Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30．and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last，the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house As she opened the door，she nearly tripped over Sheba．
“Hey，Sheba，”she said，“I've got no time for you now，hut I'll take you out as soon as I get
back from tennis club．”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking Obviously，she could hardly breathe．Immediately．Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(兽医)
When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day Seeing the state of Sheba，Dr．Sterne brought her quickly into his office．
“Listen，doctor，I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting can I leave her with you，and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up，and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me Is that OK?”
“Sure．”said the doctor
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes'．As she was once more
entering the hallway，the phone by the door began to ring．
“This is Dr．Sterne，”said an anxious voice．“I want you to get out of that house immediately，”said the doctor's voice．“I'm coming round fight away，and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”
At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?”shouted Joanne．
“She’s fine，Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her，and she’s OK now．”
Just then，the two policemen reappeared from the house，half-carrying a white—faced man，who could hardly walk．There was blood all over him．
“My God，”said Joanne，“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar．”said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers”
1.What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？
A．To walk her dog．
B．To see her doctor．
C．To attend a club meeting．
D．To play tennis with her friends．
2.Joanne wanted to get back to her home again ．
A．to dress up for the meeting
B．to phone the police station
C．to catch the badly hurt burglar
D．to wait for her dog to be cured
3.From the passage，we can infer that ．
A．Sheba fought against the burglar
B．the police found the burglar had broken in
C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
4.In this passage，the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ．
A．clever B．friendly C．frightening D．devoted
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.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
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I've seen so many of them．One day，a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old．“There’s a 1in my upper jaw，”she said．“I told my own dentist it's nothing，but he 2I come to see you”
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her．He would 3to add something，but she stopped him．She wanted to tell everything herself．I found a large cancer that spread over much of the
4of her mouth．A careful examination later 5that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer．
During her next appointment，I explained to her the 6of the problem She clasped my
hand in hers and said，“I know you’re worried about me，but I’m just 7．”
I thought otherwise．After considerable 8on my part，and kindness on her part because she wanted to 9me，she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon．She saw him，but as I expected， 10treatment．
About six months later she returned to my office，still energetic and 11．
“How are you?”I asked．
“I’m just fine，honey，”she responded 12high spirits．“When can I get stared on fixing
my dentures(假牙)?”
Surprised to see her at all，I answered 13，“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll
see about it. ”
I couldn’t believe my eyes．The cancer that had 14nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 15．
I had read of such things happening，but had 16seen them with my own eyes．That was my first miracle．Since then I've seen many others，because they keep getting 17to see．In fact，miracles are daily events for me now．And people are n miracle， 18through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 19the miracles of one another．
Since my first miracle，I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 20we choose to find it．
1.A．cut B．pain C．wound D．cancer
2.A．declared B．suspected C．promised D．insisted
3.A．refuse B．continue C．attempt D．manage
4.A．roof B．coiner C．bottom D．surface
5.A．confirmed B．convinced C．considered D．concluded
6.A．possibility B．importance C．seriousness D．resolution
7.A．old B．sick C．fine D．glad
8.A．permission B．support C．approval D．effort
9.A．persuade B．please C．encourage D．astonish
10.A．declined B．provided C．received D．required
11.A．healthy B．elegant C．optimistic D．humorous
12.A．to B．in C．with D．by
13.A．worriedly B．confusedly C．patiently D．confidently
14.A．covered B．reached C．spread D．grown
15.A．cured B．faded C．expanded D．remained
16.A．ever B．also C．never D．already
17.A．easier B．rarer C．happier D．closer
18.A．or B．so C．yet D．for
19.A．read B．make C．keep D．see
20.A．whatever B．wherever C．whoever D．whichever
Low-carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment． can be
enjoyed from it until you have a deep under, standing of it，however．
A．Something B．Nothing C．Few D．Much
The scientist was rewarded by the government for such a great，contribution to the
country．
A．make B．making C．being made D．having made
Too high house prices can be brought under control， the authorities introduce a series
of regulatory policies．
A．even if B．as if C．so that D．provided that
