Towner Art Gallery，the contemporary art museum，presents a unique programme of major exhibitions of contemporary and historic visual art. Towner’s new home in the heart of the Cultural Quarter has repositioned its exhibitions and activities where they can be enjoyed by all. Wheelchairs can be provided for visitors with mobility difficulties. Assistance dogs are welcome.
Opening：From 1 0 a. m. to 5 P. m.
Prices：One paying exhibition per year；all other exhibitions are free
Location：10-minute walk from Eastbourne Railway Station
Here is something you’re likely to enjoy at Towner Art Gallery.
Towner Tours
Enjoy a tour of the exhibitions with the help of your guide. You may also book a group tour for 10 or more people at a time convenient for you，for￡2 per person.
Opening：Daily except weekends
Towner Cafe Bar
Urban Ground is the perfect spot to enjoy a delicious Direct Trade coffee made from Union Hand Roasted beans. Treat yourself to one of their freshly prepared light lunches.
Opening：Daily except Saturdays and Sundays
Coastal Culture Trail
The De La Wart Pavilion in Bexhill，Jerwood Gallery，and Towner—three of the most exciting visual art galleries in the UK—share a 20-mile stretch of East Sussex coastline， which—less than 90 minutes from London—is the perfect destination for a weekend getaway. You can start from the Jerwood Gallery in Hastings and follow it to Towner Art Gallery or in reverse(相反).
Opening：Daily
Tiny Towner Drop-in
This is a welcoming space for under-5s and their parents and caregivers to play and explore together.
Opening：Every Tuesday
1.Where is Towner Art Gallery?
A.In Bexhill. B.In Hastings.
C.In London. D.In Eastbourne.
2.Which will be a wonderful choice for a weekend tour?
A.Towner Tours. B.Coastal Culture Trail.
C.Tiny Towner Drop-in. D.Towner Cafe Bar.
3.What do we know about Towner Art Gallery?
A.Its exhibitions are all charged. B.It is open every day.
C.It favors the disabled. D.It offers free group service.
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Every two or three months, Thyago Ohana goes out on the busy streets of Vienna with a sign saying “Free Hugs”. The handsome 32-year-old Brazilian, who works in international trade at India’s Vienna embassy, chooses a popular site, like the historic shopping street, Kaemtner Strasse. There he opens his arms to anyone who wants a hearty embrace (拥抱).
He does it because back in 2012, when he was feeling very stressed and anxious during a visit to Paris, a stranger gave him a free hug. He’s never forgotten how it filled him with unexpected calm and joy.
For those who take up his offer, the hug makes them laugh and smile. But sometimes it does more, as when an elderly woman in a tour group stopped and watched him. The group moved on, but she remained and asked, “Can I have a hug?” “Of course you can!” said Thyago who wrapped his arms round her. When they broke their embrace, she kept holding onto his shoulders and looked into his eyes. “Thank you,” she said. “I can’t remember the last time I was hugged this way.”
It’s a memory that still makes Thyago emotional. “It was a really powerful moment of human connection. It’s why I keep doing it.”
Of our live senses, our sense of touch is the one that is most easily taken for granted. “A child can be born blind or deaf and they will grow up just fine,” says David J Linden, author of Touch. The Science of Hand, Heart and Mind. “Yet if a baby is lacking in loving social touch for the first two years of life, then all sorts of disasters unfold.” That’s one reason why when babies are born, they are now usually placed on their mother’s skin.
Linden says however you do it, “maximizing touch in your life is a good thing”— whether holding hands, petting a dog, going to the hairdresser, hugging our kids, our partners or even a stranger.
1.Why did Thyago Ohana offer free hugs to strangers?
A.He longed for calm and joy.
B.He felt stressed and upset.
C.He wanted others to feel connected and cared.
D.He hoped to help others cure their diseases.
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 suggest?
A.Our sense of touch isn’t so important.
B.Our sense of touch is undervalued.
C.Our sense of touch does no good to us.
D.Our sense of touch is thought highly of.
3.What does David J Linden think of social touch?
A.The way of offering social touch counts.
B.Offering hugs is the best way to get social touch.
C.Blind kids will be cured as long as they get enough social touch.
D.Many problems can be tracked back to babyhood short of social touch.
4.Where is this text most likely from?
A.A health magazine. B.A research paper.
C.A guide book. D.A biology textbook.
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It has been a year since I first saw UBTech’s Walker robot at CES 2019. I was blown away by its ability to perform many tasks.
A year later, it had come a long way, gaining much better motor skills and the ability to maintain balance. During a CES 2020 demo, UBTech showed how far Walker had come. The robot walked over to a table, picked up a bottle opener and used it to remove the cap from a bottle of soda. It picked up the bottle and a glass and poured the liquid in, without spilling. During the demo, Walker also performed a number of serious Yoga poses, including standing on one foot and leaning back.
