（考研英语）2004年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试《英语》试题.pdf

Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points). Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency ( crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories _l_on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior 2 they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through 3 _ __ with others. Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in _4 _to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status, = --__ as a rejection of middle-class values. Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, _§ the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes _7 lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are 8 to criticism. Changes in the social structure may indirectly 9 juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that 10 to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment .ll_ make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in ___n lead more youths into criminal behavior. Families have also 13 changes these years. More families consist of one-parent households or two working parents; 14 , children are likely to have less supervision at home 15 was common in the traditional family 16 . This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influen