2023-2024学年佛山市普通高中教学质量检测(一)
高三英语
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。
A
IrishWritersCentreNovelFair2024
TheNovelFairisanannualcompetitioninitiatedbytheIrishWritersCentre(IWC).DescribedbyTheIrishTimesas“ADragons’Caveforwriters”,eachyeartheFairaimstointroduceup-and-comingwriterstotoppublishersandliteraryagents.
ThePrize
Thetwelvewinnerswillhavetheopportunitytopresentthesummaryoftheirnoveldirectlytoindustryprofessionals.LeadingpublishersandagentswillbeinvitedbytheIWCtomeetthesewritersinpersonorthroughaseriesofonlinemeetings.Togetfullypreparedforthemeetingwithpublishersandagents,thewinnerswillreceiveaplaceinaworkshopon“HowtoPromoteYourNovel”,twoweeksinadvance.Also,applicantswhoarelonglisted(初选)butdonotmakeittotheshortlistoftwelvewillhavetheirworksevaluatedandcriticizedbythejudgingpanel.
HowtoEnter
Entryfeeforapplicationis￡55(MembersofIWCcanenterforadiscountedfeeof￡45).Thiscompetitiononlyacceptsmanuscripts(原稿)fornovels.Applicantsarerequiredtosendasummarywithin300wordsanduptofivechaptersoftheirnovel,whichshouldbe10,000words(+/-10％).Manuscriptsshouldbesubmittedonline.Thereisalimitofoneentryperapplicant.
Entriesarewelcomefromanywhereintheworld.Beforeenteringthecompetition,pleaseensurethatyouhavereadtheNovelFairTermsConditions2024verycarefullyastheFairisopentoonlynovelistswhohaveneverpublishedworkpreviously.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheapplicationprocess,pleaseemailnovelfair@irishwriterscentre.ie.