河南省周口市扶沟高中2023学年高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷（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．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout2．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe3．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二维码)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when4．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen5．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup6．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where7．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious8．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered9．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently10．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?11．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon12．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although13．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof14．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that15．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when16．______metomorrowandI’llletyouknowthelabresult.A．Calling B．Call C．Tocall D．Havingcalled17．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone18．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing19．Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedtowhat_______iftherehadbeenchildrenintheclassroomintimeofthefire.A．wouldhappen B．happenedC．wouldhavehappened D．shouldhavehappened20．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should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）In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,butalsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．TomentionNigel’sfeat.C．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.D．TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outperform”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Besuperiorto B．BeequaltoC．Besimilarto D．Berelatedto3、Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?A．Thewriter. B．Theshopassistant.C．Thebabysitter. D．Thepsychologist.4、WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?A．LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.B．Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.C．Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.D．Upgradethemselvesallthetime.22．（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．entertain23．（8分）ThisstoryhappenedwhenIwasinSaintLuciawithmyfamily.Mysister,Diane,whoalsohappenstobemybestfriendandoneofthefunniestandkindestpeopleIknow,wentblindinoneeyeabout9yearsago.Dianasometimesfeelsconcernedaboutthewayherevelooknow.Thepupil(瞳孔)isnolongerblack;it’ssortof“glows”inphotos.Dianarecentlypurchasedaspecialcontactlens(隐形镜片)thatmakeshereyelooklikeitdidbeforeitchangedcolor,butshedoesn’twearthislensoftenbecauseitbecomesquitepainfulafteraboutanhour.Onenightduringourholiday,ahotelphotographerwastakingpicturesoftheguestsastheyenteredtheareasetupfordinner.Dianacasuallysaidifshehadknowntherewasgoingtobepicturestakentocapturethisspecialmemory,shewouldhavewornhercontactlenssohereyewouldn’tbesoshinyinthepicture.Thenextday,IwassittingwithDianaandherhusbandTed.Whileweweretalking,thephotographerwhohadbeenatthedinnerthenightbefore,handedheraphoto,leanedinandquietlysaid,“Imatchedthecolorofyoureyesinthepicture.”Ashewalkedaway,mysisterhappilysaidtomeandTed,“Look!Hefixedmyeye!”Thephotographerstopped.Heturnedaroundandwalkedbacktoourtable.HeputhishandonDiana’sshoulder,leanedinagainandgentlysaid,“Justtobeclear:Ididn’tfixyoureye.Thereisn’tanythingwrongwithyoureye.Isimplymatchedthecolor.”Hereyesfilledupwithtears.Itwasveryhealingfor:herhearttohearthesebeautifulwords.Itdidn’ttakemuchtimebutmadesomuchdifference.Ithelpedherchangethewayshefeelsaboutherself.Ihavealwayslovedthequote:“Theworldisfullofgoodpeople.Ifyoucan’1findone,beone!”Youractsofkindnesscanimpacttheworldinprofoundways!1、Mysisterboughtacontactlensinorderto________.A．keepthepupilcomfortableB．showoffthebeautifulcolorofherpupilC．protecthereyefromthestrongsunlightD．avoidthepupilbeingtoobrightandshiny2、Dianafelt________whensheknewtherewasaphototakenforthedinner.A．excited B．proudC．regretful D．shocked3、TearswelledupinDianaseyesbecause____.A．shewastouchedbythephotographerB．shefelthereyesweresopainfulC．shewashurtbythegestureofthephotographerD．shefeltsosadthatshedidn’twearherlens4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AShinyPupil B．AConsideratePhotographerC．TheActofKindnessCounts D．TheContactLensMakesaDifference24．