南京師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)2024屆高考英語必刷試卷含解析

南京師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)2024屆高考英語必刷試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。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．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one2．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．a(chǎn)fter C．unless D．when3．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought4．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie5．________thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.A．Realizing B．TohaverealizedC．Realized D．Havingrealized6．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed7．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when8．Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled9．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should10．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．a(chǎn)rebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．a(chǎn)remaking D．havemade11．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't12．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however13．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where14．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever15．.Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe16．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying17．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which18．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding19．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright20．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Turkey-YakamozHotelEstablished1992YakamozisasmallandfriendlyhotelsituatednearFethiyeinSouth-WestTurkey.OfferingtraditionalTurkishhospitality,fabulousMediterraneancuisine,andcharminggardens,Yakamozdelightsallwhoenteritsgates.·Allroomshavebathroomsandbalconies;·OpenApriltolateOctober;·2019rates-twinrooms￡20perperson-incl.breakfast;·Showthisadtogetanexclusive10%LonelyPlanetmagazineEmail:info@CastawaysSpecialisttailor-madeholidaystoMallorca,Spain,Madeira,Portugal,TheCanaryIslands,CyprusandFrance.*****QuoteLonelyPlanetMAGAZINETOSAVE￡50perPERSONONYOUR2019HOLIDAY.*****01737812255www.castaways.co.ukONCEINALIFETIMEPERUADVENTURETheDesert,theAndesandtheAmazononaspectacular2-weekSelfDriveguidedholiday.ReachlocationsinSouthAmericaotherscanonlydreamofwithPeruSafari.～～～～～PERUSAFARITheheartofadventure～～～～～T:01744889819orM:07522776160E:info@W:RailHolidaysoftheWorld·DiscoverPeruandBrazil’sculturalhighlightsbytrain;·ExploreCaliforniabysteamandrailroad;·TravelbyrailintoEasternCanada’sremotewilderness;·TakeafabulousrailtourofAustralia&NewZealandinearly2019.Over40YearsofUnforgettableRailJourneys☆☆☆☆☆FFestingiogT0017512400103、Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount?A．￡88. B．￡80.C．￡72. D．￡64.1、Railholidaysareavailablefor________.A．NorthAmerica,EuropeandAustraliaB．NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAsiaC．Australia,AsiaandEuropeD．NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAustralia2、HowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaystoPeru?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.22．