2025屆山東省日照市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷含解析

2025屆山東省日照市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed2．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture3．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension4．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined5．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．a(chǎn)s6．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive7．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that8．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses9．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy10．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding11．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed12．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．for13．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome14．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously15．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although16．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind17．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which18．—Howwasyourjobinterview?—Verysuccessful.I________myhomeworkaboutthecompany,youknow.A．haddoneB．havedoneC．didD．wasdoing19．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating20．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）NEWHAVEN,Connecticut——AsurpriseawaitedstudentsinYalewhoshowedupforProfessorLaurieSantos’sclass.Theygotslipsofpaperthatsaid,“Noclasstoday.”Therewasonlyoneruleforthestudents‘unexpectedfreetime——Theywerenotallowedtostudy,buttorelax.Sinceexamsandpaperswerecomingup,everyonewastiredandstressed.Atthismomenttheyweretouched.Witharoundapplause,ninestudentshuggedSantos,andtwoburstintotears.Yet,cancellingclasswasnotjustabreak.Itwasalsoachallenge,asshewasaskingthemtostopworryingabouttheirgrades,evenifitwasjustanhour.OnestudentwenttotheYaleUniversityArtGalleryforthefirsttimeinherfouryearsatYale.Agroupofstudentswenttoarecordingstudioandplayedanewsong.Morepeoplewereoutside,andmoreweresmiling.That’swhyabout1,200studentsweretakingSantos’sclass,called“PsychologyandtheGoodLife,”thelargestclassinYale’s317-yearhistory.Evennon-YalestudentshadthechancetotakeSantos’sclass.ItwasofferedasanonlinecourseandsheimmediatelybecameanInternethit.SkylerRobinson,oneofherstudents,wasatalossforawhileaboutwhattododuringhisbreak,andthendecidedtotakeanap.“Itwasagreatnap,”hecommented.Santosdesignedtheclassaftersherealizedthatherstudentskeptbusythroughlongdaysthatseemedfarmoredepressingandjoylessthanherowncollegeyears.“Theyfeelthey’reinthiscrazyratrace.They’reworkingsohardthattheycan’ttakeasinglehouroff.That’sawful.”Theideasbehindtheclassaresimple.Santossaid,“Itisthehopethatsciencecanhelpstudentsfindpeaceamongallthestressesanddifficultiestheyfaceatcollege.”Thelessonsincludeshowingmoregratitude,performingactsofkindnessandincreasingsocialconnections.Thestudentsreallywantedtolearntoleadahappylifeinascience-drivenway.Santosalsonotedthepsychologicalhappeningof“mis-wanting”,whichledpeopletoworktowardsthewronggoalsinlife.Oneweek,Santoaskedstudentstoexercise.Anotherweek,shewantedthemtogetmoresleep.Theyworkedhardtokeepsomenewhabits.Socialscienceresearchledtomanynewunderstandingsofhowpeoplefindhappiness.ShethinksherclasscanchangeYale,orrather,notjustYale.1、Howdidstudentsrespondtothecancellingclass?A．Theyexpressedtheirconcern.B．Theywereatalosswhattodo.C．Theyshowedgratitudetotheteacher.D．Theywereeagertostudyindividually.2、HowcanweknowSanto’sclasswaspopular?A．Fromtheattendenceinherclass.B．Fromthesubjectshetaught.C．