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Some Texans are trying to relieve the loneliness and isolation that many elderly Americans are feeling during

the coronavirus pandemic by creating safe "hugging booths."

Amber Crenshaw and her husband Steve Crenshaw own a business called Handle With Care and work with

Unlimited Care Cottages, an assisted living facility. Amber said she and her husband designed and built the

hugging booths after one of the nurses suggested the idea.

"The residents have been, just so filled with joy," Amber said. "It was one of our resident's birthdays. We

were able to set the booth up for their birthday, and family members were able to come in and give birthday hugs.

It has really lifted the spirits of the assisted living residents."

Buck Buckholtz, the owner of Unlimited Care Cottages, where the hugging booths have been used, said that

时文阅读 1. 低头一秒，家毁人亡！

随着科技遍布全世界，智能手机成为了“通讯神器”。但是对于那些精力不集中的司机、骑行者和行人来说，手机在他们手里就是一把上膛的枪

Alexander Heit, a 22-year-old college student with good grades and a quick

wit [wɪt]（智力，才智）, was driving in Greeley, in the US state of Colorado,

when he decided to reply to a text message on his phone.

"Sounds good my man, see ya soon, I'll tw"

We don't know the rest. The message was interrupted by a crash. Heit died.

While the young man was distracted, he drifted into oncoming traffic,

according to the International Business Times.

On my cycling trips around Beijing, I often think about the many tragic

cases like Heit’s that I’ve read about in my home country over the years.

I am astounded by the number of my fellow cyclists and also scooter riders

who I see not only carrying on phone conversations but also only reading

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Time Topic Context Page

Day 1 英国成首选留学目的地 人与社会

Day 2 威尔士的中学生要开始学汉语了 人与社会

Day 3 长时间的日晒会削弱脑力 人与自然

Day 4 不要戴着口罩做运动! 人与自我

Day 5 抖音从迪士尼挖高管来做CEO了 人与社会

Day 6 狗也和人一样有青春期烦恼 人与自然

Day 7 5G来了，自动驾驶汽车的时代还会远吗? 人与社会

Day 8 春天提早到来了,但这并不是个好消息 人与自然

Day 9 神奇的新科技——用影子发电 人与社会

Day 10 做这4件事有助于提高自身免疫力 人与自我

Day 1

外刊话题：英国成首选留学目的地

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UK top destination for study

For the first time, the UK has overtaken the US as the preferred overseas study destination for

Chinese students, a report released Sunday showed.

In the survey for the annual Report on Chinese Students' Overseas Study, the UK was preferred by

42% of respondents, up by 1 percentage point from last year.

Study in the US was preferred by 37% of respondents, down by 6 percentage points. Australia and

Canada, both at 16%, tied as the third most popular destinations for overseas study, followed by

