陜西省榆林市2025屆高三第三次測(cè)評(píng)英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

陜西省榆林市2025屆高三第三次測(cè)評(píng)英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t2．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced3．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though4．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy5．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying6．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．a(chǎn)tthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime7．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．wasannouncedC．a(chǎn)nnouncesD．isannounced8．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith9．一Wouldyoubesokindastotakethisheavyboxupstairsforme?一A．It'smypleasure．B．Helpyourself．C．Sure，withpleasure．D．Takeyourtime．10．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone11．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished12．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading13．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．a(chǎn)partfromC．freefromD．a(chǎn)wayfrom14．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a(chǎn),/,the C．a(chǎn),the,/ D．a(chǎn),/,a15．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith16．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed17．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored18．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can19．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard20．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）Here'salistofbooksI'mlookingforwardtothisfallseason.Notallofthemwillrisetotheleveloftheadvertisement,butit'sanabundantcrop."HomeAfterDark"byDavidSmall(Liveright,Sept.11)In2009,Smallpublishedacelebratedgraphicmemoir(回憶錄)called"Stitches".NowtheCaldecottMedalwinnerisbackwithagraphicnovelaboutamotherless13-year-oldboybroughtupinanunhappyhomeinCalifornia.Thisisataletoldinfewwordsandmanystrikingimages.OnSept.11at3p.m.,SmallwillbeatAmazonbooksatUnionMarket.Moreinformationatwww./graph-tale."WaitingforEden"byElliotAckerman(Knopf,Sept.25)ThisbriefnovelisrelatedbyadeadsoldierwhoiswatchingoverahorriblyburnedpartnerinaTexashospital.Thatsoundsembarrassinglyemotional,butAckerman,whoservedinaNavyinIraqandAfghanistan,isoneofthebestsoldier-writersofhisgeneration.Moreinformationatwww.amazon.com/military-essay."AllYouCanEverKnow"byNicoleChung(Catapult,Oct.2)Chung,theeditoroftheliterarymagazineCatapult,wasadoptedasababybyawhitefamilyinOregon.Inthismemoir,shewritesaboutherchildhood,herAsianAmericanidentityandhersearchfortheKoreanparentswhogaveherup.Moreinformationatwww.amazon.com/politics-prose."Unsheltered"byBarbaraKingsolver(Harper,Oct.16)Alternatingbetweenpastandpresent,thisnoveltellsthestoryofawomaninvestigatingalate-19th-centuryscienceteacherwhowascaughtupinthecontroversyoverDarwinism.Likeherothernovels,thisonepromisestoexploresocialandscientificproblems.Visitwww.amazon.com/tech-scienceformoreinformation.1、Ifyouhopeforasignatureoftheauthor,youwillprobablybuyacopyof________.A．AllYouCanEverKnowB．WaitingforEdenC．HomeAfterDarkD．Unsheltered2、WhojoinedthearmyandwassenttotheMiddleEast?A．ElliotAckerman.B．DavidSmall.C．BarbaraKingsolver.D．NicoleChung.3、Ifyouwanttoreadbooksaboutnon-fiction,youcansurf________.A．www.amazon.com/graph-taleB．www.amazon.com/politics-proseC．www.amazon.com/military-essayD．www.amazon.com/tech-science22．（8分）PeopleinFinlandweretheleastlikelytobelievethatpeoplelaughingintheirpresenceweremakingfunofthem.LessthantenpercentofFinnsinthestudysaidtheywouldthinkthat,comparedtoeightypercentofpeopleinThailand.Somepeopleinthestudysaidtheyfeltunsureofthemselvesinsocialsituationsbuthidtheirfeelingsofinsecurity(局促不安)Otherssaidtheyavoidedsocialsituationswheretheyhadbeenlaughedatbefore.ThestudyfoundthatpeopleinTurkmenistanandCambodiaweremorelikelytobeinthefirstgroup.Theywouldhidetheirfeelingsofinsecurityiftheywerearoundotherpeople'slaughter.ButpeopleinIraq,EgyptandJordanweremorelikelytotrytoavoidsuchsituationsiftheyfelttheyhadbeenlaughedatbefore.Shypeopleoftenavoidsituationsthatwouldforcethemintoclosecontact(聯(lián)系)withotherpeople.Theyworrythatsomethingtheysayordowillmakeotherpeoplelaughatthem.Butsomepeopleworrymuchmorethanothers.Theymayhaveanillnesscalledgelotophobia.GelosisaGreekword.Itmeanslaughter.Phobiameansfear.Thisfearoflaughtercanbetrulysadforthosewholivewithit.Itcanaffecthowtheyleadtheirlives.Inthestudy,ateamfromtheUniversityofZurichledmorethanninetyresearchersfromaroundtheworld.Theywantedtounderstandthedifferencebetweennormalshynessandtruegelotophobia.Anotherpurposeofthestudywastocomparethelevelsoffearofbeinglaughedatindifferentcultures.Theresearcherssurveyed(調(diào)查)morethantwenty-twothousandpeopleinforty-twodifferentlanguages.ThefindingsappearedinthescientificmagazineHumor.1、Whatdidthestudyfind?A．