广东省广州市高中名校2024学年高三下学期英语试题试卷含解析

广东省广州市高中名校2024学年高三下学期英语试题试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.2．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.3．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact4．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup5．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need6．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving7．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was8．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that9．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid10．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise11．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone12．RecentlysomehospitalsinChinahaveadopted______theycallarobot-doctor,______willbeusedtooperateonpatientswithmoreaccuracy.A．what;thatB．that;whichC．what;whichD．which;what13．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked14．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends15．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford16．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback17．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where18．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what19．Duringthe2008financialcrisis，theFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyagreedtoprovidemillionsofemergencyfundaidtohelpunemployment．A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend20．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）TheancientcityofChichenItzainsouthernMexicowasoneofthemostpowerfulcitiesandoneofthemostpowerfulancientcultures—theMaya.Buttoday,noonelivesthere.Itisonlyagroupofoldbuildings.However,peoplefromaroundtheworldstillcometoseeit.Peoplecometolearnaboutitsancientculture,thecultureoftheMayanpeople.TheMayanculturebeganalmost3,000yearsagoandgrewinpartsofCentralAmerica.Butabout1,000yearsagoagroupcalledtheItzainvadedthecityandbuiltnewpartsofthecitybasedonnaturalwells.TheynamedthecityChichenItza,whichmeans“mouthofthewelloftheItza”.ThemostinterestingstructureinChichenItzaisthePyramidofKukulcan(库库尔坎金字塔),whosefoursidesallcometogetheratonepointatthetop.EachsideonthePyramidofKukulcanhas91steps.Andthereisonemorestepatthetopofthepyramid.Thestepsareasmanyasthedaysofayear.SomeexpertsbelievetheMayacouldhaveusedthisbuildingtohelpthemknowwhentoplantcrops.Eachdaythesunfallsonadifferentstepofthepyramid,whichcouldbeawaytofollowtheyear.ThepeopleofChichenItzaespeciallydesignedonebuildingtoobserveandstudythemovementofthestarsandplanets.Expertssaythattheobservatory(天文台)isoneofthemostcomplexstructurestheMayabuilt.Asetofstepswentupandaroundtheobservatorytower.Andtherewerewindowsinthetower.Eachwindowhadapurpose.Expertsbelievethatapersonlookingthroughoneofthesewindowscouldseeparticularstarsonparticulardates.TheMayamighthavebelievedthatstudyingthestarscouldtellthemthefuture.ChichenItzaisnowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandanimportantpartoftheworld’shistory.1、VisitorscametothecityofChichenItzato.A．viewitsbeautifulsceneryB．experienceandexploretheMayancultureC．studyandobserveotherstarsontheobservatoryD．learnsomethingaboutwhentoplantcrops2、Whydidtheinvadersnamethecity“mouthofthewelloftheItza”？A．Becausewellscanbeseeninoraroundthecity.B．Becauseitislargeinsize.C．Becausethecityisnewly-built.D．Becauseitslocationisvital.3、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ChichenItzaisoneoftheWorldHeritages.B．ThePyramidofKukulcanhas364steps.C．Windowsinthetowerpredicttheweatherinthefuture.D．