题文
阅读理解。 Cities with high levels of homeownership-in the range of 75%, like Detroit and St. Lous -had onaverage 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 cities3.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 in4. 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 children5.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 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
1-5: D B C C C解析
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 Citi.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
