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

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.
【C1】
选项 A、acting
B、relying
C、centering
D、commenting
答案C
解析 第一句Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency…focus either on the individual or on society…，提到了关于青少年犯罪原因的理论，把焦点集中在个人和社会。紧接着便围绕着这两点展开叙述。Theories ________ on the individual suggest that…讲的就是第一个聚焦点，再结合下一句中的Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that…，可知本题空格处应该填入一个和focusing on同义的单词。A选项acting意为“作用于”，B选项relying on意为“依赖于”，C选项centering on意为“集中于”，D选项commenting on意为“评论”。只有C选项centering符合文章语义需要，故选C。
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