安徽皖江名校2024年高三最后一卷英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請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．TheU.S.officialsaidNorthKoreaandIranshouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,whichlastDecembersaiditwouldwork__________toallowinternationalweaponsinspectorstodotheirwork.A．unconditionally B．unwillingly C．unfortunately D．uncomfortably2．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding3．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)ttendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．a(chǎn)mattending4．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality5．—CanIhaveadayofftomorrow?Ineedtovisitmygrandmainthehospital.—__________.Icanmanagewithoutyou.A．ForgetitB．OfcourseC．ItdependsD．I’mafraidnot6．Allofasudden,thethiefwalkingbehindayoungandprettylady_______herpurse,______intothecrowd.A．seizing;rushed B．seized;rushed C．seizing;rushing D．seized;rushing7．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof8．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a(chǎn);the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a(chǎn);a9．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial10．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency11．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone12．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion13．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld14．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for15．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before16．—I'dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon'tmind.—________.Don'tforgetyouwilldrive.A．Anythingbutthat B．ByallmeansC．Takeiteasy D．Iwon'tsaynotothis17．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted18．It’sstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroom________babiescurrentlyoccupy.A．where B．whoseC．that D．a(chǎn)s19．Thenewplaygroundtobebuiltnextyearwillbe____________theoldone.A．a(chǎn)sthreetimesbigasB．threetimesasbigasC．a(chǎn)sbigasthreetimesD．a(chǎn)sbigthreetimesas20．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover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）Pictureaniceberg(冰山).You'llprobablyimaginesomethingwhiteassnowrisingupoutofabluesea.Buticebergscanbeallsortsofshades.Theycanbefromafrostybluetoanattractivegreen.Researchersandsailorshaveobservedemerald(翠綠色)icebergsforyears.Alargepieceofice"mast-high"and"greenasemerald"evenappearsinSamuelTaylorColeridge's1834poem.Buttheyhaven'tfoundoutexactlywhytheseicebergslookthewaytheydo.AnewpaperledbyStephenWarrenwaspublished.Itallhastodowithwhaticebergsaremadeoutof.Icebergsbreakoffglaciers(冰川)oriceshelves,whichhappensmainlyaroundAntarcticaandGreenland.Theybegintheirlivesassnowfallthataccumulatesovertime.So.icebergscontainairpocketswiththeformofbubblesthatspreadlight.Withsomeexceptionsandrarelines,glaciericetendstolookbluishwhite.Atfirst，Warrenguessedthatthegreenwasaproductofmeltcarbon.Anditcamefromrottingplantsorseaanimals.Butsamples(樣本)didn'tproveit.AnotherideastartedtotakeshapeaftertheyhadfoundahighconcentrationofironinasampleofseaicefromtheAmeryIceShelf.Whenglaciersrubacrossland,theyproducewhat'sknownasglacierflour.Itisaproductofbedrockbeinggroundclownbythemovingmass.Asglaciersmoveaway,theseremainsareusuallywashedoutintowater.inparticlessometimestoosmalltobenoticeabletoyoureyes.Butonland.soilandrockscontainironoxidesthatoftenhaverosycolors.likereds,yellows,andbrowns-andsincetheseaicecontained500timesmoreironthantheglacierice,Warrenwonderedwhethertheremainswereresponsibleforicebergstakingonagreenappearance.Hedoesn'tknowforsure.He'shopingtosecuremoneysothathecanreturntotheareaandstudytheicebergsthemselves.1、WhyisSamuelTaylorColeridge'spoemmentionedinthetext?A．