河南省頂尖名校2024屆高考英語全真模擬密押卷含解析

河南省頂尖名校2024屆高考英語全真模擬密押卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準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．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose2．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped3．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since4．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．a(chǎn)goodSamaritanB．a(chǎn)wetblanketC．a(chǎn)featherinmycapD．a(chǎn)pieceofcake5．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends6．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone7．—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked8．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout9．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone10．a(chǎn)singleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless11．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．since12．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．a(chǎn)fterD．unless13．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich14．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported15．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted16．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．a(chǎn)regraduating D．graduate17．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open18．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．a(chǎn)nswerfor D．pullthrough19．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven20．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere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）Ifyouthoughtpilotsdimmed（調(diào)暗）thelightsbeforetakeofftogiveyousomeshuteye,thinkagain.Believeitornot,thedimlightingcouldactuallyhelpsaveyourlifeincaseofaplaneemergency.Thedimmedlightsbeforetakingofftherunwayandlandingareaflightprecautionusedtohelppassengers’eyesadjustquickerduringanemergencyescape.“Goingfromabrightlylitenvironmenttoonethat’scompletelydarkwouldrequiresometimeforoureyestofocusandseetheescapeslide,”AliceTheriault,servicedirectorforAirCanadawroteinapressstatement.“Sinceweneedtohaveallthesecondsonoursideintheeventofanemergency,dimmingthelightsisoneofmanystepswetaketoensurethesafetyofourcustomers.”Thephenomenonthatyoureyesseethosestrangespeckles(小斑點)asyoursightadjuststoadarkplaceafterbeinginalightplaceiscalleddarkadaptation.Itnormallytakesoureyesabout20to30secondstoseebestinadarkroom.Thebrighterthelights,thelongerittakesforoureyestoadjust,whichiswhydimmingtheplanelightscouldshortenyour“darkadaptation”timesinceyouhaven’tbeensittingunderfluorescentbulbs(熒光燈)allflight.Notonlydoesdimminglightsaddvaluabletimetotheescapeprocess,butitreducesthetensiononyoureyesifyouneedtolookoutside,orseetheemergencylightingalongthepassage.“Ithelpskeepyouintherightdirection.”PatrickSmith,anairlinepilotandauthorofCockpitConfidentialtoldTheTelegraph.“Italsomakesiteasierforflightattendantstoassessanyoutsiderisks,suchasfireordebris,thatmightaffectanescape.”Sonexttimeapilotdimsthelights,justknowit’sforyoursafety,eventhoughitcreatesagentleatmosphereforyourtakeoffintothesky.1、Thelightsareturneddownbeforetakeofftohelppassengers_______.A．escapeintimeofemergencyB．takeashortbreakC．createacomfortableatmosphereD．enjoythemselves2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtoParagragh2and3?A．Dimminglightsisrequiredwhenaccidentshappen.B．Oureyesneedsometimetoadapttothechangeoflight.C．Specklesarecausedbytheuseofdimmedlights.D．Itisrequiredforpilotstoturnofflightsduringtheflight.3、Whatisthefunctionofshortening“darkadaptation”time?A．Slowingdownthelanding.B．Adjustingtheplanelights.C．Keepingpassengerscalm.D．Helpingthecrewjudgeoutsiderisks.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Atiptomakeairtravelsafer.B．Anemergencyeventhappeningonaplane.C．