajobapplicationformfirst

2、Whatisspecialaboutapplyingforajobinperson?

A.Itneedsmorecomplicatedprograms.

B.Itcallsforaninterviewonthespot.

C.Itneedsalltheapplicationmaterialshandedin.

D.Itrequirestheemployeetowearabeautifuldress.

3、Wherecanyoufindthetext?

Inamagazine.

B.Inatextbook.

C.Ontheinternet.

D.Inaposter.

23.(8分)Ifyou*rethinkingaboutreachingforanotherbiscuittogetyouthroughtheworkingday,think

again.Eatingunhealthysnacksatyourdeskmakesyoupileonalmosthalfastoneayear9asurveyhasrevealed.The

waistlinesofwomensufferthemost,withtheaveragefemaleputtingon61b3oz—theequivalentofawholedress

size—whilemenseetheirweightincreaseby51b20z.

Thereportintooureatinghabitsfoundthat9onaverage,weeatatleasttwosnacksaday,with30percentofus

tuckingintothreeormore.Womenadmiteatingmorethanmen,withafurther13percentofladiesscoffingfourormore

snacksaday.Theresearch,byTheVillageBakery,foundbiscuitsarethemostcommonvice,with42percentregularly

openingapack,closelyfollowedbychocolate(38percent),crisps(32percent)andcakes(13percent).

Andofficeworkersareworsethanmost.Cakesandbiscuitsbroughtintoworkbycolleaguesareoneofthemain

temptationsofficestaffgiveinto.Inaddition,33percentadmitreachingfornibblestocopewithstressand22percent

saytheyneedasugarrushtoperkthemupintheafternoon.

SimonStaddon,ofTheVillageBakery,said:"Wewereawaretime-poorofficeworkerscanfinditdifficulttoeasily

accessanutritionallunch.Butwewerereallyshockedbytheextenttowhich'quickfix*lunchesareaffectingweightgain

andgeneralwell-being.Popularmid-afternoonpick-me-upssuchasbiscuits9chocolateandcakesarehighincalories,fat

andfullofsugar,allofwhichaffectyourbloodsugarlevelsandultimatelyleadtoweightgain.**

Thesurveyof2,000Britishmenandwomensuggestsweareoftenashamedofourunhealthyeating.Twenty-four

percentofBritonsadmitlyingabouthowmanysnackstheyeatwith33percentofwomenlying,comparedto20percent

ofmen.Unfortunately,it'sasifwearenotlikelytodoanythingpositivetocounteractthesweettreats.

1、Accordingtothepassage,womenusuallyputweightonfirst.

A.onthefaceB.onthelegs

C.onthefeetD.inthemiddle

2、What'sthemainreasonofeatingsnacksintheoffice?

A.Colleagueseatthemtosavemoney.

B.Staffusethemtocopewiththeirlunches.

C.Colleaguesoftenbringthemtooffice.

D.Bossesinvitestafftoeatthem.

3、Whydoofficeworkerseata"quickfix'*lunch?

A.Becauseithasmuchofnutrition.

B.Becauseithaslittleeffectonweightgain.

C.Becauseithaslittleeffectongeneralwell-being.

D.Becausetheyhaveashorttimetohavetheirlunches.

4^ItcanbeinferredthatBritishwomenare.

A.lesslikelytolieonsnacksthanmen

B.morelikelytolieonsnacksthanmen

C.moreashamedofeatingsnacksthanmen

D.lessashamedofeatingsnacksthanmen

24.（8分）AtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8:30am.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld,

withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7:30amintheUS.Theaverageteenagerideallyneedseighttonine

hours9sleepeachnight,butinrealityalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotoftheproblemsarisebecauseour

sleeppatternsarenotfixed,andtheychangeaswegrow.

Soalaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem,byensuringtogettheireightplushoursofsleepand

reactproperlytotheirbody'snaturalrhythms（規(guī)律）.Therehasbeenageneralshiftoverthepast25yearstoshorten

theschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtime（whichhasremainedconstant）butatthecostofnaturalbreaks,

whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.

Laterstarttimescouldhelpteens9gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildren

easier.Supervising（監(jiān)管）hundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing（人員配備）.Andthereisalwaysthe

fearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheorygoesthathavingtheminclassandstrictlysupervisedmustbe

better.

Butthismeansthatstudentsbarelyhaveenoughtimetoabsorbwhattheyweredoinginmathsbeforesuddenly

theyarethrustintoancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsotransitfromoneclasstoanother,withhardlyarestortime

torefocus.

Clearlyrethinkingtheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneinvolved.Anyway,itcouldalsoleadtobetterachievement

inteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.Forteachers,itcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayall

aroundandwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?

1、Mowdoschoolsoftenshortentheschoolday?

A.Theyincreasemoreholidays.

B.Theyreducetheteachingtime

C.Theyproperlyadjustchildren9naturalrhythms

D.Theyreducechildren'slunchtimeandlessonbreaks

2^Whafsthepurposeofthechildren9shortlessonbreaksaccordingtothetext?

A.Toreducechildren'sexcitement

B.Tomakechildrenquicklytakeinwhattheylearned

C.Tosupervisechildrenmoreeasily

D.Tomakechildrenbehavebetterinclass

3、Whatcanwelearnaboutlaterschoolstarttimefromthetext?

A.Itwilladdtotheteacher'spressure

B?Ithasalwaysbeentherefor25years

C.Itbenefitsthestudentsonly

D.Parentsmaysupportit

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Thebenefitsofalessstressfulday

B.Howtosolveteenagers9sleepproblem

C.Thebenefitsoflaterschoolstarttime

D.Thereasonswhyteenagerssleepdifferently

25.（10分）Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.Butlastsummer,Joanna

andHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohis

parents.uThedoortohisroomisalwaysshut,”Joannsnoted.

TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter.uSheusedtocuddleup（蜷伏）withmeonthe

sofaandtalk,“saidMark."Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobe

treatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich.”

Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat'sontheirminds.“Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist."said

MichaelRiera,authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers.uThiscompletelychangesduringtheteen

years."Rieraexplained.uTheytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast.”

Parentswhoknowwhat'sgoingonintheirteenagers9livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdown

thewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindw-aysto

talkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.

Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknow

them.

1、“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut"suggeststhattheson.

A.keepshimselfawayfromhisparents

B.doesn'twanttobedisturbed

C.isalwaysbusywithhisstudies

D.beginstodislikehisparents

2^WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat.

A.theirdaughterisn'taslovelyasbefore

B.theydon'tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughter

C.theycan'treadtheirdaughter'smindexactly

D.theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp

3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“thewallofsilence99inthelastparagraph?

A.Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.

B.Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.

C.Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.

D.Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.

4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.

B.Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.

C.Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.

D.Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.

第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).

26.（30分）Theaimofwritingaletterofapplicationistohelpyouto“sell”yourself.ltshouldstate]thejob

youwant,andshouldtellwhatyourabilitiesareandwhatyouhave2?Itshouldbesimple,human,personaland

briefwithout3outanynecessaryfact.

Inwritingaletterofapplication,bearinmindthatthethingsapossibleemployerismost4towantto

knowaboutareyourqualifications,yourachievementsandyouraims.Theopeningparagraphisperhapsthemost

importantpart.Ifthefirstfewsentencesfailto5thereader'sattention,therestofthelettermaynotbe6

atall.Trytokeyyouropeningremarkstotheneedsorinterestsoftheemployernottoyourownneedordesire.For

example,insteadofbeginningwith“Isawyour7intoday'spaper.Myoumightsay“Ihavemadeacarefulstudy

ofyouradvertisingduringthepastsixmonths95or"Ihavemadeasurveyinmyneighborhoodtofindouthowmany

housewives8yourproductandwhytheylikeit.”

Tryto9generalities.Beclearaboutthekindofjobforwhichyouarenow10Collegegraduates

lookingfortheirfirstpositionsoftenask“WhatcanIHinaletter?Employerswantexperience,which,

naturally,no12has/9Theansweristhateverythingyouhaveeverdoneis13

Itisimportanttowriteagoodstrongclosingforyourletter.14aspecificrequestforanintervieworgivethe

possibleemployersomethingdefinitetodoorexpect.Anexcellent15istoenclose(內(nèi)附)astamped,

self-addressed(寫上自己地址的)envelopewithyourletter.Thatmakesiteasierforapossibleemployertogetintouch

withyou.

