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阅读文章OnApril1,2017,ChinaannouncedthatitwouldbuildtheXionganNewAreainHebeiProvince.ThiswillbeofthesameimportanceastheShenzhenSpecialEconomicZoneandthePudongNewArea,accordingtotheStateCouncil(国务院).Thearea,about100kilometerssouthwestofdowntownBeijing,willcoverthreecountriesthatsitatthecenterofthetriangular(三角形的)areaformedbyBeijing,Tianjin,andShijiazhuang.TheXionganNewAreahasgreatpotential(潜力)forgrowth.Ithasabroadspacetodevelopandwillexpand(扩大)tocover2,000squarekilometers.Thetransportationoftheareaisconvenient,withonlyanhour'sdrivetoBeijingandTianjin.Thenewareaalsohasasoundnaturalenvironment.ItishometoBaiyangdian,oneofthelargestfreshwaterwetlandsinNorthChina.Withmorethan140lakes,thewetlandisknownasthe“pearl(珍宝)”oftheNorthChinaPlain.Oncebuilt,theareawillreducetheheavyburdens(负担)onBeijing.Forexample,manycompanies,universitiesandscientificresearchcenterswillmovefromBeijingtothearea.Internationalexpertsandmediaalsothinkhighlyofthisnewarea,sayingthatitwillsetanexamplefordevelopingcountries.试着做一做1.TheStateCouncilannounced__________wouldbebuilt.A.theXionganNewAreaB.theShenzhenSpecialEconomicZoneC.thePudongNewAreaD.BothBandC2.TheXionganNewAreais________.A.tosouthwestofdowntownBeijingB.inBeijingC.inTianjinD.inShijiazhuang3.WhydoestheXionganNewAreahavegreatpotentialforgrowth?A.Becauseithasabroadspacetodevelop.B.Becauseithasconvenienttransportation.C.Becauseithasasoundnaturalenvironment.D.Allabove.4.Baiyangdianisknownasthe“pearl”oftheNorthChinaPlainbecause________.A.it'sonlyanhour'sdrivetoBeijingandTianjinB.it'soneofthelargestfreshwaterwetlandsinNorthChinaC.ithasgreatpotentialforcountriesD.itisanexamplefordevelopingcountries5.TheimportanceoftheXionganNewAreais________.A.itsitsatthecenterofthetriangularareaB.manycompaniesandinstitutions(机构)willmovethereC.itwillreducetheheavyburdensonBeijingD.expertsandmediathinkhighlyofthisnewarