海南省昌江縣礦區(qū)中學2025屆高三壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

海南省昌江縣礦區(qū)中學2025屆高三壓軸卷英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if2．IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what3．________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive4．Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.A．whichB．whatC．thatD．where5．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup6．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition7．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．a(chǎn)daptB．exposeC．exploitD．a(chǎn)ttach8．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail9．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake10．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．a(chǎn)renotleading11．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．a(chǎn)few12．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting13．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.14．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．a(chǎn)ttemptC．bother D．hesitate15．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．a(chǎn)ddictedC．seized D．trapped16．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave17．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while18．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division19．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend20．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome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）GrowingupsIalwaysenviedmyfriendswholivedinonetownintheirwholelives.Comingfromamilitaryfamilymakesthisimpossible.MybrothersandIsoonfoundthatifwedidn’tlikeaplacewelivedin,we’dsoonbemovingtoanewplace.Throughalltheupsanddowns,Inowrealizethat’severythingI’vedone,seen,andlearnedhasmademeintothepersonIamtoday.Thefielddaywasthebestdayevercreated.BeinggoodatsportswhichIhaddonetogetherwithparentsseemedtohelpmefindmypositionatanewschool.DespitethehotweatherinSanAntonio,Texas,Ihadtotakeoutdooractivities.Sometimeswetookthefamilymountainbikingafterschool.MybrothersandIwerearrangedtojoinintheswimteamandpracticeyoga.ThesearethethingsIrememberaboutmychildhood.NowIthankmyparentsforteachingmethesevitalprinciples,whichIwillhavewithmetherestofmylife.Iwasalwaystheshygirlandafraidtobemyself.Thisdidn’tbothermeuntilIreachedjuniorhighschool,whensomegirlsjudgedmebywhatIwore,whoItalkedtoandhowskinnyIwas.IfeltlikeI’dneverdoneanythingwrongtodeservesuchcriticism.ItwasnotuntillastyearthatIrealizedthatIhadtostaydifferentfromthemandlivemylifeaccordingtomyprinciples.Idecidedtobemyownperson.Ineverthoughtthatbeingnicecouldcausemetobedisliked.Anyway,Ibeganhangingoutwithgirlswhohadalotincommonwithmelikepreferringoutdoorsports.Theywereacceptingandnon-judgmental.IamnowcontentwithknowingthatIammyownpersonanddon’tletotherscontrolmylife.1、Whatcausedtheauthortoenvysomeofherfriendswhenshewasyoung?A．Hergrowinguplikeaboy.B．Herfamily’sfrequentmoving.C．Herbusyschoollife.D．Herstrictparents.2、WhydidtheauthormentionthefielddayinParagraph2?A．Toshowherhardchildhood.B．Toshowherhobbyinsports.C．Toshowhersatisfactoryfamilylife.D．Toshowherparents’influenceonher.3、Whatresultedintheauthor’schangeinjuniorhighschool?A．Herconstantlybeinggoodtoothers.B．Herobeyingherprinciplesstrictly.C．Somegirls’improperjudgmentonhere.D．Somegirls’refusingtomakefriendswithher.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．RunningformylifeB．MyhappychildhoodC．Myparents’regulationsD．Lovingoutdoorsports22．（8分）MyFirstDayofSchoolFearstartedtakingover,IwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.IhadtraveledalongdistancefromIndiainordertojoinmyparents,whohadbeenforthreeyears,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatIwouldbebetteroffgoingtoschoolhere,soIenrolled(登記)inthelocalhighschoolinmynewtown.IwasafraidhowIwoulddo.Onthefirstday,IwenttomysecondperiodclassafterIhadmissedmyfirst.Withanxiety,Ireachedforthedoor,openingitslowly.Withoutpayingattentiontomyclassmates,Iwentstraighttotheteacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered.“Yes.”Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle.HegavemeasheetcalledCourseRequirements,whichIwouldnevergetinIndiabecausewedidn’thaveanythinglikethat.ThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.Ididn’tactuallywanttopickaseat.InIndiawehadfixedseats,soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat.Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromtheimageproducedbytheoverheadprojector.InIndianschools,wedidn’tusethetechnologywehad.Wehadtotakenotesastheteacherspoke.Itwasnoon.IwasveryconfusedaboutwhenIwouldhavelunch.IwenttomynextclassandthebellrangasIentered.IwentthroughtheregularprocessofaskingtheteacherifIwasintherightclass.Shesaid,“It’sstillfourthperiod.”“Butthebelljustrang,”Isaid.Changingfromagentletonetoaharsher(刺耳的)one,shesaid,“Thatisthelunchbell,youngman.”Iapologized.WithoutanotherwordIheadedforthecafeteria.Ifeltluckybecausewedidn’thavethisinIndia.EveryconfusionseemedlikeabarrierIhadtogetthroughtoreachmygoal.Attheendoftheday,Iwasonmywaytothebuswhichwedidn’thaveinIndiaeither.Ispottedmybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Iwasthinking,todaywasn’tobad.1、TheauthorattendedanAmericanhighschoolbecause_______.A．hisfatherpreferredAmericanschoolsB．hisfamilywantedhimtohaveabrightfutureC．hismotherhadworkedinitfor3yearsD．hehadbeenlongingtoleavehishomeland2、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfirstdayofschool?A．HewenttothewrongclassforthesecondperiodB．HemetsomeenthusiasticteachersandclassmatesC．HegottheCourseRequirementssheetfromhisclassmateD．HeexperienceddifferencesfromtheIndianschoolsinmanyways3、Howdidtheauthorfeelattheendoftheday?A．Worried B．PuzzledC．Relieved D．Excited23．（8分）Ifyou’resecretlyworriedaboutyoursmartphoneaddiction,thenthenewNoPhonemightbejustthethingyouneed.Itlooksandfeelsexactlylikeasmartphone,butitdoesnothing.It’sjustapieceofplasticthatyoucancarryaroundinyourhandtofoolyourself.DutchdesignerIngmarLarsencameupwiththeideaasajokealongwithhistwofriends.Totheirgreatsurprise,theideareceivedalotofattentiononlineandpeoplefromallovertheworldstartedplacingrequestsforNoPhonesoftheirown.Sothat’swhenthethreefriendsdecidedtoturntocollectingenoughfundformassproduction.NoPhoneiscurrentlyaprototype(模型)thatwillcostonly$12onceithitsthemarketItis5.5incheshigh,2.6incheswideand0.29inchesthick,bringingitquiteclosetothelatestsmartphonesonthemarket.Itisdescribedas“batteryfree”,“noupgradesnecessary,”“shatter-proof(抗震)”,“waterproof”and“analternativetoconstanthand-to-phonecontactthatallowsyoutostayconnectedwiththerealworld.”“Phoneaddictioniseverywhere,”thedesignersinsist.“It’sruiningyourdates.It’sdistractingyouatconcerts.It’sblockingsidewalks.Now,thereisarealsolution.Withathin,lightandcompletelywirelessdesign,theNoPhoneactsasasubstitutetoanysmartmobiledevice,enablingyoutoalwayshaveaphonetoholdwithoutgivinguppotentialengagementwithyourdirectenvironment.”Ifyou’reinterestedinNoPhone,butconcernedaboutnotbeingabletotakeselfies(自拍)anymore.Don’tfeelupset.Themakersdohaveanupgradeatnoextrachargethemirrorsticker.Thatway,theysay,youcanenjoy“real-time”selfieswithyourfriendswhenthey’restandingrightbehindyou.1、WhatcanNoPhonedoforpeopleaccordingtothetext?A．Itisactuallyanewkindofrealsmartphone.B．Itcanhelpusstayawayfromtherealworld.C．Ithelpsgetridofpeople’ssmartphoneaddiction.D．It’sjustapieceofplasticandcandonothing.2、WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．ThesizeofNoPhone.B．TheinventorsofNoPhone.C．ThematerialofNoPhone.D．AbriefdescriptionofNoPhone.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．NoPhonehasreceivedunexpectedattention.B．NoPhonecancompletelyreplacesmartphones.C．ThedesignershavemadelotsofmoneyfromNoPhone.D．NoPhoneisabletotakeselfiesassmartphonesdo.4、Whattypeofwritingisthispassage?A．Atravelguide. B．Ascientificreport.C．Amedicalrecord. D．Anofficialdocument.24．（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.25．（10分）TheArcticisnotasafeplacetobebyanystretchoftheimagination.Essentiallyavast,floatingblockofice,withonlyasmallareaofland,thelandscapecanbealmosttotallydifferentfromyeartoyear.Eventhemostexperiencedexplorersareluckytoreturnwithalltheirfingersandtoes,nottomentiontheirlives.IntothisextremeenvironmentsteppedNabilAlBusaidi.Infact,hedidn’tjuststep—hesteppedandskiedhiswayacross650km,pulling50kgofequipment.HealsocarriedtheflagoftheSultanateofOman,whichheheldintheairattheNorthPole,becomingthefirstArabtoachievethisimpressivefeat(壯舉).OnthewaytotheNorthPole,Nabilwasdrivenbytherewardofsuccessandthepainatthethoughtoffailure.