（8分）Thetopfournovelsof2018arebasedonChristmasselectionsinnationalnewspaperstheLondonStandard,theTLS,heSpectatorandtheNewStatesman.NormalPeoplebySallyRooneySallyRooney’sfirstnovel,ConversationswithFriends,wasoneoflastyear’smosttalked-aboutbooks,responsetotheIrishwriter'sfollow-uphas,ifanything,beenevenmoreexcited.The27-year-oldwaspraisedforherabilitytoconveysubtleadjustmentofemotion.ThenovelwaslonglistedfortheManBookerPrize—butmanyfeltthatitshouldhavedonebetter.VietnambyMaxHastingsThislong-awaitedhistoricalnovelisarealhitwhichfollowstheVietnamWaroverthreedecades.Hastings,whoreportedfromthebattlefieldinVietnamasajournalistinhisthirties,waspraisedforhisprofoundknowledgeoftheconflict.TheSilenceoftheGirlsbyPatBarkerPatBarker’snovelisaretellingofThelliad—butwithwomenattheheartoftheaction.ThecentralcharacterisBriseis.Best-knownforherFirstWorldWarSetRegenerationTrilogy(1997),Barker,inherfifties,againfocusesontheharmfuleffectsofwar.ACertainIdeaofFrancebyJulianJacksonThisbiographybyBritishhistorianJulianJacksonbornin1954recordsthelifeofCharlesdeGaullewhoisregardedasoneofthegreatesteverFrenchmen.WhileacknowledgingthatCharlesdeGaullewasn’tverylikeable,JacksonrespectshisimaginationandboldnessqualitiesthathelpedhimleadFrancethroughitsliberationfromtheNazisandthewarinAlgeria.Criticssuggesteditwouldbecomethestandardbiography.1、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Topersuadepeopletobuythefournovels.B．Torecordthelifeexperiencesofthefourgreatnovelists.C．Tointroducetheyearlytopfournovels.D．Tostresstheimportanceofthefournovelists.2、Whichauthoristheyoungestaccordingtothetext?A．SallyRooney B．MaxHastings C．PatBarker D．JulianJackson3、Whichbookmayappealtopeopleinterestedinapoliticalleader’slife?A．NormalPeople B．ACertainIdeaofFranceC．TheSilenceoftheGirls D．Vietna23．（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.24．（8分）Myfriend,Jack,wasataxidriver.Webecamefriendsquitebyaccident.Fiveyearsago,ImadeatriptoChicago.ThemomentIsteppedintoacab,Irealizeditwasdifferent.Thefloorwascoveredwitharug(小地毯).ThereweresmallreproductionsofpaintingsbyVanGoghinsidethecab.Andthewindowswerespotless.ItoldthedriverIhadneverriddeninamoreattractivetaxi.“Iliketohearmypassengerssaythat,”hereplied.“Howlonghaveyoubeendecoratingyourcab?”Iasked.“It’snotmine,”hesaid.“It’sacompanycab.IhitupontheideayearsagowhenIworkedasaclean-upmanforthetaxicompany.Eachcarthatcameinattheendofthedaywaslikeagarbagepit.Cigarettebuttsandmatchescoveredthefloor.Stickystufflikepeanutbutterwasontheseatsordoorhandles.Ithoughtthatifthecompanyandthedriverswouldgivepeopleacarworthkeepingclean,theymightbemoreconsiderate.”“AssoonasIgotmytaxilicense,Itriedoutmyideas.Iputalotofextradecorationsintothecabtheygavemetodrive.Igotanicerugandsomeflowers.Wheneachpassengergotout,Icheckedtomakesurethateverythingwasinorderforthenextfare.Afteraboutamonthofmybringinginaspotlesscab,thebossreservedthesamecarformeeachday.ThatwaswhenIputupthereproductionsofgreatpaintings.”“I’veneverbeendisappointedbypeopleinthepasttenyears—nogarbage.LikeIsay,peopleappreciatebeautifulthings.Ifweplantedmoreflowersandtreesinthecityandmadethebuildingsmoreattractive,morepeoplewouldtendtokeepthecityclean.”Later,webecamegoodfriends.Iwasimpressedbythetaxi-driver,whohadhitonagreattruth—asenseofbeautycomeswiththegiftoflife.Mostpeopledon’thavetobeinstructedabouttherarityofbeauty.Theyrespondwhentheyfindit.And,iftheyaremadetofeelapartofit,theywilltrytoaddtoit.1、Whatmadethewritersurprisedwhenhegotintothetaxi?A．Thebeautifuldecorationontherug.B．Thestyleofdecorationoutsidethetaxi.C．Themasterpiecesofwell-knownpainters.D．Theimpressiveinnerenvironmentofthetaxi.2、Jackgottheideaofdecoratingthecabwhen_______.A．