廣東省韶關(guān)市新豐縣一中2025屆高三3月份模擬考試英語試題含解析

廣東省韶關(guān)市新豐縣一中2025屆高三3月份模擬考試英語試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what2．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot3．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup4．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave5．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising6．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．a(chǎn)vailableC．a(chǎn)ccurate D．cautious7．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn8．Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/9．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.10．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．a(chǎn)slongas D．inorderthat11．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft12．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed13．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.14．—Sorry,Ididn’thearthedoorbellring.—Yourbell.Perhapsitneedsrepairing.A．neverworked B．isneverworkingC．neverworks D．hadneverworked15．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though16．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?17．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．a(chǎn)nyone C．who D．whomever18．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished19．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．a(chǎn)djustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．a(chǎn)daptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile20．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How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）ChinaImportandExportFair,alsoknownastheCantonFair,isheldinGuangzhoueveryspringandautumn.TheFairisacomprehensiveonewiththelongesthistory,thehighestlevel,thelargestscale,themostcompleteexhibitvariety,thebroadestdistributionofoverseasbuyersandthegreatestbusinessturnoverinChina.CantonFairattractsmorethan24,000China’sbestforeigntradecompanieswithgoodcredibilityandsoundfinancialcapabilities,and500overseascompaniestoparticipateintheFair.CantonFairisaplatformforimportandexportmainly,withvariousandflexiblepatternsoftrade.Besidestraditionalwayofnegotiatingagainstsamples,theFairholdsCantonFairOnline.Varioustypesofbusinessactivitiessuchaseconomicandtechnicalco-operationsandexchanges,goodsinspection,insurance,transportation,advertisingandconsultationarealsocarriedoutinflexibleways.BusinesspeoplefromallovertheworldaregatheringinGuangzhou,exchangingbusinessinformationanddevelopingfriendship.EventsScheduleofthe115thSessionofCantonFairTime:May1st14:00-16:00Place:No.8MeetingRoom,BFloor,AreaBEvent:TrainingSeminarofOverseasMarketingTheme:MarketSegmentationAndChannelBuildingDetails:Cloris,ProjectFacilitator,TradeforSustainableDevelopmentofInternationalTradeCentre(1TC)Time:May2nd14:00-16:30Place:No.8MeetingRoom,BFloor,AreaBEvent:FashionandTrendForumTheme:The“musthave”fashiontrendsforMen’sandWomen’swearforSpring/Summer2015Details:MichaelLeow,SalesandMarketDirectorofFashionSnoops(AsiaPacific)1、TheCantonFairisorganizedinGuangzhou________.A．everytwoyearsB．everyseasonC．twiceayearD．onceayear2、Ifyouwanttovisittheclothingshow,youcanbethere________.A．onMay2nd14:00-16:30B．onMay1st14:00-16:00C．onMay1st8:00-16:30D．onMay2nd10:00-16:003、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Topresentoverseasinvestment.B．TointroducetheCantonFair.C．Toreportthetradeachievements.D．Toattractthebestforeigntradecompanies.22．（8分）Weallthinkbestwhenwe'rewellrested．Aclear，alertbrainallowsustofocus，learnandrememberinformation，andtobecreative．Ontheotherhand，whenwe'resleepy，wemakemoremistakesandarelessproductiveinschoolandatwork．