2023屆遼寧省鳳城市高考英語五模試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷

注意事項

1.考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。

2.試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑

色字跡的簽字筆作答。

3.考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.—Ken,,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.

—Oh,I'msorry,rilturnitdownrightnow.

A.IhatetosayitB.Itdoesn'thurttoask

C.FmreallytiredofitD.Pmcrazyaboutit

2.Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutoftheofchildrenathome.

A.distanceB.reach

C.limitD.arrival

3.Theshockingnewsmademerealizeterribleproblemswewouldface.

A.thatB.howC.whatD.why

4.flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate17thanniversary

ofHongKong'sreturntoChina.

A.A;/B.A;the

C.The;theD./;the

5.RecentlysomehospitalsinChinahaveadoptedtheycallarobot-doctor,willbeusedtooperateon

patientswithmoreaccuracy.

A.what;thatB.that;which

C.what;whichD.which;what

6.tosuccesscan'tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.

A.AttemptsB.Barriers

C.ContributionsD.Access

7.Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,madehimembarrassed.

A.itB.whichC.thatD.why

8.一Hello,Paul,doyouliketojoinusinplayingfootball?Weneedonemorepersontoateam.

一Yes,Fdliketo.

A.pickupB?pickoutC.makeupD.makeout

9.thatIwouldn'tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.

A.IwasweakenoughB.Iwastooweak

C.SoweakwasID.SuchweakwasI

10.Whydoyouwantanewjobyou'vegotsuchagoodonealready?

A.thatB.where

C.whichD.when

11.Theonlyproblemwaswekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.

A.whyB.whether

C.thatD.how

12.Thoughsmall,thecountryhasplantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.

A.extremeB.abundant

C.artificialD.poisonous

13.—I'mtiredout.Ican'trunanyfurther,Tom.

一!Mike.I'msureyoucandoit.

A.ComeonB.Nohurry

C.NoproblemD.Welldone

14.Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,wantedtobuyit.

A.noneofthemB.bothofthemC.noneofwhomD.neitherofwhom

15.AfterasandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwill

continueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.

A.breakingoffB.callingoffC.leavingoffD.puttingoff

16.thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobflnished.

A.GivingB.GivenC.HavinggivenD.Togive

17.Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon,oritisconvenienttoyou.

A.whereverB.however

C.whicheverD.whenever

18.ItwasinDecember,2018ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.

A.whenB.that

C.beforeD.since

19.AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonlywithherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithher

devotiontocharity.

A.hasBeyonceinfluencedpopcultureB.influencedpopculturehasBeyonce

C.BeyoncehasinfluencedpopcultureD.influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas

20.—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.

-.Oppositessometimesdoattract

A.IhopenotB.Ithinkso

C.IappreciatethatD.Ibegtodiffer

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）Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours—about10hoursand1minutesa

day—atourcomputers,smartphones,tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?Itmightbe,mainlybecause

aswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.

Bluelightisatypeofelectromagneticradiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountof

energy.Whileit'struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances>there'snoscientificevidence

suggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis,whichiswhybluelight-blocking

glassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?

“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye,butthere'snoevidencethatitmay

becausingseriousdamage,"Dr.RahulKhurana,clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologists,

toldBusinessInsider.

Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact,thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover,bluelightisalso

presentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn*tharmful,thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe'relookingat

ourscreens?Theansweriseyestrain（眼疲勞）:Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwith

digitaleyestrain.Andbluelight,itseems,isn'tthecause.Instead,oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinkless

whenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistherealissue?bluelight-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.

1、Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?

A.Itisakindofnuclearradiation.

B.Ithastheshortestwavelength.

C.Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.

D.Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.

2、Whatcausesthepopularityofbluelight-blockingglasses?

A.Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.

B.Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.

C.Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.

D.Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.

3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.

B.Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.

C.Bluelightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.

D.Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.

4、Accordingtothetext,wearingbluelight-blockingglassesmaybe,

A.tiringB.harmfulC.uselessD.beneflcial

22.（8分）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingapart-timesummerjobatalocalicecreamshop.Whilehandinganice

creamtoanolderwomanatthedrive?thru（餐車）window,!noticedshehadaboxofwhatappearedtobefresh

tomatoes.Ifyou'veeverworkedadrive-thrujob,youknowit'shardnottolookintosomeone'scarwhenyou'reinches

fromhisorherface.

AsIhandedhertheicecream,Isaid,“Thosetomatoeslookdelicious!Whatkindarethey?”

