云南省文山市重点中学2024届高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

云南省文山市重点中学2024届高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷注意事项：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．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though2．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．any3．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot4．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While5．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．areplanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning6．WhenIwassmall,mymom________readmestoriesatnight.A．could B．shouldC．might D．would7．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup8．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional9．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved10．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked11．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．aredoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone12．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if13．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor14．—Howwasyourjobinterview?—Verysuccessful.I________myhomeworkaboutthecompany,youknow.A．haddoneB．havedoneC．didD．wasdoing15．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow16．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade17．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．acknowledgedB．appreciatedC．accomplishedD．accompanied18．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who19．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror20．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway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）SummerActivitiesExperiencetheromanceofPariswithanunforgettablenightoutthatcombinesthreeofthetoptoursintheCityofLights.ChoosefromdinnerattheEiffelTower’suniquerestaurantagainstthenightsky,atLesOmbresrestaurant,aparticularmealaboardadiningcruisedowntheSeineRiverorcapoffthenightwithaParisiancabaretshowattheMoulinRougenightclub.ActivityDescriptionCostEiffelTowerDinnerSettleintoyourprivatetableatthemodern58TourEiffelrestaurantfora3-coursemealofclassicFrenchstyleaccompaniedbyyourchoiceofwine.Thediningroomarearoundthefirst-floorobservationdeckoftheEiffelTower58meters(190feet)aboveground,soyoucanenjoycityviewsthroughexpansivepicturewindows.$318.10SeineRiverCruiseDinnerStepintoa3-coursedinneraboardtheMarinadeParisfloatingrestaurant.Whileyoudine,cruisepastthefamousmonumentsofParis,includingtheLouvre,NotreDamecathedral(大教堂),theEiffelTowerandseveralofthecity’shistoricbridges.Attheendofyourdinnercruise,visitthetwinklingEiffelTowerforanhour.$313.37LesOmbresrestaurantDinnerEnjoya3-coursemealdinneratLesOmbresrestaurant,alldrinksincludedandaglassofchampagne.$282.62MoulinRougeShowFollowingyourdinneroption,travelbyair-conditionedcoachtothedistrictofMontmartre,theheartofParis.HeadtotheMoulinRougenightclubandsettleintoyourseatsfortheclassicParisiancabaretshowwhichfeaturesmorethan100talentedperformers.Beattractedbyaparadeofbejeweledandfeatheredcostumesasdancersperform.$348.8491、Whichactivitywillyouchooseifyouwanttoseecabaretshow?A．EiffelTowerDinner B．SeineRiverCruiseDinnerC．LesOmbresrestaurantDinner D．MoulinRougeShow1、WhatwillthevisitorsdoattheendoftheSeineRiverdinnercruise?A．visittheLouvreB．visittheEiffelTowerC．visittheNotreDamecathedralD．visitthedistrictofMontmartre2、HowmuchdoestheLesOmbresrestaurantDinnercost?A．$282.62 B．$313.37C．$318.10 D．$348.8422．