1、00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday，and from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays in August.Call 01733 864663 for details.Saxon Youth ClubSchool holiday fun：Young people aged 1319 will be able to produce their own music，compete in sports activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Co
2、mmunity Centre，Norman Road，Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 pm. PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday,12th August between 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm.Call 01353 720274 for details.Houghton MillThroughtheLookingGlassa new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th，Au
3、gust. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open 5:30 pm，performance 6:30 pm8:30 pm. Tea room will be open until the end of the interval. Adult10. Child7. Family20.Bookingadvisable on 0845 4505157.Farmland Museum and Denny AbbeyFarmland Games：From Well
4、ie 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 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday,19th August. Suitable for children aged four and above，each child shoul
5、d 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 MuseumB. Houghton Mill C. Saxon Youth ClubD. Farmland Museum2. You want t
6、o watch the new play with your parents，so it will cost you _.A.7B.17 C.27D.203. Which of the following activities needs parents company?A. Playing farmland games. B. Watching the new play.C. Competing in sports activities.D. Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.BSunny days in Seattle are quite rare. Id
7、planned to spend my weekend in the sun, potting flowers outdoors. But that was before the pair of crows（乌鸦）arrived. Out of nowhere, they had set up their base camp in our backyard.We first discovered our feathered enemies on Friday morning. It was early, and the sound the birds made traveled through
8、 our neighborhood. I figured theyd go away soon. But, no. They were getting louder and probably annoying my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise. I admit I got a little desperate.Then, on Sunday afternoon, I looked out of the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi staring at something on the
9、 ground. I went to explore and found a small coal-black bird in the grass. Its eyes were milky, and it stayed perfectly still as my dog walked towards it. Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away. I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera.It never oc
10、curred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground, growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above. The second I saw this little creature I forgave the crows.To be honest, Ive never been much of a bird person. I also have a healthy respect for birds and by healthy, I m
11、ean slightly fear-based.Theyre basically living dinosaurs.I wish theyd chosen another backyard. There are only so many sunny days in Seattle, and I still cant do any gardening out there. But Im also grateful that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close. Its pretty amazing.The experien
12、ce has also strengthened my desire to create a beautiful backyard garden that attracts lots of bees, butterflies, and yes, birds. They are welcome here.4. The arrival of the two crows _.A. disturbed the authors life B. frightened the authors dogC. angered the authors neighborsD. damaged the authors
13、backyard5. Why did the author lock her dog up?A. She wanted to take some photos. B. The dog kept making loud noises.C. She wanted to protect the little bird. D. The parent crows were to attack the dog.6. After seeing the little crow, the author _.A. decided to help look after it B. planned to drive
14、the crows awayC. fell in love with the pair of crows D. appreciated knowing its growing process7. By saying “Theyre basically living dinosaurs” in paragraph 5, the author means _A. birds are rare B. birds are very uglyC. she is afraid of birdsD. she is respectful to birdsCIt was once common to regar
15、d Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics.In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the decline of class and classless society in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.But pronouncing the death of clas
16、s is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be cul
17、turally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification.One unchanging aspect of a British persons class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found tha
18、t a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice. Most people said this accent sounded educatedsoft. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional city accents. These accents were seen as commonugly. However, a similar study of Briti
19、sh accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice.In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people i
20、n London, have begun to adopt some regional accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed. However, the 1995 pop song Common People puts forward the view that though a middle-class person may want to live like common people they can never appreciate
21、 the reality of a working-class life.8. A recent study of public opinion shows that in modern Britain _.A. people regard themselves socially differentB. most people belong to middle classC. it is easy to recognize a persons classD. it is time to end class distinction9. The word “stratification” in P
22、aragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.A. varietyB. qualificationC. authorityD. division10. British attitudes towards accent _.A. are based on regional statusB. have a long traditionC. are shared by the AmericansD. have changed in recent years11. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The middle cla
23、ss is expandingB. A persons accent reflects his classC. Class is a key part of British societyD. Each class has unique characteristics.DStrangely enough, music is no fun at all for some people. About four percent of the population is what scientists call amusic, People who are amusic are born withou
24、t the abilityto recognize or reproduce musical notes. Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the so
25、und of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music set them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going t
26、o a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can resultin withdrawal and social isolation. I used to hate parties, says Margaret, a seventy-year- old woman who only recently di
27、scovered that she was amusic.By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesnt involvedefectiveh
28、earing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just cant see certain colorls.Many amusics are happy when their condition is final diagnosed. For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her
29、 problem with music. Now she knows thatshe is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. When people invite me to a concert, I just say, No, thanks, I am amusic,says Margaret. I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy. 12.
30、Amusics have the following characteristics except that_A. they are born without the ability to recognize musical notesB. they hate music and often keep off places where there is musicC. they are set apart from others as they fail to enjoy musicD. they prefer to make metal noise rather than listen to music13. How
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