FromthelonghistoryofYale.D．Fromthereleaseoftheonlinecourse.3、WhatcanstudentslearnfromSantos’sclass?A．Todevelopgoodstudyhabits.B．Toletexercisebecometheirroutine.C．Tobetterunderstandhowtofindhappiness.D．Todosomethingjoyfulduringthestressfultime.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Santoshadamorestressfultimeinhercollege.B．StudentswouldbeinratraceafterSantos’sclass.C．Santos’sinfluencecanreachawiderrangeofpeople.D．Santosisgoingtocancelmoreclassesforbettereffects.22．（8分）Theyear3700,Earthisfartoohotforanyhumantocallithome.Onthisplanetatleast,manisnothingmorethanamemory--ifthereisanythinglefttorememberthe"wiseman".Butwhataboutourwisdom--willanyofitsurviveus?Theconventionalanswerisno.Knowledgerequiresaknower,andtherewillbenoknowingmindsaroundthen.Butifinformationsurvives,perhapsinbooksorharddrives,maybetheknowledgeisn'tquitedeadbutdormant(休眠),readytobecomealivewiththehelpofothermindsthatdevelopovertimeorcometovisitEarthinthedistantfuture.Atfirstsight,thatseemstobereasonable:afterall,wehavedonesimilarthingswithpastknowledge.Forexample,wesavedanancientcomputerfromashipdestroyedatseaoffthesoutherncoastofGreece,andsucceededinfindingthemeaningofEgyptianhieroglyphics(象形文字).Carefulworkcanbringpreviouslylostwisdombacktolife.However,thekeypointisthatthereisacertainculturalcontinuitywiththoseancienttimesthatallowsustoreasonandmakeprogressinthedark:weknowwearedealingwiththelegacy(遺產(chǎn))ofotherhumans.Withoutthatlink,thesurvivalofobjectsandrawdatadoesn'tguaranteethesurvivalofknowledge.Andalackofcontinuityinlanguagewithanyfutureintelligencewouldbeabarrier.Knowledgeiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage.Whenalanguagediesout,wecanlosesystemsofreasoningthattheycontain.Ifthat'slost,thenitcan'tberecovered.Allthismeansthatothermindsmightnotbeabletofullymakehumanknowledgealivewhenwearegone.Itisbettertoconcentrateonnotdyingoutinthefirstplace.1、HowmanyopinionsarementionedinPara.2?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"similarthings"inPara.3probablyreferto?A．Makinglostwisdomaliveagain.B．Rescuingdisappearingknowledge.C．Preservingfutureknowledge.D．Gainingnewknowledge.3、Howcanwemakeknowledgesurvive?A．Weknowalotabouthumanbeings.B．Welearnwaystodrawconclusions.C．Wehaveacertainculturalcontinuity.D．Weprotectthelegacyofotherhumans.4、What'smainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A．Canhumanbeingsliveon?B．Willourknowledgesurviveus?C．Whatwilltheearthbelikeinthefuture?D．Howcanweprotectourculture?23．（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．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread24．（8分）BuyOneGiveOneBuyOneGiveOne(B1G1)isaSingapore-basedbusinessandnon-profitorganizationwithajobtocreateaworldfullofgiving.Wehelpbusinessesaroundtheworldgivebackinmeaningfulwayssothattheycancreatemeasurableandlong-lastinginfluence.Since2007,wehaveworkedwithmorethan1,600businessescreatingmorethan88milliongivingactivities.Ourbusinessallowsconsumers,whomayfeeldisconnectedfromtheproblemsofthedevelopingworld,tobecomeinvolvedinsocialproblemswhilestillpurchasingforthemselves.Forexample,shoebrandslikeTOMSpromisetodonateonepairofshoesforeverypairpurchased.Soapboxgivessoaptoaneedychildwitheverypurchase.WatchcompanyWeWoodplantsatreeeverytimeyoubuyawatch.Theyhavehelpedsocially-consciousconsumerspurchaseproductsandfeelgoodaboutprovidinghelptoothers.SeewhatsomeofourmemberssayaboutbeingapartofB1G1.*KarenOrmerodEveryproductpurchasedatourstoreinfluencesthelivesofdisadvantagedpeopleintheworld.IhadneverimaginedIwouldbeoperatingabusinessthatcouldchangepeople’slives.Wearemakingarealdifferencebyjustdoingwhatwenormallydo.Itisawonderfulexperience.