If you want to visit only the sights that you think are most interesting, you should definitely book one of the many private tours in NYC.
Landmark Private New York Tours
The best way to make the most of your visit to the top NYC landmarks is to use one of the private tours in NYC.
NY See It All: From traveling through Manhattan to getting onto a boat to visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, this private NYC tour delivers superiors service. Customize（定制） your stops and see why this tour is one of the best private tours in NYC.
NY Limo Tour: After choosing what you want to see, this private tour in NYC lets you write the route of your day. Whether you want to see historical NYC sights, movie sights, or cultural sights, it will help make your visit memorable.
Aerial Landmark Tour: This is a fun and exciting way to explore New York City. On this 20-minute helicopter tour, you'll see the very best landmarks in Manhattan and the Bronx. Family-Friendly Private New York Tours
NYC isn’t just a playground of adults; these family-friendly private New York City tours are ideal for people traveling with kids.
Revolutionary Era Walking Tour: When you book this informative NYC walking tour, you and your kids will wander around Manhattan’s Financial District and hear all about the American Revolution. With knowledgeable guides, your kids will love the tour too.
Kids Greenwich Village Tour: This fun NYC walking tour is specifically created for children. You and your kids will visit some famous Greenwich Village sights, while the children, led by friendly guides, play games that relate to math, science, foreign language, and the arts.
1.What can we know about NY Limo Tour?
A. It gives you hands-on experiences of travel planning.
B. It provides tourists with high quality service.
C. It is a playground of the old and young.
D. It mainly focuses on cultural sights.
2.Which tour is probably most suitable for visitors with a tight schedule?
A. NY See It All. B. NY Limo Tour.
C. Aerial Landmark Tour. D. Revolutionary Era Walking Tour.
3.What do the two family-friendly tours mentioned have in common?
A. They offer various entertainment facilities.
B. They can equip kids with some knowledge.
C. They contain many unique outdoor activities.
D. They include both natural and man-made sights.
4.What does the author intend to tell in the passage?
A. What to do when you stay in NYC.
B. Where to stay if you come to NYC.
C. How to go sightseeing if you visit NYC.
D. How to have fun when you live in NYC.
科目：高中英语 来源：2017年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试英语（江苏卷正式版） 题型：任务型阅读
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Population Change
Why is the world’s population growing? The answer is not what you might think.The reason for the explosion is not that people have been reproducing like rabbits,but that people have stopped dropping dead like flies.In 1900,people died at the average age of 30.By 2000 the average age was 65.But while increasing health was a tupical feature of the 20th century,declining birth rate could be a defining one of the 21st.
Statistics show that the average number of births per woman has fallen from 4.9 in the early 1960s to 2.5 nowadays.Furthermore,around 50% of the world’s population live in regions where the figure is now below the replacement level(i.e.2.1 births per woman)and almost all developed nations are experiencing sub-repalanement birth rate.You might think that developing nations would make up the loss(especially since80% of the world’s people now live in such nations),but you’d be wrong,Declining birth rate is a major problem in many developing regions too,which might cause catastrophic global shortages of work force within a few decades.
A great decline in young work force is likely to occur in China,for instance.What does it imply?First,China needs to undergo rapid economic development before a population decline hits the country.Sencond,if other factors such as technology remain constant,economic growth and material expectations will fall well below recent standards and this could invite trouble.
Russia is another country with population problems that could break its economic promise.Since 1992 the number of people dying has been biggen than that of those being born by a massive 50%,Indeed official figures suggest the country has shrunk by 5% since 1993 and people in Russia live a shorter life now than those in 1961.Why is this occurring?Nobody is quite sure,but poor diet an above all long-time alcoholism have much to do with it.If current trends don’t bend.Russia’s population will be about the size of Yemen’s by the year 2050.
In the north of india,the population is booming due to high birth rates,but in the south,where most ceonmoic develoument is taking place,birth rate is falling rapidly.In a further twist,birth tate is highest in poorly educated rural arceas an lowest in highly educated urban areas.In total,25% of India’s working-age population has no education.In 2030,a sixth of the country’s potential work force could be totally uneducated.
One solution is obviously to import foreign workers via immigration.As for the USA,it is almost undque among developed nations in having a population that is expected to grow by 20% from 2010-2030. Moreover,the USA has a track record of successfully accepting immigrants.As a result it’s likely to see a rise in the size of its working-age population and to witness strong economic growth over the longer term.
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖北省襄阳市2017届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Everyone loves a hot shower, except maybe your skin and hair. As it turns out, hot water dries out skin and leaves hair dry and easily broken, Sejal Shah, MD (Doctor of Medicine) in New York City, told Women’s Health. And if you dye (染)your hair, the color is likely to fade faster once the water gets steamy. To make matters worse, by making your skin lose natural oils, hot showers—above 99 degrees Fahrenheit—may bring about health problems. You may not like it, but the showers temperature that offers the greatest hair and skincare benefits is, well, cold.