（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）Hi,mynameisEthanKing.I’m14yearsoldandIlovethegameofsoccer.Inthesummerof2009,IwenttonorthernMozambique(Africa)withmydadtohelprepairwaterwells(井)inlocalvillages.Itookmysoccerballalong.IthoughtImightbeabletoplaywiththelocalkids.WhenwearrivedatthevillageofNtette,Ithrewoutmyballandsoon,50kidswereplaying.Manyofthesekidshadneverhadthechancetoenjoyplayingsoccerwitharealball.Forme,it’snobigdealtoplaysoccerwitharealball.Idoitallthetime.I’vediscoveredthatmanykidsinpoorcountrieswanttoplaysoccer,buttheycan’tbecausetheydon’thaveaball.Ihaveseveralsoccerballsinmyhouse.Ithoughtthatthesekidswouldenjoythissoccerballfarmorethanme.So,Igavemyballtothem.Aswepreparedtoleave,oneoftheboysbroughtthesoccerballbacktome.Isaidtohim,“No,thisisyours.Igaveittoyou.”Helaughedandcheered!Ilovedseeingthattheyhadarealballtoplaywith.Everykidwholovesthegameofsoccerdeserves(值得)toplay.Everykidwholovesthegameofsoccerdeserveshisorherownball.Andthat’swhyIstartedCharityBallin2010.Itprovidesnewsoccerballsforkidsinpoorcommunitiesaroundtheworld.1、HowoldisEthen?-----__________.A．fourteenB．fiftyC．sixtyD．forty2、WhenEthanleftNtette,__________.A．hemadeasoccerballforthevillageboysB．hegavehissoccerballtothevillageboysC．oneofthevillageboysgavehimahandmadesoccerballD．hegavethevillageboyssomemoneytobysoccerballs3、WhatdoweknowaboutCharityBall?A．ItcollectsoldsoccerballsB．IttrainskidswholovesoccerC．ItstartedwhenEthanwas14yearsoldD．Itgivesnewsoccerballstokidsinpoorcommunities4、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatEthanis________.A．kindB．talentedC．braveD．careful24．（8分）Adozeninternationalcoffeeexpertsshuffle（把脚挪来挪去）aroundalongwoodentable,pausingateachsteamingcup,headsdippingandsniffingdeeply.Thenthe

slurping（吃喝或吸吮的声音）begins.Inthewings,coffeefarmerYangFanwatchesintentlyasthejudgescircle,awaitingaverdict（裁定）onherlatestcropofbeans.Chinamaybethespiritualhomeoftea,butitisfastdevelopingareputationasatopcoffeeproducer.ThistastingwasasideeventtothefirsteverPu'erInternationalSpecialtyCoffeeExpoinChina'ssouthwesternYunnanprovince,whichranthiswinteranddrewmorethanathousandattendees,includingindustryaficionados(酷爱者)fromacrosstheglobe."CoffeehashugepotentialinChina,"saysLiuYing,whoswappedherlifeworkinginprivate-equity（私人股权）investmentinBeijingtogrowcoffeeinPu'erfiveyearsago."Theyoungergenerationpreferstodrinkcoffeeintheirofficesmuchmorethantea."Still,Pu'erremainssynonymouswithtea.Thisbustling（喧闹的）townneartheLaosborderissurroundedbythegreenhillsscoredwithteaplantations;itproducesavarietyofteawhichisalsocalledPu’er,consideredoneofChina'smostrefined.Buttheregion'smildclimateisalsoperfectforgrowingArabicacoffee.AndasChina'sfast-livingmillennialsmoveawayfromtraditionalteainfavoroftheinvigoratingcoffee,Pu'er'sfarmersarecateringtothedemand.Yunnanaccountsfor98%ofChina'scoffeeharvest,withhalfcomingfromthemistylandscapearoundPu'er.Today,Chinaisthe13thbiggestcoffeeproducerintheworld—risingfromzerooutputthreedecadesagoto136,000tonsannuallytoday.InApril,Seattle'sannualSpecialtyCoffeeExpodecidedtoshowcaseChinaasitsportraitcountryoforigin.ItfollowsontheheelsofStarbucks'launchingitsfirstsingle-originYunnancoffeelastyearaftereightyearsofpartnershipwithYunnanfarmers.Withglobalcoffeepricesatrecordlows,Yunnanfarmersareprocessingbeansinbespokewaystocreatedistinctflavors—allowingthemtoenterthemarketofspecialtycoffee."Atcurrentcoffeeprices,Ican'tevenfeedmyfamily,"saysthefarmerYang."Myonlywayoutistoproducespecialtycoffee,tomakethebestcoffeebeans."Thatmeanslettingbeansdryintheircherries,thusproducingawild,fruityflavorviaenvironmentalfermentation（发酵）,orallowingthemto"honey"intheirsugaryinnerlayer,whichaddsasubtlesweetness.Backinthetastingroom,Yangawaitstheexperts'verdictonwhetherallthatextraeffortwasworthwhile."IfItoldyouthiswasColombianorPanamacoffee,nobodywouldarguewithme,"saysSamuelGurel,CEOofPu'er'sTorchCoffeeRoasters,asYangbreaksintoahugegrin."It'sagreatexampleofhowChinesecoffeeisevolving."1、WhatcausedLiuYingtoquitherformerjobtogrowcoffeeinPu’er?A．