湖南省株洲市醴陵市第二中学新高考仿真卷英语试卷及答案解析

湖南省株洲市醴陵市第二中学新高考仿真卷英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should2．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving3．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe4．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would5．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen6．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded7．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe8．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany9．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout10．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t11．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright12．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division13．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should14．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before15．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout16．—Jenny，howdidyourmathexamgo?—IthoughtI________，butinfactIcameinthetop10%intheclass.A．mighthavefailed B．couldn’thavefailed C．shouldhavefailed D．mustn’thavefailed17．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on18．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime19．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went20．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush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）YoumightthinkpeopleallovertheUnitedStateshaveWi-Fi----wirelessInternetservice---andmobilephones.ButthereisnosuchserviceinGreenBank,WestVirginia,atinytownfourhoursfromtheU.S.capital,WashingtonD．C．Fewerthan150peopleliveinGreenBank,whichhastwochurches,anelementaryschoolandapubliclibrary.Itisalsohometothelargestradiotelescopeintheworld.Thereisaban(禁令)onWi-FiinGreenBank,alongwithanythingelsethatcancreateelectromagnetic(电磁的)waves.Officialssaythewavescoulddisturbthesignals(信号)thetelescopereceives.FormanyAmericans,avisittoGreenBankisalittlelikereturningtothe1950s.Togetthere,youmustreadroadsigns---becausethereisnoGPSserviceinthetown.PeoplecanconnectwiththeInternetthroughtelephones,butwirelessserviceisnotallowed.Theobservatory(天文台)isoneofthelargestemployersinthearea.ThefederalNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)spendsabout$8.2millionayeartooperatetheobservatory,telescopeandeducationalcenter.JonahBausermanisatechnician.Ifhesupposesthereisasignalthatisnotallowedinthezone,hedrivestothehousewherethesignaliscomingfromandchecksit.butonceaweek,whenthedeviceiscleaned,comebanneddevicesareallowednearit.Peopleinthetownrespecttheworkofthescientists.AndtheysaytheyarehappytolivewithoutWi-Fiandmobilephones.“Youknow,insteadofsittinghereonourphonesandotherdeviceswe’reoutfishingandhuntingandgoingtoeachother’shouses.”Everyoneknowseachotherandcommunicationisalmostalwaysface-to-face.1、WhatwillyouareseewhenyoupayavisittoGreenBank?A．GPSserviceB．Radio-controlledtoysC．CellphonetowersD．Guideposts2、WhatisJonahBauserman’sdutyinhiswork?A．FollowingsignalsfromcellphonesB．CleaningthetelescopeonceaweekC．ListeningforsignalsfromouterspaceD．Protectingthetelescopefrombeingaffected3、Whathasthetelescopebroughttothelocalpeople?A．GreatwealthB．AhealthierlifestyleC．ManyjobchancesD．Muchdifficultyinlife4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthistext?A．AnAmericanTownWithoutWi-FiandMobilePhonesB．GoodRelationshipsBetweenpeopleinanAmericanTownC．TheLargestRadioTelescopeintheWorldD．ABetterLifeWithoutWirelessDevices22．