2012年公共英語三級考試口語-必考話題（12）

　　56. What‘s the housing situation/condition like in your city?
　　Well， the housing condition in my city has been improved a lot in recent years. But there are still many people who live in narrow， shabby houses. Besides， instead of getting free houses from the government as part of their benefits， people have to buy houses from real estate companies， and many of them can not afford the high cost of an apartment.
　　57. How do you think global warming can be prevented?
　　Well， there is no easy solution. As far as I know， global warming is caused by green-house effect which results from too much carbon dioxide in the air. I think the government should take measures to limit the number of private cars and make efforts to develop the public transportation system. Besides， We should try to replace fossil fuels with new， cleaner energy resources.
　　58. What’s your view on the increasing divorce rate in China?
　　Well， it‘s not an easy question to answer. The world today is changing rapidly， so are people’s minds， I think there are three reasons for the high divorce rate. First， people‘s idea of happiness is changing. Many young people don’t want to stick to a stable but unhappy relationship at the cost of their life-long happiness. Second， women‘s social position is much higher today， especially in big cities. Many of them don’t want to sacrifice their own career to support their husbands. Finally， there are sometimes economic reasons. The cost of supporting a family is higher and higher and so are people‘s expectations of their quality of life. A family can not be happy without a solid financial foundation.