It is reasonable to say that every teenager can be affected by peer pressure(从众心理) at some point. Every day, in any high school, peer pressure has a major influence over the behavior of teenagers. It can be as subtle(微妙的) as being persuaded to be late for class or as extreme as a dangerous drug. Whether subtle or extreme, peer pressure can have damaging, some-times life changing, and even serious results.

“Teens don’t often consider the long-term results that some behavior can cause,” said Terri Price, a researcher. “Peer pressure can be very difficult to handle for many teens because of their fears of not fitting in.” Peer pressure has always been part of teen life, but teens experience it differently than former generations did in the past. Sources of peer pressure have increased because of the Internet and other electronic communications.

Recognizing peer pressure can be as simple as noticing that you have been asked to do something that you are not comfortable with. “Listen to your instinct(直觉), which is a sign for whether something is right or wrong. If it feels wrong, then most likely it is.” Says Price. w w w.k s 5 u.c o m

Teens are in a time of life when they are still discovering who they are. Many teens are influenced by peer pressure because of their insecurities. This can make them helpless especially when their selfcontrol is weak or they lack healthy support, causing them to take risky behavior or turn to unhealthy support.

Dealing with peer pressure is a topic of concern for teens. People can say, “Just say no,” but the truth is that the statement is easier said than done.

The underlined word “it” Paragraph 2 refers to_____. k#s5_u.c o*m

A.the Internet          B.teen life   

C.peer pressure        D.the fear of not fitting in

Why are teens easily influenced by peer pressure?

A.Because they don’t have the feeling of safety.

B.Because they have no sense of danger.

C.Because they need support for their health.

D.Because they have nobody to turn to when in trouble.

You can know whether a teen suffers peer pressure by watching ______.w_w w. k#s5_u.c

A.whether he often surfs the Internet   

B.whether he can get security

C.whether it is subtle or extreme      

D.whether he feels comfortable with it

According to the passage, we can know that dealing with peer pressure is______.

A.easy         B.hard          C.a new topic       D.an impossible task

If you exhibit positive characteristics such as honesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be thought as a good-looking person, for a new study has found that the perception (认知) of physical attractiveness is influenced by a person's personality.

The study, which was led by Gary W.Lewandowski, has found that people who exhibit negative characteristics, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers.In the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being provided with information about their personalities.

After personality information was received, participants also rated the probability of each individual' s becoming a friend and a dating partner.Information on personality was found to significantly change the probability, showing that cognitive (认知的) processes modify (修改) judgments of attractiveness.

"Thinking a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind," said Lewandowski.

The findings show that a positive personality leads to greater expectation of becoming friends, which leads to greater expectation of becoming romantic partners and, finally, to being viewed as more physically attractive.The findings remained consistent regardless of how "attractive" the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants' current relationship status.

"This research provides a positive outcome by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward determining your attractiveness; it can even change people's impressions of how good-looking you are," said Lewandowski.

1.In the study the participants were required to _____.

A.try to make friends with each other

B.try to prove positive characters make people more attractive

C.exhibit negative characters such as unfairness and rudeness

D.rate one's attractiveness by photos before and after knowing her or his personality

2.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A.The research reminds people to pay more attention to the personality.

B.Personality can change people's impressions of one's appearance.

C.The judgment of one's attractiveness always stays unchanged.

D.Positive personality may lead to more friends.

3.The passage is written in a(n) _____ tone.

A.subjective         B.objective          C.skeptical          D.negative

4.Who are the intended readers of this passage?

A.People with positive characteristics.

B.Good-looking people.

C.People with negative characteristics.

D.General people.

 

B

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    A. Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale.    B. Beach Plaza Hotel.

    C. Baymont Inn Hotel.          D. Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel.

2.In which hotel parking is the cheapest?

    A. Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale.    B. Beach Plaza Hotel.

    C. Baymont Inn Hotel.          D. Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel.

3.If you ______ , you will probably go to Beach Plaza Hotel.

A. enjoy seeing films without leaving your hotel room

B. are fond of swimming in heated water

C. want to eat food cooked by yourself in the hotel

D. are a cigarette smoker

4.Which of the following is NOT true to the ads? 

A. All of the three hotels provide television with cable.

B. You can keep your money in the room safe in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel.

C. In Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-hour maid is available.

D. While staying in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel, you can surf the Internet.

 

There are some serious threats to the children’s health. The largest killer of children under age five is pneumonia(肺炎). This lung infection kills about two million children each year, mostly in developing countries.

In developed countries, most pneumonia cases are caused by viruses. But in the developing world, about sixty percent are caused by bacteria. These cases can be treated with antibiotic drugs(抗生素).

The World Health Organization currently says children with severe pneumonia should be admitted to a hospital and given injectable antibiotics. But many poor families do not have the money for a hospital or live too far away.

Now, new research could lead to a change in that advice. A study in Pakistan found that children with severe pneumonia can recover fully at home taking antibiotics by mouth. The study is in the Lancet medical journal.

The research involved two thousand children between three and five years old. Half received intravenous(静脉) antibiotics during a forty-eight-hour hospital stay. The others were sent home to take antibiotics for five days.

The treatment failed in eighty-seven children in the hospitalized group and seventy-seven in the home group. These children were then given another therapy.

During the study, five children died, four of them in the hospital group.

W.H.O. medical officer Shamim Qazi says the new findings will help children, families and hospitals. Children may get other infections in a hospital. Many hospitals are already overcrowded. And treatment at home would be less costly.

The study confirmed the findings of three other studies in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. These showed that in hospitals, oral antibiotics were just as effective as injectable antibiotics in treating severe pneumonia in children.

A few cases are so severe they will still need hospital care. But Doctor Qazi says the W.H.O will be updating its guidelines this year with the new evidence. The W.H.O, of course, will be devoted to studying other killers to children all the time as well.

1.Why do some children cannot be sent to hospital and given inject able antibiotics?

  A.Because parents don’t want to spend much money on them.

  B.Because their disease is not serious enough.

  C.Because they live far away from hospitals.

  D.Because they don’t want to receive intravenous antibiotics.

2.Of all the children who received intravenous antibiotics in the research,         children died.

      A.0.4%            B.0.2%             C.0.25%           D.0.5%

3.The writer mainly wants to tell us        .

       A.home treatments work well on children with severs pneumonia

  B.the largest killer of children under age five is pneumonia

  C.what the advantage of treating pneumonia staying at home is

  D.how the research about pneumonia was carried out

4.Suppose the passage hasn’t ended, what might be most possibly talked about in the following part?

       A.The detailed information about the W.H.O’s updating its guidelines.

       B.The way to solve the problem that some hospitals are overcrowded.

  C.Another threat to children’s health, which W.H.O will deal with.

       D.The findings of three other studies in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America

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