上海市閔行區閔行中學2025屆高三壓軸卷英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請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．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped2．Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching__________burningsunrising.A．/;a B．the;aC．the;the D．/;the3．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen4．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when5．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid6．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited7．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when8．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy9．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent10．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean11．Theflatisgoodvalueformoneybecausenotonlydidtheysellittomeatacheapprice,buttheythrewinsomeoldfurniture_________.A．attheircommand B．forgoodmeasureC．beyondmyreach D．beneaththeirdignity12．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit13．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where14．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．aresayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying15．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact16．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．appropriately D．merely17．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left18．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted19．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension20．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation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）Thetornadolast4minutes,tous,itfeltlikealifetime.NosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadofromtheTVthanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettothefirstfloor.Theclosetdownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase,whichseemedlikethestrongestplaceinourhousetowaitthingsout.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Aswefinallyreachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Glassfleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhaveimpaledus.Wegotclosetothestaircaseonlytoheartheloudsoundofourgaragedoorcomingoff.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgrippedJimmy’sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneeswerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theydecidedtohideinthebrickstaircasebecauseitwasthestrongestplacetohide.B．Itwashardtomakeittothefirstfloorbecausetherewasnofloorunderneaththem.C．Theirhousewasoneofthehousesintheunitthatwerecompletelydestroyed.D．Ifthetornadohadn’tstoppedintime,Jimmywouldhavebeenblownawayintothedarkness.2、What’stherightorderoffollowingevents?a.Thebackwallofthehousetoreoffintothedarknessoutside.b.Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetandwasthoughttobegone.c.Theauthorfeltnopainalthoughherkneeswerefullofglass.d.Atreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframeandflewovertheirheads.e.Thegaragedoorcameoff.f.TheauthorwaspusheddowntotheclosetbyJimmy.A．deafcbB．deafbcC．dfeabcD．daefcb3、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheirexperience?A．Thrillingandsmooth.B．Frighteningandlucky.C．Sufferingandmiserable.D．Painfulandunfortunate.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnunforgettableexperienceB．TornadoonthewayC．LovedefeatseverythingD．Thelife-long4minutes23．