2024届吉黑两省九校英语高三第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

2024届吉黑两省九校英语高三第一学期期末联考模拟试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t2．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for3．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very4．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one5．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed6．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto7．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual8．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained9．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad10．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen11．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．afterwhen B．sincewhichC．afterwhich D．sincewhen12．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which13．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted14．Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto15．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.16．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．an,/ C．an,the D．the,/17．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped18．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which19．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback20．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested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）ManyforeignstudentsreportfeelinglonelyorunwelcomeinAustralia.ThosefeelingsareamongthereasonswhyAustraliaistakingacloselookatitsinternationaleducationindustry.Butwhereverinternationalstudentsgo,makingfriendsmaynotalwaysbeeasy.ElisabethGareisofBaruchCollegeinNewYorksurveyed454internationalstudents.Theywereattendingfour-yearcollegesandgraduateschoolsintheAmericanSouthandNortheast.StudentsfromEnglish-speakingcountriesandfromnorthernandcentralEuropeweremorelikelytobehappywiththeirfriendships.But38%oftheinternationalstudentssaidtheyhadnoclosefriendsintheUnitedStates.AndhalfofthestudentsfromEastAsiasaidtheywereunhappywiththenumberofAmericanfriendstheyhad.Thirtypercentsaidtheywishedtheirfriendshipscouldbedeeperandmoremeaningful.ProfessorGareissays,“StudentsfromEastAsiahaveculturesthataredifferentonmanylevelsfromthecultureintheUnitedStates.Therearealsolanguageproblems,andmaybesomesocialskills,suchassmalltalks,whicharepossiblynotasimportantintheirnativecountries,whereit’snotasimportanttostartfriendshipswithsmalltalks.ManyEastAsianstudentsblamedthemselvesfortheirlimitedfriendshipswithAmericans,fornotspeakingthelanguagewellenoughandfornotknowingtheculturewellenough.”VOA’sStudentsUnionbloggerJessicaStahldidherownsurveytofindouthowAmericanstudentsandforeignstudentsrelatetoeachother.Morethan100students,abouthalfofthemAmerican,answeredheronlinequestions.Halfoftheinternationalstudentsand60%oftheAmericanssaidtheyrelatedaswellorbettertotheothergroupthantotheirowngroup.ProfessorGareissays,“Internationalstudentswhomakefriendswithhostnationalsare,overall,moresatisfiedwiththeirstayinthehostcountry.Theyhavebetterlanguageskills,betteracademicperformanceandbetterattitudestowardthehostcountry.”1、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MakingFriendsIsNotAlwaysEasyforForeignStudentsB．StudentsfromEastAsiaAreNotGoodatMakingFriendsC．InternationalEducationIndustryinAustraliaandAmericaD．TheRelationbetweenForeignStudentsandHostCountries2、ProfessorGareistendstothinkthat.A．cultureshockshouldbeblamedformanylevelsofAmericancultureB．foreignstudentsdon’tknowsmalltalksmeanalottoAmericansC．foreignstudentsshouldlearnsomebasicsocialskillsfirstofallD．foreignstudentshavedifficultymakingfriendsfordifferentreasons3、HowdidJessicaStahlcarryouthersurvey?A．BydoingquestionnairesfromStudentsUnion.B．ByaskingquestionsontheInternet.C．Byformingthestudentsintogroups.D．BydoingasurveythroughVOA．4、Whichofthefollowingstatementswillthewriterprobablyagreewith?A．Internationalstudentsliketomakemorefriendsintheirowngroup.B．Internationalstudentsaremorelikelytoremaininthehostcountryaftergraduation.C．Studentswhomakemorefriendsathomehavebetteracademicperformance.D．Studentswhomakefriendsintheirhostcountriesfeelhappierwiththeirexperience.22．（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．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread23．