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 pete 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 areB．how to find peers whose interests are similar to yoursC．the negative influence of peers on each otherD．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．threeB．fourC．fiveD．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 friendsA．①③B．②④C．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 peopleB．play an important roleC．learn how to make more friendsD．improve your English skillsA
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(答案→)A
解析：这篇短文主要从正面描述了同龄人之间的重大影响，从而告诉我们要积极的参与同龄人之间的活动。
【小题1】根据Your peers are people your age or close to it.及本段描述可知这段话主要是谈论谁是你同龄人。故选A。
【小题2】根据短文第二段描述，可知作者提出了四点同龄人相互影响的例子。故选B。
【小题3】根据短文第五段描述可知，你的同龄人会使你体验新鲜的不同事物。选D。
【小题4】根据第二段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.描述可知选A。
【小题5】根据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.描述可知，和你的同龄人在一起，有机会让你交到更多的朋友。故选C。