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牛津深圳版2019届中考英语模拟试卷（一）
Deep in the forest of southeastern Mexico, scientists found a surprise. They found an ancient pyramid. There were colorful murals (壁画)in it. A mural is a painting on a wall. Those murals are helping scientists unlock a mystery about people who lived in ancient times.
The murals are about 1,350 years old. That's more than five times older than the United States. Scientists say the paintings belonged to the Mayas. That was a group of Native American people. They lived many years ago in what is now Mexico and Central America.
Scientists are excited about the discovery because they don't know much about the Mayas' daily life, explains Michael Coe, an expert on the Mayas. The paintings show how the Mayas worked, shopped and dined. One mural shows a man drinking from a bowl. Another shows a woman selling food to a crowd of people.
"Mostly we get the murals that show gods and kings, never anything about the daily life," Coe said. "This is like walking into a Maya supermarket." So far, scientists have found more than 30 murals in the pyramid. They are not sure why the Mayas created them. The experts hope to learn more as they continue their search.
"We never had anything like this before," said Coe. "These are really special murals."
Scientists learned a lot about the Mayas from the murals. The Mayas were known for more than paintings. Now the murals tell us some fun facts about the Mayan way of life.
Sweet Home
The Mayas lived in what is now Central and North America. Today the area includes parts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Smart Starts
The Mayas invented a type of Maths. They also created a type of writing that used symbols or pictures. Mayas used bark (树皮)to make books.
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The Mayas often ate com and used it to make other foods. They grew many crops (庄稼), including beans and sweet potatoes.
Cool Clothes
Mayan men dressed themselves up with some cloth while women wore long dresses. Rich Mayas wore jewelry (珠宝).
In the past two years, the "AI face change" has become a hot topic. AI face change refers to changing other people's faces into their own through AI smart technology. Criminals（罪犯）will use the technology to cheat people, which often causes great losses in a short period of time. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Criminals can get a picture or a video even our voice through some apps that we use to have fun in the Internet. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Move hands in front of the face
During a video call, you can ask the person to move his hand in front of his face. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and you can see the face shaking on the screen or you can require him to press his nose or cheek. When a real person does this, his nose will naturally change the shape.
Talk secretly
In communication, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Or for the unknown person, such as the so-called leader or friends, you can check them by calling or asking relatives and friends you're familiar with.
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Do a good job of daily information, such as phone's security protection. Strengthen the face, voiceprint（声纹）and finger print. Don't enter into unknown websites and load the unknown apps.
A. Save your spare time B. Watch out your phone C. The behavior can break the facial（面部的）system. D. Why do they change faces? E. Here are some tips to help prevent. F. How do they succeed? G. you can ask some questions that only the person knows to check if he is real or unreal. |
You have many hobbies such as doing sports, watching movies and so on. You also have to keep up with schoolwork at school. Is it difficult for you to arrange ( 安排) your time? Here are some time management skills to be a wise time arranger.
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{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Doing several things at the same time is a good skill, but it may take longer for you to finish one task and the result could be worse. Pay your attention to one thing at a time and do it well. Then you will feel good about your work and get the best result!
Stay away from electronic products when you are studying. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Teenagers waste too much time on these digital devices than they do in real tasks. The games and activities can bring bad influence to your schoolwork.
Don't be afraid to say NO to others. You don't have to be available for others all the time. Sometimes you need to focus, but your friends want to ask you to hang out. Just let them know you are busy. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} You need to focus on your own task. Get started right away for what you want.
Once you start and keep on, things can be very different. Just learn skills, get as much knowledge as you can and enrich your life experience.
A. Focus on one thing at a time. D. You don't have to do what they want. |
Besides the time management skills mentioned above, what else can we do to use time wisely? {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
People from all over the world have one common desire They are looking for happiness. Each person has a personal vision of happiness. I think all people have habits which can both help them become happy or lose their dream. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The following behaviors can easily affeet you, if you do nothing to correct them.
Only you can change your life. Don't wait for the perfect moment, but make every moment perfect instead. Life is short. So you should do your best to seize the opportunity to make your life and the life of your dearest and nearest people better.
Nowadays many people face economic problems and go to work they hate. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Confucius once said a wonderful thing," Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life."
There are so many happy people around. You often find them smiling, joking and succeeding in everything. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Don't let these thoughts flag your spirits. Just define success for yourself and move on towards your dream. Fears and worries are false emotions that can keep you away from many chances to become better or do something you've never done before. Don't let all those fears and negativity take over your life. You'd better be strong enough to face all your fears. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
It is almost impossible to change everything all at once. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} If you want to make a difference to the world, start changing the world around you.
Happiness is in your hand, but you should open your eyes to see and accept it. Try to give up bad habits that can steal your happiness, and you will feel better and happier.
A. Don't worry, be happy! B. Try to change everything step by step. C. You shouldn't give up on your dreams and work without passion and interest. D. Unfortunately, there are some habits that steal your happiness and make you feel bad. E. Therefore, you begin to focus on other people's lives and compare your success to their goals. |
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