Sherepliedwithabigsmile,wHere,havesomc!”WithinsecondsIhadahandfuloftheprettiesttomatoesIhadever

seen.Thosetomatoeslookedexpensive.

“Oh,no,youdon'tneedtogivemeany!”Isaid.Iweaklytriedtoprotest:uReally,youdidn'thavetogivemeany,butI

appreciateit.”

ThewomansmiledagainandsaidJIhopeyouenjoythem.Andtoansweryourquestion,it，sanheirloom（祖?zhèn)鞯模?/p>

seedthatmymomusedtoplant.Sotheyaren'tliketheonesyougetinthegrocerystore.”

Afterthatshespedoff.Shewaslikeanadultversionofthetoothfairy:Igavehericecreamandshegaveme

tomatoes.

Abouttvvoweekslater,mybossattheicecreamstoresentmeatextmessage:uIwanttoletyouknowyourgardener

droppedoffaboxofvegetablesforyou.9,Baftled,Ireplied,uMygardener?59

Thatnight,mybossshowedmethebox.ltwasfulloftomatoes,cucumbers,greenbeansandsoon.Thetomatofairy

wasback!Iwasbothhappyandconfused.Whywasthiswomanbeingsogenerous?

Ineversawheragain,buttothisdayherrandomactofkindnessinspiresmetosharemygardenharvestswith

anyonewhowillhaveit.

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.theauthormaybecomeanothersecretgardener

B.thetomatofairywillbepopularintheworld

C.theauthorwillselltomatoesinsteadoficecream

D.theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread

23.(8分)At27,afterservinginWorldWarII,Idreamedofowningapieceofland.SoImovedfromcentralIllinois

toShelbina,Missouri,andbought236acresfor$6,000.Theplotoflandwassituatedonadirtroadandwashalf

farmlandandhalftrees,withanoldhousethathadnorunningwaterorelectricity.Obviously,itwasnotwhatyou'd

callprimerealestate.Butitwasmine.

Iwasaloneforthefirsttimeinmylife,andIfounditliberatins.Mydayswerefilledfromdawnuntilduskwith

plowingandplantingcorn.Dinnertimecameandwent,andIbarelyrememberedtoeat.

Iwouldn'tsayIwasagreatsuccessatfarminginMissouri.However,whenIwenttothestoretobuysome

plowshares,ImetanicewomannamedClaudetteworkingbehindthecounter.IalsoranintoheratSt.Mary'sCatholic

ChurchinShelbinaeachweek.Ifoundoutlaterthathermanagerkeptaskingherabout“thattallboy(andeligible

bachelor)fromIllinoislivingoutinthecountryinanoldhousewithnowater,noelectricityandnohousekeeper.”

Claudetteandhersistersoonvisitedmyfarmandputupsomecurtains.Toshowmyappreciation,ItookClaudette

outforarideinmy2%-tonStudebakertruck.Wemarriedin1954andhavenowbeentogetherformorethan62years!

IlatersoldtheMissourifarmfora$3,500profitandbought40acresinIllinois.Formanyreasons,buyingthe

Missourifarmwasagoodidea.Iwillalwayscherishmemoriesofowningthefarmandmeetingmybeloved.

1、WhentheauthorboughttheplotoflandinShelbina,?

A.itwaswellequippedB.hewasunsatisfiedwithit

C.itwasnotarealestateD.heworkedveryhardonit

2、Theunderlinedword“l(fā)iberating“inparagraph2canbereplacedbytheword,

A.upsetB.interesting

C.freeD.boring

3、TheauthorregardsbuyingtheMissourifarmasagoodideabecause?

A.hewasabletosellitatthepriceof$3,500

B.hecouldrecallplentyofexperiencesinhisownfarm

C.hegotthechancetomeethiswifeworkingatachurchinShelbinathen

D.hecouldpurchaseanotherhouseinIllinoisasaresultofsuccessfulfarming

24.（8分）Onacollegecampingtrip,curiosityaboutwavesandsandcausedRobThielertostudyshorelines

aroundtheworld.ThirtyyearslaterandnowaU.S.GeologicalSurveyresearchgeologist,Thieler,iscombiningscience

andsmartphonetechnologytohelpstudyabird,whichisdyingout,theAtlanticCoastpipingplover.

