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Your peers are people your age or close to it who have experiences and interests similar to yours. You and your friends make dozens of decisions every day, and you influence each other’s choices and behavior. This is often ________ --- it’s human nature to listen to and learn from other people in your age group.

Sometimes, though, the stresses in your life can actually come from your peers. They may pressure you into doing something you’re uncomfortable with, such as shoplifting, doing drugs or drinking, or taking dangerous risks when driving a car.

The pressure to conform(随潮流) can be powerful and hard to resist. A person might feel pressure to do something just because others are doing it. Peer pressure can influence a person to do something that is relatively harmless--- or something that has more serious consequences.

People may feel pressure to conform, so they fit in or are accepted, or so they don’t feel awkward or uncomfortable. When people are unsure of what to do in a social situation, they naturally look to others for cues(暗示)about what is and isn’t acceptable.

The people who are most easily influenced will follow someone else’s lead first. Then others may go along, too --- so it can be easy to think, “It must be OK. Everyone else is doing it. They must know what they’re doing.” Before you know it, many people are going along with the crowd --- perhaps on something they might not otherwise do.

Responding to peer pressure is part of human nature --- but some people are more likely to give in, and others are better able to resist and stand their ground.

It’s not always easy to resist negative peer pressure. But when you do, it is easy to feel good about it afterwards. And you may even be a positive influence on your peers who feel the same way --- often it just takes one person to speak out or take a different action to change a situation.

1.Which of the following is a kind of peer pressure?

A.Your teachers give you a lot of homework.

B.Your parents expect high scores from you.

C.Your classmates persuade you to cut class.

D.Your relatives invite you to attend a party.

2.Which is most likely to be filled in the blank in Paragraph 1?

A.negative

B.impossible

C.positive

D.uncertain

3.Most people tend to do what others are doing in order to _________.

A.feel a sense of achievement

B.get a feeling of being accepted

C.set a good example for others

D.stand out in a crowd

4.What can we know according to the author?

A.Giving in to peer pressure is unavoidable.

B.Peer pressure usually leads to serious results.

C.Going along with the crowd usually means making a right choice.

D.Everyone can make a difference by resisting negative peer pressure.

5.This passage is mainly about _______.

A.thoughts on peer pressure

B.different types of peer pressure

C.ways to deal with peer pressure

D.the influence of peer pressure on people

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文主要论述了什么是同龄人,同龄人压力的表现,及同龄人压力的积极影响和消极影响。总之,文章论述了关于同龄人压力的看法。

1.从第一段Your peers are people your age or close to it who have experiences and interests similar to yours说明peers是你的同龄人或拥有相似的体验和兴趣的人,结合第三段Peer pressure can influence a person to do something that is relatively harmless--- or something that has more serious consequences可知选C。

2.从第二段第一句Sometimes, though, the stresses in your life can actually come from your peers句意的转折,谈到同伴的消极影响,即有时生活中的压力实际上可能来自同伙,结合第一段破折号后面的内容可以推断空格处是对同伙持肯定态度,故选C

3.从第四段第一句People may feel pressure to conform, so they fit in or are accepted, or so they don’t feel awkward or uncomfortable可确定正确答案为B。

4.从第三段最后一句Peer pressure can influence a person to do something that is relatively harmless--- or something that has more serious consequences说明同龄人压力也可以影响一个人做些相对无害的事情,从而排除A(观点不全面),B项犯了同样的毛病,C项表达错误,从众并不一定能做出正确选择。故选D。

5.纵观全文,主要论述了什么是同龄人,同龄人压力的表现,及同龄人压力的积极影响和消极影响。故选A,有关同龄人压力的看法。

考点:说理性议论文。

 

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