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Bus Tours in Washington DC The Blossoms Tour In Washington DC Duration: 3 hours $56.99 BEST WAY to Experience the Cherry Blossoms! Each year from mid March to mid April, see the beautiful Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC and get great photos because you’ll be led to all the best spots by the best guides. The annual spring bloom in DC is a magical time and this tour promises to provide the very best tour opportunity for you! The Lights Night Tour in Washington DC Duration: 3 hours $56.33 Highest-rated Night Tour in DC! The ONLY DC Night Tour where the Tour Guides HOP OFF with you at each stop and tell you about each monument and attracton. HOP aboard the The Lights Night Tour! The best time to take a tour of Washington DC is at night. The Best Minibus Tour in Washington DC Duration: 3 hours $ 46.92 See all the key atractions DC has to offer in a 3-hour format. You will learn all about the history and trivia (琐事) that surrounds Washington and visit the major monuments and attractions DC has to offer. Please Note: Rates for this tour vary by day of the week. When you choose your specific date on the availability calendar, the rates for that date will be displayed. Best Mount Vernon & Arlington Cemetery Tour from Washington DC Duration: 6 hours $ 78.96 See Arlington Cemetery, Old Town Alexandria and George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate on this small group bus tour from Washington DC. Your tour guide will accompany you through Mount Vernon, telling you about all of the atractions there and the history of George Washington’s home on the Potomac River. 【1】Which date suits The Blossoms Tour most? A. July 4. B. August 15. C. March 27. D. October 8. 【2】What is special about The Best Minibus Tour? A. Its price is not fixed. B. The best time to take it is at night. C. The tour guide accompanies you. D. You can get great photos of cherry. 【3】Which tour would offer you a chance to learn about George Washington’s home? A. The Blossoms Tour. B. The Lights Night Tour. C. Tbe Best Minibus Tour. D. Best Mount Vermon & Arlington Cemetery Tour. |
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To be rulers of the reality, we must know how to ask for suggestions. But one thing that must be kept in mind is that when we ask others for suggestions we must be open to suggestions. I wrote a business letter one day. I gave it to my husband for suggestions. After reading the letter, he felt that there were some problems in my letter. I told him I needed more information, but he said he wasn’t sure. Then he reread the letter and made notes. I took the letter and revised it. As I was writing, I could see my letter improved based on his suggestions. Again, I handed the letter back to my husband proudly and confidently. But he said it was still not right. I was a little annoyed and said some bad words to him. Many people may have the same reaction when they experience the same situation. It’s normal that people don’t like objection or critical words. However, we should hold a right attitude towards these words: Analyze the objection and listen to critical words with an open mind. I then picked up the letter. After an hour of revision, I went back to my husband contritely. I told him I was sorry for what I had said. And after he read the letter again, he declared that it was fine. That leads me to the following: When you ask for advice on a project, be grateful. Understand that the suggestions you get may be negative. Understand that it may mean more work for you. And keep in mind that the final responsibility for the project is still yours. So be modest and thankful even if he or she has noted some problems. 【1】Why did the author give her business letter to her husband? A.To show off her excellent work. B.To ask him to make some changes. C.To have him type it on the computer. D.To ask him to give her some advice. 【2】What kind of people is the author’s husband? A.A person who is good at expressing himself. B.A person of selfishness and pride. C.A person of honesty and patience. D.A person of humor, but carelessness. 【3】What does the word “contritely” in Paragraph 4 mean? A.pleasantly B.regretfully C.proudly D.carefully 【4】What attitude should we take when we are given suggestions? A.Don’t get upset if some are negative. B.Don’t refuse any help from the giver. C.Do keep silent before taking action. D.Don’t quarrel but talk with the giver. |
