2023-2024學年四川省南充市高高三下學期一模考試英語試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在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、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，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．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat2．BathingcrabsareraisedintheYangchengLakeforatleastsixmonths，whichiswhatmakesthemauthenticand_____ahighprice．A．estimate B．fetchC．occupy D．predict3．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued4．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where5．Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning__________.A.haditstopped B．diditstopC．stoppedit D．itstopped6．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput7．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what8．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought9．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove10．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t11．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will12．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch13．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone14．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push15．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最愛》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor16．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．activity17．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou18．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished19．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding20．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will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）TheScholasticArt&WritingAwardsareamongthemostfamousawardsforstudentachievementintheliteraryandvisualarts.PastwinnersincludesuchshortstorymastersasDonaldBarthelme,JoyceCarolOates,andStephenKing.Thecontestoffersseveralcategoriesconnectedwithshortstorywriters:shortstory,flashfiction,sciencefiction,humor,andwritingportfolio(檔案袋)(graduatingseniorsonly).Whocanenter?Thecontestisopentostudentsingrades7-12(includinghomeschoolers)intheU.S.,Canada,orAmericanschoolsabroad.Whatdowinnersreceive?Thecontestoffersavarietyofscholarships(someashighas$10,000)andcashawards(someashighas$1,000)atboththeregionallevelandthenationallevel.Winnersmayalsoreceivecertificatesofrecognitionandopportunitiesforpublication.Howareentriesjudged?Theawardscitethreejudgingcriteria:“Originality,technicalskill,andtheemergence(呈現)ofapersonalvisionorvoice.”Besuretoreadpastwinnerstogetanideaofwhat’sbeensuccessful.Thejudgeschangeeveryyear,buttheyalwaysincludepeoplewhoarehighlyaccomplishedintheirfield.Whenisthedeadline?CompetitionguidelinesareupdatedinSeptember,andsubmissionsareusuallyacceptedfromSeptemberthroughearlyJanuary.RegionalGoldKeywinnerswillautomaticallyadvancetothenationalcompetition.HowdoIenter?AllstudentsbeginbyenteringaregionalcompetitionbasedontheirZIPcode.Seetheguidelinesforadditionalinformation.1、DonaldBarthelme,JoyceCarolOates,andStephenKingarementionedtoshowthat________.A．manyfamouswritersandartistsenterthecompetitionB．awardswillbegiventomanydifferentkindsofwritingC．theawardwinnerswouldbecomesuccessfulinthefutureD．thecompetitionhasnotbeenverypopularamongstudents2、________canenterthecompetition.A．StudentsallovertheworldB．AstudentinanAmericanschoolinChinaC．AnAmericancollegestudentD．AstudentinaCanadianschoolinAfrica3、Theunderlinedword“cite”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans“________”.A．follow B．improveC．neglect D．decide4、Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allthewinners’writingwillsurelybepublished.B．