hegothistaxilicenseB．thebossreservedthesamecarforhimeachdayC．heservedasaclean-upmanforthetaxicompanyD．hefoundthetaxihecleanedwasfullofcigarettebutts3、Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?A．Peoplecaneasilymakefriendswhentakingataxi.B．Whenpeoplefindbeautyinlife,theywilltrytoaddtoit.C．Ifweplantmoreflowersandtrees,wecankeepthecityclean.D．Wehavetobetaughttofindbeautyandmakeitmorebeautiful.25．（10分）PromoteYourBookwithaFreeBookDailyAuthorAccountWeinviteyoutosetupafreeauthoraccountonBookDailytopromoteyourbooktoourreaders.BookDailyintroducesauthorstonewreadersbyprovidingasamplechapterfromtheauthor’sbooks.Justyesterday,15,886samplechaptersweresenttoourreadersbyemail.Itonlytakesafewminutestosetupyouraccountandyou’llseeyourbooksnexttothosebybest-sellingauthorsonBookDaily.com,justwaitingtobediscoveredbynewreaders!BookMarketingBenefitsJointhegrowingcommunityofauthorswhouseBookDailyasatoolindevelopingtheironlinepromotionalstrategies(策略).AfreeBookDailyauthoraccountallowsyouto:?Postthefirstchapterofanyofyourbooksforreaderreview?Postyourbiographyandphoto?IncludealinktoyourwebsiteoryourblogfornewtrafficandSEOvalue?Loadvideoaboutyourbook?Receivearegularauthormarketingnewsletterfromthoughtleadersindigitalbookmarketing?Promoteyourworkwithourfreepressreleaseinformation,andmoreFreeBonus:Receiveafreecopyofourebook,“OnlineMarketingfurAuthors”,loadedwithonlinemarketinginformation.It’sEasytoGetStarted!Ifyouhavealreadybegunpromotingyourbookonline,thechancesareverygoodchatyoualreadyhaveeverythingyouneedanditshouldonlytakeafewminutes.We’llwalkyouthroughthefollowingstepstomakeiteasy：?Setupaccountnameandpassword?Cheekyouremailaddress?Loadyourbio,pictureandvideos?Addyoursamplechapter?Beginpromoting!1、WhatBookDailydoesisjust________.A．tohelpimprovetheauthor’sbooksB．toletreadersknowmoreabouttheauthor’sbooksC．toaskbest-sellingauthorsforhelpD．tomaketheauthor’sbooksoldatahigherprice2、ThroughaBookDailyauthoraccount,anauthorwill________.A．receivefreeonlinemarketinginformationB．havehisnewsletterpublishedC．setuphisownwebsiteforhisbooksD．publishhisbookrevieweasily3、Ifyouhavealreadybegunpromotingbooksonline,itwillbe________tosetupaBookDailyauthoraccount.A．moredifficultB．morereasonableC．cheaperD．easier第三部分語言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Therewasabusinessmanwhowasdeepindebtandcouldseenowayout.Hesatontheparkbench,headinhands,1ifanythingcouldsavehiscompanyfrombankruptcy(破產(chǎn)).Suddenlyanoldmanappearedbeforehim.“Icanseethatsomethingis2you,”hesaid.Afterlisteningtothebusinessman’stroubles,theoldmansaid,“IbelieveIcanhelpyou.”Heaskedthemanhisname,wroteouta3,andpusheditintohishandsaying,“Takethismoney.Meetmehereexactlyoneyearfromtoday,andyoucanpaymebackatthattime.”Thenheturnedanddisappearedas4ashehadcome.Thebusinessmansawinhishandacheckfor$500,000,5byJohnD．Rockefeller,thenoneoftherichestmenintheworld!“Ican6mymoneyworriesinaninstant!”herealized.But7,hedecidedtoputtheuncashedcheckinhissafe.Justknowingitwastheremightgivehimthe8toworkoutawaytosavehisbusiness,hethought.Withrenewed9,henegotiatedbetterdeals.Withinafewmonths,hewasoutofdebtandmakingmoneyonceagain.Exactlyoneyearlater,hereturnedtothe10withtheuncashedcheck.Atthe11time,theoldmanappeared.Butjustasthebusinessmanwasaboutto12thecheckandsharehissuccessstory,a13camerunningupandgrabbedtheoldman.“I’msodelightedI14him!”shecried.“Ihopehehasn’tbeenbotheringyou.He’s15escapingfromtheresthomeandtellingpeoplehe’sJohnD．