In Paris, the Seine River plays many roles in the city. It separates the Right Bank from the Left Bank, acting as a dividing line in Paris. It provides riverboats as the means of transportation and the opportunity for romantic walks. In addition, lots of Paris’ tourist attractions are located on both sides of the river, including the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and so on.
The Basics
One of the best ways to see the Seine is to walk along it. You can also walk across the river on bridges to see some of the most well-known architecture(建筑) in France. Besides, a Seine River cruise (乘船游览) allows you to rest your legs and admire the same sights. If you book a lunch or dinner cruise, you can enjoy your sightseeing as well as a French meal.
Things to Know Before You Go
While you are running through Paris’ main tourist areas, the Seine River is hard to miss. You won’t have to go far to find it. More than 30 bridges cross the Seine within the city limits. You ought to wear comfortable shoes for walking along the banks and bridges. You had better be prepared for crowds on popular bridges like Pont des Arts.
When to Get There
For a peaceful walk, head to the river in the early morning hours before most of the crowds arrive. Or go for an after-dinner walk to take in the reflections (倒影) of the City of Light on the water.
Exploring Canal Saint-Martin
In northeast Paris, the Canal Saint-Martin is connected to the Seine River. It is home to smaller waterways. Instead of the Seine’s busy traffic and noisy tourists, there are some quiet footbridges and friendly locals here. You can walk slowly along the tree-shaded paths and enjoy a more laid-back atmosphere.
1.If you take a boat trip on the Seine,you can ________?
A.get a book about the Seine
B.take part in the boat race in Paris
C.have a free French meal with the captain
D.appreciate the famous buildings comfortably
2.What should you prepare for walking along the Seine according to the author?
A.A guidebook of Paris.
B.A ticket to the Pont des Arts.
C.A pair of shoes suitable for walking.
D.A great deal of knowledge about bridges.
3.What’s the feature of the Canal Saint-Martin compared to the Seine?
A.It’s noisier here.
B.It’s easier to find.
C.It has fewer visitors.
D.It has more beautiful trees.
现在网络上有许多关于英语学习的app,关于在平时的英语学习中是否应该使用这些 app,最近你在班级内进行了一次调查,发现同学们的看法各不相同。请根据表格中内容写一篇英语短文。
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Nowadays, there are various English learning apps on the Internet. Recently, I've made survey in my class about whether students should make use of these apps in their study.
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根据首字母或中文提示写出单词的正确形式,使句子意思连贯。每空一词。
1.His parents waited with a__________________ outside the operation room when his grandpa was receiving an operation.
2.He is still h__________________ about whether to study abroad after he graduates from the high school or to study in a college at home.
3.When you exercise, your body produces some chemicals that make you feel peaceful and relaxed and increase your ability to c__________________ while studying
4.The small coastal village has changed out of r__________________ since I was last here more than 20 years ago.
5.When he stayed with his friends and relatives during the Spring Festival, he felt love and kindness s__________________ him.
6.Our country is becoming stronger with the development of __________________ (先进的) Science and technology.
7.All the patients and doctors present __________________ (恐慌) when the murderer killed the doctor Yang Wen.
8.After his brother's death, he felt extremely lonely, and then he found __________________ (宽慰) in food, causing him to become overweight soon.
9.People in the small village live with nature __________________ (和谐地), far away from the noise outside.
10.The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to __________________ (存活), but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, and to conquer.
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Gandhi, 1. Indian national hero, was known as the father of the Indian nation. He 2. (look) up to and beloved by the Indians.
He was born in India in 1869. 3. (follow) the local custom, he got married at the age of 13. In 1888, he set sail 4. England, where he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case. In South Africa, 5. surprised him most was that the racial discrimination there was serious, so he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight for equal rights. Gandhi returned to India in 1915, 6. India was controlled by the British. He 7. (lead) the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule. In a political movement many Indians, Gandhi 8. (include), were put in prison. However, the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give in and Indian won its 9. (depend) in 1947. 10. (fortune), Gandhi was shot by a person who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.
