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 5：30pro，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
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.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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Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties(特色菜) in Germany, Spain, and France.
At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named campus cuisine(菜肴) about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy- to-make menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.
1.We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family_______.
A. have relatives in Europe B. love cooking at home
C. often hold parties D. own a restaurant
2.The Food Network got to know Lieberman_________
A. at one of his parities B. from his teachers
C. through his taped show D. on a television program
3.What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?
A. A natural ability to attract others. B. A way to show one’s achievement.
C. Lieberman’s after-class interest. D. Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.
4.What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?
A. He is clever but lonely. B. He is friendly and active.
C. He enjoys traveling around. D. He often changes his menus.
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Monkeys are very similar to us in many ways. Most have ten fingers and ten toes, and brains much like ours. In fact, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution says that monkey and humans share a common ancestor（祖先）. We enjoy watching them because they often act like us, and we also love to use many expressions about monkeys in almost every language. This is why many monkey expressions are about tricky people or playful acts.
Monkeyshine is one of the expressions to show tricks or foolish acts. The meaning is clear if you have ever watched a group of monkeys playfully chasing each other: pulling tails, stealing food, doing tricks.
Monkeying around with something means that you do not know what you are doing. When you feel like doing something but have no firm idea of what to do, you are monkeying around. It is just a way to pass the time.
Monkey business usually means secret, maybe illegal activities. You may come across a new report that there is monkey business involved in building the new airport, with some officials getting secret payments from builders.
Monkey suits are common names for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear. In earlier years in many American cities, you would find men playing musical band organs（风琴）on the street. Dancing to the music would be the man’s small monkey that was dressed in a tight-fitting, colorful jacket similar to a military uniform. So, people began to call a military（军队的） uniform a monkey suit.
1.Which of the following is NOT true about the similarities between human and monkey?
A. Most monkeys have ten fingers and toes.
B. Monkeys have the same brains as humans.
C. Monkeys often act like humans in many ways.
D. Monkeys are humans’ closest relatives in species.
2.According to the passage, an idle(懒散的) wander on the street can be described as______.
A. monkeyshine B. monkeying around
C. a monkey suit D. monkey business
3.Monkey suits are commonly used to call military uniforms because they ______.
A. are created particularly for soldiers’ uniforms.
B. are originally designed for American soldiers.
C. share typical（典型的）features with military uniforms.
D. make American soldiers look like monkeys.
4.Most monkey expressions are ______.
A. used only in western cultures. B. used on some formal occasions.
C. about tricks and naughtiness. D. about terrible funny behaviors.
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Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food?
Some people go to fast-food restaurants for these reasons. In the past, people usually went to diners（路边餐馆）for these reasons. In fact, many people in the States still go to diners today for the same reasons.
A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner” in 1872. It wasn’t a real diner. It was only a food cart. People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late-night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late-night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs.
In 1887, Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit down. Later, people built diners with counters and stools（凳子）, and people sat down while they ate.
Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in diner at any time. Diners changed in other ways, too. The original（最初的） menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.
Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, and tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.
Today, many people eat in fast-food restaurants such as McDonald’s and Burger King. However, the diner remains an American tradition, and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a century ago, and it is still popular today.
1.What meals did the first diners serve?
A. Only breakfast B. Only lunch
C. Only night-meals D. All of the above
2.According to paragraph 5, diners changed in __________
A. Two ways B. three ways
C. four ways D. five ways
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Diners existed before a fast-food restaurant
B. The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee.
C. Burger King is a fast-food restaurant
D. Sandwiches became smaller
4.The main idea of the passage is that ______________.
A. the diner is a traditional and popular place to eat in the United States.
B. Samuel Johns built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside.
C. American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customers.
D. Diners are different from fast-food restaurants in many ways.
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What makes one person more intelligent than another？What makes one person a genius，like the brilliant Albert Einstein，and another person a fool？Are people born intelligent or stupid，or is intelligence the result of where and how you live？1.
We know，however，that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways，the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle.2.Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about.3.If，on the other hand，children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do，they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
4. According to some psychologists，if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot，then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children，such as “That was a very clever thing you did.”or“5.”
A． It needs exercise.
B． You are such a smart child.
C． A healthy body contributes to one’s intelligence.
D． What people want to express is like this.
E． Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.
F．The children are then more likely to grow up brightly and intelligently.
G．These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
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In the lobby(休息室) after a long day at work, I found myself standing next to a handsome young man with a nice smile. A ______ showed what we had in common: I had ______ in New York city from Germany while he had ______ from South America.
We exchanged stories about the ______ of starting a new life in a new country. “I’ve been ______ apartment within walking distance from my ______. And what I want is to have a good ______ of Central park! But I’m dreaming. I can’t ______ to rent a room like that myself and I haven’t found a roommate to share in expenses（费用）.” The young man wrote a ______ down on a piece of paper. “Her name’s Carol and she is a good girl,” he said. “You’ll ______ her, and she needs a roommate.”
I called her right away. “I’ve been ______ to hear from you,” said Carole, who lived near Central Park. ______, she became my best roommate, and has been my ______ for 34 years.
“We were sure lucky to ______ each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so ______ to call.” I said. “I called right after I ______ your South American friend.” Carole looked amazed. “Not a friend, ______ I met him only once, and he told me about you. But that was a whole week before you finally ______.” “But I don’t understand; I didn’t know him until that afternoon.” “Maybe he know of you before because you were ______ known in the company for your achievement.”
Though you are a small potato, if you work hard and do ______, people will find you sooner or later.
1.A. chat B. action C. letter D. sentence
2.A. got B. arrived C. reached D. approached
3.A. returned B. appeared C. heard D. come
4.A. pleasure B. difficulties C. excitement D. danger
5.A. finding out B. adopted C. decorated D. searching for
6.A. job B. home C. school D. friend
7.A. sight B. visit C. view D. point
8.A. realize B. provide C. afford D. stand
9.A. number B. sign C. mark D. note
10.A. meet B. like C. believe D. agree
11.A. looking B. staying C. waiting D. keeping
12.A. And B. However C. Then D. Indeed
13.A. wife B. friend C. roommate D. partner
14.A. receive B. find C. notice D. see
15.A. short B. fast C. long D. slow
16.A. came across B. heard from C. knew of D. referred to
17.A. hurriedly B. rapidly C. commonly D. exactly
18.A. said B. called C. spoke D. visited
19.A. far B. much C. well D. rather
20.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
My friend had a chance to make a trip to Hong Kong 1. August 15, 2011. He had dreamed about 2. (visit) it since his boyhood 3.it was the first time that he had been there. The following was 4. he had seen.
Arriving there, he 5.(impressed) by its beautiful scenery and tall buildings. It is said that Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world. Wherever he went, he saw many smiling 6.(face) there. People in Hong Kong were kind, generous, easygoing and ready to help 7.(other). Much to his surprise, he saw that people there always kept order in public places. Though crowds of people were waiting for the next train at the subway station, they were talking in such8.low voice as not to disturb one another.
Chinese and English are their official languages. English is 9. (wide) used in governments, markets, service centers and other fields.
Staying there for only a week was a good experience for him, 10. he will never forget.
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增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Friendship is very important to everyone，especially to me. Now，I would like to describe one of my best friends whose name are Petou. The first reason why I consider him as my best friend is because he has a very warm personality.
He always smile politely at me, make me absolutely delighted when I meet him. What's more，honest is his good manner—he never lies me. In addition，he is the caring and compassionate friend. He's willing to help with me whenever I have trouble. The second reason is that Petou is really excellently. He is good at every subject，which makes me admire him very much.
To summarize，Petou has a very good personality. Besides，he has a great ability to help other friends and him. I really like him.
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（题文）假定你是李华，你的班级决定组织同学们5月30日端午节（the Dragon Boat Festival）一起骑自行车去西湖观看龙舟比赛（the dragon boat race）。请你给外教史密斯先生写封邮件，邀请他上午在学校门口集合，一同前往，感受中国传统文化。
注意： 1.词数100左右；
2.可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；
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