最新精品高考英语经典题库阅读填空.docx

1、最新精品高考英语经典题库阅读填空专题突破（信息填空）1Different countries and different people have different manners . We must find out their customs , so that they will not think us ill-manners . Here are examples of the things that a well- educated person does or does not do . If you visit a Chinese family you should knock

2、 at the door first . When the door opens , you will not move before the host says “Come in, please .” After you enter the room , you should not sit down until the host asks you to take a seat . When a cup of tea is put on a tea table before you or sent to your hand , you will say , “Thank you .” And

3、 receive it with two hands , not one hand , or they will think you are ill-mannered . Before entering a house in Japan , it is good manners to take off your shoes . In European countries , even though shoes sometimes become very dirty , this is not done . In a Malay house , a guest never finishes th

4、e food on the table . He leaves a little to show that he has had enough . In England , a guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he had enjoyed it . This will make the host , especially the hostess pleasant . Countries Good manners Ill-manners China Knock at the door Not ChinaNot sit

5、before asked Sit 76_Receive something 77_78_79_Before you enter a house , 80_ you shoes 81.Not _European countries Not take off even dirty 82_83_ showing you have had enough84_85_Finish food 76. China 77. with two hands 78. with one hand 79. Japan 80. take off 81. take off shoes 82. Malaysia 83. lea

6、ve a little 84. not leave /not 85. England 2In towns ,there were few bus shelters until about thirty years ago .Since then they have appeared everywhere ,probably because most people no longer wear the kinds of clothes that protect them from the wind ,cold and rain .Country bus shelters have been wi

7、th us for a good deal longer .Before the Second world War, many of them were paid for by rich local people ,often in memory of a member of their family .Some were well built and very attractive ,to fit in with the surroundings. By the 1870s public lavatories（厕所）were being installed （设置）all over Brit

8、ain. Many of them , for gentlemen only ,were made of iron ,highly decorated and often in the shape of Indian or Greek temples .A little later ,in the 1880s ,more solid structures of brick or stone were being built ,with rooms for ladies and gentlemen. Some of these looked like cottages or medieval（中

9、世纪）castles. Public drinking fountains are to be found everywhere . Most of them were built in the nineteenth century and some are very grand .The old type of drinking fountain was not very hygienic（卫生的）.It usually had an iron drinking cup ,fixed to a chain ,and everyone used it .Firstly ,they provid

10、ed people with pure water to drink ,at a time when much of the drinking water available ,especially from wells and pumps ,was dangerous to health .Secondly ,they were memorials to local residents .Finally ,they were intended to persuade people to drink water ,instead of beer or spirits.Establishment

11、s（公共设施） in Britain Establishments76-78Public lavatories83Why were they built ?protect people79provide people with clean waterWhen were the first ones built?before the Second World War8184What were they made of？ 82what do they 77 ？80Indian or Greek temples, cottages, castles 8576Questions 77Look like

12、? 78Bus shelters 79from bad weather 80Attractive81in the 1870s 82iron, brick, stone 83Drinking fountains 84nineteenth century85very grand3Most Americans have a city they like best. Over the years, American songwriters have described these feelings in music. More songs have been written about America

13、s biggest city, New York, than about any other city. Many others dream about leaving their small towns to go there. They want to become rich and famous. Frank Sinatra sings about this dream in the most popular song written about New York. Almost three-million people live in the middle western city o

14、f Chicago, Illinois. It is now Americas third largest city. It used to be the second largest city. So, of course, it needed its own song. Judy Garland sings the song, Chicago, Chicago. One of Americas most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada. In nineteen-sixty-four, Elvis Presley starred in a movie

15、 called Viva Las Vegas. Here is the song from that movie. It is sung by the group Z-Z Top. As we all know, one of the most beautiful cities in America is San Francisco, California. The most popular song about the city is called I Left My Heart in San Francisco. Tony Bennett recorded it in nineteen-s

16、ixty-two. It sold more than three-million records. Many people love Los Angeles, California. It is now Americas second largest city. Los Angeles is popular because the weather is warm and the sun shines almost all the time. Randy Newman sings about his feelings for the city in the song, I Love L.A.