ThepipingploverisashorebirdthatlivesalongtheAtlanticCoast,theGreatLakesandtheGreatPlains.Rising

sealevelassociatedwithclimatechange,aswellasincreaseddevelopmentoftheirbeachhabitats（棲，息地），threatensthe

species.Tohelptrackchangesinpipingploverhabitats,ThielerdevelopedafreeappcallediPloverin2012.Thisisa

markedchangefromthetypicalwayscientistscollectdata.

SincereleasingiPlover,scientistshavegathereddataacross1,500kmofbreedingrange.Thatequalsaboutathird

ofthedistanceacrosstheU?S.，whichisalargeareatocoverforonlytwothousandbreedingpairsofpipingploverson

theeastcoast.Insteadofhavingtotravelandspenddaysateachsite,anumberofcooperatorsinthefieldusetheappto

collectandsenddata,allowingscientiststogatherdatamoreefficiently.Italsoallowsthemtocollectdataatthesame

timeduringeachbreedingseason,providingabetterpictureofchangesthathappenoverlongerperiodsoftime.And

fast,centralizedaccessmeansscientistscanlookatdataquicklytogetareal-timeideaofwhereandhowpipingplovers

areusingtheirhabitats.

WhileiPloverisusedbytrainedfieldstaff,otherappsliketheU.S.GeologicalSurvey^web-based“iCoast—Did

theCoastChange?^invitecitizenscientiststoidentifycoastalchangesbycomparingaerial（從飛機上的）photographs

takenbeforeandafterstorms.Alltheinformationscientistsandcitizenscientistsalikecollecthelpsfederalandstate

agenciescreatepolicyplansforaddressingclimatechangeimpacts（影響）worldwide.

Whatcanweknowaboutthepipingplover?

A.Itsbehaviourischanging.

B.Itshabitatisgrowingbigger.

C.Itslivingenvironmentisbecomingworse.

D.ItsbreedingrangeislimitedtotheAtlanticCoast.

2^WhydidThielerdevelopiPlover?

A.TostudyshorelinesacrossAmerica.

B.Toadvanceinformationtechnology.

C.Tostudyglobalclimatechange.

D.Tomonitorchangesofpipingploverhabitats.

3、Whichofthefollowingbenefitstheshorebird?

A.Thecampingequipment.B.Researchonsmartphones.

C.Thechangeablecoast.D.Progressintechnology.

4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.ProtectingEndangeredShorebirdsB.RobThieler,aCreativeScientist

C.iPlover,aToolforTrainingFieldStaffD.DifferencesBetweeniPloverandiCoast

25.（10分）ResearcherswiththeUniversityofCambridgesaytheyhavethefirstrealevidenceofanewstateof

matter;some40yearsafteritwasfirsttheorized.

Knownas“quantumspinliquid（量子旋轉(zhuǎn)水）”,thematterstatecausesnormallyunbreakableelectronstobreak

intopiecescalled“Majoranafermions/9Thesefermionsareanimportantdiscovery.Physicistsbelievethematerialis

vitaltofurtherdevelopquantumcomputing.ComputersemployingMajoranafemuonswouldbeabletocarryout

calculationsbeyondthescaleofmoderncomputersquickly,theysay.

Quantumspinliquidexplainssomeoftheeccentricbehaviorsinsidemagnetic（磁性的）materials.Inthese

materials,theelectronsshouldbehavelikesmallbarmagnets,alladjustingtowardsmagneticnorthwhenamaterialis

cooled.Butnotallmagneticmaterialsdothis—ifthematerialcontainsquantumspinliquid,theelectronsdon'tallline

upandbecomeinvolved.

“Untilrecently,wedidn'tevenknowwhattheexperimentalfingerprintsofaquantumspinliquidwouldlooklike,^^

researcherDr.DmitryKovrizhinsays."Thatcreatedachallengefortheresearchers,sotheydecidedtoemployneutron

scattering（神經(jīng)掃描）techniquestolookforevidenceofbreak”.Whattheyfoundsurprisedthem.Thefeaturesmatched

nearlyexactlywithquantumspinliquidmodelstheorizedbyphysicistPhilAndersonin1973.Theresultsoftheir

breakthroughwerethenpublishedinthescientificjournalNatureMaterialsonMonday.

