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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.nodogsarepermittedinthecapital

B.thepolicedonotcarryhandguns

C.theclimateisrathermild.

D.itisverydifferentfromAmerica

2.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.

A.therearenosoldiersinIceland

B.theIcelandersdon'

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C.thereisnoservicefeeofanykind

D.therearenocrimesinIceland

3.ThereisnopollutioninIcelandmainlybecause.

A.Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower

B.theIcelandersusehotwaterfromthegroundbelowastheirenergy

C.itislocatedjustundertheArcticCircle

D.itisademocraticindependentcountry

4."

Rathershoelessthanbookless"

means.

A.theyprefernottohaveshoesorbooks

B.theywouldratherhaveshoesonthanwritebooks

C.theyprefertravelingtoreading

D.theyregardbooksmoreimportantthanshoes

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AnoldproblemisgettingnewattentionintheUnitedStates—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.It

foundthataboutone-thirdofstudentsagetwelvetoeighteenwerebulliedatschool.

SusanSweaterisapsychologistattheUniversityofNebraska-Lincolnandco-directoroftheBullyingResearchNetwork.Shesaysschoolsshouldtreatbullyingasamentalhealthproblemtogetbulliesandvictimsthehelptheyneed.Shesaysbullyingisconnectedtodepression,anxiety