第三篇</p> Youth Emancipation in Spain* E9 P) w! Y' Q# b5 v$ @% ]
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.
# O8 Y0 b i6 R2 ? T* V- ? 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.
2 [ @: U$ ]6 L( p8 Y( \; k To coax (劝诱) young people from their homes, the Institute started a "Youth# i( T4 n7 U/ b8 ^, P
Emancipation (解放)" program this month. The program offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs.
/ |2 W7 w8 s7 p; z5 d, r/ V 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.% G- q! h/ Q5 @6 Q0 h# N3 e* x
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% d- ~' y5 ~( B" _
"In general, young people in Spain firmly believe in the family as the main body around which their private life is organized," said Minguez.: B; Y1 G. D0 J
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.
; g8 {. ~1 @/ l1 V# a Parents' tolerance is another factor. Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules.
* L, ^ m& s& P: c* |8 n "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
8 k+ y* B% U0 L w$ h) t7 f5 u- _6 i sociologist at Carlos III University in Madrid.
4 {/ f: Q3 x5 ~. R 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.9 [' L7 |. }5 h+ @7 c. O7 Q% L" H
"His mum does the wash and cooks for him; in the end, he lives well," Masso said.5 X0 w b9 u$ M2 ]* p
41 The "Youth Emancipation" program aims at helping young people
& O4 V( @" G# ]7 F, V6 c A fight for freedom.9 Y( x4 Q3 \" }! I# y' ?3 ]/ h4 r
B live in an independent way., j* ?) W' Z ? o. N
C fight against social injustice., B1 d1 H2 H) a7 J6 Y
D get rid of family responsibilities.% j8 h, M% t/ W. u
42 It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that family ties are stronger in Portugal than in
- T' t4 o# [9 Y. t5 u r2 U A Finland.
b8 b5 K6 B0 _8 n B Greece.- o1 A' K* t) c% Z
C Spain., J6 h' @0 ?/ l9 o8 R
D Italy.
- N, ^& j, ^, k( t+ e5 U& T5 O 43 Young people's family dependence can be attributed to all the following factors EXCEPT
3 X" |3 C, v" ?4 r A parents' tolerance.4 i: _ H' i) L( n0 {
B housing problems.
U: C( A5 R2 J) O# G6 r6 X. g C cultural traditions.
( H5 y! V9 p" T( u" O" ^ D unwillingness to get married.
# [7 {7 L( S- o6 a- @ 44 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Dionisio Masso?. G5 ? q+ \( q$ I/ P
A She is 60 years old.0 f; W" m3 P. v' u
B She has a boyfriend.
0 Y3 B0 X/ I3 a C She has three children.* C$ v( s4 q4 l/ A+ e7 p* ~
D She lives in Madrid.6 S& Q- V5 l0 F9 X7 y7 P
45 The phrase "wary of" in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by
1 o5 Q. X& ^: \) h7 p/ I1 p A tired of.
5 Z" ^6 z: S: d/ { B afraid of." g" |2 g6 G/ \0 O1 P: N
C cautious about.
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D worried about. |