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.

If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.
Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare(车费) of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration（登记） card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.
The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.
With so many loopholes （漏洞） in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.
【小题1】The underlined words in this passage means to “______”。

A．be ready to help others

B．make good use of one’s friends

C．be a little ahead of others

D．gain something at other’s loss

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare.

B．In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel.

C．The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of t heir working hours.

D．The workers are always honest with their working hours.

【小题3】We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．the Finnish society is of very high moral (道德) level

B．there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland

C．in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything

D．everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves

【小题4】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Life in Finland

B．A Society with “Foolish” People

C．What a Life

D．Honest accounts of the Finns

Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer.

    Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Some burst with anger, and scream and yell (大叫). But others keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.

     For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones . They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.

     Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.

     Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, "Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably."

     Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.

"Damaging emotion" means that _____________.

     A. the emotion is harmless                 B. the emotion is harmful

     C. the feeling is very strong                D. the feeling is hard

Which of the following statement is right?

     A. Were you angry, you would be cancered.    

B. Once you are angry, you must be cancered.

     C. Angry as you are often, you can't be cancered.

D. Anger may cause you to suffer from a cancer.

Expressing anger violently ________ repressing it according to some scientists.

     A. is not as danger as     B. is more harmful than

     C. is no better than       D. is much better than

According to the author, you'd better __________

     A. never be angry    

B. cool down your anger before you express it

     C. laugh and laugh when you get angry   

D. admit you are wrong when you are angry

What is the passage mainly about?

      A. The types of anger.      B. How to release anger.

      C. Causes of anger.        D. The damage to health caused by being angry.

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. 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.

1.For whom is the passage most probably written?

A．Students.

B．Parents.

C．Teachers.

D．Doctors.

2.In the last three paragraphs, the author mainly_____.

A．explains why friendship is so important

B．gives advice on how to deal with peer pressure

C．discusses how peers influence us

D．shows how to make more good friends

3.Which of following may help handle peer pressure?

A．Spending more time with classmates.

B．Taking up more relaxing hobbies.

C．Choosing friends with no bad habits.

D．Helping others who are in trouble.

4.What is the topic of the passage?

A．Friendship.

B．Making decisions

C．Self-confidence

D．Peer pressure