黑龙江省哈尔滨市宾县一中新高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷及答案解析

黑龙江省哈尔滨市宾县一中新高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷注意事项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．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where2．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported3．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who4．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen5．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over6．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．aredoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone7．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with8．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen9．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake10．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch11．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold12．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked13．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank14．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a;the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a15．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which16．RecentlysomehospitalsinChinahaveadopted______theycallarobot-doctor,______willbeusedtooperateonpatientswithmoreaccuracy.A．what;thatB．that;whichC．what;whichD．which;what17．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from18．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat19．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．any20．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when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）Ifyoudon’thaveacollegedegree,you’reatgreaterriskofdevelopingmemoryproblemsorevenAlzheimer’s(老年痴呆).Educationplaysakeyroleinlifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorder,andit'swelldocumentedthatthosewithacollegedegreepossessacognitive（认知的）advantageovertheirlesseducatedcounterpartsinmiddleandoldage.Now,alargenationalstudyfromBrandeisUniversitypublishedintheAmericanJournalofGeriatricPsychiatryshowsthatthosewithlessschoolingcansignificantlymakeupforpoorereducationbyfrequentlyengaginginmentalexercisessuchaswordgames,puzzles,reading,andlectures.“Thelifelongbenefitsofhighereducationformemoryinlaterlifearequiteimpressive,butwedonotclearlyunderstandhowandwhytheseeffectslastsolong,”saidleadauthorMargieLachman,apsychologist.Shesuggestedthathighereducationmayencouragelifelonginterestincognitiveefforts,whilethosewithlesseducationmaynotengageasfrequentlyinmentalexercisesthathelpkeepthememoryagile(敏捷地).Buteducationearlyinadulthooddoesnotappeartobetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemory.Thestudyfoundthatintellectualactivitiesundertakenregularlymadeadifference.“Amongindividualswithloweducation,thosewhoareengagedinreading,writing,attendinglectures,doingwordgamesorpuzzlesonceaweekormorehadmemoryscoressimilartopeoplewithmoreeducation,”saidLachman.Thestudy,calledMidlifeintheUnitedStates,assessed3,343menandwomenbetweentheagesof32and84withameanageof56years.Almost40percentoftheparticipantshadatleasta4-yearcollegedegree.Theresearchersevaluatedhowtheparticipantsperformedintwocognitiveareas,verbalmemoryandexecutivefunction---brainprocessesinvolvedinplanning,abstractthinkingandcognitiveflexibility.Participantsweregivenabatteryoftests,includingtestsofverbalfluency,wordrecall,andbackwardcounting.Asexpected,thosewithhighereducationsaidtheyengagedincognitiveactivitiesmoreoftenandalsodidbetteronthememorytests,butsomewithlowereducationalsodidwell,explainedLachman.“Thefindingsarepromisingbecausetheysuggesttheremaybewaystoleveltheplayingfieldforthosewithlowereducationalachievement,andprotectthoseatgreatestriskformemorydeclines,”saidLachman.“Althoughwecannotruleoutthepossibilitythatthosewhohavebettermemoriesaretheoneswhotakeonmoreactivities,theevidenceisconsistentwithcognitiveplasticity(可塑性),andsuggestssomedegreeofpersonalcontrolovercognitivefunctioninginadulthoodbyadoptinganintellectuallyactivelifestyle.”1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Highereducationhasabettercognitiveadvantage.B．