- 阅读理解A
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题目：When mentioning “the $4 million to $ 10 million range” ( Lines 3，Para. )the author is talkingabout_____. - A 、gold market
- B 、real estate
- C 、stock exchange
- D 、venture investment
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
推理题。本题考查识别论点与论据的能力。the $4 million to $ 10 million range是第三段提到的曼哈顿股票经纪人的评论。其上文即第三段第二句提到了作者的观点是“大部分地区房价保持稳定”，接着文章开始分别介绍曼哈顿和旧金山的情况, 并引用相关人士的评论，可见后面部分是例证和引证, 不属于论据，应该是围绕房地产这个主题展开的论述。文中JohnTealdi的同位语a Bay Area real-estate broker(一名海湾地区房地产经纪人）中也有暗示，正确答案应为B选项。
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