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00amto5:

00pmMondaytoSaturday，andfrom12:

00pmto4:

00pmonSundaysinAugust.

Call01733864663fordetails.

SaxonYouthClub

Schoolholidayfun：

Youngpeopleaged13—19willbeabletoproducetheirownmusic，competeinsportsactivities，ortrytheirhandatcookingatSaxonYouthClub，SaxonCommunityCentre，NormanRoad，PeterborougheveryMondayandWednesdayfrom3:

00pm.PLUSanaeroballtournamentwilltakeplaceonThursday,12thAugustbetween3:

30pmand6:

30pm.

Call01353720274fordetails.

HoughtonMill

Through 

the 

Looking 

Glass—anewproductionofthefamilyfavoriteonMonday30th，August.Bringrugsorchairstositonandapicnicifyouwishtoeatduringtheplay.Gatesopen5:

30pm，performance6:

30pm—8:

30pm.Tearoomwillbeopenuntiltheendoftheinterval.Adult 

￡ 

10.Child 

￡7.Family 

￡20.

Booking 

advisableon08454505157.

FarmlandMuseumandDennyAbbey

FarmlandGames：

FromWellieWangingtoPretendPloughingmatches，comeandjointheFarmlandTeam.Collectyoursportingstickersandcreateacolorfulrosettethatisfitforawinner！

Noneedtobook，justturnupbetween12:

00pmand4:

00pmonThursday,19thAugust.Suitableforchildrenagedfourandabove，eachchildshouldbeaccompaniedbyanadultandallactivitiesareincludedinthenormaladmissionprice.TicketsCost：

7perchild.

Forfurtherinformation，call01223810080.

1.Ifyouareinterestedincooking，youcangoto________.

A.PeterboroughMuseum 

B.HoughtonMillC.SaxonYouthClub 

D.FarmlandMuseum

2.Youwanttowatchthenewplaywithyourparents，soitwillcostyou________.

A. 

7 

B. 

17C. 

27 

D. 

20

3.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesneedsparents'

company?

A.Playingfarmlandgames. 

B.Watchingthenewplay.

C.Competinginsportsactivities. 

D.Visitingthedinosaurexhibition.

B

SunnydaysinSeattlearequiterare.I’dplannedtospendmyweekendinthesun,pottingflowersoutdoors.Butthatwasbeforethepairofcrows（乌鸦） 

arrived.Outofnowhere,theyhadsetuptheirbasecampinourbackyard.

WefirstdiscoveredourfeatheredenemiesonFridaymorning.Itwasearly,andthesoundthebirdsmadetraveledthroughourneighborhood.Ifiguredthey’dgoawaysoon.But,no.Theyweregettinglouderandprobablyannoyingmyneighborsnearlyasmuchasuswiththenoise.IadmitIgotalittledesperate.

Then,onSundayafternoon,IlookedoutofthekitchenwindowtoseeourdogQuatchistaringatsomethingontheground.Iwenttoexploreandfoundasmallcoal-blackbirdinthegrass.Itseyesweremilky,anditstayedperfectlystillasmydogwalkedtowardsit.OnlywhenQuatchitouchedhisnosetoitsheaddiditwalkaway.Igrabbedthedogandlockedhiminsideandcamebackwithmycamera.

Itneveroccurredtomethattheyoungwouldbehangingoutontheground,growingandgainingstrengthasitsparentsguardeditfromabove.ThesecondIsawthislittlecreatureIforgavethecrows.

Tobehonest,I’veneverbeenmuchofabirdperson.Ialsohaveahealthyrespectforbirdsandbyhealthy,Imeanslightlyfear-based. 

They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs.

Iwishthey’dchosenanotherbackyard.ThereareonlysomanysunnydaysinSeattle,andIstillcan’tdoanygardeningoutthere.ButI’malsogratefulthatIgottoseethislittlebitofnatureunfoldupclose.It’sprettyamazing.

Theexperiencehasalsostrengthenedmydesiretocreateabeautifulbackyardgardenthatattractslotsofbees,butterflies,andyes,birds.Theyarewelcomehere.

4.Thearrivalofthetwocrows______.

A.disturbedtheauthor’slife 

B.frightenedtheauthor’sdog

C.angeredtheauthor'

sneighbors 

D.damagedtheauthor'

sbackyard

5.Whydidtheauthorlockherdogup?

A.Shewantedtotakesomephotos.B.Thedogkeptmakingloudnoises.

C.Shewantedtoprotectthelittlebird.D.Theparentcrowsweretoattackthedog.

6.Afterseeingthelittlecrow,theauthor______.

A.decidedtohelplookafteritB.plannedtodrivethecrowsaway

C.fellinlovewiththepairofcrowsD.appreciatedknowingitsgrowingprocess

7.Bysaying“They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs”inparagraph5,theauthormeans 

______

A.birdsarerare 

B.birdsareveryugly

C.sheisafraidofbirds 

D.sheisrespectfultobirds

C

ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.

Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'

declineofclass'

and'

classlesssociety'

inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.

Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;

73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;

and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.

OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'

sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice.Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'

educated'

soft'

.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregionalcityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'

common'

ugly'

.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.

Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'

CommonPeople'

putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'

wanttolivelikecommonpeople'

theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlife.

8.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.

A.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent

B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass

C.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclass

D.itistimetoendclassdistinction

9.Theword“stratification”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.variety 

B.qualification 

C.authority 

D.division

10.Britishattitudestowardsaccent________.

A.arebasedonregionalstatus

B.havealongtradition

C.aresharedbytheAmericans

D.havechangedinrecentyears

11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Themiddleclassisexpanding

B.Aperson’saccentreflectshisclass

C.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety

D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.

D

Strangelyenough,musicisnofunatallforsomepeople.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall"

amusic"

Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheability 

torecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.Amusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscale.

Asaresult,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.Infact,mostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.However,thiscanresult 

inwithdrawalandsocialisolation."

Iusedtohateparties,"

saysMargaret,aseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.

BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.

Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusic.Thedifferenceiscomplex,anditdoesn'

tinvolve 

defective 

hearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan'

tseecertaincolorls.

Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinaldiagnosed.Foryears,Margaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusic.Nowsheknowsthat 

sheisnotalone.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain."

Whenpeopleinvitemetoaconcert,Ijustsay,No,thanks,Iamamusic'

"

saysMargaret."

IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy."

12.Amusicshavethefollowingcharacteristicsexceptthat___________

A.theyarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizemusicalnotes

B.theyhatemusicandoftenkeepoffplaceswherethereismusic

C.theyaresetapartfromothersastheyfailtoenjoymusic

D.theyprefertomakemetalnoiseratherthanlistentomusic

13.How