2025届宁夏银川市一中英语高三第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析

2025届宁夏银川市一中英语高三第一学期期末检测模拟试题注意事项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．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose2．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though3．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor4．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．all B．every C．either D．each5．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while6．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance7．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith8．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong­termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need9．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a10．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin11．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover12．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis13．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data14．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got15．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched16．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none17．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked18．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted19．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！20．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may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）Asuccessfulbusinessman,addressingthecommercialclubofhiscity,toldastoryofanorphan(孤儿)namedJim.Jimwas12yearsold,whowasthelaughingstockofthewholetown.Heneverrememberedhavingakindwordspokentohiminhiswholelife.OnedayasJimwalkeddownthestreet,hesawsomeflowersslipfromalittlelady’sarmsjustinfrontofhim.Jimgathereduptheflowersandreplacedtheminherarms.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy.”shesaidkindly,andwentonherwayaftergivinghimabrightsmile.Jimwasamazed.Thesewerethefirstkindwordshehadeverheardinhiswholetwelveyearsofexistence.Hestoodandstaredafterheruntilshewasoutofsight,thenhemadestraightforastream.Hesatdownonthebankofthestreamanddidsomethinking.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy,”hethought.Finallytheboypulledfromhispocketsapieceofbrokenmirrorandlookedathimself.Hesawnothingbutdirt.Hewentdowntothewaterandwashedhisfacecarefully,almostpainfully.Thenhelookedagain.Hescarcelyrecognizedhimself.Hestoodstraightandlookedupinsteadofdownforthefirsttimesincehecouldremember.Afeedingofself-respectawokewithinhisbeing.Atthatmomentthecourseofhislifewaschanged;adeterminationtobeworthyofthekindwordsspokentohimbythelittlelady,andtopassthemon,tookpossessionofhissoul.AftertellingthisstoryofJim,thespeakerpausedandthenheshockedtheaudiencebysaying,“Gentlemen,Iwasthatboy.Thatgentlewomanimplantedinmylifethefirstseedofkindness.AsatributetohermemoryIhavetoldyouthisstory.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thelaughingstock”inparagraph2?A．Jimlikedplayingjokesonothers.B．Jimwasalwayslaughedatbyothers,C．Jimwasgoodatmakingothershappy.D．Jimhadinterestintellingfunnystories.2、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethelady?A．Brave.B．Clever.C．Friendly.D．Honest.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Jimwantedpeopletosaykindwordstoothers.B．Theladybecameveryfamousbecauseofthatstory.C．ItwasthefirsttimeforJimtotellhisstorytoothers.D．Jimmadeatotofmoneybytellinghisstoriestoothers.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AStoryofJimB．AGoodLadyC．AKindWordD．ASuccessfulBusinessman22．