2023年高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when2．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound3．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．a(chǎn)redoing D．haddone4．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof5．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed6．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof7．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．a(chǎn)ttractions B．a(chǎn)musements C．entertainments D．presentations8．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what9．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why10．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof11．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a12．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped13．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked14．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten15．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat16．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where17．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a(chǎn);a B．a(chǎn);theC．the;a D．the;the18．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe19．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．a(chǎn)rebeingexhibitedD．a(chǎn)reexhibited20．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Wouldyougotowarforyourcountry?Millionsofpeopledo.Butoccasionally,somerefusetofight.They'reknownasconscientiousobjectors(拒服兵役者).OneofthemostfamousfromtheUSAisMuhammadAli.MuhammadAliwasaprofessionalboxerandoneofthemostoutstandingsportsfiguresofthe20thcentury.Hewasbornon17thJanuary1942inLouisville(Kentucky)andbegantrainingasanamateurboxerwhenhewas12yearsold.Attheageof18,hewonagoldmedalinthelightheavy-weightdivisionatthe1960SummerOlympicsinRome.Heturnedprofessionallaterthatyear.Attheageof22,hebecametheworldheavyweightchampion.In1965,heconvertedtoIslam(伊斯蘭教)andofficiallychangedhisnametoMuhammadAi.Shortlyafter,hewascalledupformilitaryservicetofightintheVietnamWar.Hewasfirmlyagainsttheidea."Myenemyisthewhitepeople,nottheVietCong(越共),"heexplained."YoumayopposewhenIwantfreedom.YoumayopposewhenIwantjustice.YoumayopposewhenIwantequality…Youwantmetogosomewhereandfight,butyouwon'tevenstandupformehereathome?"Afterrefusingtoenlistduringasign-upceremonyinApril1967,Muhammadwasarrested.Hewasfoundguiltyofdraftevasion,anddeprivedofhisboxingtitles.Asaresult,hedidn'tfightfromMarch1967toOctober1970.Helaterbecameasymboloftheanti-warmovementandracialinjustice.In1971,hisconvictionwasoverturnedbytheUSSupremeCourt.MuhammadAlidiedon3rdJune2016.1、WhenwasAliawardedtheworldheavyweightchampion?A．In1960. B．In1965.C．In1964. D．In1967.2、FromwhatAlisaid,wecaninferthat_.A．HefeltuncomfortableathomeB．HewasafraidoffightinginthewarC．HechangedhisnamebecauseofthewarD．Hedidn'tgettreatedfairlybecauseofhiscolor3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"enlist"?A．Accepttheinvitation. B．Jointhearmy.C．Takeupboxing. D．Attendthemeeting.4、WhydidAlistopboxingfrom1967t01970?A．Hewasn'tallowedtobox. B．Hewastooweaktobox.C．Heservedinthearmy. D．Hewantedtohaveabreak.22．（8分）Atleast35percentofBeijinghouseholdswillbecoveredbyfamilydoctorserviceattheendofthisyear.Alllocalhouseholdswillenjoytheserviceasof2020,accordingtotheMunicipalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommission.ItisgoodthatChinesecommunitiescanexpectmoregeneralpractitioners(從業(yè)者)，whodonotspecializeinanyparticularareaofmedicinebutwhoareabletotreatthegeneralhealthproblemsforpeopleofallages.Bytheendoflastyearover8millionresidentsinBeijinghadreportedlysignedupforfamilydoctorservices,accountingformorethan40percentofthecity’spermanentpopulation.Since2009Chinahaslaunchedscoresofprogramsnationwidetoensurecitizenshavefaireraccesstoelementarypublichealthservices，amongwhichtheintroductionoffamilydoctorshasbeenoneofthemostsuccessful.Someregionshaveissuedguidelinesonthepromotionofthefamilydoctorservice.Andfourmonthsago,PremierLiKeqiangsaidinthisyear’sGovernmentWorkReportthattheserviceshouldcoveratleast85percentoftheChinesecitiesthisyear.Theexpandingcoverage,however,maynotguaranteemoreresidentswillbeofferedqualitymedicalservices.Familydoctorsinsomeplacesrarelyvisitthefamiliestheyareassignedto,andsomeofthemhavebeenstrugglingtosolvepatientsproblemseitherbecauseoftheirunfitnessorbecausetheyhavetoomanyhouseholdstoattendto.Insomecases,afamilydoctormightbeassignedtoseehundredsofresidentsaday.Thathighlightstheneedtobetterthearrangementofmedicalresourcesandtoofferproperencouragementtofamilydoctors,whoshouldgetpatientstomakeappointmentsratherthanemploytemporaryarrangements.1、HowmanypermanentpeoplewerelivinginBeijingbytheendoflastyear?A．About20million.B．About8million.C．About85million.D．About32million.2、Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetopublichealthservices?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.3、Fromthefifthparagraphwecaninferthat.A．somefamilydoctorsseldomvisittheassignedfamiliesB．someresidentscan’tgetqualitymedicalservicesC．somefamilydoctorshavenoabilityD．