BEIJING--Alarmed by the overreaching ambitions of many Chinese provinces to grow at all costs, China’s top economic chief is calling on officials to calm down and spare a thought for the environment.
Zhang Ping, who heads China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the central economic planning agency, said only five or six of China’s 30 provinces are targeting annual economic growth of 8 percent or 9 percent.
The remaining provinces are aiming for growth rates of more than 10 percent this year, with some wanting to double economic output in the coming five years.
“China has a planned energy supply of about 4 billion cubic tons of coal equivalent(等量的)for the next five years, and this is not enough to meet demands for economic growth to double,” he was quoted as saying on the news portal Sina.Com.
Beijing is increasingly concerned with the ambitions of Chinese provinces across the country to chase high growth despite the central government’s urgent request for a more moderate and sustainable(可持續(xù)的)pace of expansion.
Years of rapid economic growth has taken a toll on China’s environment, with Beijing trying to remove some of the damage now.It has an annual growth target of 7 percent for the next five years, well down from last year’s 10 percent.
Zhang said Beijing has asked local governments to take into account the supply of “energy, environment, water and land” to set more reasonable growth targets.
小題1:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Many Chinese provinces are alarmed by Beijing.
B.Zhang Ping is an expert and economic chief from www. Sina.Com.
C.The supply of the coal in China is not sufficient(足夠的) for the next five years.
D.Few Chinese provinces are aiming for economic growth rates of less than 10%.
小題2:The underlined phrase “taken a toll on” in the sixth paragraph means “_________”.
A.looked forward toB.paid attention to
C.caused damage toD.a(chǎn)ttached importance to
小題3:The general idea of the whole passage can be that ________.
A.China’s economy is developing
B.China’s top chief places more emphasis on the environment
C.a(chǎn)ll Chinese provinces should slow down their economic growth rates
D.economic high growth should go hand in hand with environmental protection
小題4:What could be the best title for the news?
A.Economic DevelopmentB.Energy Supply
C.Sustainable DevelopmentD.Environment protection

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
我國絕大多數(shù)省份制訂的年度經(jīng)濟增長指標讓有關(guān)部門和人士憂心忡忡,環(huán)境、能源等問題日益突出,不可等閑視之,可持續(xù)性發(fā)展是解決之道。
小題1:D 細節(jié)理解題。第二段的后半部分提到在中國的三十個省份中,只有五六個省份把年經(jīng)濟增長率目標定為8%和9%,由此可知比重很小,第三段的前半部分提到剩余的省份都把今年經(jīng)濟增長率目標定在10%以上,由此可知D項內(nèi)容正確。煤炭供應(yīng)不能滿足隨后五年需要的假設(shè)是經(jīng)濟增長翻倍,故C項不恰當。
小題2:C 猜測詞義題。畫線部分后面提到北京現(xiàn)在正在努力消除一些危害,由此可推斷畫線部分短語表示“帶來破壞”。
小題3:D 主旨大意題。本文是一篇新聞報道,第一段是文章的中心段,過度渴望發(fā)展的同時,應(yīng)該冷靜下來考慮環(huán)境問題,由此可知經(jīng)濟的快速增長應(yīng)該與環(huán)境保護同步進行。
小題4:C 標題概括題。既要保持經(jīng)濟增長,又要考慮環(huán)境、能源、水、土地等問題,以確定合理的增長目標,因此必須采用可持續(xù)性發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略。此外,倒數(shù)第三段的后半部分也是線索提示。
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