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Suddenly, the economics of American suburban life are under assault as skyrocketing energy prices inflate the costs of reaching,
Suddenly, the economics of American suburban life are under assault as skyrocketing energy prices inflate the costs of reaching,
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2011-03-11
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Suddenly, the economics of American suburban life are under assault as skyrocketing energy prices inflate the costs of reaching, heating and cooling homes on the distant edges of metropolitan areas. Just off Singing Hills Road, in one of hundreds of two-story homes dotting a former cattle ranch beyond the southern fringes of Denver, Phil Boyle and his family openly wonder if they will have to move close to town to get some relief.
They still revel in the space and quiet that has drawn a steady exodus from American cities toward places like this for more than half a century. But life on the edges of suburbia is beginning to feel untenable. Mr. Boyle and his wife must drive nearly an hour to their jobs in the high-tech corridor of southern Denver. With gasoline at more than $ 4 a gallon, Mr. Boyle recently paid $121 to fill his pickup truck with diesel fuel. In March, the last time he filled his propane tank to heat his spacious house, he paid $ 566, more than twice the price of 5 years ago.
Though Mr. Boyle finds city life unappealing, it is now up for reconsideration. "Living closer in, in a smaller space, where you don’t have that commute," he said, "It’s definitely something we talk about. Before it was’we spend too much time driving.’ Now, it’s ’we spend too much time and money driving.’ "
Across the nation, the realization is taking hold that rising energy prices are less a momentary blip than a change with lasting consequences. The shift to costlier fuel is threatening to slow the decades-old migration away from cities, while exacerbating the ’housing downturn by diminishing the appeal of larger homes set far from urban jobs. In Atlanta, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Minneapolis, homes beyond the urban core have been falling in value faster than those within, according to an analysis by Moody’s Economy. com. In Denver, housing prices in the urban core rose steadily from 2003 until late last year compared with previous years, before dipping nearly 5 percent in the last three months of last year, according to Economy. com. But house prices in the suburbs began falling earlier, in the middle of 2006, and then accelerated, dropping by 7 percent during the last three months of the year from a year earlier.
Many factors have propelled the unraveling of American real estate, from the mortgage crisis to a staggering excess of home construction. But economists and real estate agents are growing convinced that the rising cost of energy is now a primary factor pushing home prices down in the suburbs. More than three-fourths of prospective home buyers are now more inclined to live in an urban area because of fuel prices, according to a recent survey of 903 real estate agents with Coldwell Banker, the national brokerage firm.
According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
选项
A、Fuel prices shift math for life in far suburbs.
B、Energy crisis hit American real estate.
C、Better life is not available in suburbia any more.
D、More buyers prefer urban houses for job opportunities.
答案
A
解析
此题考查对文章主旨及相关细节的理解。首段以波义尔一家为例,提出能源价格上涨影响到了城市边缘地区家庭的生活成本;第二、三段通过波义尔一家的例子体现郊区居民打算通过搬迁来降低能耗消费;第四段阐述了能源价格上涨对全美房地产的影响,尤其突现了压低郊区房价的作用;最后一段分析房地产业受挫的原因,并指出燃料价格上涨才是郊区房价低迷的首要原因。综合考虑这些内容,本文主要围绕燃料价格上涨对美国郊区生活及房地产的影响展开,因此A选项正确。应当注意的是math除了数学的含义之外,还可以指“计算”,在本文中既能指“生活成本的计算”,也能指“房屋价钱的计算”。
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