Bettermemoriesresultfromcollegedegree.C．Cognitiveactivitydoesamindgood.D．Pooreducationhasmoreriskofmemorydeclines.2、AccordingtotheresultofMargieLachman’sstudy,wecanconcludethat________.A．educationisresponsibleforthelifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorderB．educationearlyinadulthoodcanbetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemoryC．thosewithhighereducationdidbetteronthememoryteststhanthosewithlowereducationD．anintellectuallyactivelifestyledoeshelptomaintainyourmemory3、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudycalledMidlife?A．Participantseachweregivenabatterytotesttheirmemory.B．Theaverageageoftheparticipantsare56yearsold.C．Participantshadtoperforminoneofthetwocognitiveareas.D．Oneinfouroftheparticipantshada4-yearcollegedegree.4、WhyarethefindingsoftheLachman’sstudypromising?A．Thelowereducatedmayhavethesameopportunitiestokeepupmemory.B．Wemayhavewaystocurethepeoplewhohavememorydeclines.C．Adoptingadifferentlifestylecancontrolovercognitivefunctioning.D．Wecanfindoutthepossibilitytohavebettermemories.22．（8分）Parisisthecityofdreams.IfyouplantoheadtoParisforastudyperiod,thenperhapsalittlerealitycheckisinorder.Butmyexperiencewasaromanticone.IpavedmypathtoParisthroughanexchangeprogram.OnarrivalinParis,IwasconstantlyremindedoftheofficialprocessesIhadtocomplete—formstobefilledin,meetingstoattend,thelistseemedendless.Thentherealworkbegan.Onceclasseswereunderway,Ifoundmyselfvolunteeringtodooralpresentationsandassignmentsfirst,ratherthanlast.Thismethodprovedtobeveryhelpful.OnceIhadfinishedclassfortheweek,Ihadanever-increasinglistofmuseumstovisit,neighborhoodstoexplore,andcaféstositin.ReadbooksaboutParis.Talktolocalsandotherforeignerslivingthere.ButtheonethingthatreadingabookortalkingtosomeonecannotdoistoprovideyouwiththeexperienceofwanderingParisonfoot.Thepeoplewatching,thesoundsofthecity,thecolorsastheseasonschange,theyalladdtotheecstasythatIexperienceinParisasanexchangestudent.Afterspendingfivemonthswanderingthroughthecharmingneighborhoods,Ifellinlovewiththeatmospherethatcameoutfromeveryopendoor,andwitheveryspokenword.ThereissomethingcomfortingaboutwalkingtothemarketeachSundaytoenjoythebeautifuldisplayoffruits,vegetablesanddairyproducts.Thereiswarmthinsayingbonjourtothepassers-by.OnmylastdayinParis,Iconfidentlysaid,“BonjourMonsieur,”asIpassedthelittlestoredownthestreet.IguessthebestpartaboutgoingonexchangeinParisisfallinginlovewiththecityinyourownway.AndIknowmineisuniqueandspecialtome,myownlittlepiecesofParis.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ecstasy"inParagraph4probablymean?A．Courage. B．Imagination.C．Happiness. D．Reputation.2、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Anexchangestudent’slife. B．Charmingneighborhoods.C．Anexchangeprogram. D．Atravelingexperience.3、Beyondreadingbooks,whichexperiencewouldtheauthortreasuremost?A．Enjoyingcoffeeinhissparetime.B．GreetingpeopleinFrenchinthestreet.C．Buyingvegetablesinthemarket.D．HangingaroundinParis.4、Accordingtothepassage,whatlefttheauthorthedeepestimpression?A．ThefriendlypeoplehemetinParis.B．Thespecialcultureheexperiencedinthecity.C．Theacademicachievementhemadeinhisstudy.D．Thepresentationsandassignmentshedidinclass.23．（8分）Theyear3700，Earthisfartoohotforanyhumantocallithome．Onthisplanetatleast，manisnothingmorethanamemory-ifthereisanythinglefttorememberthe"wiseman"．Butwhataboutourwisdom-willanyofitsurviveus？Theconventionalanswerisno．Knowledgerequiresaknower，andtherewillbenoknowingmindsaroundthen．Butifinformationsurvives，perhapsinbooksorharddrives，maybetheknowledgeisn'tquitedeadbutdormant（休眠），readytobecomealivewiththehelpofothermindsthatdevelopovertimeorcometovisitEarthinthedistantfuture．Atfirstsight，thatseemstobereasonable：afterall，wehavedonesimilarthingswithpastknowledge．Forexample，wesavedanancientcomputerfromashipdestroyedatseaoffthesoutherncoastofGreece，andsucceededinfindingthemeaningofEgyptianhieroglyphics（象形文字）．Carefulworkcanbringpreviouslylostwisdombacktolife．