考研英语的阅读理解部分是考试的重心，也是广大学生的备考重点，而且阅读理解重视的是文章的篇章结构和上下文逻辑关系，考生可以通过对历年真题阅读理解的分析，总结出出题的思路及解题技巧。下面新航道考研小编给大家带来了2023考研英语真题：2014英语二阅读Text 4 Para.8，希望在最后的考研冲刺阶段对大家有帮助。

　　第八段

　　①While the government’s commitment to long-term funding may have changed, the very pressing need for more affordable housing is real and is not going away.虽然，政府的长期资助承诺可能已经改变，但是，对更多经济适用房的迫切需求是真实存在的，而且不会消失。
　　while部分是让步状语从句：While the government’s commitment to long-term funding may have changed,
　　commitment n. 承诺
　　pressing adj. 紧急的；急迫的
　　go away：走开
　　总结：第八段是说，政府的政策可能已经改变了，但是，住房的需求是迫在眉睫的，而且，不会消失。

　　36. The author believes that the housing sector ____.
　　36. 作者认为，住房部门________。
　　解释：
　　A答案：Housing is seldom mentioned. 与此相反。
　　B答案：But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged. 即：最重要的因素是和政治有关。所以，B正确。
　　C答案：Why is that? To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame. 在一定程度上，要承担责任，不是成了太多责任。
　　D答案：无中生有。
　　A. has attracted much attention吸引了很多的注意力
　　B. involves certain political factors涉及一定的政治因素
　　C. shoulders too much responsibility担负了太多的责任
　　D. has lost its real value in economy失去了在经济中的真正价值

　　37. It can be learned that affordable housing has____.
　　37. 从文中可以得知，经济适用房 ______。
　　解释：
　　A答案：Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes. 说反了，是需求增加，不是供给增加。
　　B答案：无中生有。
　　C答案：It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need. 即：它是受到政府歧视的，这里的historical之前都是看不起的，但是，现在，需要放下这些歧视，偏见了。所以，C正确。
　　D答案：无中生有。
　　A. increased its home supply增加了供给
　　B. offered spending opportunities提供了消费的机会
　　C. suffered government biases遭到了政府部门的歧视
　　D. disappointed the government使政府部门失望

　　38. According to Paragraph 5, George Osborne may _____.
　　38. 根据第五段，乔治·奥斯本可能会______。
　　解释：
　　A答案：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. 即：给更多的钱。所以，A正确。
　　B答案：说反了，政府给更多的钱，就是要建更多的房子的。
　　C答案：说反了，是增加。
　　D答案：文章没有说预测的问题，Evidence shows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted, increasing GDP by 0.6%，说的是cap，不是GDP。而且，也不是这个人发的。属于无中生有，张冠李戴，混淆信息。
　　A. allow greater government debt for housing允许更多的政府建房借贷
　　B. stop local authorities from building homes阻止当地政府建房
　　C. prepare to reduce housing stock debt准备减少住房贷款
　　D. release a lifted GDP growth forecast发布上调的GDP增长预测

　　39. It can be inferred that a stable rental environment would _____.
　　39. 从文中可以推出稳定的租赁环境会______。
　　解释：
　　A答案：无中生有，文章没有说成本问题。
　　B答案：无中生有。而且与文章相反。
　　C答案：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. 即：可以用租房收入，投入新的开发。所以，C正确。
　　D答案：无中生有。
　　A. lower the costs of registered providers减少注册供应商的成本
　　B. lessen the impact of government interference减少政府干预的影响
　　C. contribute to funding new developments有助于投资新的开发
　　D. relieve the ministers of responsibilities减少部长们的责任

　　40. The author believes that after 2015, the government may _____.
　　40. 作者认为 2015 年以后，政府可能会______。
　　解释：
　　A答案：无中生有，文章主要谈钱的问题，没有说政策问题。
　　B答案：The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to era of large-scale public grants. 我们不可能再回到大规模的公共设施投资时代，因此，政府未来将不会再重新审视大规模的公共设施投资需求。
　　C答案：无中生有，没有谈到计划问题，更不要说更新，主要讨论的是资金问题。
　　D答案：While these measures would be welcome in the short term, 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. 即：不可能延期了，而且，下文也说到，我们不可能回到政府大规模拨款的那个时代了，所以，D正确。
　　A. implement more policies to support housing实施更多的政策来支持住房建设
　　B. review the need for large-scale public grants重新审视大规模的公共设施投资需求
　　C. renew the affordable housing grants programme更新经济适用房建设计划
　　D. stop generous funding to the housing sector停止对住房部门的大额资助