“Throughthe20-whateverdays,everyminutetherewasadifferentthingthatkeptmegoing,eitherthefearoffailure,thefearofdyingortherewardoffinishingandgettingsomewherewarm.”Theever-presentcold,averagingaround-40℃butdroppingaslowasarecorded-81℃,ishisoverriding(首要的)memoryoftheexperience.AsanOmani,Nabilhadanadditional20℃dropintemperaturetogetusedto,comparedtohisBritishteammates.Apartfromtheextremecold,polarbearswereacommonfeatureofthejourney,andNabilandtheteamhadtheirfairshareofbearencounters.“Polarbearsaredangerous,buttheyarenotthatthreateningbecausetheydon’tintendtoharmhumans.They’reusuallyeithercuriousorjustdon’tcare.Wesawfivebears,andnonewereaggressive,”saidNabil.OnefinalproblemNabilfacedwasthestressputonteamrelationsbytheseverityoftheconditions,especiallyduringthefirstthreestagesofthejourney.However,duringthefourthandfinalleg,theteamworkedsowelltogetherthattheytravelled130kminonlytwoandahalfdays.1、WhatdoesParagraph1show?A．Nabil’shard-wonsuccess. B．ThevalueofArcticexploration.C．Nabil’sgoodluck. D．ThechangeoftheArctic.2、WhichistheproblemNabilfacedonhisjourney?A．Graduallyrisingsealevel. B．Frequentpolarbearattacks.C．Constantlychangingclimate. D．Theheavypsychologicalburden.3、WhatcanweknowaboutNabil?A．HehadgoneonanArcticjourneybefore.B．HeexploredtheArcticwithprettylightpacks.C．HefinishedtheexplorationoftheArcticallalone.D．Hesufferedmorefromextremecoldthanhisteammates.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．LifeintheArctic.B．ClimateoftheArctic.C．ThefirstArabtostepintotheArctic.D．AchievementsscientistsmadeintheArctic.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）Everyonewantstowinafirst-placeblueribbon,tobethebestinsomething.EvenkidsinKindergartenwantthatblueribbon.Insports,Iwasneverablue-ribbonperson.Inarace,Iwasalways1InbaseballIwaslikelytobe2ontheheadordroptheball.Duringthespringofmykindergartenyear,ourclasshadafieldtriptoaparkinatownabouttwentymilesaway.Makingthatdrivenowisnobig3butwhenyou’resixandyou’velivedinatownof300peopleallyourlife,goingtoabigtownofacoupleofthousandpeopleisreallysomething.Idon’tremembertoomuchaboutit.ButtherewasonethatIwillneverforget—the4race.Theparentstiedourfeettogether.Onelittleboygotmefora5.Hewasthesecondmost6boyinourclasssoheusuallywonateverythingandIknewthatwithmetiedtohimhedidn’thaveachance.AndI’msureheknewhewasintrouble.Thegunsoundedandwewereoff.Somecoupleswerefallingandstumblingallaroundus,42westayedonourfeetandmadeittotheotherside.43,whenweturnedaroundandheadedbackforhome,wewereinthelead!Onlyonecouplehadachancetowin,andtheywereagoodseveralyardsbehindus.Afewfeetfromthefinishline,disasterstruck:Itrippedandfell.Wewere44enoughthatmypartnercouldhaveeasilydraggedmeacrossthefinishlineandwon.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhestopped,45downandhelpedmeup—justattheothercouplecrossedthefinishline.Asaresult,wereceivedasmallredribbonforcominginsecond.Istillrememberthatmomentwhentheyoungboydecidedthathelpingafriendgetonherfeetwasmoreimportantthanwinningablueribbon.And13yearslater,Istillhavethatlittleribbonbecauseit’sa46thatafriendlikethisboyisonewhoreally47.1、A．lastB．firstC．quickD．successful2、A．touchedB．feltC．hitD．beaten3、A．questionB．eventC．oneD．deal4、A．one-leggedB．two-leggedC．three-leggedD．four-legged5、A．partnerB．helperC．supporterD．competitor6、A．tallestB．youngestC．a(chǎn)thleticD．handsome7、A．butB．thereforeC．howeverD．a(chǎn)nd8、A．ObviouslyB．UnbelievablyC．SecretlyD．Undoubtedly9、A．strongB．braveC．cleverD．close10、A．layB．slowedC．movedD．reached11、A．warningB．reminderC．giftD．notice12、A．dependsB．countsC．supportsD．worthy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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Chinausedtobecalledthe“KingdomofBicycles”inthe1980sandthe1990s,butsincethen,cars1．(take)overthecountry.Becauseoftrafficjams,2．canbedifficulttotravelacrossmajorChinesecities.Even3．