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. If you are interested in cooking, you can go to .
A.Peterborough Museum | B.Houghton Mill |
C.Saxon Youth Club | D.Farmland Museum |
You want to watch the new play with your parents,so it will cost you .
A.£21 | B.£17 | C.£27 | D.£20 |
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. |
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 |
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖).The baby eagle loved his nest.It was warm, soft and comfortable.And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give.Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day.But suddenly his world eagle changed.His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear.He thought he would die soon.He cried, but nobody heard him.
Two days later mother appeared with some nice food.The baby eagle was wild with joy.But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby.
The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry.Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the Last meal I give you.Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said.Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.
The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster.He looked up at his mum.“ Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth.The ground was much closer.Then something strange happened.The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more.Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.Which of the following is TRIJE about the baby eagle’s life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?
A.lie lived in a nest in the tree. |
B.He was always cold and hungry. |
C.He lived very happily with friends. |
D.His mother offered him nice food. |
How did the baby eagle feel as soon as lie saw his mother coming again?
A.Sad |
B.Afraid |
C.Happy |
D.Angry |
What does the word “abandon” mean?
A.保护 |
B.抛弃 |
C.歧视 |
D.拯救 |
We can infer (推断) from the story that _____________
A.The baby eagle lost his mother |
B.The baby eagle fell down and died |
C.The baby eagle was still angry with his mother. |
D.The baby eagle could get food himself. |
阅读A、B、C三篇材料,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
There was once a man called Mr.Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life.He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions.He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year.
Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school.Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses.So Mr.Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times.Mr.Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful.He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good.He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away.He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.
At last Mr.Flowers had a good idea.He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses.On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE.After this, Mr.Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.It was Mr.Flowers’ hope to ________.
A.build glass-houses in his free time |
B.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup |
C.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color |
D.grow a rose with the longest name |
Boys were often tempted to ________.
A.throw stones at Mr.Flowers’ glass-house |
B.throw stones at Mr.Flowers from their school |
C.be in or near by Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses |
D.play with Mr.Flowers near his glass-houses |
Mr.Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.
A.at times when school-boys were walking near them |
B.all the school day when there were no boys about |
C.where he could not be seen by the boys passing |
D.at the beginning and end of the school day |
Mr.Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.
A.be on watch in his free time |
B.ask the headmaster for help |
C.pick up all the stones around his garden |
D.do all the above |
Mr.Flowers’ good idea was to ______.
A.write some words on the glass |
B.put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses |
C.give the boys something else to throw stones at |
D.send for policemen |
阅读A、B、C三篇材料,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Typhoons (台风) in the northern part of the world have girls’ names.Sometimes they have very beautiful names.Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose.It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in ten years.
It began to rain in the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971.At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away.The wind became stronger and stronger.The typhoon shelters (避风港) were soon full of boats.Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors (锚).Some very big ships went out to sea.It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks.Kai Tak Airport closed.No planes were able to take off or land.At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.
No one slept well that night.It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died.229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital.1500 lost their homes.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!What’s true according to the passage?
A.Typhoons all over the world have girls’ names. |
B.Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful. |
C.Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong. |
D.For ten years, people in Hong Kong haven’t seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose. |
What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose?
A.Lots of big shops were blown onto rocks. |
B.More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes. |
C.People didn’t sleep well in such bad weather. |
D.People turned off the lights at 9:00 in the evening. |
The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because ____________.
A.it caused the terrible losses(损失) |
B.they didn’t sleep well that night |
C.Typhoon Rose wasn’t as pretty as its name |
D.they couldn’t find their ships after the typhoon |
Some big ships didn’t go inside the shelters because _______.
A.they had more anchors |
B.it is safer outside |
C.they were out at sea and they weren’t fast enough to reach the shelters when Typhoon Rose came |
D.it was too expensive for big ships to go inside the shelters |
This passage is mainly about ______.
A.the names of typhoons |
B.typhoons in Hong King |
C.Typhoon Rose |
D.the typhoons |
阅读A、B、C三篇材料,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics.At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games.The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics.From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936.The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear.It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.
In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful.When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games.China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.
Japan is an Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics.Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps.People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _______.
A.are the same thing |
B.are different games |
C.are not held in winter |
D.are held in summer |
The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games ______.
A.after the year 1936 |
B.after the 3rd Winter Olympics |
C.before the 3rd White Olympics |
D.before the year 1932 |
The Winter Olympics is held once ________.
A.every two years |
B.every three years |
C.every four years |
D.every five years |
Which of the following is true?
A.Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games. |
B.Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games. |
C.All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games. |
D.Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games. |
What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?
A.Basketball |
B.Table tennis. |
C.Football |
D.Skating. |
Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers hoping to sell their products.
The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people's life. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.
It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing: no choice, no anxiety. What does the author try to argue in Paragraph 1?
A.The exercise of rights is a luxury. |
B.The practice of choice is difficult. |
C.The right of choice is given but at a price. |
D.Choice and right exist at the same time. |
Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?
A.Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product. |
B.People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion. |
C.Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items. |
D.Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice. |
By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove _______.
A.advanced products meet the needs of people |
B.products of the latest design flood the market |
C.competitions are fierce in high-tech industry |
D.everyday goods need to be replaced often |
What is the passage mainly about?
A.The variety of choices in modern society. |
B.The opinions on people's right in different countries. |
C.The problem about the availability of everyday goods. |
D.The helplessness in purchasing decisions. |