, we lack practice and experience nowadays in dealing with the complicated economic situation．

A．Luckily          B．Previously           C．Doubtfully           D．Indeed

Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service．

       Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency．One night, the winds   1   , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea．The crew in trouble   2   the SOS．The captain of the rescue rowboat team   3   the alarm and the villagers   4   in the town square overlooking the sea．When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited   5   on the beach, holding lamps to   6   the way back．

       An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the   7   villagers ran to greet them．Falling   8   on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more   9    and they had to leave one man behind．Even one more passenger would have surely   10   the rescue boat and all would have been lost．

       11   , the captain called for another volunteer team to  12   the survivor．Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward．His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "please don't go．Your father  13  in a shipwreck （船只失事） 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost　　14   for three weeks．Hans, you are all I have left．"

       Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go．   15   everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty．When the call for service   16  , we all need to take our turn and do our part．Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and   17   into the night．"

       Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century．   18   the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow．   19   his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?"    20   able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, "Yes, we found him．Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!"

1．A．stilled                    B．screamed            C．stopped           D．calmed

2．A．set about          B．sent out        C．came up with   D．took over

3．A．sounded            B．set                 C．took                                    D．made

4．A．gathered             B．followed         C．fought         D．struggled

5．A．nervously             B．angrily         C．fearfully          D．happily

6．A．hope             B．light           C．expect           D．try

7．A．promising         B．hoping         C．cheering          D．standing

8．A．uncomfortable      B．exhausted          C．disturbed           D．painful

9．A．villagers             B．sailors                C．captains           D．passengers

10．A．pushed             B．pulled               C．overturned        D．settled

11．A．Anxiously        B．Strangely        C．Unexpectedly     D．Doubtfully

12．A．look after         B．look for        C．lookout            D．look on

13．A．died           B．pulled               C．went             D．interrupted

14．A．in the fire         B．at sea          C．on strike          D．in the war

15．A．How about       B．What for       C．What if          D．What with

16．A．comes                 B．goes                    C．flies                    D．climbs

17．A．appeared       B． disappeared      C．came                D．went

18．A．Therefore          B．Firstly         C．when              D．Finally

19．A．Making        B．Keeping             C．Showing             D．Cupping

20．A．Hardly               B．Only             C．Seldom           D．Always

A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was setting．She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery （火红的） ball．She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow．She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．

       The atmosphere relaxed her．After all she had been through, this was what she needed．"It's getting late," she thought, "I must go home．My parents will be wondering where I am．"

       She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing．She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday．The road was deserted．She walked slowly and silently．Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house．

       It was really getting dark now．The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too．She wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm．She imagined having it with her．This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door．It seemed different．Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days．She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now．．．It all seemed deserted．She couldn't understand what was going on．

       She entered the house．First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father．It said: "Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready．I went looking．" Ellen was her mother but－where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents' room．She went in．Then she saw her．Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping．Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn't slept for days．She was really pale．Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired．So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up, something was different－she wasn't in her mother's room and she wasn't wearing the old clothes she ran away in．She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas．

       It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice, "Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．"

1．Three days later Jennifer came back home      ．

       A．at sunrise           B．at sunset         C．at night        D．at midday

2．What does the underlined phrase "This thought" most probably mean?

       A．The idea of going back home．

       B．Her anxiety about her parents．

       C．The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater．

       D．The feeling of getting back home safely．

3．Her father didn't take care of the garden because      ．

       A．he was busy looking for her

       B．he had to look after his wife

       C．he was not strict with his job

       D．he no longer enjoyed working in the garden

4．What can we infer from this passage?

       A．In fact Jennifer's mother had been sick for days．

       B．As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared．

       C．When she found the garden deserted, she realized she was wrong．

       D．Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was safest for her．

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 （潜伏） 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 01353 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 : 30 pro 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 （玫瑰形饰物） 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

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

       A．￡21                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

At present, in many American cities especially, many teachers in the public schools say they are underpaid．They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver, which often pay more to start than that of a teacher．In many other fields, such as law, medicine, computer science, a beginning worker may make more than a teacher who has taught for several years．

       Teaching has never been a profession that attracted people interested in high salaries．It is by history a profession that has provided rewards in addition to money—the satisfaction of sharing knowledge, of influencing others, of guiding young people．But in the past several years, there are more difficulties in teaching, for many, than there are rewards．

       Unruly students, especially in big cities, large classes and a lack of support from the public in terms of money and understanding have led many public school teachers to leave the profession．

       As a result, many of the best students, who would have chosen teaching as their life career in the past, are going into other fields．

       Another reason for this change in teacher candidates is the changing status of women in the United States．Until the late 1960s and 1970s, one of the most popular choices for women was teaching．But as other professions, such as law and medicine opened up to women, women stopped pouring into teacher training programs．Thus, a major pool of excellent candidates for the teaching profession dwindled．

       Bit by bit government officials and others realized that the status of the teacher had suffered．They talked about change．But the change in a vast society like the United States is not easy．People’s attitudes have formed over many years, and sometimes change takes many years．

1．The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 refers to “      ”．

       A．money                B．job                      C．secretary             D．truck driver

2．What is the present situation of the teaching?

