2023届湖北省襄阳市高考英语三模试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would2．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor3．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion4．______forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.A．Haditnotbeen B．ShoulditnotbeC．Wereitnotbe D．Ifhaditnotbeen5．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy6．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding7．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general8．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant9．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut10．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might11．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded12．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg13．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime14．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working15．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen16．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats17．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture18．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout19．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned20．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Thepillswetaketotreatanxietymayaffectthebehavioroffish,newresearchinthejournalSciencesuggests.Swedishresearchersfoundacommondruginriversdownstreamofwastewatertreatmentplants.Itisadrugfortreatinganxiety,calledoxazepam.Itisaccumulatinginfishandmakesthembolder.Wastewatertreatmentplantsarenotdesignedtogetridofdrugs.Asaresult,thedrugsendupinwildlife,reachingharmfullevels.“It’ssomethingwedon’tthinkaboutveryoften,buttherearealotofsimilaritiesbetweenfishandhumans.Sosomeofourresponsestodrugscanbeseeninfishaswell,”saidKarenKidd.SheisabiologistattheUniversityofNewBrunswick,Canada.Themood-alteringdrugsgetintowaterwayswhenpeopletakingtheprescriptionsthrowunusedpillsintothewastestream.Theresearchersletperch（鲈鱼）swiminlabtankswithconcentrationssimilartothosefounddownstreamfromwastewatertreatmentplants.“Theperchpreferredtoswimaloneratherthaninlargegroups.Theyweremorelikelytoexploretheirenvironment,”saidMicaelJonssonofUmeåUniversityinSweden,whohelpedleadtheresearch.Jonssonsaid,“Thisadventurousbehaviorrequiredmoreenergy.Andtheyatemoreplankton（浮游生物）,ortinyalgae-eatinganimals,toguaranteeenoughenergyfortheiractivities.Thiscouldreducethepopulationofplankton.”Theresultcouldbemorealgae(水藻).Ontheotherhand,thenewbehaviorcouldleadtotheoppositeeffect.Ifperchmakethemselvesclosertotheirnaturalenemies,theyarelikelytobeeatenbythem.Noneofthescientistsissuggestingthatpeopleshouldgiveupthesedrugs.Theyjustwanttoreducetheeffectsofthemedicinesontheenvironment.Theyrecommendwastewatertreatmentplantsshouldberedesignedtogetridofthesemedicines.ButKiddsaidthatwouldbetooexpensiveforsomecommunities.BryanBrooks,directoroftheEnvironmentalHealthScienceProgramatBaylorUniversity,saiddrugscouldalsobedesignedtobreakdownmorequicklyintheenvironment.Andthegovernmentcouldcontinuetorunrecyclingprogramswherepeopledropofftheirunuseddrugsatgovernmentlocations.Brookssaidhe’sparticularlyconcernedaboutdrugeffectsonaquatic（水生的）environments,liketheTrinityRiversouthofDallasandtheSouthPlatteRivernearDenver,wherethemajorityoftheflowcomesfromtreatedwastewater.Inthedevelopingworld,hesaid,theproblemmaybeevenworse,becauseofcarelesswastewatertreatmentandindustrialregulations.1、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesoxazepam’seffectonfish?A．Itcausesfishtobemoredaring.B．Itmakesfishmuchstronger.C．Ithaslittleinfluenceonfish.D．Ithelpstreatafishdisease.2、Whatwillhappenifperchbecomeadventurous?A．Theywilleatmorealgae.B．Therewillbelessplankton.C．Theywillneedmoreoxazepam.D．Theirnaturalenemieswillbestronger.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MorewastewatertreatmentplantsareneededB．FishinwastewaterbecomemoreadventurousC．DrugsfortreatingmentaldiseasesendupinwildlifeD．Anxietydrugsfoundinriverschangethebehavioroffish22．