Anexplanationofanairlinesafetymeasure.D．Awarningmessagefromthepilot.22．（8分）ForPeiShiyou,thisyear'sLunarNewyear'sEvewasamongthefewhehaspentwithhisextendedfamily.“It’soneofthebenefitsofstartingabusinessinmyhometown,”saidPei,whowasbornandraisedinHefei,Anhuiprovince,andwillsoonturn60.HiswishfortheYearoftheDogistoseesmartglass---theproducthisteamhasbeendevelopingsince2016---gointoproduction.Startingabusinesswithacreativeresearchteamandreceivinggovernmentsupporthavegivenhimastrongsenseofpride,afeelinghesaysheoftenlackedduringhis25yearsworkingintheUnitedStates,hesaid.HewasamongChinasfirststudentstotraveltotheUSforpostgraduatestudAfterthat,helandedhisfirstjobatAmocoCorpandlatermovedtoCaliforniaeventuallybecomingheadofproductresearchanddevelopmentatKLA-Tencor,aglobalcapitalequipmentcompanyinSiliconValley.YetPeisaidhestillfeltunfulfilledandunsatisfied.“ItseemedtherewasaninvisibleceilingformewhenIpursuedmycareerintheUS.Ifeltlikeitwasunlikelyformetoachieveanyhighersenseofachievementorrecognition.”HereturnedtoChinain2017,andnineyearslaterestablishedasmart-glasscompanyinHefeiwithtwootherUS-trainedengineers.Thecompany’sproductissuitableforlow-temperature,flexiblesmart-filmmanufacturingandisabletoself-adjustitsleveloftransparencybasedontemperaturechangesandsunlightconditions,accordingtoPei,whosaidithasthepotentialtoreducetheneedforairconditioningandmakecurtainsabandoned.Between2007and2016,PeilivedandworkedinseveralChinesecities.“WhatattractsmetoHefeiisthatitiseasytogathertechtalentshereduetothecity’srapiddevelopmentinrecentyears,andalsobecauseithasseveraluniversities,”hesaid.SupportfromthelocalgovernmenthasbeenoneofthebestattractionsthatconvincedPeitolocatehiscompanyintheeasternChinesecity.InJanuarylastyear,Hefeiwasapprovedasthesiteofanational-levelsciencecenter,thesecondofitskindafteranearlieronewasbuiltinShanghai.Thecenter,nowunderconstruction,willfocusonareasincludinginformationtechnology,energyandhealth.1、WhydidPeiShiyoustartabusinessinChina?A．BecauseofhisunsuccessfulbusinessinAmerica.B．Becausehiscareerwasblockedbysomethinginvisible.C．Becausehisfamilydesperatelywantshimtochaseroots.D．Becauseofasenseofaccomplishmentfromhiscreativeteamandofficialsupport.2、What’soneofthefunctionsofthesmartglass?A．Tobefilmedasahightechmodel.B．Toadjusttransparencyaccordingtothesurroundingtemperature.C．Toreplacetheuseofairconditioners.D．Tobeusedasakindofnewcurtain.3、AccordingtoPei,whichisareasonwhyPeichosehishometowntosetuphiscompany?A．HehaslivedandworkedinseveralChinesecities.B．Hishometownsgreatprogresscanattractgeniusintechnology.C．Hecanupdatehistechnologyinthenearbyuniversities.D．HehasthesupportfromthelocalgovernmentoftheUS.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．GlassbusinessmanhappytobehomeB．GlassentrepreneurandhisgreatinfluenceC．smart-glasscomingintoourlifeD．Thedevelopmentofanamazingtechnology23．（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）Inmyveryfirstjobwithsomearchaeologists,Iwasn’tdiggingobjectsoutoftheground,insteadIwasemployedasanartist,drawingwhattheyfound.However,Iwassoonmoreinterestedinthestoriesbehindtheobjectsthanindrawingthemandthat’showmycareerinarchaeologystarted.IstilldrawwhatIfindinmyworkasaspecialistontheSilkRoad,theoldtraderouterunningfromEgypttoMongolia,andIalsoworkonsomeunderwaterprojectstoo.Inarchaeology,myall-timeheroisanAmericancalledRaphaelPumpelly.IfirstheardabouthimwhenIwasastudentonatriptoTurkmenistan,acountryrightintheheartofAsia.Togetaroundthecountry,IhadtolearnRussiansothatIcouldspeaktothelocalpeople.WhenIgotthereIthought,“Wow!I’moneofthefirstAmericanshere!”ThenanoldmantoldmeaboutanAmericanarchaeologist,RaphaelPumpelly,whowastheredoingthesamethingover100yearsago.Archaeology’sinmyfamily.Mywife’sinthesameprofession,and,althoughourtwoboysaren’tinterestedinthefutureinarchaeologythemselves,we’vebeenonsomegreatdigstogetherandtheylovewhatwedobecausetheygettotravelwithus.Lastsummer,wetookthemtoLakeTiticacainSouthAmerica,inthehighareasoftheAndesmountainrange.MybestexperiencewaswhenIwasdiggingontheEgyptianRedSeacoast.There’sverylittlerainandit’ssodrythateverythingiskeptasitwas.Inanoldhouse,wheretheownerusedtostoregoodsfromtheshipsthatcamein,Ipickedupa700-year-oldmatinfrontofthehouseandthere,underit,afterallthattime,wasthehousekeywiththeowner’snamecarvedonit.Itfeltlikehecouldbeonhiswayhomeanyminute!AndIthought,“Hey,Idojustthat.Thisman’snotmuchdifferenttome!”1、WhileworkinginEgypt,whatdidthewriterfindsointeresting?A．Thatpeoplefromdifferentcenturiescanbesosimilar.B．Thefactthatthedoormatwasinsuchgoodcondition.C．Thewaythepeoplemanagedtoliveinsuchadryplace.D．Thattherehadbeensomuchtradeinthatarea.2、Whichentrywillthewriterprobablymakeinhisdiary?A．Turkmenistanisinteresting.I’mthefirstAmericantocomeherebutI’mgladthisismylasttripaway.B．Ihavebeendivingtodayandfoundsomeobjectsforanexhibition.I’vejustfinisheddrawingthemformyrecords.C．Iwishmychildrenweren’tmoreinterestedinarchaeologyandwouldnotworkhardintheopenliketheirparents.D．It’snearlydarkbutRaphael’sstillbusydigginginthatoldhouse.Hecanbeveryannoying.Hethinkshe’sthemostimportantpersonhere.3、Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A．Todescribethelifeofanarchaeologistheadmires.B．Topersuadepeopletotakeuparchaeologyasacareer.C．Toexplainwhatheenjoysaboutbeinganarchaeologist.D．Toshowhowarchaeologistswork.25．（10分）YoucanseeaseaturtlenamedHerman,anoctopus(章魚)calledOctavia,andasealnamedLidiaattheSmithsonian’sNationalZooinWashington,D．C．Ratherthanrealanimals,theyareactuallyartworksmadeoutofplastictrashfromtheocean.Theseartworksarepartofatravelingexhibitcalled“WashedAshore:ArttoSavetheSea”.TheWashedAshoreproject,ledbytheartistcalledPozzi,workstoraiseawarenessaboutplasticpollutioninEarth’soceans.Morethan315billionpoundsofplasticlittertheworld’soceanstoday.Mostoftheplasticisgarbagefromtownsandcities,aswellastrashthatpeopleleaveonbeaches.Rainwater,winds,andhightidesbringthetrashintotheoceanorintoriversthatleadtotheocean.Onceitisunderthewaves,theplasticbeginstobreakupintosmallerandsmallerpieces.Thousandsofseaanimalsdieeachyearfromeatingplasticbagsandotherthings.Eachyear,millionsmorepoundsofplasticendupintheocean.Arecentstudyfoundthatifthatcontinues,by2050thetotalweightofplasticwillbemorethanthatofallthefishintheocean.TheWashedAshoreprojectisworkingtostopthatfromhappening.Since2010,WashedAshorevolunteershavecollected38,000poundsofplastictrashfrommorethan300milesofbeaches.TheyhelpedPozzicreatemorethan60artworksofseacreaturesharmedbyplasticpollution.“Theseartworksareapowerfulreminderofourpersonalroleandglobalresponsibilityinpreservingbiodiversity(生物多樣性)onlandandinthesea,”saysDennisKelly,directoroftheNationalZoo.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheartworksshownattheSmithsonian’sNationalZoo?A．Toletpeopleknowaboutanimalsintheocean.B．Tointroduceonewayofrecyclingplastictrash.C．Towarnpeopleofplasticpollutionintheocean.D．ToshowPozzi’sgreatgiftforcreatingartworks.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatisthesourceofplasticpollutionintheocean?A．Garbagefromtownsandcities.B．Trashleftonbeachesbypeople.C．Plasticbagsbrokenupbywaves.D．Littercreatedbyhumanactivities.3、ThedatainParagraph5isgiventoprovethat.A．plasticpollutionwillbemoreseriousintheoceanB．moreandmoreartworksofseacreatureswillbemadeC．theWashedAshoreprojecthasmadegreatachievementsD．volunteerscansolvetheoceanpollutionsuccessfullyby20504、What’sDennisKelly’sattitudetowardstheartworks?A．Worried.B．Supportive.C．Doubtful.D．Unconcerned.5、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TurningTrashintoArtB．WorkingforWashedAshoreC．