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1、Nos.There is no pollution, for instance. No dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July, and only three hours of black-and-white TV the rest of the time. There is no hard liquor on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There are

2、no handguns; only one jail of thirty-five cells in the entire land an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people.There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping for anything. There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is situated just under the A

3、rctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter. But thanks to Gulf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees Fahrenheit to 52 degrees in July.The rules on television, liquor, and guns are the result of governmental decision. But the absence

4、 of pollution is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser（间歇泉and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground. They provide all the energy needed by the country. In fact, Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power.Iceland has been des

5、cribed as a democratic independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world. The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature. They composed their first works in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. These works were poems and

6、 tales about the kings, heroes, and heroines of Iceland and Norway. At first the stories were memorized and passed from generation to generation. They were finally written down between 1140 and 1220. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Ra ther shoeless than bookless, they proudly

7、say.1. American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably because .A. no dogs are permitted in the capitalB. the police do not carry handgunsC. the climate is rather mild.D. it is very different from America2. The following statements are true EXCEPT .A. there are no soldiers in IcelandB. the Iceland

8、ers dont drink beerC. there is no service fee of any kindD. there are no crimes in Iceland3. There is no pollution in Iceland mainly because .A. Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available powerB. the Icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their energyC. it is located just under the

9、Arctic CircleD. it is a democratic independent country4. Rather shoeless than bookless means .A. they prefer not to have shoes or booksB. they would rather have shoes on than write booksC. they prefer traveling to readingD. they regard books more important than shoesBAn old problem is getting new at

10、tention in the United Statesbullying（恃强凌弱. Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland. She hanged herself in Massachusetts in January following months of bullying. Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her. Officials have broug

11、ht criminal charges against several teenagers.Judy Kuczynski is president of an anti-bullying group called Bully Police USA. Her daughter Tina was the victim of severe bullying starting in middle school in the state of Minnesota. She said, Our daughter was a very outgoing child. She had a bubbly per

12、sonality, very involved in all kinds of things, had lots of friends. And over a period of time her grades fell completely. She started having health issues. She couldnt sleep. She wasnt eating. She had terrible stomach pains. She started clenching her jaw and grinding her teeth at night. Didnt want

13、to go to school.Bullying is defined as negative behavior repeated over time against the same person. It can involve physical violence. Or it can be verbal for example, insults or threats. Spreading lies about someone or excluding a person from a group is known as social or relational bullying.And no

14、w there is cyber bullying, which uses the Internet, e-mail or text messages. It has easy appeal for the bully because it does not involve face-to-face contact and it can be done at any time.The first serious research studies into bullying were done in Norway in the late 1970s. The latest government

15、study in the United States was released last year. Itfound that about one-third of students age twelve to eighteen were bullied at school.Susan Sweater is a psychologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and co-director of the Bullying Research Network. She says schools should treat bullying as a mental health problem to get bullies and victims the help they need. She says bullying is connected to depression, anxiety