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湖南省示范性中学专项突破经典题库阅读填空副本

湖南省邵阳市四中2007届专题突破（信息填空）

1．

Differentcountriesanddifferentpeoplehavedifferentmanners.Wemustfindouttheircustoms,sothattheywillnotthinkusill-manners.Hereareexamplesofthethingsthatawell-educatedpersondoesordoesnotdo.

IfyouvisitaChinesefamilyyoushouldknockatthedoorfirst.Whenthedooropens,youwillnotmovebeforethehostsays“Comein,please.”Afteryouentertheroom,youshouldnotsitdownuntilthehostasksyoutotakeaseat.Whenacupofteaisputonateatablebeforeyouorsenttoyourhand,youwillsay,“Thankyou.”Andreceiveitwithtwohands,notonehand,ortheywillthinkyouareill-mannered.BeforeenteringahouseinJapan,itisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.InEuropeancountries,eventhoughshoessometimesbecomeverydirty,thisisnotdone.InaMalayhouse,aguestneverfinishesthefoodonthetable.Heleavesalittletoshowthathehashadenough.InEngland,aguestalwaysfinishesadrinkorthefoodtoshowthathehadenjoyedit.Thiswillmakethehost,especiallythehostesspleasant.

Countries

Goodmanners

Ill-manners

China

Knockatthedoor

Not

China

Notsitbeforeasked

Sit

76_______________

Receivesomething

77_____________

78____________

79_______________

Beforeyouenterahouse,80_______youshoes

81.Not___________

Europeancountries

Nottakeoffevendirty

82____________

83_______showingyouhavehadenough

84__________

85____________

Finishfood

76.China77.withtwohands78.withonehand

79.Japan80.takeoff81.takeoffshoes

82.Malaysia83.leavealittle84.notleave/not85.England

2．

Intowns,therewerefewbussheltersuntilaboutthirtyyearsago.Sincethentheyhaveappearedeverywhere,probablybecausemostpeoplenolongerwearthekindsofclothesthatprotectthemfromthewind,coldandrain.Countrybussheltershavebeenwithusforagooddeallonger.BeforetheSecondworldWar,manyofthemwerepaidforbyrichlocalpeople,ofteninmemoryofamemberoftheirfamily.Somewerewellbuiltandveryattractive,tofitinwiththesurroundings.

Bythe1870spubliclavatories（厕所）werebeinginstalled（设置）alloverBritain.Manyofthem,forgentlemenonly,weremadeofiron,highlydecoratedandoftenintheshapeofIndianorGreektemples.Alittlelater,inthe1880s,moresolidstructuresofbrickorstonewerebeingbuilt,withroomsforladiesandgentlemen.Someoftheselookedlikecottagesormedieval（中世纪）castles.

Publicdrinkingfountainsaretobefoundeverywhere.Mostofthemwerebuiltinthenineteenthcenturyandsomeareverygrand.Theoldtypeofdrinkingfountainwasnotveryhygienic（卫生的）.Itusuallyhadanirondrinkingcup,fixedtoachain,andeveryoneusedit.Firstly,theyprovidedpeoplewithpurewatertodrink,atatimewhenmuchofthedrinkingwateravailable,especiallyfromwellsandpumps,wasdangeroustohealth.Secondly,theywerememorialstolocalresidents.Finally,theywereintendedtopersuadepeopletodrinkwater,insteadofbeerorspirits.

Establishments（公共设施）inBritain

Establishments

76．---------

78．————

Publiclavatories

83．————

Whyweretheybuilt?

protectpeople

79．————

providepeoplewithcleanwater

Whenwerethefirstonesbuilt?

beforetheSecondWorldWar

81．————

84．————

Whatweretheymadeof？

82．————

whatdothey

77．————？

80．————

IndianorGreektemples,cottages,castles

85．————

76．Questions77．Looklike?

78．Busshelters79．frombadweather80．Attractive

81．inthe1870s82．iron,brick,stone83．Drinkingfountains84．nineteenthcentury

85．verygrand

3．

MostAmericanshaveacitytheylikebest.Overtheyears,Americansongwritershavedescribedthesefeelingsinmusic.MoresongshavebeenwrittenaboutAmerica'sbiggestcity,NewYork,thanaboutanyothercity.Manyothersdreamaboutleavingtheirsmalltownstogothere.Theywanttobecomerichandfamous.FrankSinatrasingsaboutthisdreaminthemostpopularsongwrittenaboutNewYork.

Almostthree-millionpeopleliveinthemiddlewesterncityofChicago,Illinois.ItisnowAmerica'sthirdlargestcity.Itusedtobethesecondlargestcity.So,ofcourse,itneededitsownsong.JudyGarlandsingsthesong,"Chicago,Chicago."

OneofAmerica'smostexcitingcitiesisLasVegas,Nevada.Innineteen-sixty-four,ElvisPresleystarredinamoviecalled"VivaLasVegas."Hereisthesongfromthatmovie.ItissungbythegroupZ-ZTop.

Asweallknow,oneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinAmericaisSanFrancisco,California.Themostpopularsongaboutthecityiscalled"ILeftMyHeartinSanFrancisco."TonyBennettrecordeditinnineteen-sixty-two.Itsoldmorethanthree-millionrecords.