Ittellswhyicebergslookthewaytheydo.B．Itdescribesvividlywhaticebergsarelike.C．Itsayscausesoftheappearanceoficebergs.D．Itprovestheexistenceofcolorfulicebergs.2、WhatcanweknowaboutStephenWarren'spaper?A．Itdrawsonresearchers'andsailors'views.B．Itistherecordofthemovementoficebergs.C．Ittalksabouthowicebergscomeintobeing.D．Itisacollectionofvarioussocialphenomena.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph4referto?A．Asampleofseaice. B．Warren'sfirstguess.C．Warren'sideaoniron. D．Aproductofmeltcarbon.4、Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A．Thepossiblereasonwhyicebergslookgreen.B．Wheremostoficebergseventuallydisappear.C．Howicebergstakeinthecolorsfromglaciers.D．Thewayinwhichicebergsbreaksoffglaciers.22．（8分）TheMalteseIslandsarerichinNeolithic(新石器時(shí)代的)sites.GgantijainGozo,Tarxien,andtheHagarQim/MnajdraComplexhereonMalta’ssouthcoastareperhapsthemostwell-known.Thesepilesofstonesaresomeoftheearliestknownmanmadestructuresintheworld.Theyareshowingtheirageabitbutwhatwouldyouexpectforbuildingsthatarefiveandahalfthousandyearsold.Myhousewasbuiltintheyear2000andisalreadyinbadconditionroundtheedges.Thesetemplesareolderthanthepyramids!Inmyopinionthetemplesarebestseenafterthevisitorshaveleft.ComewithmeforalateafternoonwalkdownthehillpastHagarQimtowardstheMnajdraComplex.TherearechainlinkfencesaroundthetemplesnowbutwecanignorethoseandtrytoimagewhyMaltasearliestpeoplewenttothetroubleofbuildingthesestructuresonthiswindyandpoorhillside.Ofcoursethetempleswouldhavelookedratherdifferentwhentheywereconstructed.Theymayhavebeendecoratedwithpigmentsandpossiblyevenroofedwithanimalskinsorothermaterials.Whoknows?Wedoknowthattheywerechangedandaddedtoovera1,000-yearperiodorso.GettingtoMnajdraandHagarQimiseasiestifyouhaveacar.Orifyoudon’tmindahike,youcouldgetabustoQrendi(3kmaway)orZurrieq(5kmaway)andwalkfromthere.Warning:althoughthedistancesarenottoogreat,walkingseveralkilometersintheMaltesesuncanbeveryhardandpossiblydangerous.Takewaterandsunscreen.1、Whatmakesthewriterwonderaboutthetemples?A．Theirhistory.B．Theirappearance.C．Howtheywerebuilt.D．Whentheywerebuilt.2、Whatareweawareofabouttheconstructionofthetemples?A．Theyhavebeentransformed.B．Theylookthesameasbefore.C．Theywerecarefullydesigned.D．Theyarenotwhattheyusedtobe.3、Howcanweadmirethesitesgettingleastsunburn?A．Byhikingthere.B．Byridingacar.C．Bytakingwater.D．Bytakingabus.4、Wherecanwepossiblyfindthisarticle?A．Inapoliticalspeech.B．Inahistoricalfiction.C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inageographytextbook.23．（8分）Foryears,decadesinfact,I'vepuzzledovertheresponsemostpeoplehavewhenItellthemImostlytravelalone."You'resobrave!"Whyisitthatawomantravellingalone,asIhaveoftendoneformonthsatatime,isperceivedtobe"brave",whereasmenwhotravelaloneareentirelyunremarkable?Youareonlybravewhenyouareafraidofsomethingbutstilldoitanyway.Ihaveneverbeenafraidoftravellingalone.ThefirsttimeItravelledalonewaswhenIwas19.IwasduetotravelinEuropewithafriendattheendofthesummer.SheannouncedbylettertwodaysbeforeourdeparturethatshewouldbeleavingmehalfwayatVienna.Itwastoolatebythentoropeinanotherfriend,soitwaseithertogohomeafterVienna,orkeepgoingbymyself.Ikeptgoing.Igotontrainsbymyself,checkedintohostelsbymyselfandfoundmywayaroundbymyself.Itwasweirdatfirst,butlaterIstoppedworryingaboutit.WhenIgotbacktoIrelandafterthattrip,Ifeltproudofmyself.IhaddonesomethingIhadassumedwouldbehard,andithadturnedouttobenothardatall.Thatwasthreedecadesago,andsincethenIhavetravelledallovertheworld,usuallyonmyown.IstilldowhatIdidthen,whichistokeepadiary.ThegreatestgiftofsolotravelhasbeenthoseI'vemetalongtheway.ImayhavesetoffaloneeachtimebutI'veencounteredmanypeoplewhobecameimportanttome.ImetmyhusbandinKathmandu,Nepal.ImetlifelongfriendsinAustralia,Poland,Hungary,Turkey,India,Indonesiaandmanyotherplaces.1、Whatmakestheauthorpuzzledwhenshetellspeopleofherexperience?A．