Since the beginning of the year, smog has covered parts of North China. In January, Beijing saw only five days without smog. The rising PM 2.5 readings terrified many people, and some health experts said that whenever the smog gets serious, hospitals receive more patients suffering acute respiratory(呼吸系统)and heart diseases.

Later, news of polluted underground water in some provinces scared people who wondered whether the water they drink is safe.

So the need to emphasize environmental protection while developing the economy is heard everywhere.

Smog especially is a common concern. Like a popular online post said, air may be the only thing that is equal for everyone, despite your income or vocation. People with higher incomes are able to drink only bottled spring water and eat only organic food by paying higher prices, but they breathe the same air as everyone else.

At a meeting on Monday, many Representatives have expressed their concerns about the air quality, too. One talked about his experience in Beijing. “After taking a taxi from the capital airport to my hotel, which took about an hour, I washed my nose and found the inside of my nose was black. We should ask ourselves this question: Why do we want to develop? It's for living a better life. Dirty air is definitely not a better life," he said.

China needs to develop its economy and invest(投资) in high-tech. Every Chinese wants a strong country. But without blue sky, clean water and safe food, the achievements in the economy will become meaningless. Space technologies are not to be developed for building a base on Mars so that one day all human beings can migrate to the red planet because they have destroyed Earth.

What the public wants is a strong and beautiful China. Former president Hu Jintao spoke at the 18th Party Congress last November saying that great efforts must be made to promote ecological progress and build a beautiful China. The words have shown the central government's resolution to address the environment issue.

1.The effect of smog doesn’t include.

A.the rising of PM 2.5 readings

B.more people suffering diseases

C.the increase of people’s income

D.patients increased in hospital

2.Why smog has become a common concern?

A.Because people have to pay higher prices.

B.Because nobody can avoid it.

C.Because we have to develop industry.

D.Because a popular online-post discussed it.

3.The underlined word “they” in paragraph 6 refers to.

A.human beings             B.other plants

C.space technologies    D.industrial development

4.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that.

A.high-tech can completely solve the problem of pollution

B.space technologies should be developed in a large scale

C.we can move to the Mars after the earth has been destroyed

D.we must protect the environment while developing economy

 

The $586 billion economic stimulus(刺激)package that China announced on Sunday may not be quite as large as it seemed at first sight, but it shows just how seriously the authorities in Beijing take the threat of a slowdown following the international financial crisis. On the face of it, the package of tax cuts, higher public spending, and easier credit makes up the largest such stimulus in history.

The new policy gives President Hu Jintao something to show fellow world leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Washington on Saturday as they seek ways out of the financial crisis.

“We must carry out the measures to ensure fast and stable economic development ,” Premier Wen Jiabao told government leaders on Monday. “They are not only for the needs of our own development but also our biggest contribution to the world.”

At first, stock markets(股市) jumped on news of the package, in the hope that if China’s economy continues to grow, it might help other nations go through the expected global decline in economy by offering a market for their exports.

The stimulus package is designed to reduce the effects of falling exports  on China’s own economy, encouraging investment (投资)and consumption (消费)at home. That, the government says, should keep the world’s fastest-growing economy on a “steady and relatively fast” growth track despite the depressing international climate.

The State Council(国务院),China’s cabinet, said it would target spending over the next two years on low-income housing, rural construction, water and electricity supplies, technological innovation(创新),and recovery from disasters such as the May 12 earthquake. If the plan is carried out, its focus on projects benefiting China’s poorer citizens, rather than on traditional large-scale industrial development, will strengthen the government’s policy of building a “harmonious society” that bridges the present gap between the rich and the poor.

72. China’s economic stimulus package  ______ .

A. shows its serious attitude towards the international financial crisis

B. has stimulated the world’s economy greatly

C. mainly focuses on higher public spending

D. is as large as it seemed at first sight

73. According to Wen jiabao, China’s measures will ______.

A. make the world’s economy grow faster

B. ensure fast economic and cultural development in China

C. be only needed for China’s own development

D. be its biggest contribution to the world

74. How can the new policy reduce the effects of falling exports on China’s own economy? ______

A. By keeping China’s economy one of the world’s fastest growing ones.

B. By making China’s economy the fastest growing one in the world.

C. By encouraging investment and consumption at home.

D. By getting rid of the depressing international climate.

75. What’s the final aim of the new policy? ______

A. To build traditional large-scale industries.

B. To reconstruct the earthquake-hit area.

C. To build a harmonious society throughout China.

D. To provide housing for low-income people.

 

[1]Beijing—The $586 billion economic stimulus package that China announced Sunday may not be quite as large as it seemed at first sight, but it shows just how seriously the authorities in Beijing take the threat of a slowdown in the wake of the international financial crisis. On the face of it, the package of tax cuts, higher public spending, and other measures may be the largest stimulus in history.

[2]The new policy gives President Hu Jintao something to show fellow world leaders at the Group of 20 summit (最高级会议) in Washington Saturday as they seek ways out of the financial crisis. “We must carry out the measures to ensure fast and stable economic development,” Premier Wen Jiabao told government leaders on Monday. “They are not only the needs of our own development but also ______▲______.”

[3]Stock markets first jumped on news of the package, in the hope that if China's economy continues to grow, it might help other nations weather the expected global financial crisis by offering a market for their exports. The stimulus package is designed to make up the effects of falling exports and a property slump (缩水) on China's own economy, by boosting investment and consumption at home. That should keep the world's fastest?growing economy on a “steady and fast” growth track despite the gloomy international climate.

[4]The State Council, China's cabinet, said it would target spending over the next two years on low?income housing, rural construction, water and electricity supplies, technological innovation (创新), and recovery from disasters such as the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province.

[5]If the plan is performed, its focus on projects benefiting China's poorer citizens, rather than on traditional large?scale industrial development, would strengthen the government's policy of building a “harmonious society” that bridges the current gap between the rich and poor.

76.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

77.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Though there is a global financial crisis at present, the $586 billion economic stimulus package would keep China's economy developing steadily and quickly.

78.Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

79.List three fields on which the money will be spent. (Please answer within 8 words.)

80.Translate the last paragraph into Chinese.

 

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