2004年考研英语真题（可复制、可搜索）

2004年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D onANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points).Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by youngpeople)focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influcnce.Thcories1on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior2 they were notsufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have lcarned criminal behavior through3with others.Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in4 to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status,5as a rejection ofmiddle-class values.Most theories of juvenile delinqucncy have focused on children from disadvantaged familics,6the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes.The latter may commit crimes 7lack of adequate parental control.All theories,however,are tentative and are8to criticism.Changes in the social structure may indirectly9 juvenile crime rates.For example,changes in the economy that 10 to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising uncmployment11 make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain.The resulting discontent may in 12lead more youths into criminal behavior.Families have also 13 changes these years.More families consist of one-parent householdsor two working parents;14,children are likely to have less supervision at home 15 wascommon in the traditional family 16.This lack of parental supervision is thought to be aninfluence on juvenile crime rates.Other17 causes of o ffensive acts include frustration or failurein school,the increased 18 of drugs and alcohol,and the growing 19 of child abuse andchild neglect.All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act,20 a direct causal relationship has not yet been established.英语试题.1.（共12页）