河南省新鄉(xiāng)市新鄉(xiāng)市一中2024屆高三二診模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

河南省新鄉(xiāng)市新鄉(xiāng)市一中2024屆高三二診模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere2．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that3．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．a(chǎn)s4．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut5．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may6．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since7．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for8．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted9．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade10．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling11．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who12．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave13．Thereisnoeasywaytorememberprepositions,asitisoneareaofEnglish____therulesseemveryirregular.A．that B．whereC．whose D．which14．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat15．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact16．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing17．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen18．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold19．Nowadayswiththedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorenewtechnology____tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．wasintroducedC．willintroduce D．isbeingintroduced20．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read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）Whatiserosion(腐蝕)?Erosionissimplywhensoilistransportedontheearth'ssurfacefromonelocationtoanotherbyanaturalcause.Thisiseasytoimagine.Pictureasandcastleonabeach.Thissandcastleisparticularlybeautiful,theworkofawholelong,hotsummerafternoon.Ithasthreetowers,withagreatwallrunningallaround.Smallsquarehousessitinanopenareainthecenter.FromthetallesttowerfliesaPop-sicle-wrapperflagfromasmalltwigflagpole.Itsbuildersitsback,proudlyadmiringherwork.Butitislate,andthetideiscomingin,bringingthewatercloser.Finally,thecastleishitwithagiantwave.Asitpullsout,thebuilderseesthereisnothingleftbutbitsofthetowersandasmallbrokentwig.Wherehasthesandgone?Notveryfar,really.It’smovingaroundthewaterthatwillwashbackandforthacrossthebeachallday.It’sspreadaroundthebeachnexttothecastle.However,tooureyes,ithasdisappeared.Thisisalsothewaywitherosion.Partsoftheearthseemtodisappearbuthavereallyjustbeenmovedaround.Acommonexampleofwaterchangingthelandscapeissinkholes.Sinkholesareformedwhenundergroundwaterwearsawaythedirtandrockthatsurroundsit.Eventually,theholeunderneaththegroundissobig,andtheearthaboveitsothinthatthesurfacecollapsesintothehole,takingwithitanythingunluckyenoughtobeonthesurfaceatthetime.Sinkholesoccurnaturallyandhavebeenaroundaverylongtime.Today,though,manysinkholesarecausedbytheactionofhumanbeings.Infact,today,humanbeingsareoneofthethingshelpingtospeeduperosionoftheearth.Scientistsbelievethatbypumpingwaterfromunderground,movingsanddunesandothernaturally-occurringanti-erosionmeasures,humanshaveallowederosionoftheearthtospeedupbyasmuchas40times.Thismeansthatbeachesaroundtheworldaredisappearing,moresinkholesareopeningup,andfarmlandisrapidlybecomingdesert.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofdescribingasandcastleinParagraph2?A．Toshowthedestructiveforceofnature.B．Torecallhishappychildhood.C．Tocatchthereader’sattention.D．Toexplainwhaterosionis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhepassage?A．Thehole.B．Theground.C．Theearth.D．Thesurface.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyouinfermayNOTbethecauseofsink-holes?A．Alotofhigh-riseshavebeenbuilt.B．