上海市普通高中2026屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末達(dá)標(biāo)測(cè)試試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．a(chǎn)rebeingexhibitedD．a(chǎn)reexhibited2．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized3．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound4．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat5．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso6．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what7．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup8．—Shegotherfirstsciencefictionpublished.Itturnedouttobe________.—Whenwasthat?—Itwasin2009________shewasstillincollege.A．success;that B．a(chǎn)success;whenC．success;when D．a(chǎn)success;that9．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout?? B．cameoutC．gaveout?? D．turnedout10．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup11．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed12．---Whenshallwestartthereconstructionofthehistoricbuilding? ---Notuntilourprogram______bytheauthority. A.willapprove B.willbeapprovedC.hasapproved D.hasbeenapproved13．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent14．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked15．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．a(chǎn)fter D．before16．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．a(chǎn)reneeded C．needs D．isneeded17．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did18．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive-storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it19．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup20．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway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）Arecordof6.15milliontripswasmadebyChinesemainlandtouriststooverseasdestinationsduringtheseven-daySpringFestivalholiday，whichendedonThursday，accordingtotheChinaNationalTourismAdministration.'Thatisanincreaseof7percentcomparedwithlastyear'sSpringFestival.About374,000tripswereorganizedbytravelagencies，a2.5percentincrease.Theadministrationalsoreportedgrowthfromindividualandhigh-end(高端的)travelersandsaidthatinadditiontotopandcoastalcities，inlandcities—suchasthoseintheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion—becameimportantsourcemarkets.WithmanyChinesenowtravelingabroadforSpringFestival，theirchoiceofdestinationshasexpandedalongwiththeirgrowinginterestinforeignculturesandservices.“Chinesetouristsareincreasinglywillingtoexperiencelocalculturesandservices，includingstayinginprivatehomes，appreciatingplantsandwatchingmonkeysinhotsprings，”LiXuejing，theagency'smarketingmanager，said.AChinesetouristsurnamedGuo，whowasvacationingonanislandinthePhilippines，said：“Inowpaymoreattentiontorelaxationandenjoymentduringtheholidaysinsteadofshoppingorchoosinggiftsforrelatives.”AnotherchoiceisBritain.Thoughthedevaluation(貨幣貶值)ofthepoundisafactor，Britain'srichhistoryandfamouseducationtraditionhavecaughttheeyeofChinese.1、HowmanytripsweremadetoforeigncountriesduringtheGoldenWeekofthisSpringfestivalholiday?A．6,150,000.B．2,500,000.C．7,000,000.D．374,000.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeinlandcitiesinGuangxi?A．They'rereportedtohavebecomeimportantattractions.B．They'refamousforallkindsofplantsandmonkeys.C．Theyhavethebesthotspringintheworld.D．Theybelongtocoastalsourcemarkets.3、WhatwouldMissGuodoonhervacationaccordingtothetext?A．Goshoppingforgifts.B．Studyforeigncultures.C．Relaxandenjoyherself.D．Chatwithherrelatives.4、Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Aguidebook.B．Anewspaper.C．Ascientificmagazine.D．Anadvertisement.22．（8分）Self-drivingcarsaresopopularthattheUniversityofMichiganhasevenestablishedatowncalledMcitytoallowcarmanufacturerstosafelytesttheirautonomouscars.WhileMcitycanbeusedtosimulate（模擬）manyreal-liferoadconditions，itcan'thelptestgesturesdriversusetocommunicatetheirintention（意圖）tootherdrivers，pedestriansorcyclists.Tofindasolution，UScarmanufacturerFord，withresearchersfromVirginiaTech，atthebeginningconsideredusingtextasawaytocommunicatethecar'sintention，butdecideditwouldprobablynotworkuniversally.Theoptionofusingsymbolswasalsorejected，becauseresearchshowsthatamajorityofpeopledonothaveagoodunderstandingofwhattheymean.Finally,theresearcherssettledonlightsignals.Awhitelightwarnedthattherewerenohumansinthecar.Aslowblinkingoneindicatedthatthecarwascomingtoastop,whilearapidlyflashinglightcautionedpassersbythatthecarwasabouttospeedup.Thencamethebigchallenge—testingthesignalsonrealroads."Weneededtotryoutthisnewlightingtocommunicatetheintentionofthevehicle,butifyou'vegotadriverbehindtheseat,youstillhavenaturalcommunicationbetweenhumans,"saidAndyShaudt,wholedtheresearchteam."Soweneededtomakeitlooklikeadriverlesscar."Theteamdesignedacarseatcostume（戲裝）thatthedriverwouldweartocoverhisorherfaceandupperbody.Ofcourse，thedriverscouldseeveryclearly.Theresearchersthenequippedthecarwithcamerastocapturehumanreactionstoalightbar，whichflashedoneofthethreesignalswhenappropriate.Sixdrivers，allkeepingtheirhandslowonthewheelsoasnottobenoticed，tookturnstotestdrivingthecarthroughthebusystreets.Theoverallreactiontotheflashinglightswasveryencouraging.WhoknewcostumescouldbeusefulformorethanHalloween？1、Whatdidtheteamfirstconsiderusingasawaytocommunicatethecar'sintention?A．Light. B．Language.C．Symbols. D．Sound.2、Theunderlinedword"they"inthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A．symbols B．driversC．researchers D．flashes3、Whatdoesarapidlyflashinglightmean?A．Thecarwascomingtoastop.B．Therewasnodriverinthecar.C．Thecarwasabouttospeedup.D．Thecarwasabouttoslowdown.4、Thecarseatcostumewasintendedto________.A．a(chǎn)musethedriver B．a(chǎn)ttractthepedestriansC．warnthecyclists D．confusethepeople23．（8分）SchoolActivitiesforKidsandTeensAreyoulookingforfull-filledactivitiesforkidsandteens?Herearesomewonderfulonesforyou!SecretoftheDragonTime:Monday,July1,2015,10:30a.m.Cost:Adult:$7.40,Children(under15):halfBookings:Phonethebookingofficeat34032578.Address:BrisbaneBotanicGardensNote:SecretoftheDragonisamagicalstoryabouttwochildrenwhoaretakenonadragonridetoexploretheuniverse.TheSearchforlife:AreWeAlone?Time:Thursday,July4,2015,2:00p.m.Cost:Adult:$14.50，Children(under15):$8.70Bookings:Phonethebookingofficeat34037689.Address:BrisbaneBotanicGardensNote:Arewetrulyaloneinspace?Isthereanylifeoutthere?Thesearethequestionsaskedinthisshow.MagicClassTime:Friday,July12,2015,10:00a.m.Cost:FreeBookings:Pleasecall34038470tobookyourplace.Address:CentenaryCommunityhub,171DandenongRd.Note:Wouldyouliketobeamagician?ThenjoinDavid,themagician,tolearnaboutrealmagicwithplayingcards,coins,ringropesandDIYprojectsandbeabletobecomethelifeoftheparty.Sciencewithme:MakingYourOwnGuitarTime:Saturday,July20,2015,3:00p.m.Cost:FreedBookings:Pleasephone34031226tobookyourplace.Address:10,EggintonCloseNote:DoyouwanttomakeaguitarwithKatyandhermom?SciencewithMeisgoingtobewithyou.Pleaseremembertobringapieceofwood,ahammer,somerubberbandsandsomenailswithyou.1、Alecisstronglyinterestedinspacelife.Hemaygoto.A．MagicClassB．SciencewithMeC．SecretoftheDragonD．TheSearchforLife2、Johnandhis10-year-oldsonwanttowatchSecretoftheDragon.Howmuchshouldtheypay?A．$7.40.B．$11.10C．$14.80D．$23.203、Whatdothefouractivitieshaveincommon(共同之處)?A．Theyareallfree.B．Theyhappeninthesameplace.C．Theycanallbebookedbyphone.D．Theyareallweekendactivities.24．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Actually,thebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart.Crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestoturnabit.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegshavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheothertheveinsandnervesinthemarepressed,thusbringingabouttemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossingyourlegswhenyousitcanleadto_________________.A．permanentparalysisB．highbloodpressureC．legnumbnessD．bonedamage2、Whatisthepassagepossiblytakenoutfrom?A．Ascientificjournal.B．Ahealthcareguidebook.C．Amedicalbrochure.D．Amedicaltextbook.3、Inwritingthispassage,theauthorintendsto__________________.A．a(chǎn)nalyzetheeffectofcrossinglegsB．emphasizetheimportanceofagoodhabitC．explainthefunctionofourbodyD．a(chǎn)lertreaderstotheharmsofcrossinglegs25．（10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．