Sometimes people give us nicknames(绰号) in order to make fun of us, which can really hurt.
Four Eyes, Metal Mouth, Dumbo, Slow Poke and Grater Face. We've all heard kids calling nasty(令人厌恶的) nicknames like these. Maybe you've ever used similar nicknames on other kids, or had one yourself.
A playground bruise or wound usually disappears after a couple of days, but the pain and anger coming from being called a cruel nickname can last much longer than that. If you've ever laughed at another kid by making up or using a tease nickname, or if you've ever received one, you know that names like Fatso(胖子), Smelly and Short Stuff can be very hurtful. Plus, they have a habit of sticking to us like glue!
People use negative nicknames as a way of keeping someone out of a group, of gaining power over someone, or of making themselves feel more important. You may know a kid in your class who always makes nicknames for the other kids. This student likes to feel cool by acting like the official “nickname makers”. This can give a student a feeling of power, but that power comes at the cost of making other kids feel bad. Kids who give others hurtful nicknames are often trying to cover up the fact that they really feel bad about themselves.
Like other kinds of insults(侮辱), a cruel nickname can be used to make a kid feel being left out or angry. Sometimes they're even nastier than most ways of being mean, because they can be so hard to shake off.
问题：
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Powerful Nicknames
B.Hurtful Nicknames
C.How to Make Fun of Others?
D.How to Give Others a Nickname?
【参考答案】B
[考点]主旨大意题
【精析】B 通读全文可知，文章第一段和最后一段点明了主旨，即绰号会对孩子造成很大的伤害。故选B。
2.According to the passage, the underlined word “bruise” in the third paragraph means _______.
A.joke
B.nickname
C.wound
D.game
【参考答案】C
[考点]词语理解题
【精析】C 根据第三段第一句“A playground bruise or wound usually disappears after a couple of days…”可推知，bruise和wound是由or连接的并列成分，所以bruise与wound的意思相近。故选C。
3.A kid often gives other kids nicknames in order to _________.
A.show off his power
B.present his creative ideas
C.win reputation
D.make himself hurt by others
【参考答案】A
[考点]推理判断题
【精析】A 根据第四段第三、四句“This student likes to feel cool by acting like the official…This can give a student a feeling of power…”可知，给人起绰号会让“起绰号者”感觉很酷，使他觉得自己像是拥有了某种能力。由此可推知，孩子给别人起绰号是为了炫耀自己的能力。故选A。
4. The author believes that _______.
A.those who have hurtful nicknames are not confident
B.those who give others hurtful nicknames are confident
C.the “official nickname makers” are usually very cool
D.the “official nickname makers” in fact feel bad about themselves
【参考答案】D
[考点]事实细节题
【精析】D 根据第四段最后一句“Kids who give others hurtful nicknames are often trying to cover up the fact that they really feel bad about themselves.”可知，给别人起绰号的孩子其实感觉自己很糟糕。故选D。
5.The author's attitude towards nicknames in this passage is best described as _________.
A.positive
B.negative
C.neutral
D.indifferent
【参考答案】B
[考点]观点态度题
【精析】B 文章第一段和最后一段指出，绰号对孩子的负面影响很大。由此可推知，作者对绰号持否定态度。故选B。