2024屆浙江省溫州十五校聯(lián)合體高考沖刺英語模擬試題含解析

2024屆浙江省溫州十五校聯(lián)合體高考沖刺英語模擬試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express2．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed3．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto4．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．changed5．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why6．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed7．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup8．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．a(chǎn)mbiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential9．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit10．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．Comeon B．NohurryC．Noproblem D．Welldone11．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding12．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently13．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed14．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived15．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what16．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout17．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive18．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping19．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe20．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited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）Notlongago,peoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.YetdoctorsintheUnitedStatessaybabiesbeginlearningontheirfirstdayoflife.Scientistsnotethatbabiesarestronglyinfluencedbytheirenvironment.Theysayababywillsmileifhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarepossiblebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregivers.Thisishowbabieslearntoconnectandcommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.Onestudyshowsthatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.Theresearchersplacedataperecorderonthestomachofapregnantwoman.Then,theyplayedarecordingofashortstory.Onthedaythebabywasborn,theresearchersattemptedtofindifheknewthesoundsofthestoryrepeatedwhileinhismother.Theydidthisbyplacingadeviceinthemouthofthenewbornbaby.Thebabywouldhearthestoryifhemovedhismouthoneway.Ifthebabymovedhismouththeotherway,hewouldhearadifferentstory.Theresearcherssaythebabyclearlylikedthestoryheheardbeforehewasborn.Theysaythebabywouldmovehismouthsohecouldhearthestoryagainandagain.Anotherstudyshowshowmotherscanstronglyinfluencesocialdevelopmentandlanguageskillsintheirchildren.Researchersstudiedthechildrenfromtheageofonemonthtothreeyears.Theresearchersattemptedtomeasurethesensitivityofthemothers.Thewomenwereconsideredsensitiveiftheysupportedtheirchildren’sactivitiesanddidnotinterfere(干預(yù))unnecessarily.Theytestedthechildrenforthinkingandlanguagedevelopmentwhentheywerethreeyearsold.Also,theresearchersobservedthewomenforsignsofdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidnotdoaswellintestsasthechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidpoorlyintestsoflanguageskillsandunderstandingwhattheyhear.Thesechildrenalsowerelesscooperativeandhadmoreproblemsdealingwithotherpeople.Theresearchersnotedthatthesensitivityofthemotherswasimportanttotheintelligencedevelopmentoftheirchildren.Childrendidbetterwhentheirmotherswerecaring,evenwhentheysufferedfromdepression.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorthatinfluencesintelligencedevelopmentinbabies?A．Theenvironment.B．TheirpeersC．Mother’ssensitivityD．Educationbeforebirth2、Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinwhichnewbornbabiesheardthestories?A．