【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ass and tended to view the achievement of adult independence for their children as a family project. Parents accepted that their children required support as university students and then as graduates returning home, as they tried to find jobs paying enough to enable them to move out and get on the housing ladder. However, the study says, daytoday tensions about the prospects of achieving different dimensions of independence, which in a few extreme cases came close to conflict, characterised the experience of a majority of parents and a little over half the graduates. Areas of disagreement included chores, money and social life. While parents were keen to help, they also wanted different relationships from those they had with their own parents, and continuing to support their adult children allowed them to remain close.（1）What is the finding of the previous research? A.Boomerang children made their parents happier.B.The parents were looking forward to their children39。s return.C.The parents39。 quality of life became worse than before.D.Boomerang children never did any housework.（2）The underlined word trigger in Paragraph 2 may be best replaced by ________. A.causeB.defeatC.ariseD.allow（3）What is the attitude of the college graduates towards returning home? A.They are ashamed of turning to their parents for help.B.They are glad that they could e back.C.They are doubtful about whether they should return.D.They are proud to be independent from the family.（4）What can be inferred as the reason for the boomerang children phenomenon? A.The children want to keep in closer touch with their parents.B.The parents are willing to provide support to their children.C.It is harder for the children to secure a satisfying job.D.There is more house work needed to be done by the children.（5）What is the side effect of the boomerang children phenomenon? A.Both parents and children enjoy a more harmonious relationship.B.Neither parents nor children want to do the chores at home.C.Not only parents but also children want to be independent.D.There are occasional quarrels between parents and children.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，“回巢族”子女在大學(xué)畢業(yè)后回到父母身邊生活對家庭是有好處的，他們會與父母建立更親密、更具支持性的關(guān)系，并增進(jìn)兩代人之間的聯(lián)系。而這一發(fā)現(xiàn)與今年早些時候發(fā)表的一項研究結(jié)果相矛盾，該研究顯示，返鄉(xiāng)的成年子女會導(dǎo)致父母的生活質(zhì)量和幸福感顯著下降。父母和孩子對于獨立的緊張情緒會導(dǎo)致父母和子女之間偶爾的爭吵。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“The findings disagree with the research published earlier this year showing that returning adult children trigger a significant worsening in their parents39。 quality of life and wellbeing.”這一發(fā)現(xiàn)與今年早些時候發(fā)表的一項研究結(jié)果不一致，早些的研究顯示，返鄉(xiāng)的成年子女會導(dǎo)致父母的生活質(zhì)量和幸福感顯著惡化?？芍酝难芯匡@示，返鄉(xiāng)的成年子女會導(dǎo)致父母的生活質(zhì)量和幸福感比之前更差，故選C。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“The findings disagree with the research published earlier this year showing that returning adult children trigger a significant worsening in their parents39。 quality of life and wellbeing. ”通過新舊研究對比，以往的研究表明，返鄉(xiāng)的成年子女會導(dǎo)致父母的生活質(zhì)量和幸福感顯著下降。即可推理劃線部分單詞trigger意為“導(dǎo)致，致使”，與cause意義一致。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“The young adults taking part in the study were‘more positive than might have been expected’about moving back home – the shame is reduced as so many of their friends are in the same position, and they acknowledged the benefits of their parents39。 financial and emotional support.”參與這項研究的年輕人對于搬回家“比預(yù)期的更積極”——他們的羞愧感減少了，因為他們的許多朋友都處于同樣的處境，而且他們承認(rèn)父母在經(jīng)濟(jì)和情感上的支持是有好處的。）可知，大學(xué)畢業(yè)生對回家的態(tài)度是積極的，很高興能夠回家，故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“But they acknowledged that things were different for graduates today, who leave university with huge debts and fewer job opportunities.”但他們承認(rèn)，如今的畢業(yè)生情況有所不同，他們畢業(yè)時背負(fù)著巨額債務(wù)，工作機(jī)會也更少。由此推斷出，孩子們很難找到一份滿意的工作，故選C。 （5）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的‘However’, the study says, ‘daytoday tensions about the prospects of achieving different dimensions of independence, which in a few extreme cases came close to conflict”可知對于實現(xiàn)不同層面獨立前景的日常緊張情緒，是大多數(shù)家長和略多于一半畢業(yè)生經(jīng)歷的特征。在少數(shù)極端情況下，這種緊張情緒接近沖突。可知回巢族孩子現(xiàn)象的副作用是在少數(shù)情況下，緊張情緒會導(dǎo)致父母和孩子之間偶爾發(fā)生爭吵。故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。5．犇犇閱讀理解 According to a recent study, a new genetically modified rice can prevent infections of HIV, the virus responsible for the disease AIDS. The study reports the newlydeveloped rice produces proteins that attach directly to the HIV virus. This process prevents the virus from mixing with human cells. The scientists say it can remove the effect of the virus and block its spreading. The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS reports that worldwide, nearly 37 million people were living with HIV in 2017. The organization says the largest number of those are in developing countries. Nearly twothirds of HIV cases are in Africa. Now there is no cure for HIV/AIDS though there have been developments in oral drug treatments to slow the progression of the disease. The new study predicts the ricebased method will lead to longterm use of the antiHIV treatment across the developing world. Researchers said the groundbreaking discovery is realistically the only way that antiHIV bination treatments can be produced at a cost low enough for the developing world. They say the easiest and most costeffective way to use the rice will be to make it into a cream to be put on the skin. The HIVfighting proteins can then enter the body through the skin. People all over the world could grow the rice and make the cream themselves. This would prevent the cost and travel required for many patients to receive treatments and medicine. The process of changing the genetic structure of food crops has been debated for some time. Critics of genetically engineered crops believe they can harm people. The scientific team says further testing is needed to ensure that the genetic engineering process does not produce any additional chemicals that could be dangerous to people.（1）What does the author intend to do in paragraph