16．Hi，Nancy！Thank you for writing to me．I enjoy getting letters from students in China and I'll be happy to exchange letters with you．
The first thing I want to tell you is that if the boys are calling you names it is their fault，not yours．Boys，at your age，are different from girls．They are trying to prove that they are manly and they often do this by choosing someone who can't really fight back．This is，of course，wrong but it happens and it is generally referred to as bullying．In general，the boys know they are bigger and stronger than you are，so they can make fun of you and make you cry and then laugh about it．If you let them see that they are hurting you，they will only do it more．It isn't that they want to hurt you； they simply want to make themselves feel superior．It's stupid but it is very common．
The best way of getting the boys to stop calling you names is to simply ignore them，knowing that the names can't hurt you and that the boys are being stupid．If you can laugh at them，they will get tired of trying to make you cry．Then they will give up and begin to notice you as a young woman．I suspect some of them actually like you and are laughing at you just to get your attention．Again，it's stupid but it happens．In reality，you can control this situation by not letting them see you getting hurt．Laugh at them，tell them they are acting like children and they should grow up and then walk away with your head held high．
One more thing，Nancy．It is very important that you stop hurting yourself．If someone else hurts you it is bad enough but you shouldn't make it worse by then hurting yourself．Even sticking a pen into your finger can cause an infection and give you a lot of trouble and besides，it hurts．The next time you are frustrated by a bunch of stupid boys，write to me．You and I can talk about anything you like，about China，about Canada，about travel，anything．Having a conversation with me is better than sticking holes in your fingers，as least I hope it is．
I wish you all the best and I hope to hear from you again soon．If you get a chance，please send me your picture．
Best wishes．
Brad
55．Which of the following is not the reason why boys make fun of Nancy？A
A．Nancy is a naughty girl
B．They want to prove they are manly
C．They want to make themselves feel superior
D．Some boys like Nancy and want to get her attention
56．The underlined word"bullying"in Paragraph 2meansB．
A．to pity a weaker person
B．to frighten or hurt a weaker person
C．to learn from a weaker person
D．to help a weaker person
57．According to Brad's advice，the next time the boys call Nancy names，she should do the following exceptD．
A．to ignore them
B．to laugh at them
C．not to let them see her getting hurt
D．to fight back
58．From the last paragraph we can infer that NancyC．
A．fights back by sticking holes into the boys'fingers
B．gets infected when she sticks a pen into her finger
C．hurts herself when laughed at by the boys
D．has travelled a lot with Brad．
分析 本文是一篇作者寫給南希的建議信．
解答 55-58ABDC
55 A 細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第二 段They are trying to prove that they are manly and they often do this by choosing someone who can't really fight back． 可知男孩在南希面前想表現(xiàn)更男人，更有優(yōu)越感，或者想得到南希的注意力，故選A．
56 B 猜測(cè)詞義題． 根據(jù)文章第二 段are trying to prove that they are manly and they often do this by choosing someone who can't really fight back． 可知他們選擇的對(duì)象是不能反抗的，故選B．
57 D 細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章三第 段 In reality，you can control this situation by not letting them see you getting hurt．Laugh at them，tell them they are acting like children and they should grow up and then walk away with your head held high．可知忽略，嘲笑他們，或者不讓他們看到你受傷，這才是南希該做的，故選D．
58 C 推理判斷題． 根據(jù)文章第四 段 If someone else hurts you it is bad enough but you shouldn't make it worse by then hurting yourself．可知當(dāng)被男孩嘲笑的時(shí)候，南希讓自己受傷了，故選C．
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