ToprovethatbabiescanlearnonthefirstdaytheyarebornB．ToshowmotherscanstronglyinfluenceintelligencedevelopmentintheirbabiesC．Toindicateearlyeducationhasadeepeffectonthebabies’languageskillsD．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn3、Whichgroupofchildrendidtheworstintestsoflanguageskills?A．ThechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepressionB．ThechildrenofdepressedbutcaringmothersC．ThechildrenofdepressedmotherswhocaredlittlefortheirchildrenD．Childrenwithhighcommunicationabilities4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ScientificfindingsabouthowintelligencedevelopsinbabiesB．ScientificfindingsabouthowbabiesdevelopbeforebirthC．Scientificfindingsabouthowtimehasaneffectonbabies’intelligenceD．Astudyshowsbabiesarenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheyarefiveorsixmonthsold22．（8分）Nearly20U.S.stateshavestartedcarryingoutformerpresidentBarackObama’sCleanPowerPlan,whichplaceslimitsoncarbondioxideemissionsfrompowerplantsinanefforttoreducetheimpactsofclimatechange.Theplanhasbeeninlegallimbo(邊緣)forthepastyear.Yetscientistshavenowcalculatedanotheroutcomeofthepolicy:harmtocropyields(產(chǎn)量)iftheplaniscancelled.Alongwithcarbonpollution,coal-firedpowerplantsspew(噴出)pollutantsthatformwhatweknowassmog.Thecontributionofsmogtoincreasedratesofasthma(哮喘)andprematuredeathswasalreadyknown.Thenewresearchestimatestheextenttowhichsmog,underair-pollutionpolicies-4nplacebeforetheCleanPowerPlan,wouldlimitproductionin2020offourmajorcrops:corn,cotton,potatoesandsoybeans.LedbyenvironmentalengineerShannonL.Capps,nowatDrexelUniversity,theteamalsosketchedtheextenttowhichthosecropproductionlosseswouldreduceunderthreenationwidescenarios(方案).Oneimprovedtheefficiencyofindividualpowerplants.AnothermodeledapolicysimilartotheObamaplan,settingstateCO2emissionsgoalsfortheelectricitydepartment.Athirdestablishedataxoncarbonemissions,underwhichemissionsfellthemost.Butthegreatestdropinsmog-formingpollutants—andgreatestgainsincropyields—camefrompoliciessuchastheCleanPowerPlan.Researcherscalculatedhowwelleachscenariowouldreducethepotentialproductivityloss(PPL)ofeachcrop.PPLisaprojectedvaluefor2020andindicateshowmuchcropgrowthwouldsufferbecauseofsmog.Scenario2mostcloselyagreeswithresultsexpectedfromtheCleanPowerPlan.1、What’sthemainpurposeofTheCleanPowerPlan?A．Tooffercleanpower, B．TolimitCO2emissions.C．Toslowclimatechange. D．Toincreasecropproduction.2、Thelatestresearchshowsthatsmogmaycause.A．a(chǎn)sthma B．earlydeathsC．heartdisease D．cropproductionloss3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Scenario3wasintendedtoincreasetaxes.B．Scenario2increasedcropyieldsmost.C．Scenario1didn’thaveanyeffectoncropyields.D．ThethreescenariosweremadeatDrexelUniversity.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．U.S.statesrestarttheObama’sPlan.B．TheCleanPowerPlanwascalledoff.C．Threescenariosbenefitcropyields.D．Smogdoesharmtopeople’shealth.23．（8分）AsIwentdownthewoodensnowysteps,Iheldtheroughrailing(欄桿)withonehand,heldmycryingdaughterKellywiththeotherandmademywayintotheyard.IkneweverythingwouldbeokayifIlocatedmymother.Insteadofasmile,shegreetedmewithconcern.IknewshehadreadmyfaceasI’dapproached.“What’swrong?”sheasked.Iheldthebabyout.“Ican’ttakecareofthisbaby,”Isaidsimply.Mymotherdidn’ttakeherfrommyarmsasIexpected.Shesmiledslightly,andthenrepliedfirmly,“Youhavetotakecareofthatbaby.”ThiswasnottheresponseIwanted.Couldn’tshehearthebabycrying?Iwantedhertofixthisproblem.Instead,shetookoffherglovesandaskedmeinforsomecoffee.MomheldKellywhileIheldthecoffeecup.Atthatmomentthebabyfinallystoppedcrying.IglancedoveratKelly,contentinmymother’sarms.Hertinyblueeyeswerefixedonme,asiftoask,“What’stheproblemhere,Mama?”Hersweet,familiarbreatheasedthestressintheair.Ilookedatmymother,feelingfoolishbutrelieved.Shestoodandplacedanarmaroundmyshoulders.