第三篇 Youth Emancipation in Spain + P8 ^( u2 P+ e/ F/ e& \
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. , d$ r1 L$ Z2 a0 z, j- ?7 B( } q6 T
Around 55 per cent 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. 1 E) ~4 f3 T: ?# i$ b+ f
To coax(劝诱) young people from their homes, the institute started a "Youth Emancipation(解放) programme this month. The programme offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs.
# O/ x; d% b& N! b7 f0 Q Economists blame young people’s family dependence on the precarious(不稳定的) labour market and increasing housing prices. Housing prices have risen 17 per cent a year since 2000. 5 F7 x5 C% g% |9 M+ ~2 R
Cultural reasons also contribute to the problem, say sociologists. 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: Keys for Understanding".
$ {6 {6 |8 i% p2 e6 b: F "In general, young people in Spain firmly believe in the family as the main body around which their private life is organized," said Minguez.
* M" o% q- k* i* F+ w In Spain - especially in the countryside, it is not uncommon to find entire groups of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews(外甥/侄子) all living on the same street. They regularly get together for Sunday dinner.
! r- o/ Q2 Q$ Z Parents’ tolerance(宽容) is another factor. Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules. 1 |3 r$ r$ _! f8 M) C4 w7 d# k
"A child can arrive home at whatever time he wants. If parents complain he’ll put up a big fight and call the father a Fascist," said Jose Antonio Gomez Yanez, a sociologist at Carlos III University in Madrid.
+ E2 Q5 X) m) y7 |7 r, K" A Mothers’ willingness to do children’s household chores worsens the problem. Dioni-sio 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.
+ j0 e+ z { H" X4 G' K$ Q "His mum does the wash and cooks for him; in the end, he lives well," Masso said.
6 Q( ?9 }% a. {0 B41. The "Youth Emancipation" programme aims at helping young people
7 Q N' G* G$ v& r9 t/ @A. live in an independent way 2 u2 g3 U( D' |
B. fight for freedom
: o. E. B* I6 ^$ K: q) E0 [3 xC. fight against social injustice ' s+ F1 f; Q! y0 V
D. get rid of family responsibilities
3 r0 k. ^) }* ~42. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that family ties are stronger in Portugal than in + ^! Z1 J& H& ?5 ], c/ g
A. Greece S5 y" l8 Z3 ^# G" S
B. Finland
; Z1 s% w6 {9 N+ S9 [C. Spain
3 {, X5 p% q2 j% ~0 ~; j$ Z- D, S! BD. Italy
# c" w( @5 D: u0 Y. b( N- c) K7 G43. Young people’s family dependence can be attributed to all the following factors EXCEPT 8 G/ f9 x4 r: w) G+ _7 `/ I' J c
A. parent’s tolerance
4 G# c: c! @# \! O, _6 g! g/ ^. a! y+ pB. housing problems z& [! R5 {/ N4 N0 ~. V
C. unwillingness to get married
9 j& v; @5 _4 p& ]4 I2 N% T: J. N% N, xD. cultural traditions . x* O* ~4 Y: R0 K, [
44. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Dinoisio Masso? + \8 W" A, I" ?2 w
A. She has a boyfriend.
$ I" B1 |5 w. x" o$ z, B+ ?B. She is 60 years old. ( [( y1 j2 S/ x! j# ^
C. She has three children.
1 ?: z4 F# ~# S7 \/ h; HD. She lives in Madrid. 8 t$ y* R/ @3 ^( `" Q6 t9 r9 L
45. The phrase "wary of" in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by 0 C. a' \, P$ }- _4 F+ G
A. tired of
# i% {5 T0 K" G: yB. afraid of ( S* R+ b' E1 V" ?* n
C. worried about
3 w' t8 `$ }" R) rD. cautious about
y$ L% S+ d$ f+ H% r9 o参考答案:
1 [+ }6 Z9 h! C. J41. A live in an independent way ( S; ?& L3 D+ Z: {# W
42. B Finland * f5 m% Z& t5 D& {! {5 y$ q! `
43. C unwillingness to get married
, ~3 U3 V' j# i) E( B* J44. A She has a boyfriend. 0 U, P& @* n/ M+ T% I
45. D cautious about |