《考研英语阅读理解100篇 基础版》第1章　经济类 Unit 1

The very loans that are supposed to help seniors stay in their homes are in many cases pushing them out. 
Reverse mortgages，which allow homeowners 62 and older to borrow money against the value of their homes and not pay it back until they move out or die，have long been fraught with problems．But federal and state regulators are documenting new instances of abuse as smaller mortgage brokers，including former subprime lenders，flood the market after the recent exit of big banks and as defaults on the loans hit record rates. 
Some lenders are aggressively pitching loans to seniors who cannot afford the fees associated with them，not to mention the property taxes and maintenance．Others are wooing seniors with promises that the loans are free money that can be used to finance long-coveted cruises，without clearly explaining the risks．Some widows are facing eviction after they say they were pressured to keep their name off the deed without being told that they could be left facing foreclosure after their husbands died. 
Now，as the vast baby boomer generation heads for retirement and more seniors grapple with dwindling savings，the newly minted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working on new rules that could mean better disclosure for consumers and stricter supervision of lenders. More than 775,000 of such loans are outstanding，according to the federal government. 
Concerns about the multibillion-dollar reverse mortgage market echo those raised in the lead-up to the financial crisis when consumers were marketed loans—often carrying hidden risks—that they could not afford. 
“There are many of the same red flags，including explosive growth and the fact that these loans are often peddled aggressively without regard to suitability,” said Lori Swanson，the Minnesota attorney general，who is working on reforming the reverse mortgage market. 
注（1）：本文选自The New York Times； 
注（2）：本文习题命题模仿对象：第1题模仿2011年真题（二）Text 1第2题；第2题模仿2009年真题Text 2第4题；第3、4题模仿2010年真题Text 2第3、2题；第5题模仿2011年真题（二）Text 3第5题。 
1．What can we learn about mortgage loans from the first two paragraphs? 
A) The loans help seniors stay in their homes. 
B) The loans are actually expelling seniors. 
C) The reverse mortgage only welcomes seniors 62 and older. 
D) Seniors can apply for reverse mortgage freely. 
2．The problem of reverse mortgage refers to ______. 
A) some lenders are pleased to lend money to seniors 
B) the borrowers cannot pay back the money as expected 
C) federal and state regulators are documenting new instances of abuse 
D) former subprime lenders go bankrupt 
3．The word“foreclosure”(Line 5，Paragraph 3) most probably implies ______. 
A) the widows were pressured to lose their names 
B) the seniors couldn’t enjoy their cruises finally 
C) the widows may be evicted from their houses 
D) the widows had misunderstood the reverse mortgage 
4．Which of the following is true about the new rules from CFPB? 
A) The rules are good for lenders while adverse to borrowers. 
B) The baby boomer phenomenon helps seniors to save money. 
C) Consumers can better understand reverse mortgage. 
D) The rules will be stricter for consumers. 
5．The“red flags” of reverse mortgage don’t include ______. 
A) explosive growth 
B) never considering suitability 
C) leading to financial crisis 
D) the reform of reverse mortgage market