第三篇</p> Youth Emancipation in Spain0 s+ p* c: c( E# S- o- o& R" R4 v( w
The Spanish Government is so worried about the number of young adults still living with their parents that it has decided to help them leave the nest.
' |- P- x& \" b, m0 H! |+ \, ^ Around 55 percent of people aged 18-34 in Spain still sleep in their parents' homes, says the latest report from the country's state-run Institute of Youth.0 D1 |$ H2 ` ?; ]) F
To coax (劝诱) young people from their homes, the Institute started a "Youth
" b) x: I2 F% l1 K Emancipation (解放)" program this month. The program offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs.
( b4 |2 c+ L8 x) z) Y. f/ G! n1 z Economists blame young people's family dependence on the precarious (不稳定的) labor market and increasing housing prices. Housing prices have risen 17 percent a year since 2000.
: n% D$ [$ W; ?, i Cultural reasons also contribute to the problem, say sociologists (社会学家). Family ties in south Europe - Italy, Portugal and Greece - are stronger than those in middle and north Europe, said Spanish sociologist Almudena Moreno Minguez in her report "The Late Emancipation of Spanish Youth: Key for Understanding".
( i% O% p. j3 ^# E3 x4 a "In general, young people in Spain firmly believe in the family as the main body around which their private life is organized," said Minguez.
1 _; t5 ~- t' Q$ D% x" d2 _/ | In Spain - especially in the countryside, it is not uncommon to find entire groups of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews (外侄/侄子) all living on the same street. They regularly get together for Sunday dinner.
+ p7 C- `) o& n j" f Parents' tolerance is another factor. Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules.! H- n# R5 w- A
"A child can arrive home at whatever time he wants. If parents complain he'll put up a fight and call the father a fascist," said Jose Antonio G6mez Yanez, a
, z4 m7 I6 A. L+ S2 N sociologist at Carlos III University in Madrid.
9 X7 a& N0 ]' j2 Y5 t3 B% t ~) K) P Mothers' willingness to do children's household chores (家务) worsens the problem. Dionisio Masso, a 60-year-old in Madrid, has three children in their 20s. The eldest, 28, has a girlfriend and a job. But life with mum is good.
, G F/ b& u$ u, {9 M. e+ M "His mum does the wash and cooks for him; in the end, he lives well," Masso said.8 Z7 ~7 d) B5 g) {( {: c$ a
41 The "Youth Emancipation" program aims at helping young people; w3 c+ W3 C' `) u/ p
A fight for freedom.
- e$ `- H. M( F& E, M- u B live in an independent way.
" w& J5 O3 n6 R* l b3 g: K* h C fight against social injustice.! M+ p: a S6 y! v$ W
D get rid of family responsibilities.
1 q' D# W& a% Z' [ K 42 It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that family ties are stronger in Portugal than in
6 d$ m& F9 M& h2 E4 t: D A Finland.2 r7 T! q( L1 q$ E! P
B Greece.
1 u; ^; E! L4 c C Spain.
: v2 W6 H7 i- _/ m, k7 ] D Italy.
2 l8 H" j- {! {- i$ L 43 Young people's family dependence can be attributed to all the following factors EXCEPT
/ Y) G) x8 Z3 S2 X/ _; C A parents' tolerance.
! M! Z9 ?* ~4 O/ I B housing problems.
. b- S0 N3 J+ g3 ^0 w$ Q, r) o8 i0 m C cultural traditions.* m: H( X7 s7 y
D unwillingness to get married.
( \" q& m9 m! v' ^, o: B; y) \ 44 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Dionisio Masso?
" `2 a& |8 R- c2 {, S* E# c6 H1 p A She is 60 years old." W" z& V3 j; W0 S# Z, J
B She has a boyfriend. {) j4 a( s9 D ]( b
C She has three children.
" Y# N" M. U' z( k& t% o/ J5 F D She lives in Madrid.
# H% b% Y$ ~1 h: M U0 S 45 The phrase "wary of" in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by- ~# X! g6 R. x! }+ V
A tired of.
H4 u0 \' k6 V5 o) j B afraid of.
, O& L1 A9 i. v d$ P C cautious about.$ _3 e! Z e- G
5 L P- y0 d+ t' z. M D worried about. |