Question

    Rosie Dutton, a teacher from Relax Kids in Tamworth, UK, used two apples to show her students the often unseen but harmful effects of school bullying (欺凌).

She posted the lesson on Facebook, where it's been shared more than 160,000 times. Rosie Dutton explained that during one of her classes she presented the children with two red apples. What the kids didn't know was that before the lesson, she had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor. And yet, on the outside at least, both apples looked perfect.

“I picked up the apple I'd dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple, “ Dutton wrote. “I told them that because I didn't like it, I didn't want them to like it either, so they should call it names too. “ Some of the children looked at her as if she were “crazy” , but the students passed the apple around the circle, calling it names.

Continuing the exercise, the teacher then passed the second apple around the circle. This apple, however, was showered with words like “Your skin is beautiful” and “What a beautiful colour you have” .

Dutton then showed the students both apples once again, stressing that “there was no change, and both apples still looked the same. “

Finally, Dutton cut both apples open. The apple that the class treated kindly looked fresh inside. But the other apple-the one they'd treated poorly-was bruised(碰伤的)beneath its skin.

“I think there was a light bulb moment for the children immediately, “ Dutton said. “When people are bullied, especially children, they feel horrible inside and sometimes don't show or tell others how they are feeling. If we hadn't cut that apple open, we would never have known how much pain we had caused it. “

Dutton explained how important it is to teach children to stand up for one another, and to stop any form of bullying.

“Let's create a generation of kind caring children, “ the teacher wrote. “The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words. “

1.What had the teacher done to the first apple before the lesson?

A.She had introduced it to the kids. B.She had coloured it bright.

C.She had made it look perfect. D.She had damaged it purposely.

2.What does the underlined part “call it names” (Para. 3) mean?

A.Shout at it. B.Make fun of it. C.Cheer for it. D.Say rude things.

3.What did the teacher tell the kids to do with the second apple?

A.Drop it. B.Praise it. C.Ignore it. D.Respect it.

4.What's the purpose of the teacher's using two apples in class?

A.To draw the kids’ attention.

B.To explain her personal preferences.

C.To help the kids understand the results of bullying.

D.To make a comparison between them.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文是记叙文。文章讲述了英国的一个老师用苹果向学生形象地展示欺凌导致的看不到的、具有破坏性的结果的故事，希望学生停止任何形式的欺凌，成为善良有爱心的一代。

1.细节理解题。根据 What the kids didn't know was that previous to the lesson, Dutton had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor.可知学生不知道的是老师在课前故意在地上反复摔苹果，在上课之前，老师故意地损坏了苹果。故选 D。

2.词义猜测题。根据第三段“I picked up the apple I'd dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple, that I thought it was disgusting, it was a horrible colour and the stem was just too short,” Dutton wrote.和第三段第一句 She then encouraged the students to do the same.可知，老师告诉孩子们她多么不喜欢这个苹果，认为它是令人厌恶的，有难看的颜色等等对这个苹果不好的评价，然后她鼓励学生做同样的事情。所以学生仍旧把苹果传了一圈，对它说了一些粗鲁的不好的语言，因此画线部分的意思是:说粗鲁的语言。故选 D。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段 This apple, however, was showered with comments like: “Your skin is beautiful,” and “what a beautiful colour you are.”可知，然而，这只苹果却收到了铺天盖地的评论:“你的皮肤真漂亮，”“你的肤色真漂亮。所以对待第二个苹果，老师引导学生表扬它。 故选 B。

4.推理判断题。根据第一段 A teacher from Relax Kids in Tamworth, UK, used two apples to show her students the damaging, and often unseen, consequences of bullying. And her post about the powerful lesson has gone viral.可知，来自英国塔姆沃思的一名教师用两个苹果向她的学生展示了欺凌的破坏性后果，而这些后果往往是看不见的。她关于这一强有力的教训的帖子在网上疯传。。由此判断出Rosie Dutton是想通过两个苹果的实验帮助孩子们了解欺凌的后果。故选 C。