Sometimes people give us nicknames(綽號) in order to make fun of us, which can really hurt.

　　Four Eyes, Metal Mouth, Dumbo, Slow Poke and Grater Face. We've all heard kids calling nasty(令人厭惡的) nicknames like these. Maybe you've ever used similar nicknames on other kids, or had one yourself.

　　A playground bruise or wound usually disappears after a couple of days, but the pain and anger coming from being called a cruel nickname can last much longer than that. If you've ever laughed at another kid by making up or using a tease nickname, or if you've ever received one, you know that names like Fatso(胖子), Smelly and Short Stuff can be very hurtful. Plus, they have a habit of sticking to us like glue!

　　People use negative nicknames as a way of keeping someone out of a group, of gaining power over someone, or of making themselves feel more important. You may know a kid in your class who always makes nicknames for the other kids. This student likes to feel cool by acting like the official “nickname makers”. This can give a student a feeling of power, but that power comes at the cost of making other kids feel bad. Kids who give others hurtful nicknames are often trying to cover up the fact that they really feel bad about themselves.

　　Like other kinds of insults(侮辱), a cruel nickname can be used to make a kid feel being left out or angry. Sometimes they're even nastier than most ways of being mean, because they can be so hard to shake off.

　　問題：

　　1.What is the best title for the passage?

　　A.Powerful Nicknames

　　B.Hurtful Nicknames

　　C.How to Make Fun of Others?

　　D.How to Give Others a Nickname?

　　【參考答案】B

　　[考點]主旨大意題

　　【精析】B 通讀全文可知，文章第一段和最后一段點明了主旨，即綽號會對孩子造成很大的傷害。故選B。

　　2.According to the passage, the underlined word “bruise” in the third paragraph means _______.

　　A.joke

　　B.nickname

　　C.wound

　　D.game

　　【參考答案】C

　　[考點]詞語理解題

　　【精析】C 根據(jù)第三段第一句“A playground bruise or wound usually disappears after a couple of days…”可推知，bruise和wound是由or連接的并列成分，所以bruise與wound的意思相近。故選C。

　　3.A kid often gives other kids nicknames in order to _________.

　　A.show off his power

　　B.present his creative ideas

　　C.win reputation

　　D.make himself hurt by others

　　【參考答案】A

　　[考點]推理判斷題

　　【精析】A 根據(jù)第四段第三、四句“This student likes to feel cool by acting like the official…This can give a student a feeling of power…”可知，給人起綽號會讓“起綽號者”感覺很酷，使他覺得自己像是擁有了某種能力。由此可推知，孩子給別人起綽號是為了炫耀自己的能力。故選A。

　　4. The author believes that _______.

　　A.those who have hurtful nicknames are not confident

　　B.those who give others hurtful nicknames are confident

　　C.the “official nickname makers” are usually very cool

　　D.the “official nickname makers” in fact feel bad about themselves

　　【參考答案】D

　　[考點]事實細節(jié)題

　　【精析】D 根據(jù)第四段最后一句“Kids who give others hurtful nicknames are often trying to cover up the fact that they really feel bad about themselves.”可知，給別人起綽號的孩子其實感覺自己很糟糕。故選D。

　　5.The author's attitude towards nicknames in this passage is best described as _________.

　　A.positive

　　B.negative

　　C.neutral

　　D.indifferent

　　【參考答案】B

　　[考點]觀點態(tài)度題

　　【精析】B 文章第一段和最后一段指出，綽號對孩子的負面影響很大。由此可推知，作者對綽號持否定態(tài)度。故選B。