黑龙江省佳木斯市一中2025届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析2

黑龙江省佳木斯市一中2025届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷注意事项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．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld2．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps3．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave4．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive5．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime6．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting7．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted8．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held9．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored10．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass11．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake12．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure13．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even14．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding15．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother16．_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete17．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked18．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction19．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit20．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom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）We’reoftenbeingtoldhowself-drivingcanwillrewardUSWithalmostunimaginablebenefitswhentheyfinallyhitthestreets.Asidefromtheconvenienceofbeingchauffeured(私人司机)everywherebyartificialintelligence(AI),there’sthesafetyfactor,nottomentionhowenvironmentallyfriendlydriver-lesselectricvehiclescouldbe.Butthere’salsoanotheradvantage—parking.It’sonethatcouldhaveavastimpactonthelook,feel,andfunctionofthecities,anditcouldthoroughlychangethecrowdedurbanspaces.“Wearen’tgoingtoneedparking,definitelynotintheplaceswehaveitnow,”AlainL.Komhauser,aresearcheratPrincetonUniversity,toldPatrickSissonatCurbed.“Havingparkingclosetowherepeoplespendtimeisgoingtobeathingofthepast.IfI’mattheoffice,itdoesn’tneedtobethere.”Theextremecaseoftotallyemptycarparksandcitystreetswithnostationary(静止的)vehicleswouldprobablyrequirepeopletofullyletgoofpersonalcarownership.“Carsharingisalreadyreducingtheneedforparkingspaces,”CarloRattitoldCurbed.“Self-drivingvehicleswillstrengthenthistrendandhaveadramaticeffectonurbanlife,becausetheywillblur(使模糊)thedistinctionbetweenprivateandpublicmodesoftransportation,”headded.“‘Your’carcouldgiveyoualifttoworkinthemorningandthen,ratherthansittinguselessinaparkinglot,givealifttosomeoneelseinyourneighbourhood，social-mediacommunity,orcity.”Inthatcase,weneedn’tparkourcars.They’llparkbythemselves,sowewouldseeahugeincreaseinthewidthofsidewalks,bikelanes,andspaceforanyotherkindoftransportation.Inalllikelihood,wewon’tseethesekindsofchangeshappeningverysoon.Butit’sexcitingtothinkofthebenefitsthistechnologycouldbring.1、Whydotheauthormentiontheoften-toldadvantagesofself-drivingcars?A．Todrawaconclusion.B．Tomakeacomparison.C．Toanalyzetheunderlyingreasons.D．Tointroducethetopic.2、Howcanweachievezeroparkingincities?A．Byproducingmoreeco-friendlyelectriccars.B．Bysellingpublicvehiclestopersonalowners.C．Bypromotingcar-sharingwithself-drivingvehicles.D．Byallowingonlyself-drivingvehiclestorunonroads.3、Whatwillhappenifweneedn’tparkourcars?A．Morepeoplewillwalktowork.B．Publictransportationwillshrink.C．Urbanareaswillbelesscrowded.D．Weneedn’tspendmoneyontransportation.4、Whatattitudedoestheauthorhavetowardsself-drivingtechnology?A．Indifferent.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.22．（8分）Theeffectsofcoffeeconsumptiononhealthhavelongbeenasubjectofconflictanduncertainty.Sincethe1980s,somehavespokenoutagainstcoffeeasharmfultohealth,whileothershavewelcomedcoffeeforitssupposedbenefitstohealth.Accordingtoascientificreport,mildcoffeeconsumption,threetofivecupsperday,canhetakenasahealthydietarypattern,alongwithotherhealthfulbehaviors.ThereportalsosaysthatcoffeeconsumptionhelpsreducetheriskofheartdiseaseanditprotectsagainstParkinson'sdisease.AccordingtoDr.DonaldHensrudofMayoClinic,highconsumptionofcoffeehashealthrisks.Dr.Hensrudmentionsthedangersofhighcoffeeconsumptionforpeoplewithacertainillnessthatslowsthebreakdownofcaffeineinthebody.Somestudiessaidthatdrinkingtwoormorecupsofcoffeedailycanactuallyincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseinthesepeople.AccordingtoconclusionsfromarecentstudyledbyDr.GregoryMarcus,adoctorfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFrancisco,dailymoderateconsumptionofcaffeine,lessthan4cups,isnotassociatedwiththeseissues.Untilthescientificcommunityreachesageneralagreementontheeffectsofcoffeeconsumptiononhumanhealth,itwillbeuptotheindividualtodecidewhetherthebenefitsofdrinkingcoffeearegreaterthantherisks.Wheninformedofthesepossiblehealthbenefitsandharmsofdrinkingcoffee,Harwood,ahighschoolstudentstated,"Eventhoughtheremightbesomenegativeeffectsofdrinkingcoffee,forthemostpart,coffeedrinkingsoundsgoodforhealth.NottomentionIneedcoffeetostayawake."1、Whatisthepeople'sattitudetowardstheeffectsofcoffeeonhealthaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Disapproving. B．Tolerant.C．Doubtful. D．Mixed.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"moderate"inParagraph4probablymean?A．Personal. B．Slight.C．Reasonable. D．Heavy.3、WhatcanweinferaboutHarwood?A．He'llkeepondrinkingcoffee. B．Heloveshishighschoollife.C．Heoftenfallsasleepinclass. D．Hehassomehealthproblems.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyPeopleLoveCoffee? B．HowCoffeeAffectsHealth?C．TheCultureofCoffeeDrinking D．TheNewFindingsofHeartDisease23．（8分）Untilnow，littleresearchhasbeenconductedontheassociationbetweenparents'friendshipsandtheemotionalwell-beingoftheiradolescentchildren．AnewstudyfromresearchersattheUniversityofMissourisuggeststhatmothers'friendshipswithotheradultscanimpacttheiradolescentchildren'srelationshipswiththeirownfriends，particularlythenegativeaspectsoftheserelationshipssuchasconflictandopposition．