       A．Teachers work harder and get underpaid．

       B．Teachers have no opportunities to work in other fields．

       C．Teaching can attract best students to work as a teacher．

       D．Teaching can provide rewards as well as high salaries．

3．Many public school teachers turn to other professions because        ．

       A．the unruly students and large classes

       B．the difficulties of teaching as well as a lack of money, support and understanding

       C．the attracting power of other jobs

       D．a lack of satisfaction of sharing knowledge and influencing others

4．The author believes that change in teachers’ status in the United States       ．

       A．is not great                                          B．impossible

       C．influences people’s attitude                   D．needs time

If you know exactly what you want, the best way to get a job is to get specialized training．A recent report shows that companies like graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work immediately with very little on-the-job training．

    That’s especially true of booming fields that are challenging for workers．At Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor's degree graduates get an average of four or five job offers with salaries ranging from the high to low and plenty of chances for rapid advancement．Large companies especially like a background of formal education coupled with work experience．But in the long run, too much specialization does not pay off．Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp of approval．The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary initially, but the impact of a degree washes out after five years．

       As further evidence of the erosion of corporate faith in specialized degrees, Michigan State’s Scheetz cites a pattern in corporate hiring practices．Although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management．This sounds like a formal statement that you approve of the liberal-arts（文科） graduate．Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems．David Birch, manager of the Boston Red Sox, says that he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree．“I hire only liberal-arts people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,” says Birch．

       For a liberal – arts degree, students focus on some basic courses that include literature history, mathematics, economics, science, human behavior and a computer course or two．With these useful and important courses, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good combination in the marketplace,” says Scheetz．

1．The job market is in great need of people with          ．

       A．special training in special fields

       B．a bachelor’s degree in education

       C．formal schooling and work experience

       D．an MBA degree from top universities

2．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means         ．

       A．an MBA degree does not help in future promotion

       B．MBA programs will not be as popular as they are now

       C．people will not forget the degree the MBA graduates have got

       D．most MBA programs fail to provide students with a foundation

3．David Birch says that he only hires liberal – arts people because          ．

       A．they will follow others’ ways of solving problems

       B．they can do better in bundling changing situations

       C．they are well trained in a variety of specialized fields

       D．they have attended special programs in management

4．The author supports the idea that          ．

       A．on – the – job training is less costly in the long run

       B．formal schooling is less important than job training

       C．specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists

       D．generalists will do better than specialists in management

1．He is fifteen, and is admitted to Peking University, 　　　　　　（也一样） his cousin sister．（so）

2．I have never dreamed of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（会有这样的机会） to study abroad free．（there）

3．Today, we’ll discuss a number of cases                              （有些学生不能） to use the language properly．（fail）

4．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（随着时间的流逝）, many occasions－birthdays, awards, graduations－were marked with Dad’s flowers．（as）

5．　　　　　　　　　　　（无论你说什么）makes no difference to me．I won’t change my mind to go to Shanghai Expo although it’s crowded there．（say）

6．So difficult　　　　　　　　　　　　（我发现解决） the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice．（work）

7．I supported him in time, otherwise he　　　　　　　　　　（会摔下来） the bike．（fall）

8．By the time you come here, I　　　　　　　　　　　　　（已经去） Beijing．（go）

9．Tim, you’re looking for Mary? She             （肯定去了） to the library．（must）

10．It was not until she had arrived home　　　　　　　　　　　（她记起） the appointment with the doctor．（remember）

最近，在一些学校，考试作弊、抄袭作业、说谎等校园不诚信现象越来越普遍。请你结合实际，用英语写一篇词数在100—120的短文，对这一现象进行描述和分析，并对如何消除校园不诚信行为发表自己的看法。

I have told you the truth．_______I keep repeating it?

A．Must        B．Can           C．May         D．Will

The Internet gives people the chance to have the information _______ quickly and cheaply．

A．to deliver        B．deliver            C．delivered         D．delivering