es will go down.

B. The writer thinks the prices of houses will go up.

C. The writer thinks the prices of houses will keep stable.

D. The writer just reports the facts and data objectively.

2. How many square meters of residential buildings were sold in 2007?

A. 697.99 million square meters.

B. 347.5 million square meters.

C. About 683 million squaremeters.

D. It hasn’t been mentioned.

3. What was the highest monthly gain since July 2005?

A. 2.24 percent.

B. 7.4 percent.

C. 7.3 percent.D. 8.2 percent.【分析】

1.答案为D。新闻报道要求客观报道事实。

2.答案为C。从第二自然段第一、二句，通过运算可知答案。

3.答案为C。从第五段的最后一句话和最后一段的第一句话可以推出答案

【小贴士】新闻报道类阅读理解小窍门

1．词汇是语言的重要组成部分，是进行阅读的基础。

2．要紧紧抓住新闻标题和文中小标题进行理解。

3．要重视对文章第一段的理解。

4．要重视对每个段落的第一句话或最后一句话的理解。

5．要重视对文章中长句、难句的理解。