Peoplepumpwaterfromunderground.C．Toomanymineshavebeenopenedup.D．Undergroundwatertakesawaydirtandrockaroundit.4、Basedonthepassage,whatismostlikelytobeoneresultoferosion?A．Desertificationwillspeedup.B．Sinkholeswillbeeverywhere.C．Manyplantspecieswilldisappear.D．Earthquakeswillhappenmoreoften.22．（8分）Onacollegecampingtrip,curiosityaboutwavesandsandcausedRobThielertostudyshorelinesaroundtheworld.ThirtyyearslaterandnowaU.S.GeologicalSurveyresearchgeologist,Thieler,iscombiningscienceandsmartphonetechnologytohelpstudyabird,whichisdyingout,theAtlanticCoastpipingplover.ThepipingploverisashorebirdthatlivesalongtheAtlanticCoast,theGreatLakesandtheGreatPlains.Risingsealevelassociatedwithclimatechange,aswellasincreaseddevelopmentoftheirbeachhabitats（棲息地）,threatensthespecies.Tohelptrackchangesinpipingploverhabitats,ThielerdevelopedafreeappcallediPloverin2012.Thisisamarkedchangefromthetypicalwayscientistscollectdata.SincereleasingiPlover,scientistshavegathereddataacross1,500kmofbreedingrange.ThatequalsaboutathirdofthedistanceacrosstheU.S.,whichisalargeareatocoverforonlytwothousandbreedingpairsofpipingploversontheeastcoast.Insteadofhavingtotravelandspenddaysateachsite,anumberofcooperatorsinthefieldusetheapptocollectandsenddata,allowingscientiststogatherdatamoreefficiently.Italsoallowsthemtocollectdataatthesametimeduringeachbreedingseason,providingabetterpictureofchangesthathappenoverlongerperiodsoftime.Andfast,centralizedaccessmeansscientistscanlookatdataquicklytogetareal-timeideaofwhereandhowpipingploversareusingtheirhabitats.WhileiPloverisusedbytrainedfieldstaff,otherappsliketheU.S.GeologicalSurvey’sweb-based“iCoast—DidtheCoastChange?”invitecitizenscientiststoidentifycoastalchangesbycomparingaerial（從飛機(jī)上的）photographstakenbeforeandafterstorms.Alltheinformationscientistsandcitizenscientistsalikecollecthelpsfederalandstateagenciescreatepolicyplansforaddressingclimatechangeimpacts（影響）worldwide.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthepipingplover?A．Itsbehaviourischanging.B．Itshabitatisgrowingbigger.C．Itslivingenvironmentisbecomingworse.D．ItsbreedingrangeislimitedtotheAtlanticCoast.2、WhydidThielerdevelopiPlover？A．TostudyshorelinesacrossAmerica.B．Toadvanceinformationtechnology.C．Tostudyglobalclimatechange.D．Tomonitorchangesofpipingploverhabitats.3、Whichofthefollowingbenefitstheshorebird?A．Thecampingequipment. B．Researchonsmartphones.C．Thechangeablecoast. D．Progressintechnology.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．ProtectingEndangeredShorebirds B．RobThieler,aCreativeScientistC．iPlover,aToolforTrainingFieldStaff D．DifferencesBetweeniPloverandiCoast23．（8分）Disney’sTheLionKingVenue:LyceumTheatrePhone:02074920810Duration:2hours30minutesCategories:Family&KidsMusicalsPerformancedates:Tuesday-Saturdayat7.30pmWednesday,Saturday&Sunday2.30pmTicketsPrice:from￡42WaltDisney’slongrunningandmulti-awardwinningmusicalTheLionKingcontinuestodelightaudiencesinLondon’sWestEnd.BasedontheDisneyanimatedfilm,TheLionKingcametostateonBroadwayin1997andTheLionKingLondonopenedinOctober1999,playingtopackedhouseseversince!SetagainstthegrandSerengetiPlainsandtotheuniquerhythmsofAfrica,Disney’sTheLionKingisunlikeanythingeverbeforeseeninmusicaltheatre,andwillredefineyourexpectationsofwhattheatrecanbe.DirectoranddesignerJulieTaymorcraftsacolorful,imaginativeandhighlycreativeworldthatbringstheplantsandanimalsofAfricatolive.Featuringtheoriginalsongsfromthe1994film,including“CircleofLife”,CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight”,“BePrepared”and“HakunaMatata”TheLionKingmusicalisatreatforaudiencesofallages.FamiliesyoungandoldcontinuetopacktheLyceumTheatrewiththeirLionKingticketstocelebrateintheimpressivestorytellingthattransportsyoutoawonderfulworldthatexplodeswithgloriouscolours,breathtakingeffectsandenjoyablemusic.