（8分）Afewyearsago,whenIbeganwritingabouteducation,schoolleadersdidn'tworrymuchaboutteachers.Theybelievedalonglineofnewteacherswaited.Notanylonger,asdistrictsstruggletofillmath,science,worldlanguageandspecialeducationjobs.A2017LearningPolicyInstitutestudyfound90percentofopenteachingpostsaretheresultofpeopleleavingtheprofession.Whileretirementsplayarole,thereportnotedtwo-thirdsofteachersdepartforotherreasons,mostsayingdissatisfactionswiththejob.Howcandistrictssupportteachersandpersuadenewonestoenterthefield?EducationprofessorPeterSmagorinskysaid,"ThebestwayIknowoftosupportteachersistolistentothem.Teachersknowbetterthananyonehowschoolswork,whatkidsneed,whatteachersneedtodotheirbestwork.Butkidsandteacherswon'talwaysagree,andyouwillgetoppositesuggestions.Butatleasttheyfeelrecognized,consulted,listenedto,andrespected."HighschoolprincipalBetsyBockmansaid,"WhatItrytoinform:Firstly,everyone'sjobistodoallwecaneverydaytosupportstudents.Secondly,fortheemployeeswhoarenotteachersatGrady,ourjobistoremoveeverysinglebarrierthatkeepsteachersfromteaching.Makethejobofteachingeasier."Vice-presidentGaryMcGiboneysaid,"Teachersdevelopwellinaschoolwithapositiveschoolclimatewheretheydon'tfeelalone,whichiswhatteachersdesperatelywantandneed."Myownviewisthatmostwanttodotheirbestfortheirstudents,butoftenfeelattackedwhentoldtheyneedtoimprove.Togrow,developandkeepeffectiveteachers,Georgiaschoolsmustfirstcreateacultureinwhichteacherstrustthatleaderswantthemtosucceed.1、Whydotoomanyteachersleavetheirprofession?A．Theleadersdon'tcareaboutthem.B．Therearetoomanytrainedteachers.C．Mostaren'tsatisfiedwiththeirjobs.D．Manyteachershavealreadyretired.2、WhatdoesPrincipalBetsyBockmantrytotellus?A．Theschool'swholeeffortistomaketeachingeasier.B．Schoolsshouldlistentotheteachers'suggestions.C．Whattheteacherswantshouldbeconcernedbyothers.D．Schoolleadersmustshowrespectfortheteachers'thoughts.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A．Toshowtheauthor'sconcernfortheteachers.B．TocriticizethestateofGeorgia'seducation.C．Toasktheteacherstodotheirbestforthestudents.D．Tocallontheschooltocreateaculturefortheteachers.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Whytheschoolsareshortofgoodteachers.B．Howtokeepenoughandeffectiveteachers.C．Whatweshoulddototeachthestudentswell.D．Howtodealwithteacher-studentrelationship.23．（8分）OnFebruary6,SpaceX,aprivateUSaerospacecompanyownedbyElonMusk,hassuccessfullylauncheditsnewFalconHeavyspacecraft,makingittheworld’smostpowerfulrocket.FalconHeavyisthelargestrocketsincetheretirementofNASA’sSaturnV,whichwasusedfortheMoonmissionsinthe1970s.“FalconHeavycanlaunchabout64tonnesintolowEarthorbit-that’salmostthreetimesmorethanthecurrentrunningbiggestlaunchvehicle,DeltaIVHeavy,”ImperialCollegeastrophysicistDavidClementstoldAIJazeera.AccordingtoSpaceX,FalconHeavycanliftintoorbitamassgreaterthana737jetloadedwithpassengers,crew,luggageandfuel.TherocketwasdesignedwiththeideaofearninghumansintospaceandopeningthepossibilityofflyingmissionswithpeopletotheMoonandevenMars.Foritsfirstvoyage,itcarriedMusk’s$100,000cherry-redTeslasportscarandafakespace-suitedhumanmodelfixedinthedriver’sseat.Muskjokedthat“itmaybediscoveredbysomefuturealienrace”.FalconHeavywentintospaceonitslastflightonFebruary6.ThelaunchtookplaceatNASA’sCapeCanaveralAirForceStationandKennedySpaceCenterintheUSstateofFlorida,thespotalsousedfortheApollo11Moonmissionandseveralspaceshuttlelaunches.Itwasdelayedbyseveralhoursbecauseofhighwindsintheupperatmosphere.Minutesaftertake-off,thetwoouterboosters(助推器)landedatthenearbyCapeCanaveralAirForceStation.SpaceXannouncedplanstoeventuallyuseFalconHeavytolaunchtwopayingspacetouristsonatriparoundtheMoon.However,Musksaidhewillprobablyreservethatmissionforanotherlaunchsystem,theBFR.Recently,SpaceXscheduledtolaunchaFalcon9rocketforNASA’sTESSmissiononMarch20,2018.ItisreportedthatSpaceXisscheduledtocomplete30independentlaunchmissionsin2018,atleasthalfofwhichwilluseFalcon9.1、Whichofthefollowingcanfunctionasarocket?A．