广东省广州中科2024届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

广东省广州中科2024届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which2．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout3．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding4．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious5．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task6．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup7．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend8．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto9．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited10．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear11．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun12．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow13．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where14．TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawill________itspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A．taketoB．makeupC．standbyD．holdout15．Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express16．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay17．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto18．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．all B．every C．either D．each19．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute20．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will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）TheannouncementsthatfollowinformyouofvariousFirstPresbyterianChurchprogramsandeventstowhichyouareinvited.Pleasesavethispublication,takeithomeandkeepitforeasyreference.SummerMusikgarten—TodayMusikgartenisforinfants(V)L)throughthreeyearsold,butifyouhaveolderchildren,bringthemwithyouduringthesummer.Wedon'twanttoleaveanyoneout!We'llmeetforSummerMusikgartenclassesinRoom307at9:20-9:50AMtoday,andonJune25,July9,16,23,30,August1and20.Ifyouhavequestionsorformoreinformation,pleasecontactKathyMiddleton(kmidd@;563-505-0471).BTCBookClubBonus—MondayJoinusfordessertandadiscussionofthebook,TheTraitor'sWife,byAllisonPataki,ledbyLoisBoyer-Fitzpatrick.WewillmeetMonday,June19at12:30PMintheParlor.Formoreinformation,contactCarolPhoenix(563-332-0980).PerformingArtsSeries—SaturdayThetwenty-fifthanniversaryseasonofthePerformingArtsSeriesconcludeswithtwoperformancesoftheclassicBroadwaymusical,MyFairLady.LernerandLoewe'smostsuccessfulcollaboration,MyFairLadyhasdelightedaudiencesfordecades,andwelookforwardtoproducingitforyou.Ticketsare$2foradultsand$10forstudents,andcanbepurchasedonthechurch'swebsiteorbycallingthechurchoffice.Tabitha'sCircle—SundayAllthosewhosewandmakesomesimpledressesandshortscanjoinusinFellowshipHall.TheclotheswemakearesenttochildreninAfrica,Guatemala,CambodiaandHaiti.Pleasebringyourownsewingmachinesandinvitesotherswhowouldliketoparticipate.Wewillhaverefreshments.ContactRosenPaulsen(563-355-3165)forquestionsaboutthisoutreachproject.1、14．Ifyouvaluethechildreneducation,whicheventisyourbestchoice?A．SummerMusikgartenB．BTCBookClubBonus19C．PerformingArtsSeriesD．Tabitha'sCircle2、16．YoucancontactallofthefoureventsbyA．makingphonecallsB．visitingthewebsitesC．inquiringinpersonD．writingletters3、18．Accordingtothethirdsection,weknowMyFairLadyA．isfreeforyoungkidsB．hasbeenpopularforyearsC．wasstarredbyLernerandLoeweD．wasoneofthelongestclassicBroadwaymusicals22．（8分）Middleschoolgraduationstylemaybeabitmorecasualthanformalhighschoolorcollegeceremonies,butthemovefromjuniortoseniorhighschoolisstillanimportantoccasionthatcanbecelebratedinmanyways.Thedecisionwhetherstudentswillwearcapsandgowns（礼服）formiddleschoolgraduationisusuallyuptotheindividualschool.Somefeelthatthisistheperfectwaytocommemoratethespecialoccasion,whileothersfeelthecapandgownisunnecessaryforajuniorhighceremony.Forthoseschoolsthatchoosenottousecapsandgowns,itistypicallysuggestedthatstudentsweardressclothesfortheoccasion.Studentsmayalsobeencouragedtodressforgraduationinauniformmanner,suchaswhiteshirtsandblackpantsorskirts,oreducatorsmaysuggestdressingintheschoolcolors.Schoolsthatchoosetohavestudentswearacademicregalia（制服）fortheceremonymaychoosetopurchasegownsinavarietyofsizesfromastoresuchasGraduateAffairs,andthenletstudentsborrowthem,andreusethemeachyear.CapsmaybepurchasedbyaParent-TeacherOrganizationorbytheindividualgraduates.Parentsmaychoosetohostopenhouseorpartywhentheirchildgraduatesfrommiddleschool.Thisistypicallyaninformalaffair,suchasabarbequeorpoolparty,orsimplyappetizersorcaketohonorthegraduate.Simplebackyardgamessuchasvolleyball,bocceball,andFrisbeeareafunwaytoentertainyoungteens,tweens,andwell-wishers.Otherpartygamesandabandmightalsobeconsiderationsforalargeormorecomplicatedgathering.Whethersimpleorcomplex,therearemanywaystorememberagraduationfrommiddleschoolandmakethistimeaspecialandwonderfulone.Graduationeventsareperfectforhighlightingastudent’sachievementsduringmiddleschoolandpreparingforhisorherfuturesuccess.1、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“commemorate”inParagraph2?A．