阅读理解（七选五）期末热身-高三英语期末考点预测（原卷版）

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（2022山东省潍坊高三期末）Thereisnoescapingourevolutionintoacashlesssociety.Theideathatall

transactions（交易）canbecompleteddigitallyisbecomingmorerealisticdaybyday.16Asitis,people

increasinglydemandlow-touchorcontactlesspaymentswithgrowingconcernsoverthespreadofvirusesand

diseases.Acashlesssocietywouldgiverisetoaneweraforfinancialdeals.Thekeybenefitswouldincludelower

crimerates,easierforeigntransactions,andreducedrisksandcosts.Theideaofacashlesssocietyappearsvery

commoninoursocicty.17

Economicinequalityandinclusivity（包容性）arefundamentalissuesstillpresentworldwide.18The

unbankedandpoorcouldfacesigniHcanichallengeswithdigitalmodesofpaymem.Infact,mostof.heunbanked

viewthecashlessmovementasanunfairactagainstthosewithoutbankaccounts.

Foracashlesssociety,thereneedstobeanunderstandingandacceptancebygovernmentsandpayment

providersofthefinancialinclusionissuescurrentlyinexistence.19Therearealsotheelderlyandthe

disabledwhofacetheirownchallengeswithrapiddigitalizationandtechnologicaladvancement.Therearcstill

partsofsocietythatlacktrustindigitalpaymentsorhavebarrierstoaccessingmobilephonesandtheInternet.

20Itisalsoabouttolaunchanationaldigitalcurrency（货巾），theworld'sfirst.Nearlyeverything

canbetransactedbydigitalmeanshere.AswepreparefortheconsequenceofCOVID-19,andusethemodelsetby

China,othercountriesneedtotakeituponthemselvestoprovideaharmonious,effective,andcashlesssociety—one

thatdoesnotleaveanyonebehind.

A.However,thisisfarfromreality.

B.Severalcountrieshaveenteredcashlesssociety.

C.Acashlesssocietymightactuallyworsentheseproblems.

D.COVID-19hasspedupihemoveawayfromphysicalcash.

E.InChina,fouroutofeveryfivepaymentsarenowcashless.

F.Itisn'tjusttheunbankedwhoareatriskofbeingleftbehind.

G.Sofinancialinclusionneedstobethecorevalueinacashlesssociety.

（2022安徽省阜阳高三期末）Fourwaystospotfakenews

Fakenewsisatermusedtodescribeanynewsitem（hatpresentsfalseinformationasfactsinanattemptto

makeyoubelieveacertainthingorreactinacertainway.16Herearesomewaysyoucanspotwhethera

newsstoryisfake.

Isthereasensationalheadline?

17Ifthearticlehasashockingtitle,orawildclaimthatmakesyouwanttoclicktoreadmore,look

beyondthefirstfewlinesandtrytofindtheevidencebehindtheclaim.

Isiteditorial?

Editorialisatypeofnewscommentarythatmanylegitimate（合法的）newssourcespublish.18

Similarly,ifthearticleyourereadingiswrittenlikeanewsreportbuthasopinionsinitwhicharen'tquotes,then

questionit.Allrespectednewssourcespresentnewswithplentyoffacts-quotesfromexperts,surveydataand

officialstatistics,andallowthereadertomakeuptheirownmindsonanissue.

19

Manynewsorganisations,realorfake,attempttobethefirstto'break'anewsstoryinordertoremainrelevant

inahighly-competitivemarket.Ifthearticleyourereadinghasspellingmistakes,anincorrectdate,cranonymous

（匿名的）sources,bearinmindthatthisnewsarticlemightbeunreliable.

Wheredoesthenewscomefrom?

20Sometimesthissourceisnamedbutothertimesthesourceisanonymous.Namingasourceisa

goodindicationthatthenewsisreal,asthepersoniswillingtogoonrecordandputtheirreputationatrisktobreak

thenews;bearinmindthatfakenewssitesoftenlieabouttheirsources.

A.Isthecontentreliable?

B.Isitcompetitiveinthemarket?

C.Manypeopleavoidanynewsthatisunfavorabletothem.

D.Mostnewsarticleswillhavea'source'fbrtheirinfbnnation.

E.Manyfakenewssitesearnmoneybygettingyoutoclickonheadlines.

EIfyoureasocialmediauser,chancesareyou'vereadafakenewsstorywithoutevenknowingit.

