1、模擬演練(四)A(2017蘇北四市摸底考試)AmongthenaturalcreaturesthatcanpresentathreattopeopleinruralareasofMexico，oneofthemostproductiveisthescorpion(蝎子)Theserelativesofspiderskilldozensofpeopleeachyearandinjurethousandsmore.However，scorpionshavebecomeapartofthelocalcultureandtradition.IntheDurangocitymainmarket，scor

2、pionsareinevidenceateveryturn.Therearebooks，keychainsandlampsdecoratedwithdeadscorpions.TherearescorpionimagesonT-shirtsandhatsandthereareevencandiesshapedlikescorpions.Thewholeplaceseemstobefilledwiththecrawlingcreature.Inonecornerofthemarket，CheloGarciaevensellslivescorpions.Shesaysshehasexperienc

3、edtwoscorpionstings(蟄)intherecentyearsandthatnothinghappened.Shesaysthatifapersonhasnosymptomsofpoisoningwith30minutesofthestinging，itislikelythatnothingbadwillresult.Shesayssomescorpionshavelittleornopoisonandsoluckplaysabigpart.ItishardtoexplainwhypeoplecometoMsGarciasstoretobuyliveones，butshedoes

4、agoodbusiness.Sheoftenreachesdownthroughthetopoftheglasscagetocatchoneofthescorpionstoshowhercustomers.Sheholdsthembythetail，wherethebarbedstinger(刺針)islocated，sothatsheissafefromattack.Inthecrowdedmarket，manypeoplepassbyMsGarciasstoretolookatthecrawlingcreaturesandtorelatetheirownstoriesofencounter

5、swiththescorpions.Oneoldwomansaysshenearlydiedwhenshewasagirlof18yearsoldandhasbeenafraidofscorpionseversince.Shesaidhertonguebecamenumb(麻木的)andherthroatbegantoswellshut，commonsymptomsofthescorpionpoison.ShesaysshesurvivedbecauseGodprotectedher.EveryyearinMexicoabout200,000peoplearestungbyscorpions.

6、Thenumberofannualdeathswasnearly300，till2015，butapublichealthcampaignandthewidespreadavailabilityofanti-poisonhavecutthenumberofdeathstolessthan100ayear.ThestateofDurangoaloneaccountsfortenpercentofallthescorpionstingsinMexicoeachyear.Whilethescorpionmayberegardedasdisgustingandhorriblebymanypeople，

7、ithasalsobecomeabitofalocalmascot(吉祥物)inDurango.Peoplethereseemproudofthefactthattheircityisknownasthe“scorpioncapital”.Scorpions：PartofLocalCultureinMexicoIntroductionWhile1.threatenedbyscorpions，peopleinruralareasofMexicoviewthemasapartofthelocalcultureandtradition.Scorpionscanbeseenalmost2.everyw

8、here，rangingfrombookstoT-shirtsandhats.3.LivescorpionsaresoldinGarciasstore，whohasbeenstungThemainmarketofscorpionsbyscorpionstwiceinrecentyears.Garciaoftenshowsscorpionstohercustomersbyholdingtheirtails，becausethebarbedstingeris4.located/situatedinthescorpionstail.5.Chancesarethatifapersonfeelsnoth

9、ingwrongwithin30minutesofthestinging，he/shewillsurvive.ThesituationofscorpionsstingsPeoples8.attitudestowardsscorpions(2017常州期末)Symptomsofthescorpionpoisonincludeanumbtongueanda6.swollenthroat.Withmuchattentiontopublichealth，peoplenowhaveeasy7.accesstoantipoison，sothenumberofdeathshasdecreasedalot.T

10、hough9.regarded/viewed/considered/seenasdisgustingandhorrible，thescorpionhasbecomeabitofalocalmascotinDurango.Peopletheretake10.prideinthefactthattheircityisknownasthe“scorpioncapital”.BFeetofClayIn604BC，thesecondyearofhisreign(統治)，BabylonianKingNebuchadnezzarhadadreamwhichlefthisspiritnorestandrobb

11、edhimofhissleep.SoheorderedthatwisemenofBabylonbecalledtointerpretthedreamforhim.Theyansweredtheking，“Oking，liveforever，telltoyourservantsyourdream，andwewilldeclaretheinterpretation.”Thekingsaid，“Thethingisgoneoutofmymind.Unlessyoutellmethedream，andthemeaningofit，youshallbeputtodeath.Butifyoutellthe

12、dream，andthemeaningofit，youshallreceivefrommerewards，gifts，andgreathonour.”Unluckilynoonecouldfulfillthetask.Hearingthis，thekingwasingreatanger，andcommandedallthewisemenofBabylonbeputtodeath.toWhenArioch，whomthekinghadgivenorderstodestroythewisemenofBabylon，toldthemattertotheProphet(預言者)Daniel，heimm

13、ediatelywentintothekingandbeggedforthetimetoresolvethequestion.Aftersomemysteriouspraying，DanielwenttoAriochandsaid，“DonotdestroythewisemenofBabylon，bringmeinbeforetheking，andIwilltellthesolutiontotheking.”ThekingsaidtoDaniel，“CanyoureallytellmethedreamthatIsaw，andtheinterpretationofit？”Danielreplie

14、d，“Thesecretthatthekingdesirestoknow，noneofthewisemen，orthephilosophers，candeclaretotheking.ButthereisaGodinheaventhatrevealsmysteries，andhewantsyoutoknowwhatisgoingtohappen.”“Tomealso，”Danieladded，“thissecretisrevealed，soIcanrevealyourdream.”ThenDanielbegan，“You，Oking，sawagreatstatue：thisstatue，whi

