题目内容
18.If you have a daughter,take the time to read this.It could save her a lot of heartache.Not to mention stomach aches,headaches,missed days of school,lower grades,eating issues and depression.The sad truth is that every school,whether public or private,has mean girls.I bet you can still even remember who they are from your school.As a school consultant and mother of three daughters,I know firsthand both personally and professionallyhow much it hurts when girls are targeted by bullies(恃强凌弱者).
The old saying"sticks and stones may break my bones,but words will never hurt me,"couldn't be further from the truth.While boys usually bully through intimidation (胁迫),girls bully through exclusion,also called relational aggression.Here's an example of a case of relational bullying,taken from my experience as a school consultant:
"Heather"was miserable because a girl in her class,"Leslie,"was not only saying mean things to her face,but getting the other girls in the class to exclude her with the age old line"You can't be friends with me,if you're friends with her."In our sessions,Heather would complain that she didn't have anyone to play with because girls were afraid that if they hung around her they'd become Leslie's next target.
In order to improve the situation,I had to not only reduce the power Leslie had,but empower Heather as well.Here are some ideas that helped,adapted for use by parents:
Ask for specifics when your daughter mentions bullying.Who?Where?How?
Tell the principal and classroom teacher the specifics of how she is being bullied.Have them tell other teachers (i.e.,gym,art,music),hallway monitors and cafeteria staff so that everyone who comes in contact with her can be on the lookout and ready to interfere.
Explain to her that reporting an incident is not the same as tattling(打小报告),and have her tell an adult at school when she is being bullied.
Teach her to convey self-confidence by walking confidently,with her head up.Bullies target those they think are weaker.
Arrange opportunities for your daughter to socialize with her friends outside of school to help her maintain a strong social support system.
In Heather's case,these steps relieved the problem.But because it's tougher to catch girl bullies,it's extremely important for girls to tell an adult if they are being bullied.Unlike boys,who usually bully physically,mean girls often spread rumors,whisper as their target walks by,talk loudly about a party she wasn't invited to,give her the silent treatment,and as discussed above,tell others not to be friends with her.School personnel are there to help,but in order to do anything they must know a problem exists!
| Bullying from mean girls | |
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| Different forms of girl bullying | ◇refusing to (71)include someone in groups ◇(72)threateningothers not to befriend someone ◇spreading rumors about someone ◇treating someone with (73)coldness |
| Bad effects of girl bullying | ◇causing the victims to suffer both physically and (74)mentally ◇leading to the (75)declinein the victims'school performance |
| (76)Suggestions/Tips/Adviceon fighting against girl bullying | ◇Get (77)specificinformation about the bullying. ◇Inform the school staff to interfere with bullying. ◇Encourage kids to (78)seekhelp when bullied. ◇Develop confidence in your kids to (79)avoidshowing weakness. ◇Help kids to gain support by (80)socializingwith friends. |
| Conclusion | The problem of girl bullying can be solved by joint effort. |
分析 短文主要讲了在校园女孩欺凌对孩子造成的损害,并结合这一问题,作者给出了一些建议.
解答 71.include,词义转换,根据句子While boys usually bully through intimidation (胁迫),girls bully through exclusion,女孩通过排斥他人进行欺凌,此处使用exclusion的同义词,位于不定式to后应使用动词原形,即refuse to include.
72.threatening,总结归纳题,根据句子but getting the other girls in the class to exclude her with the age old line"You can't be friends with me,if you're friends with her."这是通过恐吓其他同学不要跟某人做朋友,因此使用"威胁"threaten,根据前后都是使用动名词短语,故答案为threatening.
73.coldness,总结归纳题,根据句子whisper as their target walks by,talk loudly about a party she wasn't invited to,give her the silent treatment 可知,这些做法都是冷漠地对待他人,因此with后使用名词coldness.
74.mentally,总结归纳题,根据句子Not to mention stomach aches,headaches,missed days of school,lower grades,eating issues and depression.可知,女孩的欺凌不仅对受害者身体上造成伤害,还对其精神造成伤害.
75.decline,词义转换,根据第一段的lower grades 可知,会导致受害者学习成绩的下降,因此使用名词decline.
76.Suggestions/Tips/Advice,总结归纳题,这一部分主要是针对女孩欺凌这一问题提出的一些建议,因此使用名词Suggestions/Tips/Advice.
77.specific,词义转换,根据句子Ask for specifics when your daughter mentions bullying 可知,针对女孩欺凌要获得具体的信息,因此使用形容词specific修饰information.
78.seek,同义句转换,根据句子Explain to her that reporting an incident is not the same as tattling(打小报告),and have her tell an adult at school when she is being bullied 可知,被欺凌时要鼓励孩子寻求帮助.
79.avoid,同义句转换,根据句子Teach her to convey self-confidence by walking confidently,with her head up.Bullies target those they think are weaker 可知,要让孩子表现得自信,这样能避免受欺负.
80.socializing,词形转换,根据句子Arrange opportunities for your daughter to socialize with her friends outside of school to help her maintain a strong social support system可知,让孩子结交朋友获得支持.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.