题目内容
Read the passage and choose the best answers．One of them is extra．
(阅读下列材料，根据所提供的材料，从所给的六个选项A、B、C、D、E和F中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，选项中有一项是多余选项。)
1．________
The Port of Shanghai, a center of water－land transport and trade on China’s coast since the Song Dynasty early in mid－twelfth century, is the biggest port on China’s mainland for international shipping．The annual(每年的)cargo throughput(吞吐量)of the port hit another record high of 176 million tons in 1993．The volume of International containers has reached the historical highest point．
2．________
By now the Port of Shanghai has established maritime(航海的)trade relations with more than 400 ports in over 160 countries and regions in the world, with 21 international regular lines starting from the port on over 100 voyages per month directly to North America, Europe, Australia, the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean as well as Southeast and Northeast Asia and so on．
3．________
Following the continuous and steady(稳步的)new growth in China’s national economy, the Port of Shanghai has, over the six years from 1988 to 1993, made an investment of RMB￥2．3 billion in capital construction(建设)and renovation(革新)，and updated a large number of handling machines．Both cargo throughput capacity(能力)and handling efficiency of the port have increased remarkably．
4．________
Today, the port has become one of the hot spots that attract both attention and investment from other parts of China and the whole world．During his visit in Shanghai in the spring of 1992, Deng Xiaoping expressed his hope that Shanghai would show some changes every year．Taking this as its objective, the Port of Shanghai has been quickening the steps in its operational and commercial activities as well as construction of deep－water port areas．
5．________
The four marginal berths(停泊处)of Waigaoqiao New Port Area have been largely completed and put into operation．Construction of the Luojing Coal Terminal was started at the end of 1993．Grain Silos with a capacity of 80 000 tons and a modern communication building for water traffic are both showing signs of completion．Construction of coastal, domestic(国内的)and international passenger terminals(终点站)has substantially entered its initial stage(初期)．The deep water port area at Jinshanzui shall open a new chapter in the history of the Port of Shanghai．