ThecityofChichenItzahasalonghistoryof3,000years.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．ToevaluatetheMayanculture.B．Topersuadereaderstopayavisit.C．TointroducetheancientcityofChichenItza.D．TopresentthedevelopmentoftheMayanconstruction.22．（8分）TheIslandRuleisoneofthebestexplanationsscientistscouldgivetotheobservablephenomenonthatanimalsandhumanshaveevolved(演变)dependingontheresourcesavailableintheirhabitat(栖息地).Throughtime,scientistshavenoticedthroughfossil(化石)recordsthatsomelargeanimalsfrommainlandhabitatshavedwarf(矮小的)versionsinblandhabitats.AreportfromBBCdescribedtheexistenceofwhatscientistscall“hobbitisland”offasmallislandsomewhereinIndonesia.Itwasgivensuchanamebecausefossilrecordsoftiny,humanlikecreatureshavebeenfoundintheregion.Whattheycalledas“hobbits”or“HomoFloresiensis”,areonlyastallasonemeterandarcsmallversionsofearlyhumanspecieswithtinierbrains.Thoughscientistscannotperfectlytracetheoriginofthe“HomoFloriensis”,theybelievethattheyarchumanrelatives,butitisthe“islandlife”thathascausedthemtoevolveastheyhave.Scientistshavenoticedthroughfossilrecordsandexistingorganisms(有机体)todaythatitseemsiflargeanimalsgrowsmallinislandswhilesmallanimalsgrowlargeinlargerislands.Intheory,animalandhumanbodieshaveadjustedtotheavailablefoodandfreshwaterintheirhabitats.Sincethereisnoopportunityforthemtoleavetheirisland,theymightaswelladapt.NewYorkMagazineexplainedthatislandsusuallyhavefewerpredators(捕食者)thanmainlandecosystems.However,itisthelackofresourcesthatcausethedeathofmanyanimals.Asameansofnaturaladaptation,thebodiesoftheseanimalshaveevolvedsmallerthantheirancestors,makingtheirbodiesrequirefewerresources.AreportfromWebEcoistlisteddownafewexamplesofanimalsthathaveshrunksignificantlycomparedwiththeirancestors.SomeoftheseincludetheBalitigerassmallasleopards(豹).1、Howdidthename“hobbitisland”comefrom?A．Scientistsdiscovereddwarfpeoplelivingontheisland.B．Onemetertallhumanbeingmadealivingontheseislands.C．Scientistsfoundhumanspecieswithtinierbrainsonanisland.D．Evidencesshowingtiny,human-likecreaturesontheislandwerefound.2、Whatdoyouknowabout“HomoFloricnsis”?A．TheyusedtoonlylivesomewhereinIndonesia.B．Theyweretheearliestancestorofhumanbeings.C．Theylooksmallcomparedwithnormalhumans.D．Theygraduallygrewlargeronthelargerislands.3、AccordingtoNewYorkMagazine,.A．animalsonislandlackenoughfoodtoliveonB．manyanimalsdiedofffornoapparentreasonC．toomanypredatorswilldodamagetotheecosystemD．predatorsmakeislandanimalsturnsmaller4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Morepredatorscanhelpanimalsgrowstrongerandlarger.B．Balitigerturnssmallbecauseofadaptationtotheenvironment.C．Morefoodresourcesshouldbeprovidedloislands.D．Animalsonmainlandarcfiercerthanthoseonislands.23．（8分）KhotynFortressBuiltinthe13th-14thcentury,itliesontherightbankoftheDniesterRiverinKhotyn,ofwesternUkraine.ItisalsointhehistoricalnorthernBessarabiaregionwhichwassplitin1940betweenUkraineandMoldova.AnditisneartotheOldKam’yanetsCastleofKamianets-Podilskyi,whichwasalsousedasafamousdefensivestructure.Itisconvenienttobookthehotelsnearbyitatlowprices,suchasPremierClub,ReikartzKamianets-Podilskyandsoon.Kamenets-PodolskCastleItliesintheKhmelntskyRegion,Ukraine.ThisarchitecturaltreasureisoverathousandyearsoldanditcanbefoundinthecatalogueoftheBritishNationalMuseum.Itsarchitecturewhichunitesbestwesternandeasterntraditionsfitsintothenatureperfectly.Thecastleconsistsofminaretbuildings,atownhall,anOrthodoxchurchandaPolishCatholicchurch.Itsbeautyhasbeenattractingtouristsfromallovertheworldformanyyears.VorontsovPalaceItisanhistoricpalacelyingatthefootoftheCrimeanMountainsnearthetownofAlupkainCrimea,Ukraine.ItisoneoftheoldestandlargestpalacesinCrimea,andoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsonCrimea’ssoutherncoast.Theconstructionofthepalacebeganin1830,accordingtoaprojectbyEnglisharchitectEdwardBlore(1789—1879)anditwassupposedtobethepalaceforPrinceMikhailVorontsovtospendsummer.MetropolitanPalaceItwasbuiltbetweentheyears1864-1882accordingtothedesignsoftheCzecharchitectJosefHlávka.ThePalace,whosebuildingsarenowpartofChernivtsiUniversity,Ukraine,wasdeclaredaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein2011.1、WhatcanweknowaboutKhotynFortress?A．Itservedasdefencework. B．Itisopentothepublicforfree.C．ItistheoldestbuildinginUkraine. D．Itwasdividedintotwopartsin1940.2、Whichhastheshortesthistory?A．TheKamenets-PodolskCastle. B．TheKhotynFortress.C．TheVorontsovPalace. D．MetropolitanPalace.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Atravelmagazine. B．Aarchitecturebrochure.C．Aresearchpaperonhistory. D．Ageographytextbook24．（8分）AskanyAmericanwhathe/sheisdoingonSunday,February7andtheanswerislikelytobeeitherhostingorattendingaSuperBowlParty.PlayedforthetitleoftheNationalFootballLeagueChampion,SuperBowlisthemostwatchedannualtelevisionprogramintheUnitedStates.That'sbecauseSuperBowlwhichiscelebratingitsGoldenAnniversarythisyear,ismorethanjusta60-minutefootballgame—itisawell-designedproductionthatfeatureshalf-timeperformances,fireworksshowsandtelevisionadsthatpeoplediscussfordays.Butmostimportantofall,itisthedaytosetasidealldietsandenjoyfoodsonewouldnormallyavoidoratleastnotconsumeatthesametime.Itshould,therefore,comeasnosurprisethatSuperBowlSundayisoneofthebiggestfoodconsumptiondaysintheU.S.—SecondonlytoThanksgiving.Thenoshingwillstartearlyintheday,longbeforematchesbeginandcontinuelongafterthe2016NFLChampionshaveretiredtocelebrate.Asaresult,itisestimatedthatonSunday,thenationwillconsume1.2millionpoundsofpotatochips,8.2millionpoundsoftortillachips,3.8millionpoundsofpopcornand3millionpoundsofnuts.Whentherealhungerpainsstarttohit,theywillseekoutcomfortfoods.Notsurprisingly,pizzatopsthelist.Chickenwingsarealsoverypopular.Itisestimatedthatalmost1.3billionwingswillbeconsumedonSuperBowlSunday.Otherfavoritesincludebacon,hotdogsandburgers.Butthefoodconsumptionisnotwithoutconsequences.Datareleasedindicatesthatantacid(解酸药)salesincreaseby20%ontheMondayfollowingthebiggame.Additionally,oversevenmillionAmericanscallinsick.ItisnowonderthatfanshavebeenurgingthegovernmenttodeclareSuperBowlMondayaholiday.1、WhydoesSuperBowlbecomethemostpopulartelevisionprogram?A．Itisthelongestfootballgame.B．Itishostedbyfamousfilmstars.C．Itcontainsthemostwonderfulads.D．Itinvolvesinvariousperformances.2、Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“noshing”inParagraph4?A．playingB．eatingC．competingD．resting3、Whichcomfortfoodisconsumedthemost？A．Hotdogs.B．Pizza.C．Nuts.D．Chickenwings.4、WhatbadresultmightSuperBowlSundayleadto?A．Lotsoffoodiswasted.B．Publicdisorderiscaused.C．Somepeoplehaveanupsetstomach.D．Manypeoplelosetheirwork.25．