（8分）Inafewdecades,AI(ArtificialIntelligence)willoutstrip(超越)manyoftheabilitieswebelievemakeusspecial.Thisisagrandchallengeforourage,anditmayrequireaneffectiveresponse.Withcomputersconqueringwhatusedtobedeeplyhumantasks,whatwillitmeaninthefuturetobehuman?Someareworriedthatself-drivingcarsandtrucksmaydisplacemillionsofprofessionaldrivers,anddisruptentireindustries.ButIworryaboutmysix-year-oldson.Whatwillhisplacebeinaworldwheremachinesconquerusinoneareaafteranother?Whatwillhedo,andhowwillherelatetotheseever-smartermachines?Whatwillbehisandhishumanpeers’contributiontotheworldhe’lllivein?Actually,itallcomesdowntoafairlysimplequestion:What’ssospecialaboutus,andwhat’sourlastingvalue?Itcan’tbeskillslikearithmeticortyping.Norcanitberationality(理性),becausewithallouremotionswehumansarelackingit.Soperhapswemightwanttoconsiderqualitiesatadifferentangle:bravecreativity,irrationaloriginality,evenadoseofplainillogicalcraziness,insteadofhard-nosedlogic.Iamnotsuggestingwegiveuponreason,logic,andcriticalthinking.Infact,justbecauseIthinksohighlyofthevaluesweassociatewithrationality,Idobelievewemightwanttocelebrateabitoftheopposite.Sowemustaimourhumancontributiontothisdivisionoflabortocomplement(补充)therationalityofthemachines,ratherthantocompetewithit,becausethatwillsustainablydifferentiateusfromthem,anditisdifferentiationthatcreatesvalue.Whatshouldwedo?IfIamright,weshoulddevelopacreativespirit,evenirrationalideasasweeducateourchildren.Unfortunately,however,oureducationsystemhasnotcaughtuptothecomingrealityofthisSecondMachineAge.Ourschoolsanduniversitiesarestructuredtomold(塑造)pupilstobemostlyservantsofrationality,andtodevelopoutdatedskillsininteractingwithoutdatedmachines.1、Whatdoestheauthorworryabout?A．Manypeople’slosingtheirjobs.B．Humanbeings’positionintheworld.C．Machines’conqueringhumanbeings.D．Manyautomaticmachines’appearing.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“theopposite”inParagraph6referto?A．Irrationalbehaviors.B．Reasonableactivities.C．Dangerousmoves.D．Logicthinking.3、Whatshouldwedotodealwiththefuturechallengesfrommachines?A．Trytocopytheirexamples.B．Trytodobetterthanthem.C．Trytodowhattheycan’tdo.D．Trytobesmarterthanthem.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardtoday’seducation?A．Unclear.B．Confused.C．Confident.D．Disappointed.23．（8分）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingapart-timesummerjobatalocalicecreamshop.Whilehandinganicecreamtoanolderwomanatthedrive-thru(餐车)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(祖传的)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）Theworldisfilledwithbeautifulwinterwonderlanddestinationsthatareworthyofavisit.Hereareafewtohelpyougetyourwintervacationresearchstarted.SaltLakeCity,UtahSaltLakeCity,Utahisaperfectspotforskiing.Apartfromskiing,youcanvisitTempleSquare,thecity’smostpopularsitefortourists.TheMormonChurchisopentovisitorsallyearround.Theyoftenhostfreefamily—friendlymovies,playsandmusicevents,makingitagreatplacetofindmoreinformationaboutotherhappeningsinSaltLakeCity.Portland,MaineNewEnglandisagreatvacationdestinationanytimeoftheyear.Thehotelpricesareoftenlowerduringthewintermonthsbecauseitisconsideredoff—seasonastouristsgenerallygatherhereduringthesummerandearlyfill.Soifyouarelookingforaplacetogetgoodvalueforyourwintervacationdollars,putPortland,Maineonyourlistofgo—tospots.Whistler,BritishColumbiaWhistler,BritishColumbiaislocatedabout60milesnorthofVancouver.ItisparticularlyfavoredforitsskiseasonthatstartsduringthethirdweekofNovemberandlaststhroughApril.Whistlerhasbeennamedonseveralinternational“bestof”lists.SoifyouwanttogoskiingandyouarereadytoexploreCanada’sCoastMountainRange,thenyoushouldlookintoWhistlervacationrentals（出租）.Planningyourwinterwonderlandgetawayiseasyifyouknowwheretolook.Youdon’thavefeellikeyouhavetogotoahot,overpriceddestinationduringthewintermonths.Plentyofsnowy,fun—filleddestinationswillwelcomeyouwarmly.1、Wherecanyougoifyouwanttoenjoylivemusicperformancewithyourfamily?A．Portland,Maine.B．TempleSquare.C．Whistler.D．MormonChurch.2、WhoisthemostlikelytogotoPortland,Maine?A．Peoplewholikeskiing.B．Peoplewhohaveflexibleschedules.C．Peoplewithtightbudgets.D．