题文
More than half of parents in the United States are helping , or have helped their adult children who have been hit by high unemployment and stagnant（无变化的）wages, 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 children, to return.“Parents are continuing their financial involvement longer than we expected,” said Ted Beck, the president and CEO of National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).
about 60 percent of parents questioned in the survey said they are helping their adult children who are no longer in school financially, providing housing and 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 earn money than for their children.
Parents are helping their children out of genuine concern, and because they do not want to see them struggle. But Beck said that parents who make sacrifices to help their adult children should be cautious about their own finances.
“If you are taking on extra debt or delaying 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 ten percent have delayed retirement. But the survey also showed that 42 percent of adult children living at home are helping with the cooking and cleaning.
小题1:The underlined words “boomerang children” in the first paragraph likely means ________.A．adult children visiting parents oftenB．married adult childrenC．adult children depending on parents for financial supportD．adult children independent and successful in life小题2:What is Ted Beck’s suggestion to the parents?A．Asking their children to help with the housework.B．Leaving their children to struggle to live.C．Being careful when helping their children financially.D．Putting off their time of retirement.小题3:According to the survey, we can know that ________.A．about 50% of parents give money to their adult children to cover the daily costB．two - thirds of adult children are faced with financial problems in schoolC．one - third of adult children earn money more easily than their parentsD．one in ten parents has delayed retirement小题4:What is the main idea of the whole text?A．Adult children are less independent.B．Parents help support adult children.C．Bad conditions affect children a lot.D．Adult children like living with parents. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
文章大意：受美国经济和高失业率的影响很多已经成年的孩子不能脱离家庭独立生活，仍需家长资助。就此专家进行了调查并提出了由此会引发的一些问题。
小题1:C词义猜测题。文章第一段是说受美国目前经济的影响已成年孩子都受父母的经济资助，那些已经离开家的孩子们搬回家居住，所以boomerang children 是指离家一段时间后回家与父母同住，依靠父母经济资助的成年孩子，即回巢族，所以C选项正确。
小题2:C细节题。文章倒数第三段But Beck said that parents who make sacrifices to help their adult children should be cautious about their own finances. Beck说那些为帮助成年孩子做出牺牲的父母们应该当心他们自己的财力状况。所以正确选项为C。
小题3:D细节题。从文章最后一段Thirty percent of parents said they had …, while more than a quarter have taken on added debt, and ten percent have delayed retirement.可知百分之十的父母延迟了退休，所以D选项正确。
小题4:B主旨大意题。本文是讲述的一份调查结果，所以开门见山提出了主题More than half of parents in the United States are helping, or have helped their adult children who have been hit by high unemployment and stagnant（无变化的）wages, according to a new survey，一份新的调查表明美国超过一半的父母正在帮助或者帮助过那些已成年的孩子们，所以正确答案为D。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“More than half of pa.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
