The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be livin
英语试题 11-08
The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at home with her parents. But through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server, she isn't able to earn enough to live anywhere other than home.
To some degree, multigenerational households have always been a part of American life. However, the number of young adults who have been moving back in with their parents — or never leaving home in the first place — has been growing steadily.
UBS Financial Services released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesn't want them to leave.
The report shows that 74 percent of millennials （千禧一代）get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. It finds that millennials have redefined the ties that connect parents and children. Millennials see their parents as peers, friends and instructors. Nearly three quarters talked with their parents more than once a week during college. In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them.
Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for the PNC Financial Services Group in the US, said the number of young adults striking out on their own fell during the Great Recession. Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved, that doesn't necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest. He said, “They may like living at home and being able to save money.
“There's no doubt it has held back household formation and purchases of things people spend money on related to household formation and perhaps related to child-raising," Hoffman explained. "But they are probably traveling more and eating out more if they don't have a house expense or marriage. I don't know if it represents a change in moral values. But it's much more common for adult children to live in their parents5 homes because it's becoming part of the culture.
8．What can we learn about Caitlin Hipp?
A．She is 28 years old.
B．She is fully-engaged in two jobs.
C．She can hardly afford a place to live.
D．She prefers living with her parents.
9．What can we learn from the UBS Financial Services' report?
A．Millennials are on good terms with their parents.
B．Millennials are financially independent after college.
C．Parents are unwilling to give their young adults allowance.
D．Parents want their kids to stay with them forever.
10．What does Hoffman think of young adults' living at home?
A．It boosts the consumption of household products.
B．It may continue despite job growth.
C．It is a sign of shift in moral values.
D．It is new in American culture.
11．What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
To some degree, multigenerational households have always been a part of American life. However, the number of young adults who have been moving back in with their parents — or never leaving home in the first place — has been growing steadily.
UBS Financial Services released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesn't want them to leave.
The report shows that 74 percent of millennials （千禧一代）get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. It finds that millennials have redefined the ties that connect parents and children. Millennials see their parents as peers, friends and instructors. Nearly three quarters talked with their parents more than once a week during college. In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them.
Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for the PNC Financial Services Group in the US, said the number of young adults striking out on their own fell during the Great Recession. Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved, that doesn't necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest. He said, “They may like living at home and being able to save money.
“There's no doubt it has held back household formation and purchases of things people spend money on related to household formation and perhaps related to child-raising," Hoffman explained. "But they are probably traveling more and eating out more if they don't have a house expense or marriage. I don't know if it represents a change in moral values. But it's much more common for adult children to live in their parents5 homes because it's becoming part of the culture.
8．What can we learn about Caitlin Hipp?
A．She is 28 years old.
B．She is fully-engaged in two jobs.
C．She can hardly afford a place to live.
D．She prefers living with her parents.
9．What can we learn from the UBS Financial Services' report?
A．Millennials are on good terms with their parents.
B．Millennials are financially independent after college.
C．Parents are unwilling to give their young adults allowance.
D．Parents want their kids to stay with them forever.
10．What does Hoffman think of young adults' living at home?
A．It boosts the consumption of household products.
B．It may continue despite job growth.
C．It is a sign of shift in moral values.
D．It is new in American culture.
11．What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
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