InareportfromPsychologicalScience，researchersattheUniversityofParisreportsleepingbetweentwolearningsessionsimproveyourlearning．Inthisstudy，60Frenchadultswererandomlydividedintoa"sleep"or"wake"group．Theyallweregiven16French-Swahiliwordsinpairsinrandomorder．Afterstudyingapairforsevenseconds，theSwahiliwordappearedonascreenandtheparticipantswereaskedtotypetheFrenchtranslation．Iftheymadeamistake，thewordsappearedagainuntileveryword-pairwascorrectlytranslated．Twelvehourslater，theydiditagain．Thewakegroupdidtheirtestsfirstinthemorningandthenintheeveningsotheyhadnotimetosleepinbetween．Thesleepgroupmembersdidtheirfirstsessionintheeveningandthesecondcamethenextmorning，afteragoodnight'ssleep．Thesleepgroupmembersdidmuchbetteratrecallingthecorrecttranslationsandwerequickertolearnwhentheymakeamistake．Bothgroupswereeventuallyabletolearnalltheword-pairsbutgettingsomesleepallowedthesleepgrouptolearninlesstimeandwithlesseffort，Afollow-upshowedthatthesleepgroupstilldidbetterthanthewakegroupaweeklaterandevensixmonthslater，So，ifyouhavetolearnsomething，studyandthengetagoodnight'ssleep．1、Whatisthedifferenceofthetwogroups'tasks？______A．Whotolearn．B．Whattolearn．C．Howtolearnthewords．D．Whentolearnthewords．2、Howdidtheparticipantsdealwithatypingmistaketheymade？______A．Translatingthesamewordagain．B．Leavingthewrongwordalone．C．Askingforacorrectanswer．D．Redoingthetypingtwelvehourslater．3、WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinPara．2referto？______A．Correctingthemistakes．B．TypingtheFrenchtranslation．C．TypingtheSwahiliwords．D．ShowingtheSwahiliwordonthescreen．4、Comparedtothewakegroup，thoseinthesleepgroup______．A．typedmorequicklyB．madefewertranslationmistakes．C．learnedwithmoreeffort．D．learnedalltheword-pairs．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）ThenumberofgiraffesisbecomingsmalleracrossAfrica,accordingtotheGiraffeConservationFoundation.Thetotalpopulationhasdroppedby40percentinthelast15years.Surprisingly,evenscientistshaven’tgivenmuchattentiontogiraffes.Wearelearningmoreabouttheirecology,butwhatweknowisstillwaybehindwhatweknowaboutotherspecies.“It’sasilentextinction,”saidDr.JulianHennessy,awildlifescientist.“Themainreasonforthesmallernumberofgiraffesistheirlossoflivingplaces,”saidHennessy,“asanincreasingpartoflandisusedforfarming.Buthuntingalsohasabiginfluence.”Youmightwonderwhyhunterswouldfocusongiraffes.Firstofall,onceagiraffeisbroughtdown,thereislotsofmeatwithasmallamountofeffort.Besides,thereisanotherthingencouragingthehunting.InTanzania,Hennessysays,thelatestwordonthestreetisthateatinggiraffemeatcouldcureAIDS.Freshgiraffeheadsandbonescanbesoldatpricesofupto$140perpiece.Anotherwidespreadmisconceptionaboutgiraffesisthattheyareeverywhere.Lookatkids’bookswhicharefullofgiraffes.Theyarealwaysinzoocollections.Theycanbeseeneasily,soyoudon’tthinkwehavetoworryaboutthem.Butthetruthisthattheyareindangerofextinction.Thereisalackofrightandtruedata.Hennessyandotherresearchersarenowpullingtogetherthedataneededtoimprovethesituationoftheentiregiraffespeciesandallninesubspecies(亞種).Theinformationwillbeusedtochangethegiraffe’slistingontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureRedList,whichnowliststhespeciesasof“l(fā)eastconcern”buttwosubspeciesas“endangered”.“It’salotofworktogatherthenecessaryinformation,”Hennessysays.“Andseveralothergiraffesubspecieswillberecommendedforendangeredlistingsnextyearortheyearafter.”Hehopesthattheworldwillfinallystarttotakenoticeofhowendangeredthesebelovedanimalshavebecome.1、Bysaying“It’sasilentextinction”,Hennessytellsusthat______.A．giraffesareunpopularinAfricaB．thegiraffeisalwayssilentindailylifeC．theecologyofAfricaneedsmoreattentionD．theextinctionoccurswithoutenoughattention2、WhathascausedthehighpriceofgiraffemeatinTanzania?A．