thenewprogramstillfacessomeproblems4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FamilyDoctor’sQualityServiceMatters.B．MedicalResourcesinChina.C．Beijing’sPermanentPopulationin2017.D．TheIntroductionofFamilyDoctors.23．（8分）Visuallanguageisaformofcommunicationthatusesvisualelements(元素)asopposedtoformalwrittenlanguagetoconveymeaningoranidea,Graphicacy,theabilitytocommunicatevisually,isconsideredasimportantasliteracyandnumeracy,theabilitiestoreadandcount.Somepeoplearevisualthinkers,usingthatpartofthebrainthatisemotionalandcreativetoprocessandgivemeaningtoinformation.Visualcommunicationcanfindexpressioninpaintings,drawings,symbols,orsimplylinesandshapesarrangedforaspecificeffect.Artisanexampleofvisuallanguage.Apaintingorsculpturecanconveyideasorarousespecifickindsofemotionalresponses.Itmayalsoexpressideasabouthistoricalevents,abstractconcepts,orsimplybeaboutthewaycertainshapesorforms“work”togetherorcreateacertaineffectonthemind.Someresearchersbelievethatdifferentpartsofthebrainrespondinuniquewaystocolorsandshapes.Pictograms(象形文字)andideograms(表意文字)aretypesofvisuallanguage.Pictogramsarepicturesthataresimilartowhattheyrepresent.Theyarestillusedtodaytocommunicateinformation.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarefamiliarwiththepictogramsindicatingsuchthingsasairports,publicfacilities,andnon-smokingareasindicatedbyacigaretteinacirclewithalineacrossit.Ideogramsarepicturesthatrepresentideasandcanoftenbeunderstoodwithouttheaidofwrittenlanguage.SomescholarstrackmodernalphabetstopicturesLettersareactuallyancientpictures,andwordsareaseriesofpictures.Modernalphabetlettersarenotonlyphonetic(語音的)symbolsbutarebasedonancientreligiousimagesandsymbols.Musivisualcommunicationisalsoapartofvisuallanguage.Thetermreferstomusiccreatedspecificallytoimprovethevisualexperienceoffilm.Itcorrespondstotheimagesbeingseenonthescreen,andthemusicmayarouseasenseofterror,fear,orotheremotions.Mostmoviegoersunderstandthelanguageofmusicalcluesshowingthatsomethingdramaticorimportantisabouttohappen.1、Whatisvisuallanguageaccordingtothetext?A．Anideaconveyedbyartists.B．Anabilitytoreadandcount.C．Asystemusedtoarouseemotions.D．Awayofprocessingandexpressinginformation.2、Whatmaybetheoriginofthemodernalphabetletters?A．Publicfacilities. B．Imaginarylines.C．Religiousimages. D．Livingconditions.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthemusicofafilmfromthelastparagraph?A．Itcanhelppredicttheplot.B．Avisualthinkercanmakeitbetter.C．Itoftenchangeswithouttheaudience’snotice,D．Itmakesthefilmmoreemotionalandcomplex.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．HowdoesVisualLanguageAffectLife?B．HowcanWeLearnVisualLanguage?C．WhatIstheOriginofLanguage?D．WhatIsVisualLanguage?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．a(chǎn)dvertiseD．entertain25．（10分）Itmaybemadepossibleforcomputersandrobotsto"read"humanpersonalitiesbyreadinghumaneyemovements.Theeyesarereallythewindowstothesoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandPublishedinthescientificJournalFrontiersinNeuroscience.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobotspoweredbysophisticatedalgorithms(算法)maysoonhavetheabilitytopeerintoyoursoul."Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,"wrotetheresearchers,ledbyTobiasLoetscher,whoseteamfollowed42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,thendeterminedtheirpersonalitytraits(特點)with"well-establishedquestionnaires"fordeterminingpersonalitytype,andunfoldedsomekindofconnectionsbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.Theresearchersexpectedthatwiththedatafedintotheiralgorithmscomputersrunningthealgorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajorpersonalitytraits,suchas"neuroticism,extraversion(外向)，agreeableness,conscientiousness,aswellasperceptualcuriosity",thescientistswrote."Thenewfindingmighthelpimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersandotherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswithmachines,"Loetschersaid."Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsandcomputersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,"LoetschersaidinastatementquotedbyIndianExpress."Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobotsandcomputersthatcanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretinghumansocialsignals."Thestudyrevealedpreviouslyundiscoveredrelationsbetweenspecificpersonalitycharacteristicsandspecificeyemovementtendencies,accordingtoasummaryinBritain'sDailyMailnewspaper.1、Whatisthefindingofthenewstudy?A．Robotscanunderstandhumanpersonality.B．Eyemovementsconnectwithpersonality.C．Computersrecordhumaneyemovements.D．Personalitydetermineshumaneyemovements.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlyintroduce?A．Theresearchsubjects.B．Theresearchprocess.C．Theresearchoutcomes.D．Theresearchapplication.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatLoetschersaid?A．Robotswillbesmarterthanhumans.B．Machinesmaybecomemoresocial.C．Theresearchisoflittlesignificance.D．Human-machineinteractionwillexplode.