The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.
These were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, and official with the water authority, said Shanghai’s water consumption will not increase from its present amount.
Zhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, “Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.”
He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy.
Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure(基础设施)costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.
“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,” Chen said. “The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.”
Shanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city’s drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion.
The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.
Besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.
At present, the city has 600,000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. These are to be renovated(整修)to use only 9 liters of water per flush.
The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households – at a cost of 40 Yuan each.
In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.
Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage(污水)to improve the water environment.
At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water. To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion Yuan.
1.People in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from ________ now.
A.the underground B.the rain
C.the Yangtze River D.the Huangpu River
2.According to the passage, some people have the wrong opinion of using water because ________.
A.the renovating of family toilets will save plenty of water
B.about half of waste water has been treated already
C.advanced technology makes people use water as much as possible
D.there is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present
3.The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households to ________.
A.make people’s living more convenient
B.improve people’s living standards
C.ease employment pressure
D.meet the total demand of water
4.Which group of measures are all mentioned in the passage to save water?
a.improve drinking water quality b.change some industrial structure
c.introduce or use some new technology
d.speed the economic development of Shanghai
e.renovate some family toilets f.build more sewage treatment factories
A.a, b, c, d B.b, c, e, f C.b, c, d, e D.a, b, e, f
5.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.the boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the future
B.citizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the world
C.not everyone today in Shanghai is aware of water shortage
D.all the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years
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The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.
These were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, an official in the water authority, said Shanghai’s water consumption will not increase from its present amount.
Zhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, “Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.” He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy.
Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure(基础设施)costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.
“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,” Chen said. “The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.”
Shanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city’s drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion. The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.
Besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.
At present, the city has 600,000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. These are to be renovated(整修)to use only 9 liters of water per flush. The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households – at a cost of Yuan each. In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.
Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage(污水)to improve the water environment. At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water. To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion Yuan.
1.People in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from _______now.
A.the underground B.the Huangpu River
C.the rain D.the Yangtze River
2.According to the passage, some people have the wrong opinion of using water because ________.
A.the renovating of family toilets will save plenty of water
B.about half of waste water has been treated already
C.there is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present
D.advanced technology makes people use water as much as possible
3.Which group of measures are all mentioned in the passage to save water?
a.improve drinking water quality
b.change some industrial structure
c.introduce or use some new technology
d.speed the economic development of Shanghai
e.renovate some family toilets
f.build more sewage treatment factories
A.a, b, c, d B.a, b, e, f
C.b, c, d, e D.b, c, e, f
4.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.not everyone today in Shanghai is aware of water shortage
B.citizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the world
C.the boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the future
D.all the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years
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The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.
These were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, and official with the water authority, said Shanghai’s water consumption will not increase from its present amount.
Zhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, “Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.”
He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy.
Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure(基础设施)costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.
“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,” Chen said. “The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.”
Shanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city’s drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion.
The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.
Besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.
At present, the city has 600,000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. These are to be renovated(整修)to use only 9 liters of water per flush.
The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households – at a cost of 40 Yuan each.
In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.
Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage(污水)to improve the water environment.
At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water. To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion Yuan.
1.People in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from ________ now.
A.the underground B.the rain
C.the Yangtze River D.the Huangpu River
2.According to the passage, some people have the wrong opinion of using water because ________.
A.the renovating of family toilets will save plenty of water
B.about half of waste water has been treated already
C.advanced technology makes people use water as much as possible
D.there is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present
3.The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households to ________.
A.make people’s living more convenient
B.improve people’s living standards
C.ease employment pressure
D.meet the total demand of water
4.Which group of measures are all mentioned in the passage to save water?
a.improve drinking water quality b.change some industrial structure
c.introduce or use some new technology
d.speed the economic development of Shanghai
e.renovate some family toilets f.build more sewage treatment factories
A.a, b, c, d B.b, c, e, f C.b, c, d, e D.a, b, e, f
5.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.the boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the future
B.citizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the world
C.not everyone today in Shanghai is aware of water shortage
D.all the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years
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Shanghai authorities have guaranteed the quality of the city’s drinking water _____ more than 7500 rotting pigs ______ floating on the Huangpu River in the past week.
A.despite of, being founded
B.in spite of, being found
C.despite, being founded
D.though, being found
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Shanghai authorities have guaranteed the quality of the city’s drinking water _____ more than 7500 rotting pigs ______ floating on the Huangpu River in the past week.
A. despite of, being founded B. in spite of, being found
C. despite, being founded D. though, being found
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Shanghai authorities have guaranteed the quality of the city’s drinking water _____ more than 7500 rotting pigs ______ floating on the Huangpu River in the past week.
A.despite of, being founded
B.in spite of, being found
C.despite, being founded
D.though, being found
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Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap(水龙头)?
In America, people will include a case or two of bottled water when buying the week's groceries(日用杂货).When they are going to a soccer game or activity, it's common for them to grab a cold bottle of water out of the fridge with them.In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, about 29 billion bottles a year.
But all these plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment.In order to make all the 29 billion bottles, producers use 17 million barrels of crude oil, which is enough to keep a million cars going for 12 months.
So why don't people drink water straight from the tap? Some people have a strong belief that bottled water is better than water out of the tap, but that's not necessarily true.In the US, the local governments make sure water from the tap is safe.There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may go into the water.
People love the convenience of bottled water.But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reusable steel container instead of plastic.
Some argue that plastic bottle recycling can help.Recycled bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or clothing.Unfortunately, only one in six bottles is recycled.The rest make it to landfills(垃圾填坦场) or end as trash in other places.Plastic bottles take hundreds of years for them to disintegrate.
Water is important for you, so keep drinking it.But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change.
And yes, you can make a difference.Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.
