Schools try to teach kids about the dangers of negative peer pressure.They teach kids to stand up and be themselves，and encourage them to politely decline to do things that they believe are wrong.Similarly，it can be helpful to encourage children to greet the beneficial influence of positive peer groups.

　　(三)

　　(2017·江苏)

　　Quiet Virtue：The Conscientious

　　The everyday signs of conscientiousness(认真尽责)—being punctual，careful in doing work，self­disciplined，and scrupulous(一丝不苟的) in attending to responsibilities—are typical characteristics of the model organizational citizen，the people who keep things running as they should.They follow the rules，help out，and are concerned about the people they work with.It’s the conscientious worker who helps newcomers or updates people who return after an absence，who gets to work on time and never abuses sick leaves，who always gets things done on deadline.

　　Conscientiousness is a key to success in any field.In studies of job performance，outstanding effectiveness for almost all jobs，from semi­skilled labor to sales and management，depends on conscientiousness.It is particularly important for outstanding performance in jobs at the lower levels of an organization：the secretary whose message taking is perfect，the delivery truck driver who is always on time.

　　Among sales representatives for a large American car manufacturer，those who were most conscientious had the largest volume of sales.Conscientiousness also offers a buffer(缓冲)against

【2016届江苏省高考英语二轮专项突破：任务型阅读】相关文章：

★ 2017届江苏省淮安市新马中学高考牛津译林版英语一轮复习活动单：模块6 Unit 3《Understanding each other》

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (77)

★ 2017年高考英语二轮复习精品资料：专题16 书面表达（押题专练）（原卷版）

★ 2013高考英语冲刺-专项篇 4基础写作

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (55)

★ 2016年高考英语第一轮复习要知己知彼

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：18（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：17（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍语法填空：解题技巧（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍短文改错：创新押题（含解析）