安徽省淮南五中2024年高考沖刺英語模擬試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what2．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw3．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a4．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained5．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving6．Howabout______plantoopenabranch?Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a;a B．a;/ C．the;/ D．the;a7．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where8．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however9．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted10．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown11．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy12．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo13．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging14．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived15．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends16．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday17．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who18．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase19．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where20．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized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）IwillneverforgetthedayswhenImetwithmyclassmates.Earlyinthemorningofourfirstschoolday,ourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’tknowyet.Istooduplookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.Shesaid,“Hihandsome.MynameisRose.CanIgiveyouahug?”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay!”andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung,innocentage?”Iasked.Shejokinglyreplied,“I’mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,andhaveacoupleofkids…”“Noseriously,”Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone!”shetoldme.Afterclasswesharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydaywewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysmesmerized（迷住）listeningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.“Thereisonlyonesecrettostayingyoung.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingroundwhoaredeadanddon’tevenknowit!Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.IfIameighty-sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayearandneverdoanythingIwillturneighty-eight.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn’ttakeanytalentofability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunityinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”SheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysingingTheRose.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives.1、Whydidtheladywanttohugtheauthor?A．Becauseshewantedtochallengeherprofessor.B．Becauseshewantedtobreaktheice.C．Becauseshewantedtofindarichhusband.D．Becauseshewantedtohaveacollegeeducation.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththetextbest?A．Theauthorenjoyedhisexperienceofridinginthe“timemachine”.B．Theauthorandtheladysoonbecameclosefriends.C．Talentedpeoplecaneasilyfindopportunities.D．Oldpeopleusuallydon’tfeardeath.3、ItcanbeinferredthatRoseis________.A．alivelycollegestudentB．theauthor’sgirlfriendC．ayoungandinnocentladyD．anencouragingsong4、Whatisthelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromhisexperience?A．Anidleyouth,aneedyage.B．Learnwhereveryouare.C．Afaithfulfriendishardtofind.D．Amanisnotolduntilregretstotaketheplaceofdreams.22．（8分）Resume(簡歷)writingisaskill,butnoteveryoneisbornwithit.Fortunately,on,youwillfindfreeresumesamplesfordifferentjobneedsApartfromgivingyouready-madesamplesforthevariousposts;wealsoprovideinformationandtipsonhowtowriteaparticularjobresumesothatyoucandraftyourcopyonyourown.Byprovidingyouwithcareertipsandjobinformationalongwithsamplesofresumesandapplicationletters,wehavemadeanattempttomakeyouaneffectiveWriter,whocancomfortablywritehisjobsummary,skillsandexperienceinthemostappealingway.YoumaybeanAccountant,FashionDesigner,Doctororanyotherimaginableprofessional,andourwritingteamhasmadesurethatyouhavearesumethatistailor-madejustforyou.Everyjobhasdifferentrequirements,andthatmakeseveryresumedifferent.Ifyouarelookingforasampleforaspecificjob,seethecategoriesandclickontheparticularsectiontoviewtheexamplesformanagement,nursing,sales,medical,lawyer,andothers.Rememberthatcorrectandeffectiveresumeisthekeytogettingtheinterviewcall.Writingagreatresumeisfarfromfollowingspecificrulesandadviceyouhearfromothers.Somecommonbeliefslike,itshouldjustbeapagelong,aremisleading.Resumeisatooltosellyourskillstothepotentialemployer.Thus,itshouldbeappropriatetothepostappliedfor.Usethesamplesprovidedheretodescribeyourskills,personality,andexperienceeffectively.Letyourcreativityflowthroughyoutomakeyoursummaryofpersonalandprofessionalhistorylookunique.Ifyouattachabriefapplicationletteralongwithit,youcanhaveyetanothergreatsellingpointupyoursleeve!Sincearesumehasthepowertomakeorbreakyourchancesofearninganinterviewcall,youprobablywouldhavealotofquestionsinyourmind.Toeaseoutthetensionandanswerallthequestions,wehavelistedalistofFAQs,whicharesuretomakeyourlifeeasier.1、Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyougetajobinterviewaccordingtothetext?A．Previousworkingexperiences. B．Anappealingresume.C．Yourcommunicationskills. D．Yourcreativityandpersonality2、Whatdoyouhavetodowhenwritingaresume?A．Copy-pastesomepartsfromthiswebsite.B．Strictlyfollowspecificrules.C．Makeitonepagelong.D．Makesureitisappropriateandunique.3、Whatdoyouthinktheletters“FAQs”inthelastparagraphstandfor?A．frequentlyaskedquestions. B．firstaidquestions.C．factoryautomationqualities. D．fairaveragequalities.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeasepeopleoftheirtensioninlife.B．Tomakepeopleaneffectivewriter.C．Torecommendjob-huntersawebsiteaboutresumewriting.D．Togivejob-huntersready-madesamplesfortheirposts.23．（8分）EntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,EldonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAl,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI)，whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination,”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheorganization,”OpenAIsaidinablogpostonFeb.20,addingthat“AsTeslacontinuestobecomemorefocusedonAI,thiswillavoidapotentialfutureconflictforEldon.MuskandYCombinerCEOSamAltmancofoundedthenonprofitenterpriseinDecember2015,itsmissionistodevelopsafeartificialgeneralintelligenceandensurethosedevelopmentsaremadepublic.OpenAIresearcherspublishedapaperonthesiteArXiv,org,detailingthepossiblesecurethreatsthatcomewith“malicious”AI.Infact,Muskhasheardthe“evilAI”alarmseveraltimes,OnAug.11，2017,hewarnedthatartificialintelligenceposesabiggerthreattohumanity,andhetoldagatheringofstategovernorsthatthegovernmentneedstoregulateAlbeforerobotsstart“killingpeople.”Musk’sdeparturefromtheOpenAIboardcouldmeanbigthingsforTesla.AsEtonGoodbye,afinancialreporter,notedonFuturism,themove“couldsignalthatTeslaismoredeeplycommittedtotheirownAIprojectsthanwethought.”Headded,“Thosewhohavehadtheirearstoanyrumors(謠言)thatTeslaisreadytodelivervehiclescapableofLevel5autonomycouldtakethisnewOpenAldevelopmentasasignthatthecompanyisinchingclosertothatunapproachablegoal,”Nocompanyhasreachedthatlevelofautonomy,whichmeansthatadriverlesscarcouldnavigateanyroadunderanyconditionsandthatallthehuman“driver”wouldneedtodoistoinputadestination.1、WhydoesEldonMuskleavehisposition?A．TocreatesaferAI.B．TobuildpowerfulInternet.C．Todevelopsocialcommunication.D．ToavoidapossibleconflictwithTesla.2、WhatistheEldonMusk’sattitudetowardstheAI?A．Ambiguous.B．Supportive.C．Negative.D．Sympathetic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inParagraph3mean?A．Poisonous.B．Unpopular.C．Advanced.D．Traditional.4、WhatcanweinferfromEtonGoodbye’scomments?A．Level5autonomyisimpossible.B．TherumorsaboutTeslaismeaningless.C．HehasnoconfidenceinOpenAI.D．Level5autonomycouldsethumandriversfree.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）Forkidsandafairshareofadults,aSanDiegovacationmeansthemeparksandotherattractions.Beforeheadingtoapark,checkonline;manyparkshaveseasonalorholidayhours.SanDiegoWildAnimalParkInthesummer,alionexhibitwillopenandallowgueststowalkthroughtheanimals’habitat.Onlyglasswillbebetweenmanandbeasts.TheWildAnimalPark’snewDinoMountain,featuring20lifelikedinosaurs,willrunthroughSept.6.Details:generaladmissionticketsare$26.50foradultsandchildrenaged12andolder.$19.50forchildrenaged3-11,freeforchildren2andyounger.Adiscountedticketfor$23.85isavailabletoseniors60andolder,.SanDiegoZooThezoohasanewpanda,MeiSheng.There’snotmuchinthewayofnewattractions,butNighttimeZoo,aprogrampopularwithfamilies,startsJune26.Details:Generaladmissionis$21foradults,$14forchildrenaged3-11,freeforchildren2andyounger.www.legoland.comSeaworldSanDiegoA6-minuteridecalledJourneytoAtlantis,whichistoopeninlateMay,tellsthelegendofthemythicalislandnation.Peoplewhostepontotheride’seight-passengerGreekfishingboatswillexperiencesimulatedearthquakes,etc.Afterthat,riderscanvisitanewexhibitofdolphins,whichhavenotbeenondisplayattheparksince2008.Details:Generaladmissionis$46.95foradults,$37.95forchildrenaged3-9,freeforchildren2andyounger..OldTownTrolleyToursVisitingrelativesorfriendsinSanDiego?Theycangetahometownpassandrideforfreewithyoupaidadmission.Onegiftperpaidadultguest.Details:ThemainticketboothisinOldTown.Hoursare9a.m.to5p.m.,daily$25.www.H.1、Whichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersadiscounttotheold?A．.B．.C．.D．