题目
Urbanization--migration away from the suburbs to the city center --will be the biggest real estate trend in 2015， according to a new report． The report says America s urbanization will continue to be the most significant issue affecting the industry， as cities across the country imitate the walkability and transit-oriented development making cities like New York and San Francisco so successful． As smaller cities copy the model of these 24-hour cities， more affordable versions of these places will be created． The report refers to this as the coming of the 18-hour city and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston， Austin Charlotte， and Nashville， which are "positioning themselves as highly competitive， in terms of livability， employment offerings， and recreational and cultural facilities．" Another trend that looks significant in 2015 is that America's largest population group， Millennials （千禧一代）， will continue to put off buying a house． Apartments will retain their appeal for a while for Millennials， haunted by what happened to home-owning parents． This trend will continue into the 2020s， the report projects． After that， survey respondents disagree over whether this generation will follow in their parents' footsteps， moving to the suburbs to raise families， or will choose to remain in the city center． Another issue affecting real estate in the coming year will be America's failing infrastructure． Most roads， bridges， transit， water systems， the electric grid， and anications networks were installed 50 to 100 years ago， and they are largely taken for granted until they fail． The report's writers state that America's failure to invest in infrastructure impacts not only the health of the real-estate market， but also our ability to remain globally competitive． Apart from the specific trends highlighted above， which cause some investors to worry， the report portrays an overall optimism borne by the recent healthy real-estate "upcycle" and improving economy． Seventy-four percent of the respondents surveyed report a "good to excellent "expectation of real-estate profitability in 2015． While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns， resulting in a real- estate "bubble， "the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred．（1）According to the new report， real estate development in 2015 will witness ____ ．A． an accelerating speedB． a shift to city centersC． a new focus on small citiesD． an ever-increasing demand（2）What characterizes "24-hour cities" like New York？ ____ A． People can live without private cars．B． People are generally more competitive．C． People can enjoy services around the clock．D． People are in harmony with the environment．（3）Why are Millennials reluctant to buy a house？ ____ A． They can only afford small apartments．B． The house prices are currently too high．C． Their parents' bad experience still haunts them．D． They feel attached to the suburban environment．（4）What might hinder real estate development in the U．S．？ ____ A． The continuing economic recession in the country．B． The lack of confidence on the part of investors．C． The fierce global competition．D． The worsening infrastructure．（5）How do most of the respondents in the survey feel about the U．S． real-estate market in 2015？ ____ A． Pessimistic．B． Hopeful．C． Cautious．D． Uncertain．
Urbanization--migration away from the suburbs to the city center --will be the biggest real estate trend in 2015， according to a new report．
The report says America s urbanization will continue to be the most significant issue affecting the industry， as cities across the country imitate the walkability and transit-oriented development making cities like New York and San Francisco so successful．
As smaller cities copy the model of these 24-hour cities， more affordable versions of these places will be created． The report refers to this as the coming of the 18-hour city and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston， Austin Charlotte， and Nashville， which are "positioning themselves as highly competitive， in terms of livability， employment offerings， and recreational and cultural facilities．"
Another trend that looks significant in 2015 is that America's largest population group， Millennials （千禧一代）， will continue to put off buying a house． Apartments will retain their appeal for a while for Millennials， haunted by what happened to home-owning parents．
This trend will continue into the 2020s， the report projects． After that， survey respondents disagree over whether this generation will follow in their parents' footsteps， moving to the suburbs to raise families， or will choose to remain in the city center．
Another issue affecting real estate in the coming year will be America's failing infrastructure． Most roads， bridges， transit， water systems， the electric grid， and anications networks were installed 50 to 100 years ago， and they are largely taken for granted until they fail．
The report's writers state that America's failure to invest in infrastructure impacts not only the health of the real-estate market， but also our ability to remain globally competitive．
Apart from the specific trends highlighted above， which cause some investors to worry， the report portrays an overall optimism borne by the recent healthy real-estate "upcycle" and improving economy． Seventy-four percent of the respondents surveyed report a "good to excellent "expectation of real-estate profitability in 2015． While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns， resulting in a real- estate "bubble， "the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred．
（1）According to the new report， real estate development in 2015 will witness ____ ．
A． an accelerating speed
B． a shift to city centers
C． a new focus on small cities
D． an ever-increasing demand
（2）What characterizes "24-hour cities" like New York？ ____
A． People can live without private cars．
B． People are generally more competitive．
C． People can enjoy services around the clock．
D． People are in harmony with the environment．
（3）Why are Millennials reluctant to buy a house？ ____
A． They can only afford small apartments．
B． The house prices are currently too high．
