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Green-space facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of a closely-reasoned scientific proof. The recognition of the importance of green-spaces in the urban environment is a first step on the right way; this does not mean, however, that enough details are known about the functions of green spaces in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants are using these spaces. The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate (不成比例的) attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around home. So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the house. The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory (强制性的) activities can also have a recreative aspect. The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot of enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you. |
1. According to the author, the importance of green spaces in the urban environment _______. |
A. is still unknown B. is being closely studied C. is usually neglected D. has been fully recognized |
2.The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation has led to _______. |
A. the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighborhood B. all of the recreation facilities far from home C. relatively little attention for recreative possibilities D. the improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighborhood |
3.The author suggests that the recreative possibilities of green spaces should be provided _______. |
A. in special areas B. in the suburbs C. in the neighbourhood of the house D. in gardens and parks |
4. The author says "more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect" to _______. |
A. suggest that obligatory activities don't need to serious B. show that recreation activities are very important C. show how recreation activities have spread wildly D. suggest how to offer recreation activities around home |
5. Why would someone only feel himself at home according to the last paragraph? |
A. One lives the very best standard of living. B. There are too many distractions outside his home. C. There are few recreations around his house. D. One needs the street door of his house to be opened always. |
Why is that? To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame. We have not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth. Then there is the scale of the typical housing project. It is hard to shove for attention among multibillion-pound infrastructure project, so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere. But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.
Nevertheless, the affordable housing situation is desperate. Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.
The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this. It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.
There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that. 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. 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%.
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.
But it is not just down to the government. 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. The Labour party has recently announced that it will retain a large part of the coalition’s spending plans if returns to power. The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to era of large-scale public grants. We need to adjust to this changing climate.
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
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
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
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
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
A、travel plan
B、travel routes
C、insurance
D、guide
A、Introductions of traffic rules.
B、Suggestions on driving in a safe manner.
C、Accounts of traffic accidents.
D、Development of highway transportation.
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