字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 HighHousingCostMakesSub-DividedFlatsHONGKONG—Averagehomepricehaveincreasedby73%sincetheendof2008.Thishugejumpinhomepricehaspushedmoreandmorelowincomefamiliesintosub-dividedflats.Whatisasub-dividedflat?Itisafl
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HighHousingCostMakesSub-DividedFlatsHONGKONG—Averagehomepricehaveincreasedby73%sincetheendof2008.Thishugejumpinhomepricehaspushedmoreandmorelowincomefamiliesintosub-dividedflats.Whatisasub-dividedflat?Itisafl
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HighHousingCostMakesSub-DividedFlats

HONGKONG—Averagehomepricehaveincreasedby73%sincetheendof2008.Thishugejumpinhomepricehaspushedmoreandmorelowincomefamiliesintosub-dividedflats.

Whatisasub-dividedflat?Itisaflatthatisdividedintopartssothatitcanhousemorethanonefamily.Manysub-dividedflatsdonotmeetfire-safetystandards(标准).Forexamplesomeflatownershaveturnedfireescapeexitsintopartoftheirownrooms.

InJune2011afirehappenedinanoldeight-storeybuildingandleftfourpeopledead.Thatbuildingwasfilledwithsub-dividedflatssomeassmallas100squarefeet.Manypeoplebelievedthatsub-dividedflatswereoneofthecausesfortheaccident.Sincethenthegovernmenthaspaidmoreattentiontothehousingproblem.

Thebestwaytolowerhousingpricesistoincreasethenumberofflats;howeverthebestwaymaynotbetheeasiestway.Tolowerhousingpricesthegovernmentsaidthat20000newflatsmustbeaddedeveryyearforthenexttenyears.

Evenifgovernmentcouldprovidelandfor20000flatsayearwewouldnotknowhowmuchthatwouldaffectthehousingmarket.OnethingisforcertainHongKong’shousingproblemwillnotsoongoawayandwillbewithusforaverylongtime.

1.Thepurposeofthisarticleistotalkabout__________.

A.thefireinJune2011                         

B.thehousingprobleminHongKong

C.thesub-dividedflats                         

D.thefire-safetylaws

2._________family/familieswouldliveinonesub-dividedflat.

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

3.Theflatownerdividedtheirflatsintopartsbecausetheywantedto________.

A.breadthelaw                            B.helpthegovernment

C.helpthelowincomefamilies              D.makemoremoney

4._________isoneofthecausesthatdrivespeopletoliveinsub-dividedflats.

A.Theflatowner’sinvitation                   

B.Thefire-safetylaw

C.Thehighcostofbuyingahome              

D.Theeffectofsub-dividedflats

5.Accordingtotheartic

毛素娥回答:
  1.B   2.C   3.D   4.C   5.B   6.D
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