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 8,000yuan 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 （房地产） market, the International Finance News reported.

      Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to RMB, is about 8,000yuan per square meter, the houses in 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 8,000yuan 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 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 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.

1．Which of the following is NOT true from the passage?

       A．Compared with many developed countries, housing price in China is still low.

    B．Housing price in China is even higher than that in the United States.

       C．The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as in China

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

2．Why did they say that there are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market?

       A．Most Chinese property developers sell their houses according to the building area.

       B．In large cities in China such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.

       C．the government raised tax on property industry and controlled the release of loans to property developers.

       D．The Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.

3．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

4．It can be inferred from the passage that ______

   A．Housing price in China has lowered since 2007.

   B．There will be no bubbles in Chinese real estate after the government raises tax on property industry.

   C．Ordinary Chinese are looking forward to seeing that the high housing prices will be lowered.

     D．More ordinary Chinese will buy a house in America instead of in China.

The energy crisis has made people aware of how the careless use of the earth’s energy has brought the whole world to the edge of disaster．The over-development of motor transport, with its increase of more cars, more traveling, has contributed to the near-destruction of our cities and the pollution not only of local air but also of the earth’s atmosphere．

    Our present situation is unlike natural disasters of the past．Worldwide energy use has brought us to a state where long-range planning is vital．What we need is not a continuation of our present serious state, which endangers the future of our country, our children, and our earth, but a movement forward in order to work rapidly and effectively on planetary problems.

This country has been falling back under the continuing exposures of loss of morality and the revelation that lawbreaking has reached into the highest place in the land．There is a strong demand for morality to turn for the better and for some devotion that is vast enough and yet personal enough to enlist the devotion of all．In the past it has been only in a way in defense of their own country and their own benefits that people have been able to devote themselves wholeheartedly.

This is the first time that we have been asked to defend ourselves and what we hold dear in cooperation with all the other people of this planet, who share with us the same endangered air and the same endangered oceans．There is a common need to reassess our present course, to change that course and to employ new methods through which the world can survive．This is a priceless opportunity.

To grasp it, we need a widespread understanding of nature if the crisis we and the world are facing is no passing inconvenience, no byproduct of the ambitions of the oil-producing countries, no environmentalists’ only fears, no byproduct of any present system of government．What we face is the result of the invention of the last four hundred years．What we need is a transformed life style．This new life style can flow directly from science and technology, but its acceptance depends on a sincere devotion to finding a higher quality of life for the world’s children and future generation．

1．___________________ has resulted in the near-destruction of our cities?

       A．The rapid growth of motors．             B．The energy crisis

       C．the edge of disaster                              D．loss of morality

2．which one is NOT true , according to the whole passage?

       A．The over use of our earth’s energy has brought the whole world to the edge of disaster.

       B．By comparing past problems with present ones, the author draws our attention to the seriousness of this crisis

       C．What we need is a movement forward in order to work rapidly and effectively on planetary problems

       D．There is no need to reassess our present course, to change that course and to employ new methods

3．In para3, the author used____________ as an example to show the loss of morality?

       A．Disregard for law.                                                               B．Lack of devotion.

       C．Lack of understanding.                         D．Destruction of cities.

4．The author wrote the passage mainly to________.

       A．make a recommendation for a transformed life style

       B．limit ambitions of the people of the whole world

       C．demand devotion to nature and future generation

       D．encourage awareness of the decline of morality

Do we need an “Ivy League”?

China may soon have its own “Ivy League”, with a union of top universities.

The term originally referred to an athletic conference of eight top universities in the northeastern US．The Chinese version, which was officially started in mid-October, consists of nine famous universities, including Peking, Tsinghua, Zhejiang and Fudan．The union is supposed to result in student exchange programs, recognition of academic achievements, and other joint programs.

The news of this Chinese “Ivy League” has received mixed responses from the public and press．Some negative critics have dismissed it as yet another example of the wishful copying of international practices without fully understanding them．Others say that the “Ivy League” is not necessary but that the union is a good idea, one that could promote academic development.

So what’s your opinion on a Chinese “Ivy League”? Do we need one?

Yes．Ivy League or not, nine of China’s best universities cooperating is a good thing.

1.         These universities combining resources could create a better environment for students and for research．It could also save a lot of time and resources because it would mean fewer unnecessary investments for some of the universities.

2.         Allowing students to move to or have exchanges with other universities could broaden their horizons, improve their social skills and create more employment opportunities．The results could be more important than lessons and achievements.

3.         The term “Ivy League” carries a sense of academic excellence, tradition and reputation．If borrowing such a term could encourage students’ and professors’ mental state and improve Chinese higher education, then there’s no reason not to do it.

No．Universities should do some work on increasing cooperation instead of copying an “Ivy League” model.

1.         Many Chinese universities already have such cooperation with each other．If this cooperation were associated with the “Ivy League”, it would just distract （分散） attention and resources and have a negative effect.

2.         These Chinese universities are all state-run and most get their funding from the government．They’re quite similar to each other in many ways and more cooperation wouldn’t bring about as much potential ability as between , say, public and private, or Chinese and foreign universities.

3.         China should find its own way to develop world-class universities instead of by copying some foreign practices．We have our own unique conditions and foreign lessons often don’t apply well here．

90后出生的学生，思想特殊、行为方式和价值观令人担忧。假如你是一名90后出生的学生王林，请根据下表中所提供信息以“Do trust us—a generation born in the 90s”为题写一篇英语演讲稿，以消除人们的忧虑。

注意：1．对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

3．参考词汇：盲目：blindly    

Good afternoon, everyone!

The topic of my speech today is “Do trust us—a generation born in the 90s”.

Living in an environment full of fiercer competition, we, a generation born in the 90s, are faced with more problems in entering higher schools and getting employed． ____________________

_______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________                      

    Thank you for your listening.

The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is intended to achieve our common goal: ________world that is safer, cleaner and healthier than ________ one we’re living in．

A．the; the        B．a; /         C．a ; the         D．the ; /

One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interest ________ appearance, age or popularity．

A．in case of                                                B．in the form of

C．in spite of                                              D．instead of

China’s quick reaction and the public efforts have ________ the rapid restoration（恢复）and reconstruction of Wenchuan．

A．applied to         B．contributed to               C．adjusted to          D．resulted from

--- Is there any possibility ________ we can get a ticket for The 2010 Shanghai World Expo? 

--- Of course, yes．You can either go to the Expo in person or buy ________ through the Internet．

A．which; it           B．that; it          C．that; one           D．which; it

--- Journalists tend to give false information nowadays．How do you find it?

--- I can’t agree more, they are not always _______ in what they write．

A．abstract       B．adequate            C．accurate          D．active

Don’t ___________ until tomorrow what can be done today．

A．put aside        B．put off       C．put up      D．put down