2025屆湖南省株洲市第十八中學高三適應性調研考試英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose2．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a3．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently4．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which5．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor6．Experienceisahardteacherbecauseshe________thetestfirst,thelessonafterwards.A．givesB．hasgivenC．wasgivingD．wouldgive7．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what8．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．anxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently9．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．analyticalC．controversial D．confidential10．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof11．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed12．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime13．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased14．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why15．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto16．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that17．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends18．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since19．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where20．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering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）Thecatastrophicminorplanetcrashthatwipedoutthedinosaurs66millionyearsagomaynothavebeensodestructivehadithitalmostanywhereelseonearthaccordingtoanewresearchbyJapanesescientistsKunioKaihoandNagaOshima,whopublishedtheirfindingsThursdayinthejournalScientificReports.Itmeansdinosaurscouldstillruletheearthandhumansmayneverhaveevolvedatall.Theroughlysixmile(10km)wideplanetcreatedacrater(坑)morethan110miles(176km)acrosswhenitsmashedintoourplanet.Thecollisionreleasedmorethan1billiontimesasmuchenergyastheatomicbombexplosionwhichdestroyedHiroshimaandNagasakiatthecloseofWorldWarⅡ.Morethan75percentofalllandandseaanimals,themostfamousofwhichbeingdinosaurs,werewipedoutasaresult.Hugevolumesofash,sootanddustshotintotheatmosphere,blockingasmuchas80percentofprecioussunlightfromreachingthesurfaceoftheplanet.Thepairbelievethekeyingredientintheextinctionwasthesoot,whichwasproducedwhenthecrashlightedrocksloadedwithhydrocarbonmolecules(碳氫化合物分子)suchasoil.However,theamountofhydrocarboninrocksvarieswidelydependingontheirlocation.Withthisinmind,theteamsetaboutanalysingplacesonEarthwheretherockshaveahighhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.Theyfoundthatonlyabout13percentoftheplanethavesuchanenvironment,essentiallymeaningthatthedinosaurswereunluckywhentheminorplanethitinsuchahydrocarbonricharea.“Thecatastrophicchainofeventscouldonlyhaveoccurrediftheminorplanethadhitthehydrocarbon-richareasoccupyingapproximately13percentoftheEarth’ssurface,”thescientistswroteinauniversitypressrelease.It’sagoodthingforhumanity,however,orelsewemayneverhaveevolvedinthefirstplace.1、Accordingtothetext,iftheminorplanethitsomewhereelseonearth.A．itwouldwipeoutdinosaursB．itwouldwipeoutthecitizenslivingonbothHiroshimaandNagasakiC．humancouldruletheearthD．dinosaurscouldcontinuetoruletheearth2、TheatomicbombexplosionatWorldWarIIwasmentionedtodescribe.A．thesizeoftheminorplanetB．theweightoftheminorplanetC．thepoweroftheminorplanetD．thehistoryoftheminorplanet3、Whichofthefollowingdirectlycausedtheextinctionofdinosaurs?A．Thehydrocarbonmoleculescontainedintheoil.B．Therockswithalowhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.C．Thesootproducedduringthecrash.D．Theareawheretheminorplanetcrashed.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．advertiseD．entertain23．（8分）OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,likethelackofrainfallmakingourwoodsmoreaccessibletosummerforestfires.Localskifieldsandhotels,alldependentonasnowyseason,feltsorryforthevacantlifts,emptyrestaurantsandunusedsnowmobiles．ThenIhappenedtoseethreelittlerobins

