安徽省淮南五中2024年高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

安徽省淮南五中2024年高考冲刺英语模拟试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what2．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw3．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a4．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained5．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving6．Howabout______plantoopenabranch?Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a;a B．a;/ C．the;/ D．the;a7．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where8．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however9．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted10．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown11．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy12．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo13．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging14．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived15．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends16．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday17．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who18．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase19．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where20．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized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）IwillneverforgetthedayswhenImetwithmyclassmates.Earlyinthemorningofourfirstschoolday,ourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’tknowyet.Istooduplookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.Shesaid,“Hihandsome.MynameisRose.CanIgiveyouahug?”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay!”andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung,innocentage?”Iasked.Shejokinglyreplied,“I’mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,andhaveacoupleofkids…”“Noseriously,”Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone!”shetoldme.Afterclasswesharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydaywewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysmesmerized（迷住）listeningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.“Thereisonlyonesecrettostayingyoung.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingroundwhoaredeadanddon’tevenknowit!Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.IfIameighty-sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayearandneverdoanythingIwillturneighty-eight.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn’ttakeanytalentofability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunityinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”SheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysingingTheRose.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives.1、Whydidtheladywanttohugtheauthor?A．Becauseshewantedtochallengeherprofessor.B．Becauseshewantedtobreaktheice.C．Becauseshewantedtofindarichhusband.D．Becauseshewantedtohaveacollegeeducation.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththetextbest?A．Theauthorenjoyedhisexperienceofridinginthe“timemachine”.B．Theauthorandtheladysoonbecameclosefriends.C．Talentedpeoplecaneasilyfindopportunities.D．Oldpeopleusuallydon’tfeardeath.3、ItcanbeinferredthatRoseis________.A．alivelycollegestudentB．theauthor’sgirlfriendC．ayoungandinnocentladyD．anencouragingsong4、Whatisthelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromhisexperience?A．Anidleyouth,aneedyage.B．Learnwhereveryouare.C．Afaithfulfriendishardtofind.D．Amanisnotolduntilregretstotaketheplaceofdreams.22．（8分）Resume(简历)writingisaskill,butnoteveryoneisbornwithit.Fortunately,on,youwillfindfreeresumesamplesfordifferentjobneedsApartfromgivingyouready-madesamplesforthevariousposts;wealsoprovideinformationandtipsonhowtowriteaparticularjobresumesothatyoucandraftyourcopyonyourown.Byprovidingyouwithcareertipsandjobinformationalongwithsamplesofresumesandapplicationletters,wehavemadeanattempttomakeyouaneffectiveWriter,whocancomfortablywritehisjobsummary,skillsandexperienceinthemostappealingway.YoumaybeanAccountant,FashionDesigner,Doctororanyotherimaginableprofessional,andourwritingteamhasmadesurethatyouhavearesumethatistailor-madejustforyou.Everyjobhasdifferentrequirements,andthatmakeseveryresumedifferent.Ifyouarelookingforasampleforaspecificjob,seethecategoriesandclickontheparticularsectiontoviewtheexamplesformanagement,nursing,sales,medical,lawyer,andothers.Rememberthatcorrectandeffectiveresumeisthekeytogettingtheinterviewcall.Writingagreatresumeisfarfromfollowingspecificrulesandadviceyouhearfromothers.Somecommonbeliefslike,itshouldjustbeapagelong,aremisleading.Resumeisatooltosellyourskillstothepotentialemployer.Thus,itshouldbeappropriatetothepostappliedfor.Usethesamplesprovidedheretodescribeyourskills,personality,andexperienceeffectively.Letyourcreativityflowthroughyoutomakeyoursummaryofpersonalandprofessionalhistorylookunique.Ifyouattachabriefapplicationletteralongwithit,youcanhaveyetanothergreatsellingpointupyoursleeve!Sincearesumehasthepowertomakeorbreakyourchancesofearninganinterviewcall,youprobablywouldhavealotofquestionsinyourmind.Toeaseoutthetensionandanswerallthequestions,wehavelistedalistofFAQs,whicharesuretomakeyourlifeeasier.1、Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyougetajobinterviewaccordingtothetext?A．Previousworkingexperiences. B．Anappealingresume.C．Yourcommunicationskills. D．Yourcreativityandpersonality2、Whatdoyouhavetodowhenwritingaresume?A．Copy-pastesomepartsfromthiswebsite.B．Strictlyfollowspecificrules.C．Makeitonepagelong.D．Makesureitisappropriateandunique.3、Whatdoyouthinktheletters“FAQs”inthelastparagraphstandfor?A．frequentlyaskedquestions. B．firstaidquestions.C．factoryautomationqualities. D．fairaveragequalities.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeasepeopleoftheirtensioninlife.B．Tomakepeopleaneffectivewriter.C．Torecommendjob-huntersawebsiteaboutresumewriting.D．Togivejob-huntersready-madesamplesfortheirposts.23．（8分）EntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,EldonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAl,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI)，whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination,”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheorganization,”OpenAIsaidinablogpostonFeb.20,addingthat“AsTeslacontinuestobecomemorefocusedonAI,thiswillavoidapotentialfutureconflictforEldon.MuskandYCombinerCEOSamAltmancofoundedthenonprofitenterpriseinDecember2015,itsmissionistodevelopsafeartificialgeneralintelligenceandensurethosedevelopmentsaremadepublic.OpenAIresearcherspublishedapaperonthesiteArXiv,org,detailingthepossiblesecurethreatsthatcomewith“malicious”AI.Infact,Muskhasheardthe“evilAI”alarmseveraltimes,OnAug.11，2017,hewarnedthatartificialintelligenceposesabiggerthreattohumanity,andhetoldagatheringofstategovernorsthatthegovernmentneedstoregulateAlbeforerobotsstart“killingpeople.”Musk’sdeparturefromtheOpenAIboardcouldmeanbigthingsforTesla.AsEtonGoodbye,afinancialreporter,notedonFuturism,themove“couldsignalthatTeslaismoredeeplycommittedtotheirownAIprojectsthanwethought.”Headded,“Thosewhohavehadtheirearstoanyrumors(谣言)thatTeslaisreadytodelivervehiclescapableofLevel5autonomycouldtakethisnewOpenAldevelopmentasasignthatthecompanyisinchingclosertothatunapproachablegoal,”Nocompanyhasreachedthatlevelofautonomy,whichmeansthatadriverlesscarcouldnavigateanyroadunderanyconditionsandthatallthehuman“driver”wouldneedtodoistoinputadestination.1、WhydoesEldonMuskleavehisposition?A．TocreatesaferAI.B．TobuildpowerfulInternet.C．Todevelopsocialcommunication.D．ToavoidapossibleconflictwithTesla.2、WhatistheEldonMusk’sattitudetowardstheAI?A．Ambiguous.B．Supportive.C．Negative.D．Sympathetic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inParagraph3mean?A．Poisonous.B．Unpopular.C．Advanced.D．Traditional.4、WhatcanweinferfromEtonGoodbye’scomments?A．Level5autonomyisimpossible.B．TherumorsaboutTeslaismeaningless.C．HehasnoconfidenceinOpenAI.D．Level5autonomycouldsethumandriversfree.24．（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．entertain25．（10分）Forkidsandafairshareofadults,aSanDiegovacationmeansthemeparksandotherattractions.Beforeheadingtoapark,checkonline;manyparkshaveseasonalorholidayhours.SanDiegoWildAnimalParkInthesummer,alionexhibitwillopenandallowgueststowalkthroughtheanimals’habitat.Onlyglasswillbebetweenmanandbeasts.TheWildAnimalPark’snewDinoMountain,featuring20lifelikedinosaurs,willrunthroughSept.6.Details:generaladmissionticketsare$26.50foradultsandchildrenaged12andolder.$19.50forchildrenaged3-11,freeforchildren2andyounger.Adiscountedticketfor$23.85isavailabletoseniors60andolder,.SanDiegoZooThezoohasanewpanda,MeiSheng.There’snotmuchinthewayofnewattractions,butNighttimeZoo,aprogrampopularwithfamilies,startsJune26.Details:Generaladmissionis$21foradults,$14forchildrenaged3-11,freeforchildren2andyounger.www.legoland.comSeaworldSanDiegoA6-minuteridecalledJourneytoAtlantis,whichistoopeninlateMay,tellsthelegendofthemythicalislandnation.Peoplewhostepontotheride’seight-passengerGreekfishingboatswillexperiencesimulatedearthquakes,etc.Afterthat,riderscanvisitanewexhibitofdolphins,whichhavenotbeenondisplayattheparksince2008.Details:Generaladmissionis$46.95foradults,$37.95forchildrenaged3-9,freeforchildren2andyounger..OldTownTrolleyToursVisitingrelativesorfriendsinSanDiego?Theycangetahometownpassandrideforfreewithyoupaidadmission.Onegiftperpaidadultguest.Details:ThemainticketboothisinOldTown.Hoursare9a.m.to5p.m.,daily$25.www.H.1、Whichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersadiscounttotheold?A．.B．.C．.D．