Studentscandirectlyenterthenationalcompetition.C．Thecompetitionisopenforentriesalltheyearround.D．Readingpastwinnerscanhelpknowwhatisappreciated.22．（8分）Weallknowthehardworkthatfilmmakersandactorsputintoprovideuswithentertainment,butitseemsthatevenregularmoviegoerslikeushaveabigimpactonhowamovieturnsouttoo.Fordecadesnow,filmstudioshaveusedso-calledtestscreeningstogetfeedbackfrommembersofthepublicbeforeamoviecomesout.Whiletestaudiencemembersareusuallyaskedtofillinaquestionnaireafterascreening,tellingthefilmstudiowhattheylikedanddidn’tlike,mediagiantDisneyhascomeupwithamorehigh-techsolution.Accordingtoapaperpublishedthissummerbythecompany’sresearchers,Disneyismeasuringtestaudiences’reactionsbyusingspecialcamerasplacedinsidecinemas.Pairingthecameraswithcustomsoftware,thecompanycantrackwhateachaudiencememberisfeelingatanypointinthemovie,fromangertojoy.Thisworksbymapping68differentpointsoneachaudiencemember’sface.Thecamerascanseeinthedark,andthesoftwarecanfigureoutaperson’smoodbasedontheslightestoffacialexpressions.It’shopedthatthisnewmethodwillallowmoredetailedfeedbackfromtestaudiences.Ratherthanrelyingonaudiencememberstorecalltheirfeelingsafterthemovie’sover,itcanaccuratelyreadtheirreactionsinreal-time.Testscreeningsarehighlyvaluedinthemovieindustry,andseveralwell-knownmovieshavebeengreatlyalteredfollowingfeedback.ViewersofE.T.,theExtra-Terrestrial(142),wouldhaveleftthecinemafeelingawholelotdifferentlyifitweren’tforitstestaudience’sfeedback.“Inonecutofthefilmthatwastested,E.T.diedinsteadofgoinghomeinhisspaceship.Youwon’tbesurprisedtohearthatthetestaudienceinquestiondidn’twarmtothisendingatall,”wrotemediawebsiteDenofGeek.Butforthosewhoareconcernedaboutprivacy,thecameraswon’tbeinstalledinpubliccinemas.Afterall,unlessyou’repartofatestaudience,beinginfrontofthecameraisbestlefttothemoviestars.1、Whyaretestscreeningsnecessary?A．Toamuseus.B．Toinfluenceamovie.C．Togetreactionsoftheaudience.D．Tospyontheaudience.2、Howdoesthehigh-techmethodwork?A．Audiencesrecalltheirdetailedfeelings.B．Thecamerascanreadaccuratefeedbackfromtheaudience.C．Thecompanycantrackeachaudiencemember.D．Thecompanyaremeasuringaudience’sreactions.3、WhatdoweknowaboutE.T?A．Itdoesn’twarmtheaudience.B．Italteredaudience’sfeedback.C．Theoriginalendingisdifferent.D．E.Tdiedinhisspaceship.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Peopleworryaboutprivacy.B．Thecameraswon’tbeputinpubliccinemas.C．Thetechnologyoftestscreeningsisreliable.D．Youcanbeinfrontofthecamera.23．（8分）Isitpossibletopersuademankindtolivewithoutwar?Warisanancientinstitutionwhichhasexistedforatleastsixthousandyears.Itwasalwaysbadandusuallyfoolish,butinthepastthehumanracemanagedtolivewithit.Moderncreativityhaschangedthis.Eithermanwillabolishwar,orwarwillabolishman.Forthepresent,itisnuclearweaponsthatcausethemostseriousdanger,butbacteriological(使用細菌的)orchemicalweapons,maysoonofferanevengreaterthreat.Ifwesucceedinabolishingnuclearweapons,ourworkwillnotbedone.Itwillneverbedoneuntilwehavesucceededinabolishingwar.Todothis,weneedtopersuademankindtolookuponinternationalproblemsinanewway,notbycontestsofforce,inwhichthevictorygoestothesidewhichisthemostskillfulinkillingpeople,butbyarbitration(仲裁)accordingtoagreedprinciplesoflaw.Itisnoteasytochangeveryoldmentalhabits,butthisiswhatmustbeattempted.Therearethosewhosaythattheadoptionofthisorthatthoughtwouldpreventwar.Ibelievethistobeabigerror.Allthoughtsarebasedonstatementswhichare,atbest,doubtful,andatworst,totallyfalse.Theirfollowersbelieveinthemthattheyarewillingtogotowarinsupportthem.Themovementofworldopinionduringthepastfewyearshaschangedverylargelysuchaswecanwelcome.Itisbelievedthatnuclearwarmustbeavoided.Ofcourseverydifficultproblemsremainintheworld,buttheattitudetowardsthemisabetteronethanitwasseveralyearsago.Ithasbeguntobethought,evenbythepowerfulmenwhodecidewhetherweshallliveordie,thatpeopleshouldreachagreementsevenifbothsidesdonotfindtheseagreementswhollysatisfactory.Ithasbeguntobeunderstoodthattheimportantconflictnowadaysisnotbetweendifferentcountries,butbetweenmanandtheatombomb.1、Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthatwarnowis________.A．asbadasinthepastB．asnecessaryasinthepastC．worsethaninthepastD．notsodangerousasinthepast2、Theunderlinedword"this"inParagraphlprobablyrefersto"________".A．improvingweaponsB．abolishingwarC．solvinginternationalproblemsD．livingapeacefullife3、FromParagraph2,welearnthattheauthor________.A．isasupporterofsomemodemthoughtsB．hasnodoubtaboutthetruthofanythoughtC．believestheadoptionofsomethoughtscouldpreventwarD．doesnotthinktheadoptionofanythoughtcouldstopwar4、Whatcanbeinferredaboutwaraccordingtotheauthor?A．Itmustbeabolishedifmanwantstosurvive.B．Itistheonlywaytosolveinternationalproblems.C．Itisimpossibleforthepeopletolivewithoutwar.D．Itwillbelessdangerousbecauseoftheimprovementofweapons.24．（8分）Famousresorts(度假勝地)ontheearthMaldivesMaldivesisfamedasthelastparadise(樂園)ontheearth.It'smadeupofmorethan1,800coralislands,spreadingoveraseaareaofabout90thousandsquarekilometersontheIndianOcean.PeopleinMaldivesbelieveinIslam.Theymustobservethereligiousrulesstrictly.However,touristsdon'tneedtofollowthesecustomsinsidehotels,buttheymustdoasthelocalswhentheyenterthecommunityofthelocalpeople.JejuIslandJejuIsland,alsoknownasthe“IslandsoftheGods”，isthebiggestislandofSouthKorea.Itisavolcanicislandwithapleasantclimate.Itsyearlyaveragetemperatureis16℃，whichmakesitthemostattractivevacationstopinNortheastAsia.Ithasgainedafameasashoppingparadise.Herealltheluxury(奢侈品)brandsarefreeofduty.Everysummerthousandsoftouristscomeheretolookforthegods,enjoythecoolnessofthegentleseabreezeandbuycheapluxuries.PhuketIslandPhuketIsland,thebiggestislandofThailand,iscalledapearlontheIndianOcean.Itisworld-famousforitsbeautifulbeaches.Somearequietandtourist-friendly,andsomeareasluxuriousaspersonalvacationbeaches.Somearefamousforseasports,andsomeareattractivetoloversofeveningentertainments.Therefore,you'llhaveagoodtimeherewhetheryou'resingleoraccompaniedbyyourfriends.HaymanIslandHaymanIsland,asecretvacationisland,isoneofthe600coralislandsthatmakeuptheGreatBarrierReef.EveryyearthousandsoftouristscomeheretoadmirethebeautyofthetropicseaandthecharmingsceneoftheGreatBarrierReef.However,theyseldomseeanywaitersandwaitressesaroundastheyworkinandtravelthroughaspecialtunnel(通道).Thisiswhyit'scalledthemostsecretresort.1、Ifyouintendtodosomeshoppingbesidessightseeing,________maybeisyourbestchoice.A．MaldivesB．PhuketIslandC．JejuIslandD．HaymanIsland2、Touristsshould________inMaldiveswhengettingoutofthehotels.A．followthelocalrulesB．watchoutforsharksC．stayinsecrettunnelsD．stayawayfromthelocalpeople3、PhuketIslandisregardedas________bytourists.A．the“IslandsoftheGods”B．apearlontheIndianOceanC．asecretvacationislandD．thelastparadiseontheearth4、TouriststhinkHaymanIslandissecretbecause________.A．theyarestrictlylimitedwithinthehotelB．theyaren'tallowedtoswimintheseaC．theyareforbiddentobargaininthemarketD．theycan'tmeetservantsaroundthem25．