2024届湖南省安仁一中、资兴市立中学全国高考预测试题含解析VIP

2024届湖南省安仁一中、资兴市立中学全国高考预测试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory2．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate3．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse4．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where5．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto6．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That7．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou8．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up9．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone10．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over11．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching12．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot13．ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday14．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped15．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted16．Sarah______changehermind,eventhoughsheknewtheplanwashardtocarryout.A．mustn’t B．wouldn’tC．shouldn’t D．needn’t17．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout18．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught19．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose20．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）In2011,BritishwildlifephotographerDavidSlatertraveledtotheTangkokoNatureReserveontheislandofSulawesiinIndonesia.Afterfollowingabout25endangeredblackmonkeysintheforest,Slatersetuphiscamera.Themonkeyswentuptoit,andwereattractedbyitimmediately.Finally,theybeganplayingwiththecameraandtookphotosofthemselves.Onemonkeytookmanyphotos,someofwhichappearedwithaJuly2011DailyMailarticleaboutSlaterplayingwiththemonkeys.OneofthephotosbecamethecoverofabookofSlater’swork.WildlifePersonalities,whichwaspublishedin2014byBlurb,Inc.,inSanFrancisco.Slaterisconsideredasthecopyright(版权)ownerofthephotos.InSeptember2015,however,thePeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals(PETA)consideredthemonkeyitcallsNarutoasthecopyrightownerofthephotos.Throughhis“friends”atPETA,Narutowassuing(控诉)thephotographerandthepublishingcompanyBlurbforcopyright:“ThephotosresultedfromthepurposefulactionsofNarutoandwerenothelpedbySlater,resultinginworksofauthorship…byNaruto.”“IfahumanhadtakenaphotowithSlater’scamera,thatpersonwouldownthecopyrighttothephoto,”saysJeffKerro£PETA．“Narutoshouldbetreatednodifferently.”ThelawyerforSlaterandBlurb,AndrewDhuey,requiredthatthecasebedismissed(被驳回)inNovember2015.Dhueymentioneda2004caseinwhichthecourthadtodecidewhetherwhalescouldsuetheUSNavyforthedangerthey’dreceivedfrommachinesusedbytheNavy.Thecourtruledthattheycouldnot.InJanuary,thecourtruledinfavorofdismissingthecase.PETAlawyerJeffKerrobjected,“WebelieveithasbeenstatedclearlyintheCopyrightAct.TheActallowscourtstofillindecisionslikethisone.”1、What’sthepurposeofParagraph1?A．Totellastorytosupportthetopic.B．Togivethebackgroundinformation.C．Toexpresstheauthor’sopinion.D．Toattractreaders’attention.2、WhydidPETAchallengethecopyrightofthephotos?A．ThecamerawasnotSlater’s.B．SlaterdidharmtoNaruto.C．ThephotosweretakenbyNaruto.D．Slaterjusthelpedalittle.3、WhatdidDhueydotohelpSlaterandBlurb?A．Hemadeapublicspeech.B．HehadatalkwithPETA．C．HeturnedtotheUSNavy.D．Hegaveanexample.4、Howdidthecourtruleonthecopyrightofthephotos?A．Narutocan’townit.B．NarutoandSlatershouldshareit.C．Slatercan’tusethephotosanymore.D．SlatershouldpaysomemoneytoPETA．22．