Question

Nowadays, girls are so mean to each other. Many girls are becoming the victims of the harmful behaviors of the female bully.

Emma Tracey was a popular 17-year-old and a well-liked athlete who had already won a soccer scholarship to college. But none of that stopped Emma from becoming the target of online girl on girl bullying (欺凌). Emma began to receive hundreds of online unpleasant comments via the latest social networking site called www.formspring.com.

In March 2011, Emma committed suicide and although all agreed that the online bother was not the single factor that led to Emma’ death, everyone did agree that it was a contributory factor.

Unfortunately, Emma’ story is not unique. A 2010 study conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center states: “Cyberbullying victims were almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared to youth who had not experienced cyberbullying. Girls are 57% more likely to be victims of aggressive cyberbullying and 92% more likely to be the criminals.”

Suicide is obviously the extreme and no one can minimize the tragedy of it. However, there are other damages that occur as a result of aggressive bullying. It can damage self-confidence and lead to feelings of worthlessness, and also increase social isolation and make victims become withdrawn, depressed, anxious, and unsafe. So what causes girls to be so unkind towards each other?

A term known as relational aggression may best describe the cause of girl on girl bullying. It starts with a clique (派系) usually led by a girl with a high level of social status and popularity. In order not to lose her position, she will control girls within the clique and take action if she feels threatened. At the leader’s directive the girls within the clique will spread rumors and lies and annoy other girls continuously.

The bullying starts at school but will quickly go to cyberbullying due to anonymity (匿名) and lack of punishment. Girls will easily do so in the anonymity of the Internet. Finally the cause will be summarized as the unsafety and jealousy of one girl and the twisted loyalty of members within her clique. Underneath the confident exterior (外表) of a female bully lie desperate unsafety.

1.The example of Emma Tracey is given to show .

A.popular youth are not easy to become the target of bullying

B.today’s youth don’t like to study any more

C.suicide is a serious problem among youth

D.cyberbullying is quite common among teenagers

2.The bullying will quickly go to cyberbullying mainly because .

A.it’s free to post comments online

B.the bullies don’t have to give their names online

C.it will not attract much attention

D.it will not affect their real life

3.Which of the following is NOT the cause of bullying?

A.Lack of safety.

B.The twisted loyalty of members within a clique.

C.Jealousy of others.

D.Trying to be friendly.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that a female bully_______ .

A.has strong self-confidence

B.has strong leadership skills

C.is actually weak inside

D.is usually good at study

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文以17岁女孩儿Emma Tracey由于不堪网友在社交网站www.formspring.com.上面的攻击性语言而自杀的事件，说明现在很多的女孩儿网络欺凌的受害者。攻击性的欺凌不仅会引发受害者自杀，还会毁掉人的自信，产生无价值感，加剧社会分离等.

1. girls are becoming the victims of the harmful behaviors of the female bully.意思是：许多女孩儿成为女性欺凌行为的受害者。而第二自然段以Emma Tracey为例证明了作者的观点。说明网络欺凌在青少年中很常见。故选D。

2. bullying starts at school but will quickly go to cyberbullying due to anonymity (匿名) and lack of punishment.意思是：欺凌开始于在学校但是将会走向网络欺凌主要是因为匿名和缺少惩罚机制。故选B。

3. the cause will be summarized as the unsafety and jealousy of one girl and the twisted loyalty of members within her clique.意思是：最后，这些原因归纳为对于其他女孩儿的不安全感和嫉妒，以及对于小圈子成员扭曲的忠诚。可知欺凌的原因不包括想要与人友好。故选D。

4. the confident exterior (外表) of a female bully lie desperate unsafety.意思是：在细心的外表之下，一个女性的欺凌来自于内心的不安全感。可知女性欺凌实际上是由于内心的脆弱。故选C。

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