2004年考研英语真题与解析.pdf

2004 年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题 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 1 on the individual suggest that children engageincriminalbehavior 2 theywerenotsufficientlypenalizedforprevious misdeeds or that they have learned criminalbehavior through 3 with others. Theoriesfocusing on theroleof society suggest that children commit crimes in 4 to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status, 5 as a rejection of middle-class values. Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantagedfamilies,_ 6 thefactthatchildren fromwealthyhomesalso commit crimes.The lattermaycommitcrimes 7 lackofadequateparentalcontrol.All theories, however, are tentative and are 8 to criticism. Changes in the social structure may indirectly 9 juvenile crime rates. Forexample,changesintheeconomythat 10 tofewerjobopportunitiesforyouth and rising unemployment 11 make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in 12 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 influence on juvenile crime rates. Other __17_ causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased__ 18_ of drugsand alcohol, and the growing 19 of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a childcomm