“Bythetimeyoucamealong,thingswerequitetheoppositeforme.Butwithmyfirstchild,youcanbetthatIoftenfelthelpless.”Thebabyshowednosignsofourafternoonstruggle,whilemyownhairremaineddampandmessyfromsweatandworry.“Cryingistheonlywaybabieshavetocommunicate.Trytolistentohercriesandhearthemaslanguage.She’snotcryingtoannoyyou;she’stryingtoconveyamessagewiththeonlyvoiceshehas.”O(jiān)nceagain,hergentleguidancehadsupportedmethroughastormandbackintoclearskies.AsIheadedbacktomyownhome,Momremindedme,“Itwon’talwaysbesohard.Childrengrowfast.Beforeyouknowit,you’llhaveanemptynestandyou’llmissher.”1、Whydidtheauthorvisithermotherintheroughweather?A．Shewasconcernedabouthermother’ssafety.B．Shewashelplessandneededhermother’shelp.C．ShewantedeverythingtobeOKwithherfamily.D．Shewantedtolearntocareforbabiesfromher.2、Howdidtheauthor’smotherfeelwhenbringingherup?A．Experiencedandconfident.B．Inexperiencedbutpatient.C．Thoughtlessandunconcerned.D．Consideratebutimpatient.3、Whatdidtheauthor’smotherthinkaboutbabies’crying?A．It’sbabies9wayofexpressingdiscomfortorhunger.B．It’sbabies9mainwaytoexerciseandgrowhealthy.C．It’sbabies,onlywayofcommunicationwithpeople.D．It’sbabies’fightforloveandcarefromtheworld.4、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’smother?A．Shelikestoraisesmallchildrenandgiveadvice.B．Shelivesalonelylifewithoutherchildren.C．Sheusedtosailouttotheseawiththeauthor.D．Sheoftengivesadvicetotheauthorintrouble.24．（8分）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingapart-timesummerjobatalocalicecreamshop.Whilehandinganicecreamtoanolderwomanatthedrive-thru(餐車)window,Inoticedshehadaboxofwhatappearedtobefreshtomatoes.Ifyou’veeverworkedadrive-thrujob,youknowit’shardnottolookintosomeone’scarwhenyou’reinchesfromhisorherface.AsIhandedhertheicecream,Isaid,“Thosetomatoeslookdelicious!Whatkindarethey?”Sherepliedwithabigsmile,“Here,havesome!”WithinsecondsIhadahandfuloftheprettiesttomatoesIhadeverseen.Thosetomatoeslookedexpensive.“Oh,no,youdon’tneedtogivemeany!”Isaid.Iweaklytriedtoprotest:“Really,youdidn’thavetogivemeany,butIappreciateit.”Thewomansmiledagainandsaid,“Ihopeyouenjoythem.Andtoansweryourquestion,it’sanheirloom(祖?zhèn)鞯?seedthatmymomusedtoplant.Sotheyaren’tliketheonesyougetinthegrocerystore.”Afterthatshespedoff.Shewaslikeanadultversionofthetoothfairy:Igavehericecreamandshegavemetomatoes.Abouttwoweekslater,mybossattheicecreamstoresentmeatextmessage:“Iwanttoletyouknowyourgardenerdroppedoffaboxofvegetablesforyou.”Baffled,Ireplied,“Mygardener?”Thatnight,mybossshowedmethebox.Itwasfulloftomatoes,cucumbers,greenbeansandsoon.Thetomatofairywasback!Iwasbothhappyandconfused.Whywasthiswomanbeingsogenerous?Ineversawheragain,buttothisdayherrandomactofkindnessinspiresmetosharemygardenharvestswithanyonewhowillhaveit.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tomakeanadvertisementforthetomatoes.B．Tointroduceastrangeandgenerouswoman.C．Topassonthewoman’sactofkindness.D．Tomakefriendswithstrangers.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“Baffled”?A．Puzzled.B．Frightened.C．Disappointed.D．Relaxed.3、Whydidtheauthorfeelhappyandconfusedwhenreceivingtheboxofvegetables?A．Hedidn’tmeetthepersondroppingoffthevegetables.B．Hedidn’texpectthewomanwassogeneroustohim.C．Hethoughthisbosswasplayingajokeonhim.D．Hedidn’tplaceanorderforthetomatoes.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．theauthormaybecomeanothersecretgardenerB．