2026屆浙江省溫州市普通高中高三上英語期末預(yù)測試題注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．a(chǎn)fterwhen B．sincewhichC．a(chǎn)fterwhich D．sincewhen2．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that3．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads4．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution5．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting6．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong-termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need7．---I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.---Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday8．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that9．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while10．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned11．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose12．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline13．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．a(chǎn)ny14．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup15．Johnsonhasn’tfeltanyeffectthenewdietingrecipehashimsincehetriedtoloseweightthreemonthsago.A．for B．to C．on D．with16．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching17．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which18．Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what19．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might20．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't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）InsomeislandsnorthofScotland,ifheadlice(頭虱)lefttheirhost,hebecamesickandfeverish.Therefore,sickpeoplehadliceputintheirhairintentionally.Therewasamethodintheirmadness：Assoonasthelicehadsettledinagain,thepatientimproved.Thestoryexplainstheconfusionofcauseandeffect.Iftheliceleavethesickhost,itisbecausehehasafeverandtheysimplygethotfeet，andwhenthefeverbreaks，theyreturn.Suchfalsecausality(假因果關(guān)系）misleadsuseveryday.Considertheheadline:“Fact:WomenWhoUseShampooXYZEveryDayHaveStrongerHair.”Itsaysverylittle--leastofall,thattheshampoomakesyourhairstronger.Itmightsimplybetheotherwayround:womenwithstronghairtendtouseShampooXYZ--andperhapsthat’sbecauseitsays“especiallyforthickhair”onthebottle.Anotherexample:Scientistsfoundthatlongperiodsinthehospitaldidharmtopatients.But,clearly,patientswhoaredismissedimmediatelyarehealthierthanthosewhomuststayonfortreatment.RecentlyIreadthatstudentsgetbettergradesatschooliftheirhomescontainmanybooks.Thisstudywassurelyashotinthearmforbooksellers,butitwasalsofalsecausality.Thissimpletruthisthateducatedparentstendtovaluetheirchildren'seducationmorethanuneducatedonesdo,andtheyoftenhavemorebooksathome.Inshort,adust-coveredcopyWarandPeacealoneisn'tgoingtoinfluenceanyone'sgrades;whatcountsisparents'educationlevels,aswellastheirgenes.Therewasalsothesupposedrelationshipbetweenthebirthrateandthenumbersofstork(鸛）pairsinGermany.Bothwereindecline,andifyouplot(描繪）themonagraph(曲線圖)，thetwolinesofdevelopmentfrom1965to1987appearedalmostthesame.Doesthismeanthestorksactuallybringbabies?Obviouslynot.Thiswasapurelyaccidentalconnection.Inconclusion:Connectionisnotcausality.Takeacloserlookatlinkedevents:Sometimeswhatispresentedasthecauseturnsouttobetheeffect,orjusttheotherwayround，andsometimesthereisnolinkatall--justlikewithstorksandbabies.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peopleinsomeislandsnorthofScotland_________.A．foundawaytogetridofheadliceB．usedaneffectivemethodtokeepfltC．madeheadliceapartoftheirlifeD．diedduetoinfectionswithheadlice2、Whichisanexampleoffalsecausality?A．Womenwithstronghairtendtouseacertainshampoo.B．Thebirthrateandthestorkpopulationareconnected.C．Longerperiodsinthehospitalbenefitpatients.D．Licecanmakeapersonsickandfeverish.3、Theunderlinedphrase“ashotinthearm”inParagraph4means_______.A．pain B．defeatC．guidance D．encouragement4、Accordingtotheauthor,studentsgetbettergradesprobablybecause______.A．theirhomesarefullofbooksB．theyhavereadWarandPeaceC．theireducatedparentsvalueeducationD．theirparentsaresuccessfulbooksellers5、Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat_______.A．connectionarcpureaccidentsB．causeandeffectareinterdependentC．connectionsaremostlycauseandeffectD．linkedeventsmayturnouttobeunrelated22．