G.However,thekeyistorememberthatitgivestheeditor'sopinionaboutsomething,ratherthanreportingfacts.

(2022河北张家口高三期末)AwesomeEnglishspeakersarealsogreatteamplayersinconversations,

whichmeanstheysharetheconversation.Theylisten,theyrespond,andtheyhelpotherstoparticipateaswelland

toenjoythemselves.16Theydon'tspeakoverthetopofeveryone.They'retheretoparticipate.

However,justtalkingalittletoomuchinconversationsdoesn'tmeansomeoneisabadperson.17

ButthereasonwhythisisespeciallyimportanttoyouasanEnglishlearneristhatyouwanttomakesurethatpeople

enjoytalkingtoyouwhenyou'respeakinginEnglish.

18Theytalkmore,findoutmoreaboutyouandallowyoutobuildtherelationshipwiththem.And

significantly,havingmorerelationshipsmeansmorechancesforyoutospeak,andmorechancesforyoutolearn

andtohavesomeonetospeakwithregularly.19

Obviously,youcan'texpectrandompeopletodothatfbryou.2()Certainly,thisisnotgoingtobe

easybutifyouthinkalittlemorebroadlyaboutthebenefitsandthevalueoftheseskillsandhowtheycanhelpyou

tokeepimprovingyourEnglishnaturally,that'sinterestingandvaluabletoyou,

A.Theydon'tdominatetheconversation.

B.That'smeaninglessandawasteoftime.

C.Sharingtheconversationwillmakepeoplewanttostay.

D.Itdoesn'tnecessarilymeanheorsheisabadlistener,either.

E.Thankstothis,youmightbuildacloserrelationshipwith(hem.

F.Besidessharingtheconversation,youshouldn,tkeepsilentallthetime.

G.Butifyoubuildagoodrelationshipwithsomeone,thenitmightpayoff.

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山东省烟台市2021-2022学年高三上期期末诊断考试英语试题

（2022安徽省阜阳高三期末）Childrenarcnaturallycuriousbeings.16Teachersandparentsoften

findthemselvesmakinguseofrewardsintheformofstars,promisesofhighgradesandwonderfulcareers,or

threatsofpunishment.Butwhatifrewardsandthreatsaren'ttheanswer?

Naturalcuriosityissometimesreferredtoas“innermotivation”.17Andit'seasytounderstandwhyit's

hardtostudysomethingwearen'tactivelyengagedwith,andifwe'repassionateabouttheinformationwe're

digesting,itfeelsmorefulfilling.

Externalmoiivation.thingslik3rewardsandpunishment,doeshaveitsusesloo.Praiseandstimulationbased

onachievinggoodgradesorfearofpunishmenthasbeenacknowledgedtomotivateolderstudents.18So,if

it'sthecasethatnaturalcuriosityismotivationfbrbetterlearning,howcanwestimulatethatinterest?

19Letchildrenseetheirlearningastheirownthingandgivethemabitmorechoiceofwhatandhow

theylearn.Forexample,ifyouwanttoteachchildrentoread,letthemchoosewhichbooktheyuse.Whetherit'sa

graphicnovel,TVguideorclassicliterature,theaimofstimulating（heirappetiteforreadingisachieved.

Likewise,buildarelationshipwithchildrenaslearnersandlistentotheirnegativefeelings.Iftheyare

unwillingtogetinvolvedinanactivity,don'trushtousethreatsorrewards.Trytofindoutwhy.Perhapsit'ssimply

becausetheyfeeltheactivityboring.20

Allinall,theanswertomotivatingchildren,especiallytheyoungones,comesfrominspiringtheirinner

motivation.Oncetheirinnermotivationisgenerated,thechildrenwillbefiredup.

A.Thekeyistoallowsonicdegreeoffreedom.

B.Childrenwhoseelearningasfunarebetteratit.

C.Itdoesn'thaveasmucheffectatanearlyage,though.

D.Thenexplainitsvalue,evenifitdoesn'tseemappealing.

E.It'sunapparentwhethertheylackinnerorexternalmotivation.

F.Eventopstudentshavedayswhentheyaren'tmotivatedfbrlearning.

G.Butgettingthemtostudywhattheyaren'tinterestedincanbeatrickytask.

（2022河北省保定高三期末）Theworldhasspentalongtimelivingwiththepandemic.Butmanypeople

havebecomelazyaboutprotectingiheirsafety.Areyouspendingtimeindoorsandunmaskedwithtrustedfriends?

