高三英语专题突破（信息填空）

高三英语专题突破（信息填空）

1．

Different 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 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 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 the 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
China	Not sit 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 enough	84__________
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. leave a little　　　 84. not leave /not　 85. England

2．

In 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 with 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 Britain. 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 provided 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.

Establishments（公共设施） in Britain

Establishments 76．---------	78．————	Public lavatories	83．————
Why were they built ?	protect people 79．————		provide people with clean water
When were the first ones built?	before the Second World War	81．————	84．————
What were they made of？		82．————
what do they 77．———— ？	80．————	Indian or Greek temples, cottages, castles	85．————

76．Questions　　77．Look like?　78．Bus shelters　79．from bad weather　80．Attractive

81．in the 1870s　82．iron, brick, stone 83．Drinking fountains 84．nineteenth century

85．very grand

3．

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 America'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 of Chicago, Illinois. It is now America's 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 America's 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 America's 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 Cities

States	76.__________	Features	Songs	Songwriters/ Band
	New York	America's biggest city	A song about New York	78.____________
Illinois	Chicago,	79. America's ____________ city	"Chicago, Chicago"	Judy Garland
77.________	80._________	America's second largest city	81._________	Randy Newman
	San Francisco	82.___________	"I Left My Heart in San Francisco."	83.____________
	84.________	small	"Do You Know The Way To San Jose	Dionne Warwick
Nevada	Las Vegas	exciting	A song from "Viva Las Vegas."	85. the group ___________

76. Cities　77. California 78. Frank Sinatra　79. third largest. 80. Los Angeles

81. "I Love L.A”　82. beautiful　83. Tony Bennett　84. San Jose　85.  Z-Z Top

4．

“Trick or treat, trick or treat! Give me something good to eat!” It is 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 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 what 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 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 absolutely cool!

Halloween

76.	Time and place	Forms for celebration	77.	78.
a sign of bad luck	Halloween began in the mediaeval -years	79.	Some are animal featured	Kids dressed in costumes
	80.	Stores sell a variety of costumes
a sign of Halloween	Every year in New York	81.	Some are scary and spooky like the skeleton	Neighbors giving out candy
			82.	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 accessories

5．

New Year traditions all around the world

　　　 “Happy New Year!” Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other over the next couple of weeks. But it wasn’t 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 River 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 of 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 used 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 Year’s date; it’s different from the normal calendar. The Thai New Year is celebrated on April 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 Year’s 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 world

Countries	79. _____	Origins or activities	Meanings or reasons
76. _____	the end of September	the Nile River flood	84. _____
Babylon	80. _____	82. _____	kick off the next farming cycle
77. _____	January 1	roman god, Janus	85. _____
Thailand	81. _____	throwing water on each other	bring good luck
78. _____	February	buying fresh flowers and a peach blossom	follow the custom
China	February	83. _____	bring good luck

76. Egypt　 77. Rome　　78. Vietnam　　79. Dates　 　 80. March 23　　 81. April 13　

82. holding a festival　　　83. enjoying auspicious food　

84. enrich farmers’ fields　 85. represent a break

6．

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Names of the magazines	76. ___________	Price
Apollo	77. ___________	￡5 each.
78.___________	79. ___________	￡15.55
New Internationalist	80. ___________	81. ___________
82.___________	weekly summary	83. ___________
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76. Subjects　77.arts　78. The Guardian Weekly　79. news　80. weekly summery　

81. Not mentioned　82. The Week　83.￡13.75　84. London Weekly　 85. London news

7．

Many animal and plant species have become extinct (灭绝的 ) and many more are in critical danger.

　 Dodo

　 The Dodo is a classic example of how human caused damage to the earth biology. The flightless Dodo was native to the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. The easily controlled bird became a source of food for sailors and was attacked by animals introduced to the island by human such as pigs, monkeys and rats. The population of Dodos rapidly decreased and the last one was killed in 1681.

　 Rhinos

　 The Rhino (犀牛) horn is a highly priced item for Asian medicine. This has led to the animal being hunted in its natural habitat. Once widespread in Africa and Eurasia, most Rhinos now live in protected natural parks and reserves (保护区). Their numbers have rapidly decreased in the last 50 years, and the animals remain under constant threat from poachers (偷猎者).

　 The Giant Panda

　 The future of the Giant Panda is far from certain. As far as 1000 remain in the wild. The Chinese government has set up 33 panda reserves to protect these beautiful animals. However, the panda’s black and white patched coat fetches a high price on the black market and determined poachers still pose (造成) one of the most serious threats to the animal’s continued existence.

　 Whales

　 Despite the fact that one-third the world’s oceans have been declared whale sanctuaries (保护区), 7 out of 13 whale species remain endangered. Hunted for their rich supply of oil, their numbers have decreased to just 300. Collisions (碰撞) with ships, poisonous pollution and being caught in fishing nets are other major causes of whale deaths.

　 Tigers

　 The last 100 years has seen a 95% reduction in the numbers of remaining tigers to between 5000 and 7000 and the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers are already extinct. The South China tiger is close to disappearing, with only 20 to 30 still alive. Like the Rhino horn, tiger’s bones and organs are sought after for traditional medicines. These items are traded illegally along with tiger skins.　　

