2020届湖南省高考英语新题型专练 新课标 人教版

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 _ city"Chicago, Chicago"Judy Garland77._80._Americas second largest city81._Randy NewmanSan Francisco82._"I Left My Heart in San Francisco."83._84._small"Do 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