阅读Amy 中考后的活动计划，完成51/52小题．
June 20th Tidy the room June 24th Make a big meal for Mum and Dad June 26th Watch a movie with Gina and Andy June 28th Learn to swim with the help of the coach |
51．Amy will watch a movie with on June 26th．
A．her parents
B．her friends
C．the coach
52．Amy will learn to swim on June ．
A.20th
B.24th
C.28th．
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Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village．As he was passing the elephants，he suddenly stopped．He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．No chains（锁链），no cages．It was clear that the elephants could，at any time，break away from their ropes but for some reason，they did not．
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away．“Well，”the trainer said，“when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and，at that age，it’s enohgh to hold them．As they grow up，they still believe they cannot break away．They believe the rope can hold them，so they never try to break free．”
How could it be？These animals could at any time break free from their ropes．But because they were always stuck right where they were，they believed they couldn’t．
Just like the elephants，how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something，just because we failed at it once before？
________．We should never give up the struggle（斗争）in life．What did the writer see in the village？
| A．Chains． |
| B．Elephants． |
| C．Cages． |
| D．Farmers． |
Why do the elephants never try to break free from the ropes？
| A．Because they think they cannot． |
| B．Because they are too old to do it． |
| C．Because they like their living places． |
| D．Because they get on well with the trainer． |
How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said？
| A．Moved． |
| B．Surprised． |
| C．Angry． |
| D．Nervous． |
Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph？
| A．Failing is part of learning |
| B．We should be different from others |
| C．Helping animals is helping ourselves |
| D．Traveling always makes people relaxed |
What is the best title for this text？
| A．A Pleasant Trip |
| B．A Cruel Trainer |
| C．Elephant Training |
| D．The Elephant Rope |
The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. The Maya were an intelligent, culturally rich people whose achievements were many. They had farms, beautiful palaces, and cities with many buildings. The Mayan people knew a lot about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time, because they could use it to make their lives more comfortable and rewarding. Knowledge about tools and farming, for instance, made their work easier and more productive.
In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest. In each clearing was a village with fields of corn, beans, and other crops around it. To clear the land for farms, the Maya cut down trees with stone axes. They planted seeds by digging holes in the ground with pointed sticks. A farmer was able to grow crops that produced food for several people. But not every Maya had to be a farmer. Some were cloth makers, builders, or priests. The Maya believed in many gods, including rain gods, sun gods, and corn gods. The people built large temples to honor the Mayan gods. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult for them to construct these cities, because they had no horses to carry the heavy stone they used to build with. Workers had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.21·世纪*教Although the cities that the Maya built were beautiful, and the people worked hard to build them, very few of the people lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities.
The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler than the elaborate structures in the cities. They lived in small huts with no windows. The walls were made of poles covered with dried mud, and the roof was made of grass or leaves. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.
Measuring time was important to the Maya, so they developed a system for measuring it accurately. Farmers needed to know when to plant and harvest their crops. Mayan priests made a system to keep track of time. They wrote numbers as dots (...) and bars (---). A dot was one and a bar was five.
The Mayan priests(牧师) studied the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets. They made a calendar from what they learned. The year was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with five days left over. The Mayan calendar was far more accurate than the European calendars of the time.
Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from an infectious disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. Archaeologists（考古学家）are still trying to find the lost secrets of the Maya. They are still one of our greatest mysteries.According to the passage, what made the Mayan people’s life easier?
| A．Their knowledge about nature and the world. |
| B．The arrival of the Spanish. |
| C．The location of their villages and cities. |
| D．The gods they believed in. |
Which of the following is not true about the Maya?
| A．Religion was an important part of the Mayan culture. |
| B．The Maya led a simple and natural life. |
| C．Most Mayans lived in the cities they built. |
| D．Tools made the Mayan’s farming easier and more productive. |
What numbers do“ .. ”and “ – – – ” represent respectively?
| A．2；3 | B．10；3 | C．2； 15 | D．10；15 |
The elaborate（精心制作的） structures in the cities ________________.
| A．were complex and consisted of many parts |
| B．didn’t have much decoration |
| C．were small but very cozy（舒适的） |
| D．were made of modern materials |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．The Mayan calendar was more accurate than the European calendar. |
| B．The Maya were an intelligent, culturally rich people with many achievements. |
| C．The mysteries of the Maya. |
| D．How did the Mayan develop their agriculture? |
There are two types of people in the world. Although they have an equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, while the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons and events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are happy fix their attention on the convenience of things. They enjoy all cheerful things. Those who are unhappy think and speak only of unpleasant things. Through their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind is found in nature, such unhappy people should be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation（模仿）. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it can be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects.
