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. Moreover, an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3: 30pm and 6: 30pm.

    Call 0135 3720274 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 Games: From Wellie Wading 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.  

53. If you are interested in cooking, you can go to______.

   A. Peterborough Museum                      B. Houghton Mill

   C. Saxon Youth Club                           D. Farmland Museum

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

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

55. 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.

56. 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

第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house.   36   the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had  37  the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.  38  the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid(出价)on the  39   that her grandmother liked very much. Surely this would be enough, she had thought.

Now the  40  moment arrived.Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had   41  .As the auction began, Sally waited.Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt.She held her   42  tightly and listened.The first bid was $45. She was  43  . It was so high.Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding   44  $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence.Hope   45  her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how   46  her grandmother would have been with her at this moment.Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her   47  .Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering   48  so many  people would be interested in that old, dirty quilt.Finally the quilt was sold for $500 to a complete   49  .

   After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers.The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt.“There must be some  50  .Someone else has got it.” she said.A hand-written   51  was pinned to the quilt, which   52  :

Dear Madam,

   I noticed you admiring the quilt.Clearly, it was 53  to you.Please accept this quilt as my  54  . I don’ t expect any repayment from you, but do a   55   favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path.

Yours,

                                                            A stranger

36.A.Naturally          B.Unfortunately       C.Luckily  D.Probably

37.A.hoped           B.waited     C.expected D.forced

38.A.With    B.At  C.By  D.Over

39.A.house           B.present     C.furniture        D.quilt

40.A.interesting      B.necessary     C.big           D.sad

41.A.turned over          B.turned up            C.turned back   D.turned on

42.A.purse    B.picture     C.book          D.quilt

43.A.glad      B.frightened       C.moved    D.shocked

44.A.rose      B.climbed   C.reached         D.raised

45.A.told       B.helped     C.filled      D.gave

46.A.pleased         B.anxious    C.angry      D.familiar

47.A.thought        B.chance     C.way        D.money

48.A.whether        B.what        C.how        D.why

49.A.relative         B.customer C.friend     D.stranger

50.A.reason          B.secret       C.mistake             D.fun

51.A.check           B.wallet      C.address         D.note

52.A.read      B.wrote       C.spoke      D.showed

53.A.wonderful           B.basic        C.pretty          D.important

54.A.honor           B.respect     C.gift           D.thank

55.A.particular       B.common      C.major          D.similar

BEIJING — The rescue operations at a coal mine accident have ended with 105 miners dead. The State Council has organized an investigation team to probe (调查) into what caused the disaster in the city of Linfen, North China’s Shanxi Province. Preliminary(初步的) investigations show the illegal mining of an unauthorized seam(未经授权的煤层), and the number of miners who had been sent down the shaft far exceeded its capacity.

   This mine was found to have long ignored the rules to steal state coal, and did not have a list of miners employed to check the number of miners missing after the accident.

    How did such a coal mine get all the necessary licenses for production? How did it pass the three safety inspections the local government organized last month?

   In response to this disaster, the Shanxi governor promised to set up hotlines for people to report illegal coal mines and rewards as high as 100,000 yuan for tip-offs.

   We appreciate the action this governor has taken to solving the coal mining problems, and we believe that the reporting scheme will help to stop the existence of illegal coal mines.

But at the same time we have reason to question how governments at various levels supervise these mines.

   The sad fact that such a mine with serious safety problems could pass three consecutive (连续的)local government safety inspections in a month is enough to tell us how ineffective the safety inspections were.

   What if these inspections were just a formality(形式)? What if the inspectors were bribed by the mine owners to turn a blind eye to the safety dangers? We can well imagine what would happen if reports about mine problems were handled by such officials.

   So a thorough probe must find out who are responsible for the death of so many miners. A real safety inspection and management system must be established to guarantee that safety dangers will be removed

64. What is NOT one of the causes of this coal mine accident?

  A. The workers didn’t operate properly.

  B. The mine didn’t obey the rules to mine for coal.

  C. A lot more miners than allowed were working under the mine.

  D. The safety inspections were ineffective.

65. According to the writer, who should be further investigated?

  A. Mine owners and miners.                 B. Miners’ families and mine staff.

  C. Government officials and safety inspectors.  D. The Shanxi governor and miners.

66. What can we infer from the passage?

  A. More than 105 miners died in the disaster.

  B. Some other coal mines like this one exist in Shanxi province.

  C. Safety inspectors just turned a blind eye to hidden dangers.

  D. The three inspections were only a formality.

67. What does the underlined word “tip-offs” probably mean in Paragraph 4?

  A. Some warnings.             B. Some money for one’s service.

  C. Some secret information.      D. Some pieces of advice.

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