题文
More than half of the parents in the United States are helping, or have helped, support their adult children who have been hit by high unemployment and poor wages(工资), according to a new survey. It showed that present economic conditions are discouraging young adults from leaving home and forcing those who have already gone, so-called boomerang kids, to return.“Parents are continuing their financial involvement longer than we expected,” said Ted Beck, president of National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).
about 60 percent of parents questioned in the survey said they’re helping their adult children who are no longer in school financially. Half are providing housing and nearly half are helping with living expenses.
For an increasing number of adult children, the situation is bad. Two-thirds of adult children, aged 18 to 39, who are not in school said they faced tougher financial pressures than previous generations, according to the survey. And nearly one-third of parents agreed that it was easier for them to find their financial feet than for their children.
Parents are helping their children out of genuine concern because they do not want to see them struggle. But Beck said that parents who make sacrifices(牺牲) to help their adult children should be careful about their own finances.
“If you are taking on extra debt or delaying(推迟) retirement to help your adult child, you could be making a mistake and putting your own financial future in danger,” Beck warned.
Boomerang children can also cause other problems for their parents. Thirty percent of parents said they had given up privacy since their adult children moved back home, while more than a quarter have taken on added debt, and seven percent have delayed retirement. But the survey also showed 42 percent of adult children living at home are helping with the cooking and cleaning.
小题1:According to the text, boomerang kids refer to ____.A．married adult childrenB．grown-ups living with parentsC．adult children independent and successful in lifeD．young adults depending on parents for financial support小题2:According to the survey, we can infer that _____.A．about 30% of parents offer their adult children housingB．one-third of adult children earn money more easily than their parentsC．two-thirds of adult children are faced with financial problems in schoolD．about 50% of parents give money to their adult children to cover the daily cost小题3:What is Ted Beck’s suggestion to the parents?A．Asking their children to help with the housework.B．Being careful when helping their children financially.C．Leaving their children to struggle to live.D．Putting off their time of retirement.小题4:What would be the best title for the text?A．Adult children are less independentB．Parents help support adult childrenC．Bad conditions affect children a lotD．Adult children like living with parents 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
解析
本文主要讲述的是在美国因为经济危机而出现的失业导致很多的年轻人无法找到工作，只能回到父母的身边，接受父母的帮助，而成为boomerang kids。
小题1:D 推理题。根据文章第一段】More than half of the parents in the United States are helping, or have helped, support their adult children who have been hit by high unemployment and poor wages(工资), according to a new survey. It showed that present economic conditions are discouraging young adults from leaving home and forcing those who have already gone, so-called boomerang kids, to return.
可知现在很多的成年的年轻人因为经济危机而失业，不得不回到父母的家里，接受父母的支援。故boomerang kids 就是指这样的人，故D正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据文章第三段about 60 percent of parents questioned in the survey said they’re helping their adult children who are no longer in school financially. Half are providing housing and nearly half are helping with living expenses.百分之60的父母亲给孩子提供帮助，其中有一半，也就是百分之30的父母亲给孩子提供住宿。故A正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据文章倒数第三段最后2行But Beck said that parents who make sacrifices(牺牲) to help their adult children should be careful about their own finances.可知老人在帮助孩子的时候也要注意自己的经济问题。故B正确。
小题4:B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知本文主要讲述的是在美国因为经济危机而出现的失业导致很多的年轻人无法找到工作，只能回到父母的身边，接受父母的帮助，而成为boomerang kids。故B正确。
点评：本文主要讲述的是在美国因为经济危机而出现的失业导致很多的年轻人无法找到工作，只能回到父母的身边，接受父母的帮助，而成为boomerang kids。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。
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