新西兰拟禁止外国人购房
新西兰拟禁止外国人购房

New Zealand is planning to ban foreign buyers from buying existing homes. It does this to prevent the housing price going up quickly because many foreigners are rushing into the country to buy houses there.
    The policy announced by the next prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is likely to be closely watched by other countries around the world also facing housing shortages and price rises driven by foreign investors. At 37, Ardern has become New Zealand’s youngest leader for 150 years.
    New Zealand has become a destination for Chinese, Australian and Asian buyers and has become a bolthole for the world’s rich people, who view it as a safe place from a possible nuclear conflict, the rise of terrorism and civil unrest(动乱).
    The country has become a popular place for rich Americans seeking an escape from political unrest, who view it as a stable nation with robust laws and far from possible conflict zones. Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and a Facebook board member and donor to Donald Trump’s campaign, is among those to have bought a house in New Zealand. Jack Ma, the man behind Alibaba, China’s answer to Amazon, is also reported to have shown interest in buying a home there.

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1.Why would the policy be watched by other countries?

A Because they are also facing house shortage and price rising.

B Because they want to follow New Zealand’s policy.

C Because New Zealand does well in housing price control.

D Because the new prime minister is young and excellent.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第二段第一句The policy announced by the next prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, are likely to be closely watched by other countries around the world also facing housing shortages and price rises driven by foreign investors.可知这些国家密切关注新西兰的这一政策是因为他们也面临着由外国人涌入购房引起的房屋短缺和房价暴涨，故选A。

2.What does the underlined word “bolthole” mean in Chinese?

A 航空港.

B 窟窿洞.

C 避风港.

D 自由港.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据后面的who view it as a safe place from a possible nuclear conflict, the rise of terrorism and civil unrest可知富人把这里当做躲避核冲突、恐怖主义和国内动荡的安全的地方，即避风港，故选C。

3.Who is Peter Thiel?

A The co-founder of PayPal.

B The board member of Facebook.

C Donor to Donald Trump’s campaign.

D All of the above.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段第二句Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and a Facebook board member and donor to Donald Trump’s campaign, is among those to have bought a house in New Zealand. 可知彼得·泰尔是贝宝的联合创始人、是脸谱网的懂事会成员、是美国总统特朗普总统竞选的赞助人，A、B、C三项都包含，故选D。

4.What’s the best title of this passage?

A Rich people rush to New Zealand to buy houses.

B New Zealand bans foreigners buying houses.

C House price goes up quickly in New Zealand.

D New Zealand runs out of houses.

解析：选B。文章标题题。根据第一段第一句New Zealand is planning to ban foreign buyers from buying existing homes.可知本文主旨是新西兰禁止外国人在新西兰购买存量房，故选B。