# The value survey on house prices - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2024.5.11/2018.10.13 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/a3fbc17e-00d9-4c01-a1ed-c6911802b28a（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,500 Section three. 00:00:02,480 Following instructions from their tutor, you will hear two economic students called James and Anna discussing a recent survey about the cost of buying a house in New Zealand. 00:00:15,240 First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-five on page six. 00:00:55,840 Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-five. 00:01:03,840 Okay, for this week's assignment, you're going to assess the value survey on house prices. What were the survey's findings? Was it a reliable survey? 00:01:15,260 Work in pairs, discuss what you've read, and generate some ideas for the assignment. 00:01:21,120 All right. Shall we work together, Anna? 00:01:24,340 Sure, James. So, um, first, how did the value survey actually measure the cost of houses? Because there are lots of ways of calculating it. 00:01:34,040 Well, it looked at all houses, didn't it? New and old. So it started with average incomes across the whole workforce and then worked out house prices in relation to that, I mean, to what people were earning. 00:01:46,440 So it's about affordability, what people pay in real terms. There's no information about the size of a house a typical family can buy. 00:01:55,520 No, that's a limitation. 00:01:58,040 Okay, then in the assignment, we should give some background. I mean, what's different about the value survey? 00:02:04,940 Yeah, there's lots of these surveys every year. Value is actually one of the newer ones, but it stands out because it gives figures for a range of the largest urban centers, which none of the others do. 00:02:17,220 Okay, good point. Then one finding was that New Zealand houses are relatively expensive. Why is that? Because most of them are built of wood, and that's quite cheap. 00:02:28,480 Yeah, it is. But the problem is there are too many regulations and restrictions about where you can build. 00:02:34,580 So if more building sites were created for housing, the costs would come down. 00:02:39,780 That's it, isn't it? Because there are plenty of contractors ready to do the work. 00:02:44,060 Exactly. So, um, what else? 00:02:47,540 Well, what about transport? I mean, it's all very well to talk about new housing, but how are people going to get there? Is the survey proposing new roads, new rail networks? It should be a coordinated approach. 00:03:00,880 Yeah, but the survey didn't mention it. It's a missed opportunity because a commitment to funding public transport from the outset would improve air quality in our cities. 00:03:10,500 True. Okay, then, the next survey, what can we expect? It'll look at all the same places, right? 00:03:17,200 Exactly the same. But the next one will give an idea of the way prices are moving. 00:03:22,640 The government may have to think about how house prices are affecting society. 00:03:29,660 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-six to thirty on page seven. 00:04:02,540 Now listen and answer questions twenty-six to thirty. 00:04:09,400 Then in the assignment, we need to evaluate how reliable the survey was. So we should look at some of the criticism made by commentators. Okay, so there's the economist Andrew Coleman. He actually questioned whether the survey was money well spent because it only looked at a single year in isolation. 00:04:27,340 A year when it was difficult to borrow money to buy a house, pushing up costs. So he thought the survey should consider a longer time frame. 00:04:35,520 Did you get that article by Professor Messi? Because he's the leading authority on this topic. 00:04:40,800 Yeah, interesting. He realized the method used to calculate how much money people had didn't take savings into account. So actually, people looking for a house were richer than the survey shows, making houses cheaper in real terms. 00:04:55,380 All right. Then Richard Bernard, his criticism was original. He found out they were using quite outdated software to process all the information they gathered, which was crazy because they actually had the money available for an upgrade. So even though it was a highly regarded team of people, the way the statistics were interpreted was open to question. 00:05:16,020 Okay, then Professor Lowndes. He thought the report was just badly written. 00:05:20,850 That's right. After all the work that went into gathering valid information, the finished report was just too long and weakly structured, and there was too much unnecessary detail. 00:05:30,720 And the last one, Maria Darling. She made a point about the properties that were evaluated. 00:05:36,820 There weren't enough of them, you mean? 00:05:38,520 No, it wasn't that. But they were never identified for privacy reasons. But she thought the actual properties used should have been revealed, you know. The process should have been transparent if the people are going to have full confidence in the survey. 00:05:52,100 Right. So a lot of criticism. 00:05:54,260 Yeah. But this sort of research is often controversial. 00:06:00,660 That is the end of section three. You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 21. 21 According to James and Anna,the Value Survey measured the cost of houses by calculating 21 According to James and Anna,the Value Survey measured the cost of houses by calculating - the total price of building a new house. - the size of house a typical family can afford. - the price of houses compared to average income. **答案**：the price of houses compared to average income. 原文定位：Well, it looked at all houses, didn't it? New and old. So it started with average incomes across the whole workforce and then worked out house prices in relation to that, I mean, to what people were earning;So it's about affordability, what people pay in real terms. There's no information about the size of a house a typical family can buy 同义替换：「compared to average income」↔「in relation to average incomes across the whole workforce」；「measured the cost of houses」↔「worked out house prices」 ### 22. 