An old problem is getting new attention in the United States—bullying. Recent cases included the tragic case of a 15-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland. She hanged herself in Massachusetts following months of bullying. Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her. Officials have brought criminal charges against several teenagers.
Judy Kuczynski is president of an anti-bullying group called Bully Police USA. Her daughter Tina was also the victim of severe bullying starting in middle school in the state of Minnesota. She said,“Our daughter was a very outgoing child. She was involved in all kinds of things and had lots of friends. And over a period of time her grades fell completely. She started having health issues. She couldn't sleep. She wasn't eating. She had terrible stomach pains and didn't want to go to school.”
Bullying is defined as negative behavior repeated over time against the same person. It can involve physical violence, or it can be verbal—for example, insults or threats. Spreading lies about someone or excluding a person from a group is known as social or relational bullying.
And now there is cyber-bullying, which uses the Internet, e-mail or text messages. It has easy appeal for the bully because it does not involve face-to-face contact and it can be done at any time.
The first serious research studies into bullying were done in Norway in the late 1970s. The latest government study in the United States was released last year. It found that about one-third of students age twelve to eighteen were bullied at school.
Susan Swearer is a psychologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and co-director of the Bullying Research Network. She says schools should treat bullying as a mental health problem to get bullies and victims the help they need. She says bullying is connected to depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior and bullies are often victims themselves.
【小題1】 From the case of Tina, we can know that ________.

A.bullying is rare
B.victims suffer a lot
C.schools are to blame
D.personalities are related
【小題2】Which of the following is NOT bullying?
A.To beat someone repeatedly.
B.To threaten someone verbally.
C.To isolate someone from friends.
D.To refuse to help someone in need.
【小題3】Why is cyber-bullying appealing to the bully?
A.Because it can involve more people.
B.Because it can create worse effects.
C.Because it is more convenient.
D.Because it can avoid cheating.
【小題4】According to Susan Swearer, ________.
A.bullies are antisocial
B.bullies should give victims help
C.students are not equally treated
D.bullies themselves also need help


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析:欺凌弱小逐漸成為美國(guó)社會(huì)所關(guān)注的問(wèn)題。這不僅給受害者本人,更是對(duì)社會(huì)的一種傷害。人們應(yīng)該重視這個(gè)問(wèn)題,保護(hù)孩子們的健康成長(zhǎng)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“She started having health issues. She couldn't sleep. She wasn't eating. She had terrible stomach pains and didn't want to go to school.”可知,受害者蒙受了很大的傷害。故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“It can involve physical violence, or it can be verbal—for example, insults or threats.”可知,毆打、侮辱或威脅都是欺凌的表現(xiàn),拒絕則不算。故選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“It has easy appeal for the bully because it does not involve face-to-face contact and it can be done at any time.”可知網(wǎng)絡(luò)欺凌更加方便。故選C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“ She says bullying is connected to depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior and bullies are often victims themselves.”可知她認(rèn)為施暴者本身也是受害者,所以他們也需要我們的幫助。故選D。
考點(diǎn):社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類(lèi)短文閱讀。

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