A report from U.N. says violence against children is widely around the world. The report says about 95,000 young people were killed in 2012. It also says among those people, most of them live in poor and middle-income countries.

Violence against children exists, although we may not always see it. The report examines violence against children in 190 countries. An official from U.N. says children are at risk everywhere. She says the danger exists in every economic and social situation, culture and others. It happens in places where children should be safe: their homes, schools and communities. Increasingly it happens over the Internet. And it is done by family members and teachers, neighbors and strangers and other children.”

Violence often starts in the home. Researchers found almost one billion children suffer physical punishment from parents and caregivers. They said children also suffer violence at school, with one in three young people saying they suffered physical punishment from their teachers. 

The report’s writers said we must take steps to protect the children. They said we should try our best to reduce the threat of violence in the home. They said necessary services also should be provided for children who have suffered psychological or physical punishment. And they advised that we should make proper laws and policies to protect children.

【语篇导读】

针对儿童的暴力是世界各国普遍存在。一份来自联合国的报告称大多数受害者生活在贫穷和中等收入国家。作者建议我们要制定合理的法律和政策来保护儿童。

1. This passage mainly talks about ________. 

  A. widely violence against children around the world

  B. how to communicate with children 

  C. how to look after children 

  D. how to make proper laws to protect children 

2. The underlined phrase “at risk” in the passage means ________ in Chinese. 

  A. 爱冒险            B. 有危险        C. 出风头       D. 受威胁

3. From the passage, we know that danger may happen_________. 

  A. on the children’s school bus                  B. in the park with a pool 

  C. at the children’s home                       D. on the children’s way to school 

4. According to the passage, the steps to protect children are _________. 

  A. to take good care of children                  B. to stop children searching the Internet 

  C. to tell children not to communicate with strangers D. to make proper laws and policies 

5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE? 

  A. In poor and middle-income countries most young people were killed. 

  B. Violence against children may be done by their teachers. 

  C. We should provided children who have suffered physical punishment services. 

  D. We should do our best to reduce the threat of violence at home. 

【答案解析】

1. A 主旨大意题。通读全文不难看出本文主要讲了“针对儿童的暴力行为在全世界都很普  

  遍。”故选A。

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【生词注释】

violence /ˈvaɪələns/ n. 暴力，强暴，

例句：The French government today called for an end to the violence. 

      如今法国政府呼吁结束暴力行为。

middle-income /'mɪdl'ɪnkʌm/ adj. 中等收入的

economic /ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪk/ adj. 经济的； 经济学的；

例句：Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent. 

     去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。

threat /θret/ n. 威胁； 恐吓；

例句：A third of Africa is under threat of desertification. 

     非洲有三分之一的土地面临荒漠化的威胁。 

psychological /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ adj. 心理的； 精神上的，

例句：John received constant physical and psychological abuse from his father. 

      约翰不断遭到父亲身体和心理上的双重虐待。

policy /ˈpɒləsi/ n. 政策； 策略；

例句：The White House quickly announced that the policy is under review. 

      白宫很快宣布该项政策正在审核中。

【长难句分析】

They said necessary services also should be provided for children who have suffered psychological or physical punishment.

他们说应当给那些遭受过心理或身体上惩罚的孩子提供必要的服务。其中“who have suffered psychological or physical punishment .”为定语从句。

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