Beijing has forbidden advertising boards in main tourist areas and around the government area to tidy the city and improve safely.
The new regulation, made known on Wednesday, could affect foreign advertising companies.Business from advertising boards is expected to gain a large increase in the-lead-up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.The Beijing Morning Post newspaper reported no advertisements were allowed within 200 metres of government offices, protected historic and cultural sites, embassies(大使馆)or the offices of international organizations.
Also on the list of forbidden areas are Tiananmen Square, the government compound at Zhongnanhai, the city's center Changan Avenue between Fuxingmen and Jianguomen, the Forbidden City and the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.Company signboards on buildings or roofs are also banned in the areas.
It also puts greater controls on pylons(标杆)holding large hoardings around the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, the Central Business District in eastern Bering-where the World Trade Centre is located-the new Olympic area, any popular tourist places or along the route that visiting VIPs follow from the airport to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
Adverts on buildings taller than 24 metres, residential buildings, municipal facilities and public transport will also be forbidden.Museums, galleries, schools, stadiums and traditional buildings with decorated roofs will follow suit.
The Government said the ruling was made to improve safety and clear streets.But the ban does not include the downtown shopping and business districts.These are about the only places designated as outdoor advertising areas.
(1)
Advertising billboards are forbidden in some districts of Beijing because ________.
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A.
they do no good to the capital city Beijing
B.
they don't fit the atmosphere of holding the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
C.
most Beijingers are strongly against advertising boards in Beijing
D.
they dirty the city and drop safety
(2)
Advertising billboards are not forbidden ________.
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A.
on Tiananmen Square
B.
in the Forbidden City
C.
in business districts
D.
in front of embassies
(3)
The author wrote the passage to ________.
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A.
object to forbidding advertising billboards in Beijing
B.
tell the importance of advertising in Beijing
C.
make it known that advertising in Beijing does no good
D.
report the new regulation which forbids advertising boards in some districts of Beijing
(4)
The underlined word“banned”in paragraph 3 means ________.