2025屆湖南省湘西自治州四校高考英語五模試卷含解析

2025屆湖南省湘西自治州四校高考英語五模試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof2．Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif3．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．a(chǎn)s C．because D．a(chǎn)fter4．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．a(chǎn)moperating5．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while6．Mostspendingthatresultsindebtislikeadrug:aquickhitofpleasurethat______,onlytodragyoudownforyearstocome.A．takesoff B．wearsoff C．setsoff D．showsoff7．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough8．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback9．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could10．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t11．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout12．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？13．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight14．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang15．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently16．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats17．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that18．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat19．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake20．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Amsterdamisaspecialcity.Therearemanyplacesyoushouldnotmissduringyourvisit.Hereisourlistofthebest.AmsterdamcanalringThecityoldcentreisformedfromcanalringswhichgiveyouthefeelingofspace,freedomandpeace.Walktroughthesecanalstreetsorbetter—takeatripbyrentingaboatyourself.AnotherwaytoexploretheVeniceoftheNorthistotakearideorabicycle.Anywayyoudecidefor—enjoythiscity.TheNationalMaritimeMuseumTheMaritimeMuseumisanattractiveplacetovisit,especiallywithchildren.Withmanyattractionsinit,thiscolourfulandenjoyablemuseumwillhelpyouunderstandthehistoryoftheNetherlands—asmallnationwhichwasoneoftheworld’sgreatestseapowers.AmsterdamBrownCafeWhenyouenterAmsterdamoldcafescalledBrown,atfirstitwillseemtoomuchfromthepastandtoocrowded,buttheatmosphereisunique.Relaxandwatch—mostofpeoplearoundwillbelocals.Feellikeoneofthem—therealAmsterdammers.CivicGuardsGalleryThisgalleryisfiledwitholdpaintingsfromtheDutchGoldenAge.Theexhibitedcanvasmaybenotalwaysthemasterpiecesofart,butthesegroupportraitsofAmsterdamcitizensandtheirwivesareanexquisite(精致的)documentoftheDutchcivilizationandculturecenturiesago.ToavoidwaitinglinesweadviseyoutobuyyourticketsinadvanceonlinethroughourAmsterdamattractionsandmuseumsticketswebpage.1、Howmanywaysaretherefortouriststovisitthecityoldcentre?A．5.B．4.C．3.D．2.2、Wherewouldyougotolearnmoreaboutlocallife?A．AmsterdamBrownCafe.B．Amsterdamcanalring.C．CivicGuardsGallery.D．TheNationalMaritimeMuseum.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Afiction.B．Atextbook.C．Atravelguide.D．Asciencemagazine.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．a(chǎn)dvertiseD．entertain23．（8分）BythetimeRobertPorterAllenwasbornin1905,thewhoopingcrane(鳴鶴)wasalreadyintrouble.ThebeautifulbirdwasoncecommonlyfoundacrossNorthAmerica.By1941,thewhoopingcranepopulationhaddwindledtothedoubledigits.ThetallestspeciesinNorthAmericawerecriticallyendangered.Inthe1940s,theremainingcranesmigrate(遷徙)everyyearfromtheGulfCoastofTexastosomewhereinthenorthofCanadatobreed(繁殖).Theconservationcommunitydidn’tknowwherethebirdswent.Thewetlandswheretheyusedtospendwintersweregrowingrarerandrarerastheytiny,non-migratinggroupofwhoopingcraneswasaliveinLouisianain1941,butthegrouphaddisappearedbythetimeAllenstartedhisresearch.In1942,AllenundertookthewhoopingcraneprojectOverthenextthreeyears,hedidalmostconstantfieldworkthattookhimfromTexasupthecranes'migrationroutetoNebraska,andonintoSaskatchewaninsearchofthenestinggroundofthebirds.Studyingthebirdinitsbreedinghabitatandseeinghowmanybirdswerebornwouldallowconservationiststounderstandhowtohelpthebirdsontheirjourney.Butfindingthewhoopingcrane'snestingsitemeantdifficultandfruitlessairsearchesovernorthernCanada.In1952,Allenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.Thereportwasawarningcalltotheconservationcommunity:only33migratory"whoopers"remained,andtheirnestingsitestillhadn’tbeenfound.Twoyearslater,thewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundsinCanada'sWoodBuffaloNationalParkwerefinallyfound,andAllenheadednorthtostudythemfirsthand,an"incrediblydifficultjourney,"inSprunt’swords,Allen’sworklaidthegroundworkforconservationiststosavethebirds.Theireffortspaidoffasthenumbersreached57by1970and214by2005.Today,thewhoopingcraneisstilllistedasendangered,butthereareroughly600birdsalive.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ItisastoryaboutAllen’ssearchingforalostbird.B．Itisastoryaboutthecranes,LongmigrationflightC．Itisastoryaboutthecranesurvivingthewinters.D．Itisastoryaboutconservingthewhoopingcrane2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dwindled”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．Increased B．Reduced C．Stayed D．Limited3、AccordingtothePassage,whichofthefollowingismainlyresponsibleforwhathappenedtotheremainingwhoopingcranes？A．Habitatloss B．Illegalhunting. C．Naturaldisaster. D．Deadlydiseases.4、Whichofthefollowingeventstookplacein1954?A．Thenon-migratinggroupofwhoopingcranesdisappearedB．RobertPotterAllenundertookthewhoopingcraneproject.C．ThewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundswerediscoveredD．RobertPorterAllenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.24．（8分）Tinymicrobes(微生物)areattheheartofanewagriculturaltechniquetomanageharmfulgreenhousegas.Scientistshavediscoveredhowmicrobescanbeusedtoturncarbondioxideintosoil-enrichinglimestone(石灰石),withthehelpofatypeoftreethatgrowsintropicalareas,suchasWestAfrica.ResearchershavefoundthatwhentheIrokotreeisgrownindry,acidicsoilandtreatedwithacombinationofnaturalfungi(霉菌)andotherbacteria,notonlydoesthetreegrowwell,italsoproducestheminerallimestoneinthesoilarounditsroot.TheIrokotreemakesamineralbycombiningCafromtheearthwithCO2fromtheatmosphere.Thebacteriathencreatetheconditionsunderwhichthismineralturnsintolimestone.Thediscoveryoffersanewwaytolockcarbonintothesoil,keepingitoutoftheatmosphere.Inadditiontostoringcarboninthetrees’leavesandintheformoflimestone,themineralinthesoilmakesitmoresuitableforagriculture.Thediscoverycouldleadtoreforestation(重新造林)projectsintropicalcountries,andhelpreducecarbondioxideintheatmosphereinthedevelopingworld.IthasalreadybeenusedinWestAfricaandisbeingtestedinBolivia,HaitiandIndia.Thefindingsweremadeinathree-yearprojectinvolvingresearchersfromtheUniversitiesofEdinburgh,Granada,LausanneandDelftUniversityofTechnology.TheprojectexaminedseveralmicrobiologicalmethodsoflockingCO2aslimestone,andtheIroko-bacteriawayshowedbestresults.WorkwasfundedbytheEuropeanCommissionundertheFuture&EmergingTechnologies(FET)scheme.DrBryneNgwenyaoftheUniversityofEdinburgh’sSchoolofGeoSciences,wholedtheresearch,said:“Bytakingadvantageofthisnaturallimestone-producingprocess,wehavealow-tech,safe,readilyemployedandeasilyoperatingwaytolockcarbonoutoftheatmosphere,whileimprovingfarmingconditionsintropicalcountries.”1、Thepassageismainlyintroducing________.A．someusefulnaturalfungiandbacteriaB．a(chǎn)newwaytodealwithgreenhousegasC．