UBTech said that the ability to pour drinks required visual servo technology using its cameras to judge the position of objects. The same methods allowed Walker to uncap a marker and draw a picture of a flower on a piece of paper at another point in the demo.
All of the betterment was made via software as UBTech hasn’t made any physical adjustments to the robot since we saw it last year. On the inside, the robot uses a combination of a few different operating systems on these internal PCs, including Ubuntu, ROS and Android. Its battery promises up to 2 hours battery life after a 2-hour charge time.
UBTech continues development on this pioneering robot, but doesn’t have public launch date. The company is targeting Walker toward the home, with an emphasis on helping seniors or just doing house cleaning. To make it stable enough to adapt to all these different conditions is a huge challenge. However, if development of Walker continues, this robot could eventually be a game-changer.
1.How did the author feel when first seeing the robot?
A.Amazed. B.Proud.
C.Awkward. D.Disappointed.
2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.The demos of CES 2019. B.The improvements of the robot.
C.The robot’s motor ability. D.The robot’s ability to remain steady.
3.What enables the robot to draw pictures?
A.The cap of the marker. B.The ability to pour drinks.
C.The using of more cameras. D.The system of position judging.
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.The robot is stable enough to help the old.
B.The robot has been available to the public.
C.Our life could be greatly influenced by the robot.
D.The basic concept of robot making will be changed.
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To deal with a changing world, we have to change as well. Transforming land into farms removes forests and worsens climate change. But we need to grow more food to support a growing global population. What can we do?
Scientists have discovered that plants grow best under a certain type of light, which can be provided by red and blue LEDs. The combination of these lights at the right level makes a space look pink. Since “pinkhouses” supply their own light, they don’t need to have fragile glass walls and ceilings. And they can be set up anywhere, including places that don’t get the amount of light greenhouses need.
Since pinkhouses can pack food in huge columns, one of these farms doesn’t need a lot of land. Farmers can set up pinkhouses in cities. They completely control temperature and light, which can help some plants grow twice as well in pinkhouses as they do in traditional farming. Pinkhouses can allow for many more harvests per year since farming doesn’t have to stop in the winter.
Even though pinkhouses are a great way to grow crops, lighting and heating an indoor space is very expensive. It doesn’t make sense to grow foods that take up a lot of space or that we need to grow lots of, like wheat, rice, and corn, in a pinkhouse. We will still need to grow those crops in fields. We can start farming smarter.
Farmers will use satellite imagery to figure out exactly where to plant each crop. Think of a mixture of just the fight crops, rather than a rectangle of one type of plant. Sensors in the fields will measure the soil’s water level：temperature, and chemical content. They will even be able to detect insects and send out notifications to a smartphone app. Irrigation systems will be tied to weather forecasting programs, allowing very precise watering and care, all calculated to get the best plant growth and yield.
1.From the text, we know that the pinkhouse________.
A.covers lots of space B.needs enough sunlight
C.is made of glass or plastic D.can make plants grow larger
2.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 4?
A.Summarize the previous paragraphs. B.Emphasize the advantage of pinkhouses.
C.Introduce a new topic of the discussion. D.Add some background information.
3.What is the result of the smart farming?
A.Farmers will have a better harvest. B.Farmers can grow different plants.
C.Farmers needn’t care about the weather. D.Plants can protect themselves against insects.
4.What’s the best title for the text?
A.Building Pinkhouses B.Feeding the Future
C.Changing the World D.Getting Outdoor Farming Smart
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Before you throw that old cell phone in the trash，or hide it away in a drawer，think again. There are actually many ways to dispose(处理)of a mobile phone that you are no longer using. First，you should be aware that in many places，throwing away cell phones is actually illegal because the batteries—especially in very old phones—can contain poisonous metals. 1.
You certainly don’t need to pay to recycle an old cell phone. 2. This had led to many charities making a small amount of money by collecting old phones. There are large organizations that will take unwanted phones. However，you might also want to think locally.
3. And they do make a little bit on each donation. If you can’t find a large cell phone recycling program in your area，you might consider starting a small local one，perhaps for a local public schoo1. 4. As people move to bigger and better phones，or smaller and better phones，there are plenty of old cell phones just waiting for a place to land，and smart schools have provided that place.
You might also want to hang onto any accessories(配件)that you have. 5. Continuing to use accessories in good shape makes smart economic sense.
A.In fact，most companies that recycle them get paid to do so.
B.There are better places to get rid of them than your trash can.
C.Many schools and local charities now have recycling programs.
D.Local charities have contributed a lot in repairing unwanted phones.
E.Things like chargers or covers can often be used with your new phone.
F.The saying that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure certainly applies.
