2017届高考英语一轮复习练习：必修3 Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries（外研版）
<p> <span word="Module">Module</span> 2</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> (2015·河南郑州四中调研)</p><p> <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="helping">helping</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stagnant">stagnant</span> (无变化的) <span word="wages">wages</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="discouraging">discouraging</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>, <span word="so">so</span><span word="called">called</span> <span word="boomerang">boomerang</span>_<span word="children">children</span>,_<span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>，” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="Beck">Beck</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Endowment">Endowment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> (<span word="NEFE">NEFE</span>)．</p><p> <span word="About">About</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="financially">financially</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span><span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="aged">aged</span> 18 <span word="to">to</span> 39, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="tougher">tougher</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span><span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p> <span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Beck">Beck</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="finances">finances</span>.</p>
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