We’ve all experienced peer pressure (同伴压力) . It happens to everybody. However, people have different reactions. Confident people refuse to do things they don’t want to do, but shy and anxious people often give in. It may be because they want to be liked. It may be because they worry that their friends will make fun of them, or perhaps they’re just curious about trying something new.
It’s hard being the only one who says no and the question is: how do you do it?
If you think that missing maths, or smoking, or going somewhere you know your parents wouldn’t like is a bad idea then the answer is simple: don’t do it. It’s your decision, nobody else’s. You don’t need to be aggressive. You don’t need to shout and scream, but you must be confident and you must be firm. You need to say, “No thanks. I don’t want to do that.”
Being on your own against everybody else is very hard, so it can really help to have at least one other peer, or friend, who will say no too.
A.It may be because they were all born to be stubborn. |
B.Depression and guilt will surely give you peer pressure. |
C.Whatever the reason, some people end up doing things the really don’t want to. |
D.Of course, peer pressure isn’t completely bad. |
E.Choose your friends carefully. |
F.Firstly, you must decide what you believe in. |
G.It’s about sharing experiences and having fun. |
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【推荐1】Sure, it’s good to get along with your teacher because it makes the time you spend in the classroom more pleasant. And yes, it’s good to get along with your teacher because, in general, it’s smart to learn how to relate to the different types of people you’ll meet throughout your life. But really, there’s one super-important reason why you should get along with your teacher. Kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they’re more comfortable asking question and getting extra help. This makes it easier to understand new materials and do yours best on tests.
When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher, he or she can be someone to turn to with problems, such as problems with learning or school issues.
As a kid in elementary or middle school, you’re at a wonderful stage in your life. You’re like a sponge (海绵), able to suck up lots of new and exciting information. On top of that, you’re able to think about all this information in new ways. Your teacher knows that, and in most cases, is thrilled to be the person who’s giving you all that material and helping you put it together. Remember, teachers are people, too, and they feel great if you’re open to what they’re teaching you. That’s why they wanted to be teachers in the first place to teach!
Some kids may be able to learn in any setting, whether they like the teacher or not. But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if things aren’t going well, they won’t learn as well and won’t enjoy being in class.
1. What does the text mainly talk about?A.The responsibilities of the teacher. |
B.Advantages of making the class interesting. |
C.The benefits of getting along well with the teacher. |
D.The relationship between the teacher and students. |
A.How to get in touch with other teachers. |
B.How to solve difficult problems in school. |
C.How to get along with classmates in your school. |
D.How to deal with different types of people in the future. |
A.You can get more help from the teacher. |
B.You will have more problems in learning. |
C.You can behave more actively in class. |
D.You can ask any questions optionally in class. |
A.They can learn by themselves as usual. |
B.They can’t get help from the teacher. |
C.They feel great in the classmates’ heart. |
D.They may feel uncomfortable in class. |
【推荐2】How to Be a Great Best Friend
Everyone wants to be a great best friend but doesn’t know how or where to start that perfect friendship. The following will help you.
Be your own best friend first.
Trust each other.
Learn to listen. Nobody likes a best friend who just talks and talks, but never listens. If you’re a chatterbox, try to develop good listening skills. Whenever your best friend says something, listen carefully and say something.
Care for your best friend. If your best friend is upset, ask them what’s wrong, They might not tell you straight away, but they should in the end.
Let your friend have other friends, too. If your best friend picks another friend over you, try to be friends with their friend too.
A.Learn how to respect yourself. |
B.Maybe you guys can be a group of friends! |
C.Don’t interrupt while they’re talking to you. |
D.Best friends are the most valuable friends you have. |
E.If they don’t tell you, don’t get angry at them. |
F.To be a great best friend really doesn’t take much. |
G.Take time out of your day to appreciate the funny things in life. |
【推荐3】“TALKING with you for one night is better than studying books for ten years” this was the comment of an old Chinese scholar after he had had a conversation with a friend.
Such a supreme pleasure as having a perfect conversation with a friend at night is necessarily rare, for as the playwright Li Liweng has pointed out, “
There is an evident distinction between mere talking and conversation as such. This distinction is made in the Chinese language between shuohua (speaking) and tanhua (conversation), which implies that in conversation the language used is more chatty and leisurely and the topics more trivial and less business like.
