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.
【C4】

选项 A、return
B、reply
C、reference
D、response

答案D

解析 空格所在句的句意是:关注于社会角色的理论认为青少年犯罪是________没能提高自身社会经济地位……。根据上下文语境可知,没能提高自身社会经济地位……是青少年犯罪的原因之一。D选项response意为“反应”,in response to意为“作为反应,作为回应”,代入句中,表示“关注于社会角色的理论认为青少年犯罪是对没能提高自身社会经济地位所作出的反应”,表达了一种因果关系,符合文意,故选D。
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