（10分）Punks,Ravers,ModsandTeddyBoys.No,thesearen'tsomehotnewbands,butthenamesofanumberofBritishyouthsubcultures(亞文化)fromthelast70years.YouthClub,aUKnot-for-profitorganization,releasedabookearlierthisyearcelebratingmanydifferentsubculturesfromthroughoutBritainsrecenthistory."Acatalyst(催化劑)forcreativityontheworldwidestage,BritishyouthculturemovementsfromtheTeddyBoysofthe1950stothegrimeSceneofthe2000scontinuetoplayapioneeringroleinmusic,fashionandcreativityacrosstheglobe,"itwroteonitswebsite.Thesesubculturesweretraditionallyawayforyoungpeopletoshowtheirpersonalitiestoothers.WalkingaroundLondoninthe1970swouldhavemeantseeingdozensofyoung"punks"-peopledressedinrippeddenim(破洞牛仔褲),leatherjackets,bodypiercings(穿孔)andwithbrightly-dyedhair—onthestreets.Andinthe90s,“ravers”wereyoungpeoplewhothrewall-nightpartiesinabandonedbuildingsorcarparks.So,whatwasthereasonbehindthesesubcultures?"OnbothsidesoftheAtlantic,moreandmoreyoungdisappointedteenagerswerelookingforanescapefromtheboredomandconstraints(約束)ofsociety,"wrotelanYoungs,BBCentertainmentreporter."Unemployment,racialtensionsandsocialupheaval(劇變)addedfueltotheirfires."YouthsubcultureshaveallbutdisappearedintheWest.Someexpertsbelievethereasonforthisistheinstantandlow-pricedavailabilityofmusicandclothingintheinternetage."Fashionandmusic,they’remuchcheaperandthey’remuchfastertoday,"RuthAdams,aculturelectureratKingsCollegeLondontoldTheGuardian."WhenIwasateenager,youhadtosticktoonetypeofmusicorfashion,becauseitcostmoremoney.Now,it'sallabitmoreblurry(模糊不清的),”shesaid,believingthatit'shardertofigureoutsomeone'spersonalityormusictastesnowadaysjustbylookingatthem.Despitethis,Adamsbelievesthattoday’syoungpeoplearestillfindingtheirownwaytoexpressthemselves,butinamoremodernway."It'scertainlyhappeningonline,"shesaid."It'saloteasiertousepersonas(偽裝)onlinejustbyshowcasingcertaintypesofmysteriousknowledge."1、Accordingtothetext,Britishyouthsubcultures____.A．couldbetracedbacktothe1970sB．werestartedbyYouthClubtopromotecreativityC．wereawayforyouthtoexpresstheiridentitiesD．hadagreaterimpactonfashionthanmusic2、Whatcontributedtothepopularityoftheseyouthsubcultures?a.Youngpeople'sdesireforfreedomandfun.b.Youngpeople'slongingforfameandwealth.c.Thesocialpressureyoungpeoplesuffered.d.Theeasyaccesstomusicandclothing.A．abB．acC．bdD．cd3、WhichofthefollowingwouldRuthAdamsprobablyagreewith?A．Musicandfashiontrendsdeveloptoofastforyoungpeopletofollowtoday.B．Youngpeopletodayarelesswillingtoexpressthemselvesasherpeersdid.C．Youngpeopletodayarelessinterestedinmusicandfashionthanherpeersusedtobe.D．Theinternetmakesithardertofigureoutthepersonalitiesofyoungpeopletoday.4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsubcultures?A．ObjectiveB．NegativeC．DoubtfulD．Supportive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）Didyoueverhaveadream?I’mnottalkingaboutadreamyouhavewhenyousleep.I’mtalkingaboutaconscious1whereyouwouldliketoseeanewfuture,adifferentchoiceofemployment,anda2ofyouown.Howmanytimeshaveyouwishedthatyoucouldbelivinginadifferent3thantheoneyouare4experiencing?Severalyearsago,Ihadadreamaboutinventingaboardgamethatwould5mylife'sfortunes.Aftermanyrevisions,aboardgamewasdeveloped.Itwasa(n)6time.Ourdreamseemedtocometruewithsalesstartingtoaccumulate,andourcompanywasalso78,anothernewboardgame9themarketandmadegreatprogressinsales.Eventually,ourcompanywasdissolved.Perhapsforagamedeveloper,the10emotionsthatitneverwasmeanttobewilldiscouragehisfuturedreamsofadifferentlife.Buttome,maybeIdidn'tsucceedtothelevelI11,attheveryleastIturnedmydream12areality.13Ihadnevertransferredmydreamintogoalandthentoaction,therewouldn'thavebeen14lessonstobelearnedfromthefailure.Itmaytakemany15butsuccessisonlyachieved.Oncedreamsare16action,failurebecomesa17actionplansinfuture.Theimportant18hereisthatsuccessonlycomesbyturningdreamsintorealityandrealizingthat19areonlystepping-stonestofinalsuccess.Aftermanyattempts,manyfailures,manylessonsandmanyfalsestarts,learnvaluablelessonsfromfailure,tumdreamsinto20,anddon'tletadreamonlybeadream,successwillarriveatlast.1、A．