高三英语阅读理解限时训练（44）AAsyougrowolder,you’llbefacedwithsomechallengingdecisions—likewhethertocutclassortrycigarettes.Makingdecisionsonyourownishardenough,butwhenotherpeoplegetinvolvedandtrytopressureyouonewayoranotheritcanbeevenharder.Peoplewhoareyourage,likeyourclassmates,arecalledpeers.Whentheytrytoinfluencehowyouact,togetyoutodosomething,it’scalledpeerpressure.Peerscanhaveapositiveinfluenceoneachother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinthesolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebook,andnoweveryone’sreadingit.Theseareexamplesofhowpeerspositivelyinfluenceeachother.Sometimespeersinfluenceeachotherinnegativeways.Forexample,afewkidsinschoolmighttrytogetyoutocutclasswiththem;yoursoccerfriendmighttrytoconvinceyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshimtheball.Itistoughtobetheonlyonewhosays“no”topeerpressure,butyoucandoit.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.You’veprobablyhadaparentorteacheradvisingyouto“chooseyourfriendswisely.”Peerpressureisabigreasonwhytheysaythis.Ifyouchoosefriendswhodon’tcutclass,smokecigarettes,orlietotheirparents,thenyouprobablywon’tdothesethingseither,evenifotherkidsdo.Ifyoucontinuetofacepeerpressureandyou’refindingitdifficulttohandle,talktosomeoneyoutrust.Don’tfeelguiltyifyou’vemadeamistakeortwo.41.Forwhomisthepassagemostprobablywritten?A.Students.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Doctors.42.Inthelastthreeparagraphs,theauthormainly_____.A.explainswhyfriendshipissoimportantB.givesadviceonhowtodealwithpeerpressureC.discusseshowpeersinfluenceusD.showshowtomakemoregoodfriends43.Whichoffollowingmayhelphandlepeerpressure?A.Spendingmoretimewithclassmates.B.Takingupmorerelaxinghobbies.C.Choosingfriendswithnobadhabits.D.Helpingotherswhoareintrouble.44.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Friendship.B.MakingdecisionsC.Self-confidenceD.PeerpressureBFromthefirstuseoftherockettocarrysatellitesintospacetothesettingupofspacestations,humanbeingshavebeenputtinggreateffortintospaceresearch.Andsofar,wehaveachievedmanysuccesses.Buttherearestillnumeroustasksinfrontofusandweshouldnotstoptryingtoprogress.Theinternationalspacestation(ISS)isanimportantstepweshouldtakeinspaceexploration.Itisnotonlyhelpfulbutalsoessential.Itprovidesaproperspaceenvironmentformanyexperimentsthatwehavewantedtodoforalongtime.Itisalsoabasefortheobservationsoftheearthandtheuniverse.ItcouldalsobeanimportantbaseforlatertraveltothemoonandMars.Inaword,ifwewanttoexplorespacemore,thefirstthingweshoulddoistosetupaspacestation.Asthespacestationcostsalotofmoney,itishardforonecountryalonetoestablishone.TheUSAseemstobetheonlycountrythathastheabilitytobuildaspacestationalone，andithastriedtodoso,butnotverysuccessful.Soitaggregatedmanyothercountriestoworkonittogether.Thoughitisstillextremelyexpensive,itismuchcheaperthandoingitalone.Itisreallyajobthatneedseveryone’seffortandwillbenefiteveryone.LedbytheU.S.andRussia,theISSisajointprojectbetweensixspaceagenciesinvolving16countries.Calledthegreatestachievementinhumancooperation,theISShascometotheendofaten-year’shardworkinconstruction.Chinahasappliedforparticipationin(takingpartin)theprojectmanytimes.Unfortunatelyalltheapplicationswererejected,whichdroveChinaontothepathofindependentdevelopment.AstheLongMarchⅡ-F/T1carrierrocketblastedoff(leavethe...
