广东省广州第七中学2023学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact2．UsuallyBeijingRoastDuck_____togetherwithspecialpancakes,greenonionsandsweetsauce.A．wasservedB．willserveC．isservedD．served3．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem4．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as5．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed6．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof7．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need8．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute9．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit10．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．ambition B．attentionC．expectation D．reputation11．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．as12．I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．available C．possible D．personal13．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D．trapped14．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water15．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup16．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded17．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun18．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．after C．while D．before19．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere20．Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsing________thepatient’smood.A．bymeansof B．withregardtoC．inresponseto D．onaccountof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）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．entertain22．（8分）Anewstudyhasshownhowcomputersandrobotspoweredbyartificialintelligencecanreadhumaneyemovementsto"read"humanpersonalities.Theeyes,theysay,arethewindowstothesoul.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobotspoweredbysophisticated（复杂的）artificialintelligencealgorithms（算法）maysoonhavetheabilitytopeerintoyoursoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandPublishedinthescientificJournalFrontiersinNeuroscience."Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,"wrotetheresearchers,ledbyUniversityofSouthAustralianeuroscientistTobiasLoetscher,whoseteamfollows42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,thendeterminestheirpersonalitytraits（特点）with"well-establishedquestionnaires"fordeterminingpersonalitytype,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.TheresearchersfedthedataintotheirAlalgorithmsandfoundthatcomputersrunningthealgorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajorpersonalitytraits,suchas"neuroticism,extraversion（外向），agreeableness,conscientiousness,aswellasperceptual（感知的）curiosity",thescientistswrote."Thenewfindingscouldimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersandotherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswithmachines,"Loetschersaid."Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsandcomputersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,"LoetschersaidinastatementquotedbyIndianExpress.Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobotsandcomputerssothattheycanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretinghumansocialsignals."Thestudyrevealedpreviouslyundiscoveredrelationsbetweenspecificpersonalitycharacteristicsandspecificeyemovementtendencies,accordingtoasummaryinBritain'sDailyMailnewspaper.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"peerinto"inParagraph2probablymean?A．understand B．stareatC．searchfor D．concernabout2、Howdidtheresearchersconducttheresearch?A．Itwascarriedoutinalab.B．42subjects'eyemovementswererecorded.C．Thestudents'dailymovementsweretracked.D．Itssubjects'personalitiesweredeterminedbycomputer.3、AccordingtoTobiasLoetscher,whatcanweknow?A．Robotsandcomputersaresociallyconscious.B．Peoplecarelessaboutimproved,personalizedservices.C．Today'srobotsandcomputerscanaccustomtonon-verbalinformation.D．Thediscoverywillimprovetheinteractionbetweenhumanbeingsandmachines.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanPersonalityTraitsB．WhatHumanEyeMovementsAreC．TellPersonalitiesbyEyeMovements.D．HowHumansandMachinesInteract23．