A trip to Paris is not complete without a visit to the Eiffel Tower. To get the most out of your visit read our tips below:
Visit at Night
Riding up the Eiffel Tower at night and looking out over the streets of Paris, you’ll see why Paris is known as the “City of Light”. At street level, the spotlights on the top of the Tower and the reflections (倒影) of the Tower in the Seine (塞纳河) are sights not to be missed.
Purchase (购买) Your Ticket in Advance Online
Avoid the long ticket lines at the Eiffel Tower by purchasing your ticket online from the Eiffel Tower website.
You’ll pick a time to visit and then select whether to print out the ticket or display it on your phone or iPad, a convenient choice if you buy your ticket in Paris without a printer.
Don’t Bring Valuable Objects with You
Before entering the Eiffel Tower, your bags will be examined by a security officer. If an item you are carrying sets off the metal detector, the officer will take you away from the line for further inspection. Probably you will miss the chance to go up the Eiffel Tower.
Have Drinks and Snacks at the Eiffel Tower
If you’re like us, after an exciting trip to the Eiffel Tower, you’ll be ready to rest your legs and have a relaxing snack and a drink in a Parisian cafe. Across the Seine in the Trocadero area, there are many elegant cafes. The atmosphere is great, but the prices are in the stratosphere (极高水平). Actually, the perfect place for common visitors to eat and drink is on the Eiffel Tower itself.
1.Why does the author suggest visiting the Eiffel Tower at night?
A. Because you can have special sights of the city of Pairs.
B. Because you can stand on the top of the Eiffel Tower.
C. Because you can see the Seine as clearly as possible.
D. Because you can avoid the crowds and enjoy it peacefully.
2.What can be inferred from this article?
A. A printer will be necessary if you want to buy a ticket.
B. Tickets to the Eiffel Tower can only be bought online.
C. Tourists are not allowed to take bags to the Eiffel Tower.
D. Some objects can’t be brought to the Eiffel Towel.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The Eiffel Tower provides expensive foods and drinks.
B. The author recommends tourists have snacks on the Eiffel Tower.
C. You will spend more if you have snacks at the Eiffel Tower.
D. The author prefers to eat across the Seine.
单词拼写
1.Pygmalion made a stone ______ (雕像) of a beautiful woman.
2.The Great Wall is one of the most breathtaking ______ (名胜) in the world.
3.The archaeologists found some ancient copper coins in the ______ (坟墓).
4.Jerry did not regret making the ______ (评论) but felt that he could have expressed it differently.
5.Scientists have ______ (挖掘) eight more skeletons at Pompeii.
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Is the traditional family dinner a thing of the past? In today’s households where both parents go to work and kids have busy schedules with school, an array of afternoon activities and much homework, finding time for a gathering at the table seems impossible. Yet, studies have shown time and again that eating together has multiple benefits for family members, especially children.
According to a number of reports issued by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, children who eat at least five times a week with their family are at lower risk of developing poor eating habits, weight problems or alcohol dependencies, and tend to perform better academically than their peers who frequently eat alone or away from home.
Eating together as a family is not just about food and nutrition. “Food has become so easily and cheaply available that we no longer appreciate its significance,” says Professor Robin Fox, who teaches anthropology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "We have to rediscover its importance and its value." Sharing a meal with loved ones should be considered a special event, which can almost take on the form of a ceremony, as it was practiced by our ancestors, for whom finding food was a constant struggle.
Besides appreciation for the value of food, there are also many social elements that come into play when families share meals, says Miriam Weinstein, author of The Surprising Power of Family Meals. The dinner table can be the perfect environment where kids learn how to conduct conversations, observe good manners, serve others, listen, solve conflicts and compromise.
Of course, there is no guarantee that the simple act of eating at home surrounded by family will save children from developing unhealthy lifestyles or making regrettable choices down the road. It may not make them more virtuous (品行端正的) or socially more responsible. But it can form a basis for a lot of things that point them in the right direction.
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假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Steve被当地一所孔子学院录取，即将入学，不知道如何作学业方面的准备。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 你的建议；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：孔子学院the Confucius Institute
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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。
With the development of modem technology, people can stay 1. (connect) with their families and friends easily, however far apart they are from each other. WeChat is one of the most 2. (frequent) used means of communication in China. It is reported that the number of the WeChat users 3. (reach) over 1.1billion so far.
Once joining the WeChat, people can find more and more people start to add them 4. friends. They don’t have to consider time 5. (zone) when communicating. Another reason why ifs so popular is that it costs nothing. It’s also very convenient for people to immediately update 6. they are doing by WeChat.
However, addiction to WeChat will rob people of the time that should otherwise 7. (spend) on something more important. And the many so-called friends on it are not really friends at all, who simply want 8. (put) ads or sell items on Moments. Besides, people on the Wechat are more likely to compare 9. (they) with others, which will make them feel bad when finding some people seem to be 10. (success).
Liz Woodward worked as a waitress at the Route 130 diner in Delran, New Jersey. One Thursday morning around 5:30 am, she was ________ two firefighters, Young and Hullings. Quite ________, she heard that they had been up all night putting out a ________ warehouse fire, which took 12 hours to get under control.
_____, Liz decided to honor these two heroes by picking up their ________ and writing them a heartfelt message of gratitude. It ________ ,”Your breakfast is on me today—thank you for all that you do...Fueled by fire and driven by ________ —what an example you are! Get some rest.
This simple act of kindness meant so much to the ________ firefighters. The firefighters ________ and thanked her before leaving the ________.
To return the young lady’s kindness, upon his arrival home, Hullings posted a Facebook update ________ his friends to go eat at the diner, which was quickly ________ more than 3,000 times.
_____, it was not until afterwards that they realized Liz was ________ the one that could use the help. When they found out that Liz was trying to ________ money for her paralyzed father to get a wheelchair-accessible van, Young posted with a ________ to a GoFundMe page for Liz’s dad, and the support ________.
The total donations reached $60,000 and went beyond Liz’s wildest dreams. She had never ________ that her small gesture would be paid in such a/an ________ way. “I’m truly blessed that those two walked through the doors today and ________ for the opportunity to be a part of something so positive and uplifting.” Liz Woodward said on Facebook.
1.A.calling B.serving C.hosting D.praising
2.A.in private B.in public C.by accident D.on purpose
3.A.fierce B.slight C.rare D.potential
4.A.Excited B.Embarrassed C.Touched D.Shocked
5.A.money B.check C.uniforms D.breakfast
6.A.replied B.read C.indicated D.went
7.A.courage B.concern C.confidence D.curiosity
8.A.anxious B.brave C.modest D.exhausted
9.A.showed up B.sat up C.ended up D.teared up
10.A.hotel B.station C.restaurant D.warehouse
11.A.helping B.forcing C.urging D.reminding
12.A.collected B.examined C.removed D.shared
13.A.Thus B.However C.Instead D.Besides
14.A.really B.normally C.suddenly D.hardly
15.A.count B.donate C.change D.raise
16.A.link B.picture C.note D.click
17.A.doubled B.declined C.rolled in D.spread out
18.A.promised B.expected C.doubted D.accepted
19.A.rapid B.conventional C.extreme D.generous
20.A.grateful B.eager C.prepared D.greedy
