Text 4 When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads,railways,broadband and energy.Housing is seldom mentioned.Why is that?To some extent th

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Text 4 When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads,railways,broadband and energy.Housing is seldom mentioned.Why is that?To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame.We have not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth.Then there is the scale of the typical housing project.It is hard to shove for attention among multibillionpound infrastructure project,so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere.But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.Nevertheless,the affordable housing situation is desperate.Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this.It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that.The communities minister,Don Foster,has hinted that George Osborne,Chancellor of the Exchequer,may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.Evidence shows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted,increasing GDP by 0.6%.Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment,which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.But it is not just down to the government.While these measures would be welcome in the short term,we must face up to the fact that the existing£4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing,set to expire in 2015,is unlikely to be extended beyond then.The Labour party has recently announced that it will retain a large part of the coalition's spending plans if returns to power.The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to era of largescale public grants.We need to adjust to this changing climate.While the government’s commitment to long-term funding may have changed,the very pressing need for more affordable housing is real and is not going away.
According to Paragraph 5,George Osborne may____

A.allow greater government debt for housing
B.stop local authorities from building homes
C.prepare to reduce housing stock debt
D.release a lifted GDP growth forecast
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第1题:

根据下列材料请回答 41~45 题:

B

Societies all over the world name places in similar ways.Quite often there is no official namingceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people.Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name.Frequently it happens that a place has two names:One is named by the people and the other by the government.As in many areas,old habits died hard,andthe place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡)are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generation.Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place.This is in keeping with tradition in many countries——in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places.Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after.The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases.If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus——0bviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places.Bras Basah Road is an interesting example.“Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语).Now why would an yone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road” ?The reason is simple.During the pioneering days,wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes.There is“Circular Road”for one.Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes,like“Paya I.ebar Crescent”.This roadis called a crescent(月牙)because it begins on the main road,makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

第 41 题 We learn from Paragraph 1 that____________.

A.the government is usually the first to name a place

B.many places tend to have more than one name

C.a ceremony will be held when a place is named

D.people prefer the place names given by the government


正确答案:B
由第四句“Frequently it happens that a place has two names”可知。

第2题:

What can you infer from the text about the dinner party?

A、It's a pleasure going to a dinner party.

B、Dinner parties help you get to know other people.

C、You can have unusual foods at dinner parties.

D、Guests seldom enjoy the party.


参考答案:D

第3题:

() this was the truth.

A、To some extension

B、By some extension

C、To some extent

D、By some extent


参考答案:C

第4题:

We learn from Paragraph 1 that ( ).

A. the government is usually the first to name a place

B. many places tend to have more than one name

C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named

D. people prefer the place names given by the government


正确答案:B

第5题:

She usually goes home(at about 5 0'clock).(用when对括号部分提问)


参考答案:When does she usually go home?

第6题:

What can we infer from the text?

A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.

D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.


正确答案:B

第7题:

to be relevant to

to focus attention on

to carry on

to read through

to complain about

1.Realizing the serious power shortages this year, the Chinese government is __________ finding a solution to this problem. 2.Job applicants are usually asked about what experience they have that ____________ the position they are applying for. 3.You’ll have an accident if you __________ driving like that. 4.It pays to spend a couple of minutes just __________ your essay before submitting it. 5.Janet often ________ not feeling appreciated at work.


参考答案:1. focusing attention on
2. is relevant to
3. carry on
4. reading through
5. complains about

第8题:

24. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. When he talks or sings, Jay Chou can both speak clearly.

B. When he sings, Jay Chou can-t speak clearly. When he talks, he can't, either.

C. When he talks, Jay Chou can-t speak clearly. But when he sings, he can.

D. When he sings, Jay Chou can't speak clearly. But when he talks, he can.


正确答案:B
24.B【解析】由第四段第三句可知B为正确选项.

第9题:

It is said in th.e passage that when the economy slides ( ).

A. men would choose working women as their marriage partners

B. more women would get married to seek financial security

C. even working women would worry about their marriages

D. more people would prefer to remain single for the time being


正确答案:D
D  [解析]由第一段的“Data show that economic downturns tend to put off marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead.”可推出D项符合原文意思。

第10题:

In the twenty-first century, broadband networks need to be considered as basic critical()like roads, railways, water, and power networks.

A、networks B、structure C、infrastructure D、devices


正确答案:C

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