商务英语

各地资讯

当前位置:考试网 >> 商务英语 >> BEC初级 >> 阅读理解 >> BEC初级阅读材料精选7

BEC初级阅读材料精选7

来源:考试网   2013-03-20【
We need clean water
WEN Junhao is a college student from Liuyang, Hunan. The 22-year-old remembers that when he was young, he often went to his cousin's home. There is a river nearby. He and his cousin swam or caught fish in the river.

But later a paper mill (造纸厂) was built beside the river. The factory put hot and foamy (泡沫的) wastewater in it. Soon, the river began to smell bad. The fish were gone, and you couldn't swim in it anymore.

"Fortunately, the paper mill stopped working five years ago," said Wen. "The government said it polluted the river too much."

Wen's hometown was lucky. But water pollution is still a serious problem in China. A recent report says that about 320 million people in China, most of them farmers, can't get safe water.

The report says that 96 percent of villages use rivers as open sewers (下水道). And 89 percent of villages throw their trash into or around them.

The report also says that most pollution comes from factories. Many factories don't want to spend money on green technology. They pollute rivers with dangerous chemicals (化学品).

The government says that laws about water protection will be passed at the end of this year.

The laws will call on all the companies to reuse wastewater. Those who don't will be fined. In the past, the biggest fine was 200,000 yuan. But when the new laws are passed, polluters will be fined daily until they put the problem right.
责编:alisa 评论 纠错

报考指南

报名时间 报名入口 报考条件
考试时间 考试大纲 考试内容
成绩查询 等级划分 成绩评定
合格证书 考试教材 备考指导

更多

  • 会计考试
  • 建筑工程
  • 职业资格
  • 医药考试
  • 外语考试
  • 学历考试