1、国家公共英语五级（听力理解）练习试卷 10及答案与解析 Part A Directions: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer Questions 1-10 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. You now have 1 minute to read Questions 1-10. 1 The recent social and economic changes in the US have great impact on all the America
2、n housing system. （ A） True （ B） False 2 One out of four married couples have not divorced in America. （ A） True （ B） False 3 The change in family size has affected the size of houses needed. （ A） True （ B） False 4 In many areas of the US, people would rather rent an apartment than buy a house. （ A）
3、 True （ B） False 5 People form cooperatives to spend less money on houses. （ A） True （ B） False 6 People move back to cities because they want to be closer to their offices. （ A） True （ B） False 7 Living underground can help reduce the cost of heating and lightening. （ A） True （ B） False 8 Inflation
4、 has made the interest on housing loans 18% higher than before. （ A） True （ B） False 9 Unemployment in housing industry and depression in housing market result form social and economic changes. （ A） True （ B） False 10 Mobile houses are built in order to lower the cost. （ A） True （ B） False 国家公共英语五级（
5、听力理解）练习试卷 10答案与解析 Part A Directions: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer Questions 1-10 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. You now have 1 minute to read Questions 1-10. 1 【听力原文】 In recent years, there have been great social and economic changes in the United States.
6、 And, these changes have affected almost all of Americas housing system, from home building to home buying. First of all, American families are becoming smaller. People nowadays are having fewer children, or choosing not to halve children at all. Many people are marrying later in life. And about 40%
7、 of all American marriages end in divorce. All this means that many Americans now want smaller houses. And a large percentage are buying apartments. This has created a shortage of rental housing in many parts of the country. It has caused special difficulties for those who are old or poor, and do no
8、t have the money to buy a place of their own. Some people are solving this problem by forming cooperatives. In a cooperative, everyone in an apartment building joins together and buys a share of the building. If 20% of those living in the cooperative have low earnings, then the group can get a low-i
9、nterest loan from the government. If people want to sell their share in the cooperative, they can not earn more than they paid for it. This helps keep the cost of cooperatives low. Recent concern over the cost of energy also has brought changes in American housing. Some people are moving back to the
10、 cities, to save the cost of driving long distances to work. And, many Americans have begun to look for homes that cost almost nothing to heat, because the temperature of the earth changes very little as the season changes. Other new houses get their energy from the sun. During the day, heat from su
11、nlight is collected through windows on the south side of the house. At night, the windows are covered, and the collected warmth heats the home. Recently, the American economy has also had a major effect on American housing. Inflation has pushed the cost of homes higher and higher. And, interest rate
12、s have become very high. Buyers now must pay as much as 18 percent interest for housing loans. Americans with just moderate earnings now find it very difficult to make monthly payments on a new home. In the last few months, even apartments have grown too expensive for most people to buy. These devel
13、opments have brought about a crisis in Americas housing industry. Officials say that homes now are selling only half as fast as they do in a good year. Many home building companies are closing. And unemployment in that industry is now more than 16 percent much higher than in most other American indu
14、stries. Officials in the housing industry have taken some steps to end this crisis. Banks are permitting people to make lower monthly payments when they move into new houses. Then they increase the payments at a later time. Some builders are helping buyers pay the high interest rates on their mortga
15、ges. Builders say they are not earning any money this way. But, they say at least they are surviving. Builders are also looking for ways to put together houses at a lower cost. One way is to build as much of the house as possible in a factory. Some houses-called mobile homesites are made completely
16、in factories, then transported to the buyer. 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 注意原文中使用了 “almost”，所以是错误的。 【知识模块】 听力理解 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文中是 “40%” ，不是 “one out of four”。 【知识模块】 听力理解 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文章中提到家庭规模变小，使人们需要的住房也变小。 【知识模块】 听 力理解 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 关键句是 “This has created a shortage of rental housing in many p
17、arts of the country.”。 【知识模块】 听力理解 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 关键句是 “Some people are solving this problem by forming cooperative. ”。 【知识模块】 听力理解 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键句是 “Some people are moving back to the cities， to solve the cost of driving long distances to work.”。 【知识模块】 听力理解 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键句是 “Many Am
18、ericans have begun to look for homes that cost almost nothing to heat， because the temperature of the earth changes very little as the season changes. ”。 【知识模块】 听力理解 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 关键句是 “Buyers now must pay as much as 18 percent interest for housing loans. ”。 【知识模块】 听力理解 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文章中提到社会
19、和经济的变化引起房地产行业失业率上升和房地产市场的萧 条。所以此题正确。 【 知识模块】 听力理解 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文章中提到 “Builders are also looking for ways to put together houses at a lower cost. One way is to build as much of the house as possible in a factory. Some housescalled mobile home sites are made completely in factories，then transported to the buyer.”。由此可以知 道此题正确。 【知识模块】 听力理解