（8分）They’reinrestaurants,hotelsandhomesallovertheworld.Thesaltwateraquarium,withitscolourfish,bringapieceofthewildintoyourlivingroom.Butdoyoureallyknowwherethosesaltwaterfishcomefrom?Afull97percent,yes,almostallkindsofsaltwaterfishcan’tbebredincaptivity(人工养殖).Theymustinsteadbetakenfromtheocean.Andhowisthatdone?Mostofthetime,withsodiumcyanide,itisaharmfulchemicalcompoundthatmanyfishcollectorsinthePhilippines,SriLanka,andIndonesiausetocatchfish.Theymixitwithwateranduseitonthefish.Stunned,thefishcanthenbeeasilycaught.Whatdoescyanidedotothefish?Thereisascientificstudyoncyanide’seffects.Whenthereiscyanideinwater,fishlosetheirbalanceandhavedifficultybreathing.Somefishsimplydiethenandthere.Many,manymoredieonthewaytocaptivity.AlthoughcyanidefishinginthePhilippines,SirLanka,andIndonesiaisnotallowed,itsillhappenstoooften.AccordingtotheWorldwildlifeFund,upto90percentofthesaltwaterfishthatentertheUSeachyeararecaughtthisway.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityiscallingontheUSgovernmenttoavoidtheseimports.“Comparedtomanyenvironmentalproblemsnowfacingtheworld’soceans,thisisonethatcaneasilybesolved,”saidNicholasWhippsoftheCenter.“BecausetheUSissuchapowerfulmarketplayerinthisindustry,theresponsibilitytostopthispracticefallslargelyontheUnitedState’shoulders.”InthePhilippines,privateplanesbringincyanidetothefishermanandthentakeawaythelivefish.Livefishgivethefishermanabetterlifethandeadones,somoreandmorefishermenhaveturnedfromsupplyingthefish-for-foodtradetothefish-for-aquariumstrade.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityhopesthegovernmentwillusethelawtoturnawaycyanide-caughtfishandpersuadepeopletobuythoseonlyraisedincaptivity.1、Whatcanweleanaboutcyanidefishing?A．Itiswithinthelaw. B．Itisthemainreasonwhyfishdie.C．Itbringsdeathtomanyfish. D．Itcauseshealthproblemsforfishermen.2、Afishcollectorcaneasilycatchsaltwaterfishwhen________.A．theybecomesick B．theyareswimmingincyanide-filledwaterC．theyconsidercyanideasfood D．theygetoutofbreathwhiletryingtoescape3、Theunderlineword“this”inParagraph6refersto_________.A．importingfishfromforeigncountries B．usingprivateplanestocarryfishC．overfishingintheocean D．catchingfishwithcyanide4、WhatdoestheCenterwantAmericanstodo?A．Saynotocyanide-caughtfish. B．Keepcyanidefishing.C．Stayawayfromtheharmfulcyanide. D．Raisemorefishincaptivity.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）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）Chinausedtobecalledthe“KingdomofBicycles”inthe1980sandthe1990s,butsincethen,cars1．(take)overthecountry.Becauseoftrafficjams,2．canbedifficulttotravelacrossmajorChinesecities.Even3．(go)afewkilometerscantakeuptoanhour.Now,newappsthathelppeopleusebikesarebeingusedmoreandmoreacrosscities.ChengListartedusingbikeshareservicesaboutsix4．(month)ago.Hesaidnowhewasusingacarlessandthemetro(地铁)5．.“AfterIgetoffthemetro,Iusuallyhavetowalkanotherkilometerortwo,soI’llgrababikeshareandgo.Itisconvenient.”Formany,thebestpartaboutcyclingishoweasyitistodo.6．,manyofitsbikesharestationswerenotplacedinconvenientplaces.Now,itiseasytofindabike,andtoregisterwith7．smartphone.Meanwhile,thereisnowalotofcompetitionamongbikeshareprovidersbecauseoftheirpopularity.Someprovidersaretryingtofloodthestreets8．bikestobemorevisible.Sometimestherearesomanybikes9．theycompletelyblockthesidewalks.Thishasbecomeaproblemforcitygovernments.Itisnotuncommonforbikeuserstoleavebikesinthemiddleofthestreetoronthesidewalk.Thisblockscarsandpeopleinalready10．(crowd)cities.Awomaninterviewedbythemediasaid,“Bikesharingisreallyconvenient,butweneedtakingcareoftheproblemofillegallyparkedbikes.”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。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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。OnmywayhomefromschoollastFriday，Isawalittledogonthesidewalklookinghopelessly、Iwashelditfirmlyupinmyarms，tookithomeandfeedsomemilktoit、However，mymomwasunwillingtokeepthem，sayingtherewasenoughpetsforus，twocatsandadog、Ibeggedmymomnottoletitgo、Finally，weagreedthatitwouldbedecidingbymydad，whomdidn’treturnhomefromwork、Justthenthegirlandherfatherdrovenear，searchingfortheirlostpets、Whentheythankedustakingcareofthedog，Ifeltveryhappy、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国网友Peter上周在邮件中提到想阅读中国著名的小说，就此请你用英语给他写封回信。内容包括：1.推荐一本小说；2.此书内容简介；3.给出阅读建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,I’mverygladtoknowthatyouhaveinterestinChinesenovels.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,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、B3、D4、D5、A6、A7、A8、D9、B10、D11、C12、A13、A14、D15、C16、B17、A18、D19、C20、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、1、A2、A3、B4、D22、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,settingarecordthat