CollectingPlasticTrashD．StoppingEnvironmentalPollution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）Amanwasbitterlyenviousofhisneighbour．Hespentlonghoursinprayer，wantingtobe1tohisneighbourineveryaspectoflife．Onenight，Godappearedbeforehiminadreamandsaid，“Iampleasedwithyour2．Askforagift．3yourneighbourwillgetthesamegiftindoubleamount．”Hewasgladbutsadthathisenemywouldgetagreatergift．Herequested，“God，4thesightinoneofmyeyes．”Withhissingleeye，hepeepedathisneighbourbutwas5toseehisneighbour'ssightwasnotlost!Confused，he6toGod，“Whydon’tyoukeepyourword?”Godsaid，“Son，Ialwayskeepmyword．7isnotagift，butacurse．Youhavethegiftofsightinonlyoneeyenow，asaskedbyyou．Butyourneighbourhassightinbothofhiseyes．I8thegift．”Hesuddenly9fromhisdreamandwassurethatitwasamessagefromGod．Englightenedbythedream，hewenttohisneighbourandbeggedhispardonforthinkingandacting10him．Theyembracedeachotherandweregoodfriendsthereafter．1、A．cleverer B．previous C．stronger D．superior2、A．prayer B．envy C．sorrow D．pity3、A．Otherwiee B．But C．Therefore D．Besides4、A．finish B．cut C．move D．destroy5、A．delighted B．terrified C．surprised D．worried6、A．blamed B．complained C．yelled D．hurried7、A．Blindness B．Envy C．Disability D．Promise8、A．relieved B．a(chǎn)warded C．kept D．doubled9、A．a(chǎn)woke B．burst C．cried D．frightened10、A．towards B．for C．a(chǎn)gainst D．on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）China'sfirstartificialintelligence(Al)textbookforhighschoolstudents1．(bring)outlastweek,followingaplanbycentralgovernment2．(include)Alcoursesinprimaryandsec-ondaryschool.Thenine-chaptertextbook,3．(name)"FundamentalsofArtificialIntelligence",waswrittenbyoutstanding4．(scholar)fromwell-knownschoolsnationwide,underthejointeffortsbytheresearchcenterforMOOCatEastChinaNormalUniversityandAlstartupSenseTime.ItincludesthehistoryofAlandhowthetechnologycanbeappliedinareassuchasfacialrecognition,autodrivingandpublicsecurity."ThetextbookfocusesnotonlyonbasicsofAl,buton5．(practice)useofAlindailylife,”saidChenYukun,aprofessoratEastChinaNormalUniversity,6．isalsoacontributortothebook.Uptillnow,about40highschoolsacrossthecountry7．(undertake)thetaskofbeingthefirstgroupofAlhigheducationpilotprogram8．introducingthetextbookinthecurriculum."TheAlsectorisfacingatalentshortage9．(global).Thepublicationofthebookis10．breakthroughasittakesAltechnologyoutofthe'Ivorytower'andmakesitpartofhighschoollearning,"saidLinDahua,aprofessorattheChineseUniversityofHongKong.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）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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，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)不計分。Theworldseemstobefacingtwoproblem、Oneisthattoomanypeoplearedangerousover-weighted、Thistypeofproblemcalledobesity(肥胖癥)、Obesityiswhenapersonhavemorethan25-30percentofbodyfat、Theotherproblemisaillnesscalledanorexia(厭食癥)、Thisiswhenpeoplearedangerouslythin;wearelessthan85%oftheirnormalbodyweight、Alloftheseproblemsareveryseriousbecauseofthebodycannotworkproperlywhenitistoofatortoothin、Theheart,liver,kidneysandlungswillnotbeabletokeepthebodyhealth、Peoplecandiefromillnessescausingbybeingtoofatortoothin、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，得知學校要開辦《學生雙語報》(StudentBilingualNewspaper)，需要在校內(nèi)招聘一位同學任編輯，請寫一封申請信應聘。內(nèi)容如下1.寫信目的2.個人優(yōu)勢;3.能做的事情。注意:詞數(shù)100左右;可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫;Dearsirormadam,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________LookingforwardtoyourearlyreplyYours,Lihua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、B4、C5、D6、D7、D8、B9、B10、A11、A12、B13、D14、B15、C16、D17、C18、A19、D20、C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、A2、B3、D4、C22、1、D2、B3、B4、A23、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’sliveperf