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On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.
At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.
Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door — “a master key” perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.
It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the handle on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet. 
【小题1】Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because       .

A.she worked at a club on the day
B.she had visitors on Thursday
C.she visited a club on Thursday
D.a special visitor came on Thursday
【小题2】What does the expression “a master key” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A.A key to all the doors.
B.A key only to the woman’s door.
C.A key only its master can use.
D.A key not everyone can use.
【小题3】On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out       .
A.because she didn’t want to miss the club again
B.to see if the thief was wandering outside
C.to the club but then changed her mind
D.in an attempt to trick the thief
【小题4】The lock on the front door was one which       .
A.needed a piece of wire to open it
B.could be opened from inside without a key
C.couldn’t be opened without a key
D.used a handle instead of a key


【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】B

解析试题分析:本文叙述了Mrs. Clarke每到周四都去俱乐部去,有一天她照常去那里,等到回到家中,她发现家里好像有人来过,于是她想出来一个办法来看个究竟,那天,她装着去俱乐部,但是一会就回来了,躲在一个地方看着是否有人来,结果贼真的来了,她用准备好的热水浇了贼的手,贼吓得跑开了。
【小题1】这是细节理解题。根据…went to the over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. 故选C。
【小题2】这是词义猜测题。根据Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door — “a master key” perhaps.不是这家的主人而能打开门的人,他有的这个钥匙可能就是万能钥匙,故选A。
【小题3】这是细节理解题。根据but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.她故意让贼看见她出去,但是她又回来了,想看个究竟,故选D
【小题4】这是细节理解题。根据The wire turned and caught around the handle on the door-lock.从里面不用钥匙来打开门,故选B。
考点:这是一篇故事类的文章。
点评:词义猜测题旨在考查学生根据上下文对生词做出理解判断的能力。近几年来,阅读理解中的词义猜测题呈上升趋势。在阅读过程中根据选材、背景、及上下文等线索推测出生词词义是真实语言活动中的重要技巧。这一能力可以说是体现阅读理解能力的一项重要指标。

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Tuesday
When the kids get home from school, don’t let them go straight to the TV and get settled in. Encourage them to get moving and get off the couch(长椅) by giving them a pedometer(计步器). Pedometers are the most fun when parents also use one because that turns stepping, walking and running into a game to see who can get the most steps.
Thursday
The kids have done a great job so far this week, but now they are aching for (渴望) a little more TV time. Instead of turning on cartoons, let them watch fitness movies made just for kids. These movies encourage watchers to get up and dance along to kid-friendly music.
Saturday
Get the whole family out of the house together and over to a park. Bring lots of sports equipment, pack a healthy picnic and have a family competitive sports day. Kids and adults get into groups and play against each other in tennis, basketball or soccer. After everyone has played hard for a couple of hours, stop for a picnic and then if your family isn’t too tired, go back and play some more.
Sunday
Every child loves to play video games and there is no better time to allow kids to play them than on Sunday when no homework is due(应交的).But don’t let them play a game that forces them to sit down for hours. Dance games with a floor mat(垫子) to help kids follow the dance moves are popular to kids.
56.What can be the best title for this text?
A.How to make children like activities.
B.A weekly four-day physical activity plan for kids.
C.Physical activities are important to kids.        
D.A plan that will do much good to kids.
57.Parents are advised to use a pedometer together with their kids because _______.
A.they can give their kids some advice about walking
B.it can prevent them from watching TV too much
C.this will allow them and their kids to have a fun competition
D.their kids will not use it if they don’t
58.On Thursday when a kid wants to watch TV, his parents should ______.
A.let him watch it for a short time
B.watch cartoons with him
C.take him out for a walk instead
D.show fitness movies to him
59.The author advises a family to have a meal on Saturday ______.
A. in a park  B. in a mountain C. in a restaurant  D. at home