People'sdisbelief. B．People'sresponse.C．People'sapproval. D．People'scriticism.2、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutherfirsttimetotravelalone?A．Itwasatripbydesign.B．Shehadtochoosetogobyherself.C．Itwasharderthanexpected.D．Shesetoffallalone.3、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"solotravel"inthelastparagraphmean?A．GroupTravel. B．Travellingwithfriends.C．Travellingalone. D．Travellingwithmusic.4、Howhastheauthorbenefitedfromhertravel?A．Shehasovercomeherfearoftravellingalone.B．Shehaswrittenacoupleofbooks.C．Shehasreceivedagreatmanygifts.D．Shehasmetmanypeoplealltheway.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）InformationonTravellinginSingaporeMoneymattersThecurrencyinSingaporeistheSingaporedollar(S$).Moneychangingservicescanbefoundatmanyshoppingcentresandhotelsaroundtheisland,andtheATMs(generallyopen24/7)acceptmostofthemaincreditcardssuchasVisa,MasterCardandAmericanExpress.HotelReservationsandAccommodationUponarrivalattheairport,pleasevisitits24-hourhotelreservationscounters,whichcanhelpgetyouaroominyourpreferredhotel.Paymentforthefirstnightisrequireduponconfirmation.LostPassport/SingaporeImmigrationServicesShouldyouloseyourpassport,wesuggestyoumakeapolicereport,thenheadtotheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthoritytogetatemporaryvisa.Finally,informyourrespectiveembassysothatyoucangetthroughcustomswhenyoureachhome.TippingTippingisnotacommonpracticeinSingaporeasmosthotelsandrestaurantsincludea10%servicechargeinthefinalbill.Whiletippingisnotexpected,itisappreciated,beitinrestaurantswherethereisnoservicecharge,oranywherewhereexcellentserviceisprovided.SmokingIfyouareasmoker,youwillhavetoresisttheurgetolightupinair-conditionedareassuchasshoppingcentres,restaurants,entertainmentoutletsandcinemas.Smokingisalsoanoffenceinpublicbuses,theMRTtrains,taxisandlifts.AmaximumofS$1000canbeimposedonfirst-timeoffenders.Ageneralruleofthumbisthatifthereisanashtraysupplied,goforit.270、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethemoneychangingsysteminSingapore?A．Difficult. B．Convenient.C．Traditional. D．Original.1、Whatisessentialifyouwanttobookahotelroomattheairport?A．YoumuststayinSingaporefor24hours.B．Youshouldgotoyourpreferredhotel.C．Youaresupposedtopayforthefirstnight.D．Youmustspendthefirstnightattheairport.2、HowmanystepsaresuggestedthatyoushouldfollowifyouloseyourpassportinSingapore?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.3、Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareyouexpectedtotip?A．Whenyouthinkthattheserviceisverygood.B．Whenyoureceiveagiftfromafriend.C．Whenyouleaveaverygoodrestaurant.D．Whenyouarefacedwithanydifficulty.4、SmokingisstrictlyforbiddeninthefollowingareasEXCEPT______.A．inanair-conditionedrestaurant B．inabusC．inaconferenceroom D．byanashtray第三部分語言知識運(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）Todaythereismoretoreadthaneverbefore.Thewebsitestrytheirbestto1witheachotherbyofferingreadingupdates.Thesocialnewssitesarealwaysfilledwiththe2newsandstoriesonecanreadeverywhereonline.3,thereisnolastingvalueamidthewholecompetition.Asfarastheirvalueis4,Iassumeitmakesnomuch5whetheryoufindonetoreador6it.Ifyouaresomeonewhotendsto7meaninginlife,Iamsureyou’vefeltthiswayaswell.Wheneverthishappens,Ichoosetoturnbacktothe8,theoldenduringmeaningfulbooksthathave9thetestoftime.Mostpeoplebelieve,withourmodern10wehaveinventednewlife.Butthisisnotthe11.Whentheythinktheyareleadingalifecompletely12whattheirancestorshaddecadesago,theyare13stillsurroundedbyminordetailsandtheirliferemains14.Everythinghasitsparticularplace.Oldbooksteachyouhowtoliveandwhatit15tobehuman,withmoralstandards.Thisis16theystillplayanimportantpartinourlife.I’mgladthatIamnot17inthisopinion.Manypeopleagreethatthewisdomofthegreatesthumanminds18throughcenturiesisthemostvaluable19ofmankind.Tomakeclassicbooks20toyoungsters,schoolsshouldmakeitpossiblefortheirstudentstofindthebooksrecommendedbytheirteachersonthebook-shelvesinthelibrary.1、A．