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  3. Beijing is to spend up to ＄20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21 st-century one for the 2008 Olympics. The gover

Beijing is to spend up to ＄20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21 st-century one for the 2008 Olympics. The gover

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问题 Beijing is to spend up to ＄20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21 st-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.
选项 A、reduce the pollution of our capital
B、bring down the cost of daffy life
C、solve the problem of being short of fuel
D、keep up with the development of modem society
答案A
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。
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