2024屆重慶銅梁縣第一中學高考沖刺英語模擬試題注意事項：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。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域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；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．How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must2．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon3．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped4．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich5．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken6．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends7．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick8．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss9．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup10．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught11．China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,whosepositioning________willreach2.5metersby2020,willsoonprovideservicesformorecountries.A．accuracy B．categoryC．function D．reference12．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference13．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway14．Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas15．Computer-controlledrobotsaretakingoverjobsinmanyindustries,whichusedtobedone_______.A．artificiallyB．manuallyC．comprehensivelyD．gradually16．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected17．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired18．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords19．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While20．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof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）Whatwereyoulikeasateenager?Iwasanightmare.Iwasrudetomyparents,alwaysstayedoutlate,neverdidmyhomework,hungoutwiththewrongpeopleandmadelotsofbaddecisions.Apparently,thisistheagewhenteenagersareoutofcontrolandbehavebadly.Maybe，ifyou’reateenagernow,youthinkthisisunfaircriticismorit’snotyourfault.Well,youmightberight!Expertshavefoundthatit’sateenager’sbrainthatistoblame.Betweentheagesofapproximately13to19—aperiodknownasadolescence—thebrainisstilldevelopinginareasthatcontrolbehavior.Thishasaninfluenceonlearningandmultitasking(同時做多件事情),stressandmemory,sleep,addiction,anddecision-making.Forparents,theseconsequencesoftenmanifestthemselvesinavarietyofbehaviorsthattheymayhavepreviouslyblamedonhormonesorjustmoodiness(喜怒無常).Thisisquiteanewdiscovery,accordingtoProfessorSarah-JayneBlakemore,who,speakingontheBBCradioprogramTheLifeScientific,says,“whenIwasatuniversity,thedogma(教條)inthetextbookswasthatthevastmajorityofbraindevelopmentgoesoninthefirstfewyearsoflifeandnothingmuchchangesaftermid-childhood.Thatdogmaiscompletelyfalse.”AccordingtoProfessorSarah-JayneBlakemore,students’notbeingabletogettheirhomeworkdoneontimehassomethingtodowithourprefrontalcortex—that’sthepartofourbrainrightatthefront,justbehindtheforehead.Shesays,“it’sinvolvedinawholerangeofveryhigh-levelcognitive(認知的)taskssuchasdecisionmakingandplanning—weknowthatthisregionisundergoingverylargeamountsofdevelopmentduringtheadolescentyears.”Thisisthepartofthebrain,mainlyinvolvedinplanning,and,forateenager,thishasn’tdevelopedyet.Sogettingorganizedtodotheirhomework,forexample,cancomeasabitofachallenge.IwishI’dknownaboutthisbecauseinsteadoftellingmyteacherI’dleftmyhomeworkonthebusorthatthedoghadeatenit.NowIcouldsay,“Sorrysir,mybrainisn’tdevelopedenoughforthecognitivetaskofplanningmyhomework.”1、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Thegrowingpainsofteenagers.B．Thedogmainthetexthookswasfalse.C．Anewdiscoveryabouttheteenager’sbrain.D．