Beinglaughedatisacommonfear.B．Beinglaughedatisdifferentfromculturetoculture.C．OnlypeopleinTurkmenistanwouldhidetheirfeelingsofinsecurityiftheywerearoundotherpeople'slaughter.D．Thefearofbeinglaughedatisdifferentaroundtheworld.2、Shypeopleoftenavoidsituationsthatwouldforcethemintoclosecontactwithotherpeoplebecause________.A．theyhaveadisordercalledgelotophobiaB．ItcanaffecthowtheyleadtheirlivesC．theyworrythatsomethingtheysayordowillbelaughedatD．theyworrythatallwhattheysayordowillmakeotherpeoplelaughatthem3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto.A．laughter.B．gelotophobia.C．fear.D．Phobia.23．（8分）TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.Poverty,hardwork,andeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMeg,Jo,Beth,Amy,andMarmee,astheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBeth,whokeptthehouse,waslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.“Yourhusbandisveryill,”itsaid,“comeatonce.”Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.Theywaitedandprayed.LittleBethgotscarletfever（猩紅熱）whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhood.MegbecameMrs.Brooke,andafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealth,andherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches’.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedthere.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedied.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLaurie,thegrandsonofawealthyneighbor,hadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildren,enjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.1、ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarch,Mrs.Marchandtheir________.A．fivedaughtersB．fourdaughtersC．sonandfourdaughtersD．sonandfivedaughters2、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMarchGirlsB．TheMarchParentsC．TheMarchFamilyD．TheMarchRelatives3、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad________.A．moregirlsthanboysB．wealthyneighborsC．bothhappinessandsadnessD．a(chǎn)lotofrichrelatives24．（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.”P(pán)arentswhoknowwhat’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.25．（10分）Yasudais95yearsold.LookingforeasierwaystosearchtheWebandsendemail,heboughtApple’siPad.Thecompanyhassold3.27millioniPadssincetheyenteredthemarketinApril.Althoughit’simpossibletoknowwithcertaintyhowmanyseniors(老年人)arebuyingthem,evidencesuggeststhatit’sahitwithseniors.TheiPad’sintuitiveinterface(直觀(guān)界面)makesitattractivetoseniorsaroundtheworld,saysTakahiroMiura,aresearcherattheUniversityofTokyou.“TheiPadisagoodtoolforseniorsbecauseit’sveryeasytouse,”hesays.UnlikethePC,itdoesn’trequireformerknowledge.”JamesCordwell,aresearcherinLondon,saystheiPad’spopularitywithseniorsishelpingApplereachbeyonditstraditionalbaseofyoungcustomers.“Theworld’spopulation,especiallyindevelopedmarkets,isgettingolder.It’sprobablyamarketwhereApplehasleastentered,”Cordwellsays.Seniorusersareakeysourceofgrowthfortheminthefuture.Seniorsmake.upabout22percentofthepopulationinJapan.TheymayprovethatseniorsarewillingtoaccepttheiPad.Besidesthecustomergroupunder30,theyspendmorethananyothergroupinthecountry,accordingtoareport.MotooKitamura,78,aformergassalesman,boughtaniPadtohelphimcommunicatewithhis2-year-oldgrandsonandpreventhimfromexperiencingsomeofthementalproblemsthatsometimescomewithgettingolder.“Tryingnewthingslikethatisgoodmentalexercise,”hesays.1、Theunderlinedpart“ahit”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．a(chǎn)suddenattackB．a(chǎn)heavyburdenC．veryfamiliarD．quitepopular2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageoftheiPad?A．Ithasintuitiveinterface.B．Itiseasytooperate.C．Peoplecanuseitasawaytodomentalexercise.D．Beginnerscanuseitwithoutsimilarexperiences.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．ThetraditionalcustomersofApplesproductsareusuallytheyoung.B．PeopleabovethirtyareAppleslargestcustomergroupinJapan.C．SeniorswillsoongrowintoAppleslargestcustomergroup.D．SeniorsinJapanarefondofbuyinglatesthi-techproducts.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．iPadinfluencingthecustomergroup.B．iPadleadingAppletoseniors.C．iPad’sarrivalcausingJapanesetothink.D．iPadbeatingthetraditionalPC．第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）IthadbeenalongtimesinceIhadbeentoJacksonville,Florida.Ihaddriventotown1tofindtheoldbarbershopwheremyhairhadbeencutasachild.AsI2around,Iwasalittledisappointedtoseetheoldbuildingshadbeen3withnewhigh-riseones.AfterwalkingaboutablockIsawanopenshoestore.WonderingwhetherIcouldgetthe4,Iwalkedin.AsIstoodtalkingtothesalesman,thefrontdooropenedandayoungmanabouttwentycameintothestoreina5.