云南省昆明一中2023学年高考考前模拟英语试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones2．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even3．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got4．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before5．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso6．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase7．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo8．Hardworkandlackofsleephave_____herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A．wornout B．triedoutC．madeout D．sentout9．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded10．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone11．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup12．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted13．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what14．I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday15．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto16．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof17．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata18．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who19．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance20．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Isthereclearboundarybetweenscienceandtheliberalartsasamajorforcollegestudents?Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisnotaneither/orproposition(命题)，althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM(science,technology,engineering,maths)-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsostressesthatthestudyofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesmustremaincentralelementsofAmerican’seducationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovativeleaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’jobprospects(前景)astechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthiscircumstances,it’snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem.“Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob”seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheirfourthandfifthjobs,asthereislittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducationshavepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight-pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology-tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresentthemselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.1、Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?A．Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.B．Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.C．STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.D．ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.2、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftsubjects?A．Theyareessentialtostudents’healthygrowth.B．Theyimprovestudents’communicationskills.C．Theybroadenstudentsrangeofinterests.D．Theybenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.3、Whatisthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor?A．Theacademicvalueofthecourses.B．Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.C．Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.D．thequalityofeducationtoreceive.4、Whatadvicedoestheauthorgivetocollegestudents?A．Trytotakeavarietyofpracticalcourses.B．Preparethemselvesfordifferentjoboptions.C．Adoptaflexibleapproachtosolvingproblems.D．Seizeopportunitiestotaptheirpotential.22．