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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AToAmericanvisitors,Icelandisaveryinterestingcountry,partlybecauseitisdifferentinsomanywaysfromwhatheorsheisusedtoseeingathome.Therearequiteafewthingsthatarenotdone,orthatdonotexistontheisland—quiteafewNo's.Thereisnopollution,forinstance.NodogsarepermittedinReykjavik,thecapital.ThereisnotelevisiononThursdaysorduringtheentiremonthofJuly,andonlythreehoursofblack-and-whiteTVtherestofthetime.ThereisnohardliquoronWednesdaysandnobeeratanytime.Therearenohandguns;onlyonejailofthirty-fivecellsintheentireland—anadmirablefigure,evenforasmallcountryof313,376people.Thereisnoarmy,airforceornavy.Thereisnotippingforanything.TherearenolargestoresopenonSaturdaysorSundays.SinceIcelandissituatedjustundertheArcticCircle,thereisnodarknessinsummerandnodaylightinwinter.ButthankstoGulfStream,theclimateisrathermild,withtemperaturesrangingfrom34degreesFahrenheitto52degreesinJuly.Therulesontelevision,liquor,andgunsaretheresultofgovernmentaldecision.ButtheabsenceofpollutionisdueingreatparttothefactthatIcelandgetsitspowerfromtheenormousgeyser(间歇泉andthethousandsofhotspringsthatcomeoutoftheground.Theyprovidealltheenergyneededbythecountry.Infact,Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower.Icelandhasbeendescribedasademocraticindependentcountrywheremorefisharecaughtandmorebookspublishedperpersonthananywhereelseintheworld.TheIcelandershavealwaysfeltaparticularloveforliterature.TheycomposedtheirfirstworksintheninthandtenthcenturiesAD.Theseworkswerepoemsandtalesaboutthekings,heroes,andheroinesofIcelandandNorway.Atfirstthestorieswerememorizedandpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.Theywerefinallywrittendownbetween1140and1220.TheIcelandershaveneverstoppedwritingeversince.“Rathershoelessthanbookless,theyproudlysay.1.AmericanvisitorsenjoyvisitingIcelandprobablybecause.A.nodogsarepermittedinthecapitalB.thepolicedonotcarryhandgunsC.theclimateisrathermild.D.itisverydifferentfromAmerica2.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.A.therearenosoldiersinIcelandB.theIcelandersdon'tdrinkbeerC.thereisnoservicefeeofanykindD.therearenocrimesinIceland3.ThereisnopollutioninIcelandmainlybecause.A.Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepowerB.theIcelandersusehotwaterfromthegroundbelowastheirenergyC.itislocatedjustundertheArcticCircleD.itisademocraticindependentcountry4.Rathershoelessthanbooklessmeans.A.theyprefernottohaveshoesorbooksB.theywouldratherhaveshoesonthanwritebooksC.theyprefertravelingtoreadingD.theyregardbooksmoreimportantthanshoesBAnoldproblemisgettingnewattentionintheUnitedStates—bullying(恃强凌弱.Recentcasesincludedthetragiccaseofafifteen-year-oldgirlwhosefamilymovedfromIreland.ShehangedherselfinMassachusettsinJanuaryfollowingmonthsofbullying.Herparentscriticizedherschoolforfailingtoprotecther.Officialshavebroughtcriminalchargesagainstseveralteenagers.JudyKuczynskiispresidentofananti-bullyinggroupcalledBullyPoliceUSA.HerdaughterTinawasthevictimofseverebullyingstartinginmiddleschoolinthestateofMinnesota.Shesaid,Ourdaughterwasaveryoutgoingchild.Shehadabubblypersonality,veryinvolvedinallkindsofthings,hadlotsoffriends.Andoveraperiodoftimehergradesfellcompletely.Shestartedhavinghealthissues.Shecouldn'tsleep.Shewasn'teating.Shehadterriblestomachpains.Shestartedclenchingherjawandgrindingherteethatnight.Didn'twanttogotoschool.Bullyingisdefinedasnegativebehaviorrepeatedovertimeagainstthesameperson.Itcaninvolvephysicalviolence.Oritcanbeverbal—forexample,insultsorthreats.Spreadingliesaboutsomeoneorexcludingapersonfromagroupisknownassocialorrelationalbullying.Andnowthereiscyberbullying,whichusestheInternet,e-mailortextmessages.Ithaseasyappealforthebullybecauseitdoesnotinvolveface-to-facecontactanditcanbedoneatanytime.ThefirstseriousresearchstudiesintobullyingweredoneinNorwayinthelate1970s.ThelatestgovernmentstudyintheUnitedStateswasreleasedlastyear.Itfoundthataboutone-thirdofstudentsagetwelvetoeighteenwerebulliedatschool.SusanSweaterisapsychologistattheUniversityofNebraska-Lincolnandco-directoroftheBullyingResearchNetwork.Shesaysschoolsshouldtreatbullyingasamentalhealthproblemtogetbulliesandvictimsthehelptheyneed.Shesaysbullyingisconnectedtodepression,anxietyandanti-socialbehavior,andbulliesareoftenvictimsthemselves.5.FromthecaseofTina,wecanknowthat.A.bullyingisrareinschoolB.victimssufferedalotC.schoolsaretoblameforbullyingD.personalitiesarerelatedwithbullying6.Cyberbullyingisappealingtothebullybecause_________.A.itcaninvolvemorepeopleB.itcancreateworseeffectsC.itismoreconvenientD.itcanavoidcheating7.AccordingtoSusanSweater,.A.bulliesareanti-socialB.bulliesshouldgivevictimshelpC.victimsarenotequallytreatedD.bulliesthemselvesalsoneedhelp8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.15-Year-OldIrishGirlCommittedSuicideB.Girl’sSuicideBringsFreshAttentiontoBullyingC.Cyber-BullyingTakingOffinSchoolsD.HowtoSolvetheProblemofBullyingAmongTeensCMachinesinthehomehaveashorthistory.Sewingmachines,washingmachinesandtumbledriesarecommonenoughtoday,butahundredyearsago,fewpeoplecouldevenimaginesuchthings.However,inventorshavedesignedandbuiltawiderangeofhouseh