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 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.The people in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from 　　　 now.

A.underground B.the Yellow River　　　 C.the Yangtze River D.the Huangpu River

2.The underlined words “the aim” here refer to 　　　.

A.the quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010

B.citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world by 2020

C.water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China's economy

D.saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city's infrastructure costs by 10 000 yuan

3.The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households to 　　　.

A.make people's living more convenient B.save drinkable fresh water

C.ease employment pressure　　　　　 D.meet the total demand of water

4.The writer wrote the passage to 　　　.

A.call on residents to save water in their daily life

B.seek(寻找)ways to solve water shortage existing in Shanghai

C.introduce Shanghai's advanced experience in improving the water environment

D.show that citizens in Shanghai will have the best drinking water in the world

5.In the opinion of Zhang Yue,the real meaning of the action to publicize these ambitions is to make people know 　　　.

A.it is not easy to achieve

B.water shortage is very serious in China

C.the importance of improving infrastructure

D.economic development can't be separated with water supply

　　完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．

　　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 1 by the Shanghai Water Authority. 2 the city's population 3 to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, an official with the water authority, said Shanghai's water consumption(消耗) will not increase from its present 4 .

　　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 5 .”

　　He said water saving will help 6 the sustainable development of China's economy.

　　Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city's infrastructure(基础设施) costs 7 10,000 yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water 8 from readjustment of industrial structure or the 9 of new technology.

　　“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the 10 of water shortages.”Chen said. “The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they 11 improper use of water.”

　　Shanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city's drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion(耗尽).

　　The city, therefore, has been 12 new 13 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 14 the amount of water used.

　　At present, the city has 600,000 family toilets, each 15 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 16 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 17 is the 18 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 54 the total demand, 20 sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion yuan.

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阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

    A long time ago, when ancient Rome was still an empire, people of that time used same weights and measures. The standards(标准)of those weights and measures were found by the Romans, who kept these standards in a temple in Rome. All standards for measuring weight or distance were the same, whether in Spain or in Syria. But then the　　 Rome Empire fell, and these standards disappeared. Today, standards are different from place to place throughout the world.

    Tourists who drive from the United States into Canada, for example, are surprised when they buy gas for their cars.

    A gallon (加仑) of gas cost more than they are used to paying.They complain (抱怨) that prices are much higher in Canada than in the United States. Then they discover that they can drive farther on a Canadian gallon than on a United States gallon.

    Is it a different kind of gas? No, it is a different kind of gallon. Canada used the British gallon that is about one-fifth larger than the United States gallon.　　 Four quarts (夸脱) equal a gallon and two pints (品脱) equal a　　 quart in both countries. But Canada's quarts and pints are larger than quarts and pints in the United States. The gallon equals 277.42 cubic (立方) inches while the gallon in the United States is equal to　　 231 cubic inches. Measured in ounces (盎司), Canada's larger gallon holds 160 fluid ounces, while the smaller United States gallon holds no more than 128 fluid ounces.From these figures, it is easy to see why Americans can drive　　 farther on the Canadian gallon than on the American gallon.

    Some day, countries may follow the example of the ancient Romans and make weights and measures the same for every nation.

   (1) The whole passage tells about __________.　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. the standards for weights and measures found by Romans 　　   B. the gallon in Canada and the United States 　　   C. surprised tourists in Canada 　　   D. the larger American gallon    (2) The British gallon is about __________ larger than the United 　　   States gallon.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　   A. 277.42 cubic inches　　 B. 160 fluid ounces 　　   C. 128 fluid ounces　　　　D. 1/5    (3) Which statement does the passage lead you to believe? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. It would be good to use the same measure in the whole world. 　　   B. The Americans hate the Canada gas. 　　   C. The Canadian gas is better than the United States'. 　　   D. Buying gas in Canada is more expensive than in the United 　　　　  States. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

   (4) Six United States' gallons of liquid is about _________

British  gallons of liquid.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］

　　   A. seven　　B. four 　　   C. five　　 D. three 　　  

   (5)After reading this passage, you can have an impression that 　　   __________ .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   A. different measures can be a problem 　　   B. people like different measures 　　   C. there are all kinds of measures in the world 　　   D. Americans should not travel too much