（8分）Somecolorspeopleseelateatnightcouldcausesignsofclinical(临床的)depression(沮丧).Thatwasthefindingofastudythatbuildsonearlierstudyfindings.Theyshowthatindividuals(个人)wholiveorworkinlowlevelsoflightovernight(整夜)candevelopclinicaldepression.Doctorsusetheword“clinicaldepression”todescribesevereformofdepression.Signsmayincludelossofinterestorpleasureinmostactivities,lowenergylevelsandthoughtsofdeathorsuicide.Inthenewstudy,Americaninvestigatorsdesignedanexperimentthatexposedhamsters(仓鼠)todifferentcolors.Theresearcherschosehamstersbecausetheyarenocturnal,whichmeanstheysleepduringthedayandareactiveatnight.Theanimalswereseparatedintofourgroups.Onegroupofhamsterswaskeptinthedarkduringtheirnight-timeperiod.Anothergroupwasplacedinfrontofabluelight,athirdgroupsleptinfrontofawhitelight,whileafourthwasputinfrontofaredlight.Afterfourweeks,theresearchersnotedhowmuchsugarywaterthehamstersdrank.Theyfoundthatthemostdepressedanimalsdranktheleastamountofwater.RandyNelsonheadstheDepartmentofNeuroscienceatOhioStateUniversity.Hesaysanimalsthatsleptinblueandwhitelightappearedtobethemostdepressed.“Whatwesawisthattheseanimalsdidn’tshowanysleepuneasiness(不安)atallbuttheydidmessupbiologicalclockgenesandtheydidshowdepressivesignwhileiftheywereinthedim(微弱)redlight,theydidnot.”RandyNelsonnotesthatphotosensitive(感光)cellsintheeyeshavelittletodowitheyesight.Hesaysthesecellssendsignalstotheareaofthebrainthatcontrolswhathasbeencalledthenaturalsleep-wakecycle.Hesaysthere’salotofblueinwhitelight.Thisexplainswhythebluelightandwhitelighthamstersappeartobemoredepressedthanthehamstersseeingredlightordarkness.1、Researchersusehamstersintheexperimentbecause__________.A．theyaresimilartohumansindealingwithcolorsB．theyareeasytoobserveandstudyC．theyaresensitivetocolorslikehumanbeingsD．theyareactiveatnightandsleepduringtheday2、Whatsignshowsthatthehamstersarebeingdepressed?A．Theydrinklesssugarywater.B．Theydon’tsleepwell.C．Theireyesightbecomesworse.D．Theirenergylevelbecomeslow.3、__________tendstocausehamsterstobedepressed.A．Dimlight B．RedlightC．Bluelight D．Darkness4、Whatcanhelppeoplewhoworklateatnighttoavoidbeingdepressed?A．Notbeingexposedtodimredlightwhenusingcomputers.B．Equippingtheircomputerscreenstoputitmoreinthereddishlight.C．Livingorworkinginlowlevelsoflightovernight.D．Goingtoseedoctorsofclinicaldepressionregularlyforhelp.24．（8分）Thecatastrophicminorplanetcrashthatwipedoutthedinosaurs66millionyearsagomaynothavebeensodestructivehadithitalmostanywhereelseonearthaccordingtoanewresearchbyJapanesescientistsKunioKaihoandNagaOshima,whopublishedtheirfindingsThursdayinthejournalScientificReports.Itmeansdinosaurscouldstillruletheearthandhumansmayneverhaveevolvedatall.Theroughlysixmile(10km)wideplanetcreatedacrater(坑)morethan110miles(176km)acrosswhenitsmashedintoourplanet.Thecollisionreleasedmorethan1billiontimesasmuchenergyastheatomicbombexplosionwhichdestroyedHiroshimaandNagasakiatthecloseofWorldWarⅡ.Morethan75percentofalllandandseaanimals,themostfamousofwhichbeingdinosaurs,werewipedoutasaresult.Hugevolumesofash,sootanddustshotintotheatmosphere,blockingasmuchas80percentofprecioussunlightfromreachingthesurfaceoftheplanet.Thepairbelievethekeyingredientintheextinctionwasthesoot,whichwasproducedwhenthecrashlightedrocksloadedwithhydrocarbonmolecules(碳氢化合物分子)suchasoil.However,theamountofhydrocarboninrocksvarieswidelydependingontheirlocation.Withthisinmind,theteamsetaboutanalysingplacesonEarthwheretherockshaveahighhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.Theyfoundthatonlyabout13percentoftheplanethavesuchanenvironment,essentiallymeaningthatthedinosaurswereunluckywhentheminorplanethitinsuchahydrocarbonricharea.“Thecatastrophicchainofeventscouldonlyhaveoccurrediftheminorplanethadhitthehydrocarbon-richareasoccupyingapproximately13percentoftheEarth’ssurface,”thescientistswroteinauniversitypressrelease.It’sagoodthingforhumanity,however,orelsewemayneverhaveevolvedinthefirstplace.1、Accordingtothetext,iftheminorplanethitsomewhereelseonearth.A．itwouldwipeoutdinosaursB．itwouldwipeoutthecitizenslivingonbothHiroshimaandNagasakiC．humancouldruletheearthD．dinosaurscouldcontinuetoruletheearth2、TheatomicbombexplosionatWorldWarIIwasmentionedtodescribe.A．thesizeoftheminorplanetB．theweightoftheminorplanetC．thepoweroftheminorplanetD．thehistoryoftheminorplanet3、Whichofthefollowingdirectlycausedtheextinctionofdinosaurs?A．Thehydrocarbonmoleculescontainedintheoil.B．Therockswithalowhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.C．Thesootproducedduringthecrash.D．Theareawheretheminorplanetcrashed.25．（10分）ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?’“TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.1、ThebookGonewiththeWindwas_________.A．firstpublishedonanewspaperB．awardedtenAcademyAwardsC．writtenin“TheDump”D．adaptedfromamovie2、Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_________.A．beverypleasedwithB．showgreatrespectforC．bemuchtallerthanD．showlittleinterestin3、WhydidMs.Mitchellstopworkingasareporteraccordingtothepassage?A．Becauseshewasrichenough.B．Becauseshewasinjuredthen.C．Becauseherhusbanddidn’tlikeit.D．Becauseshewantedtowritebooks.