thetomatofairywillbepopularintheworldC．theauthorwillselltomatoesinsteadoficecreamD．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread25．（10分）HousekeepingServices--Aresponsible,professional,experiencedhousekeeperisneededtotakecareofallcleaningdetailsofalocalbusinessinAngwin.Thispersonwillbeneeded2or3timesperweekforabout8hoursperday.Pleasesendanemailforadditionalinformationandbereadytoprovideresumeandworkhistory.Driver’slicenseandtheabilitytoliftatleast50poundsarerequired.Paywillbe$20-$25perhour.Tocontactthem,emailrecruitingangwin@.CaregiverPosition--Lookingforacaregivertohelpwitha91-year-oldwomanwholivesinCalistoga.ShespeaksbothEnglishandSpanish,butSpanishisherpreference.Shesleepsquiteabitduringthedaysothereistimetodohousework.Shecannotbeleftalonebecausesheisafallrisk.Shewalkswithawalkeronherown.Pleasecall925-785-8500ifinterested.WorshipMusicLeader--FirstPresbyterianChurch(FPC)inNapaislookingforsomeonewhowillselectsongsandusemediaforchurchservicesonSundays.Applicantsmustbeabletocommit8-10hoursperweekforserviceandmeetingsaswellasbeingavailableeverySundayfrom9:00amto12:00pm.Thepayisabout$18anhour.DetailedjobinformationwillbepostedonthePayrollOffice’swindow.Ifinterested,sendyourcoverletterandresumetoDavidStokeratdavid@.CateringCompany--OakAvenueisamostsuccessfulcateringcompanyinSt.Helenasearchingforenthusiasticpeopletojointheirtalentedteamofchefsandserviceprofessionals.Hoursareflexibleandpositionsareavailableforambitiouschefs,bakers,servicehelpers,andcaptains.PleasesendabriefcoverletterandresumetoMaritza@orcall707-963-9278formoreinformation.1、Toworkasahousekeeper,oneneedsto____________.A．beabletodrive B．bealocalinAngwinC．workabout8hoursperweek D．beabletospeaktwolanguages2、Whydoesthe91-year-oldwomanneedtobeaccompanied?A．Shecannotwalkbyherself. B．Shehasapoormemory.C．Shehasdifficultyinsleeping. D．Sheislikelytofalldown.3、Whichisthecontactnumberoremailaddressforthosewhowanttobecomegreatbakers?A．925-785-8500 B．707-963-9278C．david@ D．recruitingangwin@gmail.co第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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）TravelinginVietnamwaslikevisitingamysteriousneighbor.Youhavelivednextdoortoeachotherforyearsbutknowvery1aboutwhathappenedon2sideofthefence.ItravelledtherelastAugust.A(n)3180-kilometretripfromaChinesebordertowntoHanoi,thecapitalofVietnam,4anadventurouseighthours.That’s5thecountrystilldoesn’thaveamodernexpresswaysystem.Themajorpassagegoingthroughthecountryisonlyatwo-wayroad.6,manyareasaremountainous.Vietnamesedriversare7andfearless.Theycompetewitheachotheratfullspeedsnomatterhowscaredthe8feel.Whenthebusshookusviolentlyforthehundredthtime,thedrivermadea9tomakeusfeelbetter.“See,thisisjusta(n)10Vietnamesepeoplegiveyou,afreemassage(按摩)service.”Itwasmidnight11Ireachedthathotel.Switchingonthetelevision,Iwas12bysomething:Allthe13intheTVplaysspokeinthesamevoice.14,modernKoreanplaysandhistoricalChineseplaysare15withtheVietnamese.Butitseemedtheydidn’thaveenough16todub(為……配音)alltheseprograms.So,thesameboringwomanappears17everyTVplaytospeakfortheroles.ThenextmorningwhenIopenedthewindow,Ifoundmyselfinahuge“18”.Thebuildingsinthestreetswere19inallkindsofcolorsyoucanimagine.Vietnameseareallowedto20theirhousesastheylike.Eachonewasdifferent.Thelargenumberofcolorsbroughtthecityalive.1、A．littleB．muchC．a(chǎn)lotD．few2、A．a(chǎn)notherB．otherC．eitherD．theother3、A．longB．simpleC．pleasantD．easy4、A．tookB．spentC．paidD．devoted5、A．whyB．whenC．becauseD．where6、A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．AlsoD．Otherwise[來源7、A．wonderfulB．impatientC．carefulD．helpless8、A．