廣西貴港市港南中學2025屆高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

廣西貴港市港南中學2025屆高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、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．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup2．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where3．Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.A．nomatterhow B．however C．whatever D．whichever4．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when5．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving6．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one7．Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior8．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat9．一Whenheknowtheresultoftoday’sjobinterview?一Inacoupleofdays．A．should B．may C．shall D．must10．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup11．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang12．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted13．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot14．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what15．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those16．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine17．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)ttendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．a(chǎn)mattending18．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith19．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．a(chǎn)dmissionC．a(chǎn)ccommodation D．immigration20．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．a(chǎn)ddress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）AninternationalgroupofcoffeeexpertshasconsideredEthiopia’scoffeeasthebestintheworld.Coffeeisatopexportofthecountry.Butathome,itisseenasnationalpride.Ethiopiansfeelgoodabouttheircoffee,andenjoyingadrinkwithfriendsisalongtradition.Internationalcoffeeexpertstraveltheworldtofindthebestcoffee.TheykeepreturningtoEthiopia.Somepeoplesaytheclimateproducesqualitybeans.MortonWennerisacoffeeimporter.Hesaid,“Ethiopiahasdifferentancienttypesofcoffee.Theyareplantedinplaceswithperfectsoil,perfectaltitude,andclimatesthatarereallysuitableforcoffeeprocessing,suchasdryingandthingslikethat.”Findingthebestqualitybeansisoftenanissueoftaste.Theprocessisknownascupping—tastingandcomparingcoffeefromdifferentroastedbeans,gradingandthenpricingthem.Butbeforeinternationalexpertscometotaste,coffeebeansarestudiedinsmallcoffeelaboratories.HelenAssefa,alabtechnician,describestheprocess,“Whenthecoffeecomestothelab,weassessitsqualityfirstbyrecordingthedetails.Thenweweighthewetnesslevelandscreenthebeansforanalysis.Afterthatwepolishthecoffeebeansandtastethesamples.Attheendwecheckforimperfectbeans.”Ethiopiaismakingbigprofitsonitscoffeereputationbyexportingcoffeetomorethan120countries.Thecountryhasanexportincomeofmorethan$840millionayear.ButnotallthebestcoffeeleavesEthiopia.Fortypercentofthecoffeegrowninthecountrystaysthere.Itremainsanimportantpartofeverydaylifeatwork,athomeandatceremoniesjusttocelebratethatspecialcup.1、WheredoestheEthiopian’spridemainlycomefrom?A．Traditionalpractices. B．Foodexport. C．Internationalexperts. D．Bestcoffee.2、Ethiopiaproducesbestcoffeebecauseof____________.A．thespecialcoffeetaste B．thelong-standingtraditionC．thesatisfactorymildclimate D．thefavorablegrowingenvironment3、Whichofthefollowingdescribestheprocessofstudyingcoffeebeansinthelab?a.polishandtasteb.weighthedampnesslevelc.recordqualityfactsd.analyzethebeanse.checkforimperfectionA．d-c-b-a-e B．c-b-d-a-e C．e-c-a-b-d D．c-d-a-b-e4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．CoffeeisessentialinEthiopians’dailylives.B．