Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
【小题1】Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?
A. He was silent most of the time.
B. He expected too much of her.
C. He did not love his children.
D. He was too proud of himself.
【小题2】When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ______.
A. tired B. sorry C. nervous D. safe
【小题3】What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More critical. B. More talkative.
C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working.

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Dear friends,

I’m awfully sorry to hear horrible and serious earthquake unexpectedly hit your hometown. Faced with such a terrible disaster, you remained so calm and strong-willed that we are all moved to tear. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Think about your present situation, we cannot wait for a minute to make every bit of our effort to help you. I, as chairman of the Students’ Union, on behalf of (代表) all your schoolmates, express our most sincerely pity and care for you. Beside, we have collected 120,000 yuan to you, expecting that it can help you go through the difficulty and that a better hometown can be rebuilding. Remember we won’t be far away since you need any help!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

African-American doctor Charles Richard Drew 【小题1】 (call) “the father of the blood bank” for 【小题2】 (he) outstanding role in directing America’s first large-scale blood banking program during 【小题3】 early years of World War II. He was born in 1904. After graduating from university, Drew went to Montreal General Hospital, at 【小题4】 he worked with Doctor Beattie to research into blood transfusions (输血) then and Drew became very interested in the work. He realized that it was very important to find a way 【小题5】 (store) blood so that it could be used 【小题6】 (immediate) when needed. Later, Drew 【小题7】 (develop) the technique for the long-term preservation of blood plasma (血浆).
This significant 【小题8】 (discover) of Drew’s saved countless lives during World War II. And his insistence 【小题9】 ignoring the racial background of donators and transfusion receivers meant that non-white soldiers no longer bled to death while 【小题10】 (wait) for a same-race donor to contribute blood. He died in 1950 after a car accident.

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I was in the ninth grade when I began to suffer depression（精神忧郁）. My parents noticed but felt that since I'd always been 【小题1】 good child, this was temporary（暂时的）.

【小题2】（unfortunate）, it was not to be so. I didn't have friends. Hardly could I share my problems. Deep worry began to destroy my 【小题3】（confident）. Finally I refused to attend classes, 【小题4】（shut）myself in my room for hours.

The examination was coming near, but I simply didn't care. My parents and teachers were 【小题5】（surprise）at my bad performance. One morning, 【小题6】 a particularly severe lecture from my father, I stood at the school gate, sad. Then as the other students went to their classrooms, our headmaster called me. The next forty-five minutes was one of the 【小题7】（wonderful）moments in my life. She said she 【小题8】（notice）a big change in me and wondered why.

At first she took my hands in 【小题9】（she）and listened patiently as I mentioned my worries. Then she hugged me as I wept. Months of frustration and loneliness disappeared.

No one had tried to understand what the real problem was except the headmaster, 【小题10】 helped me out simply by listening and hugging.

   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