（8分）ManyAmericansthinkofdriverlesscarsasafuturistictechnologythatwillrevolutionizetravelincitiesandalongstatehighways.ButrecentexperimentsareprovingthatautonomousvehiclesalsohavethepotentialtoimprovethequalityoflifeformillionsofAmericansunderservedbytraditionalwaysoftransportation,suchastheelderlyanddisabled,solongaslawmakersmakesmartpoliciesthatpavethewayforinnovation.AretirementcommunityinSanJose,Calif.,whichhasbeentransformedbyasmallfleet（车队）ofdriverlesstaxis,showsthepotentialofself-drivingcarstotransformpeople’slives.Builtbyatechstart-upcalledVoyage,themodified(被改进的)FordFusionsarecurrentlylimitedtoatwo-mileroad,butresidentsarealreadyhavingthebenefitsoftheseautonomousvehicles,whichallowthemtoparticipateinsocialactivitiestheywouldotherwisebeunabletoenjoysimplybecausetheycouldnotgettothem.Whenthetrialrunfinallyexpandsto15milesofroad,theseresidents—whoseaverageageis76—willalsohaveaconvenientandreliablenewwaytoappointments.Asthesecarscontinuetoserveresidentsthere,itiseasytounderstandwhyCaliforniaismovingtosimplifyregulationsfortheindustry.InMichigan,forward-thinkingpolicieshavethepotentialtounlockotherhiddenbenefitsofautonomousvehicles,especiallyforthosewithphysicaldisabilities.TheMichiganDisabilityRightsCoalitionhasstronglyadvocatedforthedevelopmentofthistechnology,sayingthatitcouldgivepeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateropportunitiesintheworkforceandenablethemtoleadmorefulfilling(满意的),independentlives.Manyrecognizethatautonomousvehicleswillbethefutureoftransportation,butitistoooftenoverlookedthatthisfuturecannotarrivefastenoughformillionsofAmericanswhoareforcedtodependonothersforday-to-daytravel.ThepolicymakersshouldfollowtheleadofplaceslikeCaliforniaandMichigan,andpassrulesandregulationstounlockthesehiddenbenefitsofdriverlesscars.1、What’stheattitudeofmostAmericanpeopletothefutureofautonomousvehicles?A．uncertainB．doubtfulC．indifferentD．optimistic2、WhatisthemodifiedFordFusion?A．Thecollectionofsocialactivities.B．Thenameofaretirementcommunity.C．Akindofautonomousvehicle.D．Atwo-mileroadforself-drivingcars.3、ExamplesaregiveninthethirdandfourthparagraphstoproveA．whatarepreventingthedevelopmentofthetechnologyB．whydriverlesscarsarerestrictedinmanystatesinAmericaC．howdriverlesstechnologybenefitstheagedanddisabledD．whendriverlesscarscanenterpeople’slifeeventually4、Whatdoestheauthorattempttoinformusinthelastparagraph?A．Theconceptofautonomousvehicleshasbeenwidelyrecognized.B．Theweakgroupsareoftenoverlookeddespitetechnologyadvances.C．Thebenefitsofdriverlesscarshavebeenfullyunlocked.D．Regulationsshouldgohandinhandwithdriverlesstechnology.23．（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．advertiseD．entertain24．（8分）Earlierthismonth,tworockclimbersachievedwhatmanythoughtimpossible:Theyclimbedupthe3,000-foot-highDawnWallinYosemiteNationalParkwithoutspecializedequipment.Climbingwithoutthisequipmentiscalled“free-climbing.”Untilnow,noonehadfree-climbedtothetopoftherockface,whichisapartofthemountainEICapitan.EICapitan,whichmeans“thecaptain”or“thechief”inSpanish,hasalwayspresentedachallengetoclimbers.ButtheDawnWall,onthemountain’ssoutheastface,isaparticularlydifficultroutetothesummit(顶峰).Itisarockformationthatisbothsteepandrelativelysmooth.Thismakesfree-climbingtherockfaceseemalmostimpossible.Aboutsevenyearsago,professionalclimberTommyCaldwellspottedapossiblerouteupthewall.Ittookyearsofplanningandpreparation,butthismonth,Caldwell,36,andhisfriendKevinJorgeson,30,finallymaketheclimb.Freeclimbersdouseropesandotherbasicsafetyequipmenttocatchthemiftheyfall—andCaldwellandJorgesonfelloften.Beforestartingtheirclimb,theybrokedowntheirrouteinto32sections.Eachsectionwasbasedonaropelengthcalleda“pitch.”Theropewassecuredintotherockfacetocatchtheclimbersiftheyfell.CaldwellandJorgeson’sgoalwastoclimbtheDawnWallwithoutreturningtotheground.Iftheyfell,theyhadtostartthatpitchalloveragain.ThetwomenstartedclimbingonDecember27.Theysleptinhangingtents,andateamoffriendsbroughtthemfoodeachday.Themenhadspentyearsrehearsing(排练)themovementsitwouldtaketogetthrougheachpitch.Theymadeitthroughthefisthalfoftheclimbrelativelyeasily.Buthalfwayup,Jorgesonranintotrouble.Inonedifficultspot,hefelleachtimeheattemptedtoclimb.After10daysoftrying,Jorgesonfinallymadeittothenextpitch.Gettingthroughthattroublesomepitchgavebothclimbersrenewedenergy.Theyfinishedtherestoftheclimbfivedayslater,onJanuary14.1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlyexplain?A．