CoffeeisthemostprofitableindustryinEthiopia.C．MostofthecoffeeproductionremainsinEthiopia.D．Ethiopiansoftenholdceremoniestocelebrateharvest.22．（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．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread23．（8分）Igrewuppoor.Wehadlittlemoney,butplentyofloveandattention.Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,theycouldstillaffordadream.Mydreamwasathletics.BythetimeIwassixteen,Iwasgoodatbaseballandfootball.Myhigh-schoolcoachwasOllieJarvis.Henotonlybelievedinme,buttaughtmethedifferencebetweenhavingadreamandshowingconviction（信念）.Onesummerafriendrecommendedmeforasummerjob.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocket—cashfordateswithgirls,certainly,moneyforanewbikeandnewclothes,andthestartofsavingsforahouseformymother.ThenIrealizedIwouldhavetogiveupsummerbaseballtohandletheworkschedule,andthatmeantIwouldhavetotellCoachJarvisIwouldn’tbeplaying.Iwasdreading（害怕）this,butmymothersaid:“______________________.”WhenItoldCoachJarvis,hewasasmadasIexpectedhimtobe.“Yourplayingdaysarelimited.Youcan’taffordtowastethem,”hesaid.Istoodbeforehimwithmyheadhanging,tryingtothinkofthewordsthatwouldexplaintohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouse.“Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjob,son?”hedemanded.“Threetwenty-fiveanhour,”Ireplied.“Well,”heasked,“is$3.25anhourthepriceofadream?”Thatquestionlaidbareformethedifferencebetweenwantingsomethingrightnowandhavingagoal.Idevotedmyselftosportsthatsummer,andwithintheyearIwasdraftedbythePittsburghPiratestoplayrookie-leagueball,andoffereda$20,000contract.IsignedwiththeDenverBroncosin1984for$1.7million,andboughtmymotherthehouseofmydream.1、ThewriterwasgratefultoCoachJarvis,becauseJarvis______.A．madehimsetagoalB．suppliedhimwithnewclothesC．gavehimfinancialsupportD．helpedhimshowconviction2、Whentheboywasofferedajob,hewantedto______.A．balancesummerbaseballandtheworkscheduleB．refusethejobofferforsummerbaseballC．giveupsummerbaseballforthejobD．a(chǎn)skhiscoachJarvisforadvice3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplace“Ifyoumakeyourbed,youhavetolieinit.”?A．Youmusteatthebitterfruitofyourownmaking.B．Believeinyourself,butaboveallbepatient.C．Youmustrelyonyourselffirst,thenothers.D．Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.4、Theendofthestorywasthatthewriter______.A．failedtobuyhismotherahouseB．succeededasasportsmanC．becameasuccessfulbusinessmanD．madesomemoneyinthesummerjob24．（8分）DiscoverArtisticTalentsacrosstheCountryTankLoft,ChongqingThis12,000-square-meterartcenterwasestablishedonthesiteofausedmilitarytankwarehouse（倉庫）.ItisthelargestcontemporaryartbaseinwesternChina,featuringmodernexhibitiongalleries,designstudiosandartbookstore.TheartzoneislocatedonthecampusoftheSichuanFineArtsInstituteandwascreatedbytheschoolin2003.Where:No.108HuangjuepingCenterStreet,JiulongpoDistrict,ChongingOpeninghours:9am-5pm(closedMondays)Redtory,GuangzhouRedtory,establishedin2009,isaspaciousandistrictoftenreferredtoasGuangzhou’s798.Madeupofmorethan30oldhalls,mostlybuildingsofredbrick,theplacewasoriginallybuiltin1956asChineselargestcanfactory.Someoftherustymachinesfromtheoldfactoryhavebeenkeptasartequipment,givingthezoneanoldcharm.Where:No.128YuancunSihengRoad,TianheDistrict,GuangzhouOpeninghours:Mon.