*BenBakerWhatagoodwayofdistributingresourcestowheretheyneedtobe,givingpeoplethegiftsofgiving,andaddingvaluetoorganizationsalongtheway.Wehavealreadymade160,000givingactivitiesthroughB1G1.Givinghasbecomeanecessarypartofoureverydaybusiness.It’sabsolutelybrilliant.B1G1focusesontheinfluenceofgivingonpeople’slivesratherthansimplytheamountsdonated.Ourprogramsstressgivinghabituallyinordertocreategrowinginfluencearoundtheworld.WhenyoujointheB1G1givingprogram,youcreateyourownuniquegivingstories.Wedohopeyoucanbecomeamemberofus!1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesB1G1do?A．Donatetheprofitstothepeopleinneed.B．Helpconsumerspurchasetheirfavoriteproducts.C．Giveawaysomethingextrawhenaproductissold.D．Instructownershowtooperatebusinesseseffectively.2、HowdothemembersfeelaboutthemselvesasapartofB1G1?A．Confident.B．Proud.C．Generous.D．Energetic.3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToinvitebusinessestoB1G1.B．TopromotetheproductsB1G1sells.C．TodescribethegiftsB1G1gives.D．TointroducetheactivitiesB1G1involves.25．（10分）FiveCreatorsWhoWanttoMakeYourLifeEasierMunyaradziGwatidzo-FromAstroMobilAsanorphangrowingupinoneofZimbabwe'spoorestareas,Gwatidzowasveryinterestedinelectronics.Withabigfamilytocarefor,Gwatidzotaughthimselftorepairphones.Gwatidzoin2011tobuildhisownbrand.AstroMobile.Astronowprovidesemploymenttoover2,000peoplewithvariousjobopportunities.CheraeRobinson-FromTastemakersAfricaTastemakersAfricaisamobileappaimingtorevolutionizetheAfricantravelandleisurespace.Throughtheapp,travelersandcuriouslocalscanbookpersonalexperiences.Itsfounder,CheraeRobinson,hasalwaysbeenpassionateaboutAfricaandthroughherpersonaladventuresgotanopportunity.NekuAtawodi-FromMalaikHowdoesonegofromasportsscientisttoafounderlaunchingacrowdfundingplatformonlyfourmonths?“IampassionateaboutAfricaandimpressedbytheteamingspiritoftheAfricanyouth,”shesaid,"Agroupofangelinvestorsbackingabusinesscanreallyleadittosuccess!"RichardBbaale-FromBanaPadsBanaPadsisnotyetavailabletothemarketinAfricabutitsoriginalstoryaloneisprettyinspiring.Watchinghisoldersistermissschoolforaweekeverymonthbecausetheirguardianscouldnotaffordcleantowels,sowedaseedforabusinessRichardBbaalewouldlaterstart.1、Whoseappisundertheprocessofresearchanddevelopment?A．Bbaale.B．Atawodi.C．Robinso.D．Gwatidzo.2、Gwatidzobegantorepairphonesmainlybecauseof.A．hisinterestinphonesB．hisresponsibilityforfamilyC．hisintentiontosetupabrandD．hiseagernesstoprovidemorejobs3、WhatdoesRobinsontrytoachieve?A．Helpinglocalsearnmore.B．Helpingvisitorssavemoney.C．Makingiteasiertobooktickets.D．Makingtravelmorecomfortable.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Dr．WilliamOslerwasworkinginoneoftheBritain’smilitaryhospitalsduringthewar.Oneday，hewascalledoutoftheward(病房)duringhisdailyrounds(查房)tobegivenanimportant1thathisownsonhadbeenkilledonthefieldsofFrance．2bythenews，hestillwentbacktohisrounds．Hewas________differentforalongperiodafterward．Thecheerfulnotewas3fromhisvoiceandneveragaindidfriends4himhearthemerrytunewhichhesooftenwhistledashewentfromwardtoward．Althoughthesethingscouldnot5，somethingneweventuallycametotaketheirplace.Everyone6anewcompassion(同情)inhiscareforthesoldierswhoeachdaystreamedin．Before，hewasanextremelydevotedphysician，whotreatedhisworkseriouslyand7patientsverymuch．Nowtherewasa(n)8personalcompassion，likethatofafatherforhisson．Likemostpeoplewhohave________suchlosses，Oslermusthavespentconsiderabletimeon9．Painwillchangeus，ofteninvariousways．