“Ineedanewpairofshoes,”saidthe6.Asheturnedthecorner,Iwas7toseethattheyoungmanhadnolegs.Seeingus8,theyoungmansaid,“WhenIwasa9,myparentsusedtobuymeanewpairofshoeseveryyear.Thatwassuchawonderfulfeeling—10Ihaveneverforgotten.”Soonthesalesmancamewithalargebox.Heputitdownonthefloor,tookoutabootandhandedittotheyoungman.Placingtheboot11hisnose,theboyclosedbotheyes,andtookalargebreath.Ididnotknowwhattosayastearsbegantorolldownhis12.Suddenlyweheardthesalesmanshoutingtoanoldman13wholookedinthewindowfromtimetotime.Theyoungmanlookedattheoldmanandthenturnedtome.“Wouldyouwalkoutandseewhat14thatfellowwears?”he15.Wonderingwhy,I16walkedtothefrontdoor,openeditandaskedtheoldmanto17.“Whatsizeshoesdoyouwear?”theboyaskedtheman.“Idon’tknow,”hereplied,ashe18hisoldtennisshoes.“Iwouldsaynineandahalf,”Isuggested.“What’syour19hikingbootinnineandahalf?”theboyaskedthesalesman.Withinaminute,thesalesmanreturnedwithapairofhikingboots.Theboy20out,tooktheboot,placedittohisnoseandtookalargebreath.Onceagain,tearscametohiseyes.“Sir,wouldyoumindtryingontheseboots?”theboyaskedtheoldfellow.1、A．needingB．waitingC．helpingD．hoping2、A．wanderedB．jumpedC．ranD．wondered3、A．ruinedB．decoratedC．replacedD．lined4、A．keyB．a(chǎn)nswerC．shoesD．service5、A．wheelchairB．carC．bootD．suit6、A．salesmanB．ownerC．elderD．customer7、A．excitedB．shockedC．a(chǎn)shamedD．embarrassed8、A．unsatisfiedB．uninterestedC．puzzledD．worried9、A．studentB．managerC．barberD．kid10、A．everythingB．somethingC．nothingD．a(chǎn)nything11、A．toB．overC．a(chǎn)crossD．on12、A．sleevesB．handsC．cheeksD．legs13、A．inhorrorB．insorrowC．inreliefD．inrags14、A．colorB．sizeC．priceD．material15、A．requestedB．orderedC．requiredD．begged16、A．suddenlyB．unwillinglyC．slowlyD．steadily17、A．leaveB．enterC．visitD．meet18、A．turnedaroundB．showedupC．turnedawayD．lookeddownat19、A．bestB．dearestC．heaviestD．quickest20、A．burstB．lookedC．reachedD．broke第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）Robert,agreatgolfplayer,oncewonatournament.After1．(receive)thecheck,hewalkedalottohiscarintheparkinglotand2．(approach)byayoungwoman.Shecongratulatedhim3．hisvictoryandthentoldhimthatherchildwas4．(serious)illandneardeath.Shedidnotknowhowshecouldpaythedoctor’sbills.Touchedby5．(she)story,Robertgavethechecktothewoman.Thenextweekhe6．(have)lunchinarestaurantwhenaProfessionalGolfAssociationofficialcametohistable.“Theguardintheparkinglottoldmeyoumetayoungwomanthereafteryouwonthattournament.”Robertnodded.“Well,”saidtheofficial,“Ihave7．pieceofbadnewsforyou.She’sa8．(lie).Shehasnosickbabyandshe’snoteven9．(marry).Shecheatedyou,myfriend.”“Youmeanthereisnobaby10．isdying?”saidRobert.“That’sright,”saidtheofficial.“That’sthebestnewsI’veheardallthisweek.”Robertsaid.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)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(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)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、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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1l處起）不計(jì)分。DearSir,Iamastudentfromthenearschool、HereIwanttoreporttheenvironmentalsituationforyou、Thereusedtomanygreentreesandallkindofflowersinourschoolalltheyearround、Theschoollookslikeabeautifulgardenandwehadacleanstudyingenvironment、Andeverythinghaschangedsinceyourchemicalfactorywasbuiltayearbefore、Everydayitproduceslotsofwastewaterandharmgases、Theterriblepollutionhasbeendonegreatharmtoourhealth、Weallexpectyoufactorycantakemeasurestostopthepollutionsoon、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，即將去美國(guó)參加一個(gè)中美文化夏令營(yíng)活動(dòng)（anEnglishsummercampforSino-USculturalexchanges）。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)給你的美國(guó)朋友Mike寫(xiě)一封信，告知他你的美國(guó)之行。1.此行的目的；2.活動(dòng)的內(nèi)容；3.你的期望。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；3.開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)和結(jié)束語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearMike，I'mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutmytriptoAmerica._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、D5、D6、C7、B8、D9、C10、D11、C12、D13、C14、A15、C16、A17、B18、A19、B20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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、1、C2、A3、B22、1、D2、C3、B23、1、B2、A3、C24、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,landminesandlaserguns.Itisnotthatalltheseinventionsarewithoutbenefits—evenbenefitstowarddemocracy（民主）.Rather,it’sthecasethateachnewtechnologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.“Problemsa