WhytheDawnWallisahardchallenge.B．WhypeoplepreferclimbingElCapitan.C．Howtofree-climbtheDawnWall.D．HowElCapitangotitsname.2、ToclimbYosemite’sDawnWall,CaldwellandJorgeson________.A．receivedoneyear’strainingB．chosethenearestrouteC．madethoughtfulpreparationsD．usedspecialequipment3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthisworld’stoughestclimb?A．Itincludes32differentroutes.B．Itisalsotheworld’shighestclimb.C．ItwasoncecompletedbyCaldwell7yearsago.D．Ittookthetwoclimbers19daystogettothetop.4、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeJorgeson?A．Proudbutpatient.B．Cautiousandfriendly.C．Braveanddetermined.D．Imaginativebuthalf-hearted.25．（10分）Peopleoftenfeelanonymous(匿名)ontheInternet.Theybelievetheirbrowsingbehaviorsandwhattheybuyorwritecanbeprivateastheywant.Infact,that’sfarfromtrue,anewstudyfinds.Websitesusuallyofferastatementthatdescribeswhattheymayormaynotdowithdataaboutauser’sactivities.Youmightbeattractedtoreadthroughthatentiredocument.Butbepreparedfordisappointment.Thesedocumentstendtolistonlyasmallpartofthewebsiteswhichareallowedtohaveaccesstoyourdata.Therefore,it’simpossibleforuserstomakeinformedjudgmentsabouthowprivatetheironlineactivitiesare.Thenewresearchexploredthedisclosureondata-sharingby200,000websites.TheseincludedtheArkansasstategovernmenthomepageandtheCountryMusicsite.Thestudyanalyzedhowthesesitesshareddatawiththirdparties.Suchrecipientsofyourdatacouldbeadvertisersorcompaniesthatmakemoneybysellingpersonaldata.Thestudyalsoexaminedhowthosesiteshaddescribedtheirpolicyforprotectingthedataprivacy.TimothyLibert,whoworksatOxfordUniversity,studiesdataprivacy.Forthisanalysis,heusedasoftwaretoolcalledwebXray.Ittracked1.8milliondatasharedbyeachofthosewebsiteswiththird-partydatacollectors.Only14.8%ofthosedatawenttothirdpartiesthatwerenamedinthesitesprivacypolicies.Datathatweretransferredtowidelyfamiliarthirdparties—Google,FacebookandTwitter—weremorelikelytobeleakedthanthoseweretransferredtounknownparties.Libertfoundthat38.3%ofdatasenttoGooglehadbeenleaked.Evenifawebsitelistedallofthethirdpartiesitsharedyourdatawith,usersstillmightneverlearnhowwidelytheirdatahadbeenshared.Why?Thirdpartiesthatreceivedatacanlatersharethosedataagain.Thinkofyourdatanowbeingtransmittedtoanonymousfourthandfifthparties.Gettingonlineis“sortoflikethrowingbeansintheair,”Libertconcludes.“There’snowaytoknowwhereyourdataendup.”1、Whataspectofthewebsitesstatementswilldisappointpeople?A．Thelengthofthedocuments. B．Thereliabilityoftheinformation.C．Thereadabilityofthecontents. D．Theaccuracyofthelanguage.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disclosure”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Reveal. B．Money.C．Disappointment. D．Advertisement.3、WhatdidLibertfindinhisstudy?A．Morethanaquarterofdata-sharingwenttounnamedthirdparties.B．ThedataontheInternetisalwayskeptsecretbythirdparties.C．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiescouldcollectusers’datamoredifficultly.D．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiesweremorelikelytoleakoutusers’onlinedata.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FamouswebsitesarenolongersafeB．PrivatedatacannolongerbeprivateC．Data-sharingisbecomingveryunpopularD．