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【題目】Peer pressure(同伴壓力) happens to everybody. However, people have different opinions. Confident people refuse to do things they don’t want to do, but shy and anxious people often give in. 【1】 It may be because they want to be liked. It may be because they worry that their friends will make fun of them.

It’s hard being the only one who says no and the question is: how do you do it? 【2】

If you think that missing maths, or smoking, or drinking wine is a bad idea then the answer is simple: don’t do it. It’s your decision, nobody else’s. You don’t need to shout and scream, but you must be confident and firm. You need to say, “No, thanks. I don’t want to do that.” Being on your own against everybody else is very hard, but it can really help to have at least one other peer, or friend, who will say no too.

【3】 You want friends who will support you when y【4】You can learn a lot from people your own age. They can teach you great football skills or the best way to do your maths homework. They can recommend music and advise you on fashion. And don’t forget you can tell them things too, and that always feels great. So, find friends who have similar interests. And remember, friendship isn’t about feeling unhappy and guilty. 【5】

A. Choose your friends carefully.

B. Firstly, you must decide what you believe in.

C. It’s about sharing experiences and having fun.

D. Of course, peer pressure isn’t completely bad.

E. It may be because they were all born to be stubborn.

F. Depression and guilt will surely give you peer pressure.

G. Whatever the reason, some people end up doing things they really don’t want to.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 G

【2】 B

【3】 A

【4】 D

【5】 C

【解析】

本文主要談?wù)撏�伴的壓力，怎樣拒絕不想做的事情。每個(gè)人都會(huì)產(chǎn)生同伴壓力。然而，人們有不同的看法。自信的人拒絕做他們不想做的事情，但是害羞和焦慮的人經(jīng)常屈服�？赡苁且�?yàn)樗麄兿氡蝗讼矚g。這可能是因?yàn)樗麄儞?dān)心他們的朋友會(huì)取笑他們。怎樣面對(duì)同伴壓力拒絕不想做的事情：首先，你必須決定你信仰什么。你不需要大喊大叫，但是你必須有信心和堅(jiān)定。獨(dú)自一人和別人對(duì)抗是很困難的，但是至少有一個(gè)其他的同齡人或朋友也會(huì)說不，這真的很有幫助。第二，找那些有相似興趣的朋友。友誼不是感到不快樂和內(nèi)疚，它是關(guān)于分享經(jīng)驗(yàn)和樂趣。

【1】句意：不管是什么原因，有些人最終會(huì)做他們不想做的事情。考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)上文，講到自信的人和不自信的人在面對(duì)同輩壓力時(shí)的不同表現(xiàn)，而原因通常是上文中列舉出來的幾種。G選項(xiàng)中提到了reason并且能承接上文，結(jié)合句意可知選G．

【2】句意：首先，你必須決定你信仰什么。考查細(xì)節(jié)推理。根據(jù)上文how do you do it?（你是怎么做到的？），可知詢問做某事的方法，表達(dá)多項(xiàng)要注意的事項(xiàng)，要用到firstly，…；結(jié)合下文提及了如果你不喜歡某事或者做某事，最后說"but you must be confident firm"．（“但你必須自信和堅(jiān)定”。）可知你要有自己的態(tài)度和信仰。結(jié)合句意可知答案選B．

【3】句意：小心選擇你的朋友。考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，第三段開始講獨(dú)力抗衡peer pressure很困難，有別人的幫助對(duì)我們來說更有幫助． 而第3題空格處后文開始講述"You want friends who will support you…you don't want people who will always agree…"．后文開始講述我們應(yīng)該選擇怎樣的"盟友"�？芍�要“小心選擇你的朋友。”結(jié)合句意可知答案選A．

【4】句意：當(dāng)然，同伴壓力并不是完全壞的�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)推理，這一空是這個(gè)段落的起始句，通常給出觀點(diǎn)，看下文的“你能從同齡人中學(xué)習(xí)到很多”及后續(xù)該段內(nèi)容，結(jié)合句意可知選D。

【5】句意：它是關(guān)于分享經(jīng)驗(yàn)和樂趣。根據(jù)上文remember, friendship isn’t about feeling unhappy and guilty.( 記住，友誼不是感到不快樂和內(nèi)疚。)，可知下文是友誼是關(guān)于分享經(jīng)驗(yàn)和樂趣。結(jié)合句意可知選C。