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  3. Ten years ago, Joe Allen began studying a diverse group of seventh graders near the University of Virginia, where he’s a profess

Ten years ago, Joe Allen began studying a diverse group of seventh graders near the University of Virginia, where he’s a profess

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问题     Ten years ago, Joe Allen began studying a diverse group of seventh graders near the University of Virginia, where he’s a professor. One of Allen’s main concerns was how these kids dealt with peer pressure, and how deeply they felt the pressure to conform to what the crowd was doing.
    According to every pop theory of adolescence, peer pressure is peril. Being able to resist it should be considered a sign of character strength. But a funny thing happened as Allen continued to follow these kids every year for the next 10 years: the kids who felt more peer pressure when they were 12 or 13 were turning out better.
    Notably, they had much higher-quality relationships with friends, parents, and romantic partners. Their need to fit in, in the early teens, later manifested itself as a willingness to accommodate—a necessary component of all reciprocal relationships. The self-conscious kid who spent seventh grade convinced that everyone was watching her learned to be attuned to subtle changes in others’ moods. Years down the road, that heightened sensitivity lead to empathy and social adeptness. Meanwhile, those kids who did not feel much peer pressure to smoke, drink, and shoplift in seventh grade didn’t turn out to be the independent-minded stars we’d imagine. Instead, what was notable about them was that within five years they had a much lower GPA(Grade-Point Average)—almost a full grade lower. The kid who could say no to his peers turned out to be less engaged, all around, socially and academically. Basically, if he was so detached that he didn’t care what his peers thought, he probably wasn’t motivated by what his parents or society expected of him, either.
    Allen has found that vulnerability(脆弱性)to peers’ influence can be just as much of an asset as it is a liability. Many of the pressures felt by teens pull them in a good direction—they feel pressure to do well in school, pressure to not act childish, and pressure to be athletic. "We think of susceptibility to peer pressure as only a danger, but, really, it’s out of peer pressure that boys learn to take showers and not come to school smelly.
    Allen—co-author of the forthcoming book Escaping the Endless Adolescence—has come to the conclusion that the dangers of peer pressure are somewhat overblown. Particularly when it comes to the archetypal(典型的)portrayal of peer pressure: kids forcing each other to experiment with drugs and alcohol. Allen argues that in those instances, more often than not, it isn’t peer pressure that is at work, but instead the operative factor is peer selection.
    "The pressure to smoke and drink is less than we thought, " concludes Allen. "To a parent, it seems like your child is suddenly smoking and drinking, and it’s reasonable to think this was caused by the new kids he’s been hanging out with the last month. But really, those who are about to smoke or drink pick other kids in a similar spot. " Teens give each other subtle cues that they’re ready to deviate: it could be nothing more than ignoring the Pledge of Allegiance(效忠誓言)or a well-timed snicker while the teacher’s at the blackboard. By the time one says, "Let’s hang out after school, " the plot is already in motion.
Which of the following is CORRECT about Joe Allen?
选项 A、He studied different groups of college students for ten years.
B、His conclusion about peer pressure is similar to pop theories.
C、He has found that many of the peer pressures are good for teens.
D、He published a new book which was written by himself alone.
答案C
解析 细节题。根据第四段第二句“青少年感受到的很多压力将他们拉向好的方向”可知，[C]”他发现很多的同伴压力对于青少年来说是有益的”正确，故为答案。又由第一段第一句“十年前，弗吉尼亚大学教授Joe Allen开始研究其学校附近的七年级学生”可知，[A]”他对不同组的大学生研究了十年”与文意不符，排除；根据第二段第一句“每个流行的青春期理论都认为，同伴压力是危险的”和最后一句Allen发现“在十二三岁时感到更多同伴压力的孩子结果更好些”可知，[B]”他的结论和流行的青春期理论是相似的”是错误的，故排除；由第五段第一句“作为即将出版的《逃离漫无目的的青春期》的合著者，Allen得出一个结论，即同伴压力的危险性有些被夸大了”可知，[D]”他出版了一本他自己单独写的新书”也是错误的，故排除。
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