2018年考研英语阅读材料之住房

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1、凯程考研，为学员服务，为学生引路！2018年考研英语阅读材料之住房　Housing　　住房　　Nimbleopposition　　灵活的反对　　Anewstudyconfirmssuspicionsaboutwhatdrivesplanningdecisions　　一项新的研究证实了对规划决定的推动力的质疑　　ONAroadcalledGlyders,inBenfleet,eastofLondon,itlooksasthougheveryhouseisonthemarket.Butthecrucia

2、lwords“forsale”aremissingfromtheestateagents'signs,andhavebeenreplacedwith“RAGE:ResidentsAgainstGlydersExpansion”.Thelocalsareprotestingagainstplanstobuild35newhomesonfarmlandattheendoftheirroad.“Lookhownarrowthisroadis,”saysSusanBaillie,whosehusband,R

3、obert,runsthecampaign.“Itwillnevercopewiththeadditionaltraffic.”TheBailliesorganisedthesigns,whicharesponsoredbytheestateagent.Theironyseemslostontheresidents.　　在Glyders，这个位于伦敦东部本弗利特的一条大街上，每一间房屋似乎都在等待它的买主。但是房屋中介的招牌上却偏偏缺少重要字眼“待售”，取而代之的是“暴怒：当地居民拒绝Glyders

4、的扩大。”当地人抗议在这条街道末端的农田上建造35栋新屋的计划。“请看看这条街有多窄，”苏珊贝利如是说，而她的丈夫罗伯特正是这次抗议行动发起人。“它负担不起额外的交通了。”贝利想到利用招牌，这一举措得到了房屋中介的大力支持。讽刺的是此举会导致住户的流失。　　LocaloppositiontonewhousingdevelopmentsiscommonacrossBritain.Ithaslongbeenarguedthatsuchopposition—NIMBYismtoitscritics—isl

5、inkedtohomeownership.Homeowners,unlikedistantlandlords,voteinlocalelectionsandreceiveplanningconsultationsintheirpostboxes.Theyloseoutfromdevelopmentinmultipleways.Lossofgreenspacereducestheirqualityoflifeandincreasedsupplyofhousingsuppressesprices.Lan

6、dlordsmanagingdiversifiedportfoliosarelessexposedtothevalueofoneproperty.Theideathatplanningdecisionsaredrivenbythedesireofhomeownerstomaximisehousepricesisknownasthe“home-voterhypothesis”.　　当地反对新的房屋开发政策在英国是很常见的。一直以来都认为这种反对—批评家称之为邻避主义—都与房屋所有权息息相关。与过去的地

7、主不同，房主参与当地选举和规划咨询。在开发过程中他们在多方面有所亏损。绿地的损耗降低了他们的生活质量，而且增加的房屋供应压制了房屋价格。管理多样投资的房东对于一栋房屋的价格会有所疏忽。房主们意欲提高房屋价格从而驱使决策产生，这种想法被称之为“房屋投票假说”。　　OnOctober24ththeInstituteforGovernment,athink-tank,releasedastudysupportingthistheorywithdata.ItlookedatEnglishlocalplann

8、ingauthorities(LAs)between2001and2011andfoundthatforeveryadditionaltenpercentagepointsintheproportionofhomesthatareowner-occupied,1.2percentagepointswereknockedoffgrowthinthehousingstock.Averagegrowthwas8.8%,sotheeffectwasmarked.Theauth