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小題1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小題2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．agroundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小題3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemost24．（8分）TourInformationofBodleianLibraries,UniversityofOxfordImportantnotes:Allourguidedtoursareconductedbyourprofessionallytrainedvolunteerguides.Weareabletotakechildrenaged11andoverintotheworkingareasoftheBodleianLibraryonthesetours.Weregretthattheguidedtoursarenotrecommendedtoyoungerchildren.Howtobook:PurchaseselectedticketsonlineorattheGreatGateticketofficeatleasttwodaysaheadoftime.1.MinitourTheminitourallowsyoutoviewthemostbeautifulpartsoftheBodleianLibraryinjust30minutes.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchoolandDukeHumfrey’smedieval(中世紀的)library.Length:30minutesPrice:￡6perpersonTimes:Monday—Saturday:9:30,15:30,16:00,16:40Sunday:12:45,14:15,14:45，15:15,16:00,16:402.StandardtourThistourshowsyoutheinteriorofthebuildingsthatformthehistoricheartoftheUniversity.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor’sCourtandDukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary.Length:60minutesPrice:￡8perpersonTimes:Wednesday—Friday:10:30,11:30,13:00,14:00Sunday:11:30,14:00,15:003.Extendedtour—Upstairs,downstairsThistourofferstheopportunitytovisitboththeBodleianLibrary’swonderfulhistoricroomsandthemodernundergroundreadingrooms.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor’sCourt,DukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary,RadcliffeCameraandGladstoneLink.Length:90minutesPrice:￡15perpersonTime:WednesdayandSaturday：9*154.Extendedtour—ExplorethereadingroomsAnexplorationoftheBodleianLibrary’swonderfulreadingroomswherescholarshavestudiedforcenturies.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor^Court,DukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary,UpperReadingRoomandRadcliffeCamera.Length:80minutesPrice:￡14perpersonTimes:Sunday:11:15,13:151、WhencanyoutakeaStandardtour?A．At9:30onMonday. B．At13:00onSaturday.C．At14:00onThursday. D．At12:00onSunday.2、Whatarevisitorsrequiredtodotogoonthetours?A．Bringtheirownguides. B．Setoffearlyinthemorning.C．Avoidtakingchildren. D．Makereservationsinadvance.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．lThefirsttourcanbebookedviatelephone.B．Thesecondtourshowsamodemundergroundreadingroom.C．Thethirdtourcoststhemost.D．Thefourthtourlaststhelongest.25．（10分）Everyonesmilesinthesamelanguage.Butnoteveryonesmilesinthesamemedium,andthatmightbehurtingus.That'saccordingtoanewstudyfromresearchersattheUniversityofHaifaandBen-GurionUniversity,bothinIsrael,andtheUniversityofAmsterdamintheNetherlands.Inadvertentlytimedtotherecentreleaseof“TheEmojiMovie,”scientistsdecidedtostudywhetherusingsmileemojisintextmessagesbetweenworkcolleaguescausedthesamewarmfeelingsasaface-to-faceinteractionthatincludesasmile.Theresults?Forthefirsttime,sciencewasabletoconfirmthatasmileemojidoesnotconjurethosesamefeelings.Quitetheopposite,infact:usingasmileemojiinconversationactuallydecreasesperceptionofthecolleague'scompetenceandinsertsalevelofdistanceintotherelationship.It'saphenomenonstudyleaderArikCheshindubbed"virtualfirst-impressionmanagement."Heandhiscolleagues,includingco-leaderEllaGlikson,conductedseveralexperimentsanalyzingthereactionstotextmessagesthatincludedsmileemojisversusmessagesthatdon't.Theyalsomeasuredthesesameinteractionsinsocialsettingsandfoundthattheemojisactuallyimprovedperception."Ibelievethereisagreatergapinwhatthesenderishopingtoconveyandwhatthereceiverinterprets,"Cheshin,aprofessor,said."Thisintention-interpretationgapcanbedamaging."Inaddition,Cheshinandcolleaguesfoundthattheeffectsofsmileyuseonsocialperceptionsoccurregardlessoftheexpresser'sperceivedgender.Sowhat'sthetakeawayhere“Idon'tthinkthatemoticonsandemojisreplaceactualemotion,”Cheshintoldus."Theyarejustdifferent.Theemotionsarethereandwillalwaysbewhentherearehumansinvolved."Beforepickinganemojithatfitsyourmoodatthemoment,it'sbettertojustusewordsatleastwhenyou'reatwork.Or,betteryet,justshowupandtalkface-to-face.Youknow,likethegoodolddays.1、WhatisfoundinthestudybyArik?A．Workcolleaguesusesmileemojismore.B．Asmileemojileadstowarmfeelings.C．Smileemojiskeepcolleaguesatadistance.D．Smileyuseworksbetterthanface-to-faceinteraction.2、AccordingtoCheshin,theemojissendersmaynotknow______.A．howmuchvirtualimpressionitleavesB．howitchangessocialsettingsC．howithasimprovedperceptionD．howthereceiverwillunderstandit3、Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsemojisatwork?A．Cautious.B．Positive.C．Disapproving.D．Indifferent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Wordsmeanmuchmorethanyoursmileemojis.B．Yoursmileemojiswon'treplaceyouractualsmile.C．Smilingisauniversallanguageinanycommunication.D．Misunderstandingmayarisefromsmileemojis.