22 Anna says the Value Survey is unusual because 22 Anna says the Value Survey is unusual because - it compares prices in different cities. - it is the oldest survey of its kind. - it publishes its results annually. **答案**：it compares prices in different cities. 原文定位：Yeah, there's lots of these surveys every year. Value is actually one of the newer ones, but it stands out because it gives figures for a range of the largest urban centers, which none of the others do 同义替换：「compares prices in different cities」↔「gives figures for a range of the largest urban centers」；「unusual」↔「stands out」 ### 23. 23 The students decide that New Zealand house prices are high because of 23 The students decide that New Zealand house prices are high because of - the cost of construction materials. - the shortage of builders. - the rules concerning land use. **答案**：the rules concerning land use. 原文定位：Okay, good point. Then one finding was that New Zealand houses are relatively expensive. Why is that? Because most of them are built of wood, and that's quite cheap;Yeah, it is. But the problem is there are too many regulations and restrictions about where you can build;So if more building sites were created for housing, the costs would come down;That's it, isn't it? Because there are plenty of contractors ready to do the work;Exactly 同义替换：「the rules concerning land use」↔「too many regulations and restrictions about where you can build」；「high」↔「relatively expensive」 ### 24. 24 When the students talk about transport they are 24 When the students talk about transport they are - concerned there is no plan. - worried about rising costs. - alarmed by increasing congestion. **答案**：concerned there is no plan. 原文定位：Well, what about transport? I mean, it's all very well to talk about new housing, but how are people going to get there? Is the survey proposing new roads, new rail networks? It should be a coordinated approach;Yeah, but the survey didn't mention it. It's a missed opportunity because a commitment to funding public transport from the outset would improve air quality in our cities 同义替换：「plan」↔「a coordinated approach」 ### 25. 25 The students agree that the next Value Survey will 25 The students agree that the next Value Survey will - compare a wider number of locations. - indicate a future trend in house prices. - advise against regulation of house prices. **答案**：indicate a future trend in house prices. 原文定位：Okay, then, the next survey, what can we expect? It'll look at all the same places, right;Exactly the same. But the next one will give an idea of the way prices are moving 同义替换：「indicate a future trend in house prices」↔「give an idea of the way prices are moving」 ### 26. Andrew Coleman Andrew Coleman - organization of final text - researchers' qualifications - period covered - level of funding - lack of public access to full information - old-fashioned systems of date analysis **答案**：period covered 原文定位：So there's the economist Andrew Coleman. He actually questioned whether the survey was money well spent because it only looked at a single year in isolation;A year when it was difficult to borrow money to buy a house, pushing up costs. So he thought the survey should consider a longer time frame 同义替换：「period covered」↔「only looked at a single year in isolation」 ### 27. Professor Massey Professor Massey - organization of final text - researchers' qualifications - period covered - level of funding - lack of public access to full information - old-fashioned systems of date analysis **答案**：way of defining home-buyers' wealth 原文定位：Did you get that article by Professor Messi? Because he's the leading authority on this topic;Yeah, interesting. He realized the method used to calculate how much money people had didn't take savings into account. So actually, people looking for a house were richer than the survey shows, making houses cheaper in real terms 同义替换：「way of defining home-buyers' wealth」↔「the method used to calculate how much money people had」 ### 28. Richard Bernard Richard Bernard - organization of final text - researchers' qualifications - period covered - level of funding - lack of public access to full information - old-fashioned systems of date analysis **答案**：old-fashioned systems of date analysis 原文定位：Then Richard Bernard, his criticism was original. He found out they were using quite outdated software to process all the information they gathered, which was crazy because they actually had the money available for an upgrade. So even though it was a highly regarded team of people, the way the statistics were interpreted was open to question 同义替换：「old-fashioned systems of date analysis」↔「outdated software to process all the information」 ### 29. Professor Lowndes Professor Lowndes - organization of final text - researchers' qualifications - period covered - level of funding - lack of public access to full information - old-fashioned systems of date analysis **答案**：organization of final text 原文定位：Okay, then Professor Lowndes. He thought the report was just badly written;That's right. After all the work that went into gathering valid information, the finished report was just too long and weakly structured, and there was too much unnecessary detail 同义替换：「final text」↔「the finished report」 ### 30. Maria Darling Maria Darling - organization of final text - researchers' qualifications - period covered - level of funding - lack of public access to full information - old-fashioned systems of date analysis **答案**：lack of public access to full information 原文定位：And the last one, Maria Darling. She made a point about the properties that were evaluated;There weren't enough of them, you mean;No, it wasn't that. But they were never identified for privacy reasons. But she thought the actual properties used should have been revealed, you know. The process should have been transparent if the people are going to have full confidence in the survey 同义替换：「lack of public access to」↔「were never identified」；「full information」↔「the actual properties used」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。