（8分）Darwinnotedthatsomehumanemotionalexpressionsmighthavestartedaspartofaphysiologicalfunction:forexample,exposingtheteethtobitefood.Thefunction,however,tookonmeaningandbecameaformofcommunicationwhichsignalsanger.Thesamemaybetruefortheanimals.Babymonkeyscryforattention.Theyalsocrytosignaltoanadultthattheywanttobecarried.“Chimpanzeesdomakeupsetvoicewhentheyarebeingweaned(断奶)bytheirmothersorhavelosttheirmothersoranotherindividual,”saysAnnePusey,aprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota.“Theywhimper(呜咽)andcryandscream.Whenwehearthesecalls,theemotioninvolvedseemsobvious.However,theydonotweepinthesenseofproducingtears.Ihaveseenanadolescentmalewhimperingwhenhelostsightofhisolderbrotherwithwhomhehadbeentraveling.”Babiesofmanymammalianspecies,includingrats,cry.Moreover,whenababyratcries,oftenhismotherbringsthefallenpupbackintothenest.Thisisprobablyastraightforwardcommunication,asitiswithhumans.However,psychologistsattheUniversityofIowaaren’tconvinced.TheIowanresearcherscancausethesamecryingsoundsbyproducinglargedecreasesandthenincreasesinbloodflow.Thebloodflowalsogoesdownwhenbabyratsgetcold.Thus,theyconcludebabyratscryinthesamewaythatwesneeze.Ofcoursetheratbabycouldbecryingbecausehe’scoldandwantshismothertoknow.“Allyoungmammalsmakecrieswhenseparatedfromtheirmother,”saysJaakPanksepp,apsychologistatBowlingGreenStateUniversity.“Ifyou’rewillingtocallthiscrying,thencertainlyotheranimalsshowthisemotionalresponse.”hesays,“Someofustakeseriouslythatanimalsdohaveemotions.”1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatkindofemotiondoes“exposingtheteeth”express?A．Disappointment. B．Excitement.C．Anger. D．Happiness.2、Whichisoneprobablereasonwhyyoungchimpanzeesmightbecrying?A．Theymeettheirbrother.B．Theyhavenothingtoeat.C．Theyarebeingbreast-fed.D．Theyarepartedfromtheirmother.3、Underwhatcircumstancewillbabyratscryjustlikehumans’sneeze?A．Theirbloodflowisdecreased.B．Theyfeelcoldandlongforaffection.C．Theirbloodflowisincreased.D．Theirmotherbringsthembackhome.4、Whereisthepassagemostlikelytakenfrom?A．Ananimaljournal. B．Aphysiologybook.C．Ahealthmagazine. D．Aculturalnewspaper.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）ComeandspeakaweekwithusatGreenandGoldCampontheSacramentoCampus!Daysarefilledwithscavengerhunts,riverwalks,theChallengeCenter,wateractivities,artsandcrafts,gamesandmore!YouradventurebeginsatSacramentoState.AwesomeActivities:OrienteeringScavengerhuntRopescourseArtsandcraftsCookingoutdoorsCampusmuseumsFuninthesunRiverwalkFunandeducationalgamesLeavenotraceprinciplesSwimmingCampsDatesandDetailsWeek1:6/1/2017-6/5/2017Week2:6/7/2017-6/11/2017Week2:6/12/2017-6/16/2017Week4:6/19/2017-6/23/2017Week3:6/26/2017-6/30/2017Week6:7/10/2017-7/14/2017Howmuchdoesthiscampcost?Thiscampisonly$290foranentireweekofmemoriesandfriendshipsthatwilllastalifetime.Aminimumdepositof50%perchild,percampisrequiredforallregistrations(non-refundable).Fullpaymentisdue14dayspriortocampstart.Whendoesthecampbegin/end?Drop-offforGreenandGoldCampbeginseachmorningat8:00am.Campactivitiesbeginat8:30eachdayandendat5:00pm.Allchildrenmustbepickedupnolaterthan5:00pm.Latepick-upswillresultina$10fee.WhatdoesmychildneedtobringtothecampPeakAdventureswillprovideamorningandafternoonsnack,butyourchildneedstobringhis/herownbagluncheveryday.Wealsodowateractivities,sobesuretoincludeaswimsuitandatoweleachdaysotheycanparticipate.Wesuggestpackingthefollowingitemseachday:T-shirtShortsSweatshirtTennisshoesTowelSunscreenDaypackWaterbottleLunchSunglassesHat/VisorLipSwim-suitWatershoesCampmusthaveaminimumofsixcampersfortheprogramtorun.Noguarantees.Youwillreceiveafullrefundforanycancelledcamps.CALLUSAT916-278-6321FORMOREINFORMATIONANDTORESERVEYOURYOUTHCAMPSPOTTODAY.1、Whatwilllearnatthecamp?A．