www.H.2、Howmuchwilltheadmissionbeifafive-year-oldchildvisitsSanDiegoZoowithhisparents?A．$21.B．$35.C．$42.D．$56.3、Wherecanweseetheperformanceofdolphins?A．SanDiegoWildAnimalPark.B．SanDiegoZoo.C．SeaworldSanDiego.D．OldTownTrolleyTours.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）Peoplesayoneman’strashisanotherman'streasure.That1comestomeasI2thehousepurchasedin1962bymyparents.Mymotherpassedawayin1996.Myfatherleftthehouse3mysisterandmewhenhediedafewmonthsago.AfterDadwas4,welookedaroundthe5housewherewegrewupandthatDadlovedsomuch.Atfirstwefeltso6atallthestuff（东西）left.Likesomanyoftheirgeneration,myparents7everything.Andlikemanyinmygeneration,wefacedanxious8aboutwhattoabandonandwhattokeep.Aswestartedthrowingoutoldphonebooksandeverymedicalbillfromevery9myparentseversaw,Ialso10manyhiddentreasures.Mom'spocketbookwasintheirbedroomcloset,whichhadeverythinginit,11herhairbrushwithhair,asifshewerestillhere.AndDad,whowasaWorldWarIIveteran（退伍兵）andaworldtraveler,12everything—fromlittlespoonsfromallovertheworldtoeveryletterhewrotetohisparentswhileinthe13.Thelettershewroteduringthewar14histhoughtsasayoungman.Later,inthebasement,I15ouroldkitchentable,whichbroughtback16ofmyparentsandsisterandmehavingbreakfasttogether.I’mrealizingallthesethings17myparents’lifejourney.EachtimeIgotothe18,IfindsomethingthatremindedmeofmychildhoodorteachesmesomethingaboutmyparentsI19knew.20,fromtheshabbyfurnituretoallthehiddentreasures,meansmoretomethanallthemoneyintheworld.1、A．thoughtB．goalC．principleD．coincidence2、A．lookedforB．lookedthroughC．lookedintoD．lookedafter3、A．withB．forC．toD．by4、A．retiredB．illC．goneD．injured5、A．cleanB．strangeC．modernD．empty6、A．pleasedB．familiarC．disappointedD．astonished7、A．savedB．enjoyedC．purchasedD．designed8、A．decisionsB．bargainsC．challengesD．responsibilities9、A．personB．neighborC．doctorD．child10、A．boughtB．discoveredC．buriedD．lost11、A．evenB．justC．onlyD．yet12、A．likedB．boughtC．keptD．lost13、A．countrysideB．armyC．collegeD．school14、A．receiveB．directC．senseD．describe15、A．repairedB．cleanedC．spottedD．set16、A．introductionsB．memoriesC．descriptionsD．communications17、A．recognizedB．representedC．instructedD．confirmed18、A．supermarketB．churchC．officeD．house19、A．merelyB．alwaysC．reallyD．never20、A．AnythingB．NothingC．EverythingD．Something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）YoumaynotknowthenameJohnSmithPemberton,butyoumustknowthenameofhis1．(invent):Coca-Cola.PembertonwasaUSchemist.WhenhewaswoundedintheCivilWar,lieusedmedicinetoeasethepainandgraduallygot2．(addict)toit.Tolighttheaddiction,hecreatedhisowndrinkby3．(use)leavesofcocaandnutsofkola.Henamed4．，“Pemberton’sFrenchWineCoca”.Inthesameyear,thelocalgovernmentpassedabanonalcohol.Pembertonhadtochangetherecipetoremovethealcohol.In1886,PembertoninvitedWillisVenabletohelphimperfecthisnewrecipe.Theyusedcarbonatedwaterandfinallyinventedanewdrink.Ithadnoalcohol5．couldstilleasepainandclearthemind.Pembertondecidedtosellit6．adrinkratherthanamedicine.In1887,PembertonsoldpartofthestockofhiscompanytoAsaCandler,7．latercreatedtheCoca-ColaCompany.Nowadays.Coca-Colahasbecomeoneofthemostpopular8．(drink)intheworld.Thecompanyonlyofferssemi-finishedproductstopartnersandwon’tsellthe9．(origin)ingredients(成分).ItssecretrecipewaskeptintheSunTrustBankinAtlantafor86yearsuntiltheendof2011.Sincethen,it10．(keep)intheWorldofCoca-ColacenterinAtlanta.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每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(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。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：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。MyclassmatesandIweretograduatenextmonth、Weweredeterminedtodosomething、Afteraheatingdiscussion,wedecidedonmakingavideotorecordourexperienceatschool、Ittookusawholeweektocollectmaterials,duringthatweinterviewedourteachersortookphotosofeveryaspectofschoollife、Theeditingpartbeforethatwastough、Wediscussedwhattoputintothevideo、Somecompromisesareunavoidable,butthevideoturnedoutperfectly、Severaldayslater,whenthevideowasplayingonthegraduationceremony,itwaswellreceived、Theteachersandstudentssharedagreattime、Thatsurelygavetousagreatsenseofachievement、32第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）书面表达假设你是李华，于2017年2月1日搭乘国外某航空公司航班（flightnumberBA793）回国后，发现遗失了一个行李箱。现请用英文给该航空公司写一封信，请他们帮你寻找。信件要点包括：1.陈述写信原因；2.简要描述该行李；3.说明其重要性；4.期待回复并表示感谢。注意：1.词数100左右；2.信件的开头已经写好。Dearsir/Madam,I’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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、A5、A6、D7、C8、C9、C10、B11、B12、D13、A14、D15、C16、D17、C18、B19、C20、Ｂ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、Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.☞D选项Amanisnotolduntilregretstotaketheplaceofdreams.22、1、B2、D3、A4、C23、1、D2、B3、A4、D24、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.Whathelpsbr