Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or

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问题     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【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 suggest 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 in general make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in turn lead more youths into criminal behavior.
【C7】

选项 A、on
B、in
C、for
D、with

答案C

解析 空格所在句的句意是:后者(来自富裕家庭的孩子)可能________缺乏父母的管教而犯罪。根据语义判断,lack of adequate parental control是The latter may commit crimes的原因。四个选项中只有C选项for和D选项with可以用来引出原因。with lack of…表示“犯下缺乏父母管教的罪行”,不符合文章语义逻辑,可排除D。for lack of…表示“后者可能由于缺乏父母的管教而犯罪”,符合文章语义逻辑,故选C。
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