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A new app aims to help parents interpret what their baby wants based on the sound of their cry. The free app ChatterBaby, which was released last month, analyzes the acoustic (声学的) features of a baby’s cry, to help parents understand whether their child might be hungry, fussy or in pain. While critics say caregivers should not rely too much on their smartphone, others say it’s a helpful tool for new or tired parents. Ariana Anderson, a mother of four, developed the app. She originally designed the technology to help deaf parents better understand why their baby was upset, but soon realized it could be a helpful tool for all new parents. To build a database, Anderson and her team uploaded 2,000 audio samples of infant(婴儿) cries. She used cries recorded during ear piercings and vaccinations to distinguish pain cries. And to create a baseline for the other two categories, a group of moms had to agree on whether the cry was either hungry or fussy. Anderson’s team continues to collect data and hopes to make the app more accurate by asking parents to get specific about what certain sounds mean. Pediatrician Eric Ball pointed out that evaluating cries can never be an exact science. “I think that all of the apps and technology that new parents are using now can be helpful but need to be taken seriously,” Ball said ,“ I do worry that some parents will get stuck in big data and turn their parenting into basically a spreadsheet(电子表格) which I think will take away the love and caring that parents are supposed to be providing for the children. ” But Anderson said the aim of the app is to have parents interpret the results, not to provide a yes or no answer. The Bells, a couple using this app, say it’s a win-win. They believe they are not only helping their baby now but potentially others in the future. 【1】How does the app judge what babies want? A. By collecting data. B. By recording all the sounds. C. By analyzing the sound of their cries. D. By asking parents about specific messages. 【2】What was the app designed for in the beginning? A. All new parents. B. Deaf parents. C. Ariana Anderson. D. Crying babies. 【3】What is Ball’s opinion about the app? A. Parents should use the app wisely. B. The app can create an accurate result. C. Parents and babies are addicted to the app. D. The app makes babies lose love and caring. 【4】What is the text mainly about? A. Parents should not rely too much on their smartphones. B. A new app helps parents figure out why their babies are crying. C. Parents can deal with babies’ hunger with the help of a new app. D. A new app called ChatterBaby can prevent babies from crying. |
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Harvard researchers have created a tough, low-cost, biodegradable(可生物降解的) material inspired by insects’ hard outer shells. The material’s inventors say it has a number of possible uses and some day could provide a more environmentally friendly alternative（可替代的） to plastic. The material, made from shrimp shells and proteins produced from silk, is called “shrilk”. It is thin, clear, flexible（柔韧性的） and strong. A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability. Plastic’s toughness and flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the 1950s and 1960s. Decades later, however, plastic’s durability(耐用性) is raising questions about how appropriate it is for one-time products such as plastic bags, or short-lived consumer goods, used in the home for a few years and then cast into a landfill where they will degrade for centuries. What is the point of making something that lasts 1,000 years? Shrilk not only will degrade in a landfill, but its basic components are used as fertilizer, and so will enrich the soil. Shrilk has great potential, the inventors said. Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature, found in everything ranging from shrimp shells, insect bodies to living plants. That makes shrilk low cost, and its mass production possible if it should be used for products demanding a lot of material. Work on shrilk is continuing in the lab. The inventors said the material becomes flexible when wet, so they’re exploring ways to use it in wet environments. They’re also developing simpler production processes, which could be used for non-medical products, like for computer cases and other products inside the home. They’re even exploring combining it with other materials, like carbon fibers, to give it new properties. 【1】Paragraph 1 of the passage is mainly about shrink’s . A.remarkable design B.interesting name C.major features D.basic elements 【2】According to the inventors, shrilk has great potential partly because . A.it can help plastic degrade B.it can be found in living things C.its mass production has been realized D.its raw materials are abundant in nature 【3】What are the inventors doing in the lab? A.Replacing carbon fibers with shrilk. B.Testing shrilk’s use in wet conditions. C.Making shrilk out of used household goods. D.Improving shrilk’s flexibility for medical purposes. 【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A.Recent Progress in Environmental Protection. B.Benefits of Insects in Scientific Research. C.The Harm of One-time Products. D.A Possible Alternative to Plastic. |