Holdingyourfootprints. B．Huntingforsmallanimals.C．Adventuringintheforest. D．Playinggamesintheriver.2、Ifyouarelatetofetchyourkidtwiceaweek,youhavetopay________.A．$155 B．$310 C．$145 D．$3003、Whatmustyoubringtojointhecamp?A．AT-shirtandasweatshirt.B．Tennisshoesandwatershoes.C．Aswimsuitandatowel.D．Sunscreenandsunglasses.25．（10分）ChinesetechgiantTencentHoldingsLtd,thelargestglobalgamingproviderandtheoperatorofQQ,aninstantmessagingsoftwareservice,haslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsaimedatencouragingyoungpeopletoexploretheoutsideworld,insteadofbeingcontinuouslyabsorbedonline.“QQhasbeeninthemarketfor18years,butitisnotaging,anditsapplicationhasbecomeyoungerandtrendier.WehopethatmoreyoungChinesecanusetheapptoconnectwithdifferentpeopleandviewsworldwide.Weneverworryaboutlosinggameplayers.Instead,wehopethatplayerscanactuallygoouttolearnmore,”saidLiDan,generalmanagerofmarketingdepartmentofthesocialnetworkgroupatTencent.China’sgamingmarketnetted(净赚)salesrevenuesof218.96billionyuan($33.75billion)in2017,jumping23.1percentyear-on-year.Meanwhile,thenumberofmobilegainplayersinChinareached462million,adding10percentoverthelastyear.AccordingtoTencentthenumberofactiveusersofQQ,whoare21yearsoldoryounger,hasbeenincreasing,andtheytendtousetheappforalongertime.StartingMay22oflastyear,QQorganizedfreetripsforyoungpeopletoGalapagos,Namibia,SpainandtheAntarctic,butitdidn’trevealthespecificamountitcontributedtothosetrips.Duringeachtrip,itselectedthreetofourparticipantsfromthosewhouploadedvideosandmadespecifictravelplansonline.Thefinalistsstandoutwiththeirclearvideostatementsandtheirenthusiasmaboutgoingonadventures.“Tencent’sapproachappearstobecontradictorywithitsowninterests.But,infact,thisisconsistentwiththecompany’slong-termgrowthstrategyandwillpromoteitsbusinessbyestablishingagoodsocialimage,”saidNeilWang,presidentofconsultingfirmFrost&SullivaninChina.1、Tencenthaslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsto_______.A．bringinmoreprofitsB．increasethenumberofitsgameusersC．makeyoungChineseuseitsappwhileexploringnatureD．encourageyoungsterstoconnectmorewiththeoutsideworld2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．QQwasstartedintheearly1990s.B．Tencentisnotworriedaboutthelossofgameusers.C．ThepublicknewhowmuchTencentspentontheexploringtrips.D．ThenumberofmobilegameplayersinChinalastyearwasabout462million.3、ThosechosentogoonthetripsbyTencent________.A．arepeoplefromdifferentagegroupsB．canbeofferedachancetogoabroadC．shoulduploadvideostointroducethemselvesD．havetopayfortheirownfoodandaccommodation4、Fromthelastphragraph,wecaninfertheattitudeofNeilWangtowardsTencent’sapproachis________.A．approvingB．criticalC．unclearD．skeptical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）It’snotthegoodbyethathurts．buttheflashbacksthatfollow．MymothersufferedwithAlzheimer’sdisease(老年痴呆症)duringherlastfifteenyears．Untilthenshehadbeenabright，1womandeeplyinterestedandinvolvedintheworldaroundher．IwouldgohometovisitherinVirginiaandshewouldlookatmeina(an)2wayandask，”Whoareyou?”Iwouldanswer,”I'myourson．“Wheredoyoulive?”Shewouldask．”InCalifornia,”Iwouldtellher．”Isn’tthatinteresting，”shewouldsay,”IhaveasoninCalifornia．”Mynamehad3mymothercompletely．Sheseemed4forgetfulandconfusedatthebeginningofthedisease，butlateronshewould5periodsofsharpanxiety．Shewould6throughthehouseshehadlivedinmostofherlife，cryinguneasilythatshewantedtogohome，orshewouldleavehomeandwanderawayifshewasnot7forashorttime．Hopingtopleaseherandputhermind8，Iwouldtakeherforadrive，Visitingsiteswhereshehadlivedasa9．