futureB．lifeC．dreamD．plan2、A．factoryB．farmC．carD．business3、A．environmentB．schoolC．familyD．society4、A．enjoyablyB．previouslyC．constantlyD．currently5、A．destroyB．realizeC．changeD．create6、A．excitingB．terribleC．darkD．embarrassing7、A．canceledB．combinedC．disappearedD．founded8、A．UnfortunatelyB．UnlikelyC．UnconsciouslyD．Unfairly9、A．cameintoB．leftoutC．camebackD．tookin10、A．optimisticB．negativeC．difficultD．positive11、A．neededB．devotedC．desiredD．begged12、A．byB．onC．overD．into13、A．UnlessB．IfC．AfterD．Before14、A．valuableB．successfulC．uselessD．cruel15、A．analysesB．designsC．attemptsD．revisions16、A．tookupB．lookintoC．runacrossD．putinto17、A．goodB．betterC．mostD．bad18、A．meaningB．pointC．truthD．purpose19、A．effortsB．achievementsC．possibilitiesD．difficulties20、A．heartB．existenceC．actionD．ambition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）IwillneverforgetthatattheageofnineIwasaskedtodeliveraspeechentitledAChallengeinMyLifebeforethewholeclass!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthat—withsomanyeyes2．(fix)uponme.Ihavenochoicebut3．(prepare)forit,though.First,Iwastodraftthespeech,whichwasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory,fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.Therealmomentbegan5．Istoodontheplatformwithmylegstremblingandmymindblank.Butmy6．(listen)werewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback.After7．seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding匢madeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbefore8．bigaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmyconfidencebuildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway9．successisourfear.Overcomeit,10．youwillbeabletoachieveyourgoals.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）Goodmorning,everyone、It’sgreathonorformetospeakhere、Myname’sLiXiaojun,borninaharmoniousfamily、Myfatherandmotherareallhighschoolteachers、Influencedbythem,Ireadwidelyduringmyearlyage,butI’vedevelopedagreatinterestinartsandsports、I’measy-going,getalongwellwithmyclassmates、Itisthispersonalitywhichhelpsmewinoverallmyclassmates’friendships,andalsohelpmeovercomemanydifficultiesbothinacademicandpersonallife、Beingadmittedinyouruniversityhasalwaysbeenabeautifuldreamforme、IdreamconstantlythatI,alongwithmineclassmates,willstudyhappywiththehelpoftherespectableprofessors、IdreamthatIwillswimfreelyinthesea,enjoyingthewavesofknowledge、Ihopeallmydreamwillcometrueinthenearfuture、Thankyou、第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國筆友Amy發來郵件與你分享好消息，她在當地“漢語橋(ChineseBridge)”比賽中中文演講與二胡獨奏表現突出。今年十月她將代表美國赴華參加世界中學生漢語橋總決賽。請你給她寫一封郵件，內容包括：1.祝賀；2.對總決賽的建議；3.期待見面。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.文中不得出現自己的真實信息；3.參考詞匯：二胡獨奏erhusolo________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、D5、B6、A7、B8、D9、B10、C11、D12、A13、D14、D15、A16、B17、C18、C19、C20、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、1、C2、B3、A4、D22、1、C2、B3、C4、B23、MichelleYeohalsoknownasYeohChooKhengwasborninIpoh,Malaysia.Ataveryyoungageshedreamtofbeingaballerina.Unluckily,whenshewas16,shesufferedaseriousbackinjuryandherprofessionaldancingcareerwasbrokendown.Michellewouldhavegivenupherdreamsandbecomealawyerinstead.Againstherdoctor’sadvice,shecontinuedgoingforherdream.Shebelievedthatifshecan’tdance,theremustbesomethingelseshecando.In1983,attheageof21,shewontheMissMalaysiabeautycontest.ThinwontheattentionofJackieChanandtheHongKongm