山东省济南市章丘区章丘市第四中学新高考英语押题试卷及答案解析

山东省济南市章丘区章丘市第四中学新高考英语押题试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though2．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich3．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall4．Howlongdoyousupposeitis______hearrivedthere?A．whenB．beforeC．afterD．since5．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain6．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before7．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame8．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a9．Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered10．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．as B．whenC．after D．before11．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when12．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that13．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address14．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened15．一Wouldyoubesokindastotakethisheavyboxupstairsforme?一A．It'smypleasure．B．Helpyourself．C．Sure，withpleasure．D．Takeyourtime．16．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten17．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved18．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown19．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom20．Ifyousleeplessthansevenhours,youarethreetimesmoretocatchacold．A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely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）Somepeoplearesorude!Whosendsane-mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou”?Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?Don’tthesepeoplerealizethatthey’rewastingyourtime?MaybeI’mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife’slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon’tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.Intexts,youdon’thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello;E-mail,too,isslowerthanatext;Voicemailisanowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessages,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls.“Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemails?”mysisterasked.“Justtexthim.”Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce-acceptablequestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank-youe-mail.Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy:Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank-youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.Theanthropologist(人类学家)MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodemsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here’shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime-wastingformsofcommunicationdo.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exasperated”meaninthefifthparagraph?A．Worried.B．Annoyed.C．Surprised.D．Tired.2、Whydidn’tthewriterreplytohisfather?A．Hedidn’twanttotalkwithhisfather.B．Helikedtextmessagesbetter.C．Hedidn’treceiveanyvoicemailmessages.D．Heenjoyedcheckinghisvoicemails.3、Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeto?A．Dealingwithvoicemailshouldvarywitheachindividual.B．DeclaringwhotheyareorsayinghellointextsisnecessaryC．Peopleneedn’tlearnfromoneanotherintraditionalsocieties.D．Peopleneedn’tturntoGoogleforhelpwhenintrouble.4、What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Nowadays:whatmeansshouldweuseincommunicationB．Nowadays:doyoulikeleavingothersavoicemessageC．Nowadays:whatshouldwedowithtextmessagesD．Nowadays:doyouneedathank-youmessage23．（8分）Theoldsayingthatpracticemakesperfectseemstomakenosensewhenitcomestoschoolwork.Manyeducatorstodayarelookingforevidencetosupportthecaseforhomework,butarecomingupempty-handed.