17．"Come on!All of us are cutting math．Who wants to take that quiz？We're going to take a walk and get lunch instead．Let's go!"says the coolest kid in your class．Do you do what you know is right and go to math class，take the quiz？Or do you give in and go with them？
People who are at your age，like your classmates，are called peers．When they try to influence you how to act，to get you to do something，it's called peer pressure．It's something everyone has to deal with-even adults．
Peers influence your life，even if you don't realize it，just by spending time with you．You learn from them，and they learn from you．It's only human nature to listen to and learn from other people in your age group．
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．Or you got others excited about your new favorite book，and now everyone is reading it．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．
It's difficult to say"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．
It can really help to have at least one other peer，or friend，who is willing to say"no"too．If you continue to face peer pressure and you're finding it difficult to handle，talk to someone you trust，a parent，or a teacher．They can help you feel much better and prepare you for the next time you face peer pressure．
7．With his words in the first paragraph，the kid isD．
A．planning some interesting activities after school
B．talking about a dinner party
C．asking other kids to take a quiz with him
D．encouraging other kids to cut a class
8．According to the author，D．
A．peer pressure does kids more harm than good
B．math is the most difficult subject for most kids
C．kids today are under greater pressure than before
D．peer pressure exists among people of all age groups
9．It's suggested in the last paragraph that the readersC．
A．make more close friends while at school
B．learn to refuse their friends in a polite way
C．get support from someone else if it's necessary
D．build closer relations with their parents and teachers
10．What's the best title for the text？B
A．Cutting a class
B．Peer pressure
C．Asking for help
D．Problems in school．
分析 本文主要講了同齡人的行為會給我們的行為帶來各種各樣的影響．
解答 7．D 細節理解題．根據句子Come on!All of us are cutting math．Who wants to take that quiz？We're going to take a walk and get lunch instead．Let's go!句意為快點，每個人都停止做數學卷子，誰想做數學測驗呀？我們去散一下步，吃午餐吧，走吧！可以推斷出這個孩子在慫恿其他人不要做數學卷子，故選D．
8．D 推理判斷題．根據句子It's something everyone has to deal with-even adults．那是每個人都會面臨的問題，甚至大人也是一樣，可以推斷出同齡人給的壓力存在于各個年齡段的人身上，故選D．
9．C 推理判斷題．由最后一段中的If you continue to face peer pressure and you're finding it difficult to handle，talk to someone you trust，a parent，or a teacher．They can help you feel much better and prepare you for the next time you face peer pressure．句意為如果你持續面臨著同齡人的壓力并且你發現這個問題是很難解決的，你就應該告訴你信任的任何人，你的父母，你的老師．他們可以讓你感覺好一些并且當你下次面臨這種壓力時，你就會有所準備．可以推斷出作者是在鼓勵我們從別人那兒得到支持以解決這種壓力，故選C．
10．B 主旨大意題．本文主要講了同齡人的行為會給我們的行為帶來各種各樣的影響，所以Peer pressure 同輩壓力選項B符合題目．
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