Peoplewithreligiousbeliefs.3、WhathasprobablymadeWhistlerwinitsinternationalreputation?A．Itssports—lovingresidents.B．Itslong—lastingskiseason.C．Itslow—carbonlifestyle.D．Itseasily—accessiblecoast.25．（10分）Mostgroupsofplantsandanimalsarericherinspeciesandmoreplentifulneartheequator.Intheocean,thatholdstrueforcold-bloodedpredators(掠食者).Butwarm-bloodedpredatorsaremorediversetowardthepolesandnoticeablymissingfromseveralwarmhotspots.Why?JohnGrady,anecologist,andhisteamconsideredthepossibility—warm-bloodedanimalsneedalottofueltheirmetabolism(新陈代谢).Perhapscolderwatersarejustricherinsmallfish?Buttheyfoundthatathigher,colderplaces,thereisn’tactuallymuchmorefoodaround.It’smorethatwarm-bloodedanimalsareeatingamuchbiggershareofitthantheircold-bloodedcompetitors.Therealexplanationissimple.Ananimal’sspeed,swiftness,andintelligencedependonitsmetabolism,whichinturndependsonitstemperature.Sincebirdsandmammalscankeepheatingtheirbodiesinicyconditions,theyremainfastandattentive.Bycontrast,thefishtheyhuntbecomeslowerandduller.Atsometippingpointoftemperature,seals,dolphins,andpenguinsstartoutswimmingtheirprey(猎物).Theybecomemorelikelytocomeupontargetsandoutpacethecold-bloodedpredatorsoftheirown.InGrady’swords,“Warm-bodiedpredatorsarefavouredwherepreysareslow,stupidandcold.”That’swhysharksandotherpredatoryfishdominateneartheequator,butcolderwatersarethekingdomofwhalesandseals.Bykeepingfoodtothemselvesinthepoles,thesecreaturescanthenspecializeonspecifictypesofprey,whichmakesthemmorelikelytosplitintoseparatespecies.ThekillerwhalesoftheNorthPacific,forexample,includemammal-eatingtransientsandfish-eating,year-roundresidents.Buttheworldischanging.It’slikelythatthesurfaceoftheoceanswillwarmby2to3℃withinthiscentury.Grady’steamestimatesthateverytimetheocean’ssurfacewarmsby1℃,populationsofseamammalswillfallby12%,andpopulationsofsealsandsealionswillfallby24%.But“predictionsarehard,”DonnaHauserfromtheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksnotes.“Polarbearsarelosersofawarmingworld,butsomepopulationsarestilldoingwell.Somegroupsofwhaleshavechangedthetimingoftheirmigrations;othersarehuntingindeeper,colderwaters.Thesechangesmightmakeseamammalsmoreadaptabletochangingclimates.Maybetheyjustneedtofindtheplaceswherefishremainslow,stupidandcold.”1、Whyaretheremoretypesofwarm-bloodedpredatorsnearthepoles?A．Becausethereismorefood.B．Becausetherearefewerenemies.C．Becausetheyarefasterandwiser.D．Becausetheyconsumelessenergy.2、Theauthormentionsthekillerwhalestoshow______.A．thebenefitofbiologicalevolutionB．foodpreferenceofdifferentseamammalsC．thedistinctionofspecifictypesofpredatorsD．theadvantageofconstantbodytemperature3、WhatisDonnaHauser’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheseamammals?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Neutral. D．Sceptical.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ArethePolesHeavenforSeaPredators?B．HowDoSeaMammalsTrackTheirPrey?C．WhyDotheWarm-BloodedLikeFoodCold?D．IstheWorldTooHotfortheWarm-Blooded?第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）MiraiNagasuhadalreadylivedatleasttwolifetimesinthesportoffigureskating(花样滑冰)whensheshowedupinColoradoSpringsinMarch2014.After1heronlynationaltitleat14in2008andfinishinga2fourthatthe2010WinterOlympicGames,Nagasu’s3turned,dramatically.Acoupleofrough4followed,thenshecamebacktofinishthirdatthe2014U.S.nationalsbeforetheSochiOlympics,onlytobe5fromtheU.S.teambyacommitteeinfavoroffourth-placefinisherAshleyWagner.Nagasuwas6.“Itwasawful,”shesaid.“Iwasverycloseto7.”ShetrainedhardeverydayinSouthernCalifornia8shewasneededasthefirstalternate.Shewasnot.Lookingforachangeofscenery,she9togotoColoradotovisitherfriendAgnesandtryto10whattodowiththerestofherlife.ItwastherethatNagasu11theOlympiccoachTomZakrajsek,whosheaskedifhewould12her.Itturnedoutthatthe13towhatNagasuwantedtodowiththerestofherlife,couldn’thavebeen14.Shekeptonskating.“Thenewenvironmentreally15.”Attheir16firstlessontogether,Zakrajsektoldher,“Youcandotripleaxel(三圈半跳跃).”“I17，”Nagasusaid,“andIwantto.”Undoubtedly,shemasteredit.Nagasu,now24,anagebywhichyoung18haveoftenleftthesport.19,shecontinued.ShewasheadedtoPyeongchang2018Olympictoperforminthewomen’sfreeskate.Hereffortsfinally20.1、A．