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     Cities with high levels of homeownership-in the range of 75%, like Detroit and St. Lous -had on
average considerably lower levels of economic activity and much lower wages and incomes. Far too
many people in financial problems are trapped in homes they can't sell, unable to move on to new centers
of opportunity.
     The cities and regions with the lowest levels of homeownership-in the range of 55% to 60% like Los
Angeles and New York-had healthier economies and higher incomes. They also had higher levels of
happiness and well-being.
     I was shocked to read these interesting points that Richard Florida made in his recent article. Let
me try to understand. The people in Detroit and St. Louis are less happy than the people in New York,
and Los Angeles. And, the reason is because of home ownership rates?
First, to compare them to New York City (the economic capital of the world), Los Angeles (the entertainment capital of the world) seems unfair. Most people in almost any other city in the world might be less
happy!
     Next, let's try a different way of determining whether renters are happier than homeowners. Why
don't we ask them? Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey 2010 reported:
     75% of current renters believe owning a home makes more sense.
     67% plan to buy a home at some point in the future.
    When they asked current renters for the major reason to buy a house, these were their answers (they
could pick several answers):
     78% said it was a good place to raise children.
     75% said because they would feel safe.
     70% said because you have control your own space.
     If you believe renters are happier, you would also have to believe the majority enjoy living in a less
safe environment, which wouldn't be a good place to raise children and would be a place where they
have less control of their space.
1.Which of the following is a fact?
A. People in Los Angeles earn high incomes because of its low homeownership rate.
B. New York's low homeownership rate increases people's happiness levels.
C. Detroit's high level of homeownership causes its economic problems.
D. St. Louis has a higher level of homeownership than Los Angeles.
2. In his article, Richard Florida tried to express that ________.
A. people in Los Angeles are happier than those in St. Louis
B. Renting a house is better than owning a house
C. Detroit's economy is healthier than New York's economy
D. New York and Los Angeles are happiest cities
3.The writer believes that New York Cities and Los Angeles________.
A. pay employee highest wages in America
B. benefit from low levels of homeownership
C. are leading cities across the globe
D. are best American cities to live in
4. From Fannie Mae's survey report, we can know that________.
A. paying rent makes more sense
B. most homeowners plan to sell their houses
C. most renters prefer to become homeowners
D. parents need to buy a house for their children
5.According to the passage, current renters' reasons to buy a house are the follows except _______. 
A. to have a good place to raise children 
B. to live in a safer environment
C. to make money
D. to have control of their own space
1-5: D B C C C
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　　China has a wealth of classical literature dating from as far back as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and including the Classics, whose compilation(收集，选编)is attributed to Confucius．Among these, the most important classics in Chinese literature include the Yijing, the Shijing, the Shujing, the Liji, the Chunqiu and the Lunyu．

　　The earliest and most influential poetic collection was the Chuci, made up mainly of poems by Qu Yuan and his follower Song Yu．The songs in this collection are more lyrical and romantic and represent a different tradition from the earlier written Shijing．During the Han Dynasty, this form developed into the fu, a poem usually composed in rhymed verse except for the introductory and concluding passages, which are often in the form of questions and answers．

　　Classical poetry in China reached its peak during the Tang Dynasty．The early Tang period was best known for a number of poetic styles including the lushi, an eight-line poem with five or seven words in each line; and the jueju, a four-line poem with five or seven words in each line．The two best-known poets of this period were Li Bai and Du Fu．Li Bai was known for the romanticism in his poetry, while Du Fu was seen as a Confucian moralist with a strict sense of duty toward society．

　　Later Tang poets developed greater realism and social criticism within their work and improved the art of narration．One of the best known of the later Tang poets was Bai Juyi, whose poems were an inspired yet critical comment of the society of his time．

　　As the classical style of poetry became redundant(多余的), a more flexible poetic medium, the ci, arrived on the scene．The ci, a poetic form of Central Asian origin based on the tunes of popular songs, was developed to its fullest by the poets of the Song Dynasty．

(1)

According to the passage, in contrast to the Shijing, the Chuciwas ________．

[　　]

A．

different in terms of style and tradition

B．

created earlier and considered more influential

C．

made up of poems by a larger range of poets

D．

more different from the fu during the Han Dynasty

(2)

Among the poets mentioned in the passage, whose poems were considered to be romantic?

[　　]

A．

Li Bai and Du Fu．

B．

Bai Juyi and Li Bai．

C．

Qu Yuan and Li Bai．

D．

Du Fu and Qu Yuan．

(3)

Compared with poets of early Tang, Bai Juyi’s poems were more ________．

[　　]

A．

flexible and lyrical

B．

practical and romantic

C．

pessimistic and realistic

D．

realistic and critical

(4)

Unlike the classical poetic forms, the ci of the Song Dynasty was ________．

[　　]

A．

often in the form of questions and answers

B．

based on the popular poems at that time

C．

a little more flexible poetic form

D．

similar to the earliest style of poetry

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