5、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 （潛伏） 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 （玫瑰形飾物） 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

4、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(chǎn) 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

3、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(chǎn) bachelor’s degree in education

       C．formal schooling and work experience

       D．a(chǎn)n MBA degree from top universities

2．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means         ．

       A．a(chǎn)n 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

2、1．He is fifteen, and is admitted to Peking University, 　　　　　　（也一樣） his cousin sister．（so）

2．I have never dreamed of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（會有這樣的機會） to study abroad free．（there）

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

4．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（隨著時間的流逝）, many occasions－birthdays, awards, graduations－were marked with Dad’s flowers．（as）

5．　　　　　　　　　　　（無論你說什么）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　　　　　　　　　　　　（我發(fā)現(xiàn)解決） the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice．（work）

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

8．By the time you come here, I　　　　　　　　　　　　　（已經(jīng)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　　　　　　　　　　　（她記起） the appointment with the doctor．（remember）

1、最近，在一些學(xué)校，考試作弊、抄襲作業(yè)、說謊等校園不誠信現(xiàn)象越來越普遍。請你結(jié)合實際，用英語寫一篇詞數(shù)在100—120的短文，對這一現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行描述和分析，并對如何消除校園不誠信行為發(fā)表自己的看法。

26、We don’t doubt ________ the boy can ________ the angry teacher．

A．if; apologize for                                        B．whether; apologize to

C．that; apologize to                                        D．what; apologize

25、So ________ was he in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa that he didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door．Which of the following is NOT correct?

A．a(chǎn)bsorbed            B．buried             C．devoted           D．lost

24、He was made ________ the house under his mother’s direction．

A．clean          B．cleaning          C．cleaned              D．to clean

23、Yet ever since then, people at home and abroad have ________ different opinions about the policy．

A．risen         B．voiced        C．prohibited          D．discouraged