passB．easeC．celebrateD．avoid2、Howdostudentsoftengetthegownsformiddleschoolgraduation?A．Theygetthemfromtheschool.B．Theypurchasethemfromstores.C．Theymakethembythemselves.D．TheyborrowthemfromtheGraduateAffairs.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Sportsgameswillbefreeforstudents.B．Parentsarelessinterestedinthecelebration.C．Studentswillexchangegiftsatthecelebration.D．Therearevariouswaystohonorthegraduation.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetothecelebrationofmiddleschoolgraduation?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Ambiguous.D．Sympathetic.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）TheAliceFergusonFoundationisanon-profitgroupthatworkstoimprovetheenvironmentbybuildingrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnature.Itteachespeoplewaystoprotecttheenvironment.Attheendoftheyear,itdesignseventstohelpchildrencelebrateChristmaswithoutincreasingtheamountofwastetheycreate.HannaSeligmannworksforthefoundation.VOAjoinedSeligmannrecentlyduringoneofhertalks.“Solet’sfigureoutwhatisinourbagoftrash.”Sheshowsadultsandchildrenhowtoreducewasteduringtheholidaygift-givingseason.“Youcansortitasacardboarditemoryoucansortitasaplasticitem,”Seligmannworkswithvolunteers.“Weencourageusingthingsthatarealreadyinyourhouselikenewspaper,oldmagazines,usingagiftwithinagift.Youcanwrapsomethinginareusablenapkin,wrapsomethinginascarf,orashawl(围巾)orevenareusabletototebag(大手提袋)。”LoriArguellesistheexecutivedirectorforenvironmentaleducationattheAliceFergusonFoundation.“Overtimewerealizedthatreallyjustdoingtrash,cleanupswasthesymptomoftheproblem,notgettingtotherootcause.Anditwasjustalittleoveradecadeagothatwestartedtheinitiativeitself.”OneactivityiscalledtheTrashTimelineGame.Itteacheschildrenthatthethingstheythrowawaydonotdecomposeatthesamerate.Forexamplepaperdissolvesinaboutfourweeks.Anapplecoretakestwomonths.Ametalcantakesupto100years.Aplasticbagwillnotdecomposefor450yearsGlasstakes1,000yearsAnd,theysay,Styrofoam(泡沫聚苯乙烯)neverdissolves.Youngpeopletakingpartintheprogramlearnthatreducingwasteisimportantnotjustduringtheholidays,buteverydayoftheyear.1、WhyistheAliceFergusonFoundationcreated?A．TohelpchildrencelebrateChristmas.B．Toreducetheamountofwaste.C．Tomaketheenvironmentbetter,D．Tobuildrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandmature2、WhatsuggestiondoesSeligmanngiveonwrappinggifts?A．Itisbettertousecardboarditemstowrapgifts.B．Itisbettertowrapgiftsinsomethingscapableofbeingusedagain.C．Itisbetternottowrapgiftsinplasticitems.D．Itisbetternottowrapgiftsatall.3、WhatcanweinferfromLoriArguelles’swords?A．Doingtrashcleanupsmeansalottoprotectingtheenvironment.B．Westillneedtomakegreateffortsonthewaytoprotectingtheenvironment.C．Overadecadeoureffortstoprotecttheenvironmentprovedfruitless.D．Overtimewefoundtherootcauseofprotectingtheenvironment4、What’sthemeaningof“decompose”?A．breakdownB．breakoutC．storeupD．storeaway25．（10分）Withsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?Theyarecompletelywaterproof(notletwaterthrough)andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?A．Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.B．Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.C．Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.D．Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Howthesneakersarecharged.B．Howthesneakerscanworkwell.C．Whatimagesthesneakersshow.D．Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.3、Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.A．thelengthoftheshoesB．thesizeoftheire-panelsC．thedesignersoftheshoesD．thematerialsoftheirbottoms4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?A．Negative. B．Anxious.C．Uncertain. D．Confident.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）Howoftendoyouletotherpeople'snonsensechangeyourmood?Doyouletabaddriver，impolitewaiter，rudeboss，oraninsensitiveemployee1yourday?OnedayIwasinataxiandweheaded2theairport．Weweredrivinginthe3lanewhensuddenlyablackcardroveoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus．Mytaxidriverslammedonhis4，slidsideways，andattheverylastmomentourcarstoppedand5theothercarbyjustinches!Thedriveroftheothercarlookedaroundandstarted6atus．Mytaxidriverjust7andwavedattheguy．AndImeanhewasreally8．SoIasked，“Whydidyoujustdothat?Thisguyalmostruinedyourcarandsentustothehospital!”ThisiswhenmytaxidrivertaughtmewhatInowcall“TheLawoftheGarbageTruck”．Heexplainedthatmanypeoplearelikegarbagetrucks．Theyrunaroundfullof9，fulloffrustration，fullofanger，andfullofdisappointment．Astheirgarbage10up，theyneedaplacetodumpitandsometimesthey'lldumpiton11．Don'ttakeitpersonally；Justsmile,wave，wishthemwell，andmoveon．Believeme．You'llbe12．Don'ttaketheirgarbageand13ittootherpeopleatwork,athome，oronthestreets．Life'stooshorttowakeupinhemorningwith14Themarkofyoursuccessishowquicklyyoucanrefocusonwhat's15，RoyBaumeister，apsychologyresearcherfromFloridaStateUniversity，foundinhisextensiveresearchthatyou16badthingsmoreofterthangoodthingsinyourlife，youstorethebadmemoriesmoreeasily，andyou17themmorefrequently．Therefore，lovethepeoplewhotreatyourightandignoretheoneswhodon't．Lifeistenpercentwhatyoumakeitandninetypercenthowyou18it!Whenyoufollow“TheLawoftheGarbageTruck”,youtakebackcontrolofyourlife!Youmakeroomforthegoodby19goofthebad．Haveamarvelous，garbage-freeday!Theseedsyouplanttoday20theharvestyouwillreaptomorrow．1、A．enrich B．obtain C．spare D．ruin2、A．through B．to C．in D．for3、A．latter B．right C．opposite D．free4、A．window B．door C．brakes D．seat5、A．knocked B．overtook C．missed D．lost6、A．laughing B．throwing C．glancing D．yelling7、A．wondered B．ignored C．smiled D．guessed8、A．friendly B．angry C．tired D．disappointed9、A．expectation B．passengers C．garbage D．goods10、A．turns B．piles C．holds D．pushes11、A．roads B．children C．you D．dustbin12、A．upset B．happier C．pitiful D．frightened13、A．eontribute B．share C．explain D．spread14、A．surprise B．pleasure C．doubt D．regrets15、A．funny B．important C．strange D．embarrassing16、A．remember B．forget C．value D．appreciate17、A．recalI B．exchange C．enjoy D．imagine18、A．inspire B．take C．mend D．notice19、A．letting B．consisting C．making D．dreaming20、A．distinguish B．deserve C．deliver D．determine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）请在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。JohnSnowwasawell-knownphysicianinLondoninthe19thcentury.1．famouswashethatheevenattendedQueenVictoriatoeasethebirthofherbabies.However,hedecidedtodefeatcholera,a2．(dead)diseaseatthattimewhenhesawthousandsofpeople3．(expose)toitdiedeverytimetherewasanoutbreak.In1854whencholerabrokeout,hebegantogatherinformationandmarkedonamap4．allthedeadpeople5．（live）.Hefoundmanypeoplewhohaddrunk6．dirtywaterfromthepumpdied.Sohedecidedthatthepollutedwatercarriedcholera.Hefoundawomanandherdaughterwhohadthewater7．（deliver）fromthepumpeverydaydiedofcholeraafterdrinkingthewater.8．thisextraevidenceJohnSnowannouncedthatthepollutedwaterwas9．（blame）.Hesuggestedthesourceofallwatersuppliesshouldbeexaminedandnewmethodsof10．（deal）withwaterbefound.Finally,“KingCholera”wasdefeated.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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加上一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。IrecentlytookaneyeexaminationandthedoctortoldmethatIhavetowearglassesallthetime、Healsotoldmenottoreadinpoorlightbecauseofitwouldbebadformyeye、It’sAugustnoworthenewtermisabouttostart、I’mquitenervouslyaboutwearingglassestoschool,becauseitwillbefirsttimeformyfriendstoseemewearingglasses、Iwonderthattheyaregoingtosay、Oneofmybestfriendsalwayswearglasses、Itelephonedherandshetoldmethatshewasn’tlaughedat、Firstseeherwearingthem,peoplejustsaidtherewasanythingdifferentabouther、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是Jack，从报纸上获悉，2014年10月，西双版纳地区一头大象被猎杀取牙。对此你非常愤怒，请你就此事用英语给《EnglishWeekly》报社写封信，呼吁人们保护野生动物。内容应包括：1.简述报道内容并发表看法。2.保护野生动物的必要性(至少二条)。3.提出建议（至少二条）。参考词汇：象牙tusk西双版纳Xishuangbanna保护protect野生的wild注意：1.词数不少于80；2.开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；4.在答题卡上作答。DearEditor，MynameisJack,aseniormiddleschoolstudent.TheotherdayIhappenedtoreadashockingpieceofnews.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Toliveinabetterfuture,let’sworktogethertohelpwildlife.Yours,Jack

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、C5、B6、D7、A8、C9、C10、A11、D12、A13、A14、C15、B16、D17、D18、D19、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、14．A2、16．A3、18．B22、1、C2、A3、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,thebeginningofspaceexplorationwasfollowedafewyearslaterbytheStarTrektelevisionprogramandmovieseries.Thesciencefict