大学英语四级考试阅读讲义(十三)

第第页大学英语四级考试阅读讲义(十三)Unit4

PartⅡReadingComprehension

(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

“Thereisasenselessnotionthatchildrengrowupandleavehomewhenthey're18,andthetruthisfarfromthat,”sayssociologistLarryBumpassoftheUniversityofWisconsin.Today,unexpectednumbersofyoungadultsarelivingwiththeirparents.“Thereisamajorshiftinthemiddleclass,”declaressociologistAllanSchnaibergofNorthwesternUniversity,whoseson,19,movedbackinafteranabsenceofeightmonths.

Analystsciteavarietyofreasonsforthisreturntothenest.Themarriageageisrising,aconditionthatmakeshomeanditspleasantnessparticularlyattractivetoyoungpeople.Ahighdivorcerateandadecliningremarriageratearesendingeconomicallypressedandemotionallyhurtsurvivorsbacktoparentalshelters.Forsome,theexpenseofanaway-from-homecollegeeducationhasbecomesoexcessivelygreatthatmanystudentsnowattendlocalschools.Evenaftergraduation,youngpeoplefindtheirwingsclippedbyskyrocketinghousingcosts.

Livingathome,saysKnighton,aschoolteacher,continuestogivehersecurityandmoralsupport.Hermotheragreed,“It'sridiculousforthekidstopayallthatmoneyforrent.Itmakessenseforkidstostayathome.”Butsharingthefamilyhomerequiresadjustmentsforall.Therearethehasslesoverbathrooms,telephonesandprivacy.Somefamilies,however,managethedelicatebalancingact.Butforothers,itprovestoodifficult.MichelleDelTurco,24,hasbeenhomethreetimes—andleftthreetimes.“WhatIconsideredasocialdrink,mydadconsideredanalcoholproblem,”sheexplains.“HeneverlikedanyoneIdated,soIeitherhadtohideawayormeetthematfriends'houses.”

Justhowlongshouldadultchildrenlivewiththeirparentsbeforemovingon?Mostpsychologistsfeellengthyhomecomingsareamistake.Childrenstrugglingtoestablishseparateidentities,canendupwith“asenseofinadequacy,defeatandfailure.”Andagingparents,whoshouldbeenjoyingsomefinancialandpersonalfreedom,findthemselvesstuckwithresponsibilities.Manyagreethatbriefvisits,however,canworkbeneficially.

21.Accordingtotheauthor,therewasonceatrendintheU.S..

A)formiddleclassyoungadultstostaywiththeirparents

B)foryoungadultstoleavetheirparentsandliveindependently

C)formarriedyoungadultstomovebackhomeafteralengthyabsence

D)foryoungadultstogetjobsnearbyinordertolivewiththeirparents

22.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotaccountforyoungadultsreturningtothenest?

A)Youngadultsfindhousingcoststoohigh.

B)Quiteanumberofyoungadultsattendlocalschools.

C)Youngadultsseekparentalcomfortandmoralsupport.

D)Youngadultsarepsychologicallyandintellectuallyimmature.

23.Oneofthedisadvantagesofyoungadultsreturningtostaywiththeirparentsisthat.

A)theyoungadultstendtobeoverprotectedbytheirparents

B)mostparentsfinditdifficulttokeepabiggerfamilygoing

C)therewillinevitablybeinconveniencesineverydaylife

D)publicopinionisagainstyoungadultsstayingwiththeirparents

24.Theword“hassles”inthepassage(Para.3,Line4)probablymeans.

A)quarrels

B)worries

C)disadvantages

D)agreements

25.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthebestforbothparentsandchildren?

A)Theyshouldadjustthemselvestosharingthefamilyexpenses.