Don'tgettooexcitedjustyetonitsapplications,though.Kovirzhin'sworkisonlythebeginningandaswe'veseen

withquantumcomputingthereisalotofworktobedone.Butifsstillexcitingregardless.

wIfsanimportantstepforourunderstandingofquantummatter/'Kovrizhinsays.uIfsfuntohaveanothernew

quantumstatethatwe'veneverseenbefore-itpresentsuswithnewpossibilitiestotrynewthings.”

1、Whatcanwelearnabout"Majoranafermion”accordingtoParagraph2?

A.Itisanimportantdiscovery40yearsago.

B.ItisasurprisingtheoryraisedbyPhilAnderson.

C.Itisakeypieceindevelopingquantumcomputer.

D.Itisanunbreakableelectronsemployingcomputer.

2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"eccentric"inParagraph3?

A.Strange.B.Complex.C.Permanent.D.Obvious.

3^Howdidtheresearchersmakethebreakthrough?

A.Byadjustingmagneticmaterials.

B.Byusingneutronscatteringtechniques.

C.Byrepeatingmathscalculations.

D.Bychangingelectronicstructure.

4、Whatistheauthor'stoneaboutthefutureofquantummatter?

A.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Indifferent.D.Optimistic.

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）Wewerestandingatthetopofatower.Myfatherhad1metothisspotinasmalltownnotfar

fromourhome.lwondered2

“Lookdown,ElsaJFathersaid.Igatheredallmy3andlookeddown.Isawthesquareinthecenterofthe

village.AndIsawthecrisscrossoftwisting,turningstreetsleadingtothe4

“See,mydear."Fathersaidgently.”Thereismorethanonewaytoasquare.Lifeislikethat.Ifyoucan'tgettothe

placewhereyouwanttogo5Oneroad,tryanother.”

NowIunderstoodwhy1wasthere.EarlierthatdayIhad6mymothertodosomethingabouttheawful

schoollunches.Butshe7becauseshecouldnotbelievetheluncheswereas8asIsaid.

WhenIturnedtoFather,hewouldnothelp.Instead,hebroughtmetothishightowertogivemea9—the

valueoftheopen,searchingmind.Bythetime,wereachedhome.Ihada10

Atschoolthenextday,111pouredmylunchsoupintoabottleandbroughtithome.ThenItalkedthecook

intoservingittoMotheratdinner.Everythingwentonsmoothly.Sheswallowedone12andspatitout.QuicklyI

tOldherwhatIhaddone,andMotherstated13thatshewouldtakeupthematteroflunchesatschoolthenext

day!

IntheyearsthatfollowedIoftenrememberedwhatFathertaughtme.Ibegantoworkasafashiondesignertwo

yearsago.lwasbusygettingreadytoshowmywinterfashions.Butjust13daysbeforepresentationthesewinggirlsall

stoppedworking.lwasas14asmymodels."Wellnevermakeit."oneofthemcried.

Acceptthefailure?15usewisdomtofindanothermadtomygoal?Thenagreatideaflashedthroughmy

mind---------whynot16theclothesunfinished?

And-exactly13dayslater,ourshowingturnedouttobeso17thatitwasagreatsuccess.Ourdifferent

showingcaughtthe18ofthepublic,andordersfortheclothes19in.Father'swisewordshad20

meonceagain,MThereisalwaysmorethanonewaytothesquare.

1、A.sentB.broughtC.directedD.welcomed

2、A.whoB.howC.whatD.why

3、A.thoughtsB.strengthC.courageD.spirits

4、A.squareB.towerC.townD.village

5、A.inB.onC.byD.across

6、A.persuadedB.beggedC.encouragedD.ordered

7、A.failedB.agreedC.promisedD.refused

8、A.badB.expensiveC.deliciousD.hot

9、A.lessonB.chanceC.shockD.ride

10、A.goalB.resultC.planD.choice

11>A.skillfullyB.activelyC.carelesslyD.secretly

12、A.cupfulB.spoonfulC.handfulD.bagful

13、A.thoughtfullyB.simplyC.firmlyD.repeatedly

14、A.positiveB.cheerfulC.calmD.hopeless

15、A.OrB.AndC.ButD.So

16、A.showB.buyC.changeD.sell

17^A.famousB.poorC.unusualD.ordinary

18^A.noticeB.attentionC.desireD.impression

19、A.turnedB.handedC.steppedD.poured

20、A.suggestedB.guidedC.correctedD.defeated

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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.（15分）Thismorning,theyleftonalongtriptoHawaii.Theywereas1.（excite）asifitweretheirhoneymoon（蜜

月）.