Thestudents’newchallengeofdoingtheirhomework.2、Accordingtotheauthor,whyisitabitofchallengeforstudentstodotheirhomework?A．Thestudentsaremoody.B．Hormonesaretoblame.C．Thereistoomuchhomework.D．Thebrainsofthestudentshaven’tbeendeveloped.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmanifestmean?A．Develop. B．Show.C．Abandon. D．Experience.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Thevastmajorityofbraindoesn’tdevelopaftermid-childhood.B．Allofthestudentsarenightmaresforparentsduringadolescence.C．Prefrontalcortexisundergoinglargeamountsofdevelopmentduringchildhood.D．Theprefrontalcortexhassomethingtodowithmanyhigh-levelcognitivetasks.22．（8分）SupposeyouworkinabigfirmandfindEnglishveryimportantforyourjobbecauseyouoftendealwithforeignbusinessmen.NowyouarelookingforaplacewhereyoucanimproveyourEnglish,especiallyyourspokenEnglish.HerearesomeadvertisementsaboutEnglishlanguagetrainingfromnewspaper.Youmayfindtheinformationyouneed.GlobalEnglishCenter﹡GeneralEnglishinallfourskills:listening,speaking,reading,andwriting.﹡3-month(700yuan),6-month(1,10yuan)andone-year(2,000yuan)courses.﹡Choicesofmorningoreveningclasses,3hoursperday,Mon－Fri.﹡ExperiencedcollegeEnglishteachers.﹡Closetocitycenterandbusstops.Tel:67705272Add:105AhongshanRoad,100082ModernLanguageSchool﹡SpecialcoursesinEnglishforbusiness,travel,banking,hotelmanagementandofficeskills.﹡Smallclasses(12-16students)onSat.&Sun.from2:00－5:00p.m.﹡NativeEnglishteachersfromCanadaandtheUSA．﹡Languagelabandcomputerssupplied.﹡3-monthcourse:1,050yuan;6-monthcourse:1,850yuan.Writeorphone:ModernLanguageSchool,675ParkRoad.100056Tel:67353019The2stCenturyEnglishTrainingCentre﹡Wespecializeineffectiveteachingatalllevels.﹡Weoffermorningorafternoonclass,boththreemonthsandahalfatacostof800yuan.﹡Wealsohaveasix-weekTOEFLpreparationclassduringwinterandsummerholidays.﹡Entranceexams:June.1andDec.1﹡Only15-minutewalkfromcitycentre.Call67801642formoreinformationTheInternationalHouseofEnglish﹡Three/Six-monthEnglishcoursesforstudentsofalllevelsataverylowcost:60yuanfor12hoursperweek:convenientclasshours:9:00－12:00a.m.and2:00－5:00p.m.﹡A4-montheveningprogrammespeciallyfordevelopingspeakingskills(samecostasdayclasses).﹡Freesightseeingandsocialactivities﹡VeryclosetotheCentralPark.Forfurtherinformationcall67434081、Youworkfrom9:00a.m.to4:30p.m.everyday.Whichschoolwillyouchoose?A．GlobalEnglishCenterandModernLanguageSchool.B．GlobalEnglishCenterandtheInternationalHouse.C．ModernLanguageSchoolandthe2stCentury.D．The2stCenturyandtheInternationalHouse.2、The2stCenturyisdifferentfromtheotherthreeschoolsinthat______.A．itsteachingqualityisbetter B．itisnearesttothecitycentreC．itscoursesaremoreadvanced D．itrequiresanentranceexamination3、YouwillprobablyprefertogototheInternationalHousebecauseit_________.A．offersfreesightseeingandsocialactivitiesB．hasaspecialcourseinspokenEnglishC．costslessthantheotherschoolsD．hasnativeEnglishteachers4、IfyoutaketheeveningprogrammeattheInternationalHouse,youwillpayabout_______.A．60yuan B．240yuan C．71yuan D．960yuan23．（8分）Herearetheresponsesfromparentstotheposts(帖子)abouttoys.●MicheleManhireMysonAaronis8.It’sbeen8birthdaysand9Christmasesof“Whatcanweget,Aaron?”withoutpropertoysalongtheway.Heisjustsimplyparticularabouttoys.Icanhonestlytellyou,Iamprintingthislist,andheadingtoacoupleofstores(someonline)thatIcangetsomeoftheseitems!Maybethiswon’tbesuchadepressingChristmas.●VeraDoyouhaveanyyamballs(紗球)？Iboughtagiantoneformyclassroombutendedupkeepingitformyownkids.They’restrongenoughtothrowbutsoftenoughtouseasadollbed●NatalieExcellentpost!Thankyousomuchforputtingthistogether.IhavebeenlookingthroughspecialneedstoyliststofindonethatIthoughtwouldbemosthelpfultomyfollowers.Thispostagreestoourpersonalexperiencemostclosely.Ihaveshareditwithmanyothergroupsandthefeedbackhasbeenwonderful.