1 . Gang (团伙) tensions were rising at Southwood High School. Some community activists held a(n)
That’s how Dads on Duty was born with its goal — make sure the kids are safe. Around 40 men organized into six-person shifts, with two shifts on campus every day. They
Now, anyone who wants to enter the school with
Since Dads on Duty arrived on campus, gang battles have dramatically declined. “The school has been happy, you can feel it,” said one student. Another told the Washington Post, “They
The dads aren’t meant to
A.private | B.difficult | C.emergency | D.scheduled |
A.on duty | B.in attendance | C.at work | D.under guard |
A.voice | B.status | C.effort | D.presence |
A.started | B.practiced | C.gathered | D.prepared |
A.check | B.maintain | C.sacrifice | D.arrange |
A.confusion | B.anger | C.fright | D.shock |
A.tricked | B.persuaded | C.forced | D.scared |
A.trust in | B.interact with | C.make fun of | D.look up to |
A.change | B.become | C.replace | D.criticize |
A.practical | B.extraordinary | C.temporary | D.preventive |
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A Lecture on Campus Safety
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3 . When a Houston dad found out his eight-year-old son was being bullied, he didn’t get mad at the classmate who teased him. Instead, he talked with the so-called bully and realized that the boy was struggling, too.
Aubrey Fontenot’s son, Jordan, told him a boy named Tamarion was teasing him. Fontenot decided to sit down with his son and Tamarion to understand what was going on, and something unexpected happened.
Tamarion told Fontenot he was being teased at school, too. “I asked, ‘By who? You are big. You are huge. Who is teasing you?’” the father said. “He said, ‘Just all the other kids, man. They are making fun of me.’” Fontenot learned that Tamarion was getting teased for his clothes and shoes — his clothes and shoes were old and dirty. Fontenot then spoke to the boy’s mother. “She kind of confirmed it,” Fontenot said. “And she said, ‘That’s the kind of situation.’”
He felt sympathetic to the young boy and wanted to help. So he asked Tamarion’s mom if he could take her son to do some shopping.
Fontenot posted videos of their trip to the mall on social media and they went viral. Tamarion eventually smiled, and then the two were laughing and singing together on their shopping trip. Just as if he were taking his own son to do some shopping, Fontenot got Tamarion new clothes and shoes, and shared words of wisdom with him.
Then, the dad united the two boys. He said it was awkward at first — just a day earlier, they didn’t get along well at school. But the two classmates started playing sports games together and soon became friends. It was not just about the clothes and shoes. Tamarion gained a friend in Jordan, and a mentor in his dad. Fontenot said he was also bullied when he was a child, so he knew it was important to listen to Tamarion’s story. He chose kindness instead of anger and brought the two boys together. “I wouldn’t say that was the goal, but that was the reward,” Fontenot said.
1. What was Fontenot’s attitude toward his son’s being bullied?A.Amazed and embarrassed. | B.Angry and impatient. |
C.Calm and sensible. | D.Sad and discouraged. |
A.He turned to the school for help. |
B.He made the two boys united and join together. |
C.He asked Tamarion’s mother to settle the problem. |
D.He ordered his son never to play with Tamarion again. |
A.Fontenot communicated with Tamarion’s mother to know about him. |
B.Jordan’s being bullied arose from his clothes and shoes. |
C.Jordan and Tamarion got along well in the beginning. |
D.Tamarion’s mother paid little attention to Tamarion. |
Research showed 60% of middle school students in America
It also showed that over 50% of bullying decreased if the school had
Another way is to talk to the bully. Tell them how much it hurts when they call you names or
Bullying is never, nor will it ever be an acceptable matter. Together we can stand up to bullying and make it disappear.
5 . Bully for you
The makers of a hotly debated computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and put it into market despite calls for it
Critics have said that the game encourages
A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might have
Anti-bullying
“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer -----“That’s not a problem here,”-----Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics(统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity(关注), leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be serious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
1. It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges ____.
A.receive too many visitors | B.mirror the rest of the nation |
C.hide the truth of campus crime | D.have too many watchdog groups |
A.mind | B.admit | C.believe | D.expect |
A.that are protected by campus security | B.that report campus crimes by law |
C.that are free from campus crime | D.that enjoy very good publicity |
A.Exact campus crime statistics. | B.Crimes on or around campuses. |
C.Effective solutions to campus crime. | D.Concerns about kids’ campus safety. |