C． Their parents' bad experience still haunts them．
D． They feel attached to the suburban environment．
（4）What might hinder real estate development in the U．S．？ ____
A． The continuing economic recession in the country．
B． The lack of confidence on the part of investors．
C． The fierce global competition．
D． The worsening infrastructure．
（5）How do most of the respondents in the survey feel about the U．S． real-estate market in 2015？
____
A． Pessimistic．
B． Hopeful．
C． Cautious．
D． Uncertain．
The report says America s urbanization will continue to be the most significant issue affecting the industry， as cities across the country imitate the walkability and transit-oriented development making cities like New York and San Francisco so successful．
As smaller cities copy the model of these 24-hour cities， more affordable versions of these places will be created． The report refers to this as the coming of the 18-hour city and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston， Austin Charlotte， and Nashville， which are "positioning themselves as highly competitive， in terms of livability， employment offerings， and recreational and cultural facilities．"
Another trend that looks significant in 2015 is that America's largest population group， Millennials （千禧一代）， will continue to put off buying a house． Apartments will retain their appeal for a while for Millennials， haunted by what happened to home-owning parents．
This trend will continue into the 2020s， the report projects． After that， survey respondents disagree over whether this generation will follow in their parents' footsteps， moving to the suburbs to raise families， or will choose to remain in the city center．
Another issue affecting real estate in the coming year will be America's failing infrastructure． Most roads， bridges， transit， water systems， the electric grid， and anications networks were installed 50 to 100 years ago， and they are largely taken for granted until they fail．
The report's writers state that America's failure to invest in infrastructure impacts not only the health of the real-estate market， but also our ability to remain globally competitive．
Apart from the specific trends highlighted above， which cause some investors to worry， the report portrays an overall optimism borne by the recent healthy real-estate "upcycle" and improving economy． Seventy-four percent of the respondents surveyed report a "good to excellent "expectation of real-estate profitability in 2015． While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns， resulting in a real- estate "bubble， "the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred．
（1）According to the new report， real estate development in 2015 will witness ____ ．
A． an accelerating speed
B． a shift to city centers
C． a new focus on small cities
D． an ever-increasing demand
（2）What characterizes "24-hour cities" like New York？ ____
A． People can live without private cars．
B． People are generally more competitive．
C． People can enjoy services around the clock．
D． People are in harmony with the environment．
（3）Why are Millennials reluctant to buy a house？ ____
A． They can only afford small apartments．
B． The house prices are currently too high．
C． Their parents' bad experience still haunts them．
D． They feel attached to the suburban environment．
（4）What might hinder real estate development in the U．S．？ ____
A． The continuing economic recession in the country．
B． The lack of confidence on the part of investors．
C． The fierce global competition．
D． The worsening infrastructure．
（5）How do most of the respondents in the survey feel about the U．S． real-estate market in 2015？
____
A． Pessimistic．
B． Hopeful．
C． Cautious．
D． Uncertain．
题目解答
答案
（1）B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段Urbanization--migration away from the suburbs to the city center --will be the biggest real estate trend in 2015， according to a new report．一份新的报告称，城市化---从郊区向城市中心迁徙，将会是2015年房地产业最大的趋势．如果人们从郊区向城市中心迁徙，必须意味着房地产业进展向城市中心转变，故选B．
（2）C．推理判断题．根据第二段的as cities across the country imitate the walkability and transit-oriented development making cities like New York and San Francisco so successful．可步行性进展和以交通运输系为导向的进展使旧金山和纽约这样的城市十分成功．和第三段的As smaller cities copy the model of these 24-hour cities， more affordable versions of these places will be created．随着小城市仿效这些24小时城市的模式，这些地方的价格将更加实惠．可知，纽约这样24小时的城市指的是人们可以24小时享受便捷的交通，故选C．
（3）C．推理判断题．根据第四段第二句Apartments will retain their appeal for a while for Millennials， haunted by what happened to home-owning parents．对于千禧一代来说，由于发生在他们拥有住房的父母身上的事情一直烦扰着他们，所以住公寓在一段时间之内仍将对他们具有吸引力，也就是说，千禧一代的父母在买房方面不好的经历烦扰着他们，所以他们才不情愿买房，故选C．
（4）D．细节理解题．根据第六段第一句 Another issue affecting real estate in the coming year will be America's failing infrastructure． "在明年，另外一个影响房地产业的问题将会是美国正在破败的基础设施．"可知，越来越破败的基础设施会阻碍房地产业的进展，故选D．
（5）B．观点态度题．根据最后一段第二句 Seventy-four percent of the respondents surveyed report a "good to excellent "expectation of real-estate profitability in 2015． 74%的调查对象认为2015年房地产业的盈利前景是在"好与十分好之间"，也就是说多数被调查者对2015年的美国房地产市场是充满希望的，A． Pessimistic悲观的；B． Hopeful有希望的；C． Cautious谨慎的；D． Uncertain不确定的．故选B．
（2）C．推理判断题．根据第二段的as cities across the country imitate the walkability and transit-oriented development making cities like New York and San Francisco so successful．可步行性进展和以交通运输系为导向的进展使旧金山和纽约这样的城市十分成功．和第三段的As smaller cities copy the model of these 24-hour cities， more affordable versions of these places will be created．随着小城市仿效这些24小时城市的模式，这些地方的价格将更加实惠．可知，纽约这样24小时的城市指的是人们可以24小时享受便捷的交通，故选C．
（3）C．推理判断题．根据第四段第二句Apartments will retain their appeal for a while for Millennials， haunted by what happened to home-owning parents．对于千禧一代来说，由于发生在他们拥有住房的父母身上的事情一直烦扰着他们，所以住公寓在一段时间之内仍将对他们具有吸引力，也就是说，千禧一代的父母在买房方面不好的经历烦扰着他们，所以他们才不情愿买房，故选C．
（4）D．细节理解题．根据第六段第一句 Another issue affecting real estate in the coming year will be America's failing infrastructure． "在明年，另外一个影响房地产业的问题将会是美国正在破败的基础设施．"可知，越来越破败的基础设施会阻碍房地产业的进展，故选D．
（5）B．观点态度题．根据最后一段第二句 Seventy-four percent of the respondents surveyed report a "good to excellent "expectation of real-estate profitability in 2015． 74%的调查对象认为2015年房地产业的盈利前景是在"好与十分好之间"，也就是说多数被调查者对2015年的美国房地产市场是充满希望的，A． Pessimistic悲观的；B． Hopeful有希望的；C． Cautious谨慎的；D． Uncertain不确定的．故选B．