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.
【C8】

选项 A、immune
B、resistant
C、sensitive
D、subject

答案D

解析 根据上下文语境可知,are tentative和are ________ to criticism为并列关系。空格所在句的句意是:然而,所有这些理论都是尝试性并且________批评。A选项immune意为“免疫的”,B选项resistant意为“有抵抗力的”,C选项sensitive意为“敏感的”,D选项subject意为“经受,遭受”,只有D选项subject符合文意,be subject to意为“遭受……”,代入句中,表示“然而,所有这些理论都是尝试性并且遭受到了批评”,故选D。
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