The quality of water supply in southern Beijing has been improving in recent years, an official said.
In addition to improvements in the network of pipes, the government has been upgrading three recycled water plants in the south of the capital, said Zhao Lei, spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform.
"The transformation of the three plants has increased the recycled water processing capacity by 160,000 cubic meters per day," he said.
In addition, the city is also speeding up the construction of sewage treatment plants to further recycle the sewage, Zhao said.
Zhang Xiang, a researcher from Nature University, an environmental protection NGO in Beijing, said recycled water use should be promoted, especially in water-scarce cities such as Beijing.
Setting up more recycled water plants in the capital will not only promote efficient water use, but also reduce costs because recycling water is much cheaper than transferring it over long distances, he said.
According to the Beijing Water Authority, the capital will set up 46 more recycled water plants citywide in the next three years while upgrading 20 sewage treatment plants.
The treatment rate of domestic sewage in downtown Beijing will reach 98 percent by the end of 2015, it said.
The capital's recycled water is mainly used for industry, landscaping and cleaning, Zhang said.
Many new communities in southern Beijing are equipped with a network to recycle water.
In the past, people were not enthusiastic about using recycled water. However, as the government has boosted the quality of recycled water and set up more recycled water plants, more residents are gradually accepting it.
Residents in southern Beijing will also enjoy more clean energy, as the government will replace traditional coal-burning stoves with electric radiators as part of a three-year plan to develop southern Beijing from 2013 to 2015.
Since 2010, Beijing has taken measures to develop its southern areas. Earlier efforts have seen the region, which used to rely heavily on low-end industries such as cement factories and small coal mines, being turned into a bustling commercial center and home to many educational institutions.
小題1:This passage may appear in ________ section.
A．businessB．lifeC．politicsD．forum
小題2:which statement is true according to the passage
A．Recycled water will be mainly used for drink.
B．As usual, recycled water is accepted by people.
C．Traditionally people in southern Beijing use coal-burning stove for cooking.
D．The water Transferred over long distance is cheaper than recycled water.
小題3: How many recycled water plants will the capital city have in about 3 years?
A．46.B．20C．3D． 49
小題4: What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A．Southern area in Beijing has taken on a new look.
B．The southern area is hone to many educational institutions
C．Southern area in Beijing is more beautiful now.
D．Southern area in Beijing is a busy place now .
小題5: Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Beijing government has taken measures to improve its people`s life.
B．Recycled water flows to southern Beijing.
C．More recycled water plants will be built.
D．The southern Beijing residents will enjoy clean water

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：本文主要講述的北京地區(qū)在廣泛開(kāi)展的利用回收利用水的信息，并介紹了北京在水循環(huán)利用方面的一些新的做法。
小題1:B 推理題。本文講述的北京的污水處理和循環(huán)水利用的話題，屬于與生活有關(guān)的話題。故B正確。
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Residents in southern Beijing will also enjoy more clean energy, as the government will replace traditional coal-burning stoves with electric radiators as part of a three-year plan to develop southern Beijing from 2013 to 2015.
說(shuō)明以前傳統(tǒng)的北京人使用煤爐，故C正確。
小題3:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章3,7段"The transformation of the three plants has increased the recycled water processing capacity by 160,000 cubic meters per day," he said.
According to the Beijing Water Authority, the capital will set up 46 more recycled water plants citywide in the next three years說(shuō)明現(xiàn)在在建的3個(gè)和將要建的46個(gè)，一共是49個(gè)，故D正確。
小題4:A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)本段最后一句being turned into a bustling commercial center and home to many educational institutions.說(shuō)明這個(gè)地方已經(jīng)呈現(xiàn)了新的面貌，故A正確。
小題5:B 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的北京地區(qū)在廣泛開(kāi)展的利用回收利用水的信息，并介紹了北京在水循環(huán)利用方面的一些新的做法。故B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述的北京地區(qū)在廣泛開(kāi)展的利用回收利用水的信息，并介紹了北京在水循環(huán)利用方面的一些新的做法。這篇文章比較難，先看問(wèn)題，再帶著問(wèn)題讀短文，找出各段落的主旨句，理解全文內(nèi)容，總結(jié)全文中心，然后再回到問(wèn)題上來(lái)，很容易選出正確答案。多了解一些常識(shí)性知識(shí)有利于閱讀理解。如果對(duì)文章的相關(guān)背景有所了解，讀起文章一定既省時(shí)又省力。因此，在學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中，了解各方面的背景知識(shí)是十分重要的。
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