GUANGZHOU:Young migrant workers(民工)left home alone are more
likely to commit crimes,according to a recent survey. Up to 90 percent of migrant workers serving sentences in southern
Guangdong province are younger than 26,according to the survey conducted by the
human rights research center of Guangzhou University.
“Most young migrant workers who commit
crimes were left alone in their hometowns during their childhood,”said Xie Jianshe,deputy director of the research
center. The
survey polled 72 criminals of the so-called young generation of migrant workers
in prisons and found about 80 percent experienced a “lonely childhood,” without
parental care.
Xie attributed their crimes to inadequate
education from families in their chil- dhood.“They usually don’t receive higher education.Inadequate education and less
care from parents greatly harmed them,”Xie said.
Among those polled,up to 76 percent said they went
to cities for “better life” right. After quitting school.“Their parents,also working in cities,don’t know how to care for and
educate their children,”Xie said. Young migrant workers are usually involved in robbery,gang-related crime,according to the survey.
Up to 81 percent of young criminals are
involved in property crimes.The new generation of migrant workers usually refers to those born
after 1980 who work In cities.
“Unlike their older counterparts,the flew generation of migrant
workers begin working in cities fight after quitting school,without qualified technical
training or higher education,”said Wang Chunguang,a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Commonly,they have a hard-time integrating into the urban
lifestyle and work environment, but ale unwilling to return home,Wang said.
“In terms of work and lifestyle,they should be treated the way
young,urban workers
are usually treated,”Wang said.
A fair policy for employment,living education and social
security will play a key role to help younger migrant workers integrate(融入) better, Wang said.
1.The best title for the paragraph would be________.
A.Young migrant
workers
B.Crimes out of
lonely childhood
C.Leftover
children
D.A key role of
policy
2.What is the message conveyed in the paragraph?
A.The young are more likely to commit crimes.
B.Most young migrant workers live alone.
C.Inadequate education and less parental care do great harm to the
young migrant workers.
D.The young migrant workers are hard to integrate with the urban
inhabitants.
3.Which section of the newspaper is this paragraph taken from?
A.Social Culture and Arts.
B.Science and
Nature.
C.Business and
Money
D.Sports and
Entertainment
4.According to the passage,most young migrant workers committing crimes________.
A.had a difficult
time
B.were disappointed with their lifestyle
C.were satisfied with their life in the city
D.were lacking in care from their parents
5.In this paragraph the author’s attitude towards the young migrant
workers is________.
A.critical B.
favorable C.objective
D.cold