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self-confidence and lead to feelings of worthlessness, and also increase social isolation and make victims become withdrawn, depressed, anxious, and unsafe.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
It was a cool spring evening in Melbourne, Australia. I drove to my boxing gym for a Friday night training session. After up, I started training. Then I noticed a tall and slim young man walking through the doors.There was something about him that caught my .
Before long, I realized that he might have a mental illness. Having volunteered for mental illness support groups, I really his problems when I looked at him.
He paid for the session, put on a pair of gloves and then started hitting the punchingbags. I watched him from a and wanted to help him to punch straighter andbetter. Then I felt it was best to leave that up to the trainer who was watching him.
After a few seconds of punching the bag, he stopped and started staring at the . The trainer went up to him and to help him. It was almost like he woke up from a dream. He eye contact with the ceiling at once.
Then the bell rang and it was the end of the round. rounds we are required to do five pushups (俯卧撑), all the boys that were training that night did five pushups. He to complete his five pushups. The bell sounded again and the next round began. He punched the bags for a few seconds and then he . This time he was staring at the walls which were decorated with boxing posters.
It was clear to me that he could not for long.
When I finished training, I decided to go up to him and offer him my help. I held the bag for him and asked him to punch. He the bag a few times and then stopped again.
I smiled at him and asked, “Do you like boxing?”
He replied with a very shy on his face, “Yes, boxing is alright.”
What else could I dothan this man and his willingness to give it a go? Most people put self-imposed (自我强加的) on their lives and stop themselves from having a go. I kept thinking about this man while admiring him for even turning up to a boxing gym, let alone training at what appeared to be his .
There are many lessons to learn from this man. What I admired about this man was that he had a go! That is what ordinariness from greatness.
So what will you have a go at?
1.A.lifting B.running C.warming D.going
2.A.heart B.attention C.breath D.imagination
3.A.experienced B.mentioned C.overcame D.understood
4.A.distance B.box C.poster D.screen
5.A.still B.even C.also D.ever
6.A.bags B.walls C.ceiling D.trainer
7.A.offered B.promised C.seemed D.planned
8.A.made B.broke C.kept D.avoided
9.A.Before B.Through C.During D.Between
10.A.for B.but C.or D.so
11.A.struggled B.preferred C.refused D.decided
12.A.slowed B.stopped C.continued D.hesitated
13.A.stand B.stay C.concentrate D.remember
14.A.hit B.felt C.grasped D.watched
15.A.view B.look C.sight D.scene
16.A.accept B.appreciate C.motivate D.notice
17.A.targets B.burdens C.limitations D.minds
18.A.worst B.fullest C.greatest D.hardest
19.A.really B.hardly C.merely D.nearly
20.A.prevents B.protects C.transforms D.separates
—I don’t know about you,but I’m sick and tired of this weather.
— .I can’t stand all this rain.
A.I don’t care B.It’s hard to say
C.So am I D.I hope so
Walmart, which is one of the largest American supermarket chains, some of its stores open 24 hours on Mondays through Saturdays.
A.keeps B.keep C.have kept D.had kept
Had they known what was coming next, they second thoughts.
A.may have B.could have
C.must have had D.might have had
The work is so difficult to deal with that I think a man of genius could accomplish the task.
A.nothing B.all C.anything but D.none but