Sometimes we find it at the happy reunion of old friends, or among acquaintances indulging in good memories, and sometimes among strangers on a distant journey. There will be chats about ghosts and fox spirits, mixed with amusing tales or impassioned(激昂的) comments: on international affairs, and sometimes before we know it, a wise observer and conversationalist may shed light on things that have bothered you for a long time.
A.There is much truth in that statement. |
B.Friendship fades without a sincere conversation. |
C.Whatever it is, conversationalist does contribute to our happiness. |
D.Such conversations remain among the memories that we cherish for life. |
E.Those who are wise seldom know how to talk, and those who talk are seldom wise. |
F.A similar difference may be noted between business letters and the letters of literary friends. |
【推荐1】The tendency to look for some outside group to blame for our misfortunes is certainly common and it is often strengthened by social prejudice. There seems to be little doubt that one of the principal causes of prejudice is fear — in particular the fear that the interests of our own group are going to be endangered by the actions of another. This is less likely to be the case in a stable, relatively unchanging society in which the members of different social and occupational groups know what to expect of each other and know what to expect for themselves. In times of rapid racial and economic change, however, new occupations and new social roles appear, and people start looking jealously at each other to see whether their own group is being left behind.
When a community begins to feel unsure of its future, it becomes especially likely to turn in upon itself, to imagine that surrounding groups are threatening and unfriendly. At a time like this, distorted (扭曲的) ideas about the other community are readily believed and are passed on as statements of fact. One of the tragic things about intercommunal (社区间的) conflict is that both parties quickly find themselves “moral rationalization (合理化解释).” Each side insists and believes that its own actions are inspired by noble ideals, even when they are really acting out of pure self-interest. To a third party, neutral to the conflict, it may seem obvious that both are behaving unreasonably; but when one’s emotions are involved, and especially the emotion of fear, it is extremely difficult to remain sensible.
Once prejudice develops, it is hard to stop, because there are often social forces at work which actively encourage unfounded attitudes of unfriendliness and fear towards other groups. One such force is education: We all know that children can be taught history in such a way as to keep alive old hatred and old prejudices between racial and political groups. Another social influence that has to be taken seriously is the pressure of public opinion. People often think and act differently in groups from the way they would do as individuals. It takes a considerable effort of will, and often calls for great courage, to stand out against one’s fellows and insist that they are wrong.
Why is it that we hear so much more about the failures of relationships between communities than we do about the successes? I am afraid it is partly due to the increase in communication which radio, television and the popular press have brought about. In those countries where the media of mass communication are commercial enterprises, they tend to measure success by the size of their audience; and people are more likely to buy a newspaper, for instance, if their attention is caught by something dramatic, or something that can arouse their anxiety or interest as much as failures of intercommunal relationships do. And popular public speakers, especially if they are politicians addressing a relatively innocent audience, know that the best way to arouse such an audience is to frighten them.
Where there is a real or imaginary threat to economic security, this is especially likely to arouse group prejudice. It is important to remember economic factors if we wish to lessen prejudice between groups, because unless they are dealt with directly, it will be little use simply advising people not to be prejudiced against other groups whom they see as their competitors, if not their enemies.
1. People in a society of rapid racial and economic change ______.A.blame others for their recent misfortunes |
B.fear the loss of interests endangered by prejudice |
C.are at a loss as to what to expect of others and themselves |
D.are jealous of the new occupations and social roles |
A.Distorted ideas about the other community are considered as facts. |
B.It’s extremely difficult for a third party to remain sensible and fearless. |
C.Old hatred and prejudices are passed on through history education. |
D.The pressure of public opinion makes people think and act in groups. |
A.commercial products of the media of mass communication |
B.considered dramatic and arousing |
C.lessened due to real or imaginary threat to economic security |
D.dealt with directly by advising people not to be prejudiced |
A.how to eliminate social prejudice | B.what a sensible society is like |
C.what causes social prejudice | D.how to build a sensible society |
【推荐2】Put "crottin de chevre," into Google Translate, and you'll be told it means goat dung (waste). So if it appears on a menu, you may pass. Alas! You will rule out a delicious cheese made of goats5 milk that is often served as a starter in France.