●MeaganThisisagreatlistMysonlovedhiseggchairandemptybottlesarealwaysawin.Healsolovestoturnaglobeandlookatwondertubes.Wondertubesareabout$6onAmazon.Thisyearoneofhisgiftsisagel(凝膠)filledmedicineball.1、Whatarethefourpostsrespondingto?A．Agamelist.B．ApartylistC．AtoylistD．Afoodlist.2、WhatisMichele’sproblem?A．Shehasnomoneyfortoys.B．Shecantfindgoodtoysforherself.C．Hersonhasaspecialtasteforgifts.D．Hersonmissedtoomanybirthdays.3、Whosuggestsagoodtoywhichcanbeusedasabedfordolls?A．MicheleManhire.B．Natalie.C．Meagan.D．Vera.4、Whichofthefollowingcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Veraworksasateacherherself.B．MicheleManhireonlybuystoysonline.C．Meaganispuzzledbyherson’schangingtoys.D．Nataliefollowsmanygroupsinchoosingtoys.24．（8分）Travellingwithkidsisn’talwayseasy,butit’salwaysfun．Ifyouareconsideringabandoningthecampingholidaythisyear．WhynotvisitoneofEurope’sfamouscitiesinstead?HereareEuropeEHICServicesLimited’stoppicks．Barcelona，SpainBarceIonaissuretobewelllovedbyyoungervisitors．Thecitystreetsarefilledwithstreetperformerswhoswallowfireandjuggleswords．Ifyourkidsenjoyachallenge，theymayevenenjoyabird’s－eyeviewfromthetopoftheMiradordeColom．BarcelonaevenhastheMuseumofChocolatewhichyourchildrenwilljumpatthechancetotaste．Berlin,GermanyBerlinhassightsforadultsandchildreninequalmeasure．WithLegolandDiscoveryCenter，AquaDomeandtheBerlinZoo，thecitywillnotbelackinginchoicesforyourkids．Berlinalsohasplentyofchild-friendlytransport，parksandplentyofdeliciousdishes．Amsterdam，NetherlandIt’seasytojumponacanalorbustourinAmsterdaminordertopreventtiredlittlefeet．Ifyouhaveconfidentcyclistsinthefamily，youcanrentabikeandpaddlearoundthecityinstead．TheTropenmuseumisapopularfavoriteastherooftopturnsintoabeachinthesummermonths．Reykjavik，IcelandThiscityisperfectforkidsofallages．Theywilllovethenaturalwondersthatthecityhastooffer，suchasthehotsprings．TheNorthernLights，whalewatchingandtryingonVikingarmor（盔甲）willalsocreateunforgettablememoriesforyourkids．Nomatterwhereyoudecidetotakeyourkidsonholiday，it’simportantthatyouallhavevalidandin-dateEuropeanHealthInsuranceCards．Don’tleaveyourselforyourkidsunprotected；applyforyourEHICtoday．1、WhatcanvisitorsdoinBarcelona?A．Enjoyexcitingperformancesinthestreet．B．VisitaspecialLegoplaceinperson．C．Makechocolateswiththeirownhands．D．Paddlearoundthecity．2、Wherecanyouhaveabathinahotspring?A．Berlin．B．Barcelona．C．Amsterdam．D．Reykjavik．3、WhatmightEuropeEHICServicesLimitedbe?A．Atravelagency．B．Aninsuranceagency．C．Aneducationalinstitution．D．Ahealthcenterforchildren．25．（10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.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）Fromthewindowofmyroom,Icouldseetallcotton-rosehibiscus（木棉樹）.Inspring,whengreenleaveswerehalf1inmist,thetreelookedveryattractive,2withredflowers.Thisinspiringneighborofmineoften3mymindworking.Iregardeditasmybestfriend4.However,whenIopenedthewindowonemorning,tomyamazement,thetreewasalmost5beyondrecognitionasaresultofthestorm6thenightbefore.Iwasseizedwithasuddensorrowatthethought“alltheflowersaretofall”.Icouldnothelp7withemotion:thecourseoflifeneverruns8,fortherearesomanyupsanddowns9twistsandturns.Theprocessofmylifesawmybelovedfriendspartingoneafteranother.Isn’tit10totheflowersfallingoffthetreeinthewind?Thisevent11frommymemoryastimewentby.OnedayafterIcamehome,Ifoundtheroomhardtobreatheinandopenedthewindow12.Somethingoutsidecaughtmy13andimpressedme.Itwasplumtree（李樹）withflowers14beautifullybythesunset.Thesurprisediscoveryfilledmewithpleasure.Iwondered15Ihadnoideaofsometoughliferestartingoverthefallenpetals（花瓣）whenIfeltsorryforthehibiscus.Whenthelastpetal16,alltheadmirationforthehibiscusdisappearedasifnothingwasleft,untilthelandscapewasagaindecoratedwiththeredplumflowersto17peopleoflife’salternationandcontinuity.Can'titbesaidthatlifeisactuallyasymphony,aharmonious18oflossandgain.Standingbythewindowlostinthoughtforalongtime,Irealizedthatnosceneryintheworldremains19Aslongasyoukeepyourheartbathedinthesun,everydawnwillpresentafinestartforyouandtheworldwillalwaysbeabout20hopes.1、A．buriedB．placedC．hiddenD．trapped2、A．coveredB．surroundedC．dottedD．marked3、A．setB．preventedC．observedD．bore4、A．regularlyB．graduallyC．narrowlyD．generally5、A．blankB．vacantC．bareD．empty6、A．effectB．damageC．faultD．feast7、A．teasingB．yellingC．swearingD．sighing8、A．luckyB．smoothC．simpleD．cozy9、A．aswellasB．ratherthanC．asmanyasD．regardlessof10、A．dueB．contraryC．similarD．familiar11、A．sankB．fadedC．maturedD．quit12、A．casuallyB．activelyC．merelyD．fiercely13、A．soulB．noseC．eyeD．mind14、A．setoffB．setupC．putupD．putoff15、A．whenB．ifC．howD．why16、A．slippedB．quitC．droppedD．broke17、A．ridB．warnC．convinceD．remind18、A．compositionB．dilemmaC．divisionD．conflict19、A．unlimitedB．unspoiledC．unchangedD．unexpected20、A．freshB．practicalC．previousD．vain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）語法填空Ipaidavisit1．CambridgelastJanuary.Thoughthetriptookme5hoursanditrainedthewholedaywithstrongwinds,thetowndeservedavisit.Thebusstartedat6:10am.Itstoppedat4stopsbeforewefinallyarrived,2．wastedmoretimethanwehadexpected.3．(tire)withlongtimeofsitting,onepassengerstooduptorelaxhisnumb(麻木的)legs.Thedriveraskedhimtositdownbutinvain.Sohepulledupandsaid4．(serious),"Youeithergetofforsitdown."Tohim,5．(safe)wasthefirstpolicy.Cambridgeconsistsofnearlythirtycolleges.The6．(old)partoftheuniversitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury7．thenewestwasfoundedinthemid-1960s.Thenumberofthestudents8．(be)sogreatthatmanystudentsliveinlodgings（出租房）andmoveintocollegefortheirfinalyear.TheheartofCambridgehasshops,pubs,andsupermarkets,butmostofitisuniversitycolleges,departments,librariesandotherplacesforuniversitystaffandstudents.Studentsfilltheshops,cafes,banksandchurches,9．(make)themaswellpartoftheuniversity.Withover10,000undergraduatesandpostgraduates,thetownisabusyplaceindeed.Studentsherearenotallowed10．(keep)cars.Ifyouhappentobewalkinginthestreetduringabreak,you'dbetterstopforamomenttoavoidtheseaofbicycleshurryinginalldirections,whichcarrystudentsfromonecollegeoralectureroomtoanother.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）Dearsir,LastyearIbuyarefrigeratorinyourstoreonChangAnRoad、Wealllikeshapeoftherefrigerator、Andyesterdaysomethingwentwrongly、Itmadeanoisewhenturningon、Atfirstitwaslowbutgraduallyitbecamelouderandlouder、Tomakematterworse，itevenstoppedworking、Weallfeltdisappointing、Iamwritingtoaskforhelp、Wouldyoupleasefindsomeonetorepairthem?Iwouldbeathomethisweekend、Pleasecallmebeforeyoucometohere、Mytelephonenumberis66065531、Thankyouverymuch、LiMing第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李津，你打算參加你校下周要舉行的主題為“WeAreAllDreamChasers”英語演講大賽，你已經寫完初稿，請根據以下提示用英語給你的外教Jenny寫一封郵件。參加大賽目的；請她幫忙糾正發音、潤色語言等；約定拜訪時間、地點。注意：詞數不少于100；可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。DearJenny,I’mplanningto...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、B3、A4、C5、A6、D7、B8、A9、B10、B11、A12、D13、D14、D15、B16、C17、C18、D19、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、C2、D3、B4、D22、1、B2、D3、B4、D23、1、C2、C3、D4、A24、1、A2、D3、B25、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,po