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  3. Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency focus either o

Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency focus either o

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问题       Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence.  Theories【C1】______ on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior【C2】______ they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through【C3】______ with others. Theories focusing on the role of society that children commit crimes in【C4】______ to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status【C5】______ as a rejection of middle-class values. Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families,【C6】______ the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes【C7】______ lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are【C8】______ to criticism. Changes in the social structure may indirectly【C9】______ juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that【C10】______ to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment【C11】______  make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in【C12】______lead more youths into criminal behavior. Families have also【C13】______ changes these years. More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; 【C14】______  ,children are likely to have less supervision at home【C15】______ was common in the traditional family【C16】______ This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other【C17】______ causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased 【C18】______ of drugs and alcohol, and the growing【C19】______ of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act,【C20】______  a direct causal relationship has not yet been established. [br] 【C6】
选项 A、considering
B、ignoring
C、highlighting
D、discarding
答案 B
解析 结构衔接题。选项B 是现在分词形式，在本句充当伴随状语。本题的线索：空格处前的含义是“把注意力放在贫困家庭青少年的犯罪”，空格处后的含义是来自富裕家庭青少年的犯罪，“贫困”和“富裕”本身就是鲜明的对立，十分注意(focus on)前者的时候就不可避免地“忽略”(ignoring)后者，故选项 B 是正确选项。本题A、C、D 选项的含义分别是“考虑”、“强调”、“抛弃”。
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