Thecountry’scustom.B．Theillegalinternationaltrade.C．Thecostofhuntingagiraffe.D．Theideathatit’sacureforAIDS.3、ThemisconceptioninPara.3canbecorrectedby______.A．preventingillegalhuntinginAfricaB．rewritingkids’booksaboutgiraffesC．providingreliabledataaboutgiraffesD．spreadingscientificknowledgeofAIDS4、ThefinalpurposeofHennessy’sgreateffortisto______.A．collectmoreinformationaboutgiraffesB．raisepublicawarenessofprotectinggiraffesC．provegiraffeswilldisappearinthenextfewyearsD．workwiththeInternationalUnionforConservationofNature25．（10分）OnaflightfromDallas,Texas,toCincinnati,Ohio,tovisitafriendin2008,eventplannerPaigeChenaultdaydreamedaboutthegrandbirthdaypartiesshe’dthrowforherdaughteroneday.(Paigewasfivemonthspregnantatthetime.)Then,flippingthroughamagazine,shesawaphotoofanimpoverishedHaitianboy,skinny.“Ithought,thiskidhasnothing,”Paigesays.Theimagestayedwithher,andsheresolvedtodosomethingtohelp.“IdecidedIwouldusemytalentstothrowbirthdaypartiesforhomelesskids,”Paigesays.Forthenextfouryears,Paigeandherhusband,Colin,tooktimeoutfromparenthoodtovisitshelterstodeterminehowbesttopullofftheparties.Finally,inJanuary2012,Paigelaunchedthe

BirthdayPartyProject,anonprofitorganization,andrecruitedfriendsandfamilytohelpdecorateDallas’s75-occupantFamilyGatewayShelterwithballoonsandstreamers,celebratingthebirthdaysof11boysandgirls,with60morehomelesskidsinattendance.“ThatfirstpartywasbetterthanIcouldhaveeverimagined,”saysPaige.NowPaigeandherstaffofthreepaidemployeesworkwithregionalvolunteerstoplanmonthlythemedpartiesat15sheltersacrossthecountry,someofwhichhouseabusedorabandonedkids.Eachchildcelebratingabirthdaythatmonthgetsa$30gift,adecorativeplacemat,andanindividualcakeorcupcake.OneofPaige’sfavoritepartsofeachpartyiswhenthekidsmakeawishandblowoutthecandles.“Theyrarelygetachancetodreambig,”saysPaige.Herdaughter,Lizzie,nowseven,oftenhelpsoutattheparties.Paigesays,“TheonethingI’vealwayswantedisformykidtobegenerous.”1、WhatwasitthatmadePaigewanttohelpthehomelesschildren?A．AflightfromDallastoOhio. B．Herdaughter’sbirthday.C．ThephotoofaHaitianboy. D．Hertalentforthrowingparties.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impoverished”mean?A．a(chǎn)dorable B．poorC．talented D．dead3、Whatcanbelearntfromthepassage?A．Atotalof75full-timeworkersareemployedbyPaigeatpresent.B．Afterunsuccessfulattempts,Paigefinallythrewawonderfulpartyforthehomelesskids.C．Kidscanspend$30tocelebratetheirbirthday.D．Paigecommitsherselftothecauseofhelpingthehomelesskids.4、WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkPaigeis?A．Caringandsensitive. B．Competentandloyal.C．Kindandperseverant. D．Responsibleanddisciplined.第三部分語言知識(shí)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）Itiswidelybelievedthatinnerbeautyisthemostimpressiveintheworld.OntheoutskirtsofatowninEnglandliesanicecottagewithalargegardenwheretherelivesanoldandagedman.Theoldmanis1pruning（修剪）,wateringorfertilizinghisflowersallthetime.Thegarden2beesandbutterfliesdanceandcolorfulflowersblossomallyeararoundissowell-tended（被照顧地好）thateverypasser-bycannotbutstopfora3withadmiration.Onedayayoung4wentbytheoldman’sgarden.Hestoppedandgazedatthesplendidgardenandthespecialcottage,totally5theadmirationatthebeautyofthesesceneries,6howhappyhecouldbe7helivedinsuchabeautifulplace.Then,allofasuddenhefoundtheoldgardenerwas8.Greatlyshocked,theyoungpainter9thatoldman,asking“whyareyoubusy10theseflowerseverydaywhichyoucan’tsee?”Theblindgardenergaveawidesmile,explaining“First,IwasagardenerwhenIwasyoung,andI11likethisjob.Second,whileIcan’tseetheseflowersIcan12them.Third,Icansmellthesweetnessofthem.13thelastone,that’syou.”