China has input several billion yuan of money to
stop the dirty water waste on the upper and middle area of the Pearl River from
polluting the lower reaches of the river, especially the Macao Special
Administrative Region.
The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the
upper and middle reaches of the Pearl River has been rapidly urbanized(城市化)and industrialized in recent years, leading to a rise in
the amount of urban rubbish to the damage of the land, rivers and atmosphere.
Refuse dumps and special plants in most cities
treat rubbish to make it harmless, with 5,800 tons of wastes being burnt,
buried or made into fertilizers on a daily basis.
He Suping, a woman engineer with the water resources
department in Guangxi said, it is imperative for the autonomous region to treat
sewage wastes to protect the area’s Karst terrain(喀斯特地形)and rain
water which brings contact between groundwater and surface water, making
groundwater more easily polluted.
The Xijiang River, a branch of the Pearl River
which runs from Guangxi to neighboring Guangdong Province, provides fresh water
for a number of riverside cities such as Macao, Zhuhai, Zhongshan and
Zhaoqing, so Guangxi must begin to treat rubbish quickly to protect the water
sources, said Liu Chen, a senior engineer with the Ministry of Water Resources.
The government 2001—2006 plan to spend billions
of yuan to turn wastes harmless has been mainly provided by national debt
payments and overseas investment.So far wastes treatment projects have received
a total of 400 million yuan(48 million US dollars)from
national debts and 60 million yuan(7.22
million US dollars)from overseas loans(贷款).
1.The
main idea of the passage is __
A.A
large number of waterways have been polluted in China up to now.
B.Guangxi
and Guangdong have taken the lead in making water clean.
C.China's
rivers are badly in need of improvement.
D.China
is making efforts to reduce pollution of the rivers.
2.The
main idea of the last paragraph is __
A.The
government has no ability to afford the expenses of treating wastes.
B.The
government has a long-term plan to treat wastes.
C.National
debt payments and overseas investment are taking an important part in
developing China's economy.
D.A
great deal of money is needed in dealing with wastes.
3.The
basic reason why the amount of urban rubbish rises in Guangxi lies in _____.
A.the
improvement of people’s living standard
B.people’s
wasting too much
C.urbanization
and industrialization
D.too
many tourists’ coming
4.The
word “imperative” here probably means _______.
A.unnecessary
B.important
C.easy
D.unbelievable