北京市北京二中教育集團2025屆高三一診考試英語試卷注意事項: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．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so2．---DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?---______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.3．theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsboardedtheirspacecraft． A．Received B．Beingreceived C．Toreceive D．Havingreceived4．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though5．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．as;what C．as;which D．that;and6．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while7．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped8．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback9．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed10．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient11．_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete12．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive13．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none14．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen15．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped16．----Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？---Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown17．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently18．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!19．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed20．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a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）Poetryistheartisticexpressionofthehumanthoughtsandfeelingsinrhythmicalandemotionallanguage.Comparedwithprose(散文),itlaysmorestressonrhythm,imagery(意象),emotion,andimagination.Asitslanguageisrhythmical,itssoundishighlymusical.Wemaysay,“Norhythm,nopoetry”,nomattertherhythmofpoetryistraditionalasinmetrical(格律的)styleor“natural”asinfreeverse.Sothepoetmustwritecarefullyandreflectivelyinordertofindwordsthatnotonlyfulfillsthedemandsofmeterandrhyme,butalsoexpressesthemeaninginamannerthatcomplementstheimageryandtoneoftherestofthepoem.Thiscarefuluseoflanguageisthemostsignificantdifferencebetweenordinaryproseandpoetry.Theordinaryprosewriterneatlybuildsanargumentusingwordsthewayamason(石匠)buildsahouseusingbricks;thepoetisanartisanwhocreatesafieldstonehearth(大卵石壁爐爐床)—eachstoneoreachwordisturnedover,examined,andoftenlaidasideuntilitcanbeplacedwhereitsshape,weight,andcolorwillcontributetothestrengthandbeautyofthewhole.Prose,accordingtoSamuelTaylorColeridge,is“wordsintheirbestorder”,andpoetryis“thebestwordsintheirbestorder”.Thereader’schiefdelightinreadingpoetrycomesfromhisresponsetoitsmusicaleffect,whichcomesfrommanymetricalpatternsrepresentedinconventionaliambic(抑揚格)feetorfromrepetitionsandparallelphrasingshowninfreeverseandfromotherelementsofpoetry.1、What’sthepurposeofsaying“Norhythm,nopoetry”inparagraph1?A．Toshowtheimportanceofrhythminpoetry.B．Toshowrhythmisthemostimportantelement.C．Toshowthereisnolimitontheuseofrhythm.D．Toshowrhythmismoreimportantthanpoetry.2、Whatisthemostimportantdifferencebetweenordinaryproseandpoetry?A．Thedegreeofemotion. B．Thecarefulchoiceofwords.C．Thedelicateuseofthemetricstyle. D．Thedemandsofmeterandrhyme.3、Whereisthereader’smainjoyinreadingpoetry?A．Theexperienceofthepoet’semotion.B．Theappreciationofthemetricalpattern.C．Thereader’sreactiontothemusicaleffect.D．Thecomprehensionofthethoughtsandfeelings.4、Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A．Bydefinition. B．Byexamples.C．Byquotation. D．Bycomparison.22．（8分）Ifyouarehungry,whatdoyoudo?Grabapieceofyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?Justlikeyourstomach,evenyourmindishungry.Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourdreamlover,favoritestarandmanysuchabsurdthings.Soitsilentlybegantopaycarefulattentiontoyourneedsandneverletitselfgrow.Whenmindloosensitsfreedomtogrow,creativitygetsafullstop.Thismightbethereasonwhyweallsometimesthink“Whathappensnext?”,“Whycan'tIthink?”,“WhyamIalwaysgiventhedifficultproblems?”Wellthisistheresultofourownkarma（宿命）ofusingourbrainforthinkingofnot-so-worthythings.Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysettledthroughextensivereading.NowwhyreadingandnotwatchingTV?Becausereadinghasbeenthemosteducativetoolusedbyusrightfromthechildhood.Justlikethattodevelopotheraspectsofourlife,wehavetotakehelpofreading.Youhaveinnumerablenumberofbooksinthisworldwhichwillanswerallyour"Howto?"questions.Onceyoureadabook,youjustdon'trunyoureyesthroughthelines,butevenyourminddecodes（解碼）itandexplainsittoyou.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyouinyourfuturetodevelopnewideas.Thesameseedifusedmanytimes,canhelpyoulinkandrelatealotofthings,ofwhichyouwouldhaveneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams!Thisisnothingloutcreativity.Themorethenumberofbooksyouread,themoreyourmindwillopenup.Alsothisimprovesyourspeakingskillstoalargeextentandalsomakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary.WithinnotimeyoustartspeakingEnglishoranylanguagefluentlywithyourfriendsorotherpeopleandyouneverseemtorunoutoftherightwordsattherighttime.1、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthatourmindishungry?A．Wedon'treadbooks.B．Ourcreativitygetsafullstop.C．Wedon'thaveagoodmemory.D．Wedon'tknowwhattodonext.2、One'smindishungrybecausehe/she.A．can'tworkoutthingswellB．loosensthefreedomtogrowC．ismentallybusywithmanyabsurdthingsD．beginstopaycarefulattentiontohisneeds3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofreading?A．Helpingyoudevelopyourcreativity.B．Helpingyouenlargeyourvocabulary.C．Helpingyouimproveyourspeakingskills.D．Helpingyourunyoureyesthroughthelines.4、Byreadingmore,wearesureto.A．performbettermentallyinthefutureB．dreamthewildestdreamsC．storebooksinyourmindD．speakEnglishfluently23．（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．entertain24．（8分）We’veallbeenthere:thosetimesyouneedtoargueyourpointofviewtosomeonewhoyouknowdisagreeswithyou.Youimmediatelygotoyourkeyboardandstarttotypeoutthat280-charactertweet,theFacebookreply,oraparagraphs-longemail.Surelythereason,logic,andstrongpowerofyourwrittenwordswillconvincewhoeveritiswhodisagreeswithyoutoseeyourpointofview.Butnewresearchsuggestsadifferentidea.ThatresearchwasconductedbyJulianaSchroeder,assistantprofessorofUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andhercolleagues.InSchroeder’sstudyofalmost300people,participantswereaskedtowatch,listen,andreadargumentsaboutsubjectstheyagreedordisagreedwith.Theywereaskedtojudgethecharacterofthecommunicatorandthequalityoftheargument.Schroeder’steamfoundthattheparticipantswhowatchedorlistenedtothecommunicatorwerelessdismissive(抵觸的)oftheirclaimsthanwhentheyreadthatcommunicator’ssameargument.Theideaforherstudycamefromanewspaperarticleaboutapolitician.Oneofusreadaspeechthatwasprintedinanewspaperfromapoliticianwithwhomhestronglydisagreed.Thenextweek,heheardtheexactsamespeechplayingonaradiostation.Hewasshockedbyhowdifferenthisreactionwastowardthepoliticianwhenhereadthespeechcomparedtowhenheheardit.Whenhereadthestatement,thepoliticianseemedidiotic,butwhenhehearditspoken,thepoliticianactuallysoundedreasonable.Sointheworkplace,speakingtosomeoneinpersonofteninvolvesnothingmorethanwalkingafewdoorsdowntotheiroffice.Andthat’sexactlywhatyoushoulddoifyouneedtoconvincethatbossorcolleagueofwhyyourblueprintforthecompanyorprojectistherightone.Onlyasalastwayshouldyoutrytocommunicatewithsomeonewhoyoudisagreewithoversocialmedia.Twitter’slimitedtextallowanceandsocialmediausers’shortattentionmakearguingyourpointanuphillbattle.1、What’stheresultoftheresearch?A．