Creatinginrestaurantsormakingmoretripstothegrocerystore?NewtypesofCOVID-19meanyoushouldtryto

cutbackonexposure.Andwhereyoucan,doubledownonbasicsafety.16..

Wearmasks

TheN95maskisthegoldstandard.Itmaycosttoomuchorbehardtofind.Aclothmaskdocsagoodjobof

filteringparticlesthatcauseinfection.17—twoclothlayerswithafilterinthemiddle.Doublemaskingis

thebestanswerwhenyoufindyourselfaroundstrangers.TheKF94maskisagoodbet.

18

Ifyougotothestoretwoorthreetimesaweek,cutbacktoonceaweek.Ifyouhavebeenspending3()to45

minutesinthegrocerystore,cutdownyourtimeinthestore.19.Ifyouarewaitinginline,bemindfulof

Slayingatleastsixfeetapartfromthepeopleaheadandbehindyou.Tryusingdeliveryservicesorcurbsidepickup.

Spendlesstimeindoorswithpeoplewhoarenotfromyourhousehold.Ifyoumustspendtimewithothers,

wearyourbestmask.Besureanyspaceiswellventilated(通风)(openwindowsanddoors).Keepthevisitasshort

aspossible.20

Thecoronavirusvaccinemayormaynotbethesolution.Asofrow,youarcthebestanswer.Takecare.Donot

letyourguarddown!

A.Washyourhandsfrequently

B.Spendlesstimewithothers

C.Thebestmaskhasthreelayers

D.Don'tstayoutdoorsalonefbralongtime

E.Ifthemarketiscrowded,conicbacklater

F.Itisstillbesttominimizeyoursocialactivities

G.Herearetwoimportantideasabcuthowtostaysafe

(2022江苏省无锡高三期末)Forgetexpensivegymmemberships—youdon'tneedtospendafortuneto

exercise.Fromthebestfreeclassesandappstooutdoorgyms,hereishowtoworkoutataminimal(最低的)cost.

In-storeexerciseclasses

Inthesamewayasbookshopsdoubleupascoffeeshops,activewearshopshavelearnedtomultitaskasgyms.

OutletsfromSweatyBctty(whichhasbranchesthroughouttheUK)toAsicsandNikeofferfreerunningclubs:

checkouttheirwebsitestosignuponline.16.andsomeclassesareheavilyindemand.

Run

IgaveupthegymfiveyearsagowhenIfacedthefactthatmymonthlyvisitwascostingme£80.Withthefirst

£80savedIboughtsomediscountedrunningshoes.17.

GoodGym

18、thenGoodGymcculdsupplymotivationwhiledoublingthefeelgoodfactor.Itconnectslocal

runnerswitharangeofnecessarygooddeedsfromgardeningtochangingalightbulb.Somejobsrequiretwo

runners,otherstwodozen.Theideaisyouruntothemission,dothedeed,thenrunback,therebycombining

altruism（利他主义）,fitnessandsocializinginonerewardingact.

19

Youmightbesurprisedtodiscoverhowmanycheapfitnessoptionsliewithinashortwalkofyourdoorstep.

Manylocalauthoritiesofferfitnessinidaiives.Mine（Hackney,ineastLondon）organizes£1exerciseclassesfrom

familytaekwondo（跆拳道）tochair-basedyoga.2（）.CheckycurlocalcounciTswebsite.Theyarealsolikely

toruntenniscourts.

A.Embraceyourcommunity

B.Trytowalkfasterandfurther

C.Ihavebeenrunningweeklyeversince

D.Thereisnofee,butyoustillneedtobook

E.Ifyoudon'tmindyourcrosstrainersittingoncarpels

F.Ifyouarethesortofpersonwhofindsithardtoexercisealone

GOthers,suchasKent,haveawalkingandexercisereferralprogramme

（2022北京市东城区高三期末）Takebackcontrol

Therearetimesinlifewhennothingseemstogotoplan.Thetripyouwerelookingforwardtoiscalledoff,

yourhousesalefallsthrough,andyouhaven'texercisedinthreeweeks.Allofthesethingshavehappenedtome

and.onoccasion,atthesametime35Eitherthat,oryouendupgivingupandfeelinglikeyourlifeis

alv/aysgoingtobefullofproblems.

So,howdoyoukeepyourcalmintestingtimes,butalsoholdittogetherforlongenoughtopullyourselfout?

