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【C21】______on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior【C22】______they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through【C23】______with others. Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in【C24】______to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status,【C25】______as a rejection of middle-class values.
    Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families,【C26】______the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes【C27】______lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are【C28】______to criticism.
    Changes in the social structure may indirectly【C29】______juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that【C30】______to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment【C31】______make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in【C32】______lead more youths into criminal behavior.
    Families have also【C33】______changes these years. More families consist of one-parent households or two working parents;【C34】______, children are likely to have less supervision at home【C35】______was common in the traditional family【C36】______. This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other【C37】______causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased【C38】______of drugs and alcohol, and the growing【C39】______of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act,【C40】______a direct causal relationship has not yet been established.
【C6】

选项 A、considering
B、ignoring
C、highlighting
D、discarding

答案B

解析 考查动词辨析。联系上下文,此空格处只有将B.ignoring“忽略”填进去,才符合文意,即:大多数青少年犯罪的理论都将矛头指向贫困家庭的孩子身上,忽略了富裕家庭孩子也犯罪的事实。considering“考虑到”;highlighting“强调,启发”;discarding“抛弃”,均不符合题意。
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