1、模拟演练(四)A(2017苏北四市摸底考试)Among the natural creatures that can present a threat to people in rural areas of Mexico，one of the most productive is the scorpion(蝎子) These relatives of spiders kill dozens of people each year and injure thousands more.However，scorpions have become a part of the local culture
2、 and tradition.In the Durango city main market，scorpions are in evidence at every turn.There are books， key chains and lamps decorated with dead scorpions. There are scorpion images on T-shirts and hats and there are even candies shaped like scorpions.The whole place seems to be filled with the craw
3、ling creature.In one corner of the market，Chelo Garcia even sells live scorpions.She says she has experienced two scorpion stings(蛰) in the recent years and that nothing happened.She says that if a person has no symptoms of poisoning with 30 minutes of the stinging，it is likely that nothing bad will
4、 result.She says some scorpions have little or no poison and so luck plays a big part.It is hard to explain why people come to MsGarcias store to buy live ones，but she does a good business.She often reaches down through the top of the glass cage to catch one of the scorpions to show her customers.Sh
5、e holds them by the tail，where the barbed stinger(刺针) is located， so that she is safe from attack.In the crowded market，many people pass by Ms Garcias store to look at the crawling creatures and to relate their own stories of encounters with the scorpions.One old woman says she nearly died when she
6、was a girl of 18 years old and has been afraid of scorpions ever since.She said her tongue became numb(麻木的) and her throat began to swell shut，common symptoms of the scorpion poison.She says she survived because God protected her.Every year in Mexico about 200,000 people are stung by scorpions.The n
7、umber of annual deaths was nearly 300，till 2015，but a public health campaign and the widespread availability of anti-poison have cut the number of deaths to less than 100 a year.The state of Durango alone accounts for ten percent of all the scorpion stings in Mexico each year.While the scorpion may
8、be regarded as disgusting and horrible by many people，it has also become a bit of a local mascot(吉祥物)in Durango.People there seem proud of the fact that their city is known as the “scorpion capital”.Scorpions：Part of Local Culture in MexicoIntroduction While 1.threatened by scorpions，people in rural
9、 areas of Mexico view them as a part of the local culture and tradition.The main market of scorpionsScorpions can be seen almost 2.everywhere，ranging from books to T-shirts and hats.3.Live scorpions are sold in Garcias store，who has been stung by scorpions twice in recent years.Garcia often shows sc
10、orpions to her customers by holding their tails，because the barbed stinger is 4.located/situated in the scorpions tail.The situation of scorpions stings5.Chances are that if a person feels nothing wrong within 30 minutes of the stinging，he/she will survive.Symptoms of the scorpion poison include a n
11、umb tongue and a 6.swollen throat.With much attention to public health，people now have easy 7.access to antipoison，so the number of deaths has decreased a lot.Peoples 8.attitudes towards scorpionsThough 9.regarded/viewed/considered/seen as disgusting and horrible， the scorpion has become a bit of a
12、local mascot in Durango.People there take 10.pride in the fact that their city is known as the “scorpion capital”.B(2017常州期末)Feet of ClayIn 604 BC，the second year of his reign(统治)，Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream which left his spirit no rest and robbed him of his sleep.So he ordered that
13、wise men of Babylon be called to interpret the dream for him.They answered the king， “O king，live forever，tell to your servants your dream，and we will declare the interpretation.” The king said， “The thing is gone out of my mind.Unless you tell me the dream， and the meaning of it，you shall be put to
14、 death.But if you tell the dream，and the meaning of it，you shall receive from me rewards，gifts，and great honour.”Unluckily no one could fulfill the task.Hearing this，the king was in great anger，and commanded all the wise men of Babylon be put to death.When Arioch， to whom the king had given orders t
15、o destroy the wise men of Babylon，told the matter to the Prophet(预言者 ) Daniel，he immediately went in to the king and begged for the time to resolve the question.After some mysterious praying，Daniel went to Arioch and said， “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon，bring me in before the king，and I wil
16、l tell the solution to the king.”The king said to Daniel， “Can you really tell me the dream that I saw，and the interpretation of it？” Daniel replied， “The secret that the king desires to know，none of the wise men，or the philosophers，can declare to the king.But there is a God in heaven that reveals m
17、ysteries，and he wants you to know what is going to happen.”“To me also， ” Daniel added， “this secret is revealed，so I can reveal your dream.”Then Daniel began， “You，O king，saw a great statue：this statue，which was great and high，stood before you，and the look was terrible.The head of this statue was o
18、f fine gold，but the breast and the arms of silver，and the belly and the thighs of brass(黄铜) And the legs of iron，the feet part of iron and part of clay.Then suddenly you saw a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands，and it struck the statue upon the feet that were of iron and of clay，and broke
19、 them into pieces.Then was the iron，the caly，the brass，the silver，and the gold broken into pieces together，and they were carried away by the wind.There was no place found for them，but the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.”“This is the dream.We will also
20、 tell the interpretation to you.” He continued， “You are a king of kings， and the God of heaven has given you a kingdom.But as you dreamt，the toes of the feet were part of iron，and part of clay，the kingdom shall be partly strong，and partly broken.That means you will not rule forever.The other parts
21、of the statue represent other kings that will come after you.The big rock stands for the kingdom God will set up.It will destroy all other kingdoms and it will last forever！”Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face，and worshipped Daniel，and commanded that wise men of Babylon be pardoned from death.