www.H.2、Howmuchwilltheadmissionbeifafive-year-oldchildvisitsSanDiegoZoowithhisparents?A．$21.B．$35.C．$42.D．$56.3、Wherecanweseetheperformanceofdolphins?A．SanDiegoWildAnimalPark.B．SanDiegoZoo.C．SeaworldSanDiego.D．OldTownTrolleyTours.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Peoplesayoneman’strashisanotherman'streasure.That1comestomeasI2thehousepurchasedin1962bymyparents.Mymotherpassedawayin1996.Myfatherleftthehouse3mysisterandmewhenhediedafewmonthsago.AfterDadwas4,welookedaroundthe5housewherewegrewupandthatDadlovedsomuch.Atfirstwefeltso6atallthestuff（東西）left.Likesomanyoftheirgeneration,myparents7everything.Andlikemanyinmygeneration,wefacedanxious8aboutwhattoabandonandwhattokeep.Aswestartedthrowingoutoldphonebooksandeverymedicalbillfromevery9myparentseversaw,Ialso10manyhiddentreasures.Mom'spocketbookwasintheirbedroomcloset,whichhadeverythinginit,11herhairbrushwithhair,asifshewerestillhere.AndDad,whowasaWorldWarIIveteran（退伍兵）andaworldtraveler,12everything—fromlittlespoonsfromallovertheworldtoeveryletterhewrotetohisparentswhileinthe13.Thelettershewroteduringthewar14histhoughtsasayoungman.Later,inthebasement,I15ouroldkitchentable,whichbroughtback16ofmyparentsandsisterandmehavingbreakfasttogether.I’mrealizingallthesethings17myparents’lifejourney.EachtimeIgotothe18,IfindsomethingthatremindedmeofmychildhoodorteachesmesomethingaboutmyparentsI19knew.20,fromtheshabbyfurnituretoallthehiddentreasures,meansmoretomethanallthemoneyintheworld.1、A．thoughtB．goalC．principleD．coincidence2、A．lookedforB．lookedthroughC．lookedintoD．lookedafter3、A．withB．forC．toD．by4、A．retiredB．illC．goneD．injured5、A．cleanB．strangeC．modernD．empty6、A．pleasedB．familiarC．disappointedD．astonished7、A．savedB．enjoyedC．purchasedD．designed8、A．decisionsB．bargainsC．challengesD．responsibilities9、A．personB．neighborC．doctorD．child10、A．boughtB．discoveredC．buriedD．lost11、A．evenB．justC．onlyD．yet12、A．likedB．boughtC．keptD．lost13、A．countrysideB．armyC．collegeD．school14、A．receiveB．directC．senseD．describe15、A．repairedB．cleanedC．spottedD．set16、A．introductionsB．memoriesC．descriptionsD．communications17、A．recognizedB．representedC．instructedD．confirmed18、A．supermarketB．churchC．officeD．house19、A．merelyB．alwaysC．reallyD．never20、A．AnythingB．NothingC．EverythingD．Something第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）YoumaynotknowthenameJohnSmithPemberton,butyoumustknowthenameofhis1．(invent):Coca-Cola.PembertonwasaUSchemist.WhenhewaswoundedintheCivilWar,lieusedmedicinetoeasethepainandgraduallygot2．(addict)toit.Tolighttheaddiction,hecreatedhisowndrinkby3．(use)leavesofcocaandnutsofkola.Henamed4．，“Pemberton’sFrenchWineCoca”.Inthesameyear,thelocalgovernmentpassedabanonalcohol.Pembertonhadtochangetherecipetoremovethealcohol.In1886,PembertoninvitedWillisVenabletohelphimperfecthisnewrecipe.Theyusedcarbonatedwaterandfinallyinventedanewdrink.Ithadnoalcohol5．couldstilleasepainandclearthemind.Pembertondecidedtosellit6．adrinkratherthanamedicine.In1887,PembertonsoldpartofthestockofhiscompanytoAsaCandler,7．latercreatedtheCoca-ColaCompany.Nowadays.Coca-Colahasbecomeoneofthemostpopular8．(drink)intheworld.Thecompanyonlyofferssemi-finishedproductstopartnersandwon’tsellthe9．(origin)ingredients(成分).ItssecretrecipewaskeptintheSunTrustBankinAtlantafor86yearsuntiltheendof2011.Sincethen,it10．(keep)intheWorldofCoca-ColacenterinAtlanta.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。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：每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。MyclassmatesandIweretograduatenextmonth、Weweredeterminedtodosomething、Afteraheatingdiscussion,wedecidedonmakingavideotorecordourexperienceatschool、Ittookusawholeweektocollectmaterials,duringthatweinterviewedourteachersortookphotosofeveryaspectofschoollife、Theeditingpartbeforethatwastough、Wediscussedwhattoputintothevideo、Somecompromisesareunavoidable,butthevideoturnedoutperfectly、Severaldayslater,whenthevideowasplayingonthegraduationceremony,itwaswellreceived、Theteachersandstudentssharedagreattime、Thatsurelygavetousagreatsenseofachievement、32第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）書面表達假設你是李華，于2017年2月1日搭乘國外某航空公司航班（flightnumberBA793）回國后，發現遺失了一個行李箱。現請用英文給該航空公司寫一封信，請他們幫你尋找。信件要點包括：1.陳述寫信原因；2.簡要描述該行李；3.說明其重要性；4.期待回復并表示感謝。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.信件的開頭已經寫好。Dearsir/Madam,I’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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、A5、A6、D7、C8、C9、C10、B11、B12、D13、A14、D15、C16、D17、C18、B19、C20、Ｂ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、Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.?D選項Amanisnotolduntilregretstotaketheplaceofdreams.22、1、B2、D3、A4、C23、1、D2、B3、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-fivelanguageswithinfiveyearsofitspublication,settingarecordthatstillstands.Whathelpsbr