2025屆福州市八縣協(xié)作校高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆福州市八縣協(xié)作校高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、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．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when2．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．at3．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．areplanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning4．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe5．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．amneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought6．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone7．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent8．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent9．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot10．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken11．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot12．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit13．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere14．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken15．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could16．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile17．Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto18．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who19．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking20．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar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）SupposeyouworkinabigfirmandfindEnglishveryimportantforyourjobbecauseyouoftendealwithforeignbusinessmen.NowyouarelookingforaplacewhereyoucanimproveyourEnglish,especiallyyourspokenEnglish.HerearesomeadvertisementsaboutEnglishlanguagetrainingfromnewspaper.Youmayfindtheinformationyouneed.GlobalEnglishCenter﹡GeneralEnglishinallfourskills:listening,speaking,reading,andwriting.﹡3-month(700yuan),6-month(1,200yuan)andone-year(2,000yuan)courses.﹡Choicesofmorningoreveningclasses,3hoursperday,Mon－Fri.﹡ExperiencedcollegeEnglishteachers.﹡Closetocitycenterandbusstops.Tel:67705272Add:105AhongshanRoad,2082ModernLanguageSchool﹡SpecialcoursesinEnglishforbusiness,travel,banking,hotelmanagementandofficeskills.﹡Smallclasses(12-16students)onSat.&Sun.from2:00－5:00p.m.﹡NativeEnglishteachersfromCanadaandtheUSA．﹡Languagelabandcomputerssupplied.﹡3-monthcourse:1,050yuan;6-monthcourse:1,850yuan.Writeorphone:ModernLanguageSchool,675ParkRoad.2056Tel:67353019The21stCenturyEnglishTrainingCentre﹡Wespecializeineffectiveteachingatalllevels.﹡Weoffermorningorafternoonclass,boththreemonthsandahalfatacostof800yuan.﹡Wealsohaveasix-weekTOEFLpreparationclassduringwinterandsummerholidays.﹡Entranceexams:June.1andDec.1﹡Only15-minutewalkfromcitycentre.Call67801642formoreinformationTheInternationalHouseofEnglish﹡Three/Six-monthEnglishcoursesforstudentsofalllevelsataverylowcost:60yuanfor12hoursperweek:convenientclasshours:9:00－12:00a.m.and2:00－5:00p.m.﹡A4-montheveningprogrammespeciallyfordevelopingspeakingskills(samecostasdayclasses).﹡Freesightseeingandsocialactivities﹡VeryclosetotheCentralPark.Forfurtherinformationcall674323081、Youworkfrom9:00a.m.to4:30p.m.everyday.Whichschoolwillyouchoose?A．GlobalEnglishCenterandModernLanguageSchool.B．GlobalEnglishCenterandtheInternationalHouse.C．ModernLanguageSchoolandthe21stCentury.D．The21stCenturyandtheInternationalHouse.2、The21stCenturyisdifferentfromtheotherthreeschoolsinthat______.A．itsteachingqualityisbetter B．itisnearesttothecitycentreC．itscoursesaremoreadvanced D．itrequiresanentranceexamination3、YouwillprobablyprefertogototheInternationalHousebecauseit_________.A．offersfreesightseeingandsocialactivitiesB．hasaspecialcourseinspokenEnglishC．costslessthantheotherschoolsD．hasnativeEnglishteachers4、IfyoutaketheeveningprogrammeattheInternationalHouse,youwillpayabout_______.A．60yuan B．240yuan C．