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 you are 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，and 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.

【小题1】Which is most likely to be filled in the blank in Paragraph 1?

A．positive	B．negative
C．impossible	D．uncertain

【小题2】Which of the following is a kind of peer pressure?

A．Your teachers give you a lot of homework.

B．Your classmates persuade you to cut class.

C．Your parents expect high scores from you.

D．Your relatives invite you to attend a party.

【小题3】Most people tend to do what others are doing in order to________.

A．get a feeling of being accepted

B．feel a sense of achievement

C．set a good example for others

D．stand out in a crowd

【小题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．Everyone can make a difference by resisting negative peer pressure.

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

【小题5】This passage is mainly about________.

A．different types of peer pressure

B．ways to deal with peer pressure

C．thoughts on peer pressure

D．the influence of peer pressure on people

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As Teachers' Day draw near，I would like to express my thanks to Ms. Li，who taught me English last year. At that time，I was having a trouble studying English and my scores fell. Ms. Li encouraged me and tells me her story that she never gave up before her studies didn't go well. She also said that it was necessary make efforts so that I would not regret waste time. Her words were the best medicine because she stood in her shoes to deal with problems and gave me sincere advices. She did not simple comfort me. Her teaching methods also counted. It had never crossed my mind that studying could be so interested until I met Ms. Li.

Most people need to hear “I love you”. Once in a while, they hear them just ______ .
I met Connie the day she was ______ to the hospice ward (病房) ,where I worked as a ______. Her husband, Bill, stood nervous nearby as she was ______ to the hospital bed. While Connie was in the final _____ of her fight against cancer, she was ______.
Connie was a ______. As we became acquainted , she confided (吐露) how ______ it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”.
“I know Bill loves me. “she said.” But he has never been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me. I’d give anything if he’d say ‘I love you’, but it’s just not in his ______.”
Soon, when Connie had fewer ______ moments, I began spending more of my volunteer time with Bill.
One day, I got him on the ______of women, how we need romance in our lives and how we love to got sentimental cards.
“I don’t have to,” he said. “She knows I do!”
“I’m sure she knows,” I said, “but she needs to hear what she has ______ to you all these years. Please think about it.”
Two days later I walked down the hospice ward at noon. There stood Bill, leaning ______the wall in the hallway and staring at the floor. I already knew Connie had ______ at 11 a.m.
When I saw Bill, his face was wet with ______ and he was ______.
He said, “I have to say how good I feel about telling her. He stopped to ______ his nose. “This morning I told her how much I loved her…and loved being married to her. You _______have seen her smile!”.
I went into the room to say goodbye to Connie. There, on the bedside table, was a large Valentine ______ from Bill, ______ : “To my wonderful wife…I love you.”

【小题1】

A．in time B．at times C．on time D．behind time

【小题2】

A．allowed B．committed C．admitted D．acknowledged

【小题3】

A．nurse B．volunteer C．doctor D．cleaner

【小题4】

A．translated B．transformed C．transferred D．transported

【小题5】

A．step B．stair C．state D．stage

【小题6】

A．anxious B．cheerful C．frightened D．worried

【小题7】

A．reminder B．performer C．hostess D．romantic

【小题8】

A．disturbing B．shocking C．frustrating D．annoying

【小题9】

A．mind B．nature C．1ife D．style

【小题10】

A．waking B．yawning C．sleeping D．crying

【小题11】

A．lesson B．point C．subject D．focus

【小题12】

A．meant B．explained C．expressed D．shown

【小题13】

A．on B．against C．by D．over

【小题14】

A．passed by B．passed on C．passed away D．passed down

【小题15】

A．sweat B．rain C．water D．tears

【小题16】

A．trembling B．struggling C．sighing D．sinking

【小题17】

A．scratch B．touch C．blow D．rub

【小题18】

A．would B．could C．might D．should

【小题19】

A．gift B．card C．paper D．package

【小题20】

A．telling B．writing C．reading D．announcing

I climbed Kilimanjaro with Lava Expeditions during the rainy season.
I【小题1】(fly) to Nairobi in Kenya and spent several days there. At my hotel in Nairobi I met the rest of the group with 【小题2】 I would spend the next week. We all traveled on the bus together for 【小题3】 8-hour journey into Tanzania and then Arusha, a quiet town.
After we arrived at our hotel in Arusha, we had dinner and a few drinks. Then we 【小题4】(introduce) to more members including Taddeus Minja, the main guide, who was very 【小题5】(experience) --- climbing Kilimanjaro runs through the generations of 【小题6】(he) family.
The next day the Lava Expeditions members checked if we had the correct and enough clothing for our expedition on Kilimanjaro. Only one person needed to bring more clothes. After that we set off,【小题7】(walk) in the rain through the beauty of the rainforest, all the way to the first camp. I was happy the next few days as the view was so wonderful and changed every day. I suffered a little during the trip and I felt so tired. But the members of Lava Expeditions provided me 【小题8】lots of encouragement, which was one of the best 【小题9】(memory). Finally we reached the top of Kilimanjaro in bright blue skies.
I felt excited about climbing Kilimanjaro and the feeling didn’t change during my trip. The fellow members of Lava Expeditions looked after me so well that I was 【小题10】(deep) thankful for their help.

Just Love
My story is about receiving unconditional love from my students.
With so much going against immigrants, I want to share this story that blessed an immigrant like me.
I teach nursing here in the US. I am from China, and I just 【小题1】start) working in a community college in California in July 2016. At the beginning, I was 【小题2】(worry) that I couldn’t make myself 【小题3】(understand) by my students as my accent was different. I thought I would never be accepted. My thoughts were 【小题4】(complete)wrong! Each day they encouraged me 【小题5】(get) better. They never discourage me.
As weeks passed, my students came up with an idea to encourage this foreign teacher of 【小题6】(they). They gave me a prize for getting better with my 【小题7】(pronounce). I was given a packet of Skittles(彩虹糖), 【小题8】truly moved my heart. I am so thankful to my students. It’s not that I teach them nursing, but that they teach me life. I am glad to be 【小题9】teacher to these hard-working students who try hard to be wonderful future nurses.
I just want to encourage anyone feeling depressed. Never give 【小题10】. There is always hope.