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  3. Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency focus either o

Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency focus either o

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问题       Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence.  Theories【C1】______ on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior【C2】______ they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through【C3】______ with others. Theories focusing on the role of society that children commit crimes in【C4】______ to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status【C5】______ as a rejection of middle-class values. Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families,【C6】______ the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes【C7】______ lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are【C8】______ to criticism. Changes in the social structure may indirectly【C9】______ juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that【C10】______ to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment【C11】______  make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in【C12】______lead more youths into criminal behavior. Families have also【C13】______ changes these years. More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; 【C14】______  ,children are likely to have less supervision at home【C15】______ was common in the traditional family【C16】______ This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other【C17】______ causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased 【C18】______ of drugs and alcohol, and the growing【C19】______ of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act,【C20】______  a direct causal relationship has not yet been established. [br] 【C11】
选项 A、in general
B、on average
C、by contrast
D、at length
答案 A
解析 语义衔接题。本题空格前的“上升的失业率”与空格后的“使好工作日益难寻”，在逻辑上再次形成了“因果”关系。由于本段第一句和最后一句均运用了情态动词may，故空格处最好使用一个与这两个may相呼应的语气词，以构成本段语气上的连贯。Ain general(一般地)，B on average(通常)， Cby contrast(相比而言)和D at length(最后)，只有Ain general和may的语气较为接近。
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