Gary．C．Glick，adoctoralcandidateatMU，andAmandaRose，professorintheDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences，studiedthedevelopmentoffriendshipsandotherpeerrelationshipsduringadolescenceandtheirimpactonpsychologicaladjustment．Theyfoundthatadolescentsmaymimicthenegativecharacteristicsoftheirmothers'relationshipsintheirownpeer-to-peerfriendshipssuggestingthatmotherscanserveasrolemodelsfortheiradolescentsduringformativeyears．"Motherswhodisplayhighlevelsofconflictwithfriendsmaysignaltotheirchildrenthatsuchbehaviorisacceptable，orevenstandardinfriendships，"Glicksaid．"Additionalfindingssuggestthatadolescentstakeforgrantedtheirreactionstotheirmothers'conflictwithadultfriendswhichmayleadtoanxietyanddepression．"Previousresearchofthistypefocusedonprimary-agedchildren，butMUresearcherswantedtoexpandtheirstudytofocusontheformativeadolescentyears．Youthranginginagefrom10to17andtheirmothersweresurveyedseparatelytomeasureregardedpositiveandnegativefriendshipqualitiesinbothgroups．Resultsshowedthatpositivefriendshipqualitieswerenotalwaysimitatedbyadolescents；however，negativeandunfriendlyrelationshipcharacteristicsexhibitedbymothersweremuchmorelikelytobecopiedbytheyouthstudied．"Weknowthatconflictisanormalpartofanyrelationship---whetheritisarelationshipbetweenaparentandachild，oramotherandherfriends---andwe'renottalkingphysicalfightsbutoralconflicts，"Glicksaid．"Butbeingexposedtohighlevelsofsuchconflictgenerallyisn'tgoingtobegoodforchildren．Parentsshouldconsiderwhethertheyaregoodrolemodelsfortheirchildrenespeciallywheretheirfriendsareconcerned．Whenthingsgowrong，parentsshouldtalkwiththeirchildrenabouthowtoactwiththeirfriends，butmorespecifically，hownottoact．"1、Theword"mimic"（inPara.2）means______．A．succeed B．discoverC．possess D．imitate2、Incomparisonwiththepreviousstudy，thenewstudyexpanded______．A．researchgoals B．researchthemesC．researchsubjects D．researchapproaches3、AccordingtoGlick，parentsshouldinstructtheirchildren______．A．howtoputanendtoawrongfriendshipB．howtodealwithatroubledfriendshipC．howtoavoidanyconflictwithfriendsD．howtoestablishasincerefriendship4、Whatdoesthenewstudyfind？______A．Teensmirrornegativefeaturesofmom'sfriendships．B．Aggressivemothersruintheirchildren'sfriendship．C．Conflictsandoppositionformchildren'scharacters．D．Parent-childrelationshipaffectschildren'sgrowth．24．（8分）Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.Wewoulddoalloftheyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling.LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify,IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinnystalk（茎，杆）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.OnceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（营养）andgrowthaswell.StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires.1、Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.A．theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedlyB．theauthor’sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyearsC．theauthor’shomeismadeofrockwallsD．thereisawallalongthesidewalk2、Theauthorfounditunusualthat______.A．themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflowerB．theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyoneheadC．theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrockD．theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseen3、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?A．BraveandstubbornB．ConfidentandpersistentC．OptimisticandmodestD．Mysteriousanddevoted4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．HumanbeingsareabletoremoveobstaclesB．TheuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurviveC．AbigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflowerD．Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident25．（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）Justlikeaboxer,we,toocomefacetofacewithmanyopponentsonthestageoflife—problemsanddifficulties.Thebadnewsisthatwedon’treallyknowwhenour1withtheseopponentsoccur.Hereareseveralreasonswhyyoushould2yourselfforsuccesslikeachampionboxer!Youdon’tpracticeonthestage,that’swhereyourskillsandyourabilitiesare3Thisalsomeansthatyoudon’t4solvingproblemsanddevelopingyourselfwhen5occur,youprepareyourselftofacethemlong6youactuallyfacethem.Ifyouaretalented,youprobablyneedless7andtrainingtimeinfacinglife’schallenges.Actually,forpeoplewhoarebornwith8,trainingandlearningbecomesevenmoreimportant9thelazyperson’smotto:“Ifitisn’tbroken,whyfixit?”Whywaitforyourrooftoleakinthe10seasonwhenyoucanfixitrightaway.Act11Trainingenablesyoutogainintuition(直觉)andreaction.With12practiceandtraining,youbuildupyourbody,yourmindandyourheartandgaintheintuitionandreactionofa(n)13Thesamethingistrueinlife.Withouttraining,youwill14Withouttraining,youwillnotbeableto15howyourenemywillhityou.Keepinmindthattrainingisbornoutofdisciplineand16Evenifyoumeetwithsomesetbacksinyourtrainingprocess,17youkeepatitandareconfident,youwillsoonsee18inyourlifeandwhenproblemscome,youwillbelikethechampion19whostandstallandfightsuntilthefinalroundisoverandyou’re20asthechampion!1、A．friendships B．championships C．programs D．matches2、A．train B．offer C．show D．bring3、A．appreciated B．shared C．evaluated D．promoted4、A．finish B．start C．enjoy D．practice5、A．chances B．problems C．occasions D．dangers6、A．before B．after C．as D．since7、A．consideration B．attention C．preparation D．instruction8、A．disease B．ambition C．talent D．belief9、A．Understand B．Abandon C．Condemn D．Remember10、A．cloudy B．windy C．sunny D．rainy11、A．ontime B．attimes C．rightaway D．atlast12、A．constant B．real C．stable D．quick13、A．enemy B．champion C．opponent D．coach14、A．mixup B．messup C．standout D．breakout15、A．check B．prove C．handle D．predict16、A．confidence B．experience C．performance D．improvement17、A．before B．unless C．until D．if18、A．exchanges B．results C．setbacks D．disadvantages19、A．judge B．swimmer C．boxer D．runner20、A．claimed B．called C．announced D．elected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）IwasnineyearsoldwhenIlearnttorideabike.Thebikewasabirthdaypresentfrommyuncle.Youcanimaginehow

