黔東南州2025屆高考英語五模試卷含解析

黔東南州2025屆高考英語五模試卷注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe2．Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,________recipeisdon’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.A．ofwhich B．whichC．whose D．ofwhom3．Whydoesshealwaysdrivetowork____shecouldeasilytakethetrain?A．unless B．untilC．before D．when4．Thedoctor’sdilemmawas_____heshouldtellthepatientthetruth.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what5．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor6．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.7．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore8．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what9．Mr.Smithdidn’tunderstand_____madehissonsoupsetthatevening.A．whatwasit B．whyitwasthis C．howthatwas D．whatitwasthat10．---Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale_____.---Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?A．fellthroughB．gotthroughC．clearedupD．lookedup11．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where12．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck13．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong-termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need14．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．a(chǎn)mount C．discount D．a(chǎn)ccount15．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．a(chǎn)mexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored16．Ifyouwanttoimproveyourfigureandhealth,themosteffectivethingtodoistoshowupatthegymeverytimeyou________bethere.A．can B．willC．may D．shall17．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved18．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May19．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively20．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．a(chǎn)swhiteasasheetD．inabluemood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）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．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread22．（8分）CarrieGracieisknowledgeableaboutChinaanditsaffairs.Shealsohasareputationasagenerouscolleague.ShehasresignedfromherjobasChinaeditorbecauseheremployerswillnotpayheratthesamerateastheypaythehandfulofmenwhodoasimilarlychallengingandimportantjob.Shehasresignedbecause.sherefusedtogooncolluding(共謀)withtheBBC’sdishonestyaboutitsfailuretogivewomenandmenequalpayforequalwork.Graciewasrecruitedtothejob,becauseshehadallthetalentandskillstheBBCneededtocoverthedifficultinternationalanddomesticstoryoftheriseofChina.OneoftheconditionsshesetfortakingitwasequalpaywiththeBBC’sotherinternationaleditors,familiarnamesincludingJonSopelinWashingtonandJeremyBowenintheMiddleEast.Lastsummer,thegovernmentforcedtheBBCtopublishwhichofthefamiliarnamesonradioandTVearnedover￡150,000.Theresultsexposedanastonishingpaygap.TheyalsoshowedGraciethatheremployershadmisledher.Graciesetsoutallhereffortstogetherbossestodowhattheyhadoriginallypromisedher,buttheyfailtorespondadequately.Instead,theyprevaricate(搪塞)andofferherapayrisethatstillwouldnothavedeliveredequality.Theythoughttheycouldbuyheroff;Theythoughtthatthereputationalhazardshewasrunningwouldscareherawayfromthefight.TheBBCiswrongthistime!GraciehaschosentodesignratherthangiveinbecauseshethinksthatitisherresponsibilitytostoptheBBCdoingsomethingstupid.Sheisfightingforwomen’slegalrights.Graciesaidshehopedshewouldn’tberememberedasthewomanwhocomplainedaboutmoney,butasagreatjournalist.Sheisprovingthattheyaretwosidesofthesameinvaluablecoin.CarrieGracie’sdisputewiththeBBCisn’taboutmoney—it’saboutdignity!1、WhatdoyouknowaboutCarrieGracie?A．Sheisverystrictwithherofficecolleagues.B．ShehasagoodcommandofChina'saffairs.C．ShewasworkingtogetherwithJonSopel.D．Shehasareputationofcoveringsportsnews.2、WhatdoesCarrieGraciedemandoftheBBC?A．Equalpayforequalwork.B．Betterpayformorework.C．Apologyformisconducts.D．Responsetohercomplaint.3、WecaninferthattheBBC.A．didn’tpromiseGracieequalpaywithhermalecolleaguesB．dismissedCarrieGracieduetoherdemandforhigherpayC．wasforcedtopayGracieequalpayfordoingtheequalworkD．keptthepayofitsfamiliarnamessecretbeforelastsummer4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheBBC?A．Positive.B．Vague.C．Critical.D．Cautious.23．（8分）MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitanttotrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants,“Girlsrule,boysdrool.”Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三項全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe’dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.Iwonthechancetoseemygirlshine.Shineon,sweetbaby.1、Kellyisnervouswhen________.A．situationsarenewtoherB．shechangesintoaleaderC．sheisawayfromhermomD．boysarearoundher2、WecanknowfromParagraph3________.A．theracebeganintheearlymorningB．thewholefamilygaveKellysupportC．KellywaseagerforherturnintheraceD．Kellypreparedforherbrother’sbirthdayparty3、SeeingKelly’sperformanceintherace,theauthorfelt________.A．excitedandproudB．a(chǎn)nxiousanduneasyC．worriedandhesitantD．curiousandconcerned4、InParagraph5,theunderlinedword“conquered”probablymeans________.A．todefeatsomeoneespeciallyinacompetitionB．tosucceedindealingwithorcontrolsomethingC．tobecomeverypopularorsuccessfulinaplaceD．totakecontrolofacountryoracityanditspeoplebyforce5、Intheendingparagraphstheauthor“feltlikeIwonthatday”becauseKelly_______.A．overcamethefearB．expressedlovetoherC．wonthegoldmedalD．tookpartinthesport24．（8分）It'sanannualargument．Doweordowenotgoonholiday？Mywifesaysnobecausewehavenosavingstosaveus．Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday．Thejoyofarecession（不景氣）meansnoargumentnextyear---wejustwon'tgo．Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees，weshouldbegrateful．Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday．AYouGovsurveyof2，000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney．Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples．KimStephenson，anoccupationalpsychologist，believesmoneymaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen．"Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sfor．"heexplains．"They'llsayit'stosave，tospend，forsecurity，forfreedom，toshowsomeoneyoulovethem．"Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething．"Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowwhat'sgoingonwiththeirfinances，buttheydon't．Thereseemstobemoreofataboo（禁忌）abouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath．Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou'redoing，who'spayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately．Inahealthyrelationship，youdon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney，butyouhavetotalkaboutit．"1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutgoingonholidayinParagraph1？______A．Itwillcostthemtoomuchmoney．B．Itisthechiefcauseoffamilyquarrels．C．Itmakesallthehardworkworthwhile．D．Fewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkinghard．2、Accordingtothetext，whatdoesKimStephensonbelieve？______A．Moneyisoftenasymbolofaperson'sstatus．B．Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways．C．Menandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthings．D．Moneymeansagreatdealtobothmenandwomen．3、Theauthorsuggeststhatcouplesshould______．A．discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipB．puttheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyC．makeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsD．a(chǎn)voidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromantic25．（10分）Ageingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.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）Afewyearsago,anelderlywomanenteredmyvideostore,alongwithherdaughter.Thedaughterwasdisplayingaseriouscaseof