1、A.clearlyB.carefullyC.obviouslyD.easily

2、A.foundB.doneC.knownD.heard

3、A.sendingB.takingC.leavingD.picking

4、A.probableB.possibleC.likelyD.able

5、A.payB.winC.showD.fix

6、A.keptB.continuedC.writtenD.read

7、A.advertisementB.reportC.articleD.introduction

8、A.changeB.makeC.sellD.use

9、A.avoidB.rememberC.protectD.gain

10、A.losingB.applyingC.preparingD.fitting

H、A.offerB.simplyC.meanD.provide

12、A.workerB.beginnerC.ownerD.manager

13、A.successB.developmentC.practiceD.experience

14、A.MakeB.AskC.StateD.Get

15、A.resultB.decisionC.promiseD.idea

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)Oneday,Isawakidwalkinghomefromschool.HisnamewasKyle.Itlookedasifhewascarryingallof

hisbooks.IhadquiteaweekendL_(plan),soIshruggedmyshouldersandwenton.AsIwaswalking,Isaw2^_bunch

ofkidsrunningtowardshim.Theyranathim,3,(knock)allhisbooksoutofhisarmsandhelandedinthedirt.His

4?(glass)wentflying.HelookedupandIsawtheterrible5.(sad)inhiseyes.Myheartwentouttohim.So,Ijogged

overtohimashecrawledaroundlookingforhisthings.Later,wetalkedallthewayhome,andIcarriedsomeofhis

books.Helookedhardatmeandgavemealittlesmile.<6Thankfully,I6.(save).Myfriendsavedmefromdoingthe

unspeakable."NotuntilthatmomentdidIrealizeits7,(deep).Neverunderestimatethepowerofyouractions.8.a

smallgesture,youcanchangeaperson'slife.For(good)orforworse,Godputsusallineachother'slivestoimpact

oneanotherinsomeway.Asyoucansee,friendsareangels10.liftustoourfeetwhenourwingshavetrouble

rememberinghowtofly.

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中間交換修改作文，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：把缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（A）,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(jì)分。

TheSilkRoadservedasapassageforthetransportationofsilkinancienttimes>Lotsofrelicontheroadcanstill

seennow、Fromthem,touristscanseetheoutlineoftheancientmetropolitan（大都市的）areasalongafantasticroad、

Duringthetrip,touristscanimaginethemtobeancientmerchantsbyridingcamelsindeserts>

TheSilkRoadinChinaisalongroute,whereisfromXi'anintheeastontoGansuandXinjianginthewest、Ifitis

yourfirsttriptoChina,wesincerelysuggestyoucouldspendatleasttendaysvisitBeijing,Xi'an,Dunhuang,Urumqi

andKashiYoucangettoknowingaboutthehistoryofChinaandexperiencethecolorlesssceneryalongtheSilk

Road、117

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李華，你的朋友英國Lucy發(fā)現(xiàn)紅色在中國使用很廣泛，發(fā)郵件向你了解紅色在中國的使用情

況，請你回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.人們對紅色的理解；

2.使用紅色的場合；

3.不宜使用紅色的場合。

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。

DearLucy,

Yours,

LiHua

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1、D

2、C

3、C

4、C

5、B

6、C

7、A

8、A

9、C

10、C

11、C

12、A

13、B

14、B

15、B

16、A

17、B

18、A

19、C

20、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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

21、1、A

2、B

3、C

4、A

22、1、A

2、B

3、C

23、1、D

2、C

3、D

24、1、D

2、C

3、D

4、C

25>In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat“theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways?—inparticularIthinkit

willhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible."Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,uAsapeace

machine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation."Thiswasn'tthefirstgrandpromiseof

technology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,^Thesubmarine（潛艇）maybethecauseofbringingbattletoa

stoppage.^

AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite（火藥）wouldbeawarobstacle:"Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeace

thanathousandworldconventions（公約）Similarly,whenHiranMaxim,inventorofthemachinegun,wasaskedin

1893,"Willthisgunnotmakewarmoreterrible?”heanswered,66No,itwillmakewarimpossible."GugliemoMareconi,

inventoroftheradio,toldtheworldin1912.“Thecomingofthewirelesstimewillmakewarimpossible,becauseitwill

makewarridiculous."GeneralJamesHarbord,chairmanoftheboardofRCAin1925,believed,“Radiowillserveto

maketheconceptofPeaceonEarth,GoodWil）TowardMenareality.”

DavidNye,ahistorianoftechnology,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleading

touniversalpeacethehot-airballoon,poisongas,landminesandlaserguns.

Itisnotthatalltheseinventionsarewithoutbenefits—evenbenefitstowarddemocracy（民主）.Rather,it'sthecase

thateachnewtechnologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.