20."There is a senseless concept that children grow up and leave home when they are 18,and the truth is far from that,"says sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin.Today,unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents.
Analysts raised a variety of reasons for this return to the nest.One important reason is that the marriage age is rising,a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people,which is second to skyrocketing housing costs to which young people find their wings attached.Besides,a high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters.For some,the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so great that many students now attend local schools.
Living at home,says Knighton,a school teacher,continues to give her security and moral support.Her mother agreed,"It is ridiculous 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 adjustments for all.There are the quarrels over bathrooms,telephones and privacy.Some families,however,manage the delicate 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 problem,"she explains."He never liked anyone I dated,so I either had to hide away to meet them at friends'houses."
It is really hard to say how long adult children should live with their parents before moving on.Nevertheless,it is commonly recognized that lengthy homecomings are a mistake and they accidentally destroy the advantage of brief visits that will strengthen the relationship between parents and children.Children,struggling to establish separate identities,can end up with"a sense of inadequacy,defeat and failure."And aging parents,who should be enjoying some financial and personal freedom,find themselves stuck with responsibilities,which is definitely a stress for them.
(Note Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)

78.What's the most important reason for young adults'returning to the nest?skyrocketing housing costs.
79.Knighton enjoys living at home due toa sense of security and moral support.
80.What has resulted in the Michelle Del Turco's unhappy experience with her dad?They failed to manage the delicate balancing act.
81.From the passage,we can conclude it isbrief visits that benefit(s) both adult children and their parents to avoid lengthy homecomings.

分析 本文為說明文.傳統(tǒng)認(rèn)為18歲人就要離開父母,但目前趨勢來看,越來越多的成年人和父母住在一起,還提到了其中的諸多原因.

解答 78.skyrocketing housing costs 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.第二段提到了諸多的原因,其一marriage age is rising,僅次于"which is second to skyrocketing housing costs",所以最大原因在于房價太高.
79.a(chǎn) sense of security and moral support 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.在文章第三段開頭"continues to give her security and moral support"她認(rèn)為家給她提供安全和支持.
80.They failed to manage the delicate balancing act.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.在第三段也提到"Some families,however,manage the delicate balancing act"有些家庭沒有管理好父母還孩子間的平衡,會導(dǎo)致很多問題.
81.brief visits 推理判斷題. 文章最后給出了建議,即"brief visits that will strengthen the relationship between parents and children"定期的簡單拜訪可以加強兩代人之間的關(guān)系.

點評 閱讀表達(dá)主要考察學(xué)生語言表達(dá)能力,需在理解文章的基礎(chǔ)上,將找到的信息重組整合,甚至歸納推理等.

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The children don't just plan any city.They map and analyze the housing,energy,and transportation requirements of their own district and foretell its needs in 100years.With the aid of an architect who visits the classroom once a week,they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations."Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom,"says the teacher who developed this program."They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame,because there are no wrong answers in a future context.In fact,as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program,an elected‘official'and‘planning group'make all the design decisions for the model city,and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser."
CBEP is a set of activities,games and imitations(模仿) that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving:observing,analyzing,working out possible answers,and judging them based on the children's own standards.

46.The Program is designedC.
A.to help young architects know more about designing
B.to train young scientists for city planning
C.to develop children's problem-solving abilities
D.to direct kids to build solar collectors
47.An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroomD.
A.to find out kinds'creative ideas
B.to discuss with the teacher
C.to give children lectures
D.to help kids with their program
48.Who is the designer of the program?A
A.A  teacher. B.An architect  C.An official. D.A scientist.
49.The children feel free in the program becauseB.
A.they can design future buildings themselves
B.they need not worry about making mistakes
C.they are given enough time to design models
D.they have new ideas and rich imagination.

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