Question

An old problem is getting new attention in the United States—bullying．Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland．She hanged herself in Massachusetts in January following months of bullying．Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her．Officials have brought criminal charges against several teenagers．

Judy Kaczynski is president of an anti-bullying group called Bully Police USA．Her daughter Tina was 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 a bubbly personality, very involved in all kinds of things, 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．She started clenching her jaw and grinding her teeth at night．She 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 cyberbullying, 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 Sweater 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．

1.From the case of Tina, we can know that            ．

A．bullying is rare                                                      B．victims suffered a lot

C．schools are to blame                                        D．personalities are related

2.Which of the following is NOT bullying?

A．To beat someone repeatedly．                           

B．To call someone names．

C．To isolate someone from friends．                 

D．To refuse to help someone in need．

3.Why is cyberbullying 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．

4.According to Susan Sweater,           ．

A．bullies are anti-social                                             

B．bullies should give victims help

C．students are not equally treated                 

D．bullies themselves also need help

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

A．Bullying—Old Irish Girl Committed Suicide 

B．15-Year-Old Irish Girl Committed Suicide

C．Cyberbullying-Taking Off in Schools               

D．How to Find Bullying among Teens

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：欺凌弱小逐渐成为美国社会所关注的问题。这不仅给受害者本人，更是对社会的一种伤害。人们应该重视这个问题，保护孩子们的健康成长。
1.细节理解题。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伤害。故选B。

2.细节理解题。由“It can involve physical violence, or it can be verbal—for example, insults or threats.”可知，殴打、侮辱或威胁都是欺凌的表现，拒绝则不算。故选D。

3.细节理解题。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.”可知网络欺凌更加方便。故选C。

4.细节理解题。由“ She says bullying is connected to depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior and bullies are often victims themselves.”可知她认为施暴者本身也是受害者，所以他们也需要我们的帮助。故选D。

5.标题确定题：从文章的内容和第一段的句子：Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland．She hanged herself in Massachusetts in January following months of bullying．可知这篇文章将的是受到欺负后，一个古爱尔兰女孩自杀了，选A

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。