The Maldives faces the threat of extinction from rising sea levels, but the government said on Thursday it was looking to the future with plans to build homes and a golf course that float.
An increase in sea levels of just 18 to 59 centimeters would make the Maldives -- a nation of tiny coral islands in the Indian Ocean -- virtually uninhabitable by 2100, the UN’s climate change panel has warned.
President Mohamed Nasheed has vowed a fight for survival, and last month he signed a deal with a Dutch company to study proposals for a floating structure that could support a convention centre, homes and an 18-hole golf course. “It is still early stages and we are awaiting a report on the possibility,” a government official said.
The company, Dutch Docklands, is currently building floating developments in the Netherlands and Dubai. There was no immediate comment from the firm but its website said it undertook projects that make “land from water by providing large-scale floating constructions to create similar conditions as on land”.
The Maldives began work on an artificial island known as the Hulhumale near the crowded capital island of Male in 1997 and more than 30,000 people have been settled there to ease congestion. The city, which has a population of 100,000, is already protected from rising sea levels by a 30-million-dollar sea wall, and the government is considering increasingly imaginative ways to combat climate change.
Nasheed, who staged the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting in October to highlight his people’s dilemma , has even spoken of buying land elsewhere in the world to enable Maldivians to relocate if their homes are flooded. He has also pledged the Hulhumale to turn his nation into a model for the rest of the world by becoming “carbon neutral” by 2020. His plan involves ending fossil fuel use and powering all vehicles and buildings from “green” sources.
1. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. The Maldives plans to build floating homes for the rising sea level.
B. The Maldives’s president signed a deal with a Dutch company.
C. The Maldives staged the first underwater cabinet meeting.
D. The Maldives is considering ways to fight against the global warming.
2. Which statement is true about the Hulhumale?
A. The Hulhumale is a natural island near the capital of Male.
B. The Hulhumale is an artificial island to be built near the capital.
C. The Hulhumale was built in 1997 and has settled over 30,000 people.
D. The Hulhumale is protected by a 30-million-dollar sea wall.
3. According to the passage, the underlined word congestion means _______.
A. being endangered                     B. being crowded   
C. being flooded                        D. being disappearing
4. Which of the following is NOT Nasheed’s idea?_______
A. To purchase land elsewhere in the world to help Maldivians to relocate if their homes are flooded.
B. To make his nation a model for the rest of the world by becoming “carbon neutral” by 2020
C. To stop using fossil fuel and power all vehicles and buildings from “green” sources.
D. To build more artificial islands for people to settle there.
5. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. By 2100, all the the Maldives will live on artificial islands.
B. The plans to build homes and a golf course that float have been carried out
C. Maldive has been greatly affected by the global warming.
D. . Dutch Docklands is the president of Maldive.

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More than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters.
The problem is even worse in developing countries where price remains a major barrier and 6 million children die each year from treatable conditions.
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Medicines that need to be adapted to children’s needs include many antibiotics, pain drugs as well as combination pills for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
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【小题1】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.A Global Campaign to Promote Research into AIDS Medicine
B.WHO Says Children are Dying for Lack of Child-sized Drugs
C.Many People are Concerned about Children’s Drugs
D.Measures Taken to Develop Child-friendly Medicine Quickly
【小题2】Which of the following medicine is not needed to be adapted to children’s need according to the passage?
A.Pain killers.B.Tuberculosis.
C.AID pills.D.Flu pills.
【小题3】Why has testing medicines on children always been a controversial issue?
A.It is against good ethical practice
B.Children shouldn’t take part in clinical trials.
C.It is hard to get informed agreement from children tested.
D.Parents don’t allow their children to be tested on medicine.
【小题4】The underlined word “wary” in the last but one paragraph means _________.
A.fastB.fondC.cautiousD.uninterested
【小题5】What can be inferred from the passage?
A.There is still a long way to go on children’s medicine.
B.An Internet entrance is being built to link to clinical trials carried out in children.
C.Both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for children’s drugs.
D.Less than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters

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1.The writer is probably ______.

    A. a worker                             B. a college teacher   

    C. a boss of a company                  D. a secretary

2.He learned ______ that there would be a concert last Friday.

    A. from his friends                         B. from one of his colleagues

    C. over the radio                              D. from the newspaper

3.He could go and buy the ticket ______.

    A. any day before work hours                B. both before and after work hours

    C. only during lunch time                   D. on Saturday and Sunday

4.The word “relieved” in the last two sentences may best be replaced by “______”.

    A. surprised            B. pleased          C. puzzled          D. sorry

5.  The story is about ______.

    A. a good concert      

    B. someone enjoying a good concert

    C. someone trying to buy concert tickets for his friends

    D. someone failing to buy the concert ticket

 

Summer Holiday Fun 2010 !

    The summer holidays are upon us again Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!

Peterborough Museum

    The Age of the Dinosaurs’is the museum’s main attraction this summer.Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands—on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Saturday,and from 12:00pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays in August.

Call 01733 864663 for details

 

  Saxon Youth Club

    School holiday fun:Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in spots activities,or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club,Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road.Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00pm.PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3:30pm and 6:30pm.

Call 01 353 720274 for details

 

Houghton Mill   

Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th.August.Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play.Gates open 5:30pm. performance 6:30pm—8:30pm.Tea room will be open until end of the interval.

Adult £10.Child£7.Family £20.

Booking advisable on 0845 4505157.

 

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

    Farmland Gaines:From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches,come and join the Farmland Team.Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner!No need to book,just turn up between 12:00pm and 4:00pm on Thursday 19th August Suitable for children aged four and above,each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost£7 per child.

For further information,call 01223 810080.

1.If you are interested in cooking, you can go to__________.

    A.Peterborough Museum              B.Houghton Mill

    C.Saxon Youth Club                       D.Farmland Museum[来源:Z.xx.k.Com]

2.You want to watch the new play with your parents,so it will cost you_________  

    A.£7                     B.£17                    C.£27                      D.£20

3.Which of the following activities needs parents’ company?

    A.Playing farmland games                         B.Watching a new play.

    C.Competing in spots activities.           D.Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.

4.If Tom comes to Peterborough for amusement on August 19,he will have_______ activities to

    choose from for himself.

A. one activity                                  B. two activities   

C. three activities                              D. four activities

 

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