Itcanleaveusangryandbroken，or，asinthecaseofOsler，itcanbringforthgood10suchascompassionortenderness．Itisasifthephysicianchanneledhispainintoenergyandloveforothers，caringforthemashewouldcareforhisownchild．HelenKeller，whowentthroughlifebothblindanddeaf，knewplentyabout________．Sheoncewiselysaid，“The11oflifeisoneofourgreatestblessings．Itmakesuspatientandsensitive'12usthatalthoughtheworldisfullofpain，itisalsofulloftheovercomingofit．”Theworldisfullofsuffering，andwecan’t13itnomaterhowhardwetry．Butthosewhoovercomegreatchallengeswillchange14．Forourstrugglesenterourlivesasunwelcomeguests，buttheyalsobring15gifts．Andoncethepaindecreases，thegifts16．Thesegiftsarelife’struetreasures，boughtatgreatprice，butcannotbe17inanyotherway．1、A．decision B．message C．position D．memory2、A．Inspired B．Disappointed C．Shocked D．Affected3、A．previously B．purely C．exactly D．obviously4、A．gone B．far C．free D．safe5、A．over B．beyond C．a(chǎn)round D．except6、A．return B．disobey C．neglect D．develop7、A．invented B．noticed C．collected D．a(chǎn)nalyzed8、A．1ongedfor B．heardof C．caredfor D．believedin9、A．extra B．terrible C．suspected D．odd10、A．treasured B．escaped C．witnessed D．experienced11、A．regret B．sadness C．guilty D．a(chǎn)nxiety12、A．behaviors B．habits C．qualities D．relationships13、A．suffering B．mercy C．society D．responsibility14、A．origin B．process C．meaning D．struggle15、A．warning B．teaching C．promising D．instructing16、A．discover B．a(chǎn)ttract C．a(chǎn)void D．tolerate17、A．unexpectedly B．purposely C．occasionally D．instantly18、A．a(chǎn)ffordable B．1uxurious C．mysterious D．valuable19、A．remain B．increase C．share D．1eave20、A．exchanged B．a(chǎn)cquired C．selected D．Given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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Todaymytopicishow1．(improve)ourspokenEnglish!Beforeweget2．(start),IwouldlikeverymuchtoknowhowimportantyouthinkspokenEnglish3．!Thisisthebasicquestionwehavetofigure4．beforewesolveourproblems!Obviously,Englishisalanguage,5．makesitabsolutelyimportanttospeakitout!Asthe6．(say)goes,youlearntoswimbyswimmingandyoulearn7．(drive)bydriving.So,ifyouwantyourspokenEnglish8．(improve),youhavetocatcheverychancetospeak9．(with)worryingaboutlosingyourfaceormakingmistakes!Youshouldalwaysrememberandtellyourselfthat"practicemakesperfect"!Withalittlemoreconfidenceandhardworkofpractice,10．won'ttakeyoutoomuchtimetomakeprogressinyourspokenEnglish!第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯(cuò)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(Λ)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Inourlife,weoftenregretwhatwedidandwhichwecouldn’tdo、Actually,itdoesn’tbenefitusatall、Asformostofus,wemissedmanychancetoearnmoremoney,togetahighpositionandtorealizeourdreams、Weoftenregretthatwedon’tseizethoseopportunities,thusfeelupset、AlthoughwedoknowregrettingthePastisnobenefit,butwestillcan’thelpdoingitToavoidtheproblembelow,weneedtopaymoreattentiontowhatyouaredoingnow,makingusbusierandhavingnotimetorecallthepast、Moreover,we’dbettersetreasonablygoalsonebyone、Onlybydoingsocanwestruggleforourfuturebetter、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華,你的英國好友Tom拜托你幫忙購買一只風(fēng)箏,作為生日禮物送給妹妹。請你給Tom寫一封回信，比較已物色好的兩種風(fēng)箏（如下表格），并提出你的購買建議和理由。風(fēng)箏特性AB形狀鷹狀蝴蝶狀材質(zhì)塑料布尺寸1.6m*0.9m1.1m*0.6m價(jià)格80元100元注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、B5、A6、C7、B8、B9、D10、A11、C12、B13、A14、A15、D16、A17、C18、A19、C20、A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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、A3、C4、C22、1、B2、A3、C4、B23、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)andaw