Question

 

American Idol is a singing competition on TV in America．There is one competition every year. People usually watch the show on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. American Idol is also televised on Fox and CTV in Canada．Its first season was on June 11^th, 2002. Until now, it has altogether 7 seasons. This program is to find the best singer in the country by a series of competition. Audience determines（决定）the result of every competition on the stages through public voting（投票）by telephone. There are also three judges beside the stages. They watch the performances of the contestants. Then they give some suggestions to the contestants. All the contestants must be American citizens. They must have full-time jobs. In the first three seasons, they had to be 16 to 24 years old．Since the fourth season, the upper age limit has been 28 years old．So it attracts different ages of audience. Some TV stations like Human TV also have this kind of program. And we can see Super Girl’s Voice And Super Boys’ Voice on TV.

1. What does the underlined word “contestants” mean?             

   A．参赛者              B．评委                 C．观众                 D．主持人

2. What’s the age limit of American Idol now?           .

   A．13—18        B．16—30        C．15—36       D．16—28

3. Which of the following TV station is not mentioned in the passage?           .

   A．FOX          B．CTV          C．CCTV        D．Hunan TV

4. Which of the following is TRUE?           .  

   A．American Idol is showed only in America．  

   B．American Idol was first shown on July 11^th, 2002.  

   C．American Idol judges beside the stages. 

   D．American Idol is a program similar to Super Girl’s Voice.

Answer 1

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