江蘇省宿遷市沭陽縣修遠中學2025屆高考英語三模試卷含解析

江蘇省宿遷市沭陽縣修遠中學2025屆高考英語三模試卷注意事項：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(qū)。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(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)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．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot2．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant3．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly4．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who5．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing6．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift7．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．arehaving8．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what9．AbookIreadlastyear,______nameIcan’tremember,changedmyideaabouttime.A．which B．thatC．whose D．what10．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare11．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic12．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which13．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the14．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict15．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are16．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing17．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where18．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is19．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy20．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong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）Papa,asasonofadirt-poorfarmer,leftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactory,foreducationwasfortherichthen.So,theworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinterest,hereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandson,listenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.“There’ssomuchtolearn,”he’dsay.“Thoughwearebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway.’’Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedeniedaneducation.Thus,Papainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,itwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant,itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecomment,alwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment-thetimetosharetheday’snewlearning.Papa,attheheadofthetable,wouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwine,readytolisten.“Felice,”he’dsay.“tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.”“IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis...”Silence.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaid,asifthesalvation(拯救)oftheworldwoulddependuponit.“ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well...”he’dsay.“Getthemap;let’sseewhereNepalis.”AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgrowingtogether,sharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother’seducation.Andbylookingatus,listeningtous,respectingourinput,affirming(打定)ourvalue,givingusasenseofdignity.Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.Laterduringmytrainingasafutureteacher,Istudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.TheywereimpartingwhatPapahadknownallalong-thevalueofcontinuallearning.Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.Notasingledayhasbeenwasted,thoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.1、Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A．Theauthor’sfatherwasborninaworker’sfamily.B．Thosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlife.C．Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.D．Thetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworld.2、Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“”A．onenewthingB．thenewsC．arequestD．somecomment3、Whatisthegreatestvalueof“dinnertime”totheauthor?A．WinningPapa’sapprovalB．ShowingtalentsC．ContinuallearningD．Familyget-together4、ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthorA．appreciatedhisfather’seducationaltechnique.B．knewverywellaboutNepal.C．feltregretaboutthosewasteddays.D．enjoyedtalkingaboutnews.22．（8分）Exactlyfiveyearsago,onNewYear’sEve,Iwasinvitedtoachildren’sballbyamanhighupinthebusinessworld,whohadhisconnections,hiscircleofacquaintances,andhisclosefriends.Soitseemedasthoughthechildren’sballwasmerelyanexcusefortheparentstocometogetheranddiscussmattersofinteresttothemselves,quiteinnocentlyandcasually.Iwasanoutsider,and,asIhadnospecialmatterstoair,Iwasabletospendtheeveningindependentlyoftheothers.Therewasanothergentlemanpresentwholikemehadjuststumbledupon(偶然發(fā)現(xiàn))thisaffairofdomestichappiness.Hewasthefirsttoattractmyattention.Hisappearancewasnotthatofamanofnoblebirth.Hewastall,ratherthin,veryserious,andwelldressed.Obviouslyhehadnoheartforthefamilycelebration.Theinstanthewentoffintoacornerbyhimselfthesmiledisappearedfromhisface,andhisthickdarkbrowsknittedintoafrown(皺眉).Heknewnooneexceptthehostandshowedeverysignofbeingboredtodeath,thoughbravelykeepingtheroleofthoroughenjoymenttotheend.LaterIlearnedthathewasaprovincial,hadcometothecapitalonsomeimportantbusiness,hadbroughtaletterofrecommendationtoourhost,andourhosthadtakenhimunderhisprotection,notatallwithlove.Itwasmerelyoutofpolitenessthathehadinvitedhimtothechildren’sball.Theydidnotplaycardswithhim.Theydidnotofferhimcigars.Nooneenteredintoconversationwithhim.Possiblytheyrecognizedthebirdbyitsfeathersfromadistance.Thus,mygentleman,notknowingwhattodowithhishands,wascompelled(迫使)tospendtheeveningstroking(撫摸)hiswhiskers(胡須).Hiswhiskerswerereallyfine,buthestrokedthemsoeagerlythatonegotthefeelingthatthewhiskershadcomeintotheworldfirstandafterwardsthemaninordertostrokethem.1、Accordingtotheauthor,therealpurposeofthechildrenballwasthat______.A．theparentswantedtomaketheirchildrenhappyB．theparentshadachancetomeetandsocializeC．thehosthopedtomaketheguestshappyD．thehostwantedtogiveawelcometoanimportantguest2、Thegentlemanwasunhappybecause______.A．hewasoneofthepoorrelativesofthehostB．hewasfromthecountrysideC．hewastryingtodosomebusinesswiththehostD．hewasnotreallywelcomeintheball3、Thegentlemantouchedhiswhiskerseagerlyjustbecause______.A．helikedhiswhiskersverymuchB．hehadthehabitofdoingsoC．hewasembarrassedintheballD．hefeltuneasywearingwhiskers4、Whentheauthorwastellingthestory,hewas______.A．humorousB．seriousC．jokingD．doubtful23．（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．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread24．（8分）◆ElectricUnderground7：30pm-1：00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatreDoyouknowwho'splayinginyourarea？We'rebringingyouaneveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands．Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract（合同）？Ifso，comeearlytothetalkat7：30pmbyJulesSkye，asuccessfulrecordproducer．He'sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic．◆GeeWhizz8：30pm-10：30pmComedyatKaleidoscopeComeandseeGeeWhizzperform．He'sthefunnieststand-upcomedian（喜劇演員）onthecomedyscene．Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone，fromtheyoungesttotheoldest．GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!Ourbarisopenfrom7：00pmfordrinksandsnacks（快餐）．◆Simon'sWorkshop5：00pm-7：30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStageThisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy（喜?。甌heworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy，andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh．Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years'experienceofteachingcomedy．Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun．AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny．◆CharlotteStone8：00pm-11：00pmPizzaWorldFinefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic；thisisagreateveningout．CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD，withJamesPickeringonthepiano．ThemenuisItalian，withexcellentmeatandfreshfish，pizzasandpasta（面食）．Bookearlytogetatable．Ourbarisopenallday，andservescocktails，coffee，beer，andwhitewine．1、Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced？______A．JulesSkye．B．GeeWhizz．C．CharlotteStone．D．JamesPickering．2、WhatdoweknowaboutSimon'sWorkshop？______A．Itrequiresmembershipstatus．B．Itlaststhreehourseachtime．C．Itisrunbyacomedyclub．D．ItisheldeveryWednesday．3、WhenwillCharlotteStoneperformhersongs？______A．5：00pm-7：30pm．B．7：30pm-1：00am．C．8：00pm-11：00pm．D．8：30pm-10：30pm．25．（10分）AndrewJacksonhasbeensittingprettyonthe$20billfor87years.Isittimetobringsomenewbloodtothebanknote?Thenon-profitorganizationcalledWomenon20siscampaigningtoputawoman’sfaceonAmericanmoney.BarbaraOrtizHoward,thecompany’sfounder,wouldliketoseeawomanonthe$20billby2020.Thatyearmarksthe100-yearanniversaryofthe19thAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,whichgavewomentherighttovote.Howardgottheideawhensherealizedthatherdaughterhadnoeverydayremindersoffamouswomeninhistory.SheaskedherfriendSusanAdesStone,ajournalist,tojoinhercause.“Partoftheaimistoeducateasmanypeopleaspossibleaboutasmanywomenaspossible,”Adessays.“Wewanttoseehowmanypeoplewecanreach.”Americanmoneyvaluesthesuccessesofformerpresidentsandfoundingfathers.Currently,thereareonlytwowomenonmoney:SusanB．Anthonyisthefaceoftheraredollarcoin,andSacagaweacanbeseenonthegolddollarcoin.Therearenowomenonpaperbills.Withhelpfromwritersandhistorians,HowardandStonecameupwithavotinglistfeaturing15importantwomen.Adessaysthereisastandardforchoosingcandidates.Theylookatthewomen’scontributionstoourworld,andatwhatchallengestheyfaced.Morethan72,000peoplehavevotedsofarinthepoll.Adessaysthecompetitionhasnarrowedtoa“verycloserace”,butwon’tsaywho’sinthelead.Aftertworoundsofvoting,Womenon20swillsendtheircampaigntotheWhiteHouseforconsideration.ThefinaldecisionisuptotheTreasurySecretary,JackLew.Lewisunlikelytomakeachangewithoutthepresident’sapproval.Butlastyear,whenalittlegirlaskedthepresidentwhytherearen’tanywomenonUScurrency,hesaidthataddingawomanisa“prettygoodidea”.1、WhendidAmericanwomenbegintoenjoyvotingrights?A．