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China news, Beijing, Feb. 9—Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price 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) in Chinese 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, the houses in the US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8 000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.

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

At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed 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 and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fundraising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.

5. What is the average housing price per square meter in China?

A. 8 000 yuan.

B. 10 000 yuan.

C. 7 000 yuan.

D. It's not mentioned here.

答案及解析：5. D。文章提到了美國(guó)平均每平方米的房?jī)r(jià)，也說(shuō)到了中國(guó)的房?jī)r(jià)比美國(guó)的還要高，但并沒(méi)說(shuō)中國(guó)的平均房?jī)r(jià)是多少。

6. Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?

A. Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in the US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.

B. American people's average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.

C. The houses in the US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.

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

答案及解析：6. D。文章說(shuō)到了美國(guó)的售房方式、房屋質(zhì)量、美國(guó)的人均收入與中國(guó)的對(duì)比，都說(shuō)明中國(guó)的房?jī)r(jià)相對(duì)于中國(guó)的人均收入來(lái)說(shuō)太高了，說(shuō)明房市存在泡沫。

7. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it.

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 that aimed to benefit the public.

答案及解析：7. A。前三段說(shuō)明了中國(guó)的房?jī)r(jià)高，房市存在泡沫，后一段作者列舉了政府可以采取的措施來(lái)抑制房產(chǎn)泡沫。只有A項(xiàng)點(diǎn)明了這兩個(gè)方面的意思。

8. How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?

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

答案及解析：8. B。最后一段作者提到了增加稅收、減少對(duì)建筑商的貸款和土地征用量、允許人民以多種融資渠道建房，從三個(gè)方面進(jìn)行了列舉。