“Homeworkisallpainandnogain,”saysauthorAlfieKohn.Hepointsoutthatnostudyhaseverfoundarelationshipbetweenhomeworkandacademicachievementinelementaryschool.MaryJaneCeraistheacademicadministratorfortheKinoSchool,aprivate,non-profitkindergarten0through-12th-gradeschoolinTucson,Arizona,andshemaintainsano-homeworkpolicyacrossallgrades.Thepurposeofthepolicyistomakesurelearningremainsajoy,notathingthatdiscouragessocialtimeandcreativeactivity.Manysupportersofhomeworkarguethatlifeisfilledwiththingswedon’tliketodo,andthathomeworkteachesself-discipline,timemanagementandothernon-academiclifeskills.Kohnchallengesthispopularidea;hesaysthatifkidshavenochoicewhenitcomestohomework,they’renotreallyexercisingjudgment,andareinsteadlosingtheirsenseofautonomy.AttheKinoSchool,Cerasayschildrenoftenchoosetotaketheirfavoritepartsofschoolhome.“Alotofwhatweseekidsdoingiscontinuingtowriteinjournals,practicingmusicwiththeirfriends,andtakingexperimentshometoshowtheirparents,”shesays.SurveysofKinograduatessuggestthattheearlycontroltheyaregivenovertheireducationcontinuestoservethemwellintocollege,andthattheyfeelbetterequippedtomanagetheirtimeandapproachprofessorswithquestionsthanotherstudentsdo.Oneofthereasonswhywecontinuetoassignhomework,Kohnsays,isourobsession（着迷）withstandardizedtests.Evenifwecanagreeontheimportanceofkidsdoingbetterontests,hesays,thereisnoresearchtosuggestthathomeworkisthetickettosuccess.Whereverthehomeworkdebategoesnext,it’sworthtakingamomenttoexamineifwe’reaskingtherightquestionsaboutourchildren’seducation.1、WhichofthefollowingisKohn’sidea?A．Homeworkteachesstudentslifeskills.B．Standardizedtestsarenotimportantineducation.C．Thequalityofhomeworkislinkedtostudents’interests.D．Homeworkisnotconnectedwithacademicachievementinelementaryschool.2、Accordingtothetext,MaryJaneCera________.A．thinksthatlearningshouldhelpdevelopstudent’screativityB．arguessomehomeworkshouldbeassignedtostudentsC．findsherstudentscan’tfinishtheirhomeworkontimeD．believesintheconnectionbetweenhomeworkandacademicachievement3、Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A．Studentswhosomorehomeworkstudybetter.B．Studentswhorefusehomeworkhavebettertime–managementskills.C．Studentswhohavecontrolovertheirstudiescandobetterincollege.D．Studentswhohavebetterprofessorshavebetteracademicperformance.4、Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardshomework?A．Opposed.B．Objective.C．Indifferent.D．Supportive.24．（8分）Wearingarednoseforadaymayseemlikeastrangewaytoraisemoneyforcharity.However,itseemstoworkinBritain.RedNoseDay(RND)isawell-knowneventintheUK.TheaimofthedayistoraisemoneyforacharitycalledComicReliefwhichhelpspeopleinneedinAfricaandintheUK.ComicReliefwasstartedin1985byRichardCurtis.Hewrotetheseries“Blackadder”aswellasthefamousfilms“FourWeddingsandaFuneral”and“NottingHill’’.Richard’sideatostartComicReliefwasasaresponsetotheseverelackoffoodinEthiopia.It’scalledRedNoseDayasonthisdaymanypeoplebuyaplasticrednosetowear!Themoneymadefromsellingrednosesgoestothecharity.RedNoseDaytakesplaceeverytwoyearsinthespringandisnowsowelldevelopedthatmanypeopleconsiderittobeanunofficialnationalholiday.Forexample,manyschoolshavenon-uniformdays.ThesloganforthelastRNDwas“DoSomethingFunnyforMoney”andthemoneycollectedwasusedtohelpfundprojectsinthefollowingareas:treatingmalaria,education,maternalhealthandmentalhealth.TheBBCRedNoseDaytelethonraised£74.3million!Money-raisingeventstakeplacealloverthecountryandmanyschoolsjoinin.Peoplealsodonatemoneybypost,inbanks,byphoneusingacreditcardandonline.GettingsponsoredtodosomethingisacommonwaytoraisemoneyonRND．Ifsomeonesponsorsyouitmeansthattheyagreetogiveyouacertainamountofmoneyforyouractions.Herearesomewaysthatpeopleraisemoney:weartheirpyjamas(睡衣)alldayatworkorinschool,orgrowamoustacheorbeardforamonth.So,ifyouareeverintheUKonRedNoseDay,nowyouknowwhyyoumayfindnormalpeoplewearingrednosesanddoingsillythings!Itisallforagoodcause!1、ThepurposeofComicReliefis.A．