题文
选做题：阅读下面的短文，并根据短文的要求答题。（注意：问题后的词数要求。） The rise of the so-called "boomerang generation (回巢族)" is reported in official figures showing thatalmost one in five graduates in their late 20s now live with their parents. By contrast, only one in eight
university graduates had failed to fly the nest by the same age 20 years ago, research from the Office for
National Statistics (ONS) shows.
It also found that grown-up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents
in their late 20s.
With nearly a quarter of men approaching 30 still living at home, the findings are bound to lead to claims
of a "generation of mummy's boys".
Rising housing prices, increasing student debts and the effects of depression on the job market have
forced a wave of young people to move back into the family home at an age when they would normally
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Young professionals in their late 20s or early 30s have been called the"boomerang generation" because
of the trend toward returning to the family home.
Recent research has suggested that young people in Britain are twice as likely to choose to live with their
parents in their late 20s than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe.
But experts warned that the phenomenon may have more to do with young people facing dark future than
simply a desire to save money.
While the percentage of those of university or college age moving out from the family home has continued
to rise in the last 20 years, among those in their mid and late 20s the trend has reversed.
Overall 1.7 million people aged from 22 to 29 now share a roof with their parents, including more than
760,000 in their late 20s, the ONS figures suggest. 1. What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 15 words.)
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2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? The survey showed that the number
of young men living in the family home probable doubles that of young women in their late 20s.
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3. Fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please
answer within 5 words.)
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4. List three factors that have driven young people back home again based on the passage.( Please answer
within 5 words each).
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the seventh paragraph into Chinese.
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答案
1. "Boomerang generation" is rising.2. It also found that grown-up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents
in their late 20s.
3. move out/leave home
4. ①high housing prices/rising housing prices ②heavy debts/increasing students debts ③difficulty in
finding jobs/depression on the job market
5. 但专家提醒说，导致这一现象的原因并非只是这些年轻人 想节约开支，更多的是因为他们所
面临的惨淡前景。
答案不唯一
解析
该题暂无解析
考点
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社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
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1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