A737jet.B．Tesla.C．SaturnV.D．SpaceX.2、WhatdoweknowaboutFalconHeavyfromthetext?A．Itwasthelatestrocketintheworld.B．Itisofthesameloadasa737jet.C．Itistobefoundbythecreaturesintheouterspace.D．ItwaslaunchedatthesameplacefortheApollo11mission.3、WhatdelayedthelaunchofFalconHeavy?A．Weathercondition.B．Programerror.C．Equipmentfailure.D．Deliberatedamage.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．TheBFRwillbecompletedin2018.B．Thevehicletolaunchspacetouristsisunknown.C．TouristswillbesentintospacebyFalcon9.D．Falcon9willtake15launchmissions.24．（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．entertain25．（10分）AllKatherineBatesJoneswantedforher90thbirthdaywastoownherchildhoodhome.Herdaughter,EmilySims,wasn’tsokeenontheidea;itseemedunwiseforanoldwomantoentertherealestatemarket.And,astheoldsayinggoes,youcanneverreallygohomeagain.ButthemomanddaughteroftendrovefromtheircurrenttownofGreenville,SouthCarolina,toKatherine’sbelovedoldhomeinnearbyGaffney.Whileadmiringthecharmingone-storydwellingshewasbornin,Katherinewouldsay,“I’dliketohavethathouseback.”Oneday,asEmilywentdownthedollhouseofherlocalstore,inspirationstruck:Hermothercouldhaveherhousebackinreplica（复制品）.Emily’sfriendThomasMcAbeeconnectedherwithRayMeyers,alocalretireddentistwithatalentforwoodworking.Raypaidmultiplevisitstotheoriginalhome,takingprecisemeasurementsandcollecteddetailswiththehelpofthecurrenthomeowners.Thereplicahomeandtheamazingstorybehinditdeservedanimpressivedisplay.Emilyarrangedasurprisepartyatwhichtheminiature（微小模型）andKatherinewouldbehonored.Butkeepingthebigsecretaboutthelittlehousewasatoughtask.Raywouldaskmequestionsa-boutthehouse,”Emilysaysoftheplanningprocess,“ThelasttimeIwasinsidewaswhenIwasateenager,soIcouldn’tremembereverything.IwouldvisitwithmomandstartaconversationwhereIwouldsay,‘Oh,bytheway,doyouremember…’andaskhersomethingaboutthehouse.Shewouldgivedetailsfromhermemoryaboutthecolorandthelayout.Shewouldtellmeexactlywhatsomethinglookedlikeorwhereitwasinthehouse.”OnAugust28,2017,Emilygathered40friendsandfamilymembersatherhouse.Theparty-goerswaitedwhileEmily’sdaughter-in-law,Christie,tookKatherineouttolunch.Afterthespecialbirthdaymeal,ChristiebroughtKatherinetoEmily’shouse.“Whenwewentinside,therewasahousefullofpeoplesingingHappyBirthdaytome,”Katherinesays.“Ican’tbelievemyeyes.”ForKatherine,itturnsoutthatitispossibletogohomeagainwhileseeingthegift.1、WhydidKatherineandEmilydrivetoGaffney?A．Theoldhousewasverycharming.B．Emilywaskeenontherealestatemarket.C．Theywantedtocelebratethebirthdaythere.D．Katherinewantedtohaveherchildhoodhomeback.2、Howwasthehouseback?A．Thecurrenthomeownershelpedalot.B．Emilymadeareplicaonherown.C．ThomasMcAbeehelpedtomakethereplica.D．Raypaidmultiplevisitsandmadeonereplica.3、HowdidKatherinefeelatthespecialparty?A．Moved.B．Pleased.C．Astonished.D．Excited.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ASpecialGiftB．GoodOldDaysC．ADreamofanOldWomanD．AnOldWoman’sHouse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）ALettertoMyDadFouryearsagowefoundoutaboutthecancergrowinginsideyou.Youtoldmethenewsthatithadalreadyspreadandthatyoudidn’tknowhowlongyouhad1.Iwasstillatuniversity.Aparentdyingwassomethingthathappenedto2people-peopleolderthanme.Ispentthefirstfewmonthsin3.ForthefirsttimeIfelt4.IwishedIcouldjust5youandtakethecancerout.ButtherewasnothingIcoulddo.We’vebeen6.Youreactedwelltotreatmentandyou’restillhere,thoughwedon’tknowforhowmuch7.I’vealwayswantedtosaythatIloveyou,andthatI’m8foreverythingyou’vegivenme.ButIcan’t.