tocelebrateRedNoseDayB．tohelpthoseinneedinAfricaandBritainC．towarnpeopleagainstsomediseasesD．toraisemoneyforMr.Curtis’sfilms2、RedNoseDaygotitsnamemainlyfromits.A．creatorB．birthplaceC．aidreceiversD．productsforsale3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutRedNoseDay?A．Itiscelebratedinthespringeveryotheryear.B．Peoplecelebratethisdaytobringhappinesstoothers.C．RichardCurtis,thefamouswriter,startedRedNoseDay.D．Somepeopleraisemoneybygrowingabeardforaweek.4、Paragraph4ismainlytoshowthatinBritainRND.A．isconsideredanofficialholidayB．lastsforalongtimeC．ispopularwithpeopleD．iswelldesignedforTV25．（10分）Foralotofpeople,gettingafullnight'ssleepisnothingmorethanjustadream.Someofusclimbintobedintheearlyevening,andthenextthingweknow,it's2inthemorningandwe'restillstaringattheceiling.It'scommonknowledgethatsleepproblemscanbecausedbythingssuchasstress,anxiety,orevenusingasmartphonebeforebedtime.Butrecently,ateamofresearchersdiscoveredthatgenescouldalsobeacauseofsleeplessnights.Thescientists,fromTheRockefellerUniversityinNewYork,US,foundthatDSPD,delayedsleepphasedisorder（睡眠时相延迟综合征）,aconditionthataffectsone'ssleepingpatterns,ispasseddownbyamutatedgene（发生变异的基因）.DSPDsuffererswakeuplaterandgotobedlaterthantheaverageperson.Tocometotheirconclusion,theteamstudieda46-year-oldwomanwhoisonlyusuallyabletofallasleepat2or3inthemorning.Itwasdiscoveredthatthewoman'sbodyproducesthehormone（激素）thathelpshersleepatnightuptosevenhourslaterthanregularsleepers.Thescientistsfoundthisiscausedbyamutationinoneofthewoman'sgenes,onethathelpsregulatethe“bodyclock”.Someofthewoman'sfamilymemberswerealsofoundtosharethesamemutation—andthesamesleepingproblems—leadingthescientiststobelievethatsleeptroublesarepasseddownthroughthegenerations.However,havingthismutationdoesn'tmeanyouautomaticallyhavesleepproblems.Theteamalsofoundtwopeoplewhohadthemutationbutreportednoproblemswiththeirsleep.Butwhilethisisaninterestingdiscovery,itoffersnohelptothosewhocan'tfallasleepatnight—althoughthereareafewthingsyoucouldtrytohelpyourselfsleepearlier.BBCjournalistMichaelMosleyproducedaTVdocumentaryinMayinwhichhetalkedabouthisbattlewithinsomnia（失眠）andthetechniquesheused.“Iavoidsocialmediaforatleastanhourbeforebed,Idomindfulnessexercises,andifIwakeupinthemiddleofthenight,Ireadabookforanhourorso,”hewroteinanarticlefortheRadioTimes.1、Whathavescientistsrecentlydiscoveredaboutsleepproblems?A．Sleepproblemscanbearesultofgenetics.B．Stressandanxietycancausesleepproblems.C．Smartphonesarethemaincauseofsleepproblemsnowadays.D．Sleepproblemsareaffectedbysleepingpatterns.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutthemutationofthegenerelatedtosleep?A．Itwilldelaysleepforsevenhours.B．Itdoesn’tnecessarilycausesleepproblems.C．Itwillbepasseddowntoeveryfuturegeneration.D．Itcanbechangedtohelpsolvesleepproblems.3、WhatdoesMichaelMosleysuggestdoingbeforesleeptofightagainstinsomnia?A．Listeningtolightmusic.B．Readinginterestingbooks.C．Keepingawayfromsocialmedia.D．Doingsomeoutdoorexercise.4、What'sthemainpurposeofthearticle?A．Togiveadviceonhowtocureinsomnia.B．Toexplaindifferentreasonsforsleepproblems.C．Towarnreadersofthebadinfluencesofsleepinglate.D．Toreportthediscoveryofageneticcauseforsleepproblems.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）In2010,AlecJohnsonpresentedhisfatherMichaelwithaChristmaslistwithanumberofhigh-priceditems.Wantingtoshowhissonwhatreally1inlife,MichaelandhiswifeMehmazbroughtAlecandhisbestfriendLuketodowntownSanDiego,wherethey2home-madeburritos（墨西哥玉米卷饼）tothepeoplelivingonthestreets.Atfirst,Alecviewedtheexerciseasa3.Butaftercommunicatingwiththe4inSanDiego,Michaelsays,“Theboyshadsuchagreattimethattheyaskediftheycoulddoit5”Theprojectquicklygrewbigger,6moreandmoreofAlec’sfriendsgotinvolved.Overtheyears,theboyshave7alotaboutnotonlythemselvesbutthepeoplethey’rehelpingto8aswell.OnevolunteertoldPeoplethattakingpartintheprojecthaschangedhissenseofthoseless9.