My mother died at the age of thirty-six, leaving me aged seven. I was _________ mainly by relatives when my father remarried. By my early twenties, I had learned that my mother, who had polio (小儿麻痹症) as a young child, had not been _________ to live past her early twenties.
After the tough upbringing I've had, I began to _________ why she chose to have children when she knew she would die _________. Finally, from my aunt, I got a simple answer: My mother had always _________ the doctors’ prediction. She had done so well with her _________ issues that she thought she would live long enough to raise me.
I got a little relieved. _________ I still felt deeply _________ that my mother had left me in such a _________ situation. And then the ____________ came.
There were no words spoken and no thoughts ____________ but only feelings. I recall no background to the dream ― only the ____________ of my mother walking toward me. She was ____________ of the serious scoliosis (脊柱侧弯) that had troubled her. She walked straight and came toward me with her arms open, her kind eyes shining even more brightly than I __________ , a beautiful smile on her face. She wrapped her arms around me and I returned her a warm hug. We ____________ stood, holding each other as a strong feeling of deep love ____________ over me. At that dream moment I knew my mother had never ____________ to bring me into the world and then leave. She loved me then and she had kept loving me.
Thirty-five years ago I awoke from that dream with a great peace. My sadness ____________. I have never had a single moment of doubt about my mother's love ____________. I continue my life, in the ____________ that my mother's unconditional love is always there.
1.A.raised up B.made up C.brought up D.picked up
2.A.suggested B.expected C.promised D.proved
3.A.wonder B.understand C.realize D.appreciate
4.A.alone B.fast C.poor D.young
5.A.suited B.challenged C.followed D.failed
6.A.emotion B.management C.academy D.health
7.A.However B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.Therefore
8.A.delighted B.worried C.excited D.hurt
9.A.difficult B.special C.strange D.different
10.A.chance B.problem C.dream D.decision
11.A.exchanged B.provided C.gained D.offered
12.A.imagination B.voice C.smile D.figure
13.A.aware B.free C.full D.sick
14.A.concluded B.realized C.remembered D.predicted
15.A.actually B.simply C.finally D.always
16.A.ran B.washed C.turned D.got
17.A.pretended B.managed C.intended D.happened
18.A.grew B.disappeared C.followed D.solved
19.A.though B.just C.still D.since
20.A.knowledge B.dream C.hope D.expectation
Japan's famously diligent workers spend more hours at the office than employees in almost any other country. The government has a message: Stay home. 1.Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend Olympic and Paralympic events in Tokyo during the 2020 Games, putting additional pressure on the city's already crowded transportation system. Officials also hope that promoting working from home during the Games will encourage a more easy-going approach in a country known for its cases of death from overwork.
On July 22, one year before the Games, Tokyo rolled out a month-long Telework Days campaign, with government offices and private businesses devoted to avoiding peak traffic hours. 2. The government has been persuading employers to be more flexible (灵活的), hoping to help parents and others caring for elderly relatives to better balance their work and home responsibilities. Officials hope the campaign will show firms that employees can actually ''work even more effectively'' when they stay home.
3.Such as worries over the safety of sensitive information, the difficulty of controlling working conditions and the fact that business culture attaches importance to face-to-face communication.
Experts and government officials hope that Olympic efforts to develop telework might serve as something of a legacy for the Games. ''Tokyo 2020 is a chance to actively introduce telework, which can create a stress-free lifestyle, '' said Azuma Taguchi, a professor of engineering at Chuo University. 4. And he also advised strongly to take serious measures to deal with Olympic traffic.
5. ''This is a chance to make telework a legacy of the Games that will take root'' in Japanese society, Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko said in a recent forum to promote flexible work And some officials are hoping that a more open-minded approach to work could encourage people to take. ''workations''—working remotely from distant locations.
A. Workstations have already appeared in Japan.
B. The concept isn't completely unfamiliar in Japan.
C. The efforts have also been met with various barriers.
D. Tokyo tells workers to stay home to enjoy a new lifestyle.
E. The aim is to avoid traffic jam during the coming Olympics.
F. He warned of potentially ''disastrous traffic jam'', if action is not taken.
G. Others also see the Games as a chance to break existing work habits.