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  “There is an out - of - date idea that children grow up and leave home when they're 18, and the truth is far from that,” says Mr. Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin. Today unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents. “There is a great change in the middle class,” declares Allan Schnaiberg of Northwestern University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months.

  Scientists show a number of reasons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce(离婚) rate and a low remarriage rate make some differences. For some, the expense of an away - from - home college education has become so great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find their wings tied by terrible housing costs.

  Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give security (安全保卫) and moral (道义的) support. Her mother agreed. “It's strange for the kids to pay all that money for rent. It makes sense for kids to stay at home. ” But sharing the family home requires changes for all. There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy. Some families, however, manage the careful balancing act. But for others, it proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times and left three times. “What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol(酒精)problem,” she explains. “He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' houses.”

  Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most scientists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake. Children, can end up with a sense of defeat and failure. And aging parents, who should be enjoying some freedom, find themselves stuck with too many things. Many agree that brief visits, however, can work well.

1.According to the author, there was once a trend(倾向) in the U. S. ________.

[  ]

A.for young adults to leave their parents and live separately

B.for middle class young adults to stay with their parents

C.for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence

D.for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents

2.Which of the following does not lead to young adults returning to the nest?

[  ]

A.Young adults find housing costs too high.

B.Young adults are not old enough.

C.Young adults look for parental comfort and support.

D.Quite a number of young adults attend local schools.

3.The underlined word “hassles” in the passage probably means ________.

[  ]

A.agreements
B.worries
C.disadvantages
D.quarrels

4.According to the passage what is the best for both parents and children?

[  ]

A.They should share the family expenses.

B.Children should leave their parents when they are grown up.

C.Adult children should live away from their parents and visit their parents from time to time.

D.Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble.

5.One of the disadvantages of young adults returning to stay with their parents is that ________.

[  ]

A.there will certainly be inconveniences(不方便) in everyday life

B.most parents find it difficult to keep a bigger family going

C.the young adults try to be overprotected by their parents

D.public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents

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  “There is an out-of-date idea that children grow up and leave home when they're 18, and the truth is far from that,” says Mr.Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin, Today unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents.“There is a great change in the middle class,” declares Allan Schnaiberg of Northwestern University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months.

  Scientists show a number of reasons for this return to the nest.The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people.A high divorce(离婚)rate and a low remarriage rate make some differences.For some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so great that many students now attend local schools.Even after graduation, young people find their wings tied by terrible housing costs.

  Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give security(安全保卫)and moral(道义的)support.Her mother agreed.“It's strange for the kids to pay all that money for rent.It makes sense for kids to stay at home.” But sharing the family home requires changes for all.There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy, Some families, however, manage the careful balancing act.But for others, it proves too difficult.Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times and left three times.“What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol(酒精)problem,” she explains.“He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' houses.”

  Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most scientists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake.Children, can end up with a sense of defeat and failure.And aging parents, who should be enjoying some freedom, find themselves stuck with too many things.Many agree that brief visits, however, can work well.

(1)

According to the author, there was once a trend in the U.S.________.

[  ]

A.

for young adults to leave their parents and live separately

B.

for middle class young adults to stay with their parents

C.

for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence

D.

for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents

(2)

Which of the following does not lead to young adults returning to the nest?

[  ]

A.

Young adults find housing costs too high.

B.

Young adults are not old enough.

C.

Young adults look for parental comfort and support.

D.

Quite a number of young adults attend local schools.

(3)

The underlined word “hassles” in the passage probably means ________.

[  ]

A.

agreements

B.

worries

C.

disadvantages

D.

quarrels

(4)

According to the passage what is the best for both parents and children?

[  ]

A.

They should share the family expenses.

B.

Children should leave their parents when they are grown up.

C.

Adult children should live away from their parents and visit their parents from time to time.

D.

Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble.

(5)

One of the disadvantages of young adults returning to stay with their parents is that ________.

[  ]

A.

there will certainly be inconveniences in everyday life

B.

most parents find it difficult to keep a bigger family going

C.

the young adults try to be overprotected by their parents

D.

public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents

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  A good hearing memory will help your child do better in school.Your child's hearing ability is normal.Yet, he may seem to be very poor at remembering and understanding what he' s heard at school.

  Why should this be?It's because he's not using his hearing ability to help him remember and understand what he's been taught.

  Some children get into the habit of learning and remembering things by what they hear.They've got good hearing memories.Other children find it easier to learn and remember things by what they see.They've got good seeing memories.Some children have equally good ability at both seeing and hearing in learning things.Others, less fortunate, seem to have poor hearing and seeing memories.Most children, I'd say, unknowingly prefer one method over the other for learning and remembering.But this favoring of one sense over the other is a bad habit and deprives(使……不能)the child of the full use of his natural senses.Mrs.Alien was clearly incredulous when I told her there was nothing wrong with her son' s hearing."But he never seems to really understand what he hears, that's what his teachers tell me," she said.

  “My psychological examination of William shows he's weak in his hearing memory,”I said,“but he has perfectly normal intelligence and can learn in school.”

  “Our family doctor examined William and he says the boy' s hearing was all right.So, that proves you're right on that point,”admitted Mrs.Alien.“So how can we help him?My husband and I will do anything you say, Dr.Dursteln.”

  “You can do a lot to improve William’s hearing memory, but it'll take time.You must be patient and not expect results immediately.”I cautioned.I suggested a detailed program for the parents to use at home.I told Mrs.Alien to come back and see me every two weeks so that I could guide her in any problem she had in using my program.

(1)

Those who have poor hearing memories ________.

[  ]

A.

can not hear sounds clearly

B.

are poor at remembering and understanding what they have learned

C.

are poor at learning things by what they have heard

D.

have the habit of learning things by what they have heard of

(2)

The author suggested that Mrs.Alien try some ways ________.

[  ]

A.

to train her son’s hearing memory

B.

to make use of her son' s natural senses

C.

to make good use of what her son heard

D.

to understand the trouble in which her son was involved

(3)

In paragraph 4, the underlined word“incredulous”means ________.

[  ]

A.

unbelieving

B.

believable

C.

believing

D.

incredibly

(4)

Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.

Good hearing memory will not help your child do better in school.

B.

Some children get into the habit of learning and remembering things by what they hear.

C.

The favoring of one sense over the other is not a bad habit.

D.

The author didn't suggest a detailed program for the parents to use at home with William.

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