阅读理解II.doc

阅读理解II A China has three economic areas: 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 kilometers, making up 56.4% of Chinese territory(领土) and is home to 230 million peoplle. It is 23% of China’s population. The western area is rich in mineral(矿产) and energy resources (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 medicinal 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 and ecnomic power?” Since 1949, when the People’s Republic of China was founde, it is not the first time for China to develop its western part. China will make its western area a long-term base for econimic development and use its rich resources to develop ecnomic power. ( ) 1. What is the western area rich for? A. For its population B. For its different kinds of resources C. For its ecnomic power D. For its territory ( ) 2. The territory of western China is _________. A . as large as that of eastern of 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 the three areas ( ) 3. Why do we develop western China? A. Because the develop 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 ( ) 4. “An economic power” in the reading means ___________ A. a rich and strong country B. a large country C. a country with much more population