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阅读理解 　　There is a group of people whose numbers the British Government wants to see dropping．They're mostly in their early 20s, without jobs and not at university．They often wander the streets and seen as a threat． 　　The Office for National Statistics on Monday reported that the number of young people who are not in school and not working or in training in Britain has risen sharply since 1997． 　　Britain now has 1.24 million people aged 15 to 24 who have nothing to do．That's a 15 per cent increase over 1997．One in six people in this age group is idle． 　　These people are more likely to be from lower-income family and be supported by their families or the government．Those over 18 can get a weekly job seeker's allowance(补助)of￡ 46 from the government．This is only enough to cover the basic cost of living． 　　Housing benefits are also available．But for single people under 25, these can only cover rent for very cheap accommodations, such as a shared room．So most unemployed young people choose to live with their parents, where they can have a room of their own． 　　Some charities(慈善组织)or local governments offer free housing for homeless young people as well．Nights top UK, for example, offers help to young people aged 16～25．However, the housing is often only short-term． 　　British politician Iain Duncan Smith blames the breakdown of traditional families for the increasing number of unemployed or untrained young people． 　　In Britain today, about one in 10 families are headed by a cohabiting(同居)couple．Cohabiting parents are twice as likely to break up as married parents, according to a Conservative Party report．Family breakdown is likely to lead to ignoring a child's education． 　　Poor post-school vocational(职业的)training programmes are also being criticized．Independent research suggests that some training programmes are a waste of time． 　　The New Deal, a major programme to help the unemployed young, is one example．In 1998, 61 percent of those leaving the programme could find jobs．The number is down to 35 percent now． (1) What worries the British government is that ________． [　　] A． there are too many young people in the streets B． there are too many young people who want to go to college C． young people lose their jobs more often than their parents D． young people without jobs would disturb the society (2) From the 4th～7th paragraphs we learn that ________． [　　] A． the government pays no attention to the jobless youth B． lower-income families live in big houses in Britain C． jobless youths can get help from different resources in Britain D． homeless young people don't like to live with others (3) The last two paragraphs show us that ________． [　　] A． Britain needs to set up more universities B． vocational training programs needs improving C． the government should build more factories D． the jobless young people should work abroad (4) The author writes this passage to show us that he's ________． [　　] A． concerned about the jobless youth B． angry with the British government C． unsatisfied with the poor families D． disappointed with the British education

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．B;4．A;
解析：

(1)	考查细节理解。根据文章第一自然段，特别是最后一个句子They often wander the streets and seen as a threat．可推知。
(2)	考查细节理解。结合第四到第七段，政府想办法使无业少年得到一些援助。选项A仅谈到政府关注，没谈及具体办法。
(3)	考查细节理解。根据最后两段，特别是Poor post-school vocational training programmes are also being criticized可知。
(4)	解析：考查推理判断。综观全文知，作者关注无业少年的成长。 　　文章大意：英国街头的无业少年是社会的不安定因素，对社会构成了威胁，并且数量在增加。政府想办法改变他们的现状，但也是无济于事。