MorethanhalfoftheparentsintheUnitedStatesarehelpingorhavehelpedsupporttheiradultchildrenwhohavebeenhitbyhighunemploymentandpoorwages(工资)accordingtoanewsurvey.Itshowedthatpresenteconomicconditions

　　MorethanhalfoftheparentsintheUnitedStatesarehelpingorhavehelpedsupporttheiradultchildrenwhohavebeenhitbyhighunemploymentandpoorwages(工资)accordingtoanewsurvey.Itshowedthatpresenteconomicconditionsarediscouragingyoungadultsfromleavinghomeandforcingthosewhohavealreadygoneso-calledboomerangkidstoreturn.

　　“Parentsarecontinuingtheirfinancialinvolvementlongerthanweexpected”saidTedBeckpresidentofNationalEndowmentforFinancialEducation(NEFE).

　　About60percentofparentsquestionedinthesurveysaidthey’rehelpingtheiradultchildrenwhoarenolongerinschoolfinancially.Halfareprovidinghousingandnearlyhalfarehelpingwithlivingexpenses.

　　Foranincreasingnumberofadultchildrenthesituationisbad.Two-thirdsofadultchildrenaged18to39whoarenotinschoolsaidtheyfacedtougherfinancialpressuresthanpreviousgenerationsaccordingtothesurvey.Andnearlyone-thirdofparentsagreedthatitwaseasierforthemtofindtheirfinancialfeetthanfortheirchildren.

　　Parentsarehelpingtheirchildrenoutofgenuineconcernbecausetheydonotwanttoseethemstruggle.ButBecksaidthatparentswhomakesacrifices(牺牲)tohelptheiradultchildrenshouldbecarefulabouttheirownfinances.

　　“Ifyouaretakingonextradebtordelaying(推迟)retirementtohelpyouradultchildyoucouldbemakingamistakeandputtingyourownfinancialfutureindanger”Beckwarned.

　　Boomerangchildrencanalsocauseotherproblemsfortheirparents.Thirtypercentofparentssaidtheyhadgivenupprivacysincetheiradultchildrenmovedbackhomewhilemorethanaquarterhavetakenonaddeddebtandsevenpercenthavedelayedretirement.Butthesurveyalsoshowed42percentofadultchildrenlivingathomearehelpingwiththecookingandcleaning.

　　小题1:Accordingtothetextboomerangkidsreferto____.A．marriedadultchildrenB．grown-upslivingwithparentsC．adultchildrenindependentandsuccessfulinlifeD．youngadultsdependingonparentsforfinancialsupport小题2:Accordingtothesurveywecaninferthat_____.A．about30%ofparentsofferthei