（8分）Academiclearningisusuallyinthespotlightatschool,butteachingelementary-agestudents“soft”skillslikeself-controlandhowtogetalongwithothersmighthelptokeepat-riskkidsoutofcriminaltroubleinthefuture.OnceaprogramcalledFastTrackwasstartedintheearly1990sformorethan7,600childrenof55schoolsinAmerica.Theywereidentifiedbytheirteachersandparentstobeathighriskfordevelopingaggressivebehavioralproblems.Thestudentswererandomlydividedintotwogroups;halftookpartintheintervention,whichincludedateacher-ledcurriculum,parenttraininggroups,academictutoringandlessonsinself-controlandsocialskills.Theprogram,whichlastedfromfirstgradethrough10thgrade,reduceddelinquency(少年犯罪),arrestsanduseofhealthandmentalhealthservicesasthestudentsagedthroughadolescenceandyoungadulthood.Inanotherlateststudy,bylookingatthedatafromnearly900studentsinpreviousfindings,researchersfoundthataboutathirdoftheinfluenceonfuturecrimeoutcomeswasduetothesocialandself-regulationskillsthestudentslearnedfromages6to11.Theacademicskills,orhardskillslikelearningofphysics,whichweretaughtaspartofFastTrack,turnedouttohavelessofaninfluenceoncrimeanddelinquencyratesthandidthesoftskills,whichareassociatedwithemotional(情緒的)intelligence.Softskillsmightincludeteachingkidstoworkcooperativelyinagrouporteachingthemhowtothinkaboutthelong-termconsequenceswhentheymakeadecision.Researchersdrewtheconclusionthatthesesoftskillsshouldbeemphasizedevenmoreinoureducationsystemandinoursystemofsocializingchildren.Parentsshoulddoalltheycantopromotetheseskillswiththeirchildrenasshouldeducationpolicymakers.Totheextentwecanimprovethoseskills,wecanimproveoutcomesindelinquency.1、FastTrackwasintendedforchildrenwho.A．wererandomlychosenfromtheirschoolsB．hadsomeproblemswithacademiclearningC．oftenwentagainsttheirteachersandparents’wishesD．wereconsideredtohavecriminaltroubleinthefuture2、Whatcanbelearnedabout"theintervention"inParagraph2?A．Itincludedallthestudents.B．Itfocusedonsocialskills.C．Itimprovedhealthservices.D．Ithadpositiveoutcomes.3、Comparedwithsoftskills,hardskills.A．almosthavenoinfluenceonstudentsB．aremoreaffectedbystudents’emotionC．aremainlyrelatedtoacademiclearningD．offerchildrengreaterself-controlabilities4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．SoftSocialSkillsMatterB．FastTrackHelpsChildrenC．HowtoPreventDelinquencyD．WhattoDOforEducation24．（8分）LEADINGINTERNATIONALSCHOOLS2019●JerudongInternationalSchool(JIS),Brunei“AchievingExcellence”isthemottoofJIS,Brunei.Adevelopingboardingschoolof1,700students,40%Bruneian,JIShasmadeitselfaleadingschoolinAsia.Withalmost200highlyqualifiedteachersprimarilyfromtheUK,the120-acresinglecampus(校園)closetobothcoastandrainforestoffersauniqueeducationalenvironment.ThereisaPerformingArtsCentre,27sciencelaboratories,librariesandclassrooms.●TheAmericanInternationalSchool(AIS),AustriaFoundedin1959,AISistheoldestEnglish-languageschoolinAustria.Schoolprogramsfocusonacademics,butalsoonthedevelopmentofstudents’creativeandleadershipabilitiesandemotionalintelligence.Theschoolrecognizesstudents’speciallearningstyles,tryingtomakeinstructiondifferentandallowingstudentstoreachtheirfullpotentialindifferentareas.●SingaporeAmericanSchool(SAS),SingaporeFoundedin1956,itisoneofonlyafewgoodnon-profitschoolsinSingapore.Foroversixdecades,SAShasprovidedstudentsfrompreschooltoGrade12agoodAmericaneducationwithaninternationalview.Theschoolsupportsprofessionaldevelopmentfinanciallyandcontinuallysendsteachersacrosstheglobetodiscovernewideasandbestpracticesfrominfluentialeducationalinstitutions.●SantaClaraInternationalSchool(SCIS),Spain-Intheschool,whenyouwalkintoaclassroom,you’llseehandsraised,smallgroupsassembled(集合),andpresentationsunderway.You’llfindteacherscreatingcooperativepartnershipswithstudents,encouragingthemtodiscoverandconnect.You’llobservechildrenworkingonmeaningfulhands-onprojectsthatbuildskillsandexcitecreativity.Theteachingphilosophyisthatlearninghappenseverywhere:intheclassrooms,inthecity,inamuseum,onafarm,orjustawalkaroundtheneighborhood.1、HowcanstudentsbenefitfromattendingAIS?A．