Itfeelslikeitisthisunwritten9inourfather-sonrelationshipthat10it.You’reamanconservativeandguardedwithyour11.Youkeepthemtoyourselfand12otherstodothesame.ButIknowyou13.I’veseenyourproudlookswhenI’vetoldyouaboutmy14atworkandschoolovertheyears.I’veseenyour15whenthingshaven’tgonewell.Irememberalltheoffersofhelp.Iwishwecouldtalkaboutwhatwe16toeachother.Iwishyoucouldtellmeyou’re17andIcouldtellyouIloveyou.Iwishthese18conceptsofmasculinity(男子气概)weren’tsodeeply19inbothofus.Maybewewillstillseeourwaytothat20beforeyougo.Butwhateverthecase,Ijustneedtosayit—Iloveyou,andthankyou.1、A．waitedB．leftC．sufferedD．stayed2、A．anyB．fewC．otherD．all3、A．doubtB．angerC．vainD．shock4、A．powerlessB．nervousC．lostD．bored5、A．reachintoB．turntoC．standbyD．lookinto6、A．confusedB．luckyC．activeD．hopeless7、A．betterB．deeperC．longerD．further8、A．eagerB．gratefulC．regretfulD．desperate9、A．letterB．wordC．ideaD．rule10、A．preventsB．changesC．destroysD．transforms11、A．illnessesB．feelingsC．belongingsD．opinions12、A．requireB．expectC．allowD．persuade13、A．lieB．understandC．careD．fear14、A．achievementsB．difficultiesC．goalsD．experiences15、A．powerB．angerC．curiosityD．concern16、A．haveB．giveC．leaveD．mean17、A．conservativeB．braveC．proudD．helpful18、A．absurdB．importantC．usefulD．popular19、A．lostB．trappedC．rootedD．covered20、A．situationB．solutionC．achievementD．conversation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）Whetherthey'replayingonTVscreensorpnntedinnewspapers,advertsareeverywhere.Actually,itisquitenormalfortheaverageperson1．(live)inacitytoseethousandsofadseverysingleday.However,adsarenotjustatoolforgettingpeopletobuythings;theyalsoserve2．awindowintocultures,societiesandhistory.Modernadvertsbegantoappearin3．18thand19thcenturies,sinceadvancesinprintingtechniquesallowedmoredetailedimages4．(produce)innewspapersandmagazines.Lookingatsomeoftheseearlyads5．(be)liketakingastepbackintimetoanotherworld.Forexample,an1881advertforFrenchcigarettes6．(promise)thatitsproductwould“giveimmediaterelief"toalistofmedicalconditions,includingbreathingproblems.Anda1955USadadvisedmotherstomixthesugarysoftdrinkA7Upwith7．(they)baby'smilk.Nowadays,ofcourse,theharmful8．(effect)ofbothsmokingandsugarydrinkshavebeenwellknown.Butalthoughtheseadvertsseem9．(usual)tousnow,perhapsfuturegenerationsmayconsidersomeoftoday'sadstobejustasstrange.Itisbelievedthatadvertisingcanoftenbeanindicatorfor10．societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（ʌ），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、每句不超过两个错误；2、每处错误及其修改均仅限一次；3、只允许修改10出，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Hi,Janice,It'sbeenamonthsinceIcametothisnewschoolandIreallywantsharewithyousomeoftheproblemsIhavebeenexperiencing、AsItellyoulasttime,Imadethreenewfriendhere、Wehangouttogetherduringlunchandafterschool、We'vebeenspendingalotoftimesinginkaraokebars、It'sbeenthreeSaturdaysnowanditreallycostsmemany、AndIstartedtoseethisasatime—wastingactivity!Infact,Idon’tliketogoanymore,soI’mafraidI’lllosetheirfriendship、HowdoyouthinkIshoulddo?Ifyouareme,wouldyoutalktohim?Pleasehelpwithmeandgivemesomeadvice、Grace第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华,作为一名交换生(anexchangestudent)刚结束在英国为期一个月的学习。学习期间,你和房东Mr.Wilson结下了深厚的友谊。请按下列要点给Mr.Wilson发一封邮件：1.对Mr.Wilson在你生活上的照顾和学习上的帮助表示感谢；2.希望保持联系；3.邀请他来中国游玩。注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；3.开头已经写好,不计人总词数；DearMr.Wilson,Timeflies!I’vebeenbackhome.HowImissthedayswespenttogether!_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、C2、B3、B4、D5、A6、D7、A8、B9、A10、C11、D12、C13、D14、A15、C16、B17、B18、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、1、B2、C3、A4、C22、1、C2、A3、D4、B23、1、C2、D3、A4、B24、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,the