struggleB．communicateC．cooperateD．compete2、A．temporaryB．finalC．latestD．present3、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．InsteadD．Besides4、A．regardedB．suggestedC．consideredD．concerned5、A．differenceB．senseC．commentD．progress6、A．preventB．loseC．missD．a(chǎn)void7、A．giveupB．searchforC．setasideD．jokeabout8、A．a(chǎn)rticlesB．fictionsC．expertsD．classics9、A．madeB．stoodC．createdD．experimented10、A．serviceB．editionC．technologyD．construction11、A．caseB．baseC．lifeD．matter12、A．equaltoB．consistentwithC．differentfromD．similarto13、A．probablyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．usuallyD．potentially14、A．unchangedB．stableC．safeD．peaceful15、A．showsB．provesC．offersD．means16、A．whetherB．whyC．whenD．where17、A．a(chǎn)loneB．lonelyC．discouragedD．optimistic18、A．givenupB．carriedawayC．passeddownD．broughtup19、A．revolutionB．performancesC．processD．possessions20、A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．a(chǎn)ccessibleC．suitableD．beneficial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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Mostpeoplenowadaysare1．busywiththeirlivesthattheydonothavetimetoenjoyahealthyand2．(balance)diet.Formostindividuals,as3．resultofeatingfoodsrichinfatsandsugarseveralyears,theychoose4．(go)onadietbutdonotsucceedattheend.Besuretobewithastrongawareness(意識)thatyouare5．youeat!Therefore,maintainingahealthydietnotonly6．(provide)yourbodywithenergybutalsonumeroushealthbenefits.Oneisthatyouwillkeepahealthyweightandisalsotheeasiestandmost7．(benefit)wayinwhichyoucanbeenergeticandprotectyourself8．a(chǎn)numberofdiseaseswhen9．(grow)old.Anotherbenefitisthatyouwillmeetyoureverydaynutritionalrequirements(要求).Basicallyspeaking,youshouldensurethatyoutakegoodamountofvegetables,grains,milkandproteins.Inmostcases,ahealthydietcanhelpyoudecreasetheriskof10．(get)somediseaseslikediabetesandcancer.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(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（∧），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)的詞下畫一橫線，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．Iwasadmittedtoaordinaryschool．Ifeeldisappointedatthepoorly-equippedclassroom，andIfoundtheteachersfriendlyandconsiderate．Besides，Iwasfondofthewarmatmosphereinclass．Iwasdeterminingtomakethebestofit．Iworkedhardandgotalonggoodwithmyteachersandclassmates．WheneverIhaddifficulties，theywerealwaysreadyhelpmeout．Soon，Ibecameoneofthetopstudentinmyclass，thatmademebecomeconfident．Myexperienceinhighschooloftenremindsmethatitisnothowyouaregivenbuthowyoumakeuseofitthatdeterminesonwhoyouare．38第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）以吸煙有害健康為題寫一篇短文，字?jǐn)?shù)100左右，內(nèi)容要求包括：1.現(xiàn)狀：中國吸煙者約占將近一半，吸煙者越來越年輕，我們中有不少中學(xué)生也在抽煙。2.原因：有的認(rèn)為是時(shí)髦(akindoffashion)、有的認(rèn)為是樂趣、有的認(rèn)為可以提神(refreshoneself)。3.害處：吸煙有害健康，可導(dǎo)致多種疾病，是一種金錢的浪費(fèi)，甚至?xí)鸹馂?zāi)。4.勸告大家不要吸煙。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、B6、D7、D8、A9、B10、B11、D12、C13、D14、A15、D16、A17、C18、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、1、D2、C3、B4、A22、1、B2、D3、B4、C23、1、B2、B3、C4、D24、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,