更多最新中考学习资料及政策学校交流，请加入南京2020中考家长交流群：258252703时文阅读|中考英语阅读理解【答案页末】阅读理解1：疫情让我们反思当下的城市生活方式COVID-19hasmadepeoplethinkharderabouttheirrelationshipwithnature.Ithasalsoraisedquestionsabouturban(城市的)lifestyles.Thesharingeconomy(共享经济),workinginopenoffices,livingincrowdedapartmentsandthefoodindustry’suseofreusableproductshavemadetheperfectstormforapandemic(大流行).Althoughthesharingeconomymightbegood–it’scheapertorentthantoown–sharingspacesandobjectsaregreatwaystospreadthevirus.Howdoesonedo“socialdistancing(和他人保持安全距离)”whentheyareexpectedtosharecars,bikes,apartmentsandeventhesameoffices?Thetrend(趋势)ofusingopenoffices,whichcansavespace,isworkingagainstus.Inthistypeofoffice,workersdon’thavetheirowndesk–everythingisshared.Sometimes,computersandchairsarealsoshared,whichisnothygienic(卫生的).Fortunately,moreworkersareworkingfromhomeduringthepandemic,butthatwon’tlastforever.Reusability(循环利用)isacommonpracticeintherestaurantindustry.Reusablecupsandchopsticksareoftenused.Unfortunately,reusableproductsincreasethechanceofspreadingdisease.Forexample,Starbucksrecentlystoppedrefilling(重新装满)customers’reusablecupsinordertostopthespreadofthevirus.Peopleliketobesocial.Butthevirushasmadethismoredangerous.Wehavetobecarefulabouthowweinteract(交往)withothersfornow.Perhapsweneedtorethinkaboutourlifestylestoreducethespreadoffuturepandemics.1.Accordingtotheauthor,thestrongpointofthesharingeconomyisthat_____.A.itlastslongerB.itcostslessC.it’spopularD.it’shygienic2.Paragraph3ismainlyabout_____.A.howworkingathomewon’tlastlongB.howsharedofficescansavespaceC.thehygienicproblemsofopenofficesD.thesharingeconomytrend3.Accordingtotheauthor,restaurantscanspreadtheviruseasilybecause_____.A.everythingissharedinmanyrestaurantsB.theyusetoomuchdisposabletablewareC.manyrestaurantshavepoorhygieneD.cupsandchopsticksareoftenreused4.Theauthorprobablyagreesthat_____.A.weneedtochangesomeofourlifestylesB.thesharingeconomywon’tlastforeverC.noonecanstayoutofthesharingeconomyD.weshouldn’tstayawayfromsharedproducts更多最新中考学习资料及政策学校交流，请加入南京2020中考家长交流群：258252703阅读理解2：山川异域，风月同天InlateJanuary,adonationofmasksandthermometersfromtheJapanYouthDevelopmentAssociationinTokyotoHubeiProvincecausedastironChinesesocialmedia.Thiswasbecauseofthepowerfulpoeticmessagewrittenoneachbox:“山川异域，风月同天。”.Itliterallytranslatesto“Mountainsandriversonforeignlandwindandmoonunderthesamesky.”orofficially,“Landsapart,skyshared”Besidestheheartfeltregardandtheelegantlanguage,thequotealsoalludedasignificantmomentinthehistoryofculturalexchangebetweenthetwocountries.ThelinecomesfromaseventhcenturyBuddhisthymnbyprinceNagaya,apoliticianfromtheNaraperiod(710-794)ofJapan,titled“EmbroideredonKasayaRobesforgoodKarma”:Landsapart,skyshared.ForthedisciplesofBuddha,tonurturegoodkarma.Thehymnwasembroideredon1,000BuddhistrobeswhichPrinceNagayahadmadeandsenttotheTangcourtinChina.It’sapartofhisinvitationforChineseBuddhistmonkstovisitJapan.ThepoemwasalsoincludedintheCompleteTangPoems,thelargestexistingcollectionofTangpoetry.InspiredbythePrince’shymn,Jianzhen,decidedtogoonavoyagetoJapan.Aftersixattemptsandthelossofhiseyesight,Jianzhenfinallyarrived,andmadeasignificantcontributiontothespreadofBuddhisminJapan.Thereferencedoesnotonlyinvokesharedhistory,butalsomutualappreciationforancientpoetryintheChineselanguage.ManyinchinaweretouchedbythepoeticexpressionofsupportfromJapanesecitizensduringtheCOVID-19outbreak.1.Whydidthedonationcauseastir?A.BecauseitcamefromJapan.B.BecauseitwasdonatedtoHubeiprovince.C.Becauseofthepoeticmessageonboxes.D.Becauseitwasfromchina.2.“Landsapart,skyshared.”expressesalotEXCEPT___.A.theheartfeltregardB.theelegantlanguageC.thesignificantmomentinthehistoryD.Japan’sloveforChineseculture3.Whowrotethepoem"EmbroideredonKasayaRobesforGoodKarma"?A.ApoetfromChinaB.ApoetofJapanC.AmonkfromChinaD.ApoliticianofJapan4.Whatdoes“thereference”refertointhelastparagraph?ndsapart，skyshared.5.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4and5?A.Thepoemwasembroideredon10,000Buddhistrobes。B.Jianzhenwasinspiredbytheprincehymnanddecidedtobeatraveler。C.ThepoemwasincludedinthelargestexistingcollectionofTangpoetry.D.Aftersixattemptsandthelossofhishearing,JianzhenfinallyarrivedinJapan.更多最新中考学习资料及政策学校交流，请加入南京2020中考家长交流群：258252703阅读理解3：垃圾分类IfyouliveinShanghai,youmighthavetakena“lesson”insorting(分类)garbage,asthecityintroducednewgarbage-sortingregulations(规章)onJuly1,2019.AsChina’sfirstcitytocarryoutstrictregulationsongarbagesortingandrecycling,Shanghairequiresitsresidents(居民)tosortgarbageintofourcategories(类别),namelyrecyclable,harmful,dryandwetwaste.Ifpeoplefailtosorttheirgarbageproperly,theycanbefinedupto200yuan.Sincetheregulationtookeffect,theamountoftotaldailywasteinShanghaihasbeenreducedbyanaverageof15,500tons,dropping26percentfromtheendof2018,whiletheaveragedailyweightofrecyclableshits4,500tons,fivetimeshigherthantheendof2018,accordingtotheShanghaiLandscapingandCityAppearanceAdministrativeBureau.Thecityalsorebuilt21,000waste-sortingstationsandmorethan40,000wastebinshavebeenupdated(更新).Thecity’swastecollectionandtransportationsystem(运输系统)iscomplete,accordingtothebureau.“Properwastesortingprotectstheenvironmentandsavesnaturalresources,”saidDengJianping,directorofthebureau.“Ledbythecentralgovernment,Shanghaiismakingeffortstodeveloplong-termsolutionstogarbagemanagement.”However,therehavealsobeensomeproblems.Somepeoplecomplainedthatitisdifficulttodealwithwetgarbage,astheyareaskedtoremovewetgarbagefromitsbagwhendumping(倾倒).Accordingtothesortingrules,thewetgarbagemustgointhewetwastebinandthebagmustgointhedrywastebin.Thisseparationisnecessary,asitensuresthatthewetgarbagewilldecompose(分解)properlyandbecomeusefulorganic(有机的)waste,thebureausaid.Plasticbagscanaffectthisprocess.SomepeopleinShanghaiareinsteadusingpaperbagsthatcanbiodegrade（生物降解）orplasticcontainersthatcanbewashedandreused,accordingtoXinhua.1.PeopleinShanghaiareaskedtosorttheirgarbageintothe_____categories.A.recyclable,dry,harmfulandkitchenwasteB.recyclable,kitchen,dryand“other”wasteC.harmful,recyclable,dryand“other”wasteD.harmful,recyclable,dryandwetwaste2.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphtellus?A.Thegarbage-sortingregulationhasalreadybroughtimprovements.B.Recyclablewastecomesouttotwo-thirdsofthetotaldailywaste.C.In2019,peopleproducedlesswastethanin2018.D.Shanghaineedsstricterrulestodealwithwaste.3.AccordingtoDengJianping,Shanghai_____.A.hasaddedmorethan40,000wastebinsB.hashadproblemswithgarbagemanagementC.willhelpothercitiesmakegarbage-sortingregulationsD.isstilllookingforlong-termsolutionstodealwithgarbage4.Whatdoes“thisprocess”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Theprocessofsortinggarbage.B.Theprocessofdumpingwetwaste.C.Theprocessofdecomposingwetwaste.D.Theseparationofwetwasteanddrywaste.