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High Housing Cost Makes Sub-Divided Flats

HONG KONG—Average home price have increased by73% since the end of 2008.This huge jump in home price has pushed more and more low income families into sub-divided flats.

What is a sub-divided flat? It is a flat that is divided into parts, so that it can house more than one family. Many sub-divided flats do not meet fire-safety standards (标准）.For example, some flat owners have turned fire escape exits into part of their own rooms.

In June 2011, a fire happened in an old eight-storey building and left four people dead. That building was filled with sub-divided flats, some as small as 100 square feet. Many people believed that sub-divided flats were one of the causes for the accident. Since then, the government has paid more attention to the housing problem.

The best way to lower housing prices is to increase the number of flats; however, the best way may not be the easiest way. To lower housing prices, the government said that 20,000 new flats must be added every year for the next ten years.

Even if government could provide land for 20,000 flats a year, we would not know how much that would affect the housing market. One thing is for certain, Hong Kong’s housing problem will not soon go away and will be with us for a very long time.

1.The purpose of this article is to talk about__________.

A.the fire in June 2011　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B.the housing problem in Hong Kong

C.the sub-divided flats　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D.the fire-safety laws

2._________ family / families would live in one sub-divided flat.

A.0　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.1　　　　　　　　　　　 C.4　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.100

3.The flat owner divided their flats into parts because they wanted to ________.

A. bread the law　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.help the government

C.help the low income families　　　　　　　　　　 D.make more money

4._________is one of the causes that drives people to live in sub-divided flats.

A. The flat owner’s invitation　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B.The fire-safety law

C. The high cost of buying a home　　　　　　　　　　

D.The effect of sub-divided flats

5.According to the article, ________ can lower housing prices.

A. to reduce the number of flats　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B.to build more flats

C.to set fire to buildings　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D.to give money to the poor

6.According to the government, _____flats will be needed in 10 years.

A. 200　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.2,000　　　　　　　　

C.20,000　　　　　　　 　　 　 D.200,000

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Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解决) the problems.

Hyderabad, India

To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating greener buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (处理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心区). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.

1.What does the underlined word “greener” mean?

2.Which advantage of making Hyderabad greener is NOT talked about in the passage?

3.According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?

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People can take high-speed trains from Nanjing to Hong Kong this year. At that time, we will have a new 　　 　　 for holidays.

A.invention B.practice C.choice D.research

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge ________ is a masterpiece（杰作）in modem engineering has won high praise from the world.

A.what B.why C.where D.which

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

People can take high-speed trains from Shanghai to Hong Kong now. We have a new _____ for holidays.

A.invention B.practice C.choice D.research

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

The price of the backpack is really 　　 . It 　　 me 5 dollars.

A. high； spent

B. low； cost　

C. cheap； paid

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

- Is the price of the backpack very high?　 - No, it ______ only twenty yuan.

A. spent B. took C. cost D. paid

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The living cost of a simple family in the city is much _______ than that in the country.

A.high B.more high C.highest D.higher

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

I think the cost of the trip is very ______, and the ticket is very ________.

A. expensive; high　　 B. expensive; expensive

C. high; high　　 D. high; expensive

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

The high temperature makes us _______ on hot summer afternoons.

A. sleep　　 B. to sleep　　 C. sleeping　　 D. sleepy

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析