第三篇</p> Youth Emancipation in Spain
( e( ~+ z* g* `* T# M) \+ D 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.! | _3 i. ?/ n% e. a* r
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.
. Y1 Q) K, `" L3 }' c" E$ G2 M To coax (劝诱) young people from their homes, the Institute started a "Youth+ X! h5 ^( R. _4 [3 p) Q
Emancipation (解放)" program this month. The program offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs.8 B) F$ k! w' O0 `% b/ R1 n) O
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 2000.6 O6 T- N2 J6 d2 F* L. M! g
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".
7 _7 ~0 y: }1 a, ^4 Z" W "In general, young people in Spain firmly believe in the family as the main body around which their private life is organized," said Minguez. O5 J( |* e+ s7 H1 N
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.- A' F" w: m: P g; z i0 q0 Z
Parents' tolerance is another factor. Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules.
; p a5 Q* q" z! W "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
) ]6 m* g2 | a3 T, i! K sociologist at Carlos III University in Madrid.5 n! D5 Z- l0 J
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.) }/ y1 K. }/ [: x3 k$ q$ P
"His mum does the wash and cooks for him; in the end, he lives well," Masso said.9 B3 w; ~$ u( U5 G7 f
41 The "Youth Emancipation" program aims at helping young people
# ?5 j. q; q9 ^% d+ [ A fight for freedom.& ~7 E8 g# n8 x$ ~( p* @ Z
B live in an independent way.
) V& j/ w. \* {2 G0 h) ?' t C fight against social injustice.8 u* Y/ s. m0 P7 [
D get rid of family responsibilities.
* z3 g. r1 o# R6 [8 V; w 42 It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that family ties are stronger in Portugal than in
! f: b+ j, J9 w; M A Finland.
% s2 ~. u+ E) s' P) c+ L B Greece.3 I' D) f" q* L
C Spain., y# Y% N, M1 C4 w
D Italy.
7 W2 G1 A) k4 p1 c! p 43 Young people's family dependence can be attributed to all the following factors EXCEPT5 Z. ^) w4 \) |
A parents' tolerance.2 l0 u$ `8 k* z3 C/ S! {, P$ ]
B housing problems.
U5 E6 }* T& |0 M2 V C cultural traditions.1 b2 ]4 h& H' t. z& M
D unwillingness to get married.) o$ |, M, M& M* G2 n
44 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Dionisio Masso?" U6 w: j c) w) t
A She is 60 years old." Q' U; ]0 o" l7 @
B She has a boyfriend.
0 `2 Z" ^7 v4 ~ C She has three children.# }9 q/ ~; {8 C$ l7 B% G1 f
D She lives in Madrid.
8 c' l" k5 b- I; _7 S+ P 45 The phrase "wary of" in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by( W$ i, I6 Q/ b1 U& A) e
A tired of.
7 u5 a2 H7 H7 i; z- d" N B afraid of.3 E. F1 B& y' P8 P8 a$ T
C cautious about./ e5 c% d: I* s7 F% I
" p, R+ {% p/ ^9 o# A
D worried about. |