Theyareexposedtothebeautyofvastrainforests.B．Theyaremadeleaderswithemotionalintelligence.C．Theyarealwayssentabroadtodiscovernewideas.D．Theyareencouragedtodeveloptheirpossibilities.2、Whichschoolattachesimportancetoteachers’development?A．JIS. B．SAS. C．AIS. D．SCIS.3、WhatmakesSCISdifferentfromtheotherschools?A．Itsspecialteachingmethods. B．Itsvariouspracticalcourses.C．Itslargeandbeautifulcampus. D．Itsoldesthistoryandbuildings.25．（10分）Forallthetechnologicalwondersofmodemmedicine,healthcare-withitsfaxmachinesandclipboards(寫字板)—isoutofdate.Thisoutdatederaisslowlydrawingtoacloseastheindustrycatchesupwiththeartificial-intelligence(AI)revolution.EricTopol,anexpertinheartdiseaseandenthusiastfordigitalmedicine,thinksAIwillbeparticularlyusefulforsuchtasksasexaminingimages,observinghearttracesforabnormalitiesorturningdoctors'wordsintopatientrecords.Itwillbeabletousemassesofdatatoworkoutthebesttreatments,andimproveworkflowsinhospitals.Inshort,AIissettosavetime,livesandmoney.ThefearsomepeoplehaveisthatAIwillbeusedtodeepentheassembly-linecultureofmodemmedicine.Ifitgivesa“giftoftime”todoctors,theyarguethatthisbonusshouldbeusedtoextendconsultations,ratherthansimplyspeedingthroughthemmoreefficiently.Thatisafineidea,butashealthswallowsanever-biggershareofnationalwealth,greaterefficiencyisexactlywhatisneeded,atleastsofarasgovernmentsandinsurersareconcerned.Otherwise,richsocietiesmayfailtocopewiththeneedsofageingandgrowingpopulations.Anextrafiveminutesspentchattingwithapatientiscostlyaswellasvaluable.TheAIrevolutionwillalsoenablemanagerialaccountantstoadjustandevaluateeveryaspectoftreatment.Theautonomyofthedoctorwillsurelybeweakened,especially,perhaps,inpublic-healthsystemswhichareduty-boundtocutunnecessarycosts.TheHippocraticOath(誓言)holdsthatthereisanarttomedicineaswellasascience,andthat“warmth,sympathyandunderstandingmayoutweighthesurgeon'sknifeorthechemist'sdrug”.There'slotsofsenseinit:thepatientsofsympatheticphysicianshavebeenshowntorecoverbetter.Yetasthesupplyofhumancarersfailstosatisfythedemandforhealthcare,thefuturemayinvolveconsultationsonsmartphonesandmeasurementsmonitoredbychatbots.Theconsideratelywarmedstethoscope(聽診器),placedgentlyonapatient'sback,maybecomearelicofthepast.1、What'sDrTopol'sattitudetowardAI'scomingintomedicine?A．Concerned. B．Doubtful. C．Optimistic. D．Cautious.2、Whatdoestheauthorofthetextattachmoreimportanceto?A．Medicalcosts. B．Nationalwealth.C．Longerconsultation. D．Greaterefficiency.3、WhyistheHippocraticOathmentioned?A．ToprovethebrightfutureofAI.B．Toshowtheadvantageofahumandoctor.C．Toexplainmedicalequipmentismoreimportant.D．Toargueahumandoctorperformsaswellasarobot.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthcareandAI B．AIanditsapplicationsC．DoctorsandPatients D．DrTopolanddigitalmedicine第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）MymotherhasbeenatrueinspirationtomeandchangedthewayIlookatlife.SincemybirthshehasmadeitevidentthatIwouldbecome___16___andthatIwouldbeoneofthegreatones.ShehastaughtmethatIcandoanythingifIputmy___17___toit.Asayoungboy,Istruggledtoachievetasksthatcame___18___toothers.Ihadproblemswithwriting,readingandespeciallyspeaking.Ididn’ttalktheway___19___kidsdidanddidnotrespondtoquestionsorstayalert（警覺的）tomysurroundings.Myreadingwaspoor___20___withteachershelpingme,andmyspeechwashardto___21___.Mywritingwasnotatthe___22___itshouldhavebeen.Evensimplethingslikeknowingmyleftfrommyrightorbeingabletosnapmyfingers(彈手指)were___23___.Mymother___24___allmychallengesandasaprofessorwithaPH.D,decidedto___25___thesituationearlyinmydevelopment.Shedidn’twantmeto___26___.Afterawhile,wedidindeedgetoveralltheproblemsthathad___27___me.Shespenthourseveryday___28___meeverythingIneededtoknow,determinedtohelpmelearn.