考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷489
(总分60, 做题时间90分钟)
2. Reading Comprehension
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.
Now that the economy is at last growing again, the burning issue in Britain is the cost of living. Prices have exceeded wages for the past six years. But the thing that is really out of control is the cost of housing. In the past year wages have rin by 1%; property prices are up by 8.4%. This is merely the latest in a long surge. If since 1971 the price of groceries had rin as steeply as the cost of housing, a chicken would cost ￡51 ($83). By subsidisi
ng mortgages, and thus boosting demand, the government is aggravating the problem. But that is not the main reason for rising prices. Driven by a baby-boom, immigration and longer lives, Britain's population is growing by around 0.8% per year, faster than in most rich countries. Foreign wealth, in the meantime, is pouring into London. If supply were rising fast too, increasing demand would not matter; but it is not. Though some 221,000 additional houholds are formed in England annually, just 108,000 homes were built in the year to September 2013. The lack of housing is an economic drag. About three-quarters of English job growth last year was in London and its inland, but high prices make it hard for people to move there from less favoured spots. It also damages lives. New British homes are smaller than tho anywhere el in Europe, houhold size is rising in London and slums are spreading as immigrants squash into shared hous (and, sometimes, garden sheds). Inequality is growing, becau the higher property prices are, the greater the advantage that belongs to tho who parents own their homes. This is all the result of deliberate policymaking. Since the 1940s hou-building in Britain has been regulated by a system designed to prevent urban sprawl, something it has achieved
well. It is almost impossible to construct any new building anywhere without permission from the local council. In the places where people most want to live—suburbs at the edge of big cities—councils tend not to give it.
1.
We know from the first paragraph that ______.
A at prent, a chicken in Britain costs ￡51
B the urgent problem in Britain is the cost of housing
C prices of goods have gone up by 8.4% in the past year
D housing prices grow much faster than people's income
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答案:D
解析：选项A对应第一段最后一句：If since 1971 the price of groceries had rin as steeply as the cost of housing，a chicken would cost ￡51 ($83). 其中if…had rin…would…这样的结构提示我们这是虚拟语气，因此A项的表述是错误的。选项B“the urgent problem(当务之急)”。对应第一句的“the burning issue(燃眉之急)”，而该项的“the cost of housing”与原文的“the cost of living”不符，属于偷换概念，故错误。选项C的数字8.4％对应原文第三行第四句：In the past year wages have rin by 1％；property prices are up by 8.4％. 原文说的是“房价上涨了8.4％”，而该项却说“物价上涨了8.4％”，也属于偷换概念，故错误。选项D同样对应原文第三行第四句，该句意为：在过去的一年，工资增长了1％，而房价上涨了8.4％。可见该项“房价比工资增长速度快得多”的表述是正确的，故选项D为答案。
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2.
The population in Britain is growing becau all EXCEPT ______.
A more babies were born than any time in history
B people live longer than before due to veral reasons
C a large number of foreigners have swarmed into the country
D the government encourages families to have more than one baby
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专业八级考试时间答案:D级差地租
解析：根据题干中．的“population”，“Britain”等词定位到第二段第三行。该句提到Britain's population is growing (英国人口正在增长)，而题目所问的人口增长的原因出现在上句：Driven by a baby-boom, immigration and longer lives…; 其中“baby-boom(婴儿潮)”对应选项A, more babies were born than any time in history(更多婴儿出生了)；“immigration(移民)”对应选项C，a large number of foreigners have swarmed into the country (大量外国人涌进英国)；“longer lives(更长的寿命)”对应选项B，people live longer than before due to s
everal reasons (由于诸多因素，人们活得比以前长久)。故原文未提到的原因是D，故选项D为答案。
四级分值明细3.
What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A There will be fewer poor people in London.
B British hous are bigger than other places in Europe.
uuvC Economy may be stagnant becau of housing problem.
D Employment rate has incread by 75% everywhere in Britain.
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答案:C
解析：选项A对应第四段第四、五行：...in London and slums are spreading as immigrants squash into shared hous。其中“slum”意为“贫民窟”，对应该项的“poor people”；“spreading”意为“扩展”，说明贫困的人是越来越多，而不是越来越少，故该项错误。选项B对应第四段第三、四行：New British homes are smaller than tho anywhere el in Europe，很明显，该项是错误的。选项C是第四段第一句话“The lack of housing is an economic drag”的同义改写，其中“the lack of housing”=“housing problem”；“economic drag”=“economy…stagnant"；故该项正确。选项D对应该段第二句：About three-quarters of English job growth last year was in London and its inland，原文提到的是“London and its inland(伦敦和内陆地区)”，而不是该项说的“everywhere”，故错误。
4.
Which of the following is true of Britain's hou-building policy?
online dictionaryA The policy has to some degree tackled the problem of rapid urbanization.
B The policymaking led to many social problems in Britain.
C The local councils are responsible for building hous.
无辜的英文D Councils may give the permission to build hous in the suburban area.
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答案:A
smurfs解析：选项B是对最后一段第一句的曲解，文中并未提及“many social problems”．选项C对应最后一段中的“It is almost impossible to construct any new building anywhere without permission from the local council”，该句并未表明“地方会议会要负责住房建设”，只谈到了需要地方议会的许可。选项D误解了最后一句内容，即“In the places where people most want to live—suburbs at the edge of big cities—councils tend not to give it”，该句说“tend not to give it”．而选项D说“may give the permission”。选项A符合最后一段第二句的表达，即“Since the 1940s hou—building in Britain has been regulated by a system designed to prevent urban sprawl, something it has achieved well”，意思是“自20世纪40年代起，英
国住房建设就受到某种体制的约束，该体制是为了避免城市过度扩展”。
