英语阅读题Xi’an,capitalofShaanxiProvince,willbesuppliedwithmorewaterthissummer.WaterfromtheShitouheRiver,140kilometreswestofXi’an,isplannedtoflowintothecityinearlyJune,adding350,000tonsofwaterperdayforindus
英语阅读题
Xi’an,capitalofShaanxiProvince,willbesuppliedwithmorewaterthissummer.WaterfromtheShitouheRiver,140kilometreswestofXi’an,isplannedtoflowintothecityinearlyJune,adding350,000tonsofwaterperdayforindustrialuse.With200,000tonsofwateradayalreadysuppliedbytheexistingprojectdrawingwaterfromtheHeiheRiver,Xi’anwillgetatotalofonemilliontonsofwaterperdaythissummer,whichcanbasicallymeetthecity’sdemands.
Xi’an,withapopulationofmorethanthreemillion,needsonemilliontonsofwatersupplyadayforindustrialanddrinkinguse.However,itisonlysuppliedwith700,000tonsofwateradayatpresent,500,000tonsfromundergroundand200,000tonsfromtheHeiheRiver.
Lastsummer,Xi'ansuffereditsworstwatershortageever,gettingjusthalftheamountitneeded.Morethan40large-scalefactorieshadtocutbackonwateruse,andmanypeoplehadtolineupatmidnighttogetdrinkingwater.
ProjectHeihestartedin1989anditsfirststagewascompleted.IthasreceivedI.Ibillionyuanandstillneedsanotherbilliontoreachitsplannedsupplyof1.1milliontonsofwateraday.Combinedwiththe500,000tonsofundergroundwaterthecityalreadygets,Xi’anwillhavemuchmorewaterthanitneeds.Statisticssuggestthatindustrialandcommercial(商业的)companiesusemorethanhalfofXi’an’swater.Sothosefactorieshavebeenaskedtotakewater-savingmeasuresusingtechnology.Aboutthreequartersofthewaterusedbythemisreused.Acitywidemovementtosavewaterhasalsostarted.
56.Xi’anneedsatleast____tonsofwaterperyear.
A.127,750,000B.200,750,000
C.365,000,000D.255,500,000
57.Atpresent,thewaterXi’anneedsisfrom______.
A.theHeiheRiverB.theShitouheRiver
C.theHeiheRiverandunderground
D.BothAandB.
58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.PartofProjectHeihehasbeencompleted.
B.WaterfromtheShitouheRiverhasalreadybeendrawnintoXi’an.
C.ItwilltakeanotherbillionyuantocompleteProjectHeihe.
D.AbouthalfofthewaterneededbyXi’anisfromunderground.
59.Xi’anhasabouthalfofthewaterused___.