“Whenyougooutthereyouseethey’rejustpeoplewhohavehadahard10ofluck.”OnSundays,Michael’sday11asearlyas4：30a.m.,whenheheadstoalocalrestaurant12tobeginpreparingingredients（配料）thatwillsoonbeusedtomakeover600burritos.Asthemorning13,moreandmorepeoplecometo14theirservices.Theyquicklycreatethesewarmmeals.15theburritosareallmadearound8:30,the16packupanddrivetotwodifferent17locationsindowntownSanDiego.18roundburritos,thegroupgivesoutdrinkstothoseinneed.“Ourgoalistogetpeople19thestreetsandprovidethemwithalittlenutrition,alittlehopeandalittle20,”saysMichael.1、A．mattersB．succeedsC．lacksD．happens2、A．pickedupB．beggedforC．handedoutD．ateup3、A．courseB．punishmentC．relaxationD．reward4、A．hopelessB．statelessC．namelessD．homeless5、A．againB．wellC．onceD．hard6、A．unlessB．asC．ifD．although7、A．attemptedB．sharedC．conveyedD．learned8、A．freeB．feedC．saveD．cure9、A．intelligentB．anxiousC．guiltyD．fortunate10、A．turnB．roleC．trialD．plan11、A．breaksB．comesC．pausesD．begins12、A．kitchenB．receptionC．counterD．court13、A．catchesonB．worksonC．wearsonD．carrieson14、A．acknowledgeB．lendC．purchaseD．consume15、A．BecauseB．EventhoughC．OnceD．Incase16、A．volunteersB．employeesC．waitersD．customers17、A．productionB．campC．marketD．distribution18、A．IncaseofB．OnaccountofC．InadditiontoD．Inresponseto19、A．intoB．offC．nearD．on20、A．confidenceB．beliefC．pityD．dignity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）In1608,ThomasCoryate,anEnglishman,visitedItaly.Helikedthecountryandnoteddowneveryinterestingthing1．hehadfound.Buttherewasonethinghefound2．(interesting)thantheothers.Inhisdiary,Thomaswrote,“WhentheItalianseatmeat,theyusesmallforksinsteadoftheirhands.Astheysay,peopledon’talwayshavecleanhands”Before3．(leave)forEngland,Thomasboughtafewforks.Athomehegaveadinnerpartytoshowthe4．(invent)tohisfriends.Whentheservantsbroughtthesteak,hetookoutaforkandbegantoeat5．peopledidinItaly.Everybodylookedathiminsurprise.Whenhetoldhisfriendswhatitwas,theyallwanted6．(take)agoodlookatthestrangething.TheysaidthattheItalianswereverystrangepeople,fortheforkwasnotveryconvenient.Thomastriedtoprovetheopposite.Hesaiditwasnotnicetoeatmeat7．one’sfingersbecausetheywerenotalwaysclean.Hewantedtoshowhoweasy8．wastousethefork.Butthefirstpieceofmeathetookwiththefork9．(fall)tothefloor.Hisfriendsbegantolaughandhehadtotaketheforkaway.Onlyfiftyyearslater10．peopleinEnglandbegintouseforks.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）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。Mr、Liismyheadteacher、Heisnowinhisthirtyandhasbeenteachinginalmosttenyears、Hehasmuchknowledgesandhisteachingmethodisscientific、Allofusenjoyhislessonswhicharelivelyandinterested、Notonlyishestrictandalsoheiskindandpatient、Asaresult,heispopularwithourstudents、Alltheseyearshehasdevotedtoteachinghisstudents、Inaddition,heoftengavehisencouragementtous,thatmeansalottous、Withhishelp,wehavemadeagreatprogress、Wealllovehim!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你校的校园网将在2017年11月24日为高三学生开通一个英语复习交流博客。请你写信给你的美国笔友John，介绍这个博客，内容包括：1.开通博客的目的；2.博客的内容；3.欢迎John参加。注意：1.适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2.字数100左右。De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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、D5、C6、B7、B8、D9、A10、D11、D12、B13、D14、D15、C16、D17、A18、C19、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、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,thebeginningofspaceexplorationwasfollowedafewyearslaterbytheStarTrektelevision