Although this attitude is mainly an act of the imagination, it has serious results since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. If such people aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone speak a word in favor of their hopes. If they are criticized, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join in criticizing their wrong doings. So they should change this bad habit and stop worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, they will have a disagreeable time, especially when someone becomes mixed up in their quarrels.How does the writer tell the happy from the unhappy? 21om
| A．According to their degree of health. |
| B．According to their wealth. |
| C．According to their attitudes to the same thing. |
| D．According to their habits. |
The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” in paragraph2 probably means “________”.
| A．have a good attitude towards social life |
| B．make others unhappy |
| C．tend to blame others openly |
| D．enjoy the pleasure of life |
We can conclude from the passage that ________.
| A．we should pity all unhappy people |
| B．unhappy people are dangerous to social life |
| C．people can get rid of the habit of unhappinesswww-2-1-cnjy-com |
| D．unhappy people can not understand happy people |
If such unhappy people insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should ________.
| A．not have any communication with them |
| B．show no respect for them |
| C．persuade them to recognize the bad effects of their habits |
| D．quarrel with them until they realize their mistakes |
In this passage, the writer mainly ________.
| A．describes two types of people |
| B．laughs at unhappy people |
| C．offers advice for unhappy people |
| D．tells people how to be happy in life |
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these “How to” books are available; in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words "How to". One book may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away. Many “How to” books give advice on careers (职业). They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed at it. If you fail, however, you can buy a book called "How to Turn Failure into Success". If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book "How to Make a Million". If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to Live on Nothing?"
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read "How to Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life?". If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer a book called "How to Make Yourself miserable?".
Many of these books help people use their time better. Some people want books which will give them useful information about sports, hobbies, and travel. Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements on their homes. They prefer books which give step by step instruction on how to repair things like plumbing (卫生管道工程) and electrical wiring, or on how to redecorate (重新装饰) or enlarge a house.
Why have "How to" books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. "How to" books help people deal with modem life.“How to” books are welcomed in the United States today because___________.
| A．these books are cheap |
| B．Americans love the writers of these books |
| C．the readers can get them without paying anything |
| D．these books can help the Americans deal with their problems in modern life |
These “How to” books are written to__________.
| A．tell people to love their life |
| B．earn money |
| C．give people some good advice on how to |
| D．say something about America |
Before someone wants to find a good job, he .
| A．buy a book on "How to Make a Million? |
| B．read a book on how to choose a career |
| C．beg bosses or managers for it |
| D．use his free time to look for it |
If people will not succeed in what he is doing, a book called___________ can give help.
| A．“How to” Turn Failure into Success |
| B．“How to” Make a Million |
| C．“How to” Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life |
| D．“How to” Make Yourself Miserable |
Which headline of the following is the best for this passage?
| A．“ How to”Books in America. |
| B．“How to” Books Are Ordinary in America. |
| C．Thousands of “How to” Books. |
| D．Books with Title That Begin with the Words “How to”. |
“If you consider getting older with needing less sleep, it’s not true!” says Robert Oexman, D．C．, director of the Sleep to Live Institute．Besides disease, medicine and pain, if parents complain of bad sleep, Dr．Oexman looks at their nighttime habits, where the problem almost always exists．So, how are you destroying your sleep?
Watch TV until you fall asleep
It has nothing to do with what you watch．It’s you who face TV’s bright light．That’s the reason．So even if you nod off in front of the TV, for example, you probably won’t stay asleep for long．
So an hour before bedtime, treat yourself like a baby: a warm bath．But no reading or writing on your computer before bed or in the middle of the night．
Exercise too close to bedtime
Remember how poorly you sleep when you have a fever, never really feeling rested? Well, heavy exercise too close to bedtime has the same effect--it raises your body temperature, so when you lay your sleepy head on the pillow, your body temperature is normal．
Eat fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime
If you’ve ever tried to go to sleep after eating a fatty meal, you’ve probably found the discomfort of stomach acids（胃酸）less than good for falling asleep or staying asleep．
So try to eat your last meal of the day at least 2-3 hours before bedtime．Should you feel hungry before bed? So have a bowl of cereal or a small boiled potato．Or maybe have a serving of jasmine rice．
| Title: Help with sleep __ |
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| Bad __ |
___ |
Solutions |
| ___ |
It’s ___ |
Take a warm ___ Don’t read or write before bed or at ___ |
| Exercising too close to bedtime |
It takes you several hours to sleep __ |
Don’t do exercise at least three hours before bedtime． |
| Eating fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime． |
You feel ___ |
Eat your last meal at least 2-3 hours before bedtime． Have something if you feel _ |
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