Cold showers “strengthen the contractile fibers around pores(毛孔), muscles, and hairs which improves the firmness of skin,” says Carl Thornfeldt, MD with over 30 years of skin research experience. Though many people believe hot showers open and clear pores, it’s actually wiser to close them. “Closing pores helps keep pollution from getting into the skin, at least temporarily,”
The benefits of cold showers are numerous, but surely we can’t be expected to stand under cold water shivering every day especially in winter--not to mention that too cold (below the body’s average temperature of 96.6 degrees Fahrenheit) is also bad. Fortunately, Dr. Thornfeldt recommends a happy medium. “The best solution is to take a warm, not too hot shower and then finish off with cold water for the last few seconds to still gain the rewards of the cold water,” he says.
That doesn’t sound too unbearable. Considering the fact that our beloved, steamy showers may cause so much damage to skin and hair, it’s best to switch to slightly warm temperatures to avoid losing natural oils and drying out, especially in winter when indoor heat is already sucking moisture(水分) out of skin. So, when the main part of an extremely comfortable warm shower is complete, finish off with a cool splash. Your hair and skin will thank you!
1.Why does your hair dislike a hot shower?
A. It leads to hair loss B. It make your hair fragile
C. It make your hair go grey D. It causes hair-related illness
2.How do cold showers benefit skin?
A. They brighten skin color B. They drive dirt out of skin
C. They make skin stronger D. They make pores nearly unseen
3.What does the underlined word “shivering” probably mean?
A. shaking with cold B. trembling with fear
C. recovering from pain D. fighting with courage
4.What kind of water is advised to use for showers?
A. Completely cold water
B. Water as warm as your body
C. Warm water and cold water by turns
D. Warm water mainly and cold water at the end
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖南省长沙市2017届高三高考模拟试卷（二）英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
“Birds” and “airports” are two words that, paired together, don’t normally paint the most harmonious picture. So it really raises some eyebrows when China announces plans to build an airport that’s for birds.
Described as the world’s first-ever bird airport, the proposed Lingang Bird Sanctuary(保护区) in the northern coastal city of Tianjin is，of course，not an actual airport. Rather, it’s a wetland preserve specifically designed to accommodate hundreds — even thousands — of daily takeoffs and landings by birds traveling along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Over 50 species of migratory (迁徙的）water birds, some endangered, will stop and feed at the protected sanctuary before continuing their long journey along the flyway.
Located on a former landfill site, the 61-hectare (150-acre) airport is also open to human travelers. (Half a million visitors are expected annually.) However, instead of duty-free shopping, the main attraction for non-egg-laying creatures at Tianjin’s newest airport will be a green-roofed education and research center, a series of raised “observation platforms” and a network of scenic walking and cycling paths and trails totaling over 4 miles.
The proposed Bird Airport will be a globally significant sanctuary for endangered migratory bird species, while providing new green lungs for the city of Tianjin,” Adrian McGregor of Australian landscape architecture firm McGregor Coxall explained of .the design. Frequently blanketed in smog so thick that it has shut down real airports, Tianjin is a city — China’s fourth most populous — that would certainly benefit from a new pair of healthy green lungs.
1.The underlined phrase 4 “non-egg-laying creatures” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________?
A. endangered water birds B. planes
C. visitors D. designers
2.What do we know about the airport according to the passage?
A. It is located on a landfill site.
B. People cannot watch birds up close here.
C. It provides migratory birds with food and shelter.
D. It functions as an actual airport and a wetland preserve at the same time.
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Tianjin will win worldwide fame in the future.
B. Tianjin will be able to accommodate more people.
C. The airport will become a permanent home for birds.
D. Tianjin’ air quality will improve thanks to the airport.
4.What is this passage mainly about?
A. China is to open the first Bird Airport.
B. Airports turn into green lungs.
C. Birds are no longer enemies to airports.
D. Airports shut down and open up.
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省2017届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
For me, two of the loveliest words in English are “Life persists”.
I _______ them years ago as a college student, sitting in the library, _______, working on a paper. Out of nowhere, those words came _______ off the page in a quote: “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of _______ truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”
Suddenly I wasn’t unhappy and impatient any more. Then I _______ my granddad. I loved to talk with him. And I was _______ to hear what he’d think of it. He had poor hearing, so I had to _______ it a few times, but once he _______ it, he laughed. “All I can say to that is totally _______,”he said on the phone. I told him how glad I was, after a long winter, to finally see spring and ________ to find that quote. “Why is that?” he asked. "Well, spring is a sure ________ that life persists. And it just makes me ________.”
He laughed again, and then in his ________ voice, he recited for me his ________“spring time” words: “The desert shall rejoice(高兴), and ________ as the rose does…Even with joy and singing.”
