In every school there is a "top" crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. For example, the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Very soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater.
There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that bright red is not suitable on some people at all.
The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at 70 miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are causing danger to people's lives. They are like sheep being led to the slaughterhouse (屠宰场).
Perhaps you have come across situations like these more than once in your life. In fact, at one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, "The crowd does it." Well, let the crowd do it, but don't do it yourself. Learn to say, "No." Make your own judge (判断). If you know the crowd is planning something with which you disagree, have the courage to leave them politely. You'll have the satisfaction of standing on your own feet.
1. The writer disapproves of wearing red sweaters if _____.
A. the crowd is wearing them
B. you don't look good in red
C. you can't afford them
D. your parents disapprove
2. The writer urges the readers to ____.
A. obey their parents
B. take the advice of their elders
C. be independent
D. follow the crowd
3. People who blindly follow the "top" crowd ____.
A. will make themselves happy
B. will lose friends
C. sometimes do things against their better judgment
D. finally become pace-setters in their own right
4. The main idea of this passage is that ____.
A. in every school there is a "top" crowd that sets the pace
B. it is a mistake to follow the "top" crowd blindly
C. at one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong
D. people who follow the "top" crowd are endangering their lives
5.Which is the best title for this passage?
A. On Being Yourself. B. The "Top" Crowd.
C. Follow the Leader. D. Rules for Teens.
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.A
【解析】
试题分析：本文通过介绍引领人群及引领人群的不利影响，告诉我们要做出自己的决定。
1. is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that bright red is not suitable on some people at all. 可知作者不赞成穿红色因为有些人完全不适合，故选B
2. your own judge (判断).可知作者鼓励人们独立。故选C
3. one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong.，可知有时候跟随引领者会做一些你知道是错的事，因此跟随引领者的人会做一些违背其更好的判断的事，故选C
4.
5. 推理分析题。根据第四段第六句Make your own judge (判断).可知作者反对盲目跟风，鼓励人们做自己，故选A
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