Inthe1920s.B．Inthe19thcentury.C．Fewerthan20yearsago.D．Morethan200yearsago.2、Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A．HowardandStonedecidedthevotinglistontheirownB．Howard’sideahassomethingtodowithherdaughterC．sofarnoAmericanwomenhaveappearedoncoinsD．formerpresidentsruleAmericanmoney3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Adeshasannouncedthevictorofthevoting.B．It’simpossibleforJackLewtomakeachange.C．Thepresidentwillprobablysupportsuchachange.D．Thefinaldecisionisduetobemadebythepresident.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．ThefuturefacesofmoneyB．DifferentfaceschosenonmoneyC．ConstantchangesinmoneyfacesD．Acampaignforwomen’sfacesonmoney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）Itwasacoldnight.AsIwaswalkingpasta1shop,ahomelessguycameuptomeandaskedmeforsome2.Ihavealwaysbeen3ofgivingoutmoneyto4peopleforacoupleofreasons.First,Idon'tknow5theywilldowithit.Thereisthepossibility（可能性）thattheywilluseitto6themselvesordosomethinggood.7,thereisthepossibilitythattheywilluseitforalcohol（酒精）.IfI8handthemmoney,Iwillnever9.Second,Ibelievethatgivingmoney—thistypeofactkeepsthemmastateof10.Idon'twantto11themtoalwaysaskformoneywithouttryingto12itinadifferentwaythatbringshappiness.Therearepeopleouttherewhodoneedahelpinghand,butyouneverknowwhattheyusethemoneyfor13youask.Idecidedtoaskhimwhatheneededmoneyfor.Hesaidhejustwantedsomecoffee.Ididsmellalcoholcomingoutofhim,soIwasalittle14.Ifallhewantedwascoffeeandwewereinfrontofacoffeeshop,Ithought,just15theintermediary（中間媒介）—money.SoIboughtacupofcoffeeforhim.Hewalkedawayhappilyandwas16tome.Icontinuethis17everytimeImeetwithhomelesspeople.18givingmoneyawayand19forthebest,gettingthemwhatthey20willhaveagoodeffect（影響）foralongtime.1、A．foodB．toyC．bookD．coffee2、A．clothesB．moneyC．drinksD．medicine3、A．unsureB．supportiveC．proudD．fond4、A．carelessB．differentC．homelessD．worried5、A．whyB．whenC．howD．what6、A．congratulateB．betterC．devoteD．appreciate7、A．ThereforeB．AboveallC．HoweverD．Forsure8、A．stillB．alreadyC．justD．ever9、A．judgeB．realizeC．seeD．know10、A．lazinessB．uselessnessC．gloryD．calmness11、A．persuadeB．encourageC．requestD．command12、A．earnB．useC．findD．pay13、A．thoughB．unlessC．becauseD．once14、A．carefulB．sadC．patientD．excited15、A．doubtB．saveC．skipD．serve16、A．gratefulB．kindC．politeD．generous17、A．customB．practiceC．trainingD．tradition18、A．LessthanB．MorethanC．RatherthanD．Otherthan19、A．lookingB．askingC．waitingD．hoping20、A．wantB．thinkC．valueD．insist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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）IfyouareinterestedingettinguniversityeducationinChinaand1．(attend)theuniversityprogram,youmayneedtoregisterinthehighschool.StartingyoureducationatthehighschoollevelinChinagivesyouanadvantagesinceyouwillbewell2．(prepare)beforejoiningtheuniversity.YouwillhavelearntMandarin(普通話)，3．willmakeyourdailyconversationssmooth.Youwillalsohavefamiliarizedyourselfwiththesurroundings,making4．easytogetyourwayaround.Inhighschool,youwill5．(introduce)toaChinesewayoflearningandeducationat6．earlyage.Besides,gettingahighschool7．(admit)inChinaiseasy.Youonlyneedtolookforschoolswhichareofferinghighschooleducationtotheinternationalstudents.MostofthemofferinstructionsbothinEnglish8．Chinese.Choosearightenvironmentthatwillallowyoutolearnthelocallanguage,chooseanareathatis9．(convenience)toyouandselectaschoolthatallowsaforeignstudentto10．(easy)adapttoanewculture.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以下作文，文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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。DearPeter,It’safairlylongtimesinceyouleaveourschool.Imissyouverymuch.Iseverythinggoingwell?ThebookyourecommendedmeisverybenefittomyEnglishstudies.IthasabundantreadingmaterialswhatIneedmost,greatlybroadenmyhorizon.NowIhavebecomemoreinterestinginEnglish.Beside,sinceIcanexpressmyselfmuchbetterthanever,I’vebeenmadesomenewforeignfriends.Thankstomykindnessandconsideration,I’vemaderapidprogressesinEnglish.I’mlookingforwardtomoreadvicefromyou!Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是紅星中學高三學生李平，你的英國筆友Chris即將高中畢業(yè)，他在郵件中和你探討上大學的問題。請你給Chris回復郵件，告訴他你的想法，內容包括：1.上大學的重要性；2.選擇大學考慮的因素。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于50；2.開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearChris,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A3、C4、B5、D6、C7、D8、B9、C10、A11、A12、C13、B14、D15、A16、B17、B18、D19、D20、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、C4、A22、1、B2、D3、C4、B23、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.Thoughonlythewinnerwouldreceiveamilliondollarrewardandasignificantrecorddeal,othercontestantswouldhavehadachancetobeknownbythepublic.AsthefamousproducerSimonCowelloncesaid,＂Thepoint