22、And the king made Daniel governor over all the provinces of Babylon，a much higher position than his former one.Feet of ClayThe beginning The king had a dream which made his spirit in the state of 11.restlessness.The conflictTo explain the dream，wise men of Babylon asked for the content of it but the
23、 king disagreed.Unable to solve the problem，all the wise men were facing the death 12.penalty/sentence.Story OutlineThe 13.development14.Upon/On his hearing the matter，Daniel came to help.First he prayed to his 15.God，and then he got the solution.The climaxDaniel miraculously told and interpreted th
24、e kings dream：*He dreamt of a great statue made of hard metals falling into pieces.*The statues half-iron-half-clay feet，the 16.weakest parts of it，were the first to be destroyed by the stone from nowhere.*Interpretation of the dream：the Babylonian kingdom would break into small kingdoms，which would
25、 be 17.destroyed by a long-lasting one set by the God.The ending All the wise men were saved and Daniel was 18.promoted to governor of all provinces as well.The 19.setting/background In 604 BC, in the ancient kingdom of BabylonThe original source The BibleAdditional ElementsOne influence“Feet of cla
26、y” becomes an 20.idiommeaning a failing or weakness in a strong persons character.C(2017江苏姜堰、如东、沭阳、前黄中学二模 )If you have a daughter，take the time to read this.It could save her a lot of heartache，not to mention stomachaches，headaches，missed days of school，lower grades，eating issues and depression.The
27、sad truth is that every school，whether public or private，has mean girls.I bet you can still even remember who they are from your school.As a school consultant and mother of three daughters，I know first-hand both personally and professionally how much it hurts when girls are targeted by bullies(恃强凌弱者
28、 )The old saying “sticks and stones may break my bones，but words will never hurt me” couldnt be further from the truth.While boys usually bully through intimidation(胁迫) ，girls bully through exclusion，also called relational aggression.Heres an example of a case of relational bullying，taken from my ex
29、perience as a school consultant：Heather was miserable because a girl in her class，Leslie，was not only saying mean things to her face，but getting the other girls in the class to exclude her with the old line：“You cant be friends with me，if youre friends with her.” In our sessions，Heather would compla
30、in that she didnt have anyone to play with because girls were afraid that if they hung around with her theyd become Leslies next target.In order to improve the situation，I had to not only reduce the power Leslie had，but empower Heather as well.Here are some ideas that help，adapted for use by parents
31、：Ask for specifics when your daughter mentions bullying.Who？Where？How?Tell the principal and classroom teacher the specifics of how she is being bullied.Have them tell other teachers(i.e.，gym，art ，music) ，hallway monitors and cafeteria staff so that everyone who comes in contact with her can be on t
32、he lookout and ready to interfere.Explain to her that reporting an incident is not the same as tattling(打小报告) ，and have her tell an adult at school when she is being bullied.Teach her to convey self-confidence by walking confidently，with her head up.Bullies target those they think are weaker.Arrange
33、 opportunities for your daughter to socialize with her friends outside of school to help her maintain a strong social support system.In Heathers case，these steps relieved the problem.But because its tougher to catch girl bullies， its extremely important for girls to tell an adult if they are being b
34、ullied.Unlike boys，who usually bully physically，mean girls often spread rumors，whisper as their target walks by，talk loudly about a party she wasnt invited to，give her the silent treatment，and as discussed above，tell others not to be friends with her.School personnel are there to help，but in order t
35、o do anything they must know a problem exists！Title：Bullying from Mean GirlsPassage outline Supporting detailsDifferent forms of girl bullyingRefusing to 21.include someone in groups.22.Threatening others not to befriendsomeone.Spreading rumors about someone.Treating someone with 23.coldness.Bad eff
36、ects of girl bullyingCausing the victims to suffer both physically and 24.mentally.Leading to the 25.decline in the victims school performance.26.Suggestions/Tips/Advice on fighting against girl bullyingGet 27.specific information about the bullying.Inform the school staff to interfere with bullying.Encourage kids to 28.seek help when bullied.Develop confidence in your kids to 29.avoid showing weakness.Help kids to gain support by 30.socializing with friends.The conclusion The problem of girl bullying can be solved by joint effort.
