安徽省六安中學(xué)2025屆高三沖刺模擬英語試卷含解析

安徽省六安中學(xué)2025屆高三沖刺模擬英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用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．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．a(chǎn)ndyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand2．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．a(chǎn)mspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent3．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched4．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid5．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout6．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．a(chǎn)dmissionC．a(chǎn)ccommodation D．immigration7．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what8．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how9．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong10．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy11．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．beforeD．since12．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.13．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake14．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give15．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot16．—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.—__________IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A．That’sreasonable. B．Isn’titagoodidea?C．Doyouthinkso? D．Ican’tagreemore.17．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve18．Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．a(chǎn)s19．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo20．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if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）Iwasinthemiddleofcodingawebpagewhenmywifeemailedmethesequestions:Everwonderwhatitwouldbeliketohavetheface,thebrains,thepersonalityandthebody?Whatitwouldbeliketohaveeveryonestopwhenyouwalkinaroom?Whatitwouldbeliketobeabletogetanythingoranyoneyouwant?Istoppedforamomentandthoughtaboutitbecausemywifewouldn'temailmethisunlesssomethinghaddrivenhertodoso.IemailedherbackwithwhatIthoughtwasaprettygoodanswer.HereiswhatIwroteherback.Yes,Ihadthoughtmanytimesaboutwhatitwouldbeliketobeoneofthebeautifulpeople.TobeabletotakeyourbreathawaywhenIwalkedintoaroom,ortobethelifeofthepartyandhaveeveryonefawning(奉承)overmeasIworeonlythefinestclothesandsportedtheperfectbody?ButthenIalwayscamebacktotherealizationthatalifestylelikethatissofragile.Asyougetolder,yourbodychanges;asyougetolder,themoneychanges.Yourbodyneverlooksthesame;theclothesbecomemoreandmoreexpensivetomaintain.Andonceyouhavecrossedtheline,suddenlyyouareout.Thenextfreshfacecomesinandyouarequicklyforgotten.AllthroughgrowingupIwasneveranattractiveperson.Iwasoverweightandpickedon.Butthatdidn'tstopmefrombeinganiceperson—agood,clean,funnyandhelpfulperson.Iwasthepersonwhoyoucametowhenyouneededafriendafterabreakup.Iwastheoneyoucametowhenyouneededajoketobrightenupyourday.Andinthelongrun,Iwillbetheoneyouremember,notthenewface,orthefreshstyle.Inclosing,Iwouldliketosaythatwe,aspeople,havedevelopedintolookingforthingsthatarebiggerandbetterinsteadofwhatwilllast.Idon'tknowaboutyou,butIwillrememberthefriendwhohelpedmewhenIwasdown,morethanthehotgirlIjustsawwalkingdownthestreet.IwishIcouldteachtheworldsomemorejokes.1、Howdidtheauthorreacttohiswife'squestions?A．Hetookthemseriously.B．Hewentoncodingthepage.C．Herepliedtothemrightaway.D．Hewonderedwhyshehaddoneso.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A．Hecaresmuchaboutappearance.B．Hehasacleverandbeautifulwife.C．Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.D．Hedoesn'tlikebeautifulwomen.3、Accordingtothetext,theauthorwouldagreethatoneshould________．A．tryanewandfreshlifestyleB．