If you’re a fan of The Hunger Games，you shouldn’t miss another trilogy called Divergent．

The second book，by US author Veronica Roth，1.______ (publish) in 2012.It has spent 105 weeks on the USA Today best-selling books list and 2.______ (current) ranks No .

The trilogy’s story begins in a futuristic Chicago 3.______ people are divided into five distinct groups．Each group is characterized by certain traits – Abnegation (the selfless)，Dauntless (the brave)，Erudite (the intelligent)，Amity (the peaceful) and Candor (the honest)．Every child，at 16，takes a test 4.______ (see) which of the five factions he or she belongs to．But Beatrice Prior，born in Abnegation，is qualified 5.______ three，meaning she is a Divergent．And she is told not to tell 6.______ if she wants to stay alive．

So the decision is between staying with her family or being true to herself．Beatrice ends up 7.______ (choose) the Dauntless．After joining her new group，Beatrice renames herself Tris and tries to prove her 8.______ (brave) with amazing things like jumping off a moving train onto a rooftop．While undergoing these extreme physical tests，Tris must also determine who her real friends are．

The story of the trilogy “explores a more common adolescent anxiety – the painful realization 9.______ coming into one’s own sometimes means leaving family behind，both ideologically 10.______ physically”，commented The New York Times．

Summer Holiday Fun 2015!

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 10:00 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 Club

School holiday fun：Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music，compete in sports activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Community 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 Mill

Through the Looking Glass—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 pm，performance 6:30 pm—8:30 pm．Tea room will be open until the end of the interval．Adult ￡ 10 Child ￡7 Family ￡20.

Booking advisable on 0845 4505157.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

Farmland Games：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 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm 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 the new play.

C． Competing in sports activities．

D． Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.

The Enigma (谜）of Beauty

The search for beauty spans centuries and continents．Paintings of Egyptians dating back over 4，000 years show both men and women painting their nails and wearing makeup．In 18th-century France，wealthy noblemen wore large wigs (假发）of long，white hair to make themselves attractive．Today，people continue to devote a lot of time and money to their appearance.

There is at least one good reason for the desire to be attractive：beauty is power．Studies suggest that good-looking people make more money，get called on more often in class，and are regarded as friendlier.

But what exactly is beauty? It's difficult to describe it clearly，and yet we know it when we see it．And our awareness of it may start at a very early age．In one set of studies，six-month-old babies were shown a series of photographs．The faces on the pictures had been rated for attractiveness by a group of college students．In the studies，the babies spent more time looking at the attractive faces than the unattractive ones.

The idea that even babies can judge appearance makes perfect sense to many researchers．In studies by psychologists，men consistently showed a preference for women with larger eyes，fuller lips，and a smaller nose and chin while women prefer men with large shoulders and a narrow waist．According to scientists，the mind unconsciously tells men and women that these traits —the full lips，clear skin，strong shoulders —equal health and genetic well-being.

Not everyone thinks the same way，however．" Our hardwiredness can be changed by all sorts of expectations —mostly cultural，" says C． Loring Brace，an anthropologist at the University of Michigan．What is considered attractive in one culture might not be in another．Look at most Western fashion magazines：the women on the pages are thin．But is this "perfect" body type for women worldwide? Scientists' answer is no; what is considered beautiful is subjective and varies around the worlD． They found native peoples in southeast Peru preferred shapes regarded overweight in Western cultures.

For better or worse，beauty plays a role in our lives．But it is extremely difficult to describe exactly what makes one person attractive to another．Although there do seem to be certain physical traits considered universally appealing，it is also true that beauty does not always keep to a single，uniform standarD． Beauty really is，as the saying goes，in the eye of the beholder.

1.People's ideas about beauty ________.

A． have existed since ancient times

B． can be easily described

C． have little influence on a person's success

D． are based upon strict criteria

2.In Paragraph 3，the babies in the study ________.

A． were rated for their appearance

B． were entered in a beauty contest

C． were shown photos of a group of college students

D． were able to tell attractive faces from unattractive ones

3.The underlined word “traits” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A． qualities

B． measurements

C． judgments

D． standards

4.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A． the ideas of beauty vary as people grow up

B． the search for beauty is rooted in lack of confidence

C． the standards for beauty are based on scientific researches

D． the understanding of beauty depends on cultural backgrounds

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，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：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last weekend，I helped my grandparents with their trip to the Dalian．On Saturday morning，together with my grandparents，I search the Internet for the train schedule，the weather in Dalian，and some hotel informations．In the afternoon，they went to the train station and managed to buy two tickets for my grandparents although there had a long queue．After dinner，I packed the things into the suitcase，what my grandparents would need，such as clothes，glasses，an umbrella，a map．The next morning，I went to the station to show them off．Waved goodbye to them on the platform，I felt happily for them and wished them a safe journey.

假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike想了解你校开设的新课程《通用技术》的情况，你向他作如下的介绍：

1.这门课旨在提高学生的实际运用能力；

2.通过这门课的学习，你已经学会了修理、设计和制作一些物品；

3.你的感受。

注意：1.词数不少于100；

2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

4.通用技术— General Technology

Dear Mike，

Thank you for your letter asking about the General Technology，a new course that…

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Yours，

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，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: 在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Yesterday I showed to my friend Peter around Beijing city．We started off at 8:00 a.m．First we went to the Forbidden City, which was one of the most popular tourist spot in Beijing．Then we visited the History Museum．We observed a lot of valuable things in them and we learned a lot about Chinese history．After a quick meal, we wentto Beihai Park．Upon arrival, we were all struck by its beautiful scenes．We spent a whole afternoon appreciated the wonder．It was until 18:00 p．m．that we went back.