1．(excite)IwaswhenIsawthebike,andIbeggedmyuncletoteachmehow2．(ride)itrightaway.However,beforeIgotonthebike,Ifelt3．(extreme)nervousandIwasafraidthatIwouldfalloffandhurt4．(me).Myuncleheldontotheseatandhelpedmetoget5．thebike.WhileIwasriding,hewasrunningalongbesideme,

6．hold)theseatsoIwouldnotfallover.Iwasso

7．(grate)tohimforhishelp.AsIwaspracticing,Ibecamemoreandmoreconfident.Then,Iheardmyuncleshouting,"Youareridingitbyyourselfnow!"Iwasbothexcitedandscared.Iwasreallyridingbymyself,but

whatifIfelloff?CouldIusethebrakestostop?AsIwaswonderingaboutthis,myuncleranaftermeandgotholdofthebike.I

8．(slow)downandcametoastop.MyheartwasstillbeatingfastwhenIgotoffthebike.9．(late)thatday,havinglearnthowtogetonthebikeandgetoffit,IfeltlikeIwaswalkingonair!Iamstillthankfultomyuncleforteachingmetorideabikeonmy10．(nine)birthday.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。LastweekIvisitedmyfriendLiLei、Hismothersincerelyaskedustostayforlunchwiththem,andIagreed、Therewasonlythreepeopleforlunchallaltogether、However,myfriend’smotherpreparedeightdishandwecouldn’tfinishedthefoodatall、Asaresult,thefoodthatwasnotfinishedthrownawayintheend、WhenIwentbackhomeIsawsomehomelesspeoplebegthestreet,whereremindedmeofthewastedfood、Ifeltreallysad、WhatIwishthatnofoodwillbewastedfromnowon!Inthisway,nobodyontheearthwillbehungry、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李津，与你以前的外籍教师Mrs.Green一直保持联系。近日来，Mrs.Green得知你校将在下周举办文化节和科技节，她来信询问你校该活动安排，请根据以下提示给她回复一封邮件。介绍你校文化节（如中国传统文化活动及文化展示，如春节等）；介绍你校科技节（如科技活动及其成果展示，如智能机器人竞赛等）；活动的意义并希望她有机会来你校参加活动。注意：词数不少于100；可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；开头已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：CultureFestival文化节ScienceandTechnologyFestival科技节DearMrs.Green,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiJin

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、C4、B5、C6、D7、A8、A9、B10、A11、A12、A13、B14、A15、C16、A17、C18、C19、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、1、D2、C3、C4、B22、1、D2、C3、A4、B23、1、D2、C3、B4、A24、1、B2、C3、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.Theauthorcreatesananalysisofthepotentialinfluenceandconsequencesandthenwrapsitinapleasantstory.Forexample,thebeginningofspaceexplorationwasfollowedafewyearslaterbytheStarTrektelevisionprogramandmovieseries.Thesciencefictionauthor’sself-determinedroleissearchtheworldoffuturepossibilitiesupontheroadwhichwearetraveling.3、Fromthefirstparagr