writing B．breaking C．losing D．winning2、A．tiring B．boring C．surprising D．terrifying3、A．fortunes B．interest C．career D．temper4、A．months B．decades C．weeks D．years5、A．dropped B．escaped C．absent D．forbidden6、A．impressed B．inspired C．desperate D．fascinated7、A．fighting B．falling C．drowning D．quitting8、A．nowthat B．incase C．forfearthat D．onconditionthat9、A．decided B．refused C．regretted D．demanded10、A．letout B．figureout C．lookfor D．putforward11、A．searched B．met C．changed D．attracted12、A．marry B．blame C．save D．coach13、A．key B．approach C．answer D．entrance14、A．simpler B．harder C．worse D．higher15、A．adapted B．helped C．mattered D．benefited16、A．very B．just C．already D．ever17、A．must B．can C．should D．may18、A．alternates B．teenagers C．women D．coaches19、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Otherwise D．Instead20、A．cametrue B．countedon C．paidoff D．pickedup第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）WhenIfirstbeganexcavating（挖掘）Iwenttoasite1．hadbeenoccupiedbetween200BCand43ADbytheRomansoldiers.Iquicklylearnedtherewasanimportant2．(divide)oflaboron“digs”.Thosewhowere3．(skill)atdrawingdidtheplansofthesiteand4．resthadtomovevastquantitiesofsoil.AsIlookedahead,IrealizedthatIwouldgetvery5．(tire)ifImovedsoilallday.soIdecidedtojointhegroupdrawingplans.6．(lucky)forme,aspearwasfoundinmysectionof“dig”.I7．(tell)todrawitinasystematicwayonsquaredmathematicalpaper.NomatterhowmuchIwrinkledmyforeheadandconcentrated,Icouldnotgetitright.Laterthesectionleaderhandedmeasmallhammerandaskedmetoremovethesoil8．(stick)aroundametalbox.WhatIfinallyexposedwasarareRomannecklaceinit,Ifeltdizzywithexcitement.AfterthatInevermind9．(move)soil—afterallyouneverknew10．youmightfindinit.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearJack,IamLiHua,oneofyourstudentinChina．It'samonthsinceyouleftus．Weallmissyouandareverygratefulforwhatyoudiditforus．Wearestillverybusy．WehadtheEnglishspeechcontesttheanotherday．Iwonthefirstprize,asagainremindedmeyourgreathelp．Doyoustillrememberthetreesweplanttogetheronthehillbehindourschool?Yesterday,theywentthereandwateredthem．Thetreeyouplantedyourselfisgrowinggood,andwe'vedecidedtonameitJackWood．WillyoucomebacktoseeJackWoodsomedayinthefuture?Wehopetoknowmuchaboutyouandlet'skeepinclosetouch．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEARTTOHEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑Jim，收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。内容要点如下：1．表示理解并给予安慰；2．提出建议并说明理由。注意：1．词数100左右；2．信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：tempern．脾气，情绪DearWorried,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,Jim

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、A5、D6、A7、B8、C9、C10、B11、C12、C13、C14、D15、D16、D17、C18、B19、B20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、根据①②总结概括文章☞D选项Anxietydrugsfoundinriverschangethebehavioroffish22、1、B2、A3、C4、D23、Thismonth,thesingingcompetition,AmericanIdol,willcometoanend.Foryears,thepopularshowwasaplatformforrisingartists.Withagroupoffamousjudgesandawiderangeoftalents,itisclearthatthecompetitiveatmosphereofAmericanIdolwillremainunrivaledbyanyothershow.Afterall,itssuccesshasbeen＂unmatchedinbroadcastinghistory.＂AmericanIdolcamefromtheBritishseriesPopIdol.Throughanapplication,contestantscameintothecompetitionandthereafter,werechosentoaudition(试音)fortheshow.Eachcandidatewouldhavetoperformapiecetothejudges,andparticipateinastrictselectionprocess.Notonlywouldcontestantshavetosingingroups,theyweresometimestaskedtoperformpieceswithoutmusicalinstruments.Attheendofthisstage,only24o36artistswerechosentoenterthesemi-finalstage.Soon,thefateofthecontestantswouldbedecidedbythepublic.Duringthecandidate’sliveperformance,afreetelephonenumberwasdisplayedonthescreenforviewerstodial,tocasttheirvote.Attheendofthenight,only13luckysingerswouldbeleftinthecompetition;bythefinals,only8contestantswouldremain.Finally,arunner-up(亚军)andawinnerwereannouncedeveryseason.Thoughonlythewinnerwouldreceiveamilliondollarrewardandasignificantrecorddeal,othercontestantswould