Many years later, ________ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming cactuses(仙人掌), I could ________ hear my granddad laughing: “The desert shall rejoice."
Life persists, and so do we, in the silence of ________ and the blooming of cactuses; and in the dead of ________ and the green of spring. Spring ________ us that we’re alive forever.
1.A. looked for B. came across C. picked out D. made up
2.A. bored B. worried C. tired D. confused
3.A. running B. dancing C. rushing. D. moving
4.A. fear B. doubt C. terror D. lie
5.A. called B. visited C. consulted D. informed
6.A. patient B. confident C. upset D. desperate
7.A. copy B. print C. repeat D. recite
8.A. got B. made C. undertook D. managed
9.A. puzzlement B. excitement C. agreement D. amusement
10.A. practically B. especially C. obviously D. naturally
11.A. way B. inspiration C. mark D. sign
12.A. nervous B. energetic C. merry D. alive
13.A. lovely B. calm C. cold D. high
14.A. impressive B. superb C. classical D. favorite
15.A. exist B. flower C. survive D. sow
16.A. after B. when C. until D. although
17.A. hardly B. always C. almost D. mostly
18.A. journeys B. words C. world D. desert
19.A. winter B. spring C. summer D. autumn
20.A. convinces B. ensures C. reminds D. strikes
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科目：高中英语 来源：福建省罗源市2016-2017学年高一6月月考英语试卷 题型：完成句子
1.When people manage to do something difficult, they will get a sense of a______.
2.She studied history at university, and became a s________ in history 20 years later.
3.You’ll be punished if you don’t o_______ the rules.
4.The _________(观众) are touched by his performance.
5.He works very hard to _________(养活) his family.
6.The news of his marriage has__________(传播开) among his fans.
7.The famous superstar became the_______(焦点 ) of everyone’s attention.
8.Everyone _______(强调) the importance of protecting the surroundings around us at present.
9.She said it in w________, so most of us couldn’t hear what she said.
10.My good friend e_________ me to dinner last night.
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科目：高中英语 来源：宁夏学益校区2016-2017学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型：短文改错
文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除、或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）, 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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。
Tom and Dick are next door neighbor who both work in same office. They often walk together to and from work. Once they were walking to home together while it suddenly start to rain. Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said proud, "My wife really has great foresight. She said this morning it would rain and told me carry my umbrella. "Dick smiled and walked up to her under the protection of the umbrella, said, "Mine has even greater foresight. She didn't let me carry one as she knew you'd share yours to me."
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试一英语（全国卷3正式版） 题型：书面表达
假定你是李华。你所在的校乒乓球队正在招收新队员。请给你的留学生朋友Eric写封邮件邀请他加入，内容包括：
1. 球队活动；
2. 报名方式及截止日期。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省2016-2017学年高一5月月考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for family, health, and life in general. However, Black Friday has turned it into a business.
Traditionally, the true value of Thanksgiving lies at home not the shopping centers. However, Black Friday has nowadays allowed society to ignore this as individuals(个人) long for something that they do not need or even truly want. Shopping on Black Friday becomes a sign of a shift into a culture that values material wealth（财富） over spending time with loved ones. People are willing to force their way through the crowds in their desperate search for marked-down sweaters and necklaces.
In recent years, Thanksgiving has become a pre-Black Friday holiday for many families. They are devoted to mapping out shopping routes and making organized schedules for which stores to hit first. By drawing individuals out to shopping centers with "matchless savings", businesses encourage this behavior of ignoring Thanksgiving. Many families take their home-cooked meals while camping out at the door of shopping centers. With each new year, Thanksgiving is becoming victim to over-commercialized（过度商业化）society—changing from a meaningful time for family to a day devoted to products and shopping.
Black Friday has shown that with current common standards(标准), people cannot even set aside a single day to appreciate what they already have without immediately buying more. Families have lost sight of what is truly important in life, and have found reasons in debating between a low cost HD television and an appreciation for what they already have. Remember, Thanksgiving should be a day in which people are grateful for all that they have.
1.What does the underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 probably refers to?
A. The sign of a shift. B. The true value of Thanksgiving.
C. The shopping crowd. D. The material wealth.
2.In recent years, what will many families do when thanksgiving comes?
A. They’ll visit some newly-opened shopping centers in advance.
B. They’ll choose a big store for their first visit.
C. They’ll make full preparations for the Black Friday shopping.
D. They’ll go camping at the gate of shopping center for a good deal.
3.In the last paragraph, the author mainly intends to tell us that we should ______.
A. appreciate what we've possessed with our families
B. stay with our families as long as we can
C. try to spend less to get low cost products
D. set aside a single day to buy more
4.What's the author’s attitude towards the present ways people celebrate Thanksgiving?
A. puzzled B. unconcerned
C. happy D. worried
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