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 the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. Meanwhile, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund­raising 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 and Chinese public can really benefit from the economic achievement.

　　语篇解读：居高不下的房价一直都是人们议论的热门话题。中国政府出台了一系列惠民政策，相信在政府的宏观调控之下，房价会降到一个合理的水平，人民群众也能从经济发展中真正获益。

　　5．When it comes to housing price in China, many ________ think it reasonable.

　　A．property developers and ordinary people

　　B．property developers and local governments

　　C．ordinary people and the Chinese government

　　D．property developers and the Chinese government

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段"To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries."可知，房地产开发商和地方政府的官员认为，中国的房价仍然低于许多发达国家，说明他们认为中国目前的房价是合理的，故选B。

　　6．How does the writer feel about the problem of high housing price in China?

　　A．Encouraged and confident.

　　B．Satisfied.

　　C．Hopeless.

　　D．Concerned but optimistic (乐观的)．

　　解析：选D　观点态度题。根据第一段"it is even higher than that in the United States"和第三段"How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in the US？"可知，作者对房价居高不下感到困惑；根据最后一段"it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered and Chinese public can really benefit from the economic achievement"可知，作者认为通过采取多种措施，房价有望降低，人们能够真正从经济发展中获益，说明作者的态度是乐观的，故选D。

7．It can be learned from the passage that ________.