26. Which of the following is true of New England?
- A. Its housing supply is at a very low level.
- B. Its communities are in need of funding.
- C. Its rental vacancy rate is going up slowly.
- D. Its home prices are under strict control.
答案：A
答案句：Communities throughout New England have been attempting to regulate short-term rentals since sites like Airbnb took off in the 2010s. Now, with record-high home prices and historically low inventory, there’s an increased urgency in such regulation, particularly among those who worry that developers will come in and buy up swaths of housing to flip for a fortune on the short-term rental market.
参考译文：新英格兰各地的社区自2010年代Airbnb等网站兴起以来，一直试图监管短期租赁。如今，随着房价创历史新高、库存处于历史低位，此类监管的紧迫性加剧，尤其是那些担心开发商会涌入并大量购买住房、在短期租赁市场上高价转售以牟利的人。
定位线索：题干“Which of the following is true of New England”→答案句取自第1段“record-high home prices and historically low inventory”；文中“historically low inventory”对应选项A“housing supply is at a very low level”（库存低即供应低）。
解析：题干问新英格兰的真实情况，答案句直接指出“record-high home prices and historically low inventory”，即房价高、库存低，库存低意味着住房供应不足，对应A项。B项“需要资金”、C项“空置率上升”、D项“房价受严格控制”均无原文依据，属于无中生有。
27. The bill mentioned in Paragraph 2 was intended to
- A. curb short-term rental speculation.
- B. ensure the supply of cheap housing.
- C. punish illegal dealings in housing.
- D. allow a free short-term rental market.
答案：D
答案句：The state Legislature recently voted against a bill that would’ve made it illegal for towns to create legislation restricting short-term rentals.
参考译文：州立法机构最近否决了一项法案，该法案将使城镇制定限制短期租赁的法规成为非法行为。
定位线索：题干“The bill mentioned in Paragraph 2”→答案句取自第2段“a bill that would’ve made it illegal for towns to create legislation restricting short-term rentals”；文中“made it illegal for towns to create legislation restricting”对应选项D“allow a free short-term rental market”（使限制非法即允许自由市场）。
解析：题干问该法案的意图，答案句说明该法案若通过，城镇制定限制短期租赁的法规将变为非法，即法案旨在保护短期租赁市场不受限制，对应D项。A项“抑制投机”与法案目的相反，B项“确保廉价住房供应”和C项“惩罚非法交易”均与法案内容无关，属于偷换概念。
28. Compared with Castle, Taylor is more likely to support
- A. further investment in local tourism.
- B. an increase in affordable housing.
- C. strict management of real estate agents.
- D. a favorable policy for short-term workers.
答案：B
答案句：“We are at a crisis level on the supply of rental housing,” said Nick Taylor, executive director of the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast. Without enough affordable housing in southern New Hampshire towns, “employers are having a hard time attracting employees, and workers are having a hard time finding a place to live,” Taylor said. However, short-term rentals also provide housing for tourists, pointed out Ryan Castle, CEO of a local association of realtors.
参考译文：“我们正处于租赁住房供应的危机水平，”大沿海劳动力住房联盟执行董事尼克·泰勒说。在新罕布什尔州南部城镇没有足够的经济适用房的情况下，“雇主难以吸引员工，工人难以找到住处，”泰勒说。然而，当地房地产经纪人协会首席执行官瑞安·卡斯尔指出，短期租赁也为游客提供了住房。
定位线索：题干“Compared with Castle, Taylor is more likely to support”→答案句取自第3-4段；文中泰勒强调“crisis level on the supply of rental housing”和“Without enough affordable housing”，对应选项B“an increase in affordable housing”（增加经济适用房）；卡斯尔则强调短期租赁对旅游业的贡献。
解析：题干比较泰勒和卡斯尔的观点，泰勒明确表示租赁住房供应处于危机水平、缺乏经济适用房，因此他更可能支持增加经济适用房，对应B项。A项“投资旅游业”是卡斯尔支持的方向，C项“严格管理房地产经纪人”和D项“对短期工人有利的政策”在文中无提及，属于无中生有。
29. What does Hom emphasize in Paragraph 5?
- A. The urgency to upgrade short-term rental facilities.
- B. The efficient operation of the local housing market.
- C. The necessity to stop developers from evading taxes.
- D. The proper procedures for renting out spare houses.
答案：C
答案句：Issues arise, however, when developers attempt to create large-scale short-term rental facilities—de facto hotels—to bypass taxes and regulations. “I think the question is, shouldn't a developer who’s really building a hotel, but disguising it as not a hotel, be treated and taxed and regulated like a hotel?” Hom said.
参考译文：然而，当开发商试图创建大规模短期租赁设施——实际上是酒店——以绕过税收和法规时，问题就出现了。“我认为问题是，一个真正在建造酒店却伪装成非酒店的开发商，难道不应该像酒店一样被对待、征税和监管吗？”霍姆说。
定位线索：题干“What does Hom emphasize in Paragraph 5”→答案句取自第5段“developers attempt to create large-scale short-term rental facilities—de facto hotels—to bypass taxes and regulations”；文中“bypass taxes and regulations”对应选项C“stop developers from evading taxes”（阻止开发商逃税）。
解析：题干问霍姆在第5段强调什么，答案句指出开发商创建大规模短期租赁设施以绕过税收和法规，霍姆质疑这类开发商应像酒店一样被征税和监管，即强调阻止开发商逃税的必要性，对应C项。A项“升级设施”、B项“高效运营”和D项“出租空置房的程序”均与霍姆强调的重点不符，属于答非所问。
30. Hom holds that imposing registration requirements is
- A. an irrational decision.
- B. an unfeasible proposal.
- C. an unnecessary measure.
- D. an inadequate solution.
答案：D
答案句：Hom said similar registration requirements could benefit struggling cities and towns, but “if we want to make a change in the housing market, the main one is we have to build a lot more.”
参考译文：霍姆表示，类似的注册要求可能使陷入困境的城镇受益，但“如果我们想改变住房市场，最主要的是我们必须建造更多住房。”
定位线索：题干“Hom holds that imposing registration requirements is”→答案句取自第6段“similar registration requirements could benefit struggling cities and towns, but...we have to build a lot more”；文中“could benefit”但“but”转折，对应选项D“an inadequate solution”（不充分的解决方案）。
解析：题干问霍姆对注册要求的态度，答案句先承认注册要求“could benefit”，但用“but”转折，强调真正需要的是建造更多住房，说明注册要求虽有益但不足以解决问题，对应D项。A项“不理性的决定”、B项“不可行的提议”和C项“不必要的措施”均与霍姆的肯定态度不符，属于程度过重。