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【題目】 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(碰傷的)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

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

本文是記敘文。文章講述了英國的一個(gè)老師用蘋果向?qū)W生形象地展示欺凌導(dǎo)致的看不到的、具有破壞性的結(jié)果的故事，希望學(xué)生停止任何形式的欺凌，成為善良有愛心的一代。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) What the kids didn't know was that previous to the lesson, Dutton had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor.可知學(xué)生不知道的是老師在課前故意在地上反復(fù)摔蘋果，在上課之前，老師故意地?fù)p壞了蘋果。故選 D。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)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，老師告訴孩子們她多么不喜歡這個(gè)蘋果，認(rèn)為它是令人厭惡的，有難看的顏色等等對這個(gè)蘋果不好的評價(jià)，然后她鼓勵學(xué)生做同樣的事情。所以學(xué)生仍舊把蘋果傳了一圈，對它說了一些粗魯?shù)牟缓玫恼Z言，因此畫線部分的意思是:說粗魯?shù)恼Z言。故選 D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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，這只蘋果卻收到了鋪天蓋地的評論:“你的皮膚真漂亮，”“你的膚色真漂亮。所以對待第二個(gè)蘋果，老師引導(dǎo)學(xué)生表揚(yáng)它。 故選 B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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，來自英國塔姆沃思的一名教師用兩個(gè)蘋果向她的學(xué)生展示了欺凌的破壞性后果，而這些后果往往是看不見的。她關(guān)于這一強(qiáng)有力的教訓(xùn)的帖子在網(wǎng)上瘋傳。。由此判斷出Rosie Dutton是想通過兩個(gè)蘋果的實(shí)驗(yàn)幫助孩子們了解欺凌的后果。故選 C。

用細(xì)節(jié)定位法：細(xì)節(jié)理解題屬直接解答性問題，是閱讀理解題中最簡單的一種，多數(shù)屬中低難度的送分題。但由于高考所占的比例很大，應(yīng)特別引起注意。事實(shí)和細(xì)節(jié)題的命題特點(diǎn)是：把某詞語、某個(gè)句子或某具體事實(shí)用不同于原文的另一方式或句型表達(dá)，即同義改寫。

比如文章第1題，1. What had the teacher done to the first apple before the lesson?老師在課前對第一個(gè)蘋果做了什么？就需要快速定位到文章第二段的句子：What the kids didn't know was that prior to the lesson, Dutton had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor.（孩子們不知道的是，Dutton課前已經(jīng)反復(fù)把其中一個(gè)蘋果摔到地上。）可看出，B項(xiàng)She had damaged it purposely是對文章此處內(nèi)容的改寫，故選D。