Writtenwordsaremorelogicalandreasonable.B．Peopleprefertocommunicatewithkeyboard.C．Whenreadinganargument,theparticipantswerelessdismissivethanhearingit.D．Oral,notwritten,communicationworksbetter.2、Whyisthepoliticianmentionedinparagraph3?A．Tointroducethetopicfordiscussion.B．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.C．ToexplainwhySchroederconductedtheresearch.D．Tointroducethepolitician’sspeech.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“idiotic’’inparagraph3mean?A．Wise. B．Practical. C．Silly. D．Special.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Topersuadeyourboss,youneedtowalktohisofficeandleaveamessage.B．It’sdifficulttofullyexplainyourpointsduetosocialmedia’slimitation.C．Arguingoversocialmediaismoreconvenientthanspeakinginperson.D．Communicatingwithothersoversocialmediaisencouraged.25．（10分）UnexpectedMeetingTheelephantslefttheshade,crossedanopenpieceofgrassbetweenbushes,andcametowardsthemud-poolwheremytruckwasparked.Onebyonetheyarrivedontheshore,but,justastheyseemedtobeabouttobatheintheinvitingmuddyliquid,theybecameawareofthesilenttruckwithitssmellofman.Theleadingelephantmerelyspreadherearsandcautiouslybackedaway,takingtheyoungelephantswithher.Asmallermotherelephantcontinuedtostandnexttothepool,however,swingingherlongtrunkandswayingherheadfromsidetoside,alwayskeepinganeyeonthetruck.Thebabyelephantbehindherhelduphishead,wavinghistrucktosamplethesuspicioussmellinthewind.Themotherelephantseemedtobeuncertainaboutwhethertocomeonandinvestigatethetruckortobackawaywiththeothers.Finallyshemadeuphermindandslowlyadvancedonthetruck.Herearswerehalfout,andhertrunkmovedinquiringlytowardsthevehicleandthenbackunderherstomachinaswing.Iwasamazedbythiscloseapproach.NeverbeforehadIbeenabletoseethehairinessaroundthejaw,norsmellthewarmscentofelephantwhichnowreachedmeinconcentratedwaves.Themotherelephant’sstepswereslowbutdetermined,andbroughthertowithinacoupleofmetresofme.Shegavetheimpressionofbeingintenselycuriousaboutthismetalobjectwhichhadappearedinherworldandbehavedasifitwereitselfananimals.Iwonderedhowfarshewouldacceptthesituationand,ifafterallthecenturiesofmenkillingelephants,shewouldeverallowmetoapproachheronfoot.Tobeabletomovefreelyamongtheelephantswithouttheirmindingwasanexcitingthought,butIcertainlydidnotexpectitwouldeverbepossible.1、Ithadbeentheelephants’intentionto.A．avoidthemudB．swiminthepoolC．feedonthegrassD．lieinthesunshine2、Thepresenceoftheauthorandhisvehicle.A．wasnotnoticedbythenearbyelephantsB．madetheleadingelephantsuspiciousC．madetheadultelephantscuriousD．frightenedalltheelephantsaway3、Whilehewatchedthemotherelephantapproaching,theauthor.A．foundthesmellveryunpleasantB．wasimpressedbytheelephant’ssizeC．sawdetailshehadnotnoticedbeforeD．wasworriedthattheelephantsweretooclose4、Theauthordidnotexpecthewouldeverbeableto.A．shoottheelephantsB．touchtheelephantsC．drivehistruckclosetotheelephantsD．walkaboutfreelyneartheelephants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）It'snotunusualtobecaughtinyourlife.Whenyougetcaughtinamoment,youshouldrememberthatsomewhereoutthere,someonealwayscomesalongwithapocketfullof1.YesterdayIspentallmycoinsanddollar2onlittledeedsIhad3breakfastbecauseIgotuplate.Becauseofthemadrush,Iforgotmy4.When1wasonmywayto5mylunch,apersoninneedaskedmeifIcould6himsomecash,soIdecidedtolendhimfirst.So,thenlaterintheevening,Iwasheadinghome7waitingfordinner.8,Igotacallfrommymumsayingthatshewastowork9andwouldn'tbeabletopreparedinnerforme.10therewasnofoodinthehouse.Itoldmymumnottoworry11Iwouldsurelyfindmyselfsomethingtocat.WhileIwasstill12thissuddensetofchangesinmyfoodoptionsfortheday.Ipassedayoungmanwithabroadsmile13samples(樣品)ofcookiesatasupermarket,hegavemeapacketandsaid."Howaboutyou14somemoreforschooltomorrow15that.Ireturnedawarm16tohimandopenedupmybag.Hegladlyfilleditwith20packets.Iwas17.Whetheryoucallitluckorfortune,I18wantedtosaythatsomewhereouttheresomebodycamealongcarryingapocketofhopeinhis19andsharedapieceofitwithme!Somebodyouttherewillonedaydo20foryou!1、A．