G.Check first，since so many schools have gotten the jump on recycling them already.
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I suffered from Asperger’s at my childhood. One of the biggest _______ I faced was communicating with others. I was shy but I loved to read and recite facts. This sometimes made me a _______ for bullies(欺凌). I didn’t really understand as much about the disease or how it _______ my life.
When I was in my 20s，I _______ to Paris. I was deeply attracted by the city，and I _______ a job in a big hotel right then. As an Eiffel Tower ambassador, I _______ guests and visitors as they took the lift to the top of the hotel’s 46-story where I liked to _______the local attractions and helped people find the best _______ for taking photos. At first, I had a problem with changes in everyday life, _______ when talking with people who were different from me. But I liked to memorize facts, and that really ________ in my job because people loved to learn all of the interesting things about the city. Every day when I clocked in, I felt it’s time for me to perform for and ________ the guests. I loved it when I learnt something new because I couldn’t ________ to share the information with others.
Everyone is ________, and everyone has a gift. It takes me more than 50 years to ________ that I am different. Just be yourself, be kind, and try to make a ________ in your life.
1.A.decisions B.challenges C.conflicts D.changes
2.A.victory B.design C.memory D.target
3.A.reflected B.improved C.affected D.forgot
4.A.moved B.escaped C.rushed D.gathered
5.A.prepared for B.put away C.applied for D.turned down
6.A.drove B.directed C.sent D.accompanied
7.A.introduce B.identify C.consider D.connect
8.A.advertisements B.spots C.reasons D.habits
9.A.chiefly B.personally C.specially D.especially
10.A.favored B.treated C.helped D.relaxed
11.A.entertain B.trust C.hire D.educate
12.A.stop B.work C.wait D.follow
13.A.difficult B.terrible C.bright D.unique
14.A.recognize B.realize C.wonder D.admit
15.A.difference B.promise C.choice D.sacrifice
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Britons are well known 1. the amount of tea that they drink. The average person in the UK consumes around 1.9kg of tea annually. Tea 2. (drink)by all sections of society. But tea does not grow in Britain. The vast majority of tea is grown in India and China.
At the beginning of the 1700s，the amount of tea 3. (arrive)in Britain increased gradually. At first people drank the tea 4. (exact)as it was in China. They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar，giving the drink a special British characteristic.
In the 1800s tea was still a product 5. (enjoy)only by people with money. At this time they began to have“afternoon tea”. This involves drinking tea with a snack around 4 p.m. to avoid feeling 6. (hunger) between lunch and dinner. It is a tradition that is still going today 7. has become less popular in recent times. Tearooms—shops 8. you could buy and drink tea—started to appear across the country. At 9. start of the 20th century，Britons began to make tea in their homes whenever they felt like it. 10. (kettle)became essential in every kitchen.
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新华中学近期组织了校园劳动周（Campus Labor Week）活动。假定你是学校英语报记者，请写一篇简短的英文报道。内容包括：
1. 活动的时间与地点；
2. 活动的过程；
3. 你的评论。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Little snow had fallen this winter. For Reuven the furrier it was a bad year, and after long hesitation he decided to sell Zlateh the old goat. The town butcher had offered eight silver coins for the goat. Reuven told his oldest boy, Aaron, to take the goat to town. Aaron understood what it meant, but he had to obey his father. His sisters cried loudly.
Aaron took a1ong two slices of bread to eat on the road. He needed to deliver the goat by evening and return the next day with the money. While the family said goodbye, Zlateh stood as patiently as ever. Zlateh trusted human beings.
The sun was shining when Aaron 1eft. Suddenly the weather changed, and after a while it began to snow. Soon their path was completely covered and Aaron got lost. Beneath the snow Aaron’s boots touched the softness of a plowed field. He realized that he was no longer on the road. Z1ateh bleated as if asking to be taken home. Aaron looked around hoping to find a farmer driving a sleigh along the way. But he could see nothing.
Aaron knew that if they did not find shelter, they would freeze to death. Suddenly he made out the shape of a hill. When he came near it, he realized that it was a large haystack covered by snow. Aaron knew that they were saved. When he reached the hay, he dug a nest for himself and the goat. It was always warm in the hay. And hay was food for Zlateh.
Zlateh, sat down and seemed to have regained her confidence in man. Aaron ate his bread，but after the difficult journey he was still hungry. He looked at Z1ateh and realized that he would not be starved to death. Goat’s milk was sweet. Zlateh ate frequently and her body gave forth an animal warmth, and Aaron hugged her tightly. The snow fell for 3 days and the wind quieted down.
Paragraph 1:
On the morning of the fourth day, Aaron heard the ringing of sleigh bells.
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Paragraph 2:
The news that Aaron and Zlateh were coming up the road was a great joy in the family.
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