Question

【题目】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(校园欺凌). She postedthe lesson on Facebook, where it'sbeen shared more than 160,000 times.

Rosie Dutton explained that during one of her classes shepresented the children with two red apples. What the kidsdidn’t know was that before the lesson, she had repeatedlydroppedone of the appleson 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 thestudents 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（瘀伤的) 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 have 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 brightly.

C. She had made it look perfect.

D. She had damaged it purposely.

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

A. Shouting at it. B. Making fun of it.

C. Cheering for it. D. Saying 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】本文主要讲述了一个老师Dutton是如何用两个苹果的例子向学生说明校园欺凌对学生的危害。

【1】D

细节理解题。根据第二段What the kids didn’t know was that before the lesson, she had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor.可知，老师在上课前已经故意损坏了一个苹果的内部。故选D。

【2】D

猜测词义题。根据上文“I told them that because I didn't like it, I didn't want them to like it either,（我告诉他们因为我不喜欢它，我也不想让他们喜欢它），所以可以猜测出我让他们也说那个苹果的坏话。故选D。

【3】B

细节理解题。根据第四段This apple, however, was showered with words like: “Your skin is beautiful,” and “ what a beautiful colour you have.”可知，对第二个苹果我是大加赞扬。故选B。

【4】C

推理判断题。本文主要讲述了一个老师Dutton是如何用两个苹果的例子向学生说明校园欺凌对学生的危害。故选C。