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AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite(火药)wouldbeawarobstacle:
“Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeacethanathousandworldconventions(公约).”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.Rather,it’sthecasethateachnewtechnologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves.“Problemsaretheanswerstosolutions,”saysBrianArthur.
Mostofthenewproblemsintheworldareproblemscreatedbyprevioustechnology.Theseproblemsarenearlyinvisibletous.Everyyear1.2millionpeopledieinautomobileaccidents.Thetechnologicaltransportationsystemkillsmorepeoplethancancer.Globalwarming,environmentalpoisons,nuclearterrorism,andspeciesloss,areonlyafewofthemanyotherseriousproblemstroublingpeople.
Ifweembrace(拥抱)technologyweneedtofaceitscosts.
44.Whatwillnewinventionsdoaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Theywillincreasewars.B.Theywillleadtopeace.
C.Theywillservepeople.D.Theywillbreakconventions.
45.Whatinventionwasconsideredtomakewarsillybyitsinventor?
A.Theradio.B.Theaeroplane.C.Dynamite.D.Themachinegun.
46.Whatdoestheauthorlistsomanyinventions?
A.Toshowpeople’screativity.B.Toappreciatetheirbenefits.
C.Tocontradicttheoriginalideas.D.Toprovegrandpromises.
47.Whatdoestheauthorhopetotellusaboutnewtechnologythroughthetext?
A.Itwillexperiencemanytests.
B.Itwillbringabouthugecostsintheworld.
C.Itprovidesanswerstomanyproblems.
D.Itpresentsmoreproblemsthanitsolves.
Keys:
44-47BACD
Two【2018届上海市南洋模范中学高二英语摸底考试题】
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
CulturalCenterAddsClassesforYoungAdults
TheAllendaleCulturalCenterhasexpandeditsartsprogramtoincludeclassesforyoungadults.DirectorLeahMartinannouncedMondaythatbeginninginSeptember,threenewclasseswillbeofferedtotheAllendalecommunity.ThecoursetitleswillbeYogaforTeenagers;
HipHopDance:
LearningtheLatestMoves;
andCreativeJournalingforTeens:
DiscoveringtheWriterWithin.ThelattercoursewillnotbeheldattheAllendaleCulturalCenterbutinsteadwillmeetattheAllendalePublicLibrary.
StaffmemberTriciaCousinswillteachtheyogaandhiphopclasses.Ms.Cousinsisanaccomplishedchoreographer(舞蹈教师)aswellasanexperienceddanceeducator.ShehasanMAindanceeducationfromTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity,whereshewroteathesisonthepedagogical(教学法的)effectivenessofdanceeducation.ThejournalingclasswillbetaughtbyBetsyMilford.Ms.MilfordistheheadlibrarianattheAllendalePublicLibraryaswellasacolumnistfortheprofessionaljournalLibraryFocus.
ThecoursesarepartoftheAllendaleCulturalCenter'
sProjectTeen,whichwasinitiatedbyLeahMartin,DirectoroftheCulturalCenter.AccordingtoMartin,thisprojectisadirectresultofhereffortstomakethecenteramoreessentialpartoftheAllendalecommunity.Overthelastseveralyears,thenumberofpeoplewhohavevisitedtheculturalcenterforclassesoreventshassteadilydeclined.ProjectTeenisprimarilyfundedbyagenerousgrantfromTheMcGeeArtsFoundation,anorganizationdevotedtobringingartsprogramstoyoungadults.MartinoverseestheProjectTeenboard,whichconsistsoffiveboardmembers.TwoboardmembersarestudentsatAllendale'
sBrookdaleHighSchool;
theotherthreeareadultswithbackgroundsineducationandthearts.
ThecreativejournalingclasswillbecosponsoredbyBrookdaleHighSchool,andstudentswhocompletetheclasswillbegiventheopportunitytopublishoneoftheirjournalentriesinPulse,Brookdale'
sstudentliterarymagazine.StudentswhocompletethehiphopclasswillbeeligibletoparticipateintheAllendaleReview,anannualconcertsponsoredbytheculturalcenterthatfeatureslocalactors,musicians,anddancers.Allclassesarescheduledtobeginimmediatelyfollowingschooldismissal,andtransportationwillbeavailablefromBrookdaleHighSchooltotheAllendaleCulturalCenterandtheAllendalePublicLibrary.FormoreinformationaboutProjectTeen,contacttheculturalcenter'
sprogrammingofficeat988-0099ordropbytheofficeafterJuneltopickupafallcoursecatalog.TheofficeislocatedonthethirdflooroftheAllendaleTownHall.