“Thereissimplynothingelselikeit!”----NewYorkTimes.“Youhopeallnightsatthetheatrewillbelikethis.”----DailyMail.Pleasenote:TheLionKingisrecommendedforages6andup.Childrenundertheageof3willnotbeadmittedintothetheatre.Allpersonsaged16orundermustbeaccompaniedbyanadultandmaynotsitontheirownwithintheauditorium.Allpersonsenteringthetheatre,regardlessofage,musthaveaticket.125、Accordingtothepassage,TheLionKing__________.A．istobeshownsevendaysaweekB．isanOscarawardwinnerC．hasbeenpopularforabout20yearsD．lastsabout90minutes1、Whichofthefollowinggroupwillnotbeadmittedintothetheatre?A．Foursecond-yearstudentsatuniversityB．TwoprimaryschoolgirlswithateacherC．Acouplewithtwosonsaged5and7D．Ayoungmomwithher2-year-olddaughter2、Thispassageisintendedto_____________.A．instructB．educateC．a(chǎn)dvertiseD．entertain24．（8分）TheLittlePrince108min|Animation,Fantasy16|October2015Alittlegirllivesinanadultworldwithhermother,whotriestoprepareherforit.Herneighbor,theAviator,introduceshertoanextraordinarywordwhereanythingispossible,aworldmorethanjustafairytaleforchildren.Director:MakeOsborneStars:RachelMcAdams,PaulRudd,JeffBridgesBridgeofSpies141min|Biography,Drama,History|16October2015DuringtheColdWar,anAmericanlawyerisemployedtodefendanarrestedSovietspyincourt,andthenhelptheCIAachieveanexchangeofthespybecausetheSovietcaughtanAmericanU2spyplanepilot.Director:StevenSpielbergStars:TomHanks,MarkRylance,AlanAldaBytheSea(I)122min|Drama,Romance|9December2015SetinFrance,VanessaandherhusbandRolandtravelthecountrytogether.Theyseemtobegrowingapart,butwhentheywanderinonequiet,seasidetowntheybegintodrawclosetoeachotherbymeetingsomeofthelivelytowncitizens,suchasalocalbarkeeper.Director:AngelinaJolieStars:bradPitt,AngelinaJolie,MelanieLaurentAlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChip86min|Animation,Adventure,Comedy|18December2015Withmisunderstandings,Alvin,SimonandTheodorebelievethatDadisgoingtopropose(求婚)tohisnewgirlfriend.Theyhavethreedaystostoptheproposal,savingthemselvesnotonlyfromlosingDavebutfromgainingaterriblestepbrother.Kids’favorite!Director:WaltBeckerStars:KaleyCuoco,AnnaFaris,BellaThorne112、Whichofthetwowillprobablyappealtochildrenmost?A．TheLittleprinceandAlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChipB．ThelittlePrinceandBridgeofSpiesC．BridgeofSpiesandAlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChipD．BytheSeaandBridgeofSpies1、Amongthefilmsmentionedabove,whichisthelatestone?A．TheLittlePrinceB．BridgeofSpiesC．BytheSeaD．AlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChip2、Thedirectoralsoplaysakeyrolein.A．TheLittlePrinceB．BridgeofSpiesC．BytheseaD．AlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChip3、Accordingtofilms,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Thelittlegirl’sneighborintroduceshertoanextraordinaryworld.B．ThelawyerdefendsaSovietspyandnoAmericanspyisarrested.C．Alvin,SimonandTheodorefinallydon’tloseDave.D．Thecoupleintheendgetclosetoeachotherinthetown.25．（10分）Scientistswouldliketoplaceahugemirrorinspaceabovetheearth.Itmightbesixtymileswide.Itwouldbeusedtocatchtherays(光線)ofthesun.Itwoulddirectthesun’sraysupontheearthasachildmightdotomakesunlightdanceonthewallwithahandmirror.Whydotheywanttodothis?Thesun’srayscouldbehelpfulinmanyways.Theycouldlightupcitiesbynight.Thewarmrayscouldstopfrosts(霜凍)whichmightcomeatnightandhurtfruitcrops.Theycouldmelt(融化)dangerousicebergsintheocean.Perhapstheycouldchangecloudmovementsandbringrainwhereitisneeded.1、Thehugemirrorwould______.A．stand60milesinheight(高度) B．