ManypeopleloveLosAngeles,California.ItisnowAmerica'ssecondlargestcity.LosAngelesispopularbecausetheweatheriswarmandthesunshinesalmostallthetime.RandyNewmansingsabouthisfeelingsforthecityinthesong,"ILoveL.A."Noteveryone,however,lovesLosAngeles.Somepeopledonotlikeallthebigroadsaroundthecity.Theylikelivinginasmallerplace.AplacelikeSanJose,California.DionneWarwicksingsaboutgoingbacktothiscity.Thesongis,"DoYouKnowTheWayToSanJose."

SongsaboutAmericanCities

States

76.__________

Features

Songs

Songwriters/Band

NewYork

America'sbiggestcity

AsongaboutNewYork

78.____________

Illinois

Chicago,

79.America's____________city

"Chicago,Chicago"

JudyGarland

77.________

80._________

America'ssecondlargestcity

81._________

RandyNewman

SanFrancisco

82.___________

"ILeftMyHeartinSanFrancisco."

83.____________

84.________

small

"DoYouKnowTheWayToSanJose

DionneWarwick

Nevada

LasVegas

exciting

Asongfrom"VivaLasVegas."

85.thegroup___________

76.Cities77.California78.FrankSinatra79.thirdlargest.80.LosAngeles

81."ILoveL.A”82.beautiful83.TonyBennett84.SanJose85.Z-ZTop

4．

“Trickortreat,trickortreat!

Givemesomethinggoodtoeat!

”ItisHalloween!

Kidsdressedincostumes,neighborsgivingoutcandy!

Itisjustanamazingholiday!

ThisyearIdecidedtobeablackcat.

Theblackcatisasignofbadluck,butisalsoasignofHalloween.HalloweenbeganintheMediaeval-years.AfestivalwascelebratedinRomeandpeoplewalkedinparadeswithmasksandcostumes.Thepeoplecarvedfacesintopumpkinsandlitthemwithacandleinside.Thesewerethoughtofastowardoffalltheevilandbadspirits.ThatiswhypeoplesellpumpkinseverywhereduringtheHalloweenseason.Soonafterthenameofthisfestivalevolvedintowhatwecallpresentday-Halloween!

EveryyearinNewYorkCity,thereisahugeparade,therearefloatsandpeoplewalkaroundincostumes.Someareanimalfeatured,somearescaryandspookyliketheskeletonandsomearefunnyliketheclown.Itisveryfun!

!

!

SomepeoplehaveHalloweenparties.Storessellavarietyofcostumes;themostpopularcostumesarethewitch,theghost,manyfromtheoldmovies.Manystoresselldecoratingaccessories（附属品）likefakespiderwebs,realpumpkinsandplasticghosts.So,ifyouareaHalloweenlover,youcanturnyourhomeintoahauntedhouse!

Thatisabsolutelycool!

Halloween

76.

Timeandplace

Formsforcelebration

77.

78.

asignofbad

luck

Halloweenbegan

inthemediaeval

-years

79.

Someare

animalfeatured

Kidsdressed

incostumes

80.

Storessellavariety

ofcostumes

asignof

Halloween

Everyyearin

NewYork

81.

Somearescary

andspookylike

theskeleton

Neighbors

givingout

candy

82.

83.

84.

85.

76.Blackcat77.Making-ups78.Waysofperform79.Halloweenparties

80.celebratedinRome81.ahugeparade82.somefunnyclowns83.carvedpumpkins

84.sellingpumpkins85.sellingdecoratingaccessories

5．

NewYeartraditionsallaroundtheworld

“HappyNewYear!

”Everyonewillgreeteachotherwiththesewordsastheymeeteachotheroverthenextcoupleofweeks.Butitwasn’talwaysJanuary1thatmarkedtheNewYear.

Atleast4,000yearsago,theancientEgyptiansandBabyloniansmarkedthechangingoftheyear.InEgypt,theyearstartedwhentheNileRiverflooded,enrichingfarmers’fields.ThishappenedattheendofSeptember.

TheBabyloniansheldafestivalinthespring,onMarch23,tokickoffthenextfarmingcycle.TheBabyloniancelebrationlastedfor11days.

ThedateJanuary1waspickedbytheRomanEmperorJuliusCaesarasthechangeoftheyearwhenheestablishedhisowncalendarin46BC.ThemonthofJanuaryoriginatesfromtheRomangod,Janus.Heispicturedwithtwoheads.Oneheadlooksforwardandtheotherback.Theyrepresentabreakbetweentheoldandnew.Thenewcalendarwasintimewiththesunandithasbeenuseduntilthepresentday.

InVietnam,theNewYearholidayhappensinFebruary.Theybuyfreshflowersandapeachblossomtoputintheirhouse,followingtheVietnamesecustom.

ThailandhasitsspecificNewYear’sdate;it’sdifferentfromthenormalcalendar.TheThaiNewYeariscelebratedonApril13.Onthisday,Thaipeopleplaywithwater,throwingitoneachother.ItisintendedtobringgoodluckduringtheNewYearahead.

InChina,themorefavorableNewYearisusuallycelebratedinFebruaryaccordingtolunarcalendar（阴历）.OnNewYear’sEve,allfamilymemberssittogetherattable,enjoyinglotsofauspiciousfoodssuchasdumplings,chickentobringgoodluck.

NewYeartraditionsallaroundtheworld

Countries

79._____

Originsoractivities

Meaningsorreasons

76._____

theendofSeptember

theNileRiverflood

84._____

Babylon

80._____

82._____

kickoffthenextfarmingcycle

77