A peer is a person who is about the same age as you. Peers affect your life, whether you know it or not, just by spending time with you.
Peers can have a good effect on one another. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book and now everyone’s reading it.
However, sometimes peers affect one another in another way. For example, one kid in school might try to get another to cut class with him, your soccer friend might try to persuade you to be mean to another player and never pass her the ball, or a kid in the neighborhood might want you to shoplift with him.
Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in, or because they worry that other kids may make fun of them if they don’t go along with the group. Others may go along because they are curious to try something new that others are doing. The idea that “ everyone’s doing it” may influence some kids to leave their better judgments or their common senses behind.
Peer pressure can be extremely strong and hard to get rid of. Experiments have shown how peer pressure can influence someone to change her/ his mind from what she/ he knows for sure is a correct answer to the incorrect answer——just because everyone else gives the incorrect answer! That holds true for people of any age in peer pressure situations.
It can be hard to walk away from peer pressure, but it can be done. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do. Inner strength and self- confidence can help you stand firm, walk away and resist doing something when you know better.
【小题1】 What is the passage mainly about ?

Thanksgiving(感恩节) Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun task——to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

   Most of the class would celebrate the holiday with turkey(火鸡) and other traditional goodies(好吃的东西) of season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of her students’ art. And they were. But Douglas made a different kind of picture. He drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an empty hand. Douglas was a different kind of boy. Most of the time, as other children played together, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. Everyone could guess the pain he felt from his eyes.

   His picture interested other students. Whose hands could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for Gold feeds us.

   The teacher stopped at Douglas desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and said, “ It’s yours, teacher.”

   She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there. How often had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ ll go outside.” or, “ Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Douglas was thankful for his teacher’s hand. It means much to Douglas. He might not always say thanks, but he’ll remember the hand that reaches out. She wiped her tears away and went on with her work.

1.What did most students think of when given the task?

　　A. Hand             B. Turkey           C. God          D. Farmer

2.Douglas drew an empty hand in order to_____.

　　A. show thanks to his teacher               B. ask for a turkey

　　C. attract other students’ attention           D. make the teacher cry

3.How did the teacher feel when Douglas told her the answer?

A. Sad              B. Happy            C. Moved        D. Interested.

4.The underlined word “recall” in paragraph 5 means_____.

A. pass             B. spend                C. waste            D. remember

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold Saturday morning. An old man walked slowly into the   36  . With shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty stick with each   37   step.  
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him   38   out from the usual breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips   39   in a steady smile.
A young waitress named Mary   40   him drag toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir. Let me give you a   41   with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and   42  . She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him get comfortably   43  . Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his   44   against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you for your   45  .”
“You’re welcome, sir.” She replied   46  . “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and   47   you need anything at all in the meantime, just wave at me!”
After he had finished his breakfast, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. Then she   48  him out from behind the table. She handed him his stick, and walked   49  him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a   50   smile. “You are very kind,” he said softly.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was   51   to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin (餐巾纸). Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!
The note on the napkin   52  , “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you   53   others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will   54   through those who meet you.”
The next day she was told that the man she had   55   on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.
36. A. restaurant    B. shop      C. hospital     D. bank
37. A. big         B. quick       C. urgent     D. unhurried
38. A. get         B. look      C. stand      D. keep
39. A. held        B. made     C. remained   D. put
40. A. felt       B. noticed       C. discovered        D. realized
41. A. table       B. cushion     C. place       D. hand 
42. A. nodded     B. obeyed      C. sat       D. hesitated
43. A. moved           B. stayed       C. seated        D. rested
44. A. chair       B. spoon     C. stick           D. plate
45. A. quickness     B. kindness     C. cleverness D. politeness
46. A. happily     B. sadly      C. nervously  D. vaguely
47. A. until       B. though      C. because     D. if
48. A. called     B. helped     C. took           D. made
49. A. by          B. around      C. with      D. towards
50. A. confident    B. grateful   C. relieved    D. delicate
51. A. Embarrassed B. satisfied    C. disappointed D. astonished
52. A. read       B. told     C. wrote      D. showed
53. A. please     B. admire    C. follow    D. treat
54. A. pass        B. shine       C. go      D. pull
55. A. Depended   B. served      C. waited       D. Agreed

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a cold Saturday morning. An old man walked slowly into the   36  . With shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty stick with each   37   step.  