be60milesfromsidetosideC．cover60milesoftheearth D．be60milesabovetheearth2、Themirrorwouldbeusedto______.A．reflect(反射)sunlight B．a(chǎn)bsorb(吸收)sunlightC．seewhattheearthlookslike D．seehowcloudsmove3、Thestronglightfromthemirrorcouldpossibly______.A．hurtfruitcrops B．setfiretocitiesC．bringlongerdaytime D．shinethroughwalls4、Thehugemirroris______.A．somethinginastory B．a(chǎn)lreadymadeC．justanidea D．tobemadesoon第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Therearemanykindsoffriends.Somearealways___1___you,butdon'tunderstandyou.Somesayonlyafewwordstoyou,butunderstandyou.Manypeoplewillstepinyourlife,butonly___2___friendsleavefootprints(腳印).Ishallalwaysrecall(回憶)theautumnandthegirlwiththe___3___.Shewillalwaysbringbackthefriendshipbetweenus.Iknowshewillalwaysbemybestfriend.Itwasthegoldenseason.Icouldseetheyellowleaves___4___onthecool___5___.Insuchaseason,Ilikedwalkingaloneintheleaves,____6__tothesoundofthem.Autumnisa__7____seasonandlifeisuninteresting.Thefreedaysalwaysgetme___8___.Butoneday,thesoundofaviolin__9____intomyearslikeastream(小溪)flowinginthemountains.IwassosurprisedthatIjumpedtoseewhatitwas.Ayounggirl,standinginthewind,was__10____inplayingherviolin.Ihad__11____seenherbefore.ThemusicwassonicethatIlistenedquietly.Lostinthemusic,Ididn'tknowthatIhadbeen___12___thereforsolongbutmyexistence(存在)didnotseemtodisturbher.Leaveswerestillfalling.Everydaysheplayedtheviolininthecornerofthebuilding___13___Iwentdownstairstowatchherperformance.Iwastheonlylistener.Theautumnseemednolongerlonelyandlifebecame___14___.__15____wedidn'tknoweachother,Ithoughtwewerealreadygoodfriends.Ibelieveshealsolovedme.Autumnwasnearlyover.Oneday,whenIwaslisteningcarefully,thesoundsuddenly___16___.Tomyastonishment(驚訝),thegirlcameovertome.“Youmustlikeviolin.”shesaid.“Yes.Andyouplayverywell.Whydidyoustop?”Iasked.Suddenly,a__17____expressionappearedonherfaceandIcouldfeelsomethingunusual.“Icameheretoseemygrandmother,butnowImustleave.Ionceplayedverybadly.Itwasyourlisteningeverydaythat_18_____me.”shesaid.“Infact,itwasyourplaying_19_____gavemeameaningfulautumn,”Ianswered,“Let'sbefriends.”Thegirlsmiled,andsodidI.Ineverheardherplayagaininmylife.Inolongerwentdownstairstolistenlikebefore.Onlythickleaveswereleftbehind.ButIwillalwaysrememberthefinefigure(身影)ofthegirl.Sheislikea__20____—soshort,sobright,likeashootingstargivingoffsomuchlightthatitmakestheautumnbeautiful.1、.A．with B．for C．a(chǎn)gainst D．to2、.A．good B．true C．new D．old3、A．sound B．song C．play D．violin4、A．shaking B．hanging C．falling D．floating5、A．wind B．snow C．a(chǎn)ir D．rain6、A．watching B．listening C．seeing D．hearing7、A．lively B．lovely C．harvest D．lonely8、A．up B．off C．down D．over9、A．flowed B．grew C．entered D．ran10、A．lost B．a(chǎn)ctive C．busy D．interested11、A．once B．never C．often D．usually12、A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing13、A．because B．so C．when D．but14、A．interesting B．moving C．encouraging D．exciting15、A．But B．However C．Even D．Though16、A．stopped B．began C．gone D．changed17、A．happy B．sad C．strange D．surprised18、A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested19、A．that B．which C．it D．who20、A．song B．dream C．fire D．sister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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Chinesehigh-speedrailwaysareavery.1．(comfort)waytotravel.Theyareclean,quietandefficient.Chinahasledotherdevelopingcountriesandevensomedevelopedonesinthisfieldsincethefirsthigh-speedtrain2．(come)intousein2008.Thestationsare3．(main)builtoutsidethetowncenter,butlocaltransporthasbeenlengthened4．(connect)thehigh-speednetwork.Thefacilitiesonthetrainarenewandthestaffarewelltrained.Eventhesecondclass5．