As you grow older, you’ll be faced with some challenging decisions—like whether to cut class or try cigarettes. Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers(同龄人). When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure.
Peers can have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone’s reading it. These are examples of how peers positively influence each other.
Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them; your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball.
It is tough to be the only one who says “no” to peer pressure, but you can do it. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.
You’ve probably had a parent or teacher advising you to “choose your friends wisely.” Peer pressure is a big reason why they say this. If you choose friends who don’t cut class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably won’t do these things either, even if other kids do.
If you continue to face peer pressure and you’re finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust. Don’t feel guilty if you’ve made a mistake or two.
【小题1】What is the topic of the passage?

A．Friendship.

B．Self-confidence

C．Peer pressure

D．Making decisions

【小题2】In the last three paragraphs, the author mainly_____.

A．explains why friendship is so important

B．discusses how peers influence us

C．shows how to make more good friends

D．gives advice on how to deal with peer pressure

【小题3】Which of following may help handle peer pressure?

A．Spending more time with classmates.	B．Choosing friends with no bad habits.
C．Taking up more relaxing hobbies.	D．Helping others who are in trouble.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Are you truly happy? ___1___ These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves．The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life．

● Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy．Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value．

●Surround yourself with happy people．___2___On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious．

●When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self -pity．Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor．

●____3____These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness．

●____4____You can treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance．Then you will be subconsciously（下意识地）putting yourself in a better mood．

●Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness．Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy．

●Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness．_____5_____.

A．It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way．

B．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

C．Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?

D．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself．

E．True happiness is hard to reach for most of us.

F．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy．

G．Speak your trouble out to your close friends openly．

 

Have you got a Facebook account? Are you thinking of getting one? Jamie Simmonds has just signed up. Let’s see how she’s getting along.
My Diary
MONDAY: I’m officially a Facebooker. I find a few people I used to know and I’ve soon got seven friends. I’ve never felt so popular! I wonder if my old university flatmate Steve is on here…What do you know! He is! Maybe Facebook has its uses.
TUESDAY: I’ve received lots of nice welcoming messages on my wall. Later, I meet up with Steve for a drink after not seeing him for five years. We get on really well! Then, he uses his Facebook app for iPhone to suggest me as a friend to some other former classmates. Some of them even come to the pub and it’s just like old times – possibly a bit too much like old times. During the night, photos are uploaded to Facebook.
WEDNESDAY: Disaster! My mum’s on Facebook! Has she seen the photos of me dancing on the table from last night? Has she shown them to dad? Oh. And I have a friend request – mum again!
THURSDAY: There’s a message from my boyfriend, “so, it’s over then, ;is it?” Evidently I haven’t changed my settings to show I’m “in a relationship”, and I haven’t even added him as a friend. Ah, well, I wonder what my ex-boyfriend is doing… Whoops! I accidentally type his name into my status box instead of the search ‘ and now every one can see it on their news feed.’
FRIDAY: Time to update my status:“Work is boring. Can’t wait for the weekend!” Yeah, that about sums it up. Oh, look, I’ve received a comment! Someone must feel the same way. Lots of my friends now“like” this status.
SATURDAY: Good news! I’ve got 100 friends But wait! Someone’s “un-friended” me! I look through my “friend list” to try to work out who it was. Why did they do that? Am I really such a terrible person? I never knew Facebook could be this cruel.
SUNDAY: Wake up. Check my Facebook page. Make coffee. Check my Facebook page again. Get ready to leave. Change my mind and check my Facebook page … again. I am becoming addicted to it! I think it’s time to end it all before it takes over my life. I delete my account. Back to good, old, simple e-mails. Oh, look, I’ve got a message: A friend invited you to join Twitter. . .
In July 2010, Facebook had more than 500 million active users. The average Facebook user has 130 friends. Facebook is translated into more than 70 different languages. The world spends 700 billion minutes a month on Facebook. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page says he’s a Harvard graduate, even though he actually dropped out to focus on Facebook. The site is valued at between $7.9 and $11 billion.
【小题1】 Why did Jamie’s boyfriend ask her whether she had broken up with him?

A．He had seen photos of Jamie dancing on the table.

B．She showed in her facebook that she was still not dating anyone.

C．Her boyfriend was angry that she refused to add him as her friend.

D．He saw the name of her ex-boyfriend on his news feed.

【小题2】Which of the following is conveyed in this article?

A．Visiting Facebook website took up a large part of Jamie’s time and energy.

B．Jamie is enthusiastic about her present job.

C．Facebook was created by a Harvard graduate, Mark Zuckerberg.

D．Compared with Facebook, Twitter is a better choice for Jamie.

【小题3】What does the word“un-friend” mean in“Someone’s ‘un-friended’ me!”?

A． Being unfriendly to others.

B． Having a quarrel with somebody.

C． Removing a name from the friend list.

D． Ending friendship with somebody.

【小题4】Which of the following is true according to the passage ?

A．Steve was Jamie’s boyfriend in the university.

B．People all over the world spend 700 billion minutes a week on Facebook.

C．Jamie’s mother has seen the photos of her dancing on the table.

D．Jamie felt enthusiastic about Facebook at first.

【小题5】It can be learned from the passage that the writer’s attitude towards Facebook is ______ .

A．approval

B．objective

C．negative

D．positive

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you truly happy? ___1___ These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves．The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life．
● Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy．Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value．
●Surround yourself with happy people．___2___On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious．
●When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self -pity．Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor．
●____3____These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness．
●____4____You can treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance．Then you will be subconsciously（下意识地）putting yourself in a better mood．
●Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness．Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy．
●Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness．_____5_____.

A．It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way．

B．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

C．Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?

D．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself．

E．True happiness is hard to reach for most of us.
F．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy．
G．Speak your trouble out to your close friends openly．

 

Dear son,

The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.

If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   1teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   2the same things thousand and one times, do not   3me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   4you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   5, neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   6, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   7little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking (嘲弄) smile. I taught you   8to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   9of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   10to me.

If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   11I need to and when not. When my   12legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   13, the same way I did when you gave your first   14. And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   15any more — that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.

Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,  16my mistakes, I always wanted the   17thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent (无可奈何) for seeing me   18you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   19living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and   20. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

I love you, Son.

Your father

1.A. paid             B. spent             C. cost             D. took

2.A. praise           B. think             C. repeat           D. criticize

3.A. interrupt        B. disturb           C. look             D. avoid

4.A. when             B. after             C. since            D. until

5.A. rest             B. word              C. shower           D. sleep

6.A. discovered       B. invented          C. noticed          D. assumed

7.A. knowing          B. fearing           C. enjoying         D. consulting

8.A. what             B. when              C. how              D. why

9.A. news             B. attitude          C. material         D. thread

10.A. talking         B. listening         C. responding       D. appealing

11.A. where           B. how               C. that             D. when

12.A. tired           B. short             C. long             D. strong

13.A. leg             B. ear               C. hand             D. mind

14.A. step            B. pace              C. laugh            D. cry

15.A. talk            B. live              C. write            D. sleep

16.A. though          B. since             C. while            D. despite

17.A. last            B. first             C. best             D. most

18.A. near            B. behind            C. below            D. against

19.A. made            B. started           C. earned           D. found

20.A. mercy           B. care              C. excuse           D. patience