-Sun.10:30am-9pmM50,ShanghaiM50,alsoknownas50MoganshanRoad,isthecenterofShanghai’scontemporaryartscene,withmorethan100artistswhosestudiosareopentothepublic.Thisdistrict,onthebankofSuzhouCreek,waspreviouslyatextilefactoryuntilitseizedproductionin1999.XueSong,aShanghaiartist,wasthefirsttoestablishastudiotherein2002.Where:No.50MoganshanRoad,PudongDistrict,ShanghaiOpeninghours:10am-5pm(closedMondays)798ArtZone,BeljingAttractedbyordereddesigning,convenienttrafficanduniquestyleofBauhausarchitecture,artorganizationsandartistshavecrowdedinthevacantplantsandtransformedthemsince2001,graduallyformingadistrictgatheredgalleries,artstudios,culturalcompanies,fashionsshopsetc.Astheearliestareawheretheorganizationsandartistsmovedinlocatedintheoriginalareaof798factory,thisplacewasnamedasBeijing798ArtZone.Where:No.4JiuxianqiaoRoad,ChaoyangDistrict,Beijing.Openinghours:10am-6pm1、Ifyouaregoingtovisitanartzoneat7pm,whichonecanyougoto?A．TankLoft,Chongqing.B．Redtory,Guangzhou.C．M50,Shanghai.D．798ArtZone,Beijing2、TankLoft,Chongqingisquitedifferentfromtheothersin________.A．sizeB．featureC．siteD．weather3、Whichofthefollowingwasbuiltfirst?A．798ArtZone,Beijing.B．TankLoft,Chongqing.C．M50,Shanghai.D．Redtory,Guangzhou.25．（10分）Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclockstellthemthey’redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncellphonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsthatclockbasedworkscheduleshindercreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m,researchfrom10a.mtonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipantsorganizedifferentactivitiesfromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyogabytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder“clocktime”vs.“tasktime”.Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficient(有效率的)butlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.It’llmakethosetaskseasier,andthetask-doerswillbehappier.1、Whatdoestheauthorsayaclock-basedwork?A．Itmakesworkersverytired.B．Itremindsworkerstoleaveontime.C．Itmakesworkersawareoftheprecioustime.D．Itmayhaveabadeffectonthecreativity.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hinder”inparagraph2mean?A．Block.B．Consider.C．Increase.D．Value.3、WhatdidTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellierfindintheirexperimentsaboutclock-timers?A．Theyseizeopportunitiesastheycomeup.B．Theyalwaysgettheirworkdoneintime.C．Theytendtobemoreproductive.D．Theycancontroltheirlives.4、Whatdotheresearcherssuggest?A．Task-basedtimingispreferredfordoingcreativework.B．Itisimportanttokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.C．Performingcreativejobstendstomakeworkershappier.D．Ascientificstandardshouldbeadoptedinjobevaluation.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）Educationisverycloseinmyheart.MyfathergrewupinaverysmallvillageinChina.Inthosedays,notmanyvillagerscouldread.Somyfather1anightschooltoteachthemhowtoread.Withhishelp,manypeoplelearnedto2theirownnames;withhishelp,manypeoplelearnedtoreadnewspapersforthefirsttime;withhishelp,manywomenwereableto3theirchildrenhowtoread.Ashisdaughter,Iknowwhat4meanstothepeople,especiallythosewithoutit.Aftergenerationsofhardwork,china5alongwayineducation.Imyself6thatprogress.Otherwise,Iwouldneverbecomeafamoussingerandaprofessorofmusic.Iamfollowingmyfather's7tohelpcontinuechina'ssuccessstory.Iamtruly8toworkwiththeUNanddosomethingaboutGlobalEducation.Ihavevisitedmanyschoolsaroundtheworld.I'veseenfirst-handhowmuchwecandoforeducation.Educationisaboutwomenandgirls.Itisimportantforgirlstogotoschoolbecausetheywillbecometheirchildren’s9teachersomeday.Butwomenstill10overhalfoftheworld'spoorinpopulationand60%ofadultswhocan'tread.Educationisofextremeimportancein11suchinequalities.Educationisaboutequality.Inpoorcountriesandregionsthenumberofschooldropoutsis12.Wecallformoreeducational13totheseplaces.Educationisabouttheyoungpeople.Youngpeoplearethefuture.Educationisimportantbecauseitnotonlygivesyoungpeople14andskillsbutalsohelpsthembecome15citizens.AstheUNESCOspecialenvoy(特使)andthemothermyself,my16toeducationforallwillneverchange.Manyyearsagomyfathermadeasmalldifferenceinhisvillage.17,wecanmakeabigdifferenceintheworld.IwasonceaskedaboutmyChinese18.IsaidIhopeallchildrenespeciallygirlscanhaveaccesstogoodeducation.I19onedayeducationfirstwillnolongerbeadreadbutareality20byeveryyoungwomanonthisplanet.1、A．