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L.S. Lowry Exhibition
Some 30 oil paintings and artworks on paper by British artist, L.S. Lowry (1887-1976), are on display at the Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts. It’s the first-ever solo exhibition of the artist’s work outside the UK. Lowry is one of Britain’s most famous artists, and was a close observer of his country’s social life in the era of industrialization and modernization. His works mainly depict (描绘) ordinary people on streets, in factories, parks and football fields. It has been said that the depiction of modern life by Lowry’s works was permeated (洋溢) with an atmosphere of sadness and loneliness, but also with respect and a sense of humor.
Date: November 15 to December 16, 9 am to 7 pm (closed on Mondays)
Venue: Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts
Address: 15 Huju Road North, Gulou District, Nanjing
Admission: Free
Call 025-8349-8693 for details
Golden Songs of Teresa Teng Concert
Teresa Teng (1953-1995) was an influential Chinese pop singer from Taiwan who was known for her folk songs and romantic ballads. Her voice and songs are instantly recognizable throughout the whole of Asia and in areas with large Asian populations. Chen Yajuan, a Japanese-Chinese female singer, will perform Teng’s classic songs, including Moon Represents My Heart and When Will You Come Back Again?
Date: December 20, 7:30 pm
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Road
Tickets: 80 yuan to 580 yuan
Call 021-6132-6586 for details
The 20th Anniversary of Riverdance
This year welcomes the 20th anniversary of Riverdance, which is being marked with a world tour. This 20th anniversary version will have a new stage setting, and when it tours in China it will add some local elements like taking traditional Chinese folk songs, Love Song of Kangding and My Motherland, as accompaniments.
Date: January 13 to 18, 7:30 pm
Venue: Shanghai Culture Square
Address: 597 Fuxing Road Middle
Tickets: 80 yuan to 800 yuan
Call 021-6472-9000 for details
21. When can visitors enjoy some art free of charge?
A. December 20. B. December 15. C. January 14. D. January 18.
22. What can we learn about L.S. Lowry?
A. The style of his works is negative.
B. His exhibition will be held until the end of December.
C. His work was only exhibited in his motherland before.
D. He preferred to create works on the street.
23. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The L.S. Lowry Exhibition will be open six days a week before December 16.
B. The number of songs at the concert has been announced by the organizers.
C. People can enjoy three activities in the same city in late December.
D. The first Riverdance show was performed perfectly in Dublin in 1994.
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Whether in the home or the workplace,social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years.Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way,said Cynthia Breazeal,chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework,social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools.For example,these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad.This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
The Jibo robot,arranged to ship later this year,is designed to be a personalized assistant.You can talk to the robot,ask it questions,and make requests for it to perform different tasks.The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions;it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household.It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home.They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market.The company’s“Oshbot”robot is built to assist customers in a store,which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store.It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans,the more it learns.But Oshbot,like other social robots,is not intended to replace workers,but to work alongside other employees.“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us,but with us,”said Breazeal.
24.How are social robots different from household robots?
A.They can control their emotions. B.They are more like humans.
C.They do the normal housework. D.They respond to users more slowly.
25.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?
A.Communicate with you and perform operations. B.Answer your questions and make requests.
C.Take your family pictures and deliver milk. D.Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.
26.What can Oshbot work as?
A.A language teacher. B.A tour guide C.A shop assistant. D.A private nurse.
27.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will .
A.train employees B.be our workmates C.improve technologies D.take the place of workers
28.What does the passage mainly present?
A.A new design idea of household robots. B.Marketing strategies for social robots.
C.Information on household robots. D.An introduction to social robots.