(chair)provideplentyofspace.Thepassagesaresowide6．youcanmovewithoutdisturbinganyone.Youcanuseyourmobilephone,access7．Internetorworkonyourlaptop.Thereisalsoarestaurantcar,thoughthekindsoffood8．(be)limited.Thetoiletsarclarge,cleananduser-friendlytoo.Thetrainalmostdoesn’trock.Evenwhenthetrainbrakes,youcanhardlyfeelitshake.What’smore,withafastercheck-in,thehigh-speedtrainarealso9．(little)affectedbyweatherthanplanes,Seldomare10．delayedorcancelledforweathercondition.Therefore,theyhavebecomethefirstchoiceformanypassengers.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(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)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(hào)（∧），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)的詞下劃一橫線，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。Squaredancinghasbeenmoreandmorepopularwiththeelderlyastheirlivingconditionsimprove,Mostpeoplethoughtitcanhelppeopletakeregularlyexerciseandstrengthentheirfitness、Besides,itprovidespeoplemorechancestotakeactivityoutdoors、However,somepeoplearguethatthemusicisverynoisy,thatdisturbsthesurroundingcitizens’normallife、Also,beexposedtosuchloudnoisemaydoaharmtotheirhealthinthelongrun、Inmyopinion,squaredancingisagoodformofexercise,sodancersshouldtakeourneighbors’needsintoconsideration、Iftheychoosearighttimeandturndownthemusic,itwillcausefewertroubleforothers、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）書面表達(dá)：假如你是李華，你的英國(guó)朋友Cindy最近身體不舒服，來(lái)信向你詢問(wèn)如何保持健康。請(qǐng)你給她回信并提出建議，內(nèi)容如下：1．注意合理飲食：多吃魚，豆類等有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的食品及新鮮蔬菜和水果，不要吃太多的肉和甜食；2．多參加體育鍛煉；3．保證充足睡眠，不要熬夜，每天至少睡8個(gè)小時(shí)。注意：1．詞數(shù)：100左右2．信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。3．參考詞匯：有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的：nutritiousDearCindyYoursLiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、B5、D6、A7、D8、B9、D10、C11、B12、D13、B14、B15、A16、A17、B18、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、D3、A4、A22、1、C2、D3、D4、A23、ThesciencefictiontypeofentertainmentisconsideredbymottobefatheredbyJulesVerne(AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthandTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea)andH.G.Wells(TheTimeMachineandTheWaroftheWorlds).Sei-Fi,asitiscommonlyshortened,isafictionalstoryinwhichscienceandtechnologyhaveasignificantinfluenceonthecharactersandplot.Manysuchworksareguessworkaboutwhatthefutureholdsandhowscientificfindingsandtechnologicaladvanceswillshapehumankind.Writinginthelate1800s,JulesVernewasremarkablysuccessfulinhis10guessesaboutfuturetechnologiesofairconditioning,automobiles,theInternet,television,andunderwater,air,andspacetravel.Unbelievably,ofallplacesfromwhichtochoose,JulesVerneguessedTampa,Florida,USAasthelaunchingsiteofthefirstprojecttotheMoon,whichwasonly200kilometersawayfromtheactual1969locationatCapeCanaveral,Florida.Oneofthebest-knownsciencefictionbooksisNineteenEighty-FourbyGeorgeOrwell.Publishedin1949,itwasnotmeantasaprediction,butasawarning:Orwellwasdescribingwhathesawastheoutcomeoftheideas,trends,andemergingtechnologiesofhistime.Manyinventedtermsfromthisnovelhavebecomecommonineverydayuse,suchas“bigbrother”and“doublethink”.Eventheauthor’snamehasbeenmadeintoanadjective—Orwellian—andhasbecomeawarningdescriptorforsituationswhereprivacyislostandtheindividualhasnopowerandiscompletelycontrolledbythegovernment.NineteenEighty-Fourwastranslatedintosixty-fivelanguageswithinfiveyearsofitspublication,settingarecordthatstillstands.Whathelpsbringsciencefictionintobeingisusuallyanewdiscoveryorinnovation.Theauthorcreatesananalysisofthepotentialinfluenceandconsequencesandthenwrapsitinapleasantstory.Forexample,th