2024届山西省重点中学高考仿真模拟英语试卷含解析

2024届山西省重点中学高考仿真模拟英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Irisisalwayskindand________tothesufferingofothers.—Nowondershechoosestobeareliefworker.A．allergicB．immuneC．relevantD．sensitive2．Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single3．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．arebeingexhibitedD．areexhibited4．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what5．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which6．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse7．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?---Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit8．Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeople_____villageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.A．inwhose B．whose C．inwhich D．which9．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience10．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall11．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when12．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual13．________aboutthemanwearingsunglassesduringnightthathewasdeterminedtofollowhim.A．SocuriousthedetectivewasB．SocuriouswasthedetectiveC．HowcuriouswasthedetectiveD．Howcuriousthedetectivewas14．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised15．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what16．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved17．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto18．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand19．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught20．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough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）AJapanesecompanyisdevelopingapairofsmartglassesthatcanhelpthosewithvisualorcomprehensionproblemstoreadwrittentextmoreeasily.CalledtheOtonGlass,theglassesaremeanttotranslatetextintosoundusingtwocamerasandanearpiece,bothfittedtoitsframe.Halfofthelens(镜片)isamirrorthatreflectsthewearer’seyesbacktothefirstcamera,whichtrackseyemovement.Theothercameracapturesthetext.Wearersusetheglassesbystaringatthetexttheycan’treadandblinking(眨眼)totriggertheglasses.Thenthecapturedwordsaresenttoacloudsystem,whichprocessesthetextandturnsitintosoundplayedthroughtheearpiece.Ifthesystemisunabletoidentifythewords,theimagesaresenttoaremoteworkerwhocandealwiththem.TheOtonGlassleaddesigner,KeisukeShimakage,startedworkingontheglassesin2012toaidhisfather,whohaddevelopeddyslexia,aconditionthatmakesitdifficultforsomeonetoreadandspell.Whilehisfathereventuallyrecovered,Shimakagecontinuedhisdevelopmentinordertohelpotherswiththedisorder.Currently,theOtonGlassisseekingfunding.Backerscangetapairoftheglassesfor5,000yen(roughly$47).Smartglassesaren’tanewconcept,butit’sdifficulttopointtoanysinglepairofsmartglassesthatpeoplehavereviewedfavorably.Itcould,perhaps,bethatpreviousproductstriedtodotoomuch,orweretooexpensive.That’swhyIntel’sVauntsmartglassesstrippedoutsomefeatures,likeitscamera,LCDscreen,andspeakers.TheOtonGlassisforaveryspecificaudience,anditsrelativelylowpricecouldmakeitmoreappealingtothosewhowantanaffordablewaytounderstandthetextaroundthem.1、WhatwasKeisuke’soriginalpurposeindesigningtheOtonGlass?A．Totreathisfather’sdisease.B．Totranslatetextintosound.C．Toassisthisfathertoread.D．Tomakewrittentexteasiertoread.2、WhatistherightorderhowtheOtonGlassworks?a.Thecameracapturesthewords.b.Thewearerstaresatthetext.c.Thewearerhearsthesoundviatheearpiece.d.Thecloudsystemturnsthetextintosound.e.Thewearerblinkstogettheglassesworking.A．a,b,e,c,dB．e,b,c,d,aC．b,d,a,e,cD．b,e,a,d,c3、Theunderlinedpart“strippedout”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．improvedB．removedC．increasedD．invented4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．TheadvantagesoftheOtonGlass.B．Thecharacteristicsofsmartglasses.C．Consumers’evaluationoftheOtonGlass.D．Thetargetaudiencesofvarioussmartglasses.22．（8分）Oneeveninglastsummer,whenIaskedmy17-year-oldson,Ray,forhelpwithdinner,hisresponsesurprisedme,“What’sacolander（漏勺）?”heasked.Icouldonlyblamemyself.Nobody’shandswentinthesauceexceptmyown.Butthatnight,asIexplainedwithatouchofpanicthatacolanderisthethingwithholesinit,IwonderedwhatelseIhadn’tpreparedRayfor.IfeltconfidentthatI’draisedaself-reliantboy,aswealltrytodo.Butcouldheboilwater?Sewonabutton?Washhisclotheswithoutturningthempink?No,noandno.Suddenlyithitme:He’dbeleavingthehouseinayeartoattendcollege.NowaywasIgoingtosetaspoiledprinceintotheworld.Asparents,whilewefocusonourchild’sconfidenceandcharacter,weperhapsdon’talwaysconsiderthatwearealsoraisingsomeone’sfutureroommate,boyfriend,husband,orfather.IwantedtoknowthatI’draisedaboywhowouldneveraskthewomaninhislife,“What’sfordinner?”SoIcameupwithaplan:IwouldofferRayaprivatehomeeconomicscourse.Iwasdelightedtofindthathedidn’tsayno.Fortwohours,threedaysaweek,Raywasallmine.Oneday,ashistomatosaucereducedonthestove,hewashedandseasonedachickenfortoasting.Thenherolledoutthepiecrust（馅饼皮）andfilleditwithapples,allwhilelisteningtomyexplanationontheimportanceofpreheatinganoven.Threeofmyfourgrandparentsweretailors,soRaywasgeneticallyprogrammedtoquicklymasterthebasics,likemendingasplitseamorrefasteningabutton.OnedaywecoveredAdvancedLaundry,inwhichItaughthimnevertomixaredsweatshirtwithwhiteshirtsorputsweatersinthedryer.Iknewthathewouldratherhavebeenshootinghoopsinthedrivewaythanlearningtomendsockswithhismother--hetriedtobegoffsewinglessons,eventhoughIinsistedthatoneday,someonewouldfindthesightofhimfixinghisownshirtveryattractive--butitcouldn’tbedeniedthathewaslearning,andmorethanjusthousekeeping.