Largecompaniesmakemoneybysellingpersonaldata第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Don’tletAurora’ssmallstature（身材）foolyou—herspiritisstrong.Sheisoneof140chickens1fromafarm.Whenwesavedher,shewastinyandsickanditseemed2thatshewouldsurvive.Havingnevergottheright3,manyofthechickensweresickandsome4died.Atayoungage,Auroraandhersistersandbrotherswere5bytheirmom.Luckily,anothermother6theircare.Auroraseemedthelastto7foodandattention.Shegrewatamuchslower8thanherbrothersandsisters.Everythingseemed9her.Attheyoungageofsevenmonths,Aurorahadlosttwomomsandwas10tofindaplacewiththeotherchickens.Aurora11foundcomfortwithanoldchickennamedMargaret,stayingunderher12wingsduringthecoldnights,13Margaretwassooldthatafewmonthslatershedied.Aurora,inherownway,thinksofMargaret.Everyevening,youwillfindherinthe14spotwhereshekeptMargaretcompany.15whentheotherchickenstryto16heraway,Auroracomesback.AsAuroragrew,webecame17atherlovetosimplylive.Nothing18her.Soremember,whenlifeseemsso19thatyoucan’ttakeit,thinkofAurora.Shehaslosttwomoms,watchedhersistersandbrothersdie,and20fromseriousillnesses.Yetsheenjoysthesmall,sweet____lifehasoffered—safety,food,warmthandgoodfriendships.1、A．raised B．purchased C．rescued D．collected2、A．hopeful B．proper C．possible D．unlikely3、A．touch B．care C．gift D．partner4、A．sadly B．angrily C．coldly D．calmly5、A．punished B．refused C．abandoned D．scolded6、A．tookon B．putforward C．lookedafter D．broughtabout7、A．get B．eat C．draw D．offer8、A．cost B．rate C．standard D．value9、A．for B．around C．about D．against10、A．arranging B．choosing C．struggling D．affording11、A．lately B．eventually C．constantly D．frequently12、A．unless B．so C．because D．but13、A．same B．relevant C．similar D．normal14、A．Still B．Thus C．Even D．Yet15、A．clear B．put C．turn D．push16、A．nervous B．amazed C．excited D．disappointed17、A．helped B．attracted C．impressed D．stopped18、A．tough B．different C．smooth D．boring19、A．waked B．made C．recovered D．learned20、A．chances B．pleasures C．dreams D．services第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Overweightchildrenandteenagersagedbetween5and18intheChinamainland1．(reach)8.5millionin2018,anumber2．surpass(超过)thepopulationofSpain,astudysaid.Accordingtothestudy,amongtheobeseChineseyouth,millionsofthem3．(report)tosufferfromallkindsofdiseases.Italsostatedthatinalltherewouldbe268millionoverweightschool-agedchildrenworldwideby2025,4．(include)91millionobesechildren,ifno5．(effect)measurescouldbetakentostoptheexistingtrends.Inactivityandtheconsumptionofjunkfoodandsodadrinkcontributed6．thegrowingnumberofoverweightyouthintheworld.7．(respond)totheincreaseofobesechildreninChina,theStateCouncilreleased8．guidelinethisyear.TheguidelineaimedtopreventmorechildrenfrombecomingobeseanditsuggestedthatthelocalgovernmentinChina9．(strengthen)thetrainingofmedicalstaffaroundchildren’shealthandpromoteknowledgeof10．(balance)eatinganddrinkinghabitsamongtheirparents.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。WhenIgrowup,I'llworkwithanimals、ThoughIdon’tknowexactlyhowIcandofortheanimalsyet,Icanatleasttofollowmybrother、Heisaexcellentvet、Helooksafterfrightenedsnakes、Hesaysthatsnakesareeasytodealastheydon’thaveanylegs、Myfather,ascientist,workstosaverarelybirds,someofthatarereallycleverandcanevensaysomewords、Mymothertrainsdolphinseveryworkday、Theypractiseinthepool、Shehearsthedolphinstalkandsang、Thatsoundsreallycool!Therearesomanyanimaljobtochoosefrom,butwhichoneisrightforthem?I’llhavetowaitandsee!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，暑假期间美国圣保罗中学(St.Paul’sSchool)进行了为期三周的学习和交流。在此期间.你的美国朋友约翰逊先生:(MrJohnson)在语言、生活等方面给你很大帮助,请根据下列提示和你的想象写一份书信。1.表达对约翰逊先生的感激之情;2.感谢约翰逊先生所给予的帮助;3.邀请约翰逊先生来中国观光旅游。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、D5、B6、D7、C8、B9、B10、B11、D12、B13、C14、C15、C16、B17、A18、B19、A20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、C3、D4、A22、1、D2、C3、C4、D23、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.Wh