a(chǎn)newly-foundtreeinWestAfricaD．thesoil-enrichinglimestonecreatedbyscientists2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueabouttinymicrobes?A．Mosttinymicrobeslikelivingindry,acidicsoil.B．CO2canbebrokendownbynaturalfungiandbacteria.C．Themoregreenhousegasis,themoreactivetinymicrobesbecome.D．TinymicrobesgetalongwellwiththeIrokotreeinspecialsoil.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3probablyreferto?A．Carbondioxide.B．Carbon.C．Soil.D．Limestone.4、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweinfer?A．Theactionofthetinymicrobescanincreasetheoxygenintheearth.B．ResearchershavedonetheexperimentontreesinAfricaforthreeyears.C．Researcherstendtousenaturalpowertosolvetheirproblem.D．WestAfricaisoneofthemostpollutedareasallovertheworld.5、Accordingtothepassage,theIroko-bacteriamethod________.A．canbeusedtoimprovethefarminglandB．cansavealotofseriouslydestroyedwoodsC．hasbeenpopularizedinBolivia,HaitiandIndiaD．shouldbespreadallaroundtheworldinthefuture25．（10分）DearStudents,Iamdelightedtobeyourguest.Iwouldliketotellyouaboutmyself.Ihavebeenanewsreporterforthepastfifteenyears.IchosethisjobsoIcouldtraveltheworld,butthejobhastaughtmemanyunforgettablelessons.Theworkissometimesdifficult.Ihaveseenfamines,wars,earthquakes,povertyanddeath.ButIhavealsoseencourage,hopeandhappiness.InIndia,Ivisitedacitywherethereweremanyhomelesschildren.Somewereasyoungasfouryearsold.Theylivedinthestreetsandsurvivedbybeggingorstealing.ButthenawonderfulladycalledRosaopenedahomeforthem.Withinoneyear,shewaslookingaftertwohundredchildren.Sheclothedthem,fedthem,andtaughtthem.Shegavethemhope.Anothertime,IwasinTurkeyafteraterribleearthquake,inoneplace.Ifoundanoldladywhosehousewasinruins,hersonwasmissingandrescueworkerssaidtherewasnochancethathewasstillalive.Buttheoldladydidnotgiveuphope.Forfourdays,shemovedheavystonesoneatatimebyherself.Shedidnotstopuntilshefoundherson.Hewasalive.HereinChina,Imetayoungboywithaseriouscondition.Hehadundergonetwentyoperationsandspentnearlyhiswholelifeinhospital.Ithoughthewouldbesad,butwhenImethim,hissmilewassowarmandwelcoming.Inlife,weneedrolemodelsthatwecanadmireandlearnfrom.Whenmylifeisdifficult,Itrytorememberthecourageandgoodnessofthesethreepeople.1、Thespeakerisgivingaspeechtostudentsin__________.A．India B．Canada C．Turkey D．China2、Theunderlinedword“famine”inParagraph2means__________.A．extremelackoffood B．joy C．luck D．pleasure3、WhatcanwelearnaboutRosa?A．She’sarichladyandshelikestohelpthehomelesschildren.B．She’sagreatmotherandshelooksafterthehomelesschildren.C．She’sakind-heartedwomanandsheprovideshousesforthehomelesschildren.D．She’sagoodteacherandsheteachesthehomelesschildren.4、ForwhatdoesthespeakeradmiretheTurkishwomanandtheChineseboy?A．Theirbravery. B．Theirluck. C．Theirage. D．Theirstrongmind第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。RicardoSemlerbecamebossofhisfather'sbusinessSemcoinBrazilattheageof21.Ricardoworkedlikea(an)1man,from7：30amtomidnighteveryday.Oneafternoon,whilehewasvisitingafactoryinNewYork,he2Thedoctortoldhimifhe3likethat,hewouldfindanewhomeinhospital.Semlergotthe4Hechangedthewayhe5.Infact,hechangedthewayshis6worked,too.Helethisworkerstakemore7sothattheywouldbetheonesworryingwhenthingswentwrong.He8themtosettheirownsalaries，9theirownworkinghoursandhecutallthejobshethoughtwere10,likereceptionistsandsecretaries.Hechangedtheoffice：11walls,theyhaveplantsatSemco,sobossescan't12themselvesawayfromeveryoneelse.Andtheworkersare13todecoratetheirworkspaceastheywant.Itsoundsperfect，butdoesit14?Theanswerisinthe15：inthelastsixyears,Semco'srevenues（收入）have16from$35millionto$212million.Thecompanyhasgonefromeighthundredemployeesto3,000.Why?Semlersaysit'sbecauseof"peerpressure"whichmakesemployeeswork17foreveryoneelse.Ifsomeoneisn'tdoinghisjob18,theotherworkerswillnotallowthe19tocontinue.Inotherwords，Ricardotreatshisworkerslikeadultsratherthanchildren,andexpectsthemtoactlikeresponsible20Andtheydo.1、A．