passengersB．policemenC．driversD．passers-by9、A．storyB．jokeC．promiseD．statement10、A．giftB．pleasureC．competitionD．surprise11、A．thatB．untilC．whenD．while12、A．excitedB．embarrassedC．disappointedD．a(chǎn)mazed13、A．a(chǎn)ctressesB．a(chǎn)ctorsC．charactersD．channels14、A．AtpresentB．TobehonestC．SureenoughD．Ofcourse15、A．satisfiedB．receivedC．contentD．popular16、A．timeB．budgetC．peopleD．space17、A．besideB．underC．overD．behind18、A．filmB．gardenC．bookD．cup19、A．putB．setC．dressedD．filled20、A．rentB．makeC．liveD．paint第二節(jié)（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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Habits,1．goodorbad,aregraduallyformed.Whenapersondoesacertainthingagain,heisdrivenby2．unseenforcetodothesamethingrepeatedly;thenahabitis3．(form).Onceahabitisformed,itisdiffult,andsometimesimpossible,togetridof.Itisthereforeveryimportantthatwepaygreatattentiontotheformationofhabits.Childrenoftenformbadhabitssomeof4．remainwiththemaslong5．theylive.Laziness,lying,stealingandsoonarealleasilyformedbadhabits.Thereareotherhabitsformedinearlylifeare6．greathelp.Many7．(success)mensaythatmuchoftheirsuccesshassomethingto8．withcertainhabitsinearlylife,suchasearlyrising,honestyandsoon.Weshouldkeepfromallthebadhabitsandtrytoform9．habitsaswillbegoodforourselvesand10．.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)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一下作文，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：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧），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。WithTeachers’Daydrawnear,IwouldliketoexpressmythankstoMs、Li,whotaughtmyEnglishlastyear、Atthattime,IwashavingatroublestudyingEnglishandmyscoresfell、Ms、Liencouragedmeandtellmeherstorythatshenevergaveupbeforeherstudiesdidn’tgowell、ShealsosaidthatitwasnecessarytomakeeffortssothatIwouldnotregretwastetime、Herwordswerethebestmedicinebecauseshestoodinhershoestodealwithproblemsandgavemehelpfuladvices、Shedidn’tsimplecomfortme、Herteachingmethodsalsoworked、IthadneveroccurredmethatstudyingcouldbesointeresteduntilImetMs、Li、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，為迎接新年到來，你校將舉辦藝術(shù)節(jié)活動，請寫信邀外國朋友Brown參加，主要內(nèi)容：1．目的和時間；2．活動安排；3．請他表演節(jié)目。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實、行文連貫。DearBrown,I’mLiHuainyourclass.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、B5、B6、C7、B8、A9、A10、A11、C12、B13、A14、D15、C16、B17、B18、C19、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、B2、D3、C4、A22、1、C2、D3、B4、A23、1、B2、A3、C4、D24、Thismonth,thesingingcompetition,AmericanIdol,willcometoanend.Foryears,thepopularshowwasaplatformforrisingartists.Withagroupoffamousjudgesandawiderangeoftalents,itisclearthatthecompetitiveatmosphereofAmericanIdolwillremainunrivaledbyanyothershow.Afterall,itssuccesshasbeen＂unmatchedinbroadcastinghistory.＂AmericanIdolcamefromtheBritishseriesPopIdol.Throughanapplication,contestantscameintothecompetitionandthereafter,werechosentoaudition(試音)fortheshow.Eachcandidatewouldhavetoperformapiecetothejudges,andparticipateinastrictselectionprocess.Notonlywouldcontestantshavetosingingroups,theyweresometimestaskedtoperformpieceswithoutmusicalinstruments.Attheendofthisstage,only24o36artistswerechosentoenterthesemi-finalstage.Soon,thefateofthecontestantswouldbedecidedbythepublic.Duringthecandidate’sliveperformance,afreetelephonenumberwasdisplayedonthescreenforviewerstodial,tocasttheirvote.Attheendofthenight,only13luckysingerswouldbeleftinthecompetition;bythefinals,only8contestantswouldremain.Finally,arunner-up(亞軍)andawinnerwereannouncedeveryseason.Thoughonlythewinnerwouldreceive