Question

Growing up can sometimes seem like a roller coaster. There are ups and downs and unexpected turns. Abuse or neglect by can adult can make the ride even rougher. But being bullied(欺凌) by another child can leave especially lasting scars. That's the finding of a new study.

Bullied kids face a high risk of mental health problems as teens and as young adults. Indeed bullied kids might  be worse off than those who had suffered physical abuse or neglect, the study found.

Dieter Wolke works at the University of Warwick in England. Until recently, most studies of child victims focused not on bullying but on maltreatment, this psychologist says. Maltreatment includes physical or emotional abuse, neglect or other behaviors that can harm a child.

Wolke's team wanted to better understand how bullying's long-term effects compare to those due to maltreatment. They focused on 4,026children in the United Kingdom and 1,420 more in the United States. Information about bullying and maltreatment was collected for American children to age 13.They collected the same information for British youth up to age 16. The researchers also gathered data on each individual's mental health as a young adult.

Among the Americans, 36 percent of bullied kids had mental problems later. Those problems included anxiety, which is a state of excessive worry. They also included depression. That is a feeling of hopelessness that can last a long time. Among kids who had been maltreated by adults, 17 percent later suffered mental health problems. That was less than half the rate seen in people who had been bullied as school kids.

In the U. K. group, the difference was less spectacular. Roughly 25 percent of the bullied kids reported mental health problems later, compared with about 17 percent who had been maltreated.

But however you look at it, the finding are disturbing, Wolke says. They show that bullied children have similar or worse mental health problems later in life. And that’s why he says schools, health services and other agencies must work together to end bullying.

1.According to the passage, which of the statements is TRUE?

A. Kids treated cruelly recover soon after they grow up

B. All bullied kids have mental health problems.

C. Most kids with maltreatment experience tend to become violent adults

D. Most studies didn’t pay much attention to bullying until recently

2.How does the author support the theme of the text?

A. By providing research results    B. By stating arguments

C. By explaining statistical data    D. By giving examples

3.The underlined word “spectacular” in paragraph 6 could be best replaced by _______.

A. slight    B. dramatic

C. specific    D. similar

4.According to the text, what does Wolke suggest doing?

A. Taking good care of children    B. Joining hands to stop bullying

C. Keeping psychologically healthy    D. Comparing different types of abuse

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】短文介绍研究人员对英国和美国大量儿童做调查研究，关注儿童受欺凌问题，呼吁各个相关部门携手制止欺凌。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Until recently, most studies of child victims focused not on bullying but on maltreatment”可知，到目前，大多数针对虐待而不是欺凌。故选D.

2.推理判断题。根据文中第三段和第四段介绍，研究人员对一些儿童进行研究得出结果，可知作者是通过研究结果支持本文的主题。故选A.

3.词义猜测题。根据上一段中介绍的研究结果与本段中介绍的研究比例差距要大，所以推知此处表示之一差距不算太明显。spectacular译为“壮观的，惊人的”。故选B.

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“And that’s why he says schools, health services and other agencies must work together to end bullying.”可知，Wolke建议携手制止欺凌。故选B.