However，thekeypointisthatthereisacertainculturalcontinuitywiththoseancienttimesthatallowsustoreasonandmakeprogressinthedark：weknowwearedealingwiththelegacy（遗赠）ofotherhumans．Withoutthatlink，thesurvivalofobjectsandrawdatadoesn'tguaranteethesurvivalofknowledge．Andalackofcontinuityinlanguagewithanyfutureintelligencewouldbeabarrier．Knowledgeiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage．Whenalanguagediesout，wecanlosesystemsofreasoningthattheycontain．Ifthat'slost，thenitcan'tberecovered．Allthismeansthatothermindsmightnotbeabletofullymakehumanknowledgealivewhenwearegone．Itisbettertoconcentrateonnotdyingoutinthefirstplace．1、WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1？______A．Topresentaninterestingidea．B．Tostateaproblemofthefuture．C．Toinformusoftheearthin3700．D．Tointroducethetopicofthetext．2、Whatdothewords"similarthings"inParagraph3probablyreferto？______A．Developingtheminds．B．Rememberingthewiseman．C．Makinglostwisdomaliveagain．D．Learningfromtheancientcivilization．3、Whatplaysthekeypartingettingculturalcontinuityaccordingtothetext？______A．Language．B．Intelligence．C．Knowledge．D．Information．4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？______A．Canhumanbeingsliveon？B．Willourwisdomsurviveus？C．HowwecanprotectourcultureD．Whattheearthwillbelikeinthefuture24．（8分）Lastweek,twocompanies,KittyHawkandUber,announcedtheirplanstobringflyingcarstorealityverysoon.KittyHawkpresident,SebastianThrun,announcedKittyHawk’sflyingcarplanslastMonday.Accordingtoitswebsite,thecariselectric-poweredandwillbeabletotravelatspeedsupto40kilometersanhour.Itsayssuchamachine“doesnotrequireregistrationorapilot’slicenseandmaybeflowninuncrowdedareasforrecreationalpurposes.”Asofnow,thecarcanonlybeflownoverfreshwater.KittyHawkismakingalistofpeopleinterestedinbuyingtheflyingcar.Theymustpayadepositof$100.Thosewhogettheirnamesonthelistearlywillreceive$2,000offthefinalcostofthecar.However,KittyHawkhasnotyetannouncedtheprice.Itsfirstflyingcarsareexpectedtogoonsalebytheendofthisyear.UnliketheKittyHawkcompany,Uberdoesnotplantobuilditsflyingcars.UberexpectstolaunchflyingtaxisinDallas-Ft.Worth,Texas,USby2020.LiketheKittyHawkcar,Uberflyingtaxiswilluseelectricpower.Ubersaysitsflyingtaxiscouldtravelupto241kilometersanhour.ThecompanysaysthatcouldreducethetraveltimebetweenSanFranciscoandSanJose,Californiafrom2hoursontheroadto15minutesintheair.RiderscouldusetheUberapptobookaflyingtaxitotakethemtotheirdestinations.Thecompanyhasnotyetsaidhowcostlyairtaxitravelwouldbecomparedtoroadtaxitravel.Soonerthanyouthink,flyingcarsmayappearinthesky.Muchconvenienceastheywillbring,justimaginehavingtoavoidotherflyingcars.Also,whatifyourbatterydieswhenyouareintheair?And,howwillyouknowwheretoland?1、WhatmayKittyHawk’sflyingcarbeusedforatpresent?A．Acceleratingthespeed.B．Havingfun.C．Advertisingthecompany.D．Fetchingwater.2、WhatdoweknowaboutKittyHawk’sflyingcarfromthethirdparagraph?A．Itcoststwothousanddollarseach.B．Itcantraveloverwater.C．Itoffers$100toitspotentialbuyers.D．Ithasn’tgonetomarket.3、InwhatwayisUber’sflyingtaxisimilartoKittyHawk’sflyingcar?A．Theytravelatthesamespeed.B．Theyareelectric-powered.C．TheyaresupportedbytheUberapp.D．Theyrequireaflyinglicense.4、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthetext?A．Tocallforpublicdonations.B．Tointroducesomeadvantages.C．Topromoteinterestinscience.D．Totalkaboutpossibleproblems.25．（10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．entertain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）Learningasecondlanguagefuelschildren’sintelligenceandmakestheirjobprospectsbrighter.1thefactis,inU.S.A,asinmanyotherEnglishspeakingcountries,speakersoftwoormorelanguagesareinthe2.Eighty-fourpercentofUSpeoplearemonolingual(speakersofonlyonelanguage).Thisleavesasmallnumberwho3tospeaktwoormorelanguages.Nomatterhowproudpeopleareoftheirculturalroots,tospeakanything4Englishisamarkerofdifferencehere.That’swhyfourteen-year-oldUmaris5whenpeoplecommentonthefactthatheisabletospeakArabic.Umar’smotherpointsout:―InU.S.A,it’snot6forkidstobebilingual.But,