___29___herIwouldnotbeanywhereclosetothelevelIamnow.Inaddition,shegave___30___formylife.Shetoldmewhattodoandwhatnottodo.Herexpectationshavealwaysbeenhigh___31___sheknowsthatIcandoit.Forthat,Ithankher.Shewouldnotallowhersontobeincapable.Shenever___32___onme,andtothisdayshetellsmeeducationisamust.Iwillbea___33___personifIcontinuetofollowherlead.Sheencouragesmetostudyhardformy___34___andattendcollege.Sheusedhergiftsasa___35___tohelpachild—herchild—andnowIhavetheopportunitytobecomesomething.1、A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something2、A．mind B．brain C．feelings D．work3、A．smoothly B．strongly C．frequently D．easily4、A．average B．ordinary C．normal D．common5、A．just B．ever C．even D．only6、A．hear B．write C．read D．understand7、A．level B．length C．speed D．degree8、A．problems B．excuses C．worries D．duties9、A．suffered B．observed C．removed D．tolerated10、A．study B．find C．change D．keep11、A．fight B．struggle C．strike D．challenge12、A．interrupted B．disturbed C．terrified D．troubled13、A．teaching B．giving C．supporting D．reminding14、A．Without B．Except C．Besides D．Beyond15、A．information B．advice C．promise D．expectation16、A．before B．though C．because D．unless17、A．setup B．gaveup C．pushedup D．lookedup18、A．rich B．famous C．successful D．powerful19、A．training B．grades C．experiments D．abilities20、A．woman B．doctor C．sister D．teacher第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheInternetisanamazinginformationresource.Students,teachers,andresearchersuseitas

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investigativetool.Journalistsuseittofindinformationforstories.Doctorsuseittolearnmoreaboutunfamiliardiseasesandthe2．

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9．(broadcast)andatwhattimesoftheday.WiththeInternet,parentscannotcheckapublishedguidetodeterminewhatissuitable10．theirchildrentosee.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上英語老師要求同桌之間互相修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在該詞下面寫出該加的詞。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞。2、只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計分。Dearfriends,Aswecansee,theenvironmentaroundusisgettingworseotherthanbetter、Ourlifeandhealthhaveaffectedgreatly、Theearthisourhome,butwehaveadutytotakecareofit,notonlyforourselvesbutforfuturegeneration、Fortunate,moreandmorepeoplehavebecomeawareofthisproblem、Manyeffectivemeasureshavebeentakenbythegovernmenttodealingwiththem、AsastudentIthinkweshoulddosomethingtoimprovetheenvironment、First,gototheschoolonfootorbybikeasoftenaspossible、Second,turnonthelightsandotherelectricalappliancesbeforeleavingtheroom、Third,neverthrowrubbishhereandthere、It’stimethatwedosomethingtoprotectourenvironment、第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華,你班的留學生Charles即將結束三周的假期從美國返回。你想委托他為你代購一個剃須刀,作為生日禮物送給爸爸。請按照以下要求給他寫一封電子郵件:1.品牌:Gillette.2.價格:30美元左右。參考詞匯:剃須刀shaver注意:1.詞數100左右:2.可以適當增加細節,以使行文連貫:3.開頭語和結束語已為你寫好,不計入總詞數。DearCharles,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,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、A3、D4、C5、D6、D7、C8、C9、C10、A11、B12、C13、C14、C15、C16、A17、D18、B19、D20、A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,addstothelistofinventionsimaginedasabolishingwarforeverandleadingtouniversalpeacethehot-airballoon,poisongas,landminesandlaserguns.Itisnotthatalltheseinventionsarewithoutbenefits—evenbenefitstowarddemocracy（民主）.Rather,it’sthecasethateachnewtechnologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.“Problemsaretheanswerstosolutions,”saysBrianArthur.Mostofthenewproblemsintheworldareproblemscreatedbyprevioustechnology.Theseproblemsarenearlyinvisibletous.Everyyear1.2m