1.How many cars can be kept going for a year by the crude oil used to make 29 billion bottles?
A.100. | B.I,000. | C.100,000. | D.I,000,000. |
2.Why do Americans prefer bottled water?
A.Bottled water is better than water from the tap. |
B.Bottled water is cheaper than water from the tap. |
C.Bottled water contains beneficial chemicals in it. |
D.Bottled water is more convenient than water from the tap. |
3.What does the underlined word "disintegrate" in the fifth paragraph probably mean^
A.Be well recycled. | B.Become less poisonous. |
C.Break into small pieces. | D.Go down below a surface. |
4.The author's intention of writing this passage is to recommend Americans
A.drink more water from the tap |
B.send plastic bottles to landfills. |
C.use water bottles to power light bulbs |
D.buy bottles filled with water from the tap |
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The quality of water supply in southern Beijing has been improving in recent years, an official said.
In addition to improvements in the network of pipes, the government has been upgrading three recycled water plants in the south of the capital, said Zhao Lei, spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform.
"The transformation of the three plants has increased the recycled water processing capacity by 160,000 cubic meters per day," he said.
In addition, the city is also speeding up the construction of sewage treatment plants to further recycle the sewage, Zhao said.
Zhang Xiang, a researcher from Nature University, an environmental protection NGO in Beijing, said recycled water use should be promoted, especially in water-scarce cities such as Beijing.
Setting up more recycled water plants in the capital will not only promote efficient water use, but also reduce costs because recycling water is much cheaper than transferring it over long distances, he said.
According to the Beijing Water Authority, the capital will set up 46 more recycled water plants citywide in the next three years while upgrading 20 sewage treatment plants.
The treatment rate of domestic sewage in downtown Beijing will reach 98 percent by the end of 2015, it said.
The capital's recycled water is mainly used for industry, landscaping and cleaning, Zhang said.
Many new communities in southern Beijing are equipped with a network to recycle water.
In the past, people were not enthusiastic about using recycled water. However, as the government has boosted the quality of recycled water and set up more recycled water plants, more residents are gradually accepting it.
Residents in southern Beijing will also enjoy more clean energy, as the government will replace traditional coal-burning stoves with electric radiators as part of a three-year plan to develop southern Beijing from 2013 to 2015.
Since 2010, Beijing has taken measures to develop its southern areas. Earlier efforts have seen the region, which used to rely heavily on low-end industries such as cement factories and small coal mines, being turned into a bustling commercial center and home to many educational institutions.
1.This passage may appear in ________ section.
A.business B.life C.politics D.forum
2.which statement is true according to the passage
A.Recycled water will be mainly used for drink.
B.As usual, recycled water is accepted by people.
C.Traditionally people in southern Beijing use coal-burning stove for cooking.
D.The water Transferred over long distance is cheaper than recycled water.
3. How many recycled water plants will the capital city have in about 3 years?
A.46. B.20 C.3 D. 49
4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A.Southern area in Beijing has taken on a new look.
B.The southern area is hone to many educational institutions
C.Southern area in Beijing is more beautiful now.
D.Southern area in Beijing is a busy place now .
5. Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Beijing government has taken measures to improve its people`s life.
B.Recycled water flows to southern Beijing.
C.More recycled water plants will be built.
D.The southern Beijing residents will enjoy clean water
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The river and lakes nearby dried up and some of the villagers set off ____drinking water.
A. in memory of B in honor of
C. in charge of D. in search of
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A lot of tents, drinking water and food __________ to the homeless earthquake survivors in the past several weeks.
A.are sent | B.were sent | C.have been sent | D.had been sent |
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Drinking a lot of water does not do any good to the body, according to two experts in the United States. In fact, they warn, drinking too much water could be, in certain cases, harmful.
In a study, Dr Stanly Goldfarb and Dr Dan Negoianu, both of the Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension Division at the University of Pensylvania, the United States, have denied the popular belief that drinking a lot of water clears body toxins(毒素)better, improves skin, and helps reduce weight.
Dr Goldfarb and Dr Negoianu say that they found little proof to back the public opinion that drinking 8 glasses of water every day benefits health. At the same time, they fond little proof of harm in drinking 8 glasses of water every day.
It is widely believed that in some cases-such as athletes, people who live in hot, dry environments, and those with certain medical conditions-drinking a lot of water indeed helps, but no studies have been done to prove the benefits of this practice in average, healthy people, the website medheadlines.com reports.
The study at the University of Pennsylvania also examined reports that some people experienced increased headaches when their consumption(消耗)of water was low. In one small study, which the doctors reviewed, the group drinking the most water reported fewer headaches than the control group, “but the difference in the number of headaches was o small between the two groups as to be considered unimportant.”
The researchers concluded that there is no scientific proof to support that average, healthy people need to drink at least 8 glasses of water each each day.
The website medheadines.com says that, according to an Indian doctor, drinking too much water is harmful. If water enters the body more quickly than it can be removed, problems can occur.
1.What’s the key message delivered in the passage?
A.Drinking too much water might bring harm. |
B.Whether to drink enough water makes no difference. |
C.Drinking too much water may cause headaches. |
D.Average, healthy people should drink more water. |
2.We can learn from the passage that 8 glasses of water every day_______ .
A.proves good for the body | B.has scientific proof of harm |
C.is sure to reduce headaches | D.is generally considered necessary |
3.Who may agree that drinking lots of water helps to lose weight?
A.The two experts. | B.The Indian doctor. |
C.The general public. | D.The website. |
4.According to the passage, we know that_______.
A.the website medheadlnes.com is developed by an Indian doctor |
B.the study was carried out by two experts with an Indian doctor |
C.the two experts performed the study at the University of Pennsylvania |
D.drinking 8 glasses of water every day can cure certain diseases |
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