Friends or contemporaries(同龄人)are a great influence on the actions，thoughts，and wor

Friends or contemporaries（同龄人)are a great influence on the actions，thoughts，and wor

ds of young people. This influence，known as peer pressure，is quite common among children. Why are children so easily affected by what their peers do，think，or say？ Most of us，children included，feel a strong need to be liked by others. We seek acceptance and friendship. In order to gain them，we act like our friends，and listen to their advice，whether or not it is helpful. Some of us even begin to think like our friends，sometimes at the expense of our own beliefs and values. An example that comes to mind is the young person who gets involved with drugs because his peer group is experimenting with them. Parents may try to exert pressure to keep him away from drugs，but frequently peer pressure is too great. This conflict between being your own person and，at the same time，responding to the pressures of a group remains a problem for young people.

1、The passage mainly talks about ().

A、friendship

B、peer pressure

C、conflicts between young people and their parents

D、problems for young people

2、In the third sentence of the second paragraph，“them”refers to().

A、children

B、strong needs to be liked by others

C、acceptance and friendship

D、our friends’ advice

3、“being your own person”in the last sentence most probably means ().

A、acting according to your own beliefs and values

B、trying not to tell any lie

C、keeping yourself away from drugs

D、having enough self-confidence

4、The second paragraph focuses on ().

A、what peer pressure is

B、how young people start to take drugs

C、what parents should do for their children

D、why young people are easily influenced by their peers

5、Who can influence us on the actions， thoughts？()

A、teacher

B、father

C、mother

D、friends and contemporaries