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）WhenIbecameanamputee(被截肢者)attheageof29,Iwasforcedtorethinktheideaofphysicalperfection.Mylifebecame1asIchangedfromanacceptablyattractivewomantoanobjectofpityand2.Toobusy3physicalpainandobviouslimitationofmovement.Iwasnotawareofthis4atfirst.Thereweresomanydifficultiesbeforeme.ButIwasdeterminedtomanagemyworkandlifeaswellasbefore,feelinginspiredabouttheprogressIhad5.6,asImademyfirstjourneyoutsidethehospital,societyhadalreadyregardedmeasanewstatus.Happytobefreeofmy7inthehospital,Irolledthroughtheshoppingmallasa8survivor,feelinglikeawarhero.Unfortunately,Igotarude9asIdiscoveredthatothersdidnotviewmeinthewayIhadcometoviewmyself.Alleyeswereuponme,yetnoonedaredtomakeeyecontact.Theireffortsto10myeyesforcedmetorealizetheyonlysawmymissinglegs.Mothers11heldtheirchildrencloserasIpassed.Elderlywomenpattedmeontheheadsaying“GodBlessYou!”with12intheireyes.WhileIsatthinkingaboutwhathadhappened,asmallgirlcameuptome.Shestaredwithunembarrassed13attheemptytrousers.Findingnothingthere,shelookedupatmewitha14look,andchildishlyasked,“Lady,wheredidyourlegsgo?”Iexplainedthatmylegshadbeensick.Sincemylegshadn’tbeenstrongandhealthylikehers,thedoctorshadto15them.Leaningherheadupwards,sheasked,“Didtheygoto‘LegHeaven’?”Thatincidentmademethinkabouthow16childrenandadultsreacttotheunknown.Toachild,anewappearanceisaninterestingcuriosityandalearningexperience,17adultsoftenobservethesamethingwithhorror.IbegantorealizethatIalsohadbeenguiltyofthesameunsuitablereactionsbeforeIknewwhatlifewaslikeforanamputee.Tofulfillthewholenessofmymindandspirit,Inowsmilewarmly,makeeye18,andspeakina19manner.Byusingapositiveapproach,Iattempttomakesocietyknowthefactthathavinganot-so-perfectbodydoesn’tmeanhavinga20qualityoflife.Wedisabledpeoplealsoenjoyacolorfullife.1、A．greatB．oldC．differentD．active2、A．comfortB．fearC．hatredD．happiness3、A．cryingforB．fightingforC．goingwellwithD．dealingwith4、A．changeB．mistakeC．abilityD．wish5、A．takenB．keptC．givenD．made6、A．InsteadB．MoreoverC．HoweverD．Therefore7、A．careB．limitC．supportD．help8、A．calmB．poorC．proudD．rich9、A．responseB．chanceC．suggestionD．letter10、A．turnB．holdC．catchD．avoid11、A．softlyB．protectivelyC．unwillinglyD．pleasantly12、A．pityB．angerC．excitementD．glory13、A．determinationB．curiosityC．enthusiasmD．satisfaction14、A．tiredB．sadC．scaredD．puzzled15、A．loseB．adjustC．removeD．stretch16、A．differentlyB．positivelyC．strangelyD．carefully17、A．whatB．whileC．beforeD．after18、A．difficultyB．experimentC．contractD．contact19、A．confidentB．strictC．businesslikeD．serious20、A．goodB．highC．poorD．real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）TheWWFistheworld's1．（large）organisationfornatureconservation.It2．（found）intheUKin1961.Itsaimwastoprotectthenaturalhabitatsofwildanimals.Theinitials,WWF,standforoldWorldWideFundforNature.3．（original）thenameswasWorldWildlifeFund.Todaytheorganisationhas4．（branch）in90countries.Ithasthousandsofvolunteersandmorethanfivemillionsupporterswhohelpbygivingmoney.Inthe1980s,theWWFbecameinterestedinallactivitieswhichhaveaneffectontheenvironment,suchas5．（pollute）andthewayweuseenergy.TheWWFbelievethatourworldhasafutureonlyifpeoplelearn6．（conserve）natureandnottowasteenergy.Asaresult,itstartedworkingwithgovernmentstointroduceenvironmentaleducationintoschool.TheWWFhasworkedwiththeChinesegovernmentsince1980,7．DrGeorgeShallerarrivedtoworkwithChinesescientistonthepandaproject.In1995,theorganisationsetup8．officeinBeijing.Today9．aremorethanthirtystaffworkingontwentyprojectsalloverthecountry.Theyincludeworkinforests,energy,andinenvironmentaleducationforChina'sprimaryandsecondaryschoolsaswellas10．（save）thepanda,ofcause.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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。MyhusbandandIwerehavingawalktheothernight.Suddenly,Inoticedlotsofgarbagelyingonallsidesoftheroad.SoIwenthomeinahurry,thoughtcleaningupthegarbagecouldmakethedifferencetotheneighborhood.ThemomentwhenIgothome,Itookoutapairofgloveandalargegarbagebag.ThenIcamebackbutpickedupthecans,bottles,paperboxesontheroad.Final,Icarefullysortedthemout.Myhusbandwarned,“Stoppingit!Otherpeoplewilllookdownyou.”ButIdidn’tcare.Sometimeswejusthadtodowhatisrightinourheart.第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高三學生李華。你作為交換生要到英國學習，你的好友Peter要去機場接你，卻因天降大雪，航班取消。請你給Peter寫一封電子郵件，要點如下：1.說明原因；2.另約時間；3.表達感謝。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、C5、A6、A7、B8、B9、D10、C11、D12、C13、D14、B15、C16、C17、C18、A19、D20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、C3、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-fivelanguage