His shabby clothes and warm personality made him   38   out from the usual breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips   39   in a steady smile.

A young waitress named Mary   40   him drag toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir. Let me give you a   41   with that chair.”

Without saying a word, he smiled and   42  . She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him get comfortably   43  . Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his   44   against the table where he could reach it.

In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you for your   45  .”

“You’re welcome, sir.” She replied   46  . “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and   47   you need anything at all in the meantime, just wave at me!”

After he had finished his breakfast, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. Then she   48   him out from behind the table. She handed him his stick, and walked   49   him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”

He turned with his whole body and nodded with a   50   smile. “You are very kind,” he said softly.

When Mary went to clean his table, she was   51   to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin (餐巾纸). Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!

The note on the napkin   52  , “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you   53   others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will   54   through those who meet you.”

The next day she was told that the man she had   55   on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.

36. A. restaurant    B. shop       C. hospital     D. bank

37. A. big          B. quick        C. urgent      D. unhurried

38. A. get          B. look       C. stand       D. keep

39. A. held         B. made     C. remained   D. put

40. A. felt         B. noticed       C. discovered        D. realized

41. A. table        B. cushion     C. place        D. hand 

42. A. nodded     B. obeyed      C. sat         D. hesitated

43. A. moved            B. stayed       C. seated        D. rested

44. A. chair        B. spoon      C. stick             D. plate

45. A. quickness     B. kindness     C. cleverness D. politeness

46. A. happily      B. sadly       C. nervously  D. vaguely

47. A. until        B. though      C. because     D. if

48. A. called     B. helped     C. took             D. made

49. A. by           B. around      C. with       D. towards

50. A. confident    B. grateful   C. relieved    D. delicate

51. A. Embarrassed B. satisfied    C. disappointed D. astonished

52. A. read        B. told      C. wrote       D. showed

53. A. please     B. admire    C. follow     D. treat

54. A. pass         B. shine        C. go       D. pull

55. A. Depended   B. served      C. waited       D. Agreed

.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

    It was a cold Saturday morning. An old man walked slowly into the ___36___. With shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty stick with each ___37___ step.

    His shabby clothes and warm personality made him ___38___ out from the usual breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips ___39___ in a steady smile.

    A young waitress named Mary ___40___ him drag toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, "Here, sir. Let me give you a ___41___ with that chair."

     Without saying a word, he smiled and ___42___. She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him get comfortably ___43___. Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his ___44___ against the table where he could reach it.

    In a soft, clear voice, he said, "Thank you for your ___45___."

    "You're welcome, sir." She replied ___46___. "And my name is Mary. I'll be back in a moment, and ___47___ you need anything at all in the meantime, just wave at me!"

     After he had finished his breakfast, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. Then she ___48___ him out from behind the table. She handed him his stick, and walked ___49___ him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, sir!"

    He turned with his whole body and nodded with a ___50___ smile. "You are very kind," he said softly.

    When Mary went to clean his table, she was ___51___ to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin (餐巾纸). Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!

    The note on the napkin ___52___, "Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you ___53___ others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will ___54___ through those who meet you."

    The next day she was told that the man she had ___55___ on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.

36. A. restaurant      B. shop           C. hospital       D. bank

37. A. big             B. quick                C. urgent        D. unhurried

38. A. get             B. look                 C. stand         D. keep

39. A. held            B. made         C. remained             D. put

40. A. felt           B. noticed       C. discovered      D. realized

41. A. table          B. cushion       C. place         D. hand

42. A. nodded        B. obeyed         C. sat           D. hesitated

43. A. moved          B. stayed        C. seated        D. rested

44. A. chair          B. spoon          C. stick           D. plate

45. A. quickness      B. kindness      C. cleverness     D. politeness

46. A. happily        B. sadly         C. nervously     D. vaguely

47. A. until          B. though                     C. because             D. if

48. A. called                 B. helped        C. took                 D. made

49. A. by            B. around               C. with                 D. towards

50. A. confident        B. grateful         C. relieved              D. delicate

51. A. embarrassed    B. satisfied              C. disappointed   D. astonished

52. A. read            B. told           C. wrote                D. showed

53. A. please         B. admire               C. follow        D. treat

54. A. pass            B. shine         C. go           D. pull

55. A. depended        B. served        C. waited        D. agreed