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How to Rent Your House Before handing the keys to your house over to a complete stranger for care, there are decisions you need to make. In fact, the decisions you make now, before searching for a tenant (房客), will make the biggest impact on the success of your rental. 【1】 What Condition Do You Want Your House in? There is no end to the amount of improving you can do to your house before renting it out. 【2】 When is good enough, good enough? A house should be clean, empty (unless you are offering it “furnished”, which is uncommon) and free from any major repairs at the time the tenant moves in. Remember, the home does not need to be as fancy as you would want it to be. 【3】 Tenants will generally never take as good care of your house as you do―so don’t spend too much time or money making unnecessary upgrades that will only be ignored or broken. Should You Use a Property Manager? 【4】 If you have the time, abilities, and energy to manage yourself―you can save a good deal of money by doing so. However, if you try to manage without the ability―it could end up costing you much more than what a property manager might charge. How Much Can You Rent Your House for? Luckily, discovering what the monthly rent will bear for your house is not difficult. 【5】 In business, market research means to get out there and find out what others in your industry are charging; learning how much to charge for rent is no different. Your house will generally rent for about the same amount as other properties that are of similar location, size and condition. A. The problem becomes learning when to stop. B. No one wants to be a landlord with those problems. C. The following are some questions to answer before you rent out your house. D. Have a professional carpet cleaner clean the carpets before showing the property. E. Look around at other rentals in your area and try to see what the typical quality is. F. The best way to determine how much your house will rent for is to simply do market research. G. The decision about whether to manage yourself or hire a property manager cannot be made by anyone other than you. |
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One day, I went to my favorite café for lunch. I ______ a hamburger and went to the outdoor seats. While waiting for my meal, a homeless man on a bicycle stopped to ask if there was a grocery store nearby. After I gave him ______, seeing me wearing a SCU T-shirt, he asked if I had ______ from Santa Clara University. I told him, yes. Little did I know that this _____ response would lead to a 90-minute conversation. The man, Michael, told me he was very intelligent. ______, drug use had ruined both his formal education and his pursuit of ______ in his work. He switched from one topic to another, ______ the fact that I was ready for my lunch. He clearly had more of a ______ to talk than I did. I made every ______ to give him my full attention, never _______ our talk would go on and on.... Eventually, I did eat my meal, bite by bite between ______ in our conversation. Michael was a bit strange. ______ his interests and viewpoints, we had little in ______, but he was fascinated with talking with, as he ______ it, “intelligent people.” I have to admit, I wish our conversation had been ______ to ten or fifteen minutes, but when Michael finally ______ off, he thanked me for listening so ______ to him as well as for my ______ to talk with him for so long. It was then that I ______ that, just maybe, that was my purpose in life for today… to be there, in that place, at that time, to ______ that conversation. 【1】A.booked B.ordered C.took D.selected 【2】A.commands B.contributions C.introductions D.directions 【3】A.heard B.withdrew C.graduated D.learned 【4】A.simple B.careless C.timely D.significant 【5】A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Moreover 【6】A.power B.success C.luck D.strength 【7】A.admitting B.recognizing C.ignoring D.considering 【8】A.benefit B.ambition C.need D.chance 【9】A.signal B.warning C.decision D.effort 【10】A.agreeing B.expecting C.doubting D.promising 【11】A.responses B.appointments C.lunches D.debates 【12】A.In terms of B.In favor of C.In case of D.In place of 【13】A.public B.vain C.particular D.common 【14】A.hit B.made C.put D.got 【15】A.applied B.limited C.compared D.referred 【16】A.drove B.raced C.rode D.turned 【17】A.patiently B.clearly C.honestly D.casually 【18】A.weakness B.quietness C.business D.willingness 【19】A.concluded B.remembered C.realized D.decided 【20】A.adapt to B.participate in C.deal with D.rely on |
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。 November 11, known as “Singles Day”, has grown into China’s and possibly the world’s 【1】(busy) online shopping day. Singles Day 【2】(create) by Chinese college students in the 1990s as 【3】 version of Valentine’s Day for people without romantic partners. On that day, unattached young people would treat each other to dinner or give gifts to chase that special someone 【4】(end) their single status. That gift-giving helped to turn 【5】 into a major shopping event as sellers saw a marketing opportunity and launched Singles Day sales. It is China’s 【6】(respond) to Cyber Monday in the US, the day after Thanksgiving weekend, 【7】 online shopping for Christmas begins. Last year, 【8】(businessman) on Taobao and Tmall.com took in about $3 billion on Singles Day. This figure exceeded the total of $1.25 billion that U.S. online business earned on Cyber Monday, 【9】(make) Singles Day the biggest ecommerce sales day on record. China has the biggest population of online users in the world, 【10】 about 538 million people online. Now, it follows the U.S. and Japan in online spending and is forecasted to rise to first place as early as this year. |
