Passage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on thefollowing passage:When the United States Congress createdYellowstone National Park in 1872, the goal was to set aside a place whereAmericans could enjoy the beauty of nature for years to come. Now, 142 years later, there are hundreds of national parks across thecountry, and technology is changing the way people experience them. Should parkvisitors be able to use cell phones, or should their use be restricted"Connectivity presents a realchallenge to all of us." Al Nash says. He is apublic affairs officer at Yellowstone National Park. He says cell phone serviceat Yellowstone is available in parts of the park with stores and campgrounds.This makes it easy for visitors to share photos of their trip on socialnetworking sites and to stay in touch with friends and family members. (80) If a nark visitor is hurt or in danger, cell phones make it easier to get help. Some say the ability to download applications that provide information aboutplants and animals in the park can enrich a visitor’s experience.Others say cell phones disturb people’senjoyment of our national parks. In their view, cell phone towers are aneyesore, and they’d rather hear the sound of birds than the ring of an incomingcall. Can you imagine looking out a peaceful lake or field of grass only to bedisturbed by a person shouting into their phone, "Can you hear menow" Nash says Yellowstone tries to strike abalance. "Ultimately, our job is to let visitors understand and enjoynature better while protecting what people find special about Yellowstone, andone of those things that’s special is the ability to get away from the hustleand bustle (喧嚣) of one’s daily life." The word "eyesore"in the third paragraph probably means ().
A. something unpleasant to look at
B. something harmful to health
C. beautiful scene
D. serious threat
Text 4 When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads, railways, broadband and energy. Housing is seldom mentioned. 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. 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