“Me?Butyoudon’tknowme.”respondedtheyoungpainter.“Yeah.ButIknowflowersareangelswhicheveryoneknowsandwouldnever14.Iknowagreatmanypeoplewhoshow15forlifewouldstopbyandthebeautyofmygardenwillgetthemintoagood16.Inthemeantime,italsogivesa17tometohaveawordwithyouhereandtoenjoythehappinesstheseflowershavebroughtus.”Theoldmancan’tseethebeautyhe’screated.18,everyflowerhaseyes19whichtheycanseethebeautyandkindnessoftheoldman’sheartandthesweetnessofhissoul.Theblindmangrowsflowersinhisheart.Failingthesightofthebeautyofblossoming,hesurelycan20thevoiceofit,Isuppose.1、A．leftB．keptC．seenD．made2、A．whereB．whichC．thatD．what3、A．chatB．returnC．discussionD．glance4、A．painterB．neighborC．photographerD．traveler5、A．facedwithB．lostinC．devotedtoD．movedby6、A．thinkingB．wonderingC．picturingD．believing7、A．whenB．ifC．evenifD．since8、A．particularB．specialC．blindD．energetic9、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．reachedC．watchedD．prevented10、A．plantingB．wateringC．fertilizingD．tending11、A．easilyB．reallyC．a(chǎn)ccidentallyD．eventually12、A．getridofB．giveatouchtoC．comeupwithD．havefunwith13、A．WithoutB．InspiteofC．AndforD．Evenso14、A．pickthemupB．turnthemdownC．letthemdownD．givethemup15、A．enthusiasmB．calmnessC．kindnessD．caution16、A．moodB．conditionC．placeD．life17、A．wayB．timeC．chanceD．hand18、A．ThereforeB．AnywayC．HoweverD．Besides19、A．forB．inC．fromD．with20、A．changeB．hearC．remindD．a(chǎn)ccept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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）MarkTwain,borninFlorida1．November30th,1835,2．(bring)upinHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiver.Heisbestknownforhis3．(novel)setinhisboyhoodworldontheriver,suchasTheAdventuresofTomSawyerandTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.He4．(love)theriversomuchthatevenhispennamewasabouttheriver.Thephrase“marktwain”meansthatthewateristwofathomsin5．(deep).Theplayinthisunitisadapted（改編）fromTheMillionPoundBankNote6．(write)byMarkTwin.Itwasthesummerof1903,7．twowealthybrothersmadeabet.Oneofthemdoubted8．a(chǎn)mancouldsurviveamonthinLondonwithamillionpoundbanknote.Atthismoment,theysawapennilessman9．(wander)onthepavement.ItwasHenry,10．Americanbusinessman,whowaslostinLondon.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(hào)(∧)，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)的詞下畫一橫線，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。Itookpartinateenagesummercamplastmonth.Wehelpedatanationalparkinaweek.Wediddifferentthingseveryday,soIdidgetabitannoyedbecausewehadcheesesandwicheseverylunchtime.Itreallywasgoodfun,althoughweworkincrediblyhard.Oneday,theschedulewaschangedatthelastminute,andinsteadofourplannedactive,weallhelpedthestaffto?nishcuttheweedsbythelake.Thatwasthemuchtoughestday—andalsothebest.Everyday,theytookturnstocookinteamsof?ve.Whenitwasourteam’sturn,wemadeasimplydinnerforeveryone.Judgingbythefactthattherewasnoleft,Ithinkthatourteamdidgreatjob.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，暑假參加了為期兩周的“美國(guó)夏令營(yíng)”活動(dòng)。期間你住在Richard夫婦家中，他們?yōu)槟闾峁┝顺浴⒆?、行及旅游方面的幫助。?qǐng)寫一封電子郵件感謝他們。內(nèi)容需要包括以下要點(diǎn)：已安全回到中國(guó)的家；參加此次活動(dòng)的收獲；1．感謝Richard夫婦的幫助。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2．開頭結(jié)尾均已寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearMr.andMrs.Richard，Howtimeflies!________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishestoyou.Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、A5、D6、A7、D8、D9、C10、C11、D12、D13、C14、C15、C16、D17、A18、C19、B20、D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、B22、1、D2、A3、B4、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)andawinnerwereannouncedeveryseason.Thoughonlythewinnerwouldreceiveamilliondollarrewardanda