雅思阅读真题(Part 2)

The reconstruction of community in talbot park, Auckland

Part 2 · 考频:超高频 · 最近考试:2024.7.27Asia/2023.12.30/2019.11.2/2017.5.13

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The Talbot Park in Auckland, New Zealand was once described as a state housing ghetto, rife with crimes, vandalism and other social problems. But today it has undergone an urban renewal makeover.

 

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题目与答案

  1. paragraph_main 14
    • some problems arose about the community
    • where the residents have lived when the buildings were under makeover
    • financial hardship of the residents in the park
    • unexpected high standards of the design of the buildings
    • a makeup of various ethnic origins should be considered
    • experiences of the a family living in the park nowadays

    答案:the details of the style of the buildings in the park

    原文定位:The buildings in Talbot Park are eye-catching now and quite different from other state-built ones;There is no reason why public housing should look cheap in view,” says Design Group architect Neil;The bricks and wood-built houses and apartments are tidy

  2. paragraph_main 15
    • some problems arose about the community
    • where the residents have lived when the buildings were under makeover
    • financial hardship of the residents in the park
    • unexpected high standards of the design of the buildings
    • a makeup of various ethnic origins should be considered
    • experiences of the a family living in the park nowadays

    答案:close relationship among neighbors in the original site

    原文定位:Initially, there was a strong sense of a family-friendly community;We had respect for our neighbors and addressed them by the title Mr. and Mrs. so and so,” she recalls;Former residents recall how the Talbot Park reserve played a big part in their childhoods - a place where the kids in the block came together to play softball, cricket, leapfrog and bulrush

  3. 16 Paragraph C
    • some problems arose about the community
    • where the residents have lived when the buildings were under makeover
    • financial hardship of the residents in the park
    • unexpected high standards of the design of the buildings
    • a makeup of various ethnic origins should be considered
    • experiences of the a family living in the park nowadays

    答案:some problems arose about the community

    原文定位:The new arrivals didn’t integrate with the community, a “them and us” mentality developed, and residents interacted with their neighbors less;What was clear was that the buildings were deteriorating and shabbier;The rate of crime was on the rise and the reserve;had become a wasteland and was considered unsafe

  4. paragraph_main 17
    • some problems arose about the community
    • where the residents have lived when the buildings were under makeover
    • financial hardship of the residents in the park
    • unexpected high standards of the design of the buildings
    • a makeup of various ethnic origins should be considered
    • experiences of the a family living in the park nowadays

    答案:some problems arose about the community

    原文定位:the state took the mix and match strategy which involved different architects and prevented the buildings from being the same;And the interiors such as the kitchen and bathroom were made comfortable and not over the budget;The walls in the community were cancelled and showed the people with see-through openness

  5. paragraph_main 18
    • some problems arose about the community
    • where the residents have lived when the buildings were under makeover
    • financial hardship of the residents in the park
    • unexpected high standards of the design of the buildings
    • a makeup of various ethnic origins should be considered
    • experiences of the a family living in the park nowadays

    答案:a makeup of various ethnic origins should be considered

    原文定位:The community is comprised of different races: Pacific islanders, Maoris, New Zealand Europeans. The tenants also include other races from Asia, Ukraine and Iran. The design of buildings should be accommodated to the ethic cultures

  6. paragraph_main 19
    • some problems arose about the community
    • where the residents have lived when the buildings were under makeover
    • financial hardship of the residents in the park
    • unexpected high standards of the design of the buildings
    • a makeup of various ethnic origins should be considered
    • experiences of the a family living in the park nowadays

    答案:financial hardship of the residents in the park

    原文定位:People who lived in the park are in low socio-economic level;The area has a high concentration of an income in the $5000 to $15000 and very few with an income over $70000;That’s in sharp contrast to the more affluent suburbs like Kohumarama and St. John’s that surround the area;Of the 5000 households there, 55 percent are state houses, 28 percent privately owned (compared to about 65 percent nationally) and 17 percent are private rental

  7. paragraph_main 20
    • some problems arose about the community
    • where the residents have lived when the buildings were under makeover
    • financial hardship of the residents in the park
    • unexpected high standards of the design of the buildings
    • a makeup of various ethnic origins should be considered
    • experiences of the a family living in the park nowadays

    答案:how to coordinate and assist the tenants who lived in the community

  8. 21 James Lundy
    • A tenant management involves supervision and regulation
    • B building the houses should be within minimal budget
    • C social activities are organized to help people close to each other
    • D buildings should be adaptive and responsive to racial cultures
    • E complains about the high standards of the building design
    • F opponents hold that regulation may cause resentment of the tenants

    答案:D buildings should be adaptive and responsive to racial cultures

    原文定位:The design of buildings should be accommodated to the ethnic cultures

  9. 22 Graham Bodman
    • A tenant management involves supervision and regulation
    • B building the houses should be within minimal budget
    • C social activities are organized to help people close to each other
    • D buildings should be adaptive and responsive to racial cultures
    • E complains about the high standards of the building design
    • F opponents hold that regulation may cause resentment of the tenants

    答案:A tenant management involves supervision and regulation

    原文定位:It is a model that we are looking at going forward,” according to Housing New Zealand’s central Auckland regional manager Graham Bodman;The focus is on frequent inspections, helping tenants to get to know each other. That includes some strict rules- no loud parties after 10 pm, no dogs, no cats in the apartment, no washing hung over balcony rails and a requirement to mow lawns and keep the property tidy

  10. 23 Stuart Bracey
    • A tenant management involves supervision and regulation
    • B building the houses should be within minimal budget
    • C social activities are organized to help people close to each other
    • D buildings should be adaptive and responsive to racial cultures
    • E complains about the high standards of the building design
    • F opponents hold that regulation may cause resentment of the tenants

    答案:C social activities are organized to help people close to each other

    原文定位:It’s all based in the intensification,” says Community Renewal project manager Stuart Bracey;Housing New Zealand has also been active in organizing morning teas and street barbecues for resident to meet their neighbors;We acknowledge if you are going to put more people living closer together you have to actually help them to live together because it creates tension-especially for people that aren’t used to it

  11. The Mix and Match Strategy
    24 Some critics hold that the _____ of the population may cause the area to return its old situation.

    答案:density

    原文定位:Some controversial views arose when the program started and actually, the program made the density of the people greater

  12. 25 To prevent this, a variety of _____ are gathered to avoid the case that the buildings are uniform.

    答案:architects

    原文定位:the state took the mix and match strategy which involved different architects and prevented the buildings from being the same

  13. 26 In addition, to the interiors make the houses comfortable within the _____ . And the absence of the wall makes the residents characterized by openness.

    答案:budget

    原文定位:And the interiors such as the kitchen and bathroom were made comfortable and not over the budget

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