（8分）Ifyou’reonthehuntforsomethingnewandinterestingtoread,youhaveplentyofplacestogo.Thisweek,we’relookingatfourofthebestbookrecommendationsites,services,orgroups,basedonyournominations(提名).GoodReadsGoodReadsismorethanjustabookrecommendationsite,althoughitexcelsathelpingyoufindnewbookstoreadbasedontheonesyouenjoy.Youcanbuildavirtual“shelf”ofbooksyouownorhavealreadyread,shareyourprogresswiththebooksyou’recurrentlyreading,ratethebooksyou’veread,leavereviews,andconnectwithotherreaders.BookBubWhileBookBubisn’tstrictlyabookrecommendationservice,itdoesbringyousuper-low-costbooksbasedonyourinterestseveryday.Theserviceisfree,andwhenyousignup,youtellBookBubwhatkindsofbooksyouliketoread.Fromthere,you’llgetanemailfromBookBubeverydaywithbookdealsforthatday.Whenwesay“deal,”wemeanit—manyofBookBub’stitlesarefreeentirely,$0.99,orjustacoupleofbucks.LibraryThingLibraryThinghasbeenaroundforalongtimeandisstillagreatuser-poweredbookratings,review,andrecommendationsite.Theservicecallsitselftheworld’slargestbookclub,andthat’salotliketheoverallfeel.Onceyousignup,you’llbeencouragedtostartaddingbooksyou’vereadandleavereviewsforthem.Behinditsbookratingsandreviewsthough,LibraryThingisapowerfultooltocatalogandorganizeyourentirebookcollection.OlmentaIfyou’renotinterestedinregisteringforaccounts,addingyourownbooks,oranyofthathassle(麻烦),Olmentacansuggestsomesolidtitlestoyoubasedongeneralpopularityandthecitationofthepeoplebehindthesite.It’sasimplelistofbookcoversthattheservicethinksyoushouldread,andafewgenresyoucanclickonifyou’relookingforsomethingspecific,likebusiness,fiction,children’s,theatre,poetry,ornonfiction,amongothers.1、Whichofthefollowingtwobookrecommendationsitesaskyoutorateandleavereviews?A．GoodreadsandBookBubB．BookBubandLibraryThingC．LibraryThingandOlmentaD．GoodreadsandLibraryThing2、Whichbookrecommendationsitecanhelpyougetsuper-low-costbooks?A．GoodReadsB．BookBubC．LibraryThingD．Olmenta3、IfyouturntoOlmenta,you__________________.A．needtopaymoreB．needtoaddyourownbookC．don’tneedtosignupD．don’tneedtolookforsomethingspecific23．（8分）MysummerholswrCWOT.B4,WEUSED2go2NY2Cmybro,hisGF&thr3:-@KIDSFTF.ILNY,itsgr8.Canyouunderstandthissentence?Ifyoucan’t,don’tfeeltoobad:neithercouldthemiddleschoolteacherinEnglandwhoreceivedthisashomework.ThisisNetspeak:thelanguageofcomputerizedcommunicationfoundontheInternetorcellphones.Tonewcomers,itcanlooklikeacompletelyforeignlanguage.Schoolteachersandparentssaythisnewformofwritingisharming(破坏)theEnglishlanguage.Increasingspellingandgrammaticalmistakescanbeseeninstudents’writing.Theyfearthelanguagecouldbecomecorrupted(面目全非的).Everyoneshouldjustrelax,saylinguists(语言学家).TheybelieveNetspeakisinfactmoreofagoodthing.DavidCrystal,fromtheUniversityofWales,arguesthatNetspeakandInternetcreateanewlanguageuseandthealmostlostartofdiarywritinghasbeenpickedupagain.GeoffreyNurnberg,fromStanfordUniversity,agrees.“Peoplegetbetteratwritingbywriting,”hesays.“Kidswhoarenowdoingtextmessaging,e-mail,andinstantmessageswillwriteatleastaswellas,andpossiblybetterthan,theirparents.”LinguistJamesMilroysays,forcenturies,itisbelievedwithoutexceptionthatyoungpeopleareharmingthelanguage.Andwhentoday’steenagersbecometomorrow’sparents,theytoowillthinkthisway.Milroyarguesthatlanguagesdonotandcannotbecome“corrupted”;theysimplychangetomeetthenewneeds.However,NetspeakersdoagreethatitisimportanttoteachyoungpeoplehowtospeakandwriteStandardEnglish.CynthiaMcVeysays,“IcanunderstandNetspeakworriesteachersandit’simportantthattheytelltheirpupilsthattextmessagingisforfun,butthatlearningtowriteproperEnglishisamustfortheirfuture.”1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Togivethemainidea. B．Toraiseaquestion.C．Tocompareanexample. D．Toleadinthetopic.2、WhocanunderstandtheNetspeakinEngland?A．Middleschoolteachers. B．Parents.C．Linguistics. D．Teenagers.3、WhobelievesNetspeakuserscanhelpimprovewriting?A．CynthiaMcVey B．DavidCrystalC．GeoffreyNurnberg D．JamesMilroy4、What’sJamesMilroy’sattitudetowardNetspeak?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Doubtful. D．Worried.5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Netspeak:theLanguageontheInternetB．