rebuiltB．foundC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．opened2、A．rememberB．pronounceC．writeD．confirm3、A．teachB．informC．convinceD．enquire4、A．educationB．contributionC．devotionD．civilization5、A．hastravelledB．hascomeC．haswalkedD．hastaken6、A．contributetoB．a(chǎn)pproveofC．benefitfromD．passdown7、A．routineB．fashionC．suggestionsD．footsteps8、A．determinedB．confidentC．honoredD．fortunate9、A．firstB．unforgettableC．ImpressiveD．patient10、A．careforB．a(chǎn)ccountforC．standforD．a(chǎn)llowfor11、A．a(chǎn)cceptingB．toleratingC．handlingD．evaluating12、A．controversialB．a(chǎn)mbiguousC．a(chǎn)ccurateD．a(chǎn)stonishing13、A．resourcesB．experiencesC．qualificationsD．materials14、A．permissionB．strengthC．wealthD．knowledge15、A．independentB．responsibleC．intelligentD．capable16、A．responseB．commitmentC．reactionD．a(chǎn)ttention17、A．TogetherB．MeanwhileC．ThereforeD．Moreover18、A．expectationB．visionC．dreamD．a(chǎn)mbition19、A．promiseB．believeC．a(chǎn)ssumeD．sense20、A．desiredB．realizedC．facedD．enjoyed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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Coco1．(become)ahitsinceitwasreleasedonNov.24,2017inChina.ThestorytakesplaceduringtheDayoftheDead,whenthebordercontrolsbetweenlifeanddeath,andthedead2．(allow)temporarypassagetothelandofthelivingaccordingtoMexicantradition.Ayoungboy3．(name)Miguelstickstohismusicaldreamandaccidentallymakesthetriptoafantasticworldofghostsandskeletons.Althoughthereis4．murderandafatalchurch-bell-relatedaccident,theafterlifeinCocoisawarmandexcitingplace,morefunny5．sad,CocoisalsooneofthosePixarmoviesthat6．(attempt)aconceptualbreakthrough,anapplicationofthebrightcolorsandopenemotionalismofmodern,mainstreamanimationtoanunlikelyzoneofexperience.It7．(success)makesafamily-friendlycartoonaboutdeath.The8．(important)offamilyisbothspecificanduniversal,9．explainstheparticularbeatsofMiguel’sstoryandconnectshimtoviewersregardlessofbackground.Lastbutnotleast,thetouchingmusicaddstogreatfunandtenderness.Sopersonallyspeaking,Cocoisreallyagreatanimationmovie-wellworth10．(see).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）短文改錯（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）Formostpeople,itisalmostimpossibletooperateonacomputerwithoutamouse,letalonesurftheInternet、Awell-chosenmouseisreallyhandy,flexibleandconvenienceincontrollingthescreen、Withoutthefunctionsofinserting,deleting,movingandcopying,itenablesustoedittext,browsewebpagesanddownloadthatwewant、Itcanevenbringusafloodofmusics,moviesandPCgames、Justimagining,allthatcanbedonewithacutemouse、Aconvenienttoolcancertainmakeourworkeasier,anditdoesn’talwayshelpinapositiveway、Toomuchreadyinformationonourfingertipsleavesalittleroomforknowledgepursuing、Toomanyreadyanswersmakeuslessexcitedinfindingtruth、Relyingtoomuchonmouseclickingmakeusmuchlazierandlesscreative、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是張瑩,上周在外教Mr.John的口語課上使用手機被老師發(fā)現(xiàn),手機被沒收。請給外教寫一封道歉信,內(nèi)容應包括以下要點：1.表示歉意；2.解釋上課使用手機的原因；3.提出自己的請求并適當表態(tài)。注意：1.字數(shù)100左右;2.可適當添加細節(jié)使文章連貫；________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、C4、B5、D6、D7、B8、C9、C10、B11、D12、B13、C14、B15、C16、B17、C18、A19、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、D2、D3、B4、A22、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.Thoughonlyt