Chinahasthreeeconomicareas(经济区)：easternChina,centralChina,andwesternChina.Shanxi,Gansu,Qinghai,Xinjiang,Ningxia,Sichuan,Chongqing,Yunnan,GuizhouandTibetareinwesternChina.Itcovers5,385,700squarekilometres,

Question

　　China has three economic areas(经济区)：eastern China, central China, and western China. Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet are in western China. It covers 5, 385, 700 square kilometres, making up 56.4% of Chinese territory(国土) and is home to 230 million people, which is 19% of China's population.
　　The western area is rich in mineral(矿物) and energy resources(能源) (water, coal, sun energy, and wind power). It also has large grassland, ice and snow resources waiting to be developed. It is home to many wild animals and plants, and it gives us important medical resources.
　　The Chinese leaders have decided to develop the western area. Jiang Zemin said,“Without development of the western area, how can we modernize the whole country, and how can China become an economic power?”
　　Since 1949, when the People's Republic of China was founded, it is not the first time for China to develop its western part. China will make its western area a long-time base(基地) for economic development and use its rich resources to develop economic power.

The territory of western China is ________.

• A

  as large as that of eastern China
• B

  as large as that of central China
• C

  as large as that of eastern China and central China
• D

  the largest one of three areas

Do you know why we develop western China?

• A

  Because the people of western China are rich.
• B

  Because it has 230 million people.
• C

  Because it makes up 56.4% of Chinese territory.
• D

  Because we will modernize the whole country.

An economic power means ________.

• A

  a rich and strong country
• B

  a large country
• C

  a country with much more population
• D

  a large country without economic development

The best title(题目) for the passage is ________.

• A

  China—A Large Country
• B

  Developing Western China
• C

  Home to Wild Animals And Plants
• D

  Rich Western China

Answer 1

【分析】1. 根据文中It covers 5, 385, 700 square kilometres, making up 56.4% of Chinese territory知道西部地区占中国国土的56.4%，是最大的一部分。
2. 文中江泽民的话“Without development of the western area, how can we modernize the whole country”很明显是Because we will modernize the whole country项。
3. 根据全文可以推测出意思是富有强大的国家，a rich and strong country项最合适。a large country与a country with much more population就是现状，不是我们的目标，而a large country without economic development不是件好事，也不可能是我们的目标。
4. 文中开始就说了西部地区的面积、地位和资源，引出了后面要大力开发西部的做法。

【点评】本片阅读主要讲述中国西部地区的情况和中国准备发展西部的决定，要联系实际进行分析和推理。