(go)afewkilometerscantakeuptoanhour.Now,newappsthathelppeopleusebikesarebeingusedmoreandmoreacrosscities.ChengListartedusingbikeshareservicesaboutsix4．(month)ago.Hesaidnowhewasusingacarlessandthemetro(地鐵)5．.“AfterIgetoffthemetro,Iusuallyhavetowalkanotherkilometerortwo,soI’llgrababikeshareandgo.Itisconvenient.”Formany,thebestpartaboutcyclingishoweasyitistodo.6．,manyofitsbikesharestationswerenotplacedinconvenientplaces.Now,itiseasytofindabike,andtoregisterwith7．smartphone.Meanwhile,thereisnowalotofcompetitionamongbikeshareprovidersbecauseoftheirpopularity.Someprovidersaretryingtofloodthestreets8．bikestobemorevisible.Sometimestherearesomanybikes9．theycompletelyblockthesidewalks.Thishasbecomeaproblemforcitygovernments.Itisnotuncommonforbikeuserstoleavebikesinthemiddleofthestreetoronthesidewalk.Thisblockscarsandpeopleinalready10．(crowd)cities.Awomaninterviewedbythemediasaid,“Bikesharingisreallyconvenient,butweneedtakingcareoftheproblemofillegallyparkedbikes.”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。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。IhaveaclosefriendRex,whoItakeasmybetterfriendinthisschoolforforeignstudents.ImethimwhenIarrivedonafirstday,andhewashelpingwithnewstudentstofinddirections.Irememberclearlyhegavemeabroadsmile,andourfriendshipbegan.Heisveryhumor,andhehasendlessinterestingstoriestheymakemeamused.Besides,heisveryunderstanding.He，salwayscomfortingmewhenIinlowspirits.Heeveninvitesfriendslivenearbytoplaywithmetoovercomemyhomesickness.Rexteachmemuchaboutmycountry’slanguageandculture.AlthoughIamtostaythereforjustayear,Iwilltreasurethefriendshipforever.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，就讀于一所國際學校。你校開設了四門選修課：國學（Sinology)、武術(shù)（MartialArts)、國畫和京劇，你的英國同學Chris拿不定主意選修哪一門，發(fā)郵件征求你的建議。請你給他回封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.感謝信任；2.選修課簡介；3.你的建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當増加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、C5、D6、B7、C8、D9、D10、B11、C12、D13、A14、C15、D16、A17、A18、C19、D20、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、1、B2、D3、C4、A22、1、B2、D3、C23、1、C2、D3、A4、B24、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.Everyyear1.2millionpeopledieinautomobileaccidents.Thetechnologicaltransportationsystemkillsmorepeoplethancancer.Globalwarming,environmentalpoisons,nuclearterrorism,andspeciesloss,areonlyafewofthemanyotherseriousproblemstroublingpeople.Ifweembrace(擁抱)technologyweneedtofaceitscosts.5、Whatwillnewinventionsdoaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theywillincreasewars.B．Theywillleadtopeace.C．Theywillservepeople.D．Theywillbreakconventions.6、Whydoestheauthorlistsomanyinventions?A．Toshowpeople’screativity.B．Toappreciatetheirbenefits.C．Tocontradicttheoriginalideas.D．Toprovegrandpromises.7、Whatdoestheauthorhopetotellusaboutnewtechnologythroughthetext?A．Itwillexperiencemanytests.B．Itwillbringabouthugecostsintheworld.C．Itprovidesanswerstomanyproblems.D．Itpresentsmoreproblemsthanitsolves.25、ThreeyearsagoJennySalgado,aDominicanshopassistant,movedtoHighlandtown,aneighborhoodofBaltimore.WhenshearrivedtheshopsheworksinwasoneofonlyafewSpanishbusinesses.Nowtherearemanymore.“It’sgoodnowifyouspeakSpanish,”shesmiles.Baltimorehasbeenlosingpeoplefor60years.Toaddressthis,itsformermayor,StephanieRawlings-Blake,wantedtomakeitthemostimmigrant-friendlycityintheworld.ItslibrariesprovideSpanish-languageexerciseclasses.Tohelpthosewithnopapers,thecityisintroducingmicro-loans(小額貸款）whichrequirenocreditchecks.Citypolicewouldnolongerroutinelychecktheimmigrationstatusofcitizensorenforceanyfederalimmigrationlawunlessrequiredto.Thethengovernor,MartinO'Malleymadeitpossibleforillegalimmigrantstogetdrivinglicenses.Suchwelcomingpoliciesarespreading.SuchcitiesasCleveland,DaytonandPhiladelphiaalleagerlytrytopleaseimmigrants.RickSnyder,GovernorofMichigan,hasaskedthefederalgovernmenttooffer50,000visastopeoplewhoagreetoliveinDetroit.Hisadministrationhasmadeiteasierforskilledmigrantstogetprofessionallicenses.Whenacity’spopulationfalls,bothtaxreceiptsandservicesfall.Half-desertedneighborhoodsbreed(滋生）crime,drivingyetmorepeopletoleave.Nocityhasescapedthiswithoutat