Yunnanaccountsfor98%ofChina’scoffeeharvest.B．ThereisahugepotentialofcoffeemarketinChina.C．Shewantstointroducetheyoungergenerationtocoffee.D．Sheistiredofherworkinprivate-equityinvestment.2、Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatArabicacoffee__________.A．ismainlygrowninYunnanB．appealstoChinese,especiallytheyoungC．isamoreinvigoratingdrinkcomparedwithteaD．needsmildclimatetogrow3、The“extraeffort”inthelastparagraphrefersto__________.A．processingcoffeebeansinbespokewaystocreatedistinctflavorsB．formingabusinesspartnershipwithStarbucksC．loweringthepriceofYunnancoffeebeansD．replacingYunnancoffeewithColombianorPanamacoffee4、WhatdoesSamuelGurelthinkofYang’scoffeebeans?A．praiseworthy B．arguableC．inferior D．unsatisfactory25．（10分）It’sarealcaseoffishoutofwater.Blennies(鲇鱼)intheSouthPacificOceanaregraduallyrelocatingtolandtoescapetheirpredators(捕食者),inanexampleofevolutioninaction.Fishfirstbegancrawlingontodrylandabout400millionyearsago,kickingoffanevolutionarychainofeventsthatledtohumans.Buttheirreasonsforexitingtheseahavebeenuncertain.Tolookforclues,TerryOrdattheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinAustraliahasbeenstudyingseveralspeciesofblenniesatRarotonga,thelargestoftheCookIslands.Atlowtide,blenniesarecommonlyfoundswimminginrockpoolsaroundtheedgesoftheisland.Butwhenhightidemovesin,theyclimbuptodrylandandmovearoundtherocksuntilthetideretreats.Theresearchersfoundthatthisismostlikelytoavoidpredatorsthatswiminwiththerisingtide–mainlybiggerfishlikelionfish.Totestwhatwouldhappenifblenniesdidnothaveanescapeplan,theymadeblennymodelsandsanktheminthesea.Themimicsendedupwithwounds,bitemarksandchunks-missing.Ofcourse,therearestilldangersforblenniesonland,liketheoccasionalbirdattack,butthepredationriskonlandisathirdthatofunderwater.What’smore,movingontolandhasadditionalbenefitsforblennies.Holesintherocksprovideshelterednestsforlayingeggs,andtheycanmaintaintheirdietofbacteria.Infact,severalspeciesofblennyfishatRarotongahavealreadymadethefulltransitiontoland-dwelling(陆生的)species.Theycontinuetobreathewiththeirgills,buthavedevelopedstrongertailfinsandjumpfromrocktorock.Ordbelievesthatmanyevolutionaryprocesseshavebeendrivenbytheneedtoescapepredators.“Itisoftenassumedthatanimalsmovehomestofindnewsourcesoffood,butinmanycases,escapingpredatorsisastrongermotivation.”hesays.1、Whydoblenniesclimbtodrylandwhenhightidecomes?A．Toacquirebetterhealth.B．Tosearchformorefood.C．Toseeksaferlivingconditions.D．Toadapttoanewenvironment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Themimics”inParagraph6referto?A．Therocksinthewater.B．Thepredatorsofblennies.C．Theresearchersofblennies.D．Themodelsofblennies.3、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Ord’sresearchopensanewview.B．Ordwonderswhyanimalsmovehomes.C．Ordshowsusthebenefitsofblennies’evolution.D．Ordhasdiscoveredhowfishhavebecomelanddwellers.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Blennies’LivingHabitsB．WhyBlenniesChoosetoLiveonLandC．Blennies’EvolutionaryProcessD．