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2020届湖南省高考英语新题型专练一阅读短文，根据所读内容在表中的空格处填上适当的单词或短语， 每空不超过3个单词。Most Americans have a city they like best. Over the years, American songwriters have described these feelings in music. More songs have been written about Americas 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 of 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 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-sixty-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. 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 CitiesStates76._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 JoseDionne 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 Top二Throw me something. Mister! Throw me something, Mister! Thousands of people are waiting for the parade to pass them by and for someone to throw them a cup, some beads, or some candy. Welcome to New Orleans, USA. Welcome to Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a holiday celebrated in the South of the U. S. The name of the festival, Mardi Gras, is French and means Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is celebrated on a Tuesday between February 3 and March 9, always 47 days before Easter Sunday. During Mardi Gras, people like to dress up in colorful and unusual costumes, and of course, watch parades in the streets. The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. Mardi Gras is celebrated for two weeks before Fat Tuesday and people from all over the world come to watch the festival.Fill in each blank with ONLY one word in the following chart with the information above-mentioned:Question:FactsInferenceMardi Gras is the name of the1 _.Here Mister is the man in charge of giving out6 _.Mardi Gras falls on 2_.Mardi Gras probably originates from7 _.Mardi Gras is 3 _in theSouth of USA.Some ancestors of the parades were probably8 _.People usually dress up in colorful andunusual 4 _.The official colors are based on9 _ customsThe formal colors of Mardi Gras are5 _, green and gold.Fat Tuesday means people can enjoythemselves with big 10 _.1.festival 2.Tuesday 3celebrated 4.costumes/clothes 5.purple6.gifts/presents7.France 8.French/Frenchmen 9.traditional 10.feast/meal三Tourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire. But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped.In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel. They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice in Italy. Their tours lasted for two or four years and the tourist stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young peoples educationbut only for the rich.In the 18th century tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the wasters”. They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by sea. And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. People began to travel more to faraway countries.The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger, so ticket process dropped and more people used them.1._Main Tourists Places 8._2._4._in Roman empireto visit friends and family 17th century rich young people6._9._3._people in the UKsome towns10. _19th century5._7._enjoy the beauty of nature 20th century ordinary peoplefaraway countiesnot mentioned 1. Time 2. Roman times 3. 18th century 4. rich Romans 5. ordinary people6. Beautiful European cities 7. towns and countryside 8. Purpose 9. part of education10. take the waters四The Spring Festival in ChinaEvery year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is held in January or February. Of all our festivals, the Spring Festival is the most important to us Chinese. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. Several days before the lunar new year, we spring-clean our houses and decorate (装饰) them. The old folk say that everything must be new and clean for the Spring Festival celebrations (庆祝) so that the new year will bring happiness and good luck. We also buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things. Parents buy new clothes for their children and children may also buy presents for their parents.The celebration begins on the eve of the lunar new year, we put up some New Year pictures. On the Festival eve, all the family members come back to their hometown. No matter how far away from home a person is, he will always try to get home in time for this big dinner. We often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together”. When were enjoying the meal, we give each other the best wishes for the coming year. We sing, dance and play card.On the first day of the holiday, we usually stay at home. We get up fairly early and, first thing, exchange (交换) New Year greetings. This is a happy moment for the children; they can get some pocket money. And then we let off firecracker (放爆竹) and fireworks (烟花). We enjoy ourselves very much.On the second and the third days, we go visiting relatives and friends. We sit around chatting (聊天) and eating sweets and New Year Cakes and all kinds of delicacies (珍馐美味). Each family prepares something special. Sometimes we would see some lion and dragon dancings.The celebration lasts about 15days. The 15th night of the first moon is called the Lantern Festival. This is the day when we young people go out to enjoy ourselves, an