（8分）Hackingisn’tjustforcomputersandsmartphones.Accordingtoastudy,scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant’sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasethenumberoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.Scientistsusedtobaccoplantsinthestudybecauseitiseasytochangetheplants’genes.Hackedplantsarelargerthannormalplants.Photosynthesisisthewordusedtodescribehowplantsusesunlight,waterandcarbondioxidetomaketheirownfood.Scientistssaythisisaveryslowprocess.Plantsuselessthan1percentoftheenergy.Butbyhackingaplant’sgenes,thescientistswereabletoincreasetheamountofleafgrowthonplantsbetween14and20percent.Scientistshackedtheplant’sprotectivesystem.Normally,thissystemstartswhenaplantgetstoomuchsunlight.Whentheplantsensesthelight,itcreatesmoreleaves.Whentheplantisinshade,theprotectivesystemisturnedoff.Buttheprocessisslow.Thenewstudyspeduptheprocessbychangingtheplant’sgenes,theprotectivesystemturnedonandoffmorequicklythannormal.Asaresult,leafgrowthontheplantsscientistsusedinthestudyincreased.Leafgrowthontwoplantsincreasedby20percent,whileleafgrowthonathirdplantincreasedby14percent.Scientistsconductedthestudyontobaccoplants.Buttheythinkthegeneticchangeswouldproducethesameresultsincornandrice.AgricultureprofessorTalaAwandasaidthestudymakessense,butcautionedtheyield（產(chǎn)量）mightnotbequitesohighforconventionalfoodcrops.Still,sheaddedinanemail,“thisstudyremainsabreakthrough,”1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Wecanfindhackingonlyindigitaldevices.B．Aplant’sgenescanbechangedbyhacking.C．Hackinghasbeenusedinimprovingfoodproduction.D．Hackingcanbeusedtochangewhateveryouwant.2、Whydidscientistschoosetobaccoplantstostudy?A．Becausetheyareveryeasytoget.B．Becausetheirgenesareeasytochange.C．Becausetheyarelargerthanotherplants.D．Becausetheycanabsorbsunlightquickly.3、Whatdoweknowaboutphotosynthesis?A．Ithelpsplantstoproduceenergy.B．Itisregardedasaproductivesystemforplants.C．Itcanincreaseleafgrowthonplantsby14percent.D．Itismadeupofsunlight，waterandcarbondioxide.4、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatchangingtheplants’genesproved________.A．useless B．deadlyC．effective D．unrealistic5、WhatisTalaAwanda’sattitudetowardthestudy?A．Doubtful. B．Neutral.C．Objective. D．Critical.23．（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．a(chǎn)idreceiversD．productsforsale3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutRedNoseDay?A．Itiscelebratedinthespringeveryotheryear.B．Peoplecelebratethisdaytobringhappinesstoothers.C．RichardCurtis,thefamouswriter,startedRedNoseDay.D．Somepeopleraisemoneybygrowingabeardforaweek.4、Paragraph4ismainlytoshowthatinBritainRND.A．isconsideredanofficialholidayB．lastsforalongtimeC．ispopularwithpeopleD．iswelldesignedforTV24．（8分）Knowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouaddgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.Don’tbelatetocheckHotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon’tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.Don’tforgettodoublecheektheroomandsafeMakesureyoudon’tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn’ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.Don’tforgettotipthehousekeepersIt’salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.Don’tignorethedetailedbillYoumaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedhillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.Don’tgetangryShootingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon’thelp.Whendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill.Thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolvedbetterandsooner.1、Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.A．checkbeforecutofftimeB．donotcallthehotelaheadC．a(chǎn)relateincheckingoutD．negotiatewiththeclerks2、Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?A．Leavingsomethingbehind.B．Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.C．Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.D．Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?A．TosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperlyB．Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.C．ToshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagersD．Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.4、Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?A．Fitness. B．Nature.C．Lifestyle. D．Travel.25．