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．GonewiththeWind:AHugeSuccess.B．MargaretMitchell:AGreatFemaleWriter.C．AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse.D．ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.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）OneMondaymorning,newsgot1intheschoolyardaboutafireovertheweekend.SoonMr.Smith,myteacher,cametoexplainthattheArtclasswouldbe2duetothefire.HealsowarnedusnottoapproachtheArtRoombecauseitcouldbedangerious.Duringthemorningbreak,KirnandIdecidedtotakea3Afirsthandobservationwouldmakeusheroesatlunch.Attheappointedtime,KirnandI4theArtRoom,ignoringtheconsequenceIwouldface5Igotcaught.Westoodontiptoeslookinghard6thedoorwindow,tryinginvaintosee7wasforbidden.Suddenlyafirm8onourshouldersstoppedus.Turingaround,Ifoundateacherstaringangrilyatus.Inthosesecondsmillionsof9flashedthroughmymind.Myfatherwouldbeatmehard.10thanthat,mymommightbesomadthatshemightnotstophim.Myspirits11evenlowerwhilerealizinghow12Mr.Smithwouldbe.WhenKirnandIwereledbacktoourclassroom,Icouldfound13tohideandwantedtomeltintothe14However,MrSmithhadadifferent15toteach.Slowly,hebentdowntolookmeintheeyes,andIwasmetwithalookofconcern16anger.Hespokesoftlyasheexplainedwhyhewas17inmydecisiontogowhereImayhavegothurt.Hecaredmoreaboutmy18thanthefactthatI’dbrokenarule.Myheartwas19withregret,andIdiscoveredthathestilllovedmeevenafterIdisappointedhim.Therestoftheday,hedidn’tevenmentionitinclasspublicly,nordidhetellmyparents.ForthefirsttimeIfeltthe20ofbeinggivenanunexpectedsecondchance.1、A．over B．out C．around D．across2、A．cancelled B．examined C．confirmed D．suggested3、A．test B．risk C．check D．chance4、A．searched B．appeared C．entered D．reached5、A．if B．unless C．as D．until6、A．over B．within C．through D．across7、A．what B．how C．why D．which8、A．word B．hold C．cry D．order9、A．excuses B．feelings C．solutions D．thoughts10、A．Easier B．Less C．More D．Worse11、A．changed B．lifted C．sank D．lost12、A．strange B．angry C．kind D．sad13、A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere14、A．fire B．laugh C．table D．floor15、A．course B．lesson C．knowledge D．ability16、A．ratherthan B．morethan C．otherthan D．lessthan17、A．embarrassed B．excited C．disappointed D．moved18、A．grade B．honesty C．interest D．safety19、A．full B．heavy C．relaxed D．empty20、A．power B．strength C．purpose D．secret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）Peoplehavelongbelievedthatthesmartphonesinourpocketsare1．(actual)makinguslessintelligent;butnowthereisevidenceforit.Thelastingpresenceofamobilephonereducespeople’sintelligenceandattention,2．studyhasfound.ResearchersattheUniversityofTexasdiscoveredthatpeopleareworseatdoingtasksandremembering3．(inform)iftheyhaveasmartphone4．sight.Intheirexperimentstheyfoundphones5．(sit)onadeskoreveninapocketorhandbagwoulddistract(使分心)usersandleadtoworsetest6．(score).Theeffectwasnoticeableeven7．thephoneswerepoweredoff,andwasworseforthosewhoweremoredependentontheirmobiles.Theytested520universitystudentsontheirmemoryandintelligencewheninthepresenceofasmartphonetoseehow8．affectedthem.Thestudyalsofoundresponsespeedstobeaffected,withstudentswhohadtheirphoneonthedesk9．(respond)moreslowlyinhigh-pacetests.Itevenfoundthatphonescandistractusersevenwhenthey10．(turn)offandplacedfacedown.Thosewithphonesoutsideoftheroomoutperformedthosewithpowered-offphones.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。Iwasshoppingwithmywifeandwehaveplentyofthingstobuy.Wedrovetothecentreofthecitybutstoppedourcarinfrontofashop.Anhourlater,wecamebacktothecar.Butitwasstrangethatwecouldopenthedoors.Soweaskedthepolicemanforhelp.Hewasgladtohelpus.afewminuteslater,hegotthedooropen.Justthenamancameupandshoutedangry,“Whatareyoudoingwithmycar?”Weweresurprisingandwenttoseethenumberofthecar.Itwasnothis.Wewereveryembarrassedonthattime.Whatdoyouthinkthatwedidthen?Wehadtospeaksorrytotheman.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校外教露西女士近期准备回英国度假，你班同学准备举行晚会为她送行。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一封e-mail,通知她相关情况。1.对她的辛勤教学工作表示感谢。2.时间和地点。3.活动内容。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头和结尾已给出。（不计入总词数）DearLucy,Wehearthatyou’llreturntotheUnitedKingdomonaholidaysoon._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、A5、D6、D7、A8、A9、D10、A11、A12、B13、D14、D15、C16、D17、B18、D19、一、分割分割文件路径分割后的文件路径B分割带有小题的分割路径分割后的路径二、单个文件有标题去重复排序有标题去重复排序号的文件路径三单个文件无标题去重复排序需要去重复题号排序的文件路径四、多个文件夹去重不含题大文件夹路径另存为的文件夹四、替换9分处理语文英语路径五、转docx原始路径转好的路径20、C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、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.Theauthorcreatesananalysisofthepotentialinfluenceandconsequencesan