Question

Your accent might be different from everybody else's．Your clothes may also be very different from those around you．Sometimes it can be really difficult being different, especially when compared to the other kids at school．But some people at your school will want to get to know you because your differences seem really cool．Other people, though, might try to give you a hard time．

Some of the people who may try to tease （戏弄）you might do so because of stereotypes．Stereotypes are simplified ideas, often exaggerated （夸大） or distorted in a negative way, that one group of people holds about another．An example of a stereotype would be everyone with curly hair is lazy．Like this example, stereotypes are often wrong, and they can be hurtful．

If someone bothers you, walk away－don't give the person the satisfaction of seeing that his or her comments bother you．If you can't shake off the comments, talk about it with good friends, siblings, or parents．The people who love you and know that you're a great person can often help you understand that the bully （仗势欺人者） has no idea what he or she is talking about．It also helps to find people at school to hang out with who are cool enough not to care what the bully says．

As much as you would hate to be boxed into a certain type, try and get away from doing the same to others．These characterizations （界定法） are just as unfair as the ones people might use to describe you．And beliefs in these can get in the way of making some good friends．

1．Some people may give you a hard time because ______．

       A．you are different from others

       B．you seem really cool

       C．you are outstanding

       D．you are hard to get along with

2．What do we know about stereotypes?

       A．They are positive comments on others．

       B．They help others know themselves better．

       C．They are wrong ideas against others．

      D．They are simplified ideas on life．

3．The underlined phrase "to be boxed" in the last paragraph may mean "______"．

       A．to be hurt                                            B．to be surrounded

      C．to be beaten                                        D．to be limited

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Comment on others                             B．Get along with others

       C．Deal with teasing                                D．Be different from others

Answer 1

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