（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）Weeksago,Iwastravellingbytrain.Thetrainstoppedatastation.Thedeliverymanfromthecafeteria1todeliverthepre-bookedhotmealsanddrinks.Justbehindhimrushedina9-year-oldgirl,whoputoutherhand,2forsomefood.Thefoodsupplierwas3andpushedheroutofthecoach.Somethinginmemademe4.Istepped5andsawthegirlstillstandingthereandcrying.Iaskedherifshewas6andshenodded.SoIdecidedtobuyherfood.WhenItookhertothecoachwiththecafeteria,thepeoplestandingtherehada(n)7expressionontheirfaces.8theirreaction,Iaskedherto9whatevershewanted.AsIpointedtoeachitem,shekept10.Finally,wecollectedsomuchfood.WhenI11tothecashiertopaythebill,thelittlegirlstartedhurryingdownthe12.Thecashiershookhishead13andsaidthegirlmusthave14meintobelievinghermisery.AsIreturnedtomycoach,thecashier’s15mademedoubtwhetherthegirlhadreallyfooledme.SoIwentdownthetrain,followingthe16thelittlegirlhadtaken.Finally,Iwalkedtoarelatively-desertedcoach.HereIsawa17whichleftmedeepinthought.Thislittlegirlwassittinginacirclewithtwootherpooryoungboys.Shehadputallthe18inthecenterandwasputtingsomeintothehandofaboywhowas19blind.Thelittlegirltaughtmethatonecanbe20eveninpoverty.1、A．camearoundB．tookturnsC．turnedoutD．lookedup2、A．lookingB．beggingC．caringD．waiting3、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．excitedC．disappointedD．frightened4、A．wakeB．understandC．believeD．react5、A．insideB．upstairsC．outsideD．downward6、A．thirstyB．hurtC．wrongD．hungry7、A．satisfiedB．worriedC．puzzledD．relaxed8、A．NoticingB．EnjoyingC．IgnoringD．Showing9、A．chooseB．eatC．enjoyD．send10、A．refusingB．noddingC．complainingD．praising11、A．pointedB．referredC．listenedD．turned12、A．counterB．cafeteriaC．trainD．road13、A．indisbeliefB．intimeC．insurpriseD．inhorror14、A．persuadedB．fooledC．forcedD．changed15、A．a(chǎn)nswersB．dreamsC．decisionsD．words16、A．a(chǎn)dviceB．directionC．exampleD．trend17、A．stationB．houseC．shelterD．sight18、A．moneyB．wasteC．foodD．drinks19、A．obviouslyB．heavilyC．impossiblyD．gradually20、A．fortunateB．generousC．hopelessD．sad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）OvertheyearsIhavebeenteachingkidsaboutasimplebutpowerfulconcept------theantphilosophy(哲學(xué)),an1．(amaze)four_partPhilosophy.First,antsneverquit.Iftheyareheadingsomewhereandyoutrytostopthem,theywillclimbover.Theywillclimbunderorclimbaround.Theyneverquit2．(look)forawaytogetwherethey3．(suppose)togo!Second,antsthinkaboutwinterandsummer.Theyarealwaysgatheringtheirwinterfoodinthemiddleofsummerandtheyaremaking4．(prepare)forthelongcoldwinter.Soyouhavetothinkaboutstormsinsummerandthinkaboutrocks5．youenjoythesandandsun.Third,antsthinkaboutsummerallwinter.Duringthewinter,theyremind6．(they),”Thiswon’tlastlongandwewillsoonbeoutofhere.”O(jiān)n7．firstwarmday,theantsareout.Ifit8．(turn)coldagain,theywilldivebackdown.Buttheycomeoutagainifitiswarm.Last,howmuchwillanantgatherduringthesummertoprepareforthewinter?Allthatit9．(possible)can.10．youcanlearnfromtheantphilosophyis:Nevergiveup,lookahead,staypositiveanddoallyoucan!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。錯誤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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。Onedayonmywaytoschool,Iwenttobuythepancakeinafoodstore,leavemybagonthetablewhilewaiting.Withthepancakeready,andIpaidforit,took“mybag”onthetable,andhurriedlyheadedtoschool.Seatingintheclassroom,IwasabouttotakemybooksoutwhilesuddenlyIbecamefrozen.Itwasnotmybag!Itookthebagformistake!Whatsurprisedmemostwastherewasalargesumofmoneyinit.Calmingmedown,Iturnedtotheteacherforhelp.Atthattime,Icometounderstandthetruemeaningofbeinghonestly.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的筆友Jim最近沉溺于玩電腦游戲，為此你很擔(dān)心。Jim的表現(xiàn)和你的看法及建議如下：Jim過去dowellinlessonsandtakeanactivepartintheactivitiesatschoolJim現(xiàn)在becrazyaboutcomputergames，havenointerestinschoolwork，don’tlistentoteacherscarefullyinclass，can’thandinhomeworkontime你的看法playingcomputergamescanmakeyoufeelrelaxed，butifyouspendtoomuchtimeonit，youwillhavelesstimetostudyanditmaydoharmtoyourhealth你的建議……寫作內(nèi)容：根據(jù)以上信息給Jim寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括：1.Jim的表現(xiàn)；2.你的看法和建議。寫作要求：1.詞數(shù):100詞左右;文章開頭與結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.文中不得使用真實人名、校名。DearJim,Ireallyfeelworriedaboutyou._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Asyourfriend,I’llbegladtoshareyourhappinessandsadness.Andbestwishes!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、C2、B3、A4、B5、B6、B7、C8、A9、A10、A11、C12、C13、B14、B15、C16、D17、D18、B19、D20、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、B3、D4、C5、D22、1、B2、B3、A4、C5、C23、1、B2、D3、A4、C24、1、C2、D3、A4、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.Whathelpsbringsciencefictionintobein