单选题
Beijing is to spend up to $20 billions to change the Chinese capital into a 21st-century one for the 2008 Olympics.
The government managed to host the 2008 Olympics. The general aim is for Beijing to have the same environmental standards as Paris, London or Washington by 2008.
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent piping natural gas to the city"s homes and taking away dirty coal burning gradually while 60, 000 buses will be changed to liquefied gas.
The money will also be used for relocating the polluting factories and building green belts. By 2008 around 90 percent of Beijing"s waste will be treated, compared to only 40 percent at present.
Olympic officials have already announced that around 50 large projects are being dealt with to improve traffic congestion and cut down pollution. They include the construction of Beijing"s first light railway, a 40.5-kilometer line which is expected to be completed in 2005.
Beijing, besides, plans to build an 82.25-kilometer-long subway to add to the existing 53 kilometers. Nine major roads will be rebuilt or widened.
Beijing also plans to build a 70-meter-wide green belt among the waterways to protect the water quality as well as to increase the green areas.
单选题
The government will spend money piping natural gas to the city"s homes in order to ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。题干意为“政府将花钱向居民家输送天然气的目的是什么?”文章第三段说Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent piping natural gas to the city"s homes and taking away dirty coal burning gradually…即给居民通上天然气后可以减少煤炭燃烧后的污染。所以本题的正确答案为A选项。
单选题
From the last three paragraphs we know the fact that ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。题干意为“从文章的后三段我们知道什么事实?”文章倒数第三段说50项大型工程被用于解决交通阻塞和减少污染。文章倒数第二段说Beijing, besides, plans to build an 82.25-kilometer-long subway to add to the existing 53 kilometers. 由于延伸地铁也是为了解决交通阻塞，所以也是50个项目之一。本题的正确答案为A。
单选题
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 判断题。题干意为“根据文章的意思，下面哪一项是正确的?”文章开头说Beijing is to spend up to $20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21 st-century one for the 2008 Olympics. 后文又继续阐述政府为改造环境和减少阻塞而采取一系列措施，目的是为了达到世界一流城市的水平。所以本题的正确答案为B。