“Iappreciatemorewhatyoudoasamom,”hetoldmeoneday.Raynowunderstandsthefinerpointsofcooking,andmoreimportant,herealizesthere’snothingmasculine（男子气的）aboutbeinghelpless.Notonlycanhemakehisowndinner,hecanmakeitforhisfamily,too.That’swhatIcallaman.1、Hearingherson’squestion,theauthorfelt_______.A．shockedB．angryC．disappointedD．calm2、WecanlearnfromthetextthatRay________.A．madegreatprogressincookingB．preferredsewingtocookingC．wasunwillingtotakethecourseatfirstD．alwaysthoughtitattractivetodohousework3、Theunderlinedpart“morethanjusthousekeeping”showsthatRay_______.A．fellinlovewithhouseworkB．didotherworkinthehouseC．acknowledgestheauthor’seffortsD．begantobemoreindependent4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AreWomenProgrammedforHousework?B．ShouldBoysBeInvolvedinHousework?C．I’mProudI’veRaisedaCuriousSonD．APresentforMyFutureDaughter-in-law23．（8分）AnideathatstartedinSeattle’spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit(追求)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(发起)the“IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook”projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.InChicago,themayor(市长)appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe“OneBook,OneChicago”program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity(一致)canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltimatelyasNancypointsout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A．Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders. B．Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.C．Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice. D．Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.2、WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A．Theyhadlittleinterestinreading. B．Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C．Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds. D．Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.3、Accordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A．Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B．Inlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome.C．Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D．Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached.4、AccordingtoNancy,thedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby________.A．thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB．thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC．thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreadingD．thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads24．（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．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread25．（10分）AnoticeatIKEAShanghaihasbeensharedwidelyamongnetizensonChinesesocialmedia.Itstatesthatthestorescafeterianowrequirescustomerstoorderfoodbeforesittingdownincafeteriaseats.Thepolicyisinresponsetoanelderlyblinddatinggroupthatoccupiesseatsforalongtime,consumingonlytheirownfoodbroughtfromhome.DoyousupportIKEA’snewregulation?ChinaDailyreaderssharetheiropinionswithus.LeeXin(China)Theelderlyareharmless.Theyarelonelyandareprobablyhopingtofindsomecompanyagain.Ifanything,thestoreshouldatleastsympathizewiththeseoldpeople.Mbursian(US)Thisismoreforsocializingthanforromance.Ireallydon’tthinkahomefurnishingstoreisagooddatingplaceforseniors.IKEAcouldalsopostareasonabletimelimitpervisitduringpeakhours.Orinsteadoftablesandchairs,theycouldusethosestandingtablesandgetridofthechairsaltogether.AtleastIKEA’scafeteriaisn’toccupiedbythedancinggranniesandtheirportablePAsystems(音响).SEARU(Australia)Romanceisthemostimportantthingwhileeatingisnotthatimportant!Soanoblemanalwaysleavesmorespaceforseniors’loveaffairs!Mr.Qiu(Shanghai,China65yearsold)WehavebeentofastfoodoutletslikeMcDonalds,buttherearebarelyanypeersthere.Wefeellikealienssurroundedbyyoungsters.IfthereisanotherplaceinShanghaiwhereelderlypeoplecangather,wearemorethanreadytopaytwiceasmuchandtravelfurther.TedM(UK)Romancecanariseinmanyplaces,evenIKEA．