64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
A.TriciaCousinswillteachtwoofthenewclasses.
B.ThenewclasseswillbeginonJune1.
C.PeoplewhowantacompletefallcatalogueshouldstopbytheAllendalePublicLibrary.
D.Theculturalcenter'
sannualconcertiscalledPulse.
65.AccordingtoLeahMartin,whatwasthedirectcauseofProjectTeen?
A.TriciaCousinswasavailabletoteachcoursesinthefall.
B.Communityorganizationswereignoringlocalteenagers.
C.TheMcGeeArtsFoundationwantedtobemoreinvolvedinAllendale'
sartsprogramming.
D.ShewantedtomaketheculturalcenteramoreimportantpartoftheAllendalecommunity.
66.WhichofthefollowingfactorsisimpliedasanotherreasonforProjectTeen?
A.Thenumberofpeoplevisitingtheculturalcenterhasdeclinedoverthelastseveralyears.
B.TheculturalcenterwantedagrantfromTheMcGeeArtsFoundation.
C.TheyoungpeopleofAllendalehavecomplainedabouttheculturalcenter'
sofferings.
D.LeahMartinthinksclassesforteenagersaremoreimportantthanclassesforadults.
64-66ADA
Three【2018届上海市七宝中学高二英语开学考试题】
Inthe1990s,whenanareaofBrazilianrainforestthesizeofBelgiumwascutdowneveryyear,Brazilwastheworld’senvironmentalvillain(反派角色)andtheAmazonianjunglestheimageofeverythingthatwasgoingwrongingreenplaces.Now,theAmazonoughttobetheimageofwhatisgoingright.Governmentfiguresshowthatdeforestationfellby70%intheBrazilianAmazon
regionduringthepastdecade.Ifclearanceshadcontinuedattheirratein2005,anextra3.2billiontonnesofcarbondioxidewouldhavebeenputintotheatmosphere.Thatisanamountequaltoayear’semissionsfromtheEuropeanUnion.Arguably,then,Brazilisnowtheworldleaderinaddressingclimatechange.
Buthowdiditbreaktheviciouscycle(恶性循环)?
Theanswer,accordingtoapaperisthattherewasnosilverbulletbutinsteadathree-stageprocessinwhichbans,bettergovernanceinfrontierareasandconsumerpressureoncompaniesworked.
Thefirststageranfromthemid-1990sto2004.Thiswaswhenthegovernmentputitseffortsintobansandrestrictions.TheBrazilianForestCodesaidthat,oneveryfarmintheAmazon,80%ofthelandhadtobesetasideasaforestreserve.Asthestudyobserves,thissharewassohighthatthecodecouldnotbefollowed---orenforced.Thiswastheperiodoftheworstdeforestation.Soybeanpriceswerehighandtherewereavastexpansionofsoybeanfarmingonthesouth-easternborderoftherainforest.
Duringthesecondstage,whichranfrom2005to2009,thegovernmenttriedtoboostitsabilitytopolicetheAmazon.Brazil’spresidentmadestoppingdeforestationapriority,whichresultedinbetterco-operationbetweendifferentbitsofthegovernment.Theareainwhichfarmingwasbannedwasincreasedfromasixthtonearlyhalfoftheforest.
Thethirdstage,whichbeganin2009,wasatestofwhetherasystemofrestrictionscouldsurviveassoybeanexpansioncontinued.Thegovernmentshifteditsfocusfromfarmstocounties(eachstatehasscoresofthese).Farmersinthe36countieswiththeworstdeforestationrateswerebannedfromgettingcheapcredituntilthoseratesfell.
Byanystandards,Brazil’sAmazonpolicyhasbeenasuccess,madethemoreremarkablebecauseitreliedonrestrictionsratherthanrewards,whichmighthavebeenexpectedtohaveworkedbetter.Overtheperiodofthestudy,Brazilalsoturneditselfintoafarmingsuperpower,sothecountryhas