HowBlenniesEscapefromtheirPredators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）Kindnessisasimpleanswerinasometimesdifficultandchallengingworld.Foralongtimeithasbeenmyworkto1andappreciateallpeopleandto2otherstodothesame.WhenmygranddaughterSkylarwasyoungandwe'dgoout,wehada(n)3called"Whocanmakethemostpeoplesmile?"Andwecontinueittoday.It4forawonderfulday.WhenSkylarseessomeonewalkingdowntheaislewithher5down,she'llwalkuptoherandgivesherabig6.Iwatchherwalkon.turnaroundandsmileatSkylar7perhapssmileatsomeoneelse.Kindnessisachainthat8usalltogether.In2002,mydadhadaseriesofstrokesandotherillness.Atthattime,Iwasinawomen'snetworking9.OnedayIaskedtheladiesiftheycouldsendtheir10energiesandmaybedosomethingniceforsomeonetowhomtheywouldnot11thinkaboutdoingsomethingnice.Thatsameday,Imadecookiesforthe12atthepostoffice.WhenIgavehimthecookieshe13lookedalittleembarrassed."Why,Linda?"heasked."BecauseI14you!"Ianswered."WhenIgethereat6a.m.anditisstill15outside,knowingyouareinsidemakesmefeel16.AndwhenIfirstmovedhereandmypostoffice17wasalwaysempty,youalways18meon.Andyoukeepthisplace19."Thateveninghiswifecalledmeandsaidthathewas20."Nooneevenknowshisname,letalonebakeshimcookies!"1、A．observeB．recommendC．acknowledgeD．judge2、A．encourageB．trainC．praiseD．comfort3、A．contestB．speechC．surpriseD．involvement4、A．answersB．appliesC．searchesD．makes5、A．luckB．headC．handD．shoulder6、A．signB．shoutC．smileD．gift7、A．butB．stillC．soD．or8、A．takesB．pullsC．urgesD．protects9、A．achievementB．communicationC．organizationD．skill10、A．positiveB．possibleC．exactD．common11、A．adequatelyB．properlyC．increasinglyD．normally12、A．managerB．businessmanC．guardD．protector13、A．consequentlyB．strangelyC．otherwiseD．actually14、A．trustB．appreciateC．admireD．inspire15、A．darkB．coldC．lonelyD．inconvenient16、A．excitedB．pleasedC．safeD．curious17、A．addressB．boxC．windowD．seat18、A．countedB．turnedC．putD．cheered19、A．spotlessB．cheerlessC．fearlessD．fruitless20、A．interestedB．touchedC．focusedD．worried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）I'mnotsure1．ismorefrightened,meorthefemalegorilla(大猩猩）thatsuddenlyappearsoutofnowhere.I'mwalkingonapathintheforestintheCentralAfricanRepublic.Unexpectedly,I'mface-to-facewiththegorilla,whobeginsscreamingat2．topofherlungs.Thatmakesherbabyscream,andthena400-poundmaleappears.Hescreamsthe3．(loud)ofall.Thenoiseshakesthetreesasthemalebeatshischestandchargestowardme.Iquicklylowermyself,duckingmyheadtoavoid4．(look)directlyintohiseyessohedoesn'tfeel5．(challenge).MynameisMireyaMayor.I'ma6．(science)whostudiesanimalssuchasapesandmonkeys.Iwassearching7．thesethreewesternlowlandgorillasI'dbeenobserving.Noonehadseenthemforhours,andmycolleaguesandIwereworried.WhenthegorillasandIfrightenedeachother,Iwasjustgladtofind8．(they)alive.Truetoagorilla'sunaggressivenature,thehugeanimal9．(mean)menorealharm.Hewasjustsaying:"I'mkingofthisforest,andhereisyourreminder!"Oncehismessagewasdelivered,heallowedme10．(stay)andwatch.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。DearSir/Madam,I’mLiMing,themiddleschoolstudentfromChina、IreadtheannouncementofthesummercampthatyouhaveposteditontheInternetandIaminterestedinitIknowthatyouwelcomestudentfromdifferentcountriesbutI’dliketolakepartinit、I’vebeenstudiedEnglishfor10years,andIspeakfluentlyEnglish、What’smore,I’llbeabletotellstudentsfromanothercountriesaboutChinaandlearningabouttheircountriesaswell、IhopeIwillacceptedasamemberofyoursummercamp、I’llappreciateitthatyoucantakemyapplicationintoconsideration、Yours,LiMi第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，最近你在一个国外的青少年网站上看到一个署名为Maggie的寻求帮助的帖子，内容要点如下：1.学校竞争激烈，学习压力大；2.学习过于刻苦，导致疲倦心理；3.逐渐失去兴趣，时常犯困。请写一篇英语短文对上述问题进行回复。要求：1.针对发帖人遇到的问题提出建议，并给予鼓励；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.词数100左右。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、D5、C6、D7、C8、A9、C10、B11、D12、A13、D14、A15、C16、D17、A18、B19、C20、D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、91、D1、B2、A22、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,thebeginningofspace