interesting B．independent C．mad D．great2、A．felldown B．gaveup C．wentout D．gotoff3、A．changed B．continued C．dropped D．went4、A．sound B．way C．sense D．message5、A．walked B．talked C．worked D．treated6、A．family B．workers C．friends D．children7、A．responsibility B．money C．power D．expectation8、A．persuaded B．forced C．forbade D．a(chǎn)llowed9、A．decide B．want C．understand D．try10、A．unnecessary B．unpopular C．stupid D．difficult11、A．a(chǎn)boveall B．insteadof C．a(chǎn)partfrom D．exceptfor12、A．put B．get C．shut D．take13、A．willing B．free C．tired D．eager14、A．develop B．grow C．happen D．work15、A．eyes B．numbers C．persons D．dollars16、A．grown B．dropped C．beaten D．made17、A．straight B．slow C．hard D．seldom18、A．perfect B．wrong C．well D．late19、A．trouble B．situation C．pressure D．suffering20、A．children B．teenagers C．professors D．a(chǎn)dults第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）MattDamon,anAmericanactorandfilmmaker,wasbornonOctober8,1970.He,alongwithhisfriendBenAffleck,gotattentioninthemovieindustrywiththeirAcademyAward-winningscreenplay,GoodWillHunting(1997),1．healsostarredin.Heis2．ofthetop-40highest-grossingactorsofalltime.Inaddition3．themanyawardsDamonhasreceived,includingAcademyAwardsandGoldenGlobeAwards,hereceivedastaron4．HollywoodWalkofFamein2007forhisworkinthefilmindustry.DamonhasbecomeknownforhisstarringinmanysuccessfulfilmssuchasJasonBourneintheBourneseries,asoldier5．(fight)inFranceinSavingPrivateRyan(1998),andanastronaut6．(trap)onMarsinTheMartian(2015).He7．(win)furthercriticalacclaimforhisperformancesindramassuchasSyrianain2005andTheGoodShepherdin2006.Damonhasalsoperformedvoice-overworkandestablishedseveralproductioncompanies.Hehasbeen8．(active)involvedincharitablework,includingtheONECampaign,andFeedingAmerica.Thissummer,hewillattendameeting9．(hold)inAfricatodonatemoneyforH2OAfricaFoundation.Withhiswife,LucianaBozánBarroso,hehasthreedaughtersandastepdaughterfromBarroso'sprior10．(marry).第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。RecentlywehadaclassmeetingonthetopicofMyChineseDream.SomementionedtheinspiredChineseDreamthatwasputforwardbyPresidentXi.AndotherstalkedenthusiasticallyabouthisunderstandingoftheChineseDream.Weareallbelievethatthisdreamwillcometrueinthefuture.Ialsotalkedaboutmyowndream.Ihadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Notonlycandoctorssavepeople’slifebutalsotheyaredoingarespectablyjob.Doctorscanalsohelppeopletoliveabetterlifewithouttheirprofessionalknowledge.Torealizemydream,Ishouldtrytoworkhardlyfromnowon.ImustlearnasmuchasIcangetintoagoodmedicalcollege,whichIcanpreparemyselffullyforthejobofadoctor.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三的學(xué)生李華。你班交換生Jim將要參加“學(xué)在中國”留學(xué)生漢語演講比賽，來信向你咨詢。請你給他寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.推薦一個(gè)演講話題；2.說明推薦的理由；3.建議他做哪些準(zhǔn)備工作。注意：1.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2.詞數(shù)100左右（開頭和結(jié)尾已寫好，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）。DearJim,I'mgladtoknowthatyou'lltakepartinthe“StudyinginChina”speechcontest.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ireallyhopemyadvicewillbehelpful.Wishyouagreatsuccess.Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、D5、A6、B7、B8、A9、B10、C11、B12、A13、D14、A15、B16、D17、B18、B19、B20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、A3、C22、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.T