Contrarytowhatyoumaythink,I'mabelieveringivingintohowyou'refeeling,atleastfora

moment.36

Buthowdoyouturnthingsaround?ThefirstthingIdoiswriteeverythingdown.Idrawalinedownthe

middleofapage.Ontheleft,Iwritedownallthethingsthatarestressingmeout.Ontheright,[writedown

everythingthatneedstobedonetofixtheseproblems.Then,IlookatthelistandIcrossoutallthepointsover

whichIhavenocontrol37Next,Iwritedownthepossibleactionsagainsteachpointonthelist.Finally,

Iforcemyselfintotakingactionbypickingupthephoneandaskingsomeoneforhelp：38Afterall,a

problemsharedisaproblemhalved.

Inmyexperience,theeasiestwaytokeepcalmistoregaincontrolofyoursituation.Whenwefeeloutof

control,wefallintoadownwardcycle,andtakingbackcontrolstopsthis.

39Finally,Iremindmyselfofanage-oldtruth:thistooshallpass.

A.IfocusonthethingsthatIcandosomethingabout.

B.Wecanthinkandworryaboutmanythingsatthesametime.

C.AndthemomentweStandoing,wemoveawayfromthinking.

D.Ialwaysfindthatthissimpleactmakesmefixthingsquicker.

E.Thetnithis,it'shardnottolosecontrolofyourselfinthesemoments.

F.Bettertofallintoit,acceptthesituationfbrwhatitis,thengetbackonyourfeetandgoagain.

G.Nomatterhowbadthingsare,keepingyourcalmwillalwayshelpyoufindabetteroutcome.

（2022北京市海淀区高三期末）Self-esteemistherulingviewyouhaveofyourself.Thisincludesyour

beliefsaboutyourinnerqualitiesandhowyouthinkothersseeyou.35Someonecandeveloplow

self-esteemevenwhen（heyarehighlyfunctionalandgreatlyskilled.Understandingthismysteriousemotional

currencymightbethekeytounlockingyourownself-worth.

Peoplewithhealthyself-esteemdon'tneedtoboastaboutthemselvestoothers.Peoplewithlowself-esteem

maytellyouhowmucheveryonelovesthem,whatagreatjobtheydoatwork,andhowamazingtheyarcat

prettyeverythingunderthesuneventhoughtheyreallywonderifit'strue.Peoplemayseethemasobnoxiousor

"fullofthemselves".36Theyarenotshyaboutsharingideas,includingconstructivecriticismsofothers.

Theyalsotakecareofthemselveswithoutsecond-guessingorapologizing.Theyarethepeoplewhowesayseem

"sureofthemselves".

Ifyou'restartingtothinkyoumayhavelowself-esteem,youcanworkonthewayyoutalktoyourself.When

youturnoffnegativeself-talk,youcanopenthefloortopositivereinforcementsandaccessthecouragetoshow

differentsidesofyourself.Itisn'tgoingtofeelgoodatfirst,though.Keepgoinguntilitbecomeslessandlessand

maybeevenafewawkwardlaughsinthemirrormayhelp.37

However,inseriouscasesofloworevennon-existentself-esteem,youmaywanttocallinaprofessionalor

aspecialist.Goodmentalhealthisimportant,andprofessionalsdoingpsychotherapydonotpassjudgementor

givecorrections.38Itisthebestwaytogetattherootsofyourrealself-esteemproblems.

39Itwilltakesomeworkbutyourentirelife-fromyourrelationshipstoyourbodyimagetoyourwork

habits—willbetouchedwiththekindofpowerthatonlycomesfromsomeonebelievinginthemselves.Thisisthe

hardestpart,andthegreatestleap.Withsomechangesandsupport,youcanimproveyourself-esteemandsee

howeverythingelsechangesasaresult.

A.Self-esteemisnotalwaysrootedinreality,though.

B.Youhavethepowertoshapeanewself-perception

C.Thisencouragesyoutospeakopenlywithoutworry.

D.Thereallestofcharacteriswhetheriheycanlearnfrom（heirmistakes

E.Self-esteemreferstoaperson'soverallsenseofhisorhervalueorworth.

F.Peoplewithahealthylevelofself-esteempresentthemselveswithacasualconfidence.

G.Withsomepracticeandpersistence,youwillwinthisinternalstiuggletoseeyourself-worth.