　　　　　　　 　　　　Extinct Or Endangered Wild Animals

Wild animals	77.________ situation	81.__________	Main features or use
Dodo	extinct	hunted for food	flightless
		82.__________
Rhinos	rapidly decreased	hunted by poachers	84.__________
76._________	78.__________	83.__________	black and white coat
Tigers	some species extinct	hunted for bones	traditional Chinese medicines
	79.__________	hunted for organs
Whales	80.__________	hunted for oil
		collisions with ships
		Poisonous pollution...	85.__________

76. The Giant Panda　　　 77. Present situation　　 78. far from certain　

79. close to disappearing　　80. endangered　　　

81. Reasons for/ Causes of decreasing　 82. attacked by poachers　

83. threat from poachers　 84. highly priced medicine　　 85. rich oil

8．

Each year there is an increasing number of cars as millions of new cars are produced in America. Americans will not live without cars! However, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by cars. It is necessary to find ways to solve the problem of air pollution.

　　　 One way to clean the air is to build a new kind of clean car. That’s what several of the large car factories are trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

　　　 Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else. Engineers are now working on it. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that can please man.

　　　 To prevent the world being polluted by cars, Americans have to make some changes in the way of their life. They have to cut down on the number of their cars and are encouraged to travel and go to work by bike. But this change does not close down— many workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down. And the problem of their pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.

　　　 Americans may live a happy but sad life for a long time because of the car problem.

　　　　　　　　 

　 76_________ And Pollution in America

Problem	Method	81 ___________	Conclusion
77___	Building a new kind of the　 78___ by something else	Progress in this field is　　82_______________　.	Americans may live　a  85________ life.
		It takes years to develop a　　83_____________　　.
	79_____ on the number of cars	84_______ may lose jobs.
	Traveling and going to work  80 ____________　.

76. Cars　　　　 77. Air pollution　　　78. car engine　　　　 79. Cutting down　

80. by bike　　　 81. Disadvantage　　 82. slow　　　　　  　　 83.practical model

84. Workers　　　85. happy but sad

 

9．

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-courses activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.

　 However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap.

　 Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.

　 The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.

　 Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking , sewing and doing other housework.

　 Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of confidence.

　 Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.

What Chinese Parents Do In 76________ Their Children

Attitude	77_______________
Measures/Dos	Never care about money. Send them to the best schools or abroad. Wish their children to 78______ or other classes.
Belief	The more 79 _______in education, the better the result will be.
What they can see in their children	80_____________
What they can’t see in their children	Lack of 81_____________
82________ their failure	Only teach them how to 83_________ and study well. Without teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.
How to 84______ the problem	By 85 ___________

76. Educating/ Teaching/ Bring up/ Cultivating/ Promoting　 77. Generous/ Serious/ Devoted

  78. take extra-course activities　　　　79. investment/ cost/ expense　

　80. Varied/ Different/ Various skills　　81. self-respect and self-confidence

  82. Reasons for/ Causes of　　　　　 83. take (multiple-choice) tests

  84. settle/ solve/ work out　　　　　  85. teaching practical skills

10．

Two influential thinkers of the twentieth century have died. John Kenneth Galbraith, the economist, died on April twenty-ninth at the age of 97. Jane Jacobs, a defender of cities, died April twenty-fifth at the age of 89.

Jane Jacobs believed cities should be densely populated and full of different people and activity. She believed in the value of natural growth. She opposed the kind of city planning that involves big development and renewal projects that tear down old communities.

She is best known for her book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," published in nineteen sixty-one. Another book was "The Nature of Economies." Yet she never finished college.

Jane Jacobs was an activist in New York City. Her work defeated a road plan to build a big highway through the Greenwich Village area.

She was also against the war in Vietnam. She had sons almost old enough to be called for duty. In nineteen sixty-eight the family moved to Canada. But she remained a community activist. Soon she was fighting a road plan in Toronto.

Jane Jacobs was born in the United States but lived and died in Canada. John Kenneth Galbraith was born in Canada but lived and died in the United States.

Among his best-known books is "The Affluent Society," from nineteen fifty-eight. He wrote that American society had too many goods but not enough social services that show people care about each other. He warned about widening divisions between the very rich and the very poor.

John Kenneth Galbraith believed in the power of government to improve lives. He believed in a system of progressive taxes, and in public support for the arts and government involvement in education. He also supported the idea of public ownership of housing and medical services.

Experts say John Kenneth Galbraith and Jane Jacobs led many to question not only how and where they want to live and work. It also led them to wonder what kind of society they wanted to leave for their children.

Title: The death of　76 _______________

77.__________	Jane Jacobs	John Kenneth Galbraith
deathdate	April twenty-fifth	78._____________
79.__________	a defender of cities	an economist
80.__________	The Death and Life of Great American Cities;  The Nature of Economies	81._____________
Main activities	Put forward a 82.___________; Against the war in Vietnam, etc.	He warned 83.____________ between the very rich and the very poor; believed in 84._________ to improve lives;
85.__________	led many to question not only how and where they want to live and work. It also led them to wonder what kind of society they wanted to leave for their children.

76. Two influential thinkers　 77. Names　　78. April twenty-ninth　　 79.Status

80. Best-known books　　　 81. The Affluent Society　　　　　　　  82.road plan

83. about widening divisions　 84. the government’s power　　　　　  85. Comments