2014考研英语二真题阅读理解（Text 4）
<p> 阅读理解：<span word="Text">Text</span> 4 <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="contributing">contributing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>，<span word="railways">railways</span>，<span word="broadband">broadband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>.<span word="Housing">Housing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>？<span word="To">To</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="communicating">communicating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="project">project</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shove">shove</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="multibillion">multibillion</span>-<span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="project">project</span>，<span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="politically">politically</span> <span word="charged">charged</span>. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span>.<span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="rectify">rectify</span> <span word="this">this</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="prejudices">prejudices</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="need">need</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="indications">indications</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>，<span word="Don">Don</span> <span word="Foster">Foster</span>，<span word="has">has</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Osborne">Osborne</span>，<span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Exchequer">Exchequer</span>，<span word="may">may</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>.<span word="Evidence">Evidence</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> 60，000 <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span>，<span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="by">by</span> 0.6%. <span word="Ministers">Ministers</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.<span word="While">While</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span>￡4.5<span word="bn">bn</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grants">grants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="housing">housing</span>，<span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expire">expire</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2015，<span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="then">then</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalitions">coalitions</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="grants">grants</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>. 36.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>__ [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> 37.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="has">has</span>__ [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="biases">biases</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> 38.<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Paragraph">Paragraph</span> 5，<span word="George">George</span> <span word="Osborne">Osborne</span> <span word="may">may</span>_______. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="release">release</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> 39.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inferred">inferred</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="would">would</span>_______. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="lessen">lessen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> 40.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2015，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="may">may</span>______. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="review">review</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="grants">grants</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="grants">grants</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> </p>
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