Section C-|||-Directions: There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished-|||-statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the-|||-best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.-|||-Passage One-|||-Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.-|||-The United States is facing a housing crisis: Affordabl housing is inadequate,while luxury homes-|||-abound(充裕),and homelessness remains a persistent problem.Despit this,popular culture and the-|||-housing industry market happiness as living with both more space and more amenities(便利设施).Big-|||-houses are advertized as a reward for hard work and dilligence,turning housing from a basic necessity into-|||-a luxury.-|||-This is reflected in our homes.The average single-family home built in the United States before 1970-|||-was less than 1,500square feet in size.By 2016,the average size of a new,single-family home was 2,422-|||-square feet.What`s more, homes built in the 2000s were more likely than earlier models to have more of-|||-all types of spaces: bedrooms, bathroo living rooms,dining rooms,recreation rooms and garages.-|||-There are consequences of living big.As middle-class houses have grown larger,two things have-|||-happened.First, large houses take time to maintain,so cleaners and other low-wage service workers are-|||-required to keep these houses in order.Second, once-public spaces, where people from diverse-|||-backgrounds used to come together, have increasingly become priva leading to a reduction in the-|||-number of public facilities available to all,and a reduced quality of life for many.Take swimming pools.-|||-While in 1950,only 2,500 U.S.families owned pools,by 1999 this number was 4million.At the same-|||-time,public municipal pools were often closed,leaving low income people nowhere to swim.-|||-The trend for bigger housing thus poses ethical questions.Should Americans accept a system in which-|||-the middle and upper classes enjoy a luxurious lifestyle,using the low wage labor of others?Are we willing-|||-to accept a system in which an increase in amenities purchased by the affluent means a reduction in-|||-amenities for the poor?Section C-|||-Directions: There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished-|||-statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the-|||-best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.-|||-Passage One-|||-Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.-|||-The United States is facing a housing crisis: Affordabl housing is inadequate,while luxury homes-|||-abound(充裕),and homelessness remains a persistent problem.Despit this,popular culture and the-|||-housing industry market happiness as living with both more space and more amenities(便利设施).Big-|||-houses are advertized as a reward for hard work and dilligence,turning housing from a basic necessity into-|||-a luxury.-|||-This is reflected in our homes.The average single-family home built in the United States before 1970-|||-was less than 1,500square feet in size.By 2016,the average size of a new,single-family home was 2,422-|||-square feet.What`s more, homes built in the 2000s were more likely than earlier models to have more of-|||-all types of spaces: bedrooms, bathroo living rooms,dining rooms,recreation rooms and garages.-|||-There are consequences of living big.As middle-class houses have grown larger,two things have-|||-happened.First, large houses take time to maintain,so cleaners and other low-wage service workers are-|||-required to keep these houses in order.Second, once-public spaces, where people from diverse-|||-backgrounds used to come together, have increasingly become priva leading to a reduction in the-|||-number of public facilities available to all,and a reduced quality of life for many.Take swimming pools.-|||-While in 1950,only 2,500 U.S.families owned pools,by 1999 this number was 4million.At the same-|||-time,public municipal pools were often closed,leaving low income people nowhere to swim.-|||-The trend for bigger housing thus poses ethical questions.Should Americans accept a system in which-|||-the middle and upper classes enjoy a luxurious lifestyle,using the low wage labor of others?Are we willing-|||-to accept a system in which an increase in amenities purchased by the affluent means a reduction in-|||-amenities for the poor?