However,thisdebatearoseasaresultofmanypeopletakingadvantageofIKEA’sgenerousdrinkoffersandgoingtheretomeetandstaywithfriendswithoutbuyinganything.IKEAisashop;itexiststoprovideaserviceforareasonableprofit.Itisnotapublicpark.Michel(NewZealand)Toeveryoneromanticizingthis,pleasealsoconsiderthatthestorehasanimagetoupholdwhileprotectingtheinterestsofotherpayingcustomers.Itisuglytotakeupseatsforsuchlongdurationswhileyoumakeotherswait.1、Howmanypeopleareinsupportofthisnewregulation?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.2、Whatisthemajorcauseofthisnewregulation?A．Seniorblinddatesinfluencingtheirbusiness.B．IKEAhaszerotoleranceforromanticbehavior.C．Thestrongreactionofnetizensonsocialmedia.D．Oldpeopleeatingtheirownfoodtosavemoney.3、Peoplewhoareagainstthenewregulationwillprobablyagreethat.A．seniors’loveaffairscancontributetothestore’simageB．IKEAistheonlyplacewhereseniorscanfindtheirpeersC．thesocietyisbeingtoojudgmentalandlacksunderstandingD．IKEAshouldnotreserveaspecialareafortheoldpeopletodate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）Expertssayboredomisgoodforkids.Itforcesthemtobecreative,1theirimaginations,andhelpsthemdiscovernewthings.A(n)2inpointis13-year-oldLukeThrillfromDubuque,Iowa.Lukewas3ofplayingvideogamesandridinghisbike,sohedecidedtobuildatinyhouseinhisbackyardinstead.Hemademoneyfromcuttinglawns(草坪)and4exchangedsomeservices,suchasgainingthehelpofanelectricalengineer5sweepinghisgarage.Lukealso6sparematerialsfromhisgrandmother’shouseandother7materialsfromhisneighborsforsomeofthewindowsandthedoor.The89-square-foothomecost$1,500tobuildand818months.Insidethere’sakitchenette,abacksittingroom,atableandamounted(镶嵌的)TV,andanupstairsbedroomcanbeeasily9bystairway.AlthoughLukedidthe10andlearnedhowtodoallthework,hehadhisfather’s11throughouttheproject.GregThrillwasveryhappythathissonlearnedtostayon12anddealwithgrown-ups.13,hehadsomesimpleruleswhenLuke14thehouse:“You15themoney.Youbuildit.Andyouownit.”Lukeisnowinlovewith16.HehasaYouTubechannelandhopesto17otherkidstostartbuilding.18,hewantstobuildabiggertinyhousetolivein,butfornow,he19inhisnewhomeafewnightsaweek,doeshomeworkthere,andusesittotakea20fromhistwinbrother.1、A．changes B．ignores C．improves D．weakens2、A．method B．explanation C．procedure D．case3、A．tired B．fond C．confident D．guilty4、A．thus B．even C．still D．anyhow5、A．inexchangefor B．inpraisefor C．insupportof D．inplaceof6、A．updated B．ordered C．removed D．used7、A．recycled B．cheap C．new D．raw8、A．spent B．took C．saved D．wasted9、A．supported B．accessed C．held D．landed10、A．research B．housework C．experiment D．discovery11、A．permission B．help C．control D．order12、A．credit B．business C．budget D．duty13、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Rather D．However14、A．finished B．decorated C．started D．painted15、A．borrow B．donate C．raise D．distribute16、A．books B．videos C．riding D．building17、A．inspire B．press C．command D．warn18、A．Luckily B．Eventually C．Frequently D．Strangely19、A．bringsout B．leavesout C．hangsout D．putsout20、A．ride B．risk C．chance D．break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）A14-year-oldChineseboyovercametwoofhumankind’smostdreadedfears—gettingstuckinanelevatorandgettinghomework1．(do)inasinglenight,owingtohiscalm-wittedcharacter.SunYixiaowasonhiswayuponTuesdayeveningafterschool2．theliftsuddenlycametoastop.Amomentofpanicfollowedbeforethe3．(teenage)couldfindawayout.Sunsaidhetriedtoopentheelevatordoor,4．(press)allthebuttonsinthehopetogettheelevatortoworkagain,butitdidn’twork.Withoutacellphoneathand,Suntriedyellingtogetattentionofpeopleoutside,butnoonerespondedastimepassedby.Heslippedanotethroughthedoor5．themessage“peoplestuckinside,pleaseaskthepropertymanagementforhelp,”andhopedsomeone6．(pick)itupandactonit.Afterexhaustingallhisoptionswithoutknowinghowlong7．wouldtakebeforesomeonefoundhim,hetookouthistextbooksandstartedtodohishomework8．(patient).Soonafterhefinishedhisduties,Sunheardloud9．(voice)outside.Alargecrowdincludinghisteachersandotherparentshadcometotherescue,bywhichtimehe10．(trap)intheelevatorforoverfivehours.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。LastSunday,Itakepartinawalkingactivitywithmyfriends、Earlyinthemorning,wejoinedinotherparticipantsofdifferentage、At8:30,theygatheredatthestartingpoint,preparedourselvesforthelongdistancewalking、Assoonasthesignalwasgiving,wesetoffalongthewalkingroutearoundtheSportsPark、Somepeoplewalkedfast,whenothersjusttooktheirtimetoenjoythefreshairandthebeautifulnaturalscenery、MyfriendsandIcheeredeachotheron,andreachedfinishingline、Regularlyactivitieslikethisnotonlykeepusfit,butalsohelpgetuscloserwithnature、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，本周日你爸爸计划组织一场家庭聚会。请你写封邮件给外教Steven,邀请他来你家一起参加。主要内容如下：1.聚会时间和地点；2.聚会人员介绍；3.其他注意事项。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearSteven,I’mwritingtoinviteyoutojoininafamilypartyheldthisSunday._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、D6、C7、C8、A9、A10、B11、B12、B13、B14、A15、B16、C17、C18、D19、B20、A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、C2、D3、B4、A22、1、A2、A3、C4、D23、1、B2、C3、D4、C24、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