IntheyardofthehillsidehouseinShipmanIsatinthecarand10，theviewoftheoldoaksandlonggreenlawn．Icould11mymotherthereasalittlegirlPlayingwiththepetlambshehadbeensofondof．Ilookedtoherforsome12，butShejustshookherheadandsaid，“Iwanttogohome．”OvertheyearsIhavedecidedthatwhatmymotherwascallinghomewasnota13，butatime．Isuspectitwasatimewhenshewasmuch14，whenherchildrenwerestillunderfoot，whenherhusbandwasstillenergeticandconsiderate．Watchingmymother’ssufferingsetmeto15whatIwouldhaveinmindifsomedayIcouldn’tfind16andwantedtogothere．Inthisfamilywetendtobelonglivedandwegrowfuzzy(模糊的)mindedastheyearsgoby．AteightyIhavealreadynoticedsome17symptoms．Mydoctorsaystheforgetfulnessisonly18andthatitcomeswithage．Stillthe19ofAlzheimerishaunting(萦绕)inmymind．SomedayifandwhenIbecomeevencloudiermindedthanIamnow,unabletodriveandtellyouwhere“home”is，mydearson，IexpectIwillaaskyoutotakemehome．IknowyouWilldoyourbesttofindtheplaceIneedtobe．Ileavethesenotesforyour20．1、A．caring B．cheerful C．hopeful D．considerate2、A．excited B．frightened C．puzzled D．amazed3、A．forgotten B．reminded C．escaped D．slid4、A．greatly B．hardly C．totally D．simply5、A．gothrough B．breaktrough C．1ookthrough D．putthrough6、A．hunt B．pace C．search D．1ook7、A．settled B．attended C．concerned D．inspired8、A．inplace B．undercontrol C．inorder D．atease9、A．1ady B．student C．child D．mother10、A．inspected B．admired C．appreciated D．respected11、A．tell B．picture C．suspect D．doubt12、A．response B．smile C．reasons D．answers13、A．name B．dream C．symbol D．place14、A．prettier B．younger C．happier D．healthier15、A．feeling B．wondering C．doubting D．believing16、A．memory B．passion C．home D．way17、A．deadly B．alarming C．poisonous D．allergic18、A．natural B．special C．rare D．unique19、A．intention B．fear C．expectation D．hate20、A．appreciation B．admiration C．guidance D．assistance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）WhenIfirstentereduniversity,myaunt,1．islivinginAmerica,gavemeanewEnglishdictionary.Iwas2．(surprise)toseethatitwas3．EnglishEnglishdictionary,alsoknownasamonolingual(单一语言的)dictionary.4．itwasadictionarypreparedfornon—nativelearners,yetnoneofmyclassmateshadone.Tobehonest,Ithoughtitverydifficulttouseatfirst.Iwouldlook5．wordsinthedictionaryandstillnot6．(entire)understandthemeaning.Iwasusedtothebilingual(（双语的）dictionaries,inwhichthewordsare7．(write)andexplainedbothinEnglishandChinese.Ireally8．(wonder)whymyauntdecidedtomakethingssodifficultforme.Now,after9．(learn)Englishatuniversityforthreeyears,Iunderstandthatmonolingualdictionariesare10．(good)instudyingaforeignlanguage.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。WhenIwassevenyearsoldandmysisterwereonlyfour,ourfatherwaskilledinanautomobileaccidentjusttwoweekafterhistwenty-seventhbirthday、Momwasheartbreaking、Althoughwewerereallysoyoungtounderstandwhatwasgoingon,butIknewlifewouldneverbequitethesame、Wehadanicehome,plentyofthatweneeded,butwemissourfather、Abouteveryeveningwewouldgotoourgrandparents’houseforvisit、Mygrandmotherhadbegunworkingpart-timeatKentuckyFriedChicken、HisbosswasaniceyoungmannamedCharleswhichgottoknowmymotherandfellinlovewithherlater、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Steve被当地一所孔子学院录取，即将入学，不知道如何作学业方面的准备。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.表示祝贺；2.你的建议；3.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：孔子学院theConfuciusInstitute____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、A5、B6、C7、C8、C9、B10、D11、B12、C13、C14、D15、D16、A17、D18、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、D2、D3、B4、A22、1、C2、D3、B4、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.Theauthorcreatesananalysisofthepotentialinfluence