Such misunderstandings are why Google Translate is not intended to replace human translators. Tourists might accept a few misunderstandings because the technology is cheap and convenient, but when in business, law or medicine, these services often fall short. " Using Google Translate can lead to some serious errors, especially when words have multiple meanings, which is often the case in fields such as law and engineering, " says Samantha Langley, a court-approved French — to — English legal translator in France.
That is not to say professional translators do not use computer assisted translation (CAT) tools. One of the most popular new tools is the translation earpiece. Usually paired with a smart-phone app, they pick up spoken foreign languages and translate them. For conferences, wearable translation tools like Waverly's are undoubtedly popular. But even this new generation tech has limitations. Users must wait at least a few seconds for a phrase to be translated, or more if the Internet connection is poor. And computers still lack the subtlety (微妙之处)of human communication.
"If you want to create a relationship with the user, you need a human translator to make sound natural and capture the sentiment, which often involves restructuring a sentence completely, says Zoey Cooper, director at Wordbank. "I believe CAT tools get in the way of creativity, " says Antonio Navarro Gosalvez, an English-to- Spanish translator in Spain.
Mr. Ochoa Spencer, chief executive of US start-up Waverly Labs, thinks this problem could be resolved within the next 10 years. "When it comes to expressing emotion and intonation, we need sentiment analysis, which may well be in ten years time, " he says. Yet, nowadays foreign language skills are still in demand in the labour market.
1. The writer uses the example of "crottin de chevre" to ______.A.criticize Google Translate | B.regret missing the cheese |
C.bring in the main topic | D.introduce a starter in France |
A.Precise and cheap. | B.Cheap but inaccurate. |
C.Convenient and effective. | D.Fast but incorrect. |
A.Samantha Langley. | B.Zoey Cooper. |
C.Antonio Navarro Gosalvez. | D.Ochoa Spencer. |
A.The various disadvantages of Google Translate. |
B.The chances of human translators being replaced by AI. |
C.The difference between computer and human translation. |
D.The disappearance of human translators in the near future. |
【推荐3】Nearly 19 percent of teachers of color(有色人种教师) left their jobs after the 2014-2015 school year. Some left for personal reasons like taking care of their families. But 50 percent said they left because they were dissatisfied with their employment situation, such as poor working conditions, student discipline problems and large class sizes. Thus, taking immediate measures to improve it is our top priority.
For years, researchers have proved the benefits of increasing the share of minority teachers in schools, especially as our public school system has turned to one that is made up mostly of minority students. Teachers of color, who are more likely than their white counterparts to choose to work in racially diverse( 多 种 多 样 的 ) schools, offer particular benefits to their students. Graduation rates increase among minority students when they are taught by racially similar educators, research shows. They can also serve as positive role models, and their presence reduces the chance of racial discrimination at school.
The Shanker Institute report suggests that the rate of minority teacher hiring is not the whole problem. The problem is what happens after these teachers enter the classroom. These teachers often work in high-poverty rural schools. They are more likely to have less-desirable working conditions.
Diversity is a key component to equality and opportunity. Where there’s a diverse teaching workforce, all kids thrive. So solutions must be found at once to turn this trend around. Firstly, schools should develop mentorship programs that support minority teachers once they are in the classroom. Secondly, more money should be spent in improving working conditions in these schools. Of course, school headmasters should also be evaluated on their ability to retain teachers of color.
1. Among teachers of color leaving their jobs, half of them quit because .A.they had to move to other places |
B.they had to take care of their children |
C.they eventually found better-paid jobs |
D.their employment situation was unsatisfactory |
A.The benefits of increasing the share of minority teachers in schools. |
B.The reasons for teachers of color leaving their jobs in many schools. |
C.The ways to decrease the possibility of racial discrimination at school. |
D.The solutions to increasing graduation rates among minority students. |
A.Honesty | B.Variety |
C.Ability | D.Safety |
A.He felt angry about the government. |
B.He felt it urgent to solve the problem. |
C.He was satisfied with the present situation. |
D.He didn’t care about diverse teaching workforce. |