about how to act with their friends， but more specifically， how not to act．"

5. The word "mimic" （in Para.2）means ______ ．

A. succeed B. discover

C. possess D. imitate

6. In comparison with the previous study， the new study expanded ______ ．

A. research goals B. research themes

C. research subjects D. research approaches

7. According to Glick， parents should instruct their children ______ ．

A. how to put an end to a wrong friendship

B. how to deal with a troubled friendship

C. how to avoid any conflict with friends

D. how to establish a sincere friendship

8. What does the new study find？ ______

A. Teens mirror negative features of mom's friendships．

B. Aggressive mothers ruin their children's friendship．

C. Conflicts and opposition form children's characters．

D. Parent-child relationship affects children's growth．

【答案】5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A

【解析】

本文讲述了一项最新的发现--妈妈的交友方式会影响孩子的交友方式。

【5题详解】

词义猜测题。通过第二段中的"mothers can serve as role models for..."可知孩子们会把母亲作为榜样去"模仿"。故选D。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。由第四段第一句话 Previous research of this type focused on primary-aged children， but MU researchers wanted to expand their study to focus on the formative adolescent years可知之前的研究和这次的研究选取的研究对象不同，之前的研究对象是小学年纪的孩子，这次的研究对象是处 在性格形成期的青春期孩子。故选C。

【7题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章最后一句话"When things go wrong，parents should talk with their