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—Where is my dictionary?I remember I put it here yesterday. —You___it in the wrong place. A.must put B.should have put C.might put D.might have put |
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As a result of the serious flood,two-thirds of the buildings in the area______. A. need repairing B. needs to repair C. needs repairing D. need to repair |
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Some pre-school children go to a day care center, __________ they learn simple games and songs. A. then B. there C. while D. where |
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The thought of going back home was ________ kept him happy while he was working abroad. A. that B. all that C. all what D. which |
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______ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader. A. That B. What C. Whether D. Where |
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The traditional view is _____________ we sleep because our brain is ＂programmed＂ to make us do so. A.when B.why C.whether D.that |
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We haven’t discussed yet ________ we are going to place our new furniture A.that B.which C.what D.where |
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When changing lanes, a driver should use his turning signal to let other drivers know ______. A.he is entering which lane B.which lane he is entering C.is he entering which lane D.which lane is he entering |
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It is reported that doctors are the case for new treatment A.looking forward to B.looking up to C.looking into D.look down upon |
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He promised that he would come, but he hasn’t yet. A.turned up B.turned down C.turned out D.turned over |
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Chinese people traditionally firecrackers during the Spring Festival, in the belief that this helps scare off the Nian monster and brings good fortune. A.set aside B.set off C.set down D.set up |
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If you are caught cheating in the exam, you’ll never it. A.get down to B.get through C.get away with D.get along with |
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As the saying goes, better go to heaven than to hell in embroidering(锦衣). A.in trouble B.in rags C.in time D.in debt |
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Born into a family with three brothers, David was to value the sense of sharing. A.brought out B.brought in C.brought about D.brought up |
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He the painting, wondering where he had seen it. A.glimpsed at B.glared at C.glanced at D.stared at |
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根据首字母和已给出的中文，写出所缺单词的正确形式，每空填一个词。 【1】Your early c___________ (确认) will be highly appreciated after receiving your package. 【2】He was t___________ (受惊吓) at the thought of being tailed in the woods. 【3】Some fake designer clothes are so good that people have no idea they're not buying the g___________ (真的) article. 【4】Seeing her deskmate fell asleep during the examination, Ann g___________ (轻轻地) pulled his sleeve to wake him up. 【5】She owes Tom an u___________ (难以置信的) debt of gratitude for his lifetime help. 【6】Smoking m___________ (增加) the risk of heart attacks and other health problems. 【7】The news aroused her burning c___________ (好奇心) to know what was going on. 【8】He was almost a symbolic figure: young, e___________ (精力充沛), polished, well-educated and ready to tackle challenges. 【9】Students in that country have been v___________ (暴力地) attacked a lot outside campus, which has aroused a wide concern. 【10】People's actions are based on their b___________ (信仰) and their ideals, which they have inherited or acquired. |
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完成句子 【1】在我的脑海里，她是一个对旅游，游泳，打乒乓球感兴趣的人。(定语从句） In my mind, she is someone ____________________________________________________. 【2】我们下周举办校运会是肯定的。（主语从句） __________________________________ is certain. 【3】与娱乐相比，我认为关于健康和文化的栏目（column）更重要。（同位语从句） Compared to the entertainment, I hold the view ____________________________________. 【4】另一个优点是它很容易被来自全国各地的游客找到。（表语从句） Another advantage is _________________________________________________________. 【5】另一方面，网购者经常发现他们所买的东西可能与在网站上所看到的有所不同。（宾语从句） On the other hand, online shoppers often find ______________________________________. |
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假定你是李明。你校邀请了英国伯明翰大学的Elliot Smith教授来做关于莎士比亚生平的讲座。请你作为主持人在教授开始讲座前向参加讲座的同学用英语介绍讲座情况。内容包括： 1.讲座的教授和讲座内容； 2.讲座后有自由交流时间； 3.对教授的讲座表示欢迎。 注意：1.词数80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.参考词汇：伯明翰大学：the University of Birmingham莎士比亚：Shakespeare ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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