Your peers are people your age or close to it. Besides close friends, your peers include other children you know who are the same age------like people in your grade, sports team, or neighborhood. Peers may have a positive influence on each other and play important roles in each other’s lives:
Positive examples
Peers set plenty of good examples for each other. Having peers who do well in school or do their best in a sport can influence you to work hard to realize your dream, too. Peers who are kind and helpful can influence you to build these qualities in yourself. Even peers you’ve never met can be role models(模范). For example, watching someone your age compete in the Olympics or give a piano concert might inspire you to go after a dream of your own.
Feedback(反馈) and advice
Your peers listen and give you feedback as you try out new ideas. They can help you make decisions, too: what courses to take, whether to get your hair cut or let it grow, or how to solve a problem. Peers often give each other good advice. Your peers will be quick to tell you when they think you’re making a mistake or doing something dangerous.
Socializing（交际）
Being with your peers----such as classmates or teammates----gives you a chance to learn how to make friends and deal with disagreements with people.
New experiences
Your peers might get you involved(参与) in clubs, sports, or volunteer groups. Your world would be far less rich without peers encouraging you to try some new food for the first time, or listen to a CD you have never heard before.
【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly about     .

A．who your peers are

B．how to find peers whose interests are similar to yours

C．the negative influence of peers on each other

D．the difference between your close friends and your peers

【小题2】The author makes  points of how peers have a positive influence on each other.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

【小题3】With which of the following may the author agree?

A．Peers you have never met cannot influence you.

B．You can ask your friends to make a decision for you.

C．You should not play with peers you don’t like.

D．Your peers may cause you to experience new things.

【小题4】The author mentions that good role models can influence you to      .
① work hard to realize your dream
② do something dangerous
③ build good qualities in yourself
④ have fewer friends

A．①③

B．②④

C．②③

D．③④

【小题5】From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that being with your peers gives you a chance to       .

A．influence other people

B．play an important role

C．learn how to make more friends

D．improve your English skills

What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.

Problems	Causes	Advice
Feeling Stressed	Too much homework. Not having enough time for their hobbies.	Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax as possible as you can.
Getting short-sighted（近视）	Too much homework. Bad reading and writing habits.	Do homework or reading in a correct way.
Fights	Not knowing how to get on well with classmates.	Make more friends and understand each other. Share your problems with them.
Feeling tired of study	Computer games’ bad influence.	Don’t be crazy about computer games. Play them just for a short time when you are tired.
Getting fat	Having more pocket money to buy snacks; Dislike doing exercise.	Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Spend some time doing exercise every day.

 
【小题1】How many main problems are there in the survey?

A．Four.

B．Seven.

C．Six.

D．Five.

【小题2】 What problems are caused by too much homework?

A．Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted.

B．Feeling stressed and fighting with classmates.

C．Feeling tired of study and getting fat.

D．Getting short-sighted and feeling tired of study.

【小题3】________ is a good way for the teenagers to stop fights.

A．Doing less homework

B．Paying no attention to each other.

C．Learning how to make friends

D．Playing computer games.