We did have a wonderful time．Peter was very pleased with my arrangement that he

invited me to a new-built western restaurant to have a big meal.

The human body is designed to move. But modern lifestyles and office jobs rarely give us the chance to move around. As we know. we're while we're eating; we sit in the car and we sit while we watch TV. And many of us sit for many hours at work.

New research shows that sitting less than three hours a day might extend your life by two years. Peter Katzmarzyk，a scientist at the University of Louisiana in the southern United States，says that sitting is ubiquitous in our lives，meaning it is something we do all the time，everywhere.

However，Mr. Katzmarzyk says that does not mean you can sit for the rest of your waking hours. He also says you may exercise often，“We can't throw away physical activity. It's extremely important. We have 60 years of research showing us that. ”

Mr. Katzmarzyk and his coi leagues are part of a new generation of researchers studying how sitting all day affects length of life. “Studies that have assessed the relationship between sitting and mortality(死亡率)or television viewing and mortality are very rare. There's only been a few of them，actually five or six now，in the last four or five years. ”They found that cutting television time to less than two hours a day could add one-point four years to life.

Luckily，change is already coming to some offices，especially in the design of desks. A “standing desk”lets people stand while they work. Another new design is called the “treadmill desk. ” A treadmill is an exercise machine that lets you walk in one place. Even some U. S. schools are beginning to experiment with desks that are part bicycle to keep children moving. That's one of the strategies that many companies are using now.

Mr. Katzmarzyk also says studying this problem has inspired his team to make a few changes in their own lives.

1.Which view agrees with the opinion of Mr. Katzmarzyk?

A． Sitting too long may help increase one's life.

B． Exercise is important and don't sit too long.

C． Watching TV is bad，but can broaden one's horizons.

D． Stopping watching TV is a necessary but hard task.

2.What does Mr. Katzmarzyk think of his study in Paragraph 4?

A． It's a ly new area of study.

B． It's a hot subject studied by experts.

C． It's a study that begins too late.

D． It's not ignored by many experts.

3.Why are the desks of all kinds designed for those who sit more?

A． To give them more comfort.

B． To improve their work efficiency.

C． To offer them the chance to exercise.

D． To seek pleasure while working.

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。

On June 2，2012，Meghan Vogel won the state championship in the 1500-meter race．1. ，it was her last-place finish in the 3200 meters that won her worldwide attention．

Only a few minutes2. the 3000-meter run，Meghan entered the tough 3200-meter final．Three laps in to the eight-lap race，Vogel was falling off the pace．It could easily be seen that she didn’t have the energy to compete for another title．20 feet from the finish line，she was in last place but still had3. chance of passing a runner from another schoo1—Arden McMath，4. was faltering(蹒跚)．

Then suddenly Arden McMath5. (fall)to the track．Vogel never had a moment of doubt about6. to do next．Rather than run past her fallen competitor to avoid the last-place finish，Vogel stopped to help Arden to her feet and7. support) her step by step towards the finish line．The crowd cheered for Vogel’s action and the cheers grew8. (loud) as the two girls finished the race with Vogel purposely9. (make)sure that Arden crossed the finish line ahead of her．

Last place on the track；first place in sportsmanship(体育精神)．Vogel was truly the10. (win) of the 3,200-meter race·

The first newspaper were handwritten sheets which were posted in pubic places. The earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rom in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was developed in China. The paper was printed from carved(雕刻的) wooden blocks and sent out among the citizens. Europe didn’t have a regularly(定期的) published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

The fist regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published weekly. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant, which didn’t appear until March 1702.

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But the local(当地的) government soon stopped its publication. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston News-letter, the first newspaper to be published daily in America. By 1760, the whole America had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1800 daily papers in the United States.

Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation(发行量) in the world. The largest circulation for a newspaper, however, is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, which sells over eleven million copies every day.

1.The first English newspaper printed and sold every day appeared _________.

A. in 1620

B. at the beginning of the 18 th century.

C. at the end of the 17 th century

D. in 1609

2.As suggested by the article, which of the following newspapers have the largest umber of readers in the world?

A. Italian language newspapers.

B. German language newspapers.

C. English language newspapers.

D. Japanese language newspapers.

3.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A. The World’s First Newspaper.

B. The First Daily Newspaper in American.

C. History of Newspaper.

D. A Remarkable Man-Benjamin Harris.

短文改错

文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加： 在缺词处加上一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除： 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改： 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Time is valuable but limit．There’s a famous saying, “Time is life”, this shows the importance of time．When time has gone, it will never return．It is a pity when many people make poor use of time．They spend their precious time over sleeping, drinking and hanging around．They don’t realize wasting time is equal with wasting part of their life．They always regret having made little achievement as far．Therefore, we should form the habit of value time．Do not put off what can be done today tomorrow．Laziness will not only bring us failure, but lead us on the road to poverty and even deaths.