telljokestoliveameaningfullifeC．wearfancyclothestoattractpeopleD．bethepersonwhobringsjoytoothers4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatIsWisdom?B．WhatWillLast?C．ThreeQuestionsD．ThreeAnswers22．（8分）Youknowhowmuchyourtelephonehaschangedoverthepast10years?Yourcarwillchangeevenmorethanthatinthenext10years.Oneofthebigchangesisthatcarswilldrivethemselves.Somedayyoumaynotneedtodriveacar.Youwilljusttellthecarwhereyouwanttogoanditwilldriveitself.“Wedefinitelyhavethetechnologyforitnow,”saysAndrewPoliakofautomotivetechnologysupplierQNX.“Weexpectself-drivingcarstobeamainstreamthingbetween2020and2025.”TheAmericancompanyGooglehasbeenworkingonaself-drivingautomobileforyears.ThesecarsarealreadyontheroadsintheUnitedStates,mainlyinCalifornia.Googlecarsaretrulyself-driving.Thesecarshavenosteeringwheels(方向盤）orpedals.Lastweek,policeorderedoneofGoogle’scarstostopfordrivingtooslowlyonapublicroad.Thecarwasnotdisobeyinganylaw,sonoonewaspunished.Butpolicedidspeakwiththeoperatorsofthevehicle.AccordingtoGoogle,itsself-drivingcarshavebeendrivennearly2millionkilometers.Thatisequaltothedistancetheaveragepersondrivesin90years.Sofar,noGoogleself-drivingcarhasgottenatrafficticket.Someofthemhavebeeninaccidentswhenothercarshitthem.Othercompaniesareworkingonself-drivingcars.Mercedes-Benz,Audi,BMW,VolvoandToyotaallhaveplansforsuchvehicles.AcompanycalledBestMileplanstooperateselfdrivingbusesinSwitzerlandnextspring.Thebuseswillholduptoninepeopleandwillbetestedfortwoyears.Mercedes-Benzisdevelopinglargeself-drivingtrucksforlongtrips.Thesetrucksusedriverstocontrolthem.1、WhatAndrewPoliaksaidsuggeststhat.A．hetakesprideintheirtechnologyonself-drivingcarsB．heiseagertoselltheirtechnologyonself-drivingcarsC．heisoptimisticaboutthedevelopmentofself-drivingcarsD．hefeelssurepeoplewillsoonhavethetechnologyforself-drivingcars2、WhydidthepoliceorderoneofGoogle’scarstostoplastweek?A．Becauseitsspeedwastoolow.B．Becauseitdisobeyedlocallaws.C．Becausetheoperatorsbehavedbadly.D．Becausethereexistedtechnologicalproblems.3、WhatcausedsomeofGoogle’sself-drivingcarstohaveaccidents?A．Lackofexperience. B．Highspeed.C．Othercars’faults. D．Toomuchtraffic.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Self-drivingCarsB．HowtoDevelopSelf-drivingCarsC．TheAdvantagesofSelf-drivingCarsD．OwningASelf-drivingCarIsFashionable23．（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）TheWorld’sGreatestBookstoresCafebreriaElPéndulo,MexicoCity,MexicoPartcafe,partcoffeehouse,partbarandpartbookstore,CafebreriaElPénduloislocatedinMexicoCity.Bookslinetheshelvesfromtheceilingtothefloor,andliveplantsaddlotsofgreen.Thestoreisnamedforahugependulum(鐘擺)hangingfromitsceiling.Stanfords,LondonandBristol,EnglandEstablishedin1853,Stanfordsboaststhatitofferstheworld'slargestselectionoftravelbooksandmaps.Italsosellstravelaccessories.LookfortheenormousNationalGeographicMapoftheWorldintheflagshipstoreinLondon;itwascreatedin2003tocelebratethestore’s150thbirthday.Rizzoli,NewYorkCity,NewYorkForalmostahalfcentury,RizzolihasbeenconsideredasoneofthebestindependentbookstoresintheUS.Itspecializesinillustrated(有插圖的)booksaboutthewaypeopleworksandlives,suchasfashion,photography,decorationdesign,cookingandarchitecture.Takeamasterclassinflowerdesign,attendalectureandbooksigning,ordropinforacookingshoworbookalaunchparty.ElAteneoGrandSplendid,BuenosAires,ArgentinaOftendescribedasoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulbookstores,ElAteneoishousedinanhistorictheatermuchasitwaswhenthetheateropenedin1919.Aftercustomersbrowsetheshelves,theycandrinkcoffeeandlistentomusicfromastagehiddeninredcurtainswheretangodancersonceperformed.Whilemostofthestore’sbooksareinSpanish,theyareavailableinarangeofsubjects.1、WhatisCafebreriaElPendulonotedfor?A．Thelargershelves. B．