entertain第三部分語(yǔ)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）I’llbetthatnoonecandescribethefeelingonehaswhentheygohomeforthefirsttime,IknowIcouldn’t.Afterlivinginthedormforthreeweeksandgellingover1,Iwasactuallylookingforwardtohavingsomequiettimeathome.OnFriday,September13,Ipackedupafewthingsandleftcampusaround2:00p.m.2beingFridaythe13th,themainquestiononmymindwas,3woulditbeliketogohomeforthefirsttimeafterjustgettingoverhomesickness?AsmymotherdrovethroughtownIcouldtellthatnotmuchhad4,butstillfeltweird.5itdawnedonme.IwasstartingtothinkofCedarCrestasmyhome.Ihadagreatweekend.I6Jewishservicesmostoftheweekend,butIdidhavetimetofoolaroundonAmericaOnlineanddoafewotherthingsthatIhad7forthreeweeks.Ispentalotoftimeplayingwithmypetbunnyrabbit8Imissedheralot.WhenSundaycamearoundI9wantedtogetbacktoCedarCrest.Myfatherbroughtmeback.Whenwearrived,allhedidwasto10meunloadthecarwhileIcarriedallthestufftomyroom.ThenIhuggedandkissedhimgood-bye,andhe11.Itwasamazingtome12Ijustsenthimhomelikethatwithoutwantingtohopbackinthecar.IguessallthatIwantedwastobebackinthesafetyofmy13roomandseeallmy14again.Ihavebeenhomeoncemore15.Itstillfeltweird,butnotas16asitdidthefirsttime.Whenitwastimetogobacktoschoolforthe17time,myfathersaid:“Sowhatdoyouwanttodonow?”My18?“Iwanttogohome!”19Iwantedtogobacktoschool.Iguessyoucouldsay,“There’sno20likehome!”1、A．illnessB．homesicknessC．sadnessD．loneliness2、A．ForB．ByC．BesidesD．Except3、A．thatB．whichC．whoD．what4、A．changedB．happenedC．heardD．learned5、A．SuddenlyB．FortunatelyC．ImmediatelyD．Generally6、A．tookB．paidC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．offered7、A．lostB．spentC．madeD．missed8、A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．becauseC．soD．if9、A．exactlyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．patientlyD．hopefully10、A．tellB．pushC．findD．help11、A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．walkedC．leftD．came12、A．whyB．whenC．howD．where13、A．dormB．readingC．classD．living14、A．friendsB．relativesC．booksD．movies15、A．beforelongB．soonafterC．a(chǎn)susualD．sincethen16、A．manyB．muchC．fewD．little17、A．presentB．lastC．firstD．second18、A．predictionB．responseC．opinionD．suggestion19、A．showingB．sayingC．meaningD．a(chǎn)sking20、A．placeB．roomC．schoolD．home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）Fromredlanternstoredenvelopes，didyoueverwonder1．thecolorredissopopularinChina，especiallyduringtheChineseNewYear?ItissaidthatitallbeganwithNian，awildbeast2．wouldfrightenvillagersontheNewYear，3．(eat)crops，livestock(家畜)，andevenchildren.Butvillagerslearnedthatthisanimal4．a(chǎn)lionheadwasafraidofthreethings:fire，noise，andthecolorred.Nianwasdefeated，andfromthenon，thecolorredwasconsidered5．(bring)goodluckandgoodfortunetoall.“Usuallyredlanternsarehungoutsidethedoorstowardoff(避開)badluck，”suggestsKarenKatz，authorof6．picturebookMyFirstChineseNewYear.“Alsoredcutoutpapers7．(use)asdecorationstohangonthewalls.IfyoulivenearaChineseneighborhood，youshouldbeabletopurchasethese8．(item)，butifnot，goonlineandorderthem.Youcanalsomakeyourowncutouts.”Still，themostpopularwaytocelebratetheChineseNewYear9．(be)tohandoutredenvelopesfilledwithmoney.However，liketoysundertheChristmastree，sometraditionsaremeantforchildren，andChineseredenvelopesaregivento10．(they)towardoffevilspirits.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）假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不計(jì)分。Thisafternoon,ourclassinvitedanoldcraftsmanteachusaboutChinesepapercutart.Onarrivingatourclassroom,hewasgivenawarmlywelcome.Firstofall,hetoldusthatChinesepapercutisatraditionalartformorit’sakindoffolkculturewiththelonghistory.Then,heshowedusthatthebasicstepsandskillsofpapercut.Wealllistenedandwatchedattentive.Afterthat,webegantocreatetheirownworks.Theoldcraftsmanwalkedaroundus,guidinguspatiently.Finally,hepraisedthestudentswhodowell.Admiringourworks,wewereallveryexciting.Welearnedalotfromthisactivity.Ihopewecanhavemoreactivityofthiskindinthefuture.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）最近，你校將在所有教室安裝監(jiān)控?cái)z像頭，你班對(duì)此展開討論。請(qǐng)根據(jù)提示用英語(yǔ)寫一篇短文，介紹此次討論情況并談?wù)勛约旱目捶?，然后發(fā)表在你校英語(yǔ)論壇上。贊成的理由反對(duì)的理由你的觀點(diǎn)1.監(jiān)督老師的教學(xué)；2.監(jiān)督考試作弊。1.感覺有壓力；2.侵犯學(xué)生隱私。?注意：詞數(shù)100左右。參考詞匯：monitoringcamera監(jiān)控?cái)z像頭privacy隱私_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、Ｂ3、C4、C5、C6、B7、D8、B9、A10、A11、A12、D13、A14、A15、D16、B17、C18、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、A2、A3、C4、B22、1、B2、A3、C4、D23、1、D2、B3、C24、1、C2、B3、D25、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,thebeginningofspaceex