Shenzhen’s transport police recently declared a policeman a “star” member of staff, after he continued to serve in his post even after losing his newborn son. After a netizen made that known, internet users were merciless in their criticism, claiming Sun had sacrificed his son for his career and was unqualified to be a father or even a human being. Though Sun’s wife said via her micro blog he was the best husband and father in the world, it didn’t stop the tide of condemnation.

I feel deeply sorry for this man. It’s not that he should have received the award. It’s traditional in China for individuals to make sacrifices for a group or the country, which remains to be questioned. What annoys me is the netizens pouring anger on the father instead of showing sympathy. Why are they so quick to claim the moral high ground and set themselves up as judges? Whether the father accompanied his son until the last moment or not is a personal affair. The treatment of Sun is a case in point—of the “tyranny(專制)of the majority”. And the majority is not always correct or fair.

Micro blogs have been a growing trend in China in the last few years, becoming a channel for ordinary people to express their opinions, which was previously the preserve of elites(精英) and the media. The positive side of this has been praised enough. But we also need to examine the downside: Self-proclaimed（自詡的）online arbiters of what is right and wrong form another type of unfair rule running cruelly over opinions that don’t match their own. Without knowing enough details and without any serious thought, they pronounce their judgment as opinion of the “majority”.

We should question this expression of personal opinion and the commonness of group attacks. What we need is real, independent critical thinking instead of an Internet mob（暴徒）.

I have no idea how to change the situation but I do hope it happens.

1.What do we know about the policeman referred to ?

A．He was a model policeman but a failure as a father.

B．He cared little about the loss of his newborn son.

C．He was severely under verbal（言語(yǔ)上的） attack of the netizens.

D．He did not even have his wife’s understanding.

2.The writer of the passage probably will agree that .

A．the policeman quite deserved the honor of the award.

B．individuals’ sacrifice for a group is undoubtedly a good act.

C．micro blogs are a preserved channel for elites and the media only.

D．some netizens claim their unsound judgments as opinion of the majority.

3.The underlined word “arbiters” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .

A．bloggers B．referees

C．criminals D．programmers

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Tyranny of the majority online goes wild

B．Policeman who lose baby son got awarded

C．Micro blogs need tough control

D．How to stay away from Internet mobs

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