36. The author believes that the housing sector.
- A. has attracted much attention
- B. involves certain political factors
- C. shoulders too much responsibility
- D. has lost its real value in economy
答案：B
答案句：But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.
参考译文：但也许最重要的原因是，这个问题一直带有如此强烈的政治色彩。
定位线索：题干“The author believes that the housing sector”→答案句“the issue has always been so politically charged”；文中“politically charged”对应选项B“involves certain political factors”。
解析：题干问作者认为住房部门如何，答案句明确指出住房问题“一直带有政治色彩”，即涉及政治因素，对应B选项。A项“受到很多关注”与原文“attention is focused elsewhere”矛盾；C项“承担太多责任”曲解原文“must shoulder the blame”（应承担责任而非过多）；D项“失去经济价值”与原文“real value”相悖。
37. It can be learned that affordable housing has.
- A. increased its home supply
- B. offered spending opportunities
- C. suffered government biases
- D. disappointed the government
答案：C
答案句：Nevertheless, the affordable housing situation is desperate. Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes. … It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.
参考译文：然而，经济适用房的状况令人绝望。等待名单一直在增加，而我们根本没有建造足够的新房。……它需要把历史偏见放在一边，采取措施解决我们迫切的住房需求。
定位线索：题干“affordable housing has”→答案句“the affordable housing situation is desperate”及“historical prejudices”；文中“historical prejudices”对应选项C“suffered government biases”。
解析：题干问经济适用房的情况，答案句指出状况“绝望”且政府需放下“历史偏见”，即遭受政府偏见，对应C项。A项“增加住房供应”与原文“not building enough”相反；B项“提供支出机会”无中生有；D项“让政府失望”偷换概念，原文是政府偏见导致问题。
38. 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
答案：A
答案句：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.
参考译文：社区大臣唐·福斯特暗示，财政大臣乔治·奥斯本可能会对地方政府目前可借入的住房存量债务上限引入更多灵活性。
定位线索：题干“According to Paragraph 5, George Osborne may”→答案句“George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may introduce more flexibility to the current cap”；文中“introduce more flexibility to the current cap”对应选项A“allow greater government debt for housing”。
解析：题干定位到第5段，答案句说奥斯本可能“对借款上限引入更多灵活性”，即允许地方政府借更多债，对应A项。B项“阻止建房”无中生有；C项“减少住房存量债务”与“borrow against housing stock debt”矛盾；D项“发布GDP增长预测”曲解原文，GDP增长是上限提升的结果而非预测。
39. It can be inferred that a stable rental environment would.
- A. lower the costs of registered providers
- B. lessen the impact of government interference
- C. contribute to funding new developments
- D. relieve the ministers of responsibilities
答案：C
答案句：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.
参考译文：部长们还应该考虑在租赁环境中创造更大的确定性，这将显著影响注册供应商用收入资助新开发项目的能力。
定位线索：题干“a stable rental environment would”→答案句“creating greater certainty in the rental environment”及“fund new developments from revenues”；文中“fund new developments”对应选项C“contribute to funding new developments”。
解析：题干问稳定的租赁环境会带来什么，答案句说“更大的确定性”会“显著影响注册供应商用收入资助新开发项目的能力”，即有助于资助新开发，对应C项。A项“降低成本”无中生有；B项“减少政府干预影响”偷换概念；D项“减轻部长责任”曲解原文，原文是部长应采取措施。
40. The author believes that after 2015, the government may.
- A. implement more policies to support housing
- B. review the need for large-scale public grants
- C. renew the affordable housing grants programme
- D. stop generous funding to the housing sector
答案：D
答案句：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 housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to the era of large-scale public grants.
参考译文：我们必须面对这样一个事实：现有的45亿英镑用于资助新经济适用房的拨款计划将于2015年到期，不太可能延长到那时之后。……住房部门需要接受，我们不太可能回到大规模公共拨款的时代。
定位线索：题干“after 2015, the government may”→答案句“set to expire in 2015, is unlikely to be extended beyond then”及“unlikely to ever return to the era of large-scale public grants”；文中“unlikely to be extended”对应选项D“stop generous funding to the housing sector”。
解析：题干问2015年后政府可能如何，答案句说拨款计划“不太可能延长”且“不太可能回到大规模公共拨款时代”，即停止慷慨资助，对应D项。A项“实施更多支持政策”与原文相反；B项“审查大规模拨款需求”无中生有；C项“续期拨款计划”与“unlikely to be extended”矛盾。