IsNetspeakHelpfulinLanguageLearning?C．IsNetspeakHarmingtheEnglishLanguage?D．Netspeak:AdvantagesandDisadvantages24．（8分）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingapart-timesummerjobatalocalicecreamshop.Whilehandinganicecreamtoanolderwomanatthedrive-thru(餐车)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(祖传的)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．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread25．（10分）Ethiopia’seasternlowlandsborderingSomaliaaresufferingthroughaseveredrought.Therainyseasonwaslateandnotenough,causinggreatlossesamonglocallivestockherds.CoiningontheheelsoftwopreviousdryyearsinEthiopia,thedroughtof2017compoundedalreadyserioussituationinthecountry.Asaresult,manyfamiliesinthecountry’sSomaliregionareexperiencingchronic(长期的)foodinsecurityandconcerningratesofalackofnutrition.TheUnitedStates,Ethiopia’slargestdonorofemergencyanddevelopmentaid,continuestodeliveralarge-scalehumanitarianresponse.InlateAugust,USAIDAdministratorMarkGreenannouncedthatinordertohelprelievetheterriblehumanitariansituation,theUnitedStateswilldeliver91milliondollarsinadditionalhumanitarianassistanceforthoseEthiopianswhoareevennowstrugglingwithseverefoodinsecurityandmalnutrition(营养不良).“Thisfundingwillprovideadditionalemergencyfoodassistanceandvitalmedicalcare,”hesaid.Adayearlier,Mr.GreenannouncedthatEthiopiahadbeenchosenasoneofadozencountriesthatwillparticipateinthesecondperiodoftheFeedtheFutureInitiative.This7-yearoldprogramaimstoreduceglobalhunger,poverty,andunder-nutritionbyfocusingonsmallholderfarmers,increasinginvestmentsinagriculture,andsupportingcountry-ownedplansforimprovingfoodsecurityandnutritionwhilecreatingopportunitiesforeconomicgrowthandtrade.Inthisway,theUnitedStateshopestohelpstrengthenEthiopia’sresilience(恢复力)toclimaticshocks.Idon’tviewdevelopmentinhumanitarianassistanceasagiftorahandout.Iviewitasahandup.Wewanttohelppeoplestandontheirowntwofeetandbuildtheirownbrighterfutures,andthat’swhatIhopeourassistancecanplayausefulrolein.”saidUSAIDAdministratorGreen.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compounded”inParagraph1mean?A．Mixed.B．Changed.C．Formed.D．Worsened.2、WhatisthepurposeoftheFeedtheFutureInitiative?A．TohelpbuildEthiopianbrighterfutures.B．TodeliverhumanitarianassistancetoEthiopia.C．Toreducehunger,povertymidunder-nutritionworldwide.D．Tohelpstrengthenglobalresiliencetoseveredroughts.3、Whatcanbelearnedaccordingtothetext?A．USAIDisexpectedtohelpEthiopiansbuildbrighterfutures.B．TheUnitedStateswillsend91billiondollarstoEthiopia.C．USAIDisconsideredasahandoutbyAdministratorGreen.D．Ethiopiansarenowsufferingnonutrition.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheFeedtheFutureInitiativeProgramB．MoreUSHumanitarianAidforEthiopiaC．SevereDroughtsinEthiopiaD．FoodInsecurityandMalnutritioninEthiopia第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WhenIwasinschool,Icouldalwaystellwhenmyclasswasabouttotakeatest.Youcouldfeelfearand________intheair.Afewstudentsweretryingtojoketo________theirworries.Someweretryingunsuccessfullytoact________theyhadn'tcared.Everyonceinawhile,ateacherwould________thatthistestwasgoingtobeanopenbookoneasthetestpaperswerebeing________.Assoonastheteachersaidchat,youcouldfeelthesighof________fromtheclass.Afewstudentswouldlaughandyouevenhearda________ortwo.Aswelookoutour________,allofusknew________thattheanswerswouldbe________infrontofus.Allwehadtodowasto________them.Alotofpeoplesaythatlifeisonelongseriesofteststhatwehaveto________.Thisistrue.________mostpeopledon'trealize,though,isthattheyareallopenbookones.Theanswersare________rightthereinfrontofyouandtheyareso________.Youjusthavetoopenthebookofyoursoultoany________andyouwillseethewords:“JUSTLOVE”.Justloveyourself.Justloveeveryoneasyourself.Facealloflife'stestswithasmileonyourface.Usethe________theyteachtolearnandtogrow.Whenyoudothis,youwill________everytestthatlifethrows________you.Whenyoudothis,youwillmaketheworlda________,better,andhappierplace.1、A．