（2022北京市西城区高三期末）Sometimesinourlifewefacethisproblem:lovedonesaswellas

strangersannoyingus.Athome,we'vehadtoputupwithchildrenscreamingduringonlinemeetings,and

familymembersonthecomputerallthetime.35

Kindnessseemslikeadistantmemory.Theabilitytolivepeacefullywithannoyinghousematesor

neighborsseemsmoredifficultthanever.36Ifwetakekindnessasaskill,makingitadailypractice,

itwillconiceasierovertime.

37LovingKindnessMeditation（默想）（LKM）,whichdatesbacktothetimeofitsrootstoearly

Buddhism,helpsusfindsympathyforoneanotherevenduringtryingtimes.Themeditationasksustosend

thoughtsoflovingkindnesstolovedones,thentoacquaintances（peopleyoudon'tknowverywell）and

finallytochallengingpeople.Overtime,ourunkindthoughtsarereplacedwithmoreopen,acceptingones.

Angerisreplacedbylove,oratleastkindness.

DonaldAltman,apsychotherapistfromPortland,Oregon,saysLKMhelpsusrecognizeweareallweak

andhavebeenhurt.38

Sohow?Tobeginwith,Altmansuggestsfindingaquietplacetosit.Hesaystothenimagineafavorite

familymemberorfriendsendingyouthewords,“Mayyoubewell,happyandatpeace?'Afterafewminutes,

directthewordsatyourself,t4MayIbewell,happyandatpeace."39Replacethe"I"withthename

ofateacherorcoach,thenafamilymemberorfriend,thenanacquaintance,andfinallyanunfriendlyperson

inyourlife.Endthemeditationbyspreadingtheblessingtoalllivingbeings.

Indeed,weshouldfindourownwaytowardLKM-butonlyifwearepreparedtoaccessitsbenefitsand

extendthemtoanyonewhomayneed（hem.

Thegoodnewsisthatitisn'tlost.

A.Luckily,wecanlooktoancientdisciplinesforguidance.

B.Atwork,we'vehadtofacetheaddedpressurethesedemandingjobscreate.

C.Then,extendtheblessing（ootherpeople,inorderofdecreasingfondness.

D.Forthatreason,wecouldallbenefitfromlove'swarmandcomfortingblessing.

E.Youcancombinethewordswithbreathing,repeatingaphraseofloveforyourself.

F.Outside,we'veencountereddriversspeedingonbusyroadsandpassengerstalkingloudlyonthe

subway.

（2022北京市朝阳区高三期末）Humansstartdevelopingasenseofhumourasearlyassixweeksold,

whenbabiesbegintolaughandsmileinresponsetostimuli（刺激物）.Laughterandhutnourprovide

psychologicalscientistswithrichresourcesfbrstudyinghumanpsychology.

Theoriesfocusingontheevolutionoflaughterpointtoitasanimportantadaptationforsocial

communication.Forexample,in1950,aU.S.soundengineerstartedrecordinghisown4laughtracks'.These

wereintendedtohelppeopleathomefeelliketheywereinasocialsituation.Heevenrecordedvarioustypesof

laughter.35

Inonestudy,carriedoutin2016attheuniversityofCalifornia,samplesoflaughterfrompairsof

English-speakingstudentswererecordedandplayedtolistenersfrom24diversesocieties.

36Onaverage,theresultswereremarkablyconsistent:worldwide,people'sguesseswere

correctapproximately60%ofthetime.

AnotherstudybyresearchersofAustralianNationalUniversi:ywasbasedontheassumptionthathumour

mightprovideapausefromdullsituationsintheworkplace.37Theresearchers

firstaskedthestudentstocrossouteveryinstanceoftheletter'c'overtwopagesoftext.Thestudentsthenwere

randomlyassignedtowatchavideoclip.SomewatchedaclipoftheBBCcomedyMr.Bean,andothersafactual

viceoaboutthemanagementprofession.

Thestudentsthencompletedataskrequiringpersistenceinwhichtheywereaskedtoguessthepotential

performanceofemployeesbasedonprovidedprofiles,andweretoldthatmaking10correctassessmentsinarow

wouldleadtoawin.38StudentswhohadwatchedtheMr.Beanvideoendedupspending

significantlymoretimeworkingonthetask,makingtwiceasmanypredictionsastheothergroup.

39Again,participantswhowatchedthehumorousvideospentsignificantlymorelimeworking

onthisboringtaskandcompletedmorequestionscorrectlythanstudentsfromtheothergroup.