Whenmyparentsmarried（結(jié)婚）,theyhadonlyenoughmoneyforathree-daytripfiftymilesfromhome.They

madean2.（agree）thateachdaytheywouldputadollarinaspecialmetalboxandsaveitforahoneymooninHawaii

fortheirfiftiethanniversary（周年紀(jì)念）.

Dadwasapoliceman,andMomwasaschoolteacher.Theylivedinasmallhouseanddidall3.（they）ownrepairs.

Raisingfivechildrenwasachallenge,andsometimesmoneywasshort,4.nomatterwhatemergencycameup,Dad

wouldnotletMomtakeanymoneyoutofthe“Hawaiiaccount（賬戶）As5,accountgrew,theyputitinasaving

accountandthenboughtCDs.

Myparents6.（be）alwaysverymuchinlovesincethedaytheygotmarried.IcanrememberDad7.（come）home

andtellingMom,“Ihaveadollarinmypocket,9,andshewouldsmile8.himandsay,“Iknowhowtospendit.”

Wheneachofuschildrenmarried,MomandDadgaveusasmallmetalboxandtoldustheirsecret,9.wefound

attractive.Allfiveofusarenowsavingforourdreamhoneymoon.MomandDadnevertoldushowmuchmoneythey

hadmanaged10,（save）,butitmusthavebeenfairlylargebecausewhentheycashedinthoseCDs,theyhadenoughfor

theflightstoHawaiiandahotelroomfortendaysandplentyofspendingmoney.

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.

Releasedon6Aug.2010,FlippedisarguablymyfavoriteUSfilm.Ittoldtheheartwarmingstoryofaboynamed

BryceoragirlnamedJuli.It'shardtoimaginethattwoteenagers,whoinothers1eyemightnotknowaboutlove,

actuallyhavesoapureandbeautifullove.Besides,thefilmisnotonlyaboutpuppylove.Italsotellsusabout

dreams,respect,self-esteemandtheimportantofworkinghard.Juliesattitudetowardsthelifeisalsoworth

appreciating.Shehascharacteristicsmanyofusgraduallylosewithwegrowup.Thefilmsuccessfulcreatesawarm

atmosphereforaudienceslongingloveandhappiness.IhopeyouwillenjoythemovieasmanyasIdo.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李華，面向中學(xué)生的海外社區(qū)服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)計劃項目（ServiceLearningProject）現(xiàn)正招募志愿者。請

按要求給該項目負(fù)責(zé)人Mr.Robert寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括：

1.個人情況：年齡、性別、學(xué)歷等；

2.個人條件：英語好、愛好廣泛、樂于助人、有豐富的社區(qū)服務(wù)經(jīng)歷。

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；

3.參考詞匯：性格personality（.

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1、A

2、B

3、C

4、B

5、C

6、B

7、B

8、C

9、C

10、D

11、C

12、B

13、A

14、D

15、B

16、B

17、D

18、B

19>A

20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21、1、C

2、B

3、A

4、C

22、Thismonth,thesingingcompetition,AmericanIdol,willcometoanend.Foryears,thepopularshowwasa

platformforrisingartists.Withagroupoffamousjudgesandawiderangeoftalents,itisclearthatthecompetitive

atmosphereofAmericanIdolwillremainunrivaledbyanyothershow.Afterall,itssuccesshasbeen"unmatchedin

broadcastinghistory.*'

AmericanIdolcamefromtheBritishseriesPopIdol.Throughanapplication,contestantscameintothe

competitionandthereafter,werechosentoaudition（試音）fortheshow.Eachcandidatewouldhavetoperformapieceto

thejudges,andparticipateinastrictselectionprocess.Notonlywouldcontestantshavetosingingroups,theywere

sometimestaskedtoperformpieceswithoutmusicalinstruments.Attheendofthisstage,only24o36artistswere

chosentoenterthesemi-finalstage.Soon,thefateofthecontestantswouldbedecidedbythepublic.Duringthe

candidate'sliveperformance,afreetelephonenumberwasdisplayedonthescreenforviewerstodial,tocasttheirvote.

Attheendofthenight,only13luckysingerswouldbeleftinthecompetition;bythefinals,only8contestantswould

remain.Finally,arunner-up（亞軍）andawinnerwereannouncedeveryseason.Thoughonlythewinnerwouldreceivea

milliondollarrewardandasignificantrecorddeal,othercontestantswouldhavehadachancetob