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guidedherbackintothecrowd.1、A．warmthB．strictnessC．impatienceD．depression2、A．fixingB．checkingC．a(chǎn)djustingD．winding3、A．a(chǎn)ccustomedB．fastenedC．a(chǎn)ppliedD．stuck4、A．keepstepwithB．getawayfromC．keepoffD．escapefrom5、A．jumpedoverB．walkedoverC．satstillD．linedup6、A．receiptB．titleC．themeD．subject7、A．RatherthanB．ApartfromC．AfraidofD．Worryingabout8、A．becauseB．thoughC．soD．unless9、A．timeB．stayC．companyD．conversation10、A．changedB．describedC．updatedD．ignored11、A．seriousB．meaninglessC．roughD．casual12、A．OfferB．MindC．TakeD．Have13、A．ForgiveB．SeizeC．FollowD．Cherish14、A．chancesB．feelingsC．momentsD．presents15、A．trueB．impossibleC．unusualD．rare16、A．differentB．puzzledC．upsetD．critical17、A．expectingB．observingC．a(chǎn)pproachingD．blaming18、A．glancedoverB．lookeddownC．watchedoutD．setout19、A．suddenlyB．graduallyC．a(chǎn)pparentlyD．basically20、A．smoothlyB．gentlyC．wiselyD．hurriedly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）Afriend’sgrandfathercametoAmericafromEasternEurope.After1．(settle)downatEllisIsland,hewentintoacafeteriainManhattantogetsomething2．(eat).Hesatdownatanemptytableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehisorder.Ofcoursenobodydid.3．(final),awomanwithatrayfulloffoodsatdownoppositehimandinformedhim4．a(chǎn)cafeteriaworked.“Startoutatthatend,”shesaid.“Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.At5．otherendthey’lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.”“Isoon6．(learn)howeverythingworksinAmerica,”thegrandfathertoldthefriend.“Life’sacafeteriahere.Youcangeteverythingyouwantaslongasyouare7．(will)topaytheprice.Youcanevengetsuccess,8．you’llnevergetitifyouwaitforsomeonetobringittoyou.Youhavetogetupandgetityourself.”Youcan’tchangetheinevitable.Theonlythingyoucando9．tocontrolyourattitude.Onceyoureachthatpointinlife,happinessand10．(satisfy)can’tbetoofaraway.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）英語課上，老師要求同桌同學(xué)相互修改作文。假設(shè)以下書信為你同桌所寫，請你對其進(jìn)行修改。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(∧),并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。

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。

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2、只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstoreadingwidely、Duringtheweek,bookloversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookssuitableforhighschoolstudents、Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork、Thepoetryrecitationcontestwasanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintofullplay、Allthecontestantstookturnsreadtheirfavoritepoemstotheaudience、WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybeneficially、Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschoollife,andalsohelpedusformthehabitofreading、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，準(zhǔn)備明年高考后去英國某大學(xué)留學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)英國文學(xué)(或計算機(jī)科學(xué)），請寫一封申請信。內(nèi)容要點：1.告知寫信目的；2.你選擇該專業(yè)原因和個人情況簡介；3.表達(dá)信心和感謝。注意：詞數(shù)100左右?？梢赃m當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearSir／Madam,IamaChinesehighschoolstudent________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C3、D4、A5、D6、D7、D8、B9、D10、A11、D12、D13、B14、C15、D16、A17、C18、A19、D20、B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、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,＂Thepointoftheshowisnottobemeantoloser,buttofindawinner.＂Asthefinalseasonoftheprogrambegins,pastwinnerswillreturntothestagetosaygoodbyeanda