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Thefindingofanewstudy.B．Eyesaswindowstothesoul.C．Thehuman-machineinteraction.D．Thedevelopmentofhigh-techdevices.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）RecentlyIheardastoryaboutafamousscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasbeing1byareporterwhoaskedhimwhyhethoughthewasabletobesomuchmore2thantheaverageperson.Herespondedthatitallcamefroma(n)3withhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasfouryearsold.Hehadbeentryingto4abottleofmilkfromtheshelfwhenitfell,5itscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor.Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadof6him,shesaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderful7youhavemade.Ihaveseldomseensuchareal8ofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownand9inthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,he10.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeatroublelikethis,11you’llhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproper12.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduseasponge(海綿)，atoweloramop.Whichdoyou13?”Hechosethespongeand14theycleanedupthemilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Let'sgooutinthebackyardand15thebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithout16it.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifheheldthebottleatthetopneartheedge17bothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderful18!Itwasatthatmomentthatthescientistknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomake19.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejust20forlearningsomethingnew.1、A．praisedB．interviewedC．celebratedD．a(chǎn)dmired2、A．famousB．excellentC．creativeD．wonderful3、A．inventionB．experimentC．gameD．experience4、A．removeB．bringC．settleD．put5、A．coveringB．leavingC．drinkingD．flowing6、A．encouragingB．a(chǎn)skingC．punishingD．frightening7、A．useB．a(chǎn)chievementC．pictureD．trouble8、A．seaB．bottleC．roomD．factory9、A．playB．thinkC．cryD．regret10、A．refusedB．didC．listenedD．feared11、A．graduallyB．patientlyC．finallyD．immediately12、A．valueB．formC．shelfD．order13、A．likeB．cleanC．preferD．a(chǎn)ccept14、A．togetherB．silentlyC．excitedlyD．hurriedly15、A．chargeB．fillC．presentD．put16、A．losingB．holdingC．breakingD．dropping17、A．forB．beyondC．overD．with18、A．performanceB．methodC．lessonD．a(chǎn)ction19、A．promisesB．mistakesC．guessesD．decisions20、A．chancesB．teachersC．directionsD．instructions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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）IntheUnitedStates,over25percentofseniorcitizens(peopleover65)livealone.Withoutfriendsandfamilynearby,seniorsareatriskof1．(have)depression(抑郁).Manycommunitiesaretryingtodealwiththisproblem.ProvidenceMountSt.Vincent,aretirementhome(退休療養(yǎng)院)nearSeattle,Washington,has2．(recent)runaprogram.Over400seniorcitizensliveatProvidenceMountSt.Vincent,andover40childrenfromafewmonthsold3．a(chǎn)gefivegotodaycarethere.Thechildrenspendthedaytherewiththeseniorcitizenswhile4．(worker)lookon.Theprogramhasclearadvantages.Fortheolderpeople,theirsociallifeimproves(改善);theyreadtoandplaygameswiththechildren,andencourage5．(they)todootheractivities.Thismakestheseniorsfeel6．(use)andhappy,andiftheyfeelhappy,theirhealthmayimprove.Thechildrenalsogetalotfromtheprogram.Theyhave7．patientgroupofpeopletoplaywithinasafeenvironment.Someoftheolderpeople8．(be)disabled,andstayingwiththemhelpschildrenlearn9．(be)moreunderstandingofpeoplewithdisabilities.Now,therearemanyprogramsliketheoneatProvidenceMountSt.Vincent.10．isbelievedthateveniftheveryyoungandtheveryolddon’thaveasharedpastorfuture,theirsharedpresentcanbeperfect.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，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）不計分。Linda'sfatherboughtherthenewbikethedaybeforeyesterday,thatmadeherveryexcited.Thenshebegantorideitfastontheroad.Seenamangettingclosetoher,Lindacouldn'tstopitandasaresult,sheknockedontotheman.Beingverykind,sothemandidn'tscoldheratall.Instead,hetoldherhowdangerouslyitwastorideabikesofast.Heaskedhertokeepthelessoninmind.Lindafeltregretfulbutashamed.Shepromisedkeepthelessoninmindforever.Then,themanbenddownandbegantorepairherbike.Afterawhile,hegotthemrepaired.Lindawasgreatlymoved.Shethankedthemanandlefthimhappily.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你非常喜歡中央電視臺的“動物世界(AnimalWorld)”這個節(jié)目,請根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示,以“MyFavouriteTVProgram”為題,給CCTV-9英語頻道的編輯寫一篇英語短文。喜歡這一節(jié)目的理由:1.喜歡小動物;2.節(jié)目生動有趣;3.增長了不少知識。注意:①詞數(shù)100左右;②可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫;③開頭語已為你寫好,不計入總詞數(shù)。MyFavouriteTVProgram“AnimalWorld”isapopularTVprogrambyCCTV.Itisalsomyfavoriteprogram.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、B4、C5、D6、B7、A8、A9、D10、A11、C12、D13、C14、D15、D16、C17、A18、C19、C20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、B4、A22、1、A2、B3、D4、A23、1、D2、C3、A4、D24、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-fivelanguageswithinfiv