17、Not everyone, however, loves Los Angeles. Some people do not like all the big roads around the city. They like living in a smaller place. A place like San Jose, California. Dionne Warwick sings about going back to this city. The song is, Do You Know The Way To San Jose.Songs about American CitiesSta

18、tes76._Features SongsSongwriters/ BandNew YorkAmericas biggest cityA song about New York78._IllinoisChicago,79. Americas _ cityChicago, ChicagoJudy Garland77._80._Americas second largest city81._Randy NewmanSan Francisco82._I Left My Heart in San Francisco.83._84._smallDo You Know The Way To San Jos

19、eDionne WarwickNevadaLas Vegasexciting A song from Viva Las Vegas.85. the group _76. Cities 77. California 78. Frank Sinatra 79. third largest. 80. Los Angeles81. I Love L.A” 82. beautiful 83. Tony Bennett 84. San Jose 85. Z-Z Top4“Trick or treat, trick or treat! Give me something good to eat!” It i

20、s Halloween! Kids dressed in costumes, neighbors giving out candy! It is just an amazing holiday! This year I decided to be a black cat.The black cat is a sign of bad luck, but is also a sign of Halloween. Halloween began in the Mediaeval-years. A festival was celebrated in Rome and people walked in

21、 parades with masks and costumes. The people carved faces into pumpkins and lit them with a candle inside. These were thought of as to ward off all the evil and bad spirits. That is why people sell pumpkins everywhere during the Halloween season. Soon after the name of this festival evolved into wha

22、t we call present day-Halloween!Every year in New York City, there is a huge parade, there are floats and people walk around in costumes. Some are animal featured, some are scary and spooky like the skeleton and some are funny like the clown. It is very fun!Some people have Halloween parties. Stores

23、 sell a variety of costumes; the most popular costumes are the witch, the ghost, many from the old movies. Many stores sell decorating accessories(附属品) like fake spider webs, real pumpkins and plastic ghosts. So, if you are a Halloween lover, you can turn your home into a haunted house! That is abso

24、lutely cool!Halloween76. Time and placeForms for celebration77. 78. a sign of badluckHalloween beganin the mediaeval-years79. Some areanimal featuredKids dressedin costumes80. Stores sell a variety of costumesa sign of HalloweenEvery year inNew York81. Some are scaryand spooky likethe skeletonNeighb

25、orsgiving outcandy82. 83. 84. 85. 76. Black cat 77. Making-ups 78.Ways of perform 79. Halloween parties 80. celebrated in Rome 81. a huge parade82. some funny clowns 83.carved pumpkins 84. selling pumpkins 85. selling decorating accessories5New Year traditions all around the world “Happy New Year!”

26、Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other over the next couple of weeks. But it wasnt always January 1 that marked the New Year. At least 4,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians marked the changing of the year. In Egypt, the year started when the Nile Riv

27、er flooded, enriching farmers fields. This happened at the end of September. The Babylonians held a festival in the spring, on March 23, to kick off the next farming cycle. The Babylonian celebration lasted for 11 days. The date January 1 was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change o

28、f the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January originates from the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new. The new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been use

29、d until the present day. In Vietnam, the New Year holiday happens in February. They buy fresh flowers and a peach blossom to put in their house, following the Vietnamese custom. Thailand has its specific New Years date; its different from the normal calendar. The Thai New Year is celebrated on April

30、 13. On this day, Thai people play with water, throwing it on each other. It is intended to bring good luck during the New Year ahead. In China, the more favorable New Year is usually celebrated in February according to lunar calendar (阴历). On New Years Eve, all family members sit together at table, enjoying lots of auspicious foods such as dumplings, chicken to bring good luck.New Year traditions all around the worldCountries79. _Origins or activitiesMeanings or reasons76. _the end of Septemberthe Nile River flood84. _Babylon80. _82. _kick off the next farmin