Itsuniquesymbol.C．Thetastycoffee. D．Itsinterestinglocation.2、Whichbookstoreisthebestchoicefortravellerstobuyatouristhandbook?A．Rizzoli. B．Stanfords.C．ElAteneoGrandSplendid. D．CafebreriaElPendulo.3、WhatsubjectarebooksinRizzoliabout?A．History. B．Cartoon. C．Lifestyle. D．Literature.25．（10分）Inspring,chickensstartlayingeggsagain,bringingawelcomesourceofproteinatwinter’send.Soit’snosurprisethatculturesaroundtheworldcelebratespringbyhonoringtheegg.Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedintoGreekEasterbreads.Othersupgradetheeggintoafancyart,liketheheavilyjewel-covered“eggs”thatwerefavoredbytheRussiansstartinginthe19thcentury.Oneancientformofeggartiseggpainting,whichcomestousfromUkraine.Forcenturies,Ukrainianshavebeendrawingcomplicatedpatternsoneggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistraditionandadaptedthetraditionalmethodstocreateeggsthatspeaktotheanxietiesofourage:Lifeisprecious,anddelicate.Eggsare,too.“There’ssomethingabouttheirdelicatenaturethatcrazilyappealstome,”saysNewYorkercartoonistRozChast.Severalyearsago,shebecameinterestedineggpaintingandlearnedthetraditionalUkrainiantechniquetodrawherverymoderncharacters.“I’vebrokeneggsateverystageoftheprocess—fromtheverybeginningtothevery,veryend.”Butthere’sanappealinthatvulnerability.“There’spartofthissickeninghorrorthatIkindoflike,thehorrorofknowingyou’rewalkingontheedgewiththis,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatanysecond.”Chast’sdesigns,suchasaworriedmanaloneinatinyboat,reflectthatdelicateness.TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Thecomplexanddetailedpatternswerebelievedtoofferprotectionagainstevil.Eggpaintingart,datingbackto300B．C．,waslaterabsorbedintotheChristianchurch.Theoldsymbols,however,stillsurvive.Adecoratedeggwithabirdonit,giventoayoungmarriedcouple,isawishforchildren.Adecoratedeggthrownintothefieldwouldbeawishforagoodharvest.1、Whatdowelearnaboutthedecorated“eggs”inRussia?A．Theyareshapedlikejewelcases. B．Theyareheavilypaintedinred.C．Theyarefavoredasaformofart. D．Theyarevaluedbytherich.2、Whyhavecontemporaryartistscontinuedthetraditionofeggpainting?A．Becauseeggsserveasasymbolofthecomingofspring.B．Becauseeggsprovideasourceofproteininwinter’send.C．Becauseeggsprovideauniquesurfacetopainton.D．Becauseeggsreflecttheanxietiesofpeopletoday.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“vulnerability”underlinedinparagraph5?A．Delicateness. B．Technique. C．Fear. D．Anxiety.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Eggpaintingartpreservestraditionalandpopularsymbols.B．Differentcultureshavedifferentwaysofhonoringtheegg.C．Ukrainianeggpaintingartappealstocontemporaryartists.D．Eggpaintingartcontinuesanddevelopsinpacewithtime.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）Sarahlivedonafarmwithherfamily.Shewas1tolearntotrack,toidentifyeachpersonandwheretheyweregoingbythemarkstheyleftontheground.Andifherfathercouldn’tteachher,she’dteachherself.Tothe2ofherfamily,sheborrowedalltheir3andtaughtherselftorecognizeeveryone’sfootprintsinthesand.Morethanonceherfathercameoutsideshouting,“Sarah,bringme4myboots.”Sarahdevelopedthehabitofwalkingaroundwithhereyesfixedontheground,5thecomingsandgoingsofevery6intheplace.Shealsodevelopedtheannoyinghabitof7everyone.“Whatwereyoudoingdownatthedam,Jack?You’renot8toplaythere.”“Didyoufindwhatyouwere9inthegarage,Auntie?”and“Whowasthestrangervisitingtodaywearingsizetenboots,Mum?”Aftershe’d10everypairofshoesthateveryone11,sheturnedtothefarm’sanimals.Bythistime12hervictimshadtoadmit,13,thatshewasgood.Herbest14cameoneeveningwhenshesaidthehorse’sfrontfootwas15.Herfathersaidthatthehorsewas16fine.Sarah17thatitshoof(蹄)hadasplit.Sarah’sfather18thehorse’shoof.“You’re19.Thehoofissplit.Howdidyouknow?”