Rockefeller.”Andsheledtheoldmanaway16thearm.Thebusinessmanjuststoodthere,17.Allyearlonghe’dbeenbuyingandselling,18hehadhalfamilliondollarsbehindhim.Suddenly,herealizedthatitwasn’tthemoney,realor19,thathadturnedhislifearound.Itwashis20self-confidencethatgavehimthepowertoachieveanythinghewentafter.1、A．wondering B．suspecting C．estimating D．hesitating2、A．a(chǎn)ttacking B．disturbing C．interrupting D．a(chǎn)musing3、A．number B．note C．letter D．check4、A．calmly B．quietly C．quickly D．proudly5、A．signed B．handed C．drawn D．deposited6、A．lose B．remove C．face D．ignore7、A．instead B．therefore C．rather D．meanwhile8、A．weakness B．belief C．urge D．strength9、A．creativity B．permission C．optimism D．curiosity10、A．hospital B．company C．street D．park11、A．a(chǎn)dvanced B．a(chǎn)ppointed C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．delayed12、A．handback B．giveout C．putout D．turnover13、A．policeman B．banker C．nurse D．guard14、A．beat B．cheated C．pushed D．caught15、A．never B．seldom C．a(chǎn)lways D．occasionally16、A．on B．in C．by D．a(chǎn)t17、A．exhausted B．a(chǎn)stonished C．disappointed D．excited18、A．convinced B．informed C．reminded D．warned19、A．created B．imagined C．discovered D．donated20、A．long-lost B．non-existent C．ever-lasting D．newly-found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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Itwas1978,Iwas10yearsoldandlivedinCalcutta,acityofEastIndiawithmyfamily.Icouldnotforget1．yearasthiscityfacedadisaster.AheavyfloodinGangersriverpreventedthepeople2．(live)thenormalcitylife.Atthattime,ourschoolremainedclosed.OneofschoolfriendsSandhyausedtostayinSubhasNagar,3．wassituatedinalittle4．(low)areaacrosstherailwayline.Thearea5．(cover)withwater,justthenmyfriend’sgrandfatherbecamesick.Theoutercityconnectionwiththisareawascut6．,somyfriend’sfathercrossedthewaterypathwiththehelpofbamboobasedboatinordertocalladoctor.Goingouttoattendhospital7．(be)impossiblefortheagedgrandfather,becauseitrainedheavilyand8．(end),andnodoctordaredtovisittheareaatthatmoment.Finallymyfriend’sfatherbuiltatenttypedshadeontheboatand9．(take)myfriend’sgrandfathertothehospital.Ifwearedeterminedandhavegreatconfidenceinour10．(able),wecanovercomeanyobstacletoreachourgoals.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)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(cuò)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。Inmostcases,almosteveryonevisitacaféorfriend’shouseasksfortheWiFipasswordfirst、TheInternetseemshavebecomeoneofyourbasicneeds、And60%oftheworld’spopulationstilldidn’thaveInternetaccess、Thesituationisevenmoreworseintheleastdevelopedcountriesonlyonein10peoplehaveregularaccesstotheInternet、That’s’whyintherecentsurvey,manypeoplethinkofInternetaccessasaprivilegeinsteadofahumanright、However,theUNhasmadeitclearlysince2011thattheInternet,thatshouldbeaccessibletoeveryone,isahumanright、110第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是張華,你的美國(guó)筆友John得知你校上月舉辦了首屆校園科技節(jié)活動(dòng),發(fā)郵件向你詢問相關(guān)情況。請(qǐng)你回復(fù)郵件。內(nèi)容包括：1.活動(dòng)的目的;2.活動(dòng)的形式,如智能校園創(chuàng)客(maker)大賽,科創(chuàng)成果展等;3.你的感受。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。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、B4、A5、D6、C7、B8、B9、C10、A11、D12、A13、D14、C15、C16、B17、A18、C19、B20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、103、C1、D2、B22、1、C2、A3、B23、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’sthecasethateach