（10分）Inthefuturethosewhoaretakingcareofoldpeoplemaygethelpfromthehouseitself.Overthelastfewyears,newtechnology,suchastheInternet,Wi-FiandflatTVscreens,haschangedourhomesandthewaythatwelive.Now,anothertechnologyrevolutionishappening.AnewprojectattheUniversityofHertfordshirewantstocreateahomethatmonitorspeoplelivinginitwhoareelderly.Theresearchershavedevelopedawristbanddevice（装置）whichhelpsustowatchtheelderlypersonwhoiswearingit.Thedevicecollectsinformationtoseeifthepersonhasfallenorhaswanderedawayfromwhereheorsheshouldbe.Theassisted-livingprojectispartoftheuniversity’swiderInterhomeproject,whichisthedevelopmentofasmarthouse.Thehouseremembersthehabitsofthepersonwholivesthereanditusesverylowamountsofenergy.TheInterhometeamhopethatofferingthisservicewillhelptakecareoftheelderly.Theysay,“It’sveryimportantthatthesetechnologiesaretheretohelpandsupportandnotreplaceanyoftheexistingservices.”TheInterhomeisnotjustaresearchmethod.It’salsoawayforstudentsfromdifferentscientificbackgroundstolearnanddeveloptechnology.Theuniversityusesthelatesttechnologytohelpstudentsgetexperiencebydevelopingnewhardwareandsoftwarethemselves.Theteamincludesdesign,engineeringandcomputersciencestudentsworkingtogether.“Weareworkingonasmart-homeprojectinWatfordwithsomecompaniesatthemoment,”saystheprojectleader.“Wearelookingathowasmarthomecanprovideevenmoreservices.”Thiscouldhelpmillionsofoldpeoplearoundtheworldhaveabetterandsaferlifeinthefuture.1、Thewristbanddevicebenefitsitsusersby.A．changingthelivinghabitsoftheelderlyB．monitoringpeoplewholiveinasmarthomeC．offeringinformationtothepersonwearingitD．watchingovertheelderlywhomayfallorgetlost2、WhomdoestheUniversityofHertfordshirehaveinitsresearchteam?A．Studentswhowanttofindajobeagerly.B．Studentswhoprefertoworkontheirown.C．Studentsfromdifferentscientificbackgrounds.D．Studentswithalotofrichworkingexperience.3、Whatistheprojectleader’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesmarthomeproject?A．Uncertain.B．Uninterested.C．Optimistic.D．Disappointed.4、Whatmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A．Awristbanddevicehaschangedthewaythatwelive.B．Asmarthomehelpsstudentsdevelophardwareandsoftware.C．AnInterhomeprojecthasbeenputintousetohelptheelderly.D．AnInterhomeprojectwillhelptheoldliveabetterandsaferlife.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Anyhousewifewhowenttothenewsupermarketwishedtobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Thiswaswhatthe1justinsidetheentrance2Itsaid:“Remember,3,oneofourcustomersgets4goods.THISMAYBEYOURLUCKYDAY!”ForquitealongtimeMrs.Edwards5likemanyofher6tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenever7hoping.The8inthekitchenwasfullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseher9buyingsomanythingsbutfailed.She10dreamedoftheDAYwhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldcomeuptoherandsay,“Madam,THISISYOURLUCKYDAY.Everythinginyour11doesn’tneedtobepaid!”OneFridayafternoonMrs.Edwardsshopped12Butshewasnottheluckycustomer.Nosoonerhadshejustputthethingsinsideher13thanshefoundthatshehadforgottento14tea.Shedashedbacktothe15,gotsometeaandwenttowardsthe16Asshedidso,shesawthe17came18hishandhesaid,“Iwantto19you.YouareourLUCKYCUSTOMERthisweek!Everythingyouhaveinyourbasket20!”1、A．notice B．report C．board D．newspaper2、A．did B．promised C．made D．agreed3、A．everyday B．everymonth C．twiceaweek D．onceaweek4、A．excellent B．free C．extra D．unexpected5、A．waited B．came C．hoped D．went6、A．friends B．neighbors C．relatives D．customers7、A．gotridof B．gotalongwith C．gaveup D．gaveout8、A．counter B．cushion C．food D．cupboard9、A．against B．for C．with D．about10、A．often B．always C．usually D．seldom11、A．bill B．hand C．car D．basket12、A．anxiously B．seriously C．crazily D．wonderfully13、A．pockets B．car C．basket D．house14、A．buy B．find C．take D．have15、A．shop B．counter C．department D．supermarket16、A．