What’s the Big Deal?

In school, you may have experienced bullying. Bulling is hurting someone either by words or actions.

Some feel that bullying is a part of normal growing up. It isn’t! There are always problems between kids. But bullying is not right. We should stand up against it!

Did You Know?

★One out of four students report they have been bullied during the school year!

★Students who experience bullying have trouble sleeping, headaches, and stomach-aches.

★58% of kids have not told their parents about something hurtful that has happened to them.

★90% of teens who report being cyber-bullied have also been bullied offline.

★One out of five kids admit doing some “bullying”.

What Can You Do?

Bullying is big problem! But there are ways you can help either by yourself or by joining others trying to put an end to bullying!

Here are some ways you can take action:

Do Something Small:

★When you see bullying, do something! Stand up for kids in your school who are victims of bullying and offer to help.

★Be kind to the kids being bullied. Sit with them at lunch, talk to them at school, or invite them to do something. Just hanging out with them will help them know they aren’t alone.

Do Something Big:

★Talk to your teacher about becoming a leader in preventing bullying at your school.

★If your school doesn’t have an anti-bullying program, then ask for one! Register your school as a Champion Against Bullying!

Know that you can make a difference! Across the world, kids like you raise awareness of how to prevent bullying at their schools—and you can, too!

1.What percentage of teens report that they have been bullied during the school year?

A. 20%. B. 25%. C. 58%. D. 90%.

2.What can we learn about those being bullied according to the passage?

A. They may have difficulty in sleeping.

B. They often do some “bullying” online.

C. They may be ready to experience bullying.

D. They do something hurtful to someone else.

3.What does the author think kids expect others to do if they are bullied?

A. Keeping them company at dinner.

B. Advising them to talk with a teacher.

C. Asking them to put up with it.

D. Telling them to make more friends.

4.Which tends to be an effective way to stop bullying?

A. Make sure that you can make a difference.

B. Regard bullying as a normal part of growing up.

C. Work out a plan for an anti-bullying program.

D. Be a leader in an organization against bullying.

For over a century, the Nashua River in Massachusetts provided power for factories, which gave jobs to thousands of people. Over the years, these paper, cotton, wood, and woolen factories had poured their waste into its waters.

By the 1960s,the Nashua River was about as polluted as any river could get. Its waters became red or green or blue with dye(染料) from paper factories lying on its banks. The smokes from this dye blackened the paint on the buildings near the river.

Then along came Marion Stoddart with a simple but overwhelming(压倒性的)idea-clean up the Nashua River. This was no one-woman campaign. Stoddart encouraged the paper factories and the business community to form partnerships to reclaim the river. She carried jars of dirty river water to local officials to demonstrate the seriousness of the problem. Stoddart talked with business leaders about economic problems. She talked with environmentalists about the long-term problems of pollution.

Stoddart knew that the State Water Pollution Control Board would have the final say on forcing the clean-up. When she spoke to the board, she insisted that the Nashua River should be made safe for swimming. They thought her goals were unrealistic.

However, the partnerships Stoddart had helped form and the volunteers who were drawn to her cause never gave up. They all realized that cleaning up the river was in everyone's best interests. By 1993, several water treatment plants had been built, and a conservation area called a "green way" had been created along the banks of the river.

Today factories are still operating along the river, but there are also fish in the river. The Nashua River welcomes boaters, naturalists, and even swimmers. None of this would have been possible without a woman of vision and a community working together.

1.What does the underlined word “reclaim” refer to?

A. enlarge B. rescue C. monitor D. explore

2.What's the attitude of the board to Stoddart's goal of improving the river?

A. Supportive. B. Neutral. C. Doubtful. D. Cautious.

3.What kind of person is Marison Stoddart?

A. Intelligent and creative. B. Stubborn and proud.

C. Independent and broad-minded. D. Determined and far-sighted.

4.What message is conveyed through the no one-woman campaign?

A. It’ll be all right on the night. B. Many hands make light work.

C. Prevention is better than cure. D. Failure is the mother of success.

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