sorrow B．loneliness C．desire D．anxiety2、A．convey B．calm C．express D．add3、A．evenif B．ifonly C．asif D．incase4、A．announce B．remind C．demand D．clarify5、A．handedin B．handedover C．handedback D．handedout6、A．relief B．pity C．tiredness D．disappointment7、A．cheer B．scream C．word D．shout8、A．dictionaries B．papers C．textbooks D．cellphones9、A．briefly B．clearly C．generally D．roughly10、A．slightly B．right C．almost D．merely11、A．check B．discuss C．find D．analyse12、A．solve B．discover C．defeat D．face13、A．That B．Which C．When D．What14、A．always B．once C．seldom D．occasionally15、A．complex B．interesting C．simple D．puzzling16、A．place B．page C．point D．line17、A．answers B．methods C．lessons D．skills18、A．review B．miss C．fail D．pass19、A．at B．into C．over D．beyond20、A．farther B．brighter C．safer D．quieter第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Accordingtoarecentsurvey,violencedidexistinschools.Studentsshowedtheirfearandparentsandteachersalso1．(express)theirgreatconcernaboutit.Expertshopethewholesocietywillpaymoreattentiontothementalhealthofadolescents.Nowadays,schoolviolenceis2．hotissue.Ithinkthisisaphenomenon（现象）,3．callsforourgreatconcern.Weshouldmakeeveryeffort4．(prevent)violencehappeningatschoolformoreandmorestudentswoulddropoutofschool5．theirpersonalsafetycouldnotbeguaranteed（保证）.Infact,violencecanbelearned.Childrenlearnviolentbehaviorfromadultsorfrom6．theyseeontelevisionorontheInternet.IfImeetwithschoolviolence,Iwillnotanswerviolence7．violence,foritwillresultin8．(much)fighting.Iwilltellmyteachersorparentsaboutit.Ithinktheywillhelpmedealwithitwell9．theywillprotectmefromthebadguys.Allinall,everystudentshouldbehave10．(he)andkeepawayfromviolence.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。例如：Itwasverynicetogetyourinvitationtospend∧weekendwithyou.Luckily the例如：Itwasverynicetogetyourinvitationtospend∧weekendwithyou.Luckily theIwascompletelyfreethen,soI’lltosay“yes”.I’llarriveinBristolataround8pminamonFridayevening.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，以“AvisittotheMuseumoftheAnti-JapaneseWar”为题，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿件，介绍你们班同学参观抗日战争纪念馆的过程。注意：词数不少于60。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、A4、D5、C6、B7、D8、A9、C10、B11、A12、A13、B14、C15、A16、B17、A18、B19、C20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、D3、C4、B22、1、D2、B3、C23、1、D2、D3、C4、A5、C24、Thismonth,thesingingcompetition,AmericanIdol,willcometoanend.Foryears,thepopularshowwasaplatformforrisingartists.Withagroupoffamousjudgesandawiderangeoftalents,itisclearthatthecompetitiveatmosphereofAmericanIdolwillremainunrivaledbyanyothershow.Afterall,itssuccesshasbeen＂unmatchedinbroadcastinghistory.＂AmericanIdolcamefromtheBritishseriesPopIdol.Throughanapplication,contestantscameintothecompetitionandthereafter,werechosentoaudition(试音)fortheshow.Eachcandidatewouldhavetoperformapiecetothejudges,andparticipateinastrictselectionprocess.Notonlywouldcontestantshavetosingingroups,theyweresometimestaskedtoperformpieceswithoutmusicalinstruments.Attheendofthisstage,only24o36artistswerechosentoenterthesemi-finalstage.Soon,thefateofthecontestantswouldbedecidedbythepublic.Duringthecandidate’sliveperformance,afreetelephonenumberwasdisplayedonthescreenforviewerstodial,tocasttheirvote.Attheendofthenight,only13luckysingerswouldbeleftinthecompetition;bythefinals,only8contestantswouldremain.Finally,arunner-up(亚军)andawinnerwereannouncedeveryseason.Thoughonlythewinnerwouldreceiveamilliondollarrewardandasignificantrecorddeal,othercontestantswouldhavehadachancetobeknownbythepublic.AsthefamousproducerSimonCowelloncesaid,＂The