door B．entrance C．cash-desk D．shelves17、A．secretary B．policeman C．manager D．salesman18、A．Puttingout B．Holdingout C．Shaking D．Waving19、A．congratulate B．tell C．inform D．thank20、A．isyours B．meansnothing C．belongstoyou D．costsnothing第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Ayoungman,whiletravelingthroughadesert,cameacrossaspringofclearwater.1．waterwassweet.Hefilledhisleathercontainersothathecouldbringsomebacktoanelder2．hadbeenhisteacher.Afterafour-dayjourney,theyoungman3．(present)thewatertotheoldman.Histeachertookadeepdrink,smiled4．(warm),andthankedhisstudentverymuchforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanwenthome5．ahappyheart.Afterthestudentleft,theteacherlet6．studenttastethewater.Hespatitout,7．(say)itwasawful.Apparently,itwasnolongerfreshbecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.Heaskedhisteacher,"Sir,thewaterwasawful.Whydidyoupretendtolike8．?"Theteacherreplied,“Youtastedthewater.Itastedthegift.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofkindnessandlove.Nothingcouldbe9．(sweet).”Weunderstandthislessonbest10．wereceivegiftsoflovefromchildren.Whetheritisacheappipeoradiamondnecklace,theproperresponseisappreciation.Welovetheideawithinthegiftratherthanthething.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Mysistersawalovelycupwhenwewereshoppingtheanotherday.ShebegantolikeitatOnce.Thenshebentdownandpickeditdowntolookatthepriceonthem.Asshedidthis,lotsofteassplashed(泼洒）onherT-shirt!Ihadtotryhardnottolaughathershockingface!Mysisterwasabouttogetoutoftheshopfastasshecouldwhenashopassistantcomeovertous.Itturnedouttobeingherowncup,whichshe’dleftontheshelfbythemistake.Theassistantwasclearasembarrassed(尴尬的）asmysister,butIjustthoughtitwasfunny!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）高一的同学们，进入高中以来，有没有发现和初中的学习生活有所不同呢。新一期的校刊将征集一些关于高中生英语学习习惯培养的文章，请你根据以下要点，写一篇150词左右的英语短文（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。主要困惑1.难以适应高中英语的学习；2.不知如何提高英语成绩良好习惯的重要性1.激发学习英语的兴趣；2.减轻学习英语的压力个人建议课上专心听讲，认真记笔记；课后……制订计划，并且坚持，然后你会发现……寻找一位好搭档（partner），于是……Atpresent,someofsenioronestudentshaveproblemswithEnglishstudy._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、A4、B5、A6、D7、B8、B9、D10、B11、D12、C13、B14、A15、D16、D17、C18、B19、C20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21、1、B2、A3、A4、B22、1、D2、C3、A4、B23、1、A2、D3、A24、NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmesbyArthurConanDoylePrice:￡28.00PublicationDate:30/11/2006Publisher’sdescriptionCollectsDoyle’sfifty-sixclassicshortstories,arrangedintheorderinwhichtheyappearedinlatenineteenthandearlytwentieth-centurybookeditions,inasetcomplementedbyfournovels,editorbiographiesofDoyle,Holmes,andWatsonaswellasliteraryandculturaldetailsaboutVictoriansociety.BreakingGroundbyDanielLibeskindPrice:￡16.00PublicationDate:11/10/2006BriefintroductionThisisabookabouttheadventurelifethatcanoffereachofusifweseizeit,andaboutthepowerfulforcesoftragedy,memoryandhope.ForDanielLibeskind,life’sadventurehasbeenthrougharchitecture,whichhehasfoundhasthepowertoreshapehumanexperience.Althoughoftenrelatingtothepast,hisbuildingsareaboutthefuture.Thismemoir（自传）ofoneman’sjourneybringstogetherhistory,personalexperience,ourphysicalenvironmentandafreshinternationalvision.IntheShadowofNoTowersbyArtSpiegelmanPrice：￡16.00PublicationDate:02/09/2006BriefintroductionOn11thSeptember2001,ArtSpiegelmanracedtotheWorldTradeCenter,notknowingifhisdaughterNadjawasaliveordead.Onceshewasfoundsafe--inherschoolatthefootoftheburningtowers--hereturned