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[阅读理解－7选5：A pioneer for all people等2篇] 单位和地址：湖北省随州市一中 叶全荣 邮政编码：441300 手 机 电子信箱：aihuijiao@163.com 1. 7 weather satellites set to launch by 2015 By Cai Muyuan (China Daily) Updated: 2011-03-14 07:52 BEIJING － China will launch seven meteorological(气象的) satellites in the next five years and double its investment in meteorological infrastructure (基础设施), according to Zheng Guoguang, head of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA). According to Zheng, the accuracy of the new meteorological satellites will be greatly improved as the observation frequency will increase from once every half an hour to once every five minutes and 71 . He said the meteorological satellites, which are due to launch in 2014 or 2015, will help provide better warning of extreme weather events. “We have installed 164 weather radar in the past five years, with more than 50 radar under construction now. The number is expected to reach 300 by 2015, 72 ,” he said. Zheng said that China will invest 8 to 9 billion yuan ($1.22 to 1.37 billion) in meteorological infrastructure in the next five years, 73 . In the past 10 years, the investment in meteorological infrastructure grew 15.3 percent each year, exceeding the countrys average economic growth rate. In the government work report 74 , Premier Wen Jiabao vowed to strengthen Chinas ability to adapt to climate change and respond to extreme climate events, and said that the country will put in place energy conservation and greenhouse gas emission reductions monitoring systems. “ 75 and offshore wind energy resources in the next five years in order to speed up the country’s strategic economic restructuring (重组) and adjust the energy structure,” Zheng said. (254 words) A. so that we can respond to catastrophic (灾难性的) weather more effectively B. China has made impressive progress en