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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.

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.

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,sothecountryhasshownitispossibletogetahugei