HopeB．chanceC．luckD．food2、A．ChecksB．cashC．billsD．change3、A．HadB．skippedC．leftD．taken4、A．bagB．keysC．purseD．lunch5、A．ServeB．cookC．buyD．prepare6、A．giveB．spareC．payD．show7、A．disappointedlyB．gratefullyC．anxiouslyD．willingly8、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Instead9、A．WellB．lateC．hardD．alone10、A．SinceB．AsifC．WhenD．Eventhough11、A．becauseB．soC．beforeD．after12、A．processingB．introducingC．nukingD．seeking13、A．findingoutB．handingoutC．puttingupD．usingup14、A．adoptingB．exchangingC．supplyingD．taking15、A．ContrarytoB．OpposedtoC．OwingtoD．Inresponseto16、A．smileB．welcomeC．laughingD．affection17、A．confusedB．worriedC．excitedD．puzzled18、A．seriouslyB．nearlyC．normallyD．simply19、A．coatB．mindC．heartD．packet20、A．alotB．thesameC．muchD．some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）Oneofmyearliest1．(memory)waswatchingmymomtalkonouroldphone.Iwasinterestedthatshecouldtalktosomeone2．wasn’tactuallyintheroomwithher.Whenshelefttheroom,Iwouldstareatit,3．(wonder)howshemanagedtotalkwithsomeoneshecouldn’tsee.Later,wehadmobilephones,computersandsmartphones.ThesedaysIcansendane-mailaroundtheworldinasecond.Mydaughterstoresherinformationinamysteriousplace4．(know)as“thecloud”,whereshecantake5．outatanytime.Itseemsthatwearemoreconnectedinthisworldthaneverbefore.However,what6．(bother)meisthatwerarelycommunicate7．eachothernowadays.Fewpeopletakethetime8．(talk)facetoface.Andinsteadoflookingintotheeyesofourlovedones,westareatourscreens.Itseemsasifthemostconnectedgenerationsarealsothe9．(lonely).Rememberthatweareheretoloveeachotherandmakethisworld10．betterplace.Sodon’tlettechnologytakeourtimeandruinourlife.Havealongconversationwiththephonesoffandtheheartson.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．Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying"Wastenot，wantnot"．Noneofus，therefore，cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives．Anykindofwastewasthoughtless，whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents，ourowntime，ourlimitednaturalresource，ourmoney，orotherpeople'stime．Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful．Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference．It'sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble．Byfocusingonoil，water，paper，foodorclothing，weareplayingapartincuttingdownonwaste．Wemustkeepremindingusthatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetoutofit．Actually，severedamagedonetoourlandisfairrecentinthehistoryofourevolution．It'stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren'schildrenwillabletodevelopwell．113第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）為保證同學們的身體健康，你們班召開了以“預防流感，保衛健康”為主題的班會。請你以健康飲食為切入點，根據表格中提供的信息，寫一篇英文演講稿。健康飲食的重要性健康的飲食有利于保持身體如何健康飲食均衡飲食，多吃蔬菜、水果等富含維生素的食物一日三餐，按時吃飯不吃垃圾食品要求：1.內容完整，語句流暢；不要逐句翻譯；可適當發揮。2.80-100詞（開頭和結尾已經給出，不計入總詞數）。參考詞匯：vitamin（維生素）Goodmorning,everyone!It’smyhonortospeakhere.TodayI’dliketosharesomethingabouthealthyeating.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall.Thankyouforlistening!

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、D4、B5、C6、B7、A8、A9、C10、C11、A12、B13、D14、D15、D16、D17、B18、D19、C20、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、A2、B3、C4、D22、1、B2、C3、D4、A23、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.Whathelpsbringsciencefictionintobeingisusuallyanewdiscov