2013年山东省日照市中考英语试题及答案文本版(6)

   C. collected waste                                       D. didn’t ask his mother for a new school bag
55. What is the best title of the passage?
A. School activities                               B. Waste not, want not
C. Make a difference                    D. The problems of one-child generation    
 
C
       Having a teenager at home can be a real headache. Many teenagers smoke, drink and even fight. They often do something dangerous.
       Earlier studies have shown that teenagers are more likely (可能) to make irrational decisions than people from any other age group, including children and adults. Is it that teenagers are too young to tell right from wrong? Not really. So what’s the reason?
       According to Laurence, a teacher from a US university, the reason is that teenagers care a lot about how their peers (同龄人) view them—that is “peer influence”.
       As children enter their teenage years, they spend more time with their friends and classmates, and also they care more about what they think of them. This makes teenagers make decisions without thinking about the costs.
      In a test, a group of teenagers were asked to play a video driving game. When they played with their friends watching around them, they took more chances and drove more carelessly because that would increase their possibility of winning. But when they played alone, they drove more safely.
       Why do peers have such a big influence on teens’ behavior?
       As Laurence sees it, a teenager’s brain is like a car with a good accelerator (油门) but a weak brake (刹车). The “accelerator” is fully developed by teenage years while the “brake” is still not fully developed. When teenagers are watched by their peers, they usually push hard on the accelerator. With their weak brake, it is likely that they are going to end up in an accident.
       But the good news is that a violent (暴力的)teenager doesn’t necessarily become a violent adult. About two-thirds to three-quarters of violent youth grow out of it. “They get more self-controlled.” 
56. What does the underlined word “irrational” in the 2^nd paragraph mean?
A. Quick.                B. Crazy.               C. Careful.                          D. Correct.
57. Why are teenagers likely to make wrong decisions according to the text?  
   A. They like difficult tasks.
B. They don’t care about costs.
C. They are too young to tell right from wrong.
D. They care a lot about what their peers think of them.
58. How does Laurence explain the influence of peer pressure on teens’ behavior?
   A. By comparing it with how a car works.
B. By comparing it with an accident.     
C. By showing research findings.
D. By giving examples.
59. According to the text, with peers around them, teenagers are more likely to _______ .
   A. use more self-control 
B. perform better than when they are alone
C. become more careful about what they do
D. care about winning without thinking about danger
60. What can we conclude from the text?
A. Teenagers are easy to have traffic accidents.
B. Peer influence is bad on teenagers.
C. Most of the teenagers become less violent when they grow up.
D. Teenagers shouldn’t spend all the free time with their friends.
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五、 词汇运用（共两节，计20分）
第一节   单词拼写   根据首字母或汉语提示，在答题卡上写出下列句子中单词的完全形式。（共10小题，计10分）
61. The old man felt a bit l_______ with his wife gone.
62. We are secretly preparing a birthday party to give Mum a s_________.
63. My busy work made it i______ for me to visit my old mother quite often.