ifyouspeakanotherlanguagetoyourchildreninU.S.A,itisthoughtthatyouarenothelpingthemto7society.Butinfact,thegeneral8amongexpertsisthatlearningasecondlanguageisgoodforchildren.Expertsbelievethatbilinguals–peoplewhospeak9languages–haveaclearlearningadvantage10theirmonolingualschoolmates.This11onhowmuchofeachlanguagetheycanspeak,notonwhichlanguageisused,12theyarelearningArabic,French,Chineseoranyotherlanguage.VinssMillon,aprofessorofForeignLanguageTraining,says:―Alotofstudieshave13thatchildrenwhospeakmorethanonelanguagesometimeslearnonelanguagemore14,butintheendtheydoaswellastheirmonolingualschoolmates,andoftenbetter,inothersubjects.Theviewisthatthereisa(n)15fromtheeffortoflearninganotherlanguage.Afewother16agreethat“Bilingualstendtouselanguagebetterasawhole.Theyalso17greatercreativityandproblem-solvingability,andtheylearnfurtherlanguagesmoreeasily”.Withallofthebenefits,whydowenotshowmore18forlearningotherlanguages?Parentsandteachers19inbilingualeducationsayitispressurefromfriendsatschool,general20tootherlanguagesinEnglish-speakingcountries,andproblemsintheschoolsystemthataretoblame.1、A．And B．So C．But D．Thus2、A．minimum B．maximum C．minority D．majority3、A．claim B．pretend C．decide D．plan4、A．morethan B．lessthan C．ratherthan D．otherthan5、A．excited B．embarrassed C．disappointed D．appreciated6、A．common B．unusual C．unique D．general7、A．fitin B．buildup C．contributeto D．figureout8、A．distinction B．commission C．announcement D．agreement9、A．one B．two C．three D．more10、A．beneath B．beyond C．over D．of11、A．determines B．focuses C．comments D．depends12、A．if B．whether C．when D．because13、A．rejected B．released C．revealed D．reminded14、A．slowly B．rapidly C．easily D．efficiently15、A．outcome B．improvement C．advantage D．tendency16、A．parents B．learners C．schoolmates D．professors17、A．display B．produce C．inspire D．discover18、A．concern B．respect C．enthusiasm D．intelligence19、A．involved B．impressed C．competing D．replacing20、A．opinions B．obstacles C．senses D．attitudes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）Rainforestsarethickforestsinthehotpartsoftheworld.Theyhaveagreateffect1．theworldenvironment.Forexample,theyplay2．partincontrollingtheclimate.Without3．(they),climatewouldchangealot.What’smore,manyplantsareof4．(important)inmedicalvalue.However,inthepasthundredyears,humans5．(begin)destroyingrainforeststosearchforlandandmine.The6．(hard)weharvestfromthem,themorecarbondioxideisreleasedintotheair,7．affectstheclimate,environmentandourselvesasawhole.Meanwhile,wearelosingtheopportunity8．(explore)themedicaluseoftheplants.Withthepopulationgrowing9．(rapid),weindeedhaveanincreasingneedfor10．(resource),butwewillsuffermoreintheendifwekeepondoingso.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。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：在错的词下划一条横线，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。2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Asisknowntoweall,America’snationalpastimeisbaseball、Ithasplayedinthecountrysincethefirstsettlersarrive、ItwasanationalballwhatwaslikedbymanyAmericansatthattime、AlthoughbaseballpossiblydevelopedfromanEnglishgame,itisnowthoughtoflikeanAmericansport、FromtheLittleLeaguetotheMajorLeague,playerofallskilllevelsenjoytestingtheirpoweronthe“FieldofDreams”、Famousplayers,excitingmusicbutthestandardstadiumfoodofhotdogs,popcornsandpeanutsarepopularlyamongAmericans、Inafact,AmericansmakegotothebaseballgameafavoritesummeroutingformanyAmericansnowadays、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你叫李华，是班上的英语科代表。你班外籍教师Peter希望在毕业前夕组织一个班级英语晚会，并征询你的意见。请你给Peter写封邮件，就晚会的时间地点、形式和内容等方面提出想法并分别陈述理由。注意：1.词数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearPeter,LasttimeyouaskedmetosaysomethingabouttheEnglishgraduationparty.Herearemysuggestions.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、C4、C5、B6、D7、B8、A9、A10、C11、D12、A13、B14、D15、D16、C17、A18、A19、B20、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、1、C2、D3、B4、A22、1、C2、A3、D4、B23、1、D2、C3、A4、B24、1、B2、D3、B4、D25、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.Theauthorcr