China news, Beijing, Feb. 9 – Housing price in China has always aroused heated d

China news, Beijing,Feb. 9 – Housing price in China has always arousedheated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To manyproperty developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housingprice in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) inChinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.

   Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, thehouses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese propertydevelopers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell theirhouses according to the building area, then the housing price will be evenlower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such asBeijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher thanthose in the US.

   The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese realestate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not becompared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment andsupporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income isseveral dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chineseafford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?

    At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies thataimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices,the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry andcontrolling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the sametime, the government should allow people to build more houses through variousfund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by workingunits. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housingprices can be lowered.

1.What is the average housing price per squaremeter in China?

     A. 8000 yuan      B. 10000 yuan 

     C. 7000 yuan      D. It’s not mentioned here

2.Which of the following does NOT support theidea that the average housing price in China

  is evenhigher than in the United States?

    A. Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in USin terms of building quality,

  environmentand supporting facilities.

    B. American people’s average income is several dozen timeshigher than that of Chinese

 people.

    C. The houses in US are not sold in terms of buildingarea, as most Chinese property

 developers dowhen they sell their houses.

D. There are more people who need houses in China.

3.What is the main idea of this passage?

    A The housing pricein China is so high that the government should do something useful to

 preventit.

    B. There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market

    C. The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States

D. Chinese government issued a set of policies thataimed to benefit the public.

4.How many measures are mentioned in the lastparagraph in order to reduce the high housing

 prices?

A. Four            B.Three              C.Five               D.Two

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【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.B  

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