15、chwasgreatandhigh，stoodbeforeyou，andthelookwasterrible.Theheadofthisstatuewasoffinegold，butthebreastandthearmsofsilver，andthebellyandthethighsofbrass(黃銅)Andthelegsofiron，thefeetpartofironandpartofclay.Thensuddenlyyousawastonewascutoutofamountainwithouthands，anditstruckthestatueuponthefeetthatwereofi

16、ronandofclay，andbrokethemintopieces.Thenwastheiron，thecaly，thebrass，thesilver，andthegoldbrokenintopiecestogether，andtheywerecarriedawaybythewind.Therewasnoplacefoundforthem，butthestonethatstruckthestatuebecameagreatmountainandfilledthewholeearth.”“Thisisthedream.Wewillalsotelltheinterpretationtoyou.

17、”Hecontinued，“Youareakingofkings，andtheGodofheavenhasgivenyouakingdom.Butasyoudreamt，thetoesofthefeetwerepartofiron，andpartofclay，thekingdomshallbepartlystrong，andpartlybroken.Thatmeansyouwillnotruleforever.Theotherpartsofthestatuerepresentotherkingsthatwillcomeafteryou.Thebigrockstandsforthekingdom

18、Godwillsetup.Itwilldestroyallotherkingdomsanditwilllastforever！”ThenkingNebuchadnezzarfellonhisface，andworshippedDaniel，andcommandedthatwisemenofBabylonbepardonedfromdeath.AndthekingmadeDanielgovernoroveralltheprovincesofBabylon，amuchhigherpositionthanhisformerone.FeetofClayThebeginningThekinghadadr

19、eamwhichmadehisspiritinthestateof11.restlessness.Toexplainthedream，wisemenofBabylonaskedStoryOutlineTheconflictforthecontentofitbutthekingdisagreed.Unabletosolvetheproblem，allthewisemenwerefacingthedeath12.penalty/sentence.14.Upon/Onhishearingthematter，DanielcametoThe13.developmenthelp.Firstheprayed

20、tohis15.God，andthenhegotthesolution.Danielmiraculouslytoldandinterpretedthekingsdream：*Hedreamtofagreatstatuemadeofhardmetalsfallingintopieces.*Thestatueshalf-iron-half-clayfeet，theTheclimax16.weakestpartsofit，werethefirsttobedestroyedbythestonefromnowhere.*Interpretationofthedream：theBabylonianking

21、domwouldbreakintosmallkingdoms，whichwouldbe17.destroyedbyalong-lastingonesetbytheGod.AdditionalElementsTheendingThe19.setting/backgroundTheoriginalsourceOneinfluenceAllthewisemenweresavedandDmotedtogovernorofallprovincesaswell.In604BC,intheancientkingdomofBabylonTheBible“Feetofclay”bec

22、omesan20.idiommeaningafailingorweaknessinastrongpersonscharacter.C(2017江蘇姜堰、如東、沭陽、前黃中學二模)Ifyouhaveadaughter，takethetimetoreadthis.Itcouldsaveheralotofheartache，nottomentionstomachaches，headaches，misseddaysofschool，lowergrades，eatingissuesanddepression.Thesadtruthisthateveryschool，whetherpublicorpriv

23、ate，hasmeangirls.Ibetyoucanstillevenrememberwhotheyarefromyourschool.Asaschoolconsultantandmotherofthreedaughters，Iknowfirst-handbothpersonallyandprofessionallyhowmuchithurtswhengirlsaretargetedbybullies(恃強凌弱者)Theoldsaying“sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones，butwordswillneverhurtme”couldntbefurtherfromth

24、etruth.Whileboysusuallybullythroughintimidation(脅迫)，girlsbullythroughexclusion，alsocalledrelationalaggression.Heresanexampleofacaseofrelationalbullying，takenfrommyexperienceasaschoolconsultant：Heatherwasmiserablebecauseagirlinherclass，Leslie，wasnotonlysayingmeanthingstoherface，butgettingtheothergirl

25、sintheclasstoexcludeherwiththeoldline：“Youcantbefriendswithme，ifyourefriendswithher.”Inoursessions，HeatherwouldcomplainthatshedidnthaveanyonetoplaywithbecausegirlswereafraidthatiftheyhungaroundwithhertheydbecomeLesliesnexttarget.IInordertoimprovethesituation，hadtonotonlyreducethepowerLesliehad，butem

26、powerHeatheraswell.Herearesomeideasthathelp，adaptedforusebyparents：Askforspecificswhenyourdaughtermentionsbullying.Who？Where？How?Telltheprincipalandclassroomteacherthespecificsofhowsheisbeingbullied.Havethemtellotherteachers(i.e.，gym，art，music)，hallwaymonitorsandcafeteriastaffsothateveryonewhocomesi

27、ncontactwithhercanbeonthelookoutandreadytointerfere.Explaintoherthatreportinganincidentisnotthesameastattling(打小報告)，andhavehertellanadultatschoolwhensheisbeingbullied.Teachhertoconveyself-confidencebywalkingconfidently，withherheadup.Bulliestargetthosetheythinkareweaker.Arrangeopportunitiesforyourdaughtertosocializewithherfriendsoutsideofschooltohelphermaintainastrongsocialsupportsystem.InHeatherscase，thesestepsrelievedtheproblem.Butbecauseitstoughertocatchgirlbullies，itsextremelyimportantforgirlstotellanadultiftheyarebeingbullied.Unlikeboys，whousuallybullyphysically，meangirlsoftens