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The rise of the so – called “boomerang generation （回巢族）” is reported in official figures showing that almost one in five graduates in their late 20 s now live with their parents. By contrast, only one in eight university graduates had failed to fly the nest by the same age 20 years ago, research from the Office for National Statistics （ONS） shows.

It also found that grown – up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents in their late 20s.

With nearly a quarter of men approaching 30 still living at home, the findings are bound to lead to claims of a “generation of mummy’s boys”.

Rising housing prices, increasing student debts and the effects of depression on the job market have forced a wave of young people to move back into the family home at an age when they would normally                 .

Young professionals in their late 20s or early 30s have been called the “boomerang generation” because of the trend toward returning to the family home.

Recent research has suggested that young people in Britain are twice as likely to choose to live with their parents in their late 20s than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe.

But experts warned that the phenomenon may have more to do with young people facing dark future than simply a desire to save money.

While the percentage of those of university or college age moving out from the family home has continued to rise in the last 20 years, among those in their mid and late 20s the trend has reversed.

Overall 1.7 million people aged from 22 to 29 now share a roof with their parents, including more than 760,000 in their late 20s, the ONS figures suggest.

1．What is the main idea of the passage? （Please answer within 15 words.）

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

    The survey showed that the number of young men living in the family home probable doubles that of young women in their late 20s.

3．Fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. （Please answer within 5 words.）

4．List three factors that have driven young people back home again based on the passage.（Please answer within 5 words each）.

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the seventh paragraph into Chinese.

He _________ have thought the price of housing would rise steadily．Otherwise he wouldn't have bought his house at that time．

1. A.
   should
2. B.
   can
3. C.
   would
4. D.
   must

  The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamin’s older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.

   Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed from will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers(广告商)，readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor(主编) of the Times said recently, “At places where they gather, editors ask one another, ‘How are you?’, as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guandian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”

    Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock(股票) drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company’s income.

53. What can we learn about the New England Courant?

   A. It is mainly about the stock market.

   B. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.

   C. It remains a successful newspaper in America.

   D. It carries articles by political leaders.

54. What can we infer about the newspaper editors?

   A. They often accept readers’ suggestions.

   B. They care a lot about each other’s health.

   C. They stop doing business with advertisers.

   D. They face great difficulties in their business.

55. Which of the following found a new way for its development?

   A. The Washington Post.

   B. The Guardian.

   C. The New York Times.

   D. New England Courant.

56. How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers?

   A. Satisfied.

   B. Hopeful.

   C. Worried.

   D. Surprised.