“Youcanseeitinits20.”Sarahmovedthehorseaway.“Look,it’splaininthesand.’’“Ifyoucantellithasasplithooffromthatsand,you’reprettygood,”saidherfather.1、A．determinedB．forcedC．a(chǎn)ppointedD．encouraged2、A．expectationB．a(chǎn)nnoyanceC．disappointmentD．delight3、A．shoesB．booksC．socksD．tools4、A．upB．outsideC．overD．back5、A．guidingB．hearingC．studyingD．predicting6、A．vehicleB．personC．a(chǎn)nimalD．season7、A．surprisingB．criticisingC．questioningD．challenging8、A．preparedB．invitedC．qualifiedD．a(chǎn)llowed9、A．callingforB．lookingforC．waitingforD．fightingfor10、A．wornB．collectedC．destroyedD．memorised11、A．ownedB．borrowedC．triedD．bought12、A．yetB．evenC．a(chǎn)lsoD．still13、A．guiltilyB．a(chǎn)pprovinglyC．merrilyD．unwillingly14、A．performanceB．trickC．magicD．idea15、A．tiedB．lostC．injuredD．stolen16、A．safelyB．extremelyC．hardlyD．perfectly17、A．doubtedB．wonderedC．insistedD．discovered18、A．inspectedB．splitC．treatedD．fastened19、A．lyingB．jokingC．rightD．crazy20、A．bootsB．tracksC．jumpsD．hoofs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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.There'sawidely-acceptedlineofthinking,especiallyin2019thatsaysthepeopleandthingswelovewilleventuallyletusdown.It'sneveranif,alwaysawhen.Soourheroeswillinevitablytobetrashmonsters.Ourfavoritebandswillinenteranexperimentalphase,eventhoughnooneaskedthemto.AndourfavoriteTVshowswill1．failtoreachgreaterheights,buttheywon'tevencomeclosetothesamelevelofsuccesstheyoncehad.Itwaswiththiscynicalmentality2．Iapproachedthesecondseasonof2018’sbreakouthitKillingEve.Howcouldaseriesthatwassowellwritten,sowellacted,andsofiercelyaddictiveinfreshmanseasonpossibly3．(maintain)thesamelevelofqualityinSeason2,especiallysincePhoebeWaller-Bridge,4．developedtheseriesforTVandwrotefourofthefirstseason’seightepisodes,wasn'tinvolvedinthewritingofthesecond?Itseemedlikeanimpossibletask.Butthenastrangethinghappened:KillingEve’ssecondseason,atleastthetwoepisodes5．(screen)inadvanceforcritics,didn'tletmedown.ThenewepisodesgeneratedthesameamountofjoyIexperienced6．IwatchedEve(sandraOh)andVillanelle(JodieComer)dancearoundeachotherduringthefirstgo-around,onlythistimethestakeswereconsiderably7．(high).

AsPhoebeWaller-Bridged,noted“KillingEveisacharacterstudyontwolives,twowomenandtheircircumstances,theirhomes,theirwants,theirfearsand8．keepsthemfromendingitall.It'sjustthat9．happenstobeanassasin(暗殺者)andtheotheraspy.IfI'vedonemyjobright,theaudience10．feelequallychilledastheyareexcitedbythedeterminationofthesewomen,theirjourneysandhowdrawntheyaretooneanother.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。LastweekendIwenttotheSummerPalaceasusually、Ataboutnoon,IwasenjoyingmyreadingnearalakewhilesuddenlyIhearsomeonecryingforhelp、Iwentuptoseewhatwashappening、Iwasshockingtofindalittlechildstrugglinginthewaterinthedistancewhilemanypeopleswerestandingbywithoutdoinganything、Withoutanyhesitation,IhadpushedthroughthecrowdasItookoffmycoat,butjumpedintothewaterquickly、Imanagedtoreachhimandcarriedhimbacktosafety、Tohisgreatrelief,thekidwassaved、IwasproudwhatIhaddone、Iwisheveryonecangiveahandwhensomeoneelseisinneed、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）你校英語社團(tuán)要組織一次英語辯論賽，就“是否應(yīng)該縮短中學(xué)生在校時(shí)間為8小時(shí)”的論題進(jìn)行辯論，請你作為正方代表，寫一份辯論稿，內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：保證充足睡眠；提高學(xué)習(xí)效率；增加自主時(shí)間。注意：詞數(shù)不少于100；可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；辯論稿的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Asaseniorhighstudent,Istronglyrecommendthat__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、B5、D6、C7、C8、A9、A10、C11、C12、D13、C14、D15、D16、C17、C18、A19、A20、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、A2、C3、D4、B22、1、C2、A3、C4、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.Whathelpsbringscie