Washington, D.C. Bicycle Tours
Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.
Duration:3 hours
This small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see the world-famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington, D.C. Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom. Reserve your spot before availability - and the cherry blossoms - disappear!
Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour
Duration:3 hours (4 miles)
Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington,D.C. Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop. Guided tour includes bike,helmet, cookies and bottled water.
Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.
Duration:3 hours
Morning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for D.C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C. in a healthy way with minimum effort.Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks. Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route (路线) make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing.
Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour
Duration:3 hours (7 miles)
Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, D.C. Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history. Tour includes bike,helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.
1.Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide?
A. City maps. B. Cameras.
C. Meals. D. Safety lights.
2.Which tour do you need to book in advance?
A. Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.
B. Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour.
C. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington,
D. Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour.
3.What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour?
A. Meet famous people. B. Go to a national park.
C. Visit well-known museums. D. Enjoy interesting stories.
现在有些中学生追求时尚，要求父母给他们买名牌服装和电子产品等。情根据以下要点写一篇关于中学生攀比消费的英语短文。短文应包括以下要点：
1.创建节约型社会；
2.集中精力于学习上；
3.父母的钱来之不易；
4.适当的结尾。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．不要逐句翻译，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：节约型社会 an economical society
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。没处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
Nowadays television is playing important role in our daily life. On the one hand, television present a very vivid world to us. On television, we can watch excited Olympic football matches. We can also travel to New York and go sightseeing in London. On television, we can learn many things happened in the world with having to go outside our houses. Television also plays an education role in our daily life. It provides various educational program for different viewers. On the other hand, television could also be harmful. Watching television too much hurts to our eyes, influences our sleep and work and cuts down children’s study time.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Cars and trucks are not the only vehicles where phones and other devices can cause distraction(分心)。In 2008, one engineer of a train was texting and ran through a red signal and ran into 1. train. That crash killed twenty-five people. In 2009,two airline pilots became distracted by their personal laptops during a flight. They 2. (fly) one hundred sixty kilometers past the city 3. they were supposed to land. In 2010, two Hungarian tourists died in 4. boat crash on the Delaware River. The accident happened 5. a crew member on a boat 6. (pay) attention to a cellphone and laptop computer. Almost everyone knows about the risks of distracted driving. But what about distracted walking people 7. get struck by cars or trains while walking, 8.(wear) headphones? A new report says the United States had 116 headphones related pedestrian crashes 9. 2004 to 2011. Three times as many of these happened in the last two years as in time closely follows the rise in the 10.(popular) of mini players. Seventy percent of the crashes killed the pedestrian.
It was the Greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in London that taught me about the power of an act of ______, which has motivated me to give. I was a student, ______ and very poor. I would work early morning and late nights to pay for my ______, and I was tired—really tired—all the time.
On the day I went to that shop for the first time, I was ______ with a very high fever. I had been ______ work for a few days, and run out of ______. Having been working so hard since I moved to town, I had no ______ nearby who could help. Normally, I would have gone to the ______, but on this occasion, I went into the Greek shop because it was ______.
I ______ a few items, from the looks of which revealed the ______ that I lived alone. Then I handed them to the shopkeeper, who told me, “You are unwell.” She pointed at the salami and bread I was buying and ______, “ I can make you a sandwich, so you don’t have to do it yourself.” I nodded, rather timidly. So , she made the ______ and asked me to ______ a moment. She went in the back room and returned with a container of hot soup.
“ I will ______ you up,” she said with a broad, genuine ______.
What really warmed me up, ______, was not the soup. It was her smile and kindness that made me feel ______ when I was particularly lonely. I had been quite ______, but, from that day on, I did not let shyness prevent me from ______ random acts of kindness.
1.A. bravery B. politeness C. kindness D. faith
2.A. friendly B. single C. unreliable D. honest
3.A. apartment B. dream C. studies D. company
4.A. concerned B. hot C. hungry D. sick
5.A. off B. in C. from D. beyond
6.A. clothes B. food C. energy D. hope
7.A. colleagues B. relatives C. friends D. parents
8.A. clinic B. company C. Greek shop D. supermarket
9.A. closer B. farther C. prepared D. reliable
10.A. came across B. picked up C. wiped out D. put off
11.A. result B. gift C. fact D. chance
12.A. concluded B. imagined C. guessed D. offered
13.A. sandwich B. salami C. bread D. soup
14.A. consider B. sit C. wait D. hold
15.A. fix B. warm C. turn D. take
16.A. cry B. cover C. laugh D. smile
17.A. though B. instead C. too D. still
18.A. amazed B. cared C. lost D. confused
19.A. satisfied B. kind C. honest D. shy
20.A. performing B. searching C. deserting D. treating
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 1. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life. Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase（增加） if you are going after something you value.
Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively（消极的）. When you are surrounded by people who think that way. 2.When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity.
Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks 挫折 to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the things back to their favor.
3. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
4. Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be putting yourself in a better mood.
Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5.
A. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
B. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself
C. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be easily passed to you.
D. Being overweight or not eating foods containing nutrition have a negative effect on your mood.
E. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
F. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
G. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
