2023-2024学年佛山市普通高中教学质量检测（一）高三英语2024.1本试卷共8页,满分120分,考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前,考生务必用黑色钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卡上,将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”,因笔试不考听力,选择题从第二部分的“阅读”开始,试题序号从“21”开始。2.作答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑：如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案,答案不能答在试卷上。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。第二部分阅读（共两节,满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AIrishWritersCentreNovelFair2024TheNovelFairisanannualcompetitioninitiatedbytheIrishWritersCentre（IWC）.DescribedbyTheIrishTimesas＂ADragonsCaveforwriters＂,eachyeartheFairaimstointroduceup-and-comingwriterstotoppublishersandliteraryagents.ThePrizeThetwelvewinnerswillhavetheopportunitytopresentthesummaryoftheirnoveldirectlytoindustryprofessionals.LeadingpublishersandagentswillbeinvitedbytheIWCtomeetthesewritersinpersonorthroughaseriesofonlinemeetings.Togetfullypreparedforthemeetingwithpublishersandagents,thewinnerswillreceiveaplaceinaworkshopon＂HowtoPromoteYourNovel＂,twoweeksinadvance.Also,applicantswhoarelonglisted（初选）butdonotmakeittotheshortlistoftwelvewillhavetheirworksevaluatedandcriticizedbythejudgingpanel.HowtoEnterEntryfeeforapplicationis£55（MembersofIWCcanenterforadiscountedfeeof£45）.Thiscompetitiononlyacceptsmanuscripts（原稿）fornovels.Applicantsarerequiredtosendasummarywithin300wordsanduptofivechaptersoftheirnovel,whichshouldbe10,000words（+/-10％）.Manuscriptsshouldbesubmittedonline.Thereisalimitofoneentryperapplicant.Entriesarewelcomefromanywhereintheworld.Beforeenteringthecompetition,pleaseensurethatyouhavereadtheNovelFairTerms＆Conditions2024verycarefullyastheFairisopentoonlynovelistswhohaveneverpublishedworkpreviously.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheapplicationprocess.pleaseemailnovelfair@irishwriterscentre.ie.21.What’sthepurposeoftheFair?A.Toadvertiselocalstories. B.Toencourageliteraryreading.C.Toserveasaplatformforwriters. D.Toarouseenthusiasmforwriting.22.Whatcantheworkshophelpthewinnersdo?A.Dealwiththejudgingpanel. B.Improvetheirwritingskills.C.Learnaboutpublishingprocess. D.Presenttheirnovelsattractively.23.WhichofthefollowingmeetstherequirementoftheFair?A.Asummaryof200words. B.Anovelpublishedin2023.C.Apapermanuscriptbypost. D.Asubmissionofsevenchapters.B75-year-oldhip-hop（街舞）grandmaStephanieWalshhasgainedworldwideattentionwithherintensedancemovesandincredibleenergy.BetterknownasMs.Stephanieonline,WalshhasbeenfeaturedonsocialmediaaccountswithsomevideosdrawingmorethanIImillionpeopletowatch.Walshbelievesthevideosgainedpopularitybecausesheis75.It'sbecauseI'masenior,saidWalsh.Youdon'tusuallyseesomeonemyagedoinghip-hopandmovinglikethat.Butactually,it'smorethanthat.Justasherprofileclaims,Walsh'svideosareinspiringtheworldtodancelikenooneiswatching.Danceisn'tjustyourbody,it'swhatyou'refeelinginsideaboutthedanceandit'swhatcomesouthereinyourface,Walshsaid.WhatIwanttoputthroughmymovementishowmuchfunitisandhowmuchjoyitgivesyou.Fromayoungage,Walshlovedtodancebutherfamilydidn'thavethemoneyforclasses.Whenshewasnearly30,shegotherdaughterballetlessons,whichherdaughterhated.So,shetookherdaughteroutandstartedclassesherselfrightaway.Walshbelievesherlifelongpassionfordanceiswhatmotivateshertoday.Everybodyhastohaveapassionintheirlife,shesaid.It'slikethatsaying,'Alifewithoutpassionisalifehalflived.'Ibelievethat.Walshdancesforfunandfitness,butalsofortherapy（心理治疗）.Shestruggledthroughcountlesshardships,andshehasmorethanenoughreasonstokeepherdown.Buttheydon't.Sheturnstoherfaith,herfriendsandofcourse,dance,toshineasaninspirationtothosearoundher.Gilbert,oneofWalsh'sfollowers,sayssheinspireshimeveryday.She'sabeautifulsoulwhoteachesmethatitdoesn'tmatteraboutyourageoryoursize.Aslongasyoufeelgood,that'sallthatmatters,saysGilbert.IamtrulythankfulthatWalshisteachingmeattheageof32tolivemylifefullandstopbeingsoscared.24.WhatmotivatesWalshtodohip-hop?A.Itsgreatsocialbenefit. B.Itsgrowingpopularity.C.Herenthusiasmfordance. D.Herhungerforreputation.25.Whatcontributestohervideos'popularityaccordingtoWalsh?A.Heradvancedage. B.Hersmoothmoves.C.Herendlessenergy. D.Herconfidentclaim.26.WhatwillWalsh'sstoryprobablyinspireGilberttodo?A.Beactiveinsocialmedia. B.Setagoodexampletoothers.C.Takefulladvantageofhistalent. D.Adoptapositiveapproachtolife.27.Whichisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.OptimisticAboutLife:TheWaytoSurviveB.ForeverYounginDance:AnInspiringFigureC.EmbracingSocialMedia:TheKeytoSuccessD.DancingwiththeYoung:AnAmazingJourneyCAChinaplanestruckabirdaftertakingoffinChengdu,Sichuan,andhadtoimmediatelyreturntotheairportlastOctober,anditwasn'tthefirstaccidentbetweenanaircraftandabirdlastyear.Infact,morethan20,000wildlifestrikeswithaircraftwerereportedworldwidein2023-thevastmajorityofthoseanimalsbeingbirds.Thestrikescanalsoincluderun-inswithbatsorcreaturesontheground,suchasdeerorturtles.Expandingwildlifepopulations,increasesinnumberofaircraftmovements,andatrendtowardfasterandquieteraireraftallhavecontributedtotheincreaseinwildlifestrikes.Birdstrikesareahazardnotjusttocommercialairplanes,buttoallsortsofaircraft.However,historicaldatashowsthatdamageisreportedinasmallpercentageof