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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【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.
【C15】
选项 A、than
B、that
C、which
D、as
答案A
解析 空格的前文是一个主干结构完整的句子，children are likely to have less supervisionat home，空格的后文是：was common in the traditional family。显然这里包含了一个从句，由空格处的词连接。解题的关键词是less，它只能和than搭配构成比较级。句子的含义是：(现在的)孩子们在家里得到的父母的监护，要比(than)在传统的家庭里普遍的(监护)少(less)。需要注意than在这里的用法。than在带有比较级的句子中可以作关系代词，兼有连词和代词的性质，相当于than what，比如这句话就相当于children haveless supervision than(what)was common in the traditional family。例句：The boy has eatenmore food than is good for his health就相当于…eaten more food than(what)is good for hishealth。(那个孩子吃得太多，多得对身体都不好了)。
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