58. Which is
NOT true according to this passage?
A. The Greek
Olympic Property SA was founded to solve the headache caused by the 28th
Olympic Games.
B. Only the
Greek Olympic Property SA is involved in the management of the Olympic
facilities.
C. The Greek
Olympic Property SA is governed by the Greek government, but it is operated
according to market economy.
D. In a
certain period of time after the 2004 Olympic Games, the Government of Athens
will not see to the repairs of the facilities.
Key: CCB
(B)
In a survey released on Thursday, more than 7,000 Beijing residents
assessed the capital as average in terms of living conditions．Most agreed that it is convenient
to live in Beijing as far as the facilities for shopping, leisure time
activities, education and medical care are concerned．But they do not agree that life
is comfortable here.
Such a survey sends a message that how a
city functions to provide its citizens with suitable living conditions is a
concern for many urbanites(都市人) although it will take some time before this concern finds a place on the
agenda(议程)of city planners and
administrators.
In the past more than two decades,
economic development has always been considered as the top priority for most
cities．The
focus on economic growth has left almost no room on the agenda of urban
planners and administrators for attention to suitable living conditions for
their urban residents.
Economic development is undoubtedly the
important foundation for improving living conditions, and has improved living
standards considerably for most urban residents in the past two decades．But when it is made the ultimate
goal of our life, and people are forced to give up their living comforts for
the realization of a certain growth rate, the quality of urban life can be
negatively affected.
There are instances of development just
for the sake of being considered development. Witness the destroy of buildings
still in sound quality to make room for new structures, repeated change of
bricks on pavements and the re- paving of roads．These economic activities lead to noise and
environmental pollution and traffic jams．They worsen living conditions and
even make it impossible for residents in many cities to lead a normal life.
To a certain extent, some part of a
city’s economic growth is achievable only at the expense of the living
environment for urbanites.
It is high time the city authorities
gave a thought to the relationship between economic growth and living
conditions in the cities．Beijing, for example, as a capital city, may put
more efforts into developing its service sector, tourism and culture industry,
which is not likely to cause pollution．Precaution needs to be employed in the
considerations for city renovations and construction projects, which tend to
affect the life of residents negatively.
If the concern for making life easier
and more comfortable is always on the minds of the city authorities and on
their working agenda, economic development can be realized with suitable living
standard.