（8分）Rome,ParisandNewYorkaretheworld’stopfashioncities,allofwhichhaveproducedsomeofthetoptrends,fromfashionableskirtstothehottestnewshoes.Buthaveyoueverwonderedaboutthenegativeideasthattheyhaveenforced?InApril2016,theAdvertisingStandardsAuthority(ASA)inBritainbannedanadfromGuccithatfeaturedmodelsdancingaroundandhavingfun,becausetheywereallextremelyskinny.Banningadsduetothemodels’extremefiguresisn’tnew.TheASAbannedanadin2015forthesamereason.InFrance,ithasbeenruledthatmodelsaretoprovideadoctor’snoprovidingthattheyareatahealthyweight.Sowhatisthehealthyweightformodels?Twentyyearsago,theaveragefashionmodelweighed8%lessthantheaveragewoman.Today,theyweigh23less.Peoplemaythinkthatbeingatanunhealthyweightwillhelpthemgainthebenefitsthatthemodelsdo.Thisprovidesastandardofbeauty,andthereforepeoplewhowanttoachievethosethingsmayattempttoobtainthemthroughunhealthyways.Peoplemaythinkthattheyareoverweight,duetotheimagesofmodels’thinfigures.Theyseesomethingwrongwiththeirbodieswhethertheyareoverweightornot.Thisisakeyfactorinaloweredbodyimage,lowself-esteem,depressionandpossiblyeveneatingdisorders.I’mnotblamingthefashionindustrybyanymeans.It’snottheirfaultthatmanypeoplelookuptothemodelsandexpecttolivealifeliketheirs.IamgladthattheASAisraisingitsvoiceswhendiscussingthegrowingissueofbodyimagesinthefashionindustry.Bybanningphotosandvideos,speakingoutagainstthemandpushingfordoctor’snotesfromthemodels,it’spushingfortheideasthatthetraditionalfashionindustry’sbodyimagedemandsshouldbechangedandsomethingmoreneedstobequestioned.1、Accordingtothetext,whywasoneofGucci’sadsbanned?A．Becausethemodelsdidn’tactaccordingtotheruleB．Becauseitsmodelsaremuchtoothin.C．Becausenoneofitsmodelshadadoctor’snoteD．Becauseitsmodelsweredancinginanunhealthyway2、Wecaninferfromthenumbersmentionedinparagraph3that.A．manywomenonadiettobecomemodelsB．peopledon’tknowwhymodelsweighlessC．modelsarebecomingthinnerwithtimegoingbyD．thehealthyweightformodelshasn’tbeendecided.3、Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlyshow?A．ThechangesinthestandardofbeautyB．Thebenefitsofbecomingthinfigures.C．ThenegativeeffectsofmodelsimagesD．people’sattitudestowardsmodels’images4、Whatistheauthor’stoneofwritingthispassage?A．ObjectiveB．Hopeful.C．Critical.D．Humorous.24．（8分）Adogfoundswimmingmorethan220kilometersoffthecoastofThailandhasbeenreturnedsafelytoland.Latelastweek,workersonanoilrig(钻井平台)noticedtheanimal,allalone,inthewater.Itbeganswimmingtowardthesideoftherig.Thedogwasabletogetitselfontoasolidarea.Heappearedcold,tiredandfearful.Theworkersloweredaropeandsecureditaroundthedog.Then,theyworkedtogethertopulltheanimaluptosafety.Thecrewthatfoundthedogquicklygavetheirnewfriendaname:Boonrod.Thenamemeanssomethingsimilarto―onewhosurvivesinadisasterintheThailanguage.OneofthoseworkerswasVitisakPayalaw.HehasbeenprovidingupdatesonBoonrodonhisFacebookpage.Hesaiditwasluckythatthecrewnoticedthedoginthewater.Iftherehadbeenwaves,hesaid,theanimalwouldnothavebeenseen.NooneknowshowBoonrodendedupallaloneatsea,orhowlonghehadbeenoutthere.ButVitisakandothershaveguessedtheanimalmighthavefallenoffafishingboat.OnMonday,Boonrodarrivedondryland.AteamofanimaldoctorswaswaitingforhiminthesouthernThaiprovinceofSongkhla.WorkersattheSongkhlaportalsowelcomedthedogwithneckrubsandaspecial―welcomenecklacemadeofyellowflowers.ManypeopletookpictureswithBoonrod.VitisakwroteonFacebook,―Today(April15),ashiptransportingthedogarrivedonshoreataround10.am.Hisoverallconditionhasimproved.Heisgettingstrongerandcansmile.ThedogisnowinthecareofananimaldoctorinSongkhla.TheanimalprotectiongroupWatchdogThailandsaidheisingoodconditionandgettingstronger.OnTuesday,thegrouppublishedpicturesofBoonrodgettingwashed—andgettingplentyofloveandattention.VitisaksaysthatifnooneclaimsBoonrodastheirpet,hewilltakehimwithhimtohishomeinnortheastThailand.1、Whatdoesthedog’sname―Boonrodmean?A．Goodluck. B．Love. C．Welcome. D．Survivor.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thedogwasnotingoodconditionwhendiscovered.B．Thewaveshelpedtheworkersdiscoverthedog.C．Thedoghadbeenatseaforaverylongtime.D．Thedoghadfallenoffafishingboat.3、Whoisattendingthedognow?A．.VitisakPayalaw. B．Aworkerontherig.C．Ananimaldoctor. D．WatchdogThailand.25．（10分）OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmatewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蛎),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’t,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon’tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.1、（小题1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?A．Couplessharetheburdens.B．Menbegintodependonwomen.C．Womenareresponsibleforhousework.D．Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.2、（小题2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?A．Tolivealonehappily.B．Tohavemorechoices.C．Toavoidmarriages.D．Toignoretraditions.3、（小题3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?A．Mentalheadacheindating.B．Thepressuretosurvive.C．Badluckinfindingapartner.D．Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.4、（小题4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?A．Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.B．Peopleshouldspendmoremoneyonmarriages.C．Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.D．Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.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）AsRyanLeeCoxwaswaitingtopayforhiscoffeeorderatanIndiana,USfastfooddrive-through,hedecidedtotrysomethinghe’dseenonaTVnewsshow-hepaidforthecoffeeorderofthedriverinthecarbehind.Thesmall1madetheyoungbusinesspersonfeel2,sohesharedhisexperienceonFacebook.Anoldfriendsuggestedthat3payingforpeople’scoffee,Ryanputthatmoneytowardshelpingschoolstudentspayofftheirdelinquent(拖欠税款的)schoollunchaccounts.Sometimesbecauseof4hardship,theaccountsfallinto5balanceandthekidssuffer.ShegottheideaafterhearingthataUtahstudentwas6lunch.SothefollowingweekRyanvisitedhisnephew’sschool7andaskedifhecouldgivesomehelp,and8$100.Impressedbyhis9,thesupervisorbegan10finesbeforeRyanaskedwhattheentireschool’sbalanceforluncheswas.Itwas$1261.98.“I’llseeyounextFriday,”hetoldthesupervisor.Whenhegothome,Ryansharedwhathehaddoneonsocial11,andthathe12tohelpLakesideElementaryhavenolunchaccountsinthenegative.Hesetupabankaccountandencouragedpeopleto13.Theirtargetwas14inamatterofdays.WithmorethanenoughmoneytopayforLakeside,Ryan15anotherschool.Withintwoweekstheyhad16$4142.82andwereabletohelpfourschools.Inspiredbypeople’s17,Ryanorganizedanon-profitcalledFeedtheKids,Inc.,which18awebsite,,forpeopletostart19forspecificschoolsortosetuprepeatedpaymentsto20astudent.Today,this“payingitforward”organizationisontoitsfifthschool.1、A．gesture B．reaction C．proposal D．request2、A．awkward B．annoyed C．great D．inspired3、A．ratherthan B．dueto C．apartfrom D．alongwith4、A．artificial B．economic C．unconscious D．controversial5、A．negative B．beneficial C．transparent D．delicate6、A．awarded B．paid C．required D．denied7、A．cafeteria B．facility C．dormitory D．website8、A．handedout B．handedin C．handedover D．handedon9、A．curiosity B．generosity C．purity D．reliability10、A．takingoff B．puttingoff C．payingoff D．lettingoff11、A．context B．club C．system D．media12、A．ended B．pretended C．extended D．intended13、A．donate B．check C．invest D．deposit14、A．arranged B．reached C．aimed D．missed15、A．conducted B．contacted C．constructed D．controlled16、A．saved B．spent C．raised D．earned17、A．enthusiasm B．appeal C．demand D．emotion18、A．checks B．searches C．visits D．offers19、A．campaigns B．recreations C．ambitions D．profits20、A．defend B．educate C．sponsor D．encourage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）Hongyadong,1．(locate)oncliffsaboveariver,isavastcomplexinmock-traditionalstyleinChongqing.Itsbars,restaurantsandgoldenneonlightshavebeenapopulardraw2．itwasbuiltin2006.Lastyear3．numberofvisitorsincreased.Themainreason,itseemed,wasHongyadong’ssudden4．(popular)onasocial-mediaapp,Douyin,whichisusedforsharingphotographsand15-secondvideos.5．(upload)apictureorvideofromaphotogenicspottositessuchasDouyinandKuaishouisknowninChina6．daka,meaning“punchingthecard”.Theaimisnottoproduceawell-craftedvideoorbeautifulphotograph,butsimply7．(show)thatyouhavealsobeentotheplacesthatarepopular.Asubculture8．(develop)amongyoungpeoplewhoembracedakaasalifestyletillnow.So-calleddakazucanbefoundroamingChongqingandother9．(city),checkinginatasmanyhotlocationsaspossiblewithinasingleday.Thedakacrazemayhavepracticalorigins.China’syoungurbanprofessionalshavelittlevacationtime.Soworkersneedtomakethe10．(much)oftheirlimitedleisuretime.Douyincapturesthemoodwithitsslogan:“Makeeverysecondcount.”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、删除和修改。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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Timeswaitsfornoman、ThisissomethingIlearnedveryclearlastterm、Ispentsomuchtimefoolaroundthatmygradesbegantofall、Ifinallyrealizethatsomethingnecessaryhadtodone、Itwastimeofachange、NowIhaveanewplanforusingmytimewisely、Ihavesetmyalarmclockaheadhalfahour、Thiswillgivehimaheadstartontheday、IhavealsobeendecidedtokeeparecordofwhatIdoandwhenIdoit、LookingbackonwhichI’vedonewillgivemesomeideaonhowtorearrangemytime、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，英国网友Tom对你的家乡菜很感兴趣，你买了一本英文版的中国地方菜谱（localrecipe）快递给他，请给他写一封电子邮件提醒他接收，内容包括：1．礼物简介；2．预计收件时间。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、D5、C6、C7、B8、A9、B10、D11、C12、A13、B14、B15、D16、C17、C18、B19、D20、C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、1、A2、D3、B4、D22、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,afreetelephonenumberwasdisplayedonthes