720yuan D．960yuan22．（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．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread23．（8分）Amsterdamisaspecialcity.Therearemanyplacesyoushouldnotmissduringyourvisit.Hereisourlistofthebest.AmsterdamcanalringThecityoldcentreisformedfromcanalrings,whichgiveyouthefeelingofspace,freedomandpeace.Walkthroughthesecanalstreetsorbetter—takeatripbyrentingaboatyourself.AnotherwaytoexploretheVeniceoftheNorthistotakearideonabicycle.Anywayyoudecidefor—enjoythiscity.TheNationalMaritimeMuseumTheMaritimeMuseumisanattractiveplacetovisit,especiallywithchildren.Withmanyattractionsinit,thiscolourfulandenjoyablemuseumwillhelpyouunderstandthehistoryoftheNetherlands—asmallnationwhichwasoneoftheworld’sgreatestseapowers.AmsterdamBrownCafeWhenyouenterAmsterdamoldcafescalledBrown,atfirstitwillseemtoomuchfromthepastandtoocrowded,buttheatmosphereisunique.Relaxandwatch—mostofpeoplearoundwillbelocals.Feellikeoneofthem—therealAmsterdammers.CivicGuardsGalleryThisgalleryisfilledwitholdpaintingsfromtheDutchGoldenAge.Theexhibitedcanvasmaybenotalwaysthemasterpiecesofart,butthesegroupportraitsofAmsterdamcitizensandtheirwivesareanexquisite(精致的)documentoftheDutchcivilizationandculturecenturiesago.ToavoidwaitinglinesweadviseyoutobuyyourticketsinadvanceonlinethroughourAmsterdamattractionsandmuseumsticketswebpage.1、Howmanywaysaretherefortouriststovisitthecityoldcentre?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.2、Wherewouldyougotolearnmoreaboutlocallife?A．Amsterdamcanalring.B．TheNationalMaritimeMuseum.C．AmsterdamBrownCafe.D．CivicGuardsGallery.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Afiction.B．Atravelguide.C．Atextbook.D．Asciencemagazine.24．（8分）Plagiarismistheactofrepresentinganotherperson’swordsorideasasyourown.Theoffensemaybeassmallasasentencecopiedfromabook.Oritmaybeasextensiveasawholepapercopied—orbought—fromsomebodyelse.Intellectualdishonestyisnothingnew.TheonlydifferencenowisthattheInternethasmadeitmuchsimplertostealotherpeople’swork.Yetthesametechnologythatmakesiteasytofindinformationtocopyalsomakesiteasiertoidentifyplagiarism.Teacherscanuseonlineservicesthatcomparepaperstothousandsofotherstosearchforcopiedwork.Theteachergetsareportonanypassagethatissimilarenoughtosuspectplagiarism.Theseservicesarewidelyused.T,forexample,saysitisusedinmorethan4countriesandexaminesmorethan130,000papersaday.Professionalwriterswhoplagiarizecanbetakentocivilcourtandorderedtopaydamages.Inschools,thepunishmentforcheatingcouldbeafailinggradeonthepaperorinthecourse.Someschoolsexpel(驅逐)plagiaristsforaterm;others,forafullacademicyear.Somedegreeshaveevenbeenwithdrawnafteraschoollaterfoundthatastudenthadplagiarized.Accidentalplagiarismcansometimesresultfromculturaldifferences.AtIndianaUniversityinBloomington,60percentofstudentswhousetheOfficeofWritingTutorialServicesarenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Thedirector,JoanneVogt,sayssomehavenoideathatcopyingfrompublishedworksisconsideredwrong.ShesaysstudentsfromChina,forexample,maythinktheyareinsultingreadersiftheycreditothersources.Theybelievethateducatedreadersshouldalreadyknowwheretheinformationcamefrom.Themoreyougivecredit,thelessyouriskaccusationsofplagiarism.Anysentencetakendirectlyfromasourceshouldappearinsidequotationmarks.Andevenifyouputthosesentencesintoyourownwords,youshouldstillgivecredittowhereyougottheinformation.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatistheroleoftheInternetinPlagiarism?A．TheInternetdiscouragespeoplefromchoosingproperpaperstocopy.B．TheInternethelpspeoplegettheirpaperspublishedonline.C．TheInternetenablespeopletosharetheirpaperswithothers.D．TheInternetcontributestopeoplecopyingpapersfromotherseasily.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatteachersknowapaperiscopiedwhenthey__________.A．happentobefamiliarwiththecontentofthepaperB．makeinvestigationsconcerningthepaperamongstudentsC．comparethepaperwithmanyothersonlinetosearchforthecopiedonesD．searchjournalandperiodicalsinthelibraryfortheoriginalpaper3、WhichofthefollowinghasNOTbeenmentionedasthepunishmentforplagiarism?A．Fineofacertainamountofmoney.B．Withdrawalofsomedegrees.C．Beingforcedtoleaveschool.D．Afailinggrade.4、Theunderlinedexpression“givecredit”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A．attributewhatyou’vequotedfromothersourcestotheoriginalwritersB．praisetheoriginalwriterforprovidingusefulinformationC．givetheoriginalwriteracreditcardforyourcopyingthepaperD．admitthattheoriginalwriterhasagoodreputation25．（10分）Thehealthofmillionscouldbeatriskbecausesuppliesofmedicinalplantsarebeingusedup.Theseplantsareusedtomaketraditionalmedicine,includingdrugstofightcancer.“Thelossofmedicinalplantsisaquietdisaster,”saysSaraOldfield,secretarygeneraloftheNGOBotanicGardensConservationInternational.Mostpeopleworldwiderelyonherbal(藥草制的)medicineswhicharegotmostlyfromwildplants.Butsome15,000ofthe50,000medicinalspeciesareunderthreatofdyingout,accordingtoreportfromtheinternationalconservationgroupPlantlife.ShortageshavebeenreportedinChina,India,Kenya,Nepal,TanzaniaandUganda.Over-harvestingdoesthemostharm,thoughpollutionandcompetitionfrominvasivespecies(入侵物種)andhabitatdestructionallcontribute.Businessmengenerallyharvestmedicinalplants,notcaringaboutsustainability(可持續(xù)性),”thePlantlifereportsays,“damageisseriouspartlybecausetheyhavenoideaaboutit,butitismainlybecausesuchcollectionisunorganized”.MedicinaltreesatriskincludetheHimalayanyew(紫衫)andtheAfricancherry,whichareusedtotreatsomecancers.Thesolution,saysthereport’sauthor,AlanHamilton,istoencouragelocalpeopletoprotecttheseplants.TenprojectsstudiedbyPlantlifeinIndia,Pakistan,China,Nepal,UgandaandKenyashowedthismethodcansucceed.InUganda,theprojecthaskeptasustainablesupplyoflow-costcancertreatments,andinChinaapublic-runmedicinalplantprojecthasbeencreatedforthefirsttime.”“Improvinghealth,earninganincomeandkeepingculturaltraditionsareimportantinencouragingpeopletoprotectmedicinalplants,”saysHamilton,“Youhavetopayattentiontowhatpeopleareinterestedin.”GhilleanPrance,theformerdirectoroftheRoyalBotanicGardensatKewinLondon,agreesthatmedicinalplantsareinneedofprotection.“Notnearlyenoughisbeingdone,”hetoldNewScientist.“Wearedestroyingtheveryplantsthatareofmostusetous.”1、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat________.A．millionsofpeoplearethreatenedwithcancerB．mostcountriesseeashortageofherbalmedicinesC．abouttwothirdsofmedicinalspecieswilldisappearD．anumberofmedicinalspeciesareindangerofextinction2、Themajorfactorthatcausesthedecreasingofsuppliesofmedicinalplantsis________.A．over-harvestingB．habitatdestructionC．pollutionD．invasivespecies3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto________.A．pollutionB．otherspecies’invasionC．sustainabilityD．over-harvesting4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Protectingmedicinalplantshasalongwaytogo.B．Localpeopledon’tknowhowtoprotectmedicinalplants.C．GhilleanPranceisoptimisticaboutmedicinalplants’future.D．Chinahasmadegreatprogressinprotectingmedicinalplants.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）第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題；閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項Childrenandyoungpeopletendtohavecertainrolemodels–peopletheywanttobelikewhentheygrow1.Though2childrenwouldhavewishedtocopytheirmother,fatherora(n)3relative,graduallytheserolemodelsarethoughtofasfamouspeopleorpopular4.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsabout5popularstarsorotherfamouspeoplearegoodrolemodelsforchildren.Charmingmodels,suchasKatiePrice,areoftenadmiredand6byyounggirls.Thisisthebiggestworryofparentsandteachers.Theywishto7theconceptthatsuccessisachievedthroughhardworkand8ratherthananattractivelooking.Mostpeopletendtogrowuptobethosewhoare9home–theirparentsorfamilyfriends.Somedecidetobeliketheirfavoriteteacher.Achildwholovesto10maywanttogrowtobethenextPicassoorVanGogh;Someonewholovesto11mightimaginethemselvesasafamouswriter;ifachildenjoysdancing,heorshe12welladmireafamousdancer,butthisisnotthe13.Alotofdancestudentswishtobeliketheir14teacher.Therefore,thejobofateacheris15justprovidingknowledgeofagivensubject.Theyshouldbeableto16theirstudents’trustand17themwell.Helpingyoungsterstolearnfrommodels,tolearnhowtoaccept18withgraceandlosingwithdignity,iscentraltoanyparent’sorteacher’sjob.Mannersareveryimportantandadanceteachercan19hisorherpositionandinfluenceto20goodbehaviorstoyoungsters.1、A．younger B．stronger C．older D．taller2、A．atfirst B．atlast C．atleast D．atmost3、A．generous B．favorite C．ordinary D．humorous4、A．fans B．stars C．singers D．dancers5、A．that B．why C．whether D．if6、A．lookeddownupon B．thoughthighlyofC．caughtupwith D．madefunof7、A．encourage B．receive C．hold D．ignore8、A．luck B．imagination C．effort D．creativity9、A．similarto B．differentfrom C．farfrom D．closeto10、A．readandwrite B．singanddance C．listenandspeak D．drawandpaint11、A．write B．read C．travel D．think12、A．should B．may C．must D．need13、A．deal B．trouble C．matter D．case14、A．dance B．music C．art D．piano15、A．betterthan B．lessthan C．morethan D．ratherthan16、A．receive B．lose C．gain D．accept17、A．communicatewith B．keepupwithC．negotiatewith D．putupwith18、A．challenging B．falling C．failing D．winning19、A．makeuseof B．losecontrolof C．takechargeof D．getridof20、A．turn B．press C．introduce D．push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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）We'reofferingfreeticketstogoandseeafilmcalledAYearinGreenland.Thefilm，which1．(tell)youallabouttheplantsandanimalsinthatwonderfulcountry，haswon2．prizeatthenationalfilmfestival﹣it'swellworth3．(see).ThefilmcanonlybeseenatthenewcinemathathasjustbeencompletedinsidetheScienceMuseuminthecitycentre.It'sshowingthisSundaywith4．(perform)everyhourfrommiddayonwards,withthelastshowingat5o'clock，twohoursbeforethemuseumcloses.Sotherearesixtimestochoose5．.SowhynottakethewholefamilytothecinemathisSunday.Childrenwillwanttoheadstraightdowntothebasement6．thecomputersarekept.Ipromiseyouthey'llcomeawaywithallsortsof7．(excite)picturesthey'vecreated.EntrancetothemuseumisfreeonSundays，butitwould8．(normal)cost$3.25togoandseethefilm.9．(get)yourfreetickets，youshoulde﹣mailthisprogrambymiddayonFriday.We'veonlygotalimitednumberoftickets，sothe10．(early)youe﹣mailus，themorelikelyyouaretogetone.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）短文改錯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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（^），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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。LastweekIwenttovisitmyformerneighbor,Mr.Yang.HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears.Abouthalfayearago,newscamewhichtheoldbuilding,alongwithmanyothersimilarones,weregoingtobepulleddowntomakearoomforamainstreet.Sotheyhadtomoveapart.Mr.Yangnowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifullypark.Hisapartmentismuchbigthanbefore.Theonlyproblemisthatittookquitealongtimetogettothedowntownarea.Therefore,Mr.Yangdoesn’tseemtoworryaboutthelongdistances.Hesaysthatanewsubwaylinewillbebuiltinafewyearsandheissurelifewillbebetterinthefuture.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，受學校委托，負責接待安排7月1日來自德國某友好學校的訪問團。請根據(jù)以下提示，用英文寫一封電子郵件告知相關安排，內容包括:1.歡迎儀式，座談交流(語言學習、文化差異、校園生活等)；2.學校食堂共進午餐；3.游覽當?shù)孛麆俟袍E。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Dearfriends，IamLiHua.IamverypleasedtolearnthatyouarecomingtovisitourschoolonJuly1.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B3、C4、D5、D6、B7、C8、D9、B10、B11、B12、C13、C14、C15、A16、B17、B18、B19、A20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、D3、B4、D22、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)andawinnerwereannouncedev