2006届高考新题型专练.doc

2006届高考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 bread, 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 probably 8 _.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 education 10. 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 cards. 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 set off firecrackers (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, and sometimes we dance folk dances far into the night. The Spring Festival in China1._2._On the festival eveOn 6._ of the holidayOn the second and the third daysin January or Februaryspring-clean houses and decorate themall the family members come back to their hometownstay at homego visiting 9._buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and any other things make a special kind of food called “4._”exchange 7._sit around chatting and eating sweets and New Year Cakes and all kinds of delicaciesparents buy 3._ for their children and children may also buy presents for their parents. 5._ for the coming yearlet off 8._see some 10._dancingssing, dance and play cards1.Time 2. Preparation 3.new clothes 4. dumplings 5. give best wishes6. the first day 7. New Year greetings 8. firecracker and fireworks 9. relatives and friends 10. lion and dragonAlaska is quickly becoming a popular American destination for luxury cruising and adventure travel alike. Outdoor enthusiasts will especially appreciate the unspoiled arctic scenery, amazing wildlife and unique culture that Alaska has to offer.Both traditional and small ship cruise lines offer voyages through the inside and outside passage where you can enjoy whale watching, spectacular rugged coastlines and glacial scenery from the ships balcony. Shore excursions(徒步游览) showcase the diverse animal and plant life throughout the state and provide a chance to visit popular sites like Denali National Park and Kenai Peninsula.In addition to the icy scenery Alaska is known for, green fields and forests are home to brown and black bears, wolves, moose, mountain goats and over 200 species of birds. The many parks throughout Alaska are perfect destinations for backpacking, hiking, mountain biking and camping, while costal areas offer many opportunities for canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and rafting.The ice scenery AlaskaGreen fields and forestshome toPeculiarity76. _79. _77. _amazing wildlife78. _Mountain goats and birds80. _The ice scenery AlaskaGreen fields and forests home toPeculiarity76. brown and black bears79. unspoiled arctic scenery77. wolvesamazing wildlife78. mooseMountain goats and birds80. unique culturePostage charges for overseas（海外） mail from China will go up by about 50 percent from May 10. That means the postage for an air-mailed letter weighing no more than 10 grams will rise from the present 1.10 yuan to 1.60 yuan, while the cost for an air-mailed postcard will go up from the present 90 fen to 1.30 yuan. The charge for a letter weighing no more than 20 grams sent by rail or sea will be 1.20 yuan, instead of the current 80 fen, said Tang Huijuan, an official of the International Business Department under the Ministry of post and Telecommunications（电信）.The postage charges for mail to Hong Kong stay the same.The present postageThe future postageThe common letter by air1.10 yuan1. The postcard by air2. 1.30 yuanThe common letter by rail or sea80 fen3. 4After postage charges go up, the cost for an air-mailed letter weighing no more than 10 grams will be higher than that for a sea-mailed letter weighing no more than 20 grams.5If Li Hua wants to post 3 postcards and a letter of 5 grams by air on May 18, the cost of postage should be .11.60 yuan 290 fen 31.20 yuan 440 fen 55.50 yuanAt present, there are five network firms China Telecom, China Unicom, Jitong communications, China Netcom and China Mobile - these are allowed to operate IP services in China. Each company has its advantages in service.ChargeAs the Ministry of Information Industry coordinates, the charges of IP calls of the five companies are the same, 0.3 yuan per minute for DDD calls, 4.8 yuan per minute for IDD calls, 2.50 yuan for calls from the mainland to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, and 1.5 yuan from $henzhen to Hong Kong, Zhongshan and Zhnhai to Macao. IP callers dont enjoy discounts on holidays.RangeChina Telecom has the widest coverage. All cities in China with telephone access and most countries in the world are open to China Telecoms IP card.China Unicom s IP card can reach 29 cities nationwide and more than 130 countries and regions worldwide. Jitong IP can access 12 cities in China and over 70 countries and regions worldwide.China Netcom s IP can reach 14 cities in China and 149 countries and regions in the world.China Mobile s IP card is open to only six cities nationwide but can access more than 200 countries and regions worldwide.Voice qualityChina Telecom realizes its IP services by the public Internet, therefore net congestion and voice delay may sometimes disturb conversations. The other four companies have their private data networks, which help to increase transmission speed and improve voice quality.Other servicesChina Telecom, Jitong and China Mobile offer account transfer services. Users can transfer the remaining sum of money on one card to another card.Jitong and Netcom link their services with bank cards. One can enjoy IPs service without an IP card. Bank card users can make IP phone calls with their bank card numbers, so they neednt buy new IP cards and remember the new numbers again and again.As for customer service, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile provide free hot line service, while Jitong and Netcom charge for their services.IP Services in ChinaitemfirmChargeRangeVoice qualityAccount transferHot line serviceChina Telecomthe same1. _2. _offerfreeChina Umcomthe same29 cities130 +countriesgood3. _freeJitong communicationthe same12 cities70 +CountriesgoodofferchargeChina Netcomthe same14 cities149countriesgoodnot offer4. _China Mobilethe same5. _goodofferfree三、1. the widest coverage/ all cities in China and most countries in the world2. bad3. net offer4. charge5. 6 cities 200 + countriesA large grey cat with a cunning (狡猾的) sparkle in his yellow eyes, chases a small, sweet looking, brown mouse. In the madness that follows in the kitchen, they destroy the icebox, ironing board (烫衣板), a sink full of dishes and litter the floor with broken eggs.As the kitchen battle goes on, the final outcome is unknown to the participants. But to the audiences who watch, the