Traditionally,individualsareadvisedtoavoidthingssuchashumourthatmaydistractthemfromthe

accomplishmentoftaskgoals.However,humouractuallyhelpsrelievestressandfacilitatesocialrelationships.It

isnotonlyenjoyablebutmoreimportantly,energizing.

A.Participantswereaskedwhetherthepairswerefriendsorstrangers.

B.This4mentalbreak,mightfacilitatetheadditionofmentalresources.

C.Theresearchersthenhadparticipantscompletelongmultiplicationquestionsbyhand.

D.Ateammadeupof30psychologicalscientistsplayedtheserecordingstodifferentpeople.

E.However,thesoftwarewasprogrammedthatitwasimpossibletoachieve10correctanswers.

F.Researchershavealsofounddifferenttypesoflaughterserveascodestocomplexhumanbonds.

GHefoundoutasimple'haha'communicatesaremarkableamountofsociallyrelevantinformation.

(2022山东省泰安高三期末)Somepeoplebelievethatacareerchangeat50isimpossiblebecausenoone

wantstoinvestinsomeonesoold.[6Thekeyis(hatyoushouldtryyourbesttograsptheopportunity.

Whatisthesecret?17For15years,Ihadthesamejob.Ienjoyedtheworkitself,butgrewtiredof

managementofthecompany.Theinflexibilityoftheworkaffectedmywork-lifebalance.Withmy52ndbirthday

approaching,IrealizedIwouldhavetomakeacareerchange.

Twomonthslater,mywifespottedanoccupationonline.So,Iapplied.1.8However,Iwas

surprisedtogetanonlineinterview.Theinterviewwentwell,andtheytoldmeI'dhearfromthemthenextweek

ifIpassedit.Sowhenthreeweekspassedwithnoword,youcanimaginehowfrustratedIfelt.Icarriedon

lookingfbrotherchances,butoneafternoonthecompany'sHRphonedmefbrasecondinterview!19

ThenmywifesuggestedthatIshowmytrueselfintheinterview.Igotherpoint.Iansweredtheirquestionsas

bestIcould,andeventuallyIgottheJob!

It'sprovedthatcompaniesdoinvestinpeopleover50.I'verealizedcareerchangesarcmorecommonthani

firstthought.20Withtherightaltitude,youcanachievealmostanythingandgetwhatyouwantifyou

haveatry.

A.1(istherightattitudethatworks.

B.Iwashappy,andIgotwellprepared.

C.However,I'vegotacareerchangeeasily.

D.Iwasshocked,andIbegantofeelanxious.

E.However,Tveachievedacareerchangeunexpectedly.

F.Lackingexperienceinthatparticularrole,Iwaspessimistic.

G.Ihopethatanyoneattemptingacareerchangecantrysomethingbravely!

（2022湖南省大联考）Weknowthatbully（欺凌）happensalotandthatitcanmakepeoplefeelmiserable.

Andschoolviolencehappensallthetime.

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Bullyiswhereapersonoragroupexercisecontroloveranotheragainsttheirwill,oftenleavingthevictim

feelingpowerlessandalone.Bullyingcantakemanyforms.Children,youngpeopleandadultscaninstigate

bullyingandbebulliedinschools.Bullyingisharmfultoallinvolved,notjustthepersonwhoisbullied,butto

thosewhodothebullyingandthosewhostandby.Itcanleadtoself-doubt,lackofconfidence,lowself-esteem,

depression,anxiety,self-harmandsometimesevensuicide.Childrenmightbullybecausetheymaynothavebeen

taughtthatitiswrongtobully.37Theyarecopyingolderbrothersandsisters,friendsorpeoplethey

obsene.Theydon'tknowofmoreappropriatewaysofmixingwiththeirschoolfriends.

Howdoesbullyingaffectpeople?

NewresearchhasfoundthatmorethanhalfofyoungpeopleintheUKhavebeenbullied.Ofthosewhohave

beenbullied,58%saiditmadethemwanttomissschool,44%saiditmadethemavoidsocialevents,and37%

saidithadaffectedtheirschoolwork.38Racismiswhenpeoplearctreatedbadlybecauseoftheirskin

colour,cultureornationality.Around32%ofstudentssaidthattheyhadheardsomethingracistatschool.

WhatcanIdotohelp?

39Ifsomeoneyouknowisbeingbullieditisimportanttotellateacher.Youcouldalsotalktoyour

parentsoranadultwhomyoutrust.Ifthepersondoingthebullyingissome-oneyouknow,youcould