Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or

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问题     Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) 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 suggest 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.
【C17】

选项 A、assessable
B、identifiable
C、negligible
D、incredible

答案B

解析 空格的前文是lack of parental supervision is an influence(影响,原因)on juvenilecIime rates,下文是Other______causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure inschool…。因此填入的形容词首先可以修饰causes,其次,根据句意,其他……的原因,言外之意就是前面提到的是一个……的原因,也就是说这个形容词是上下文提到的所有原因的共同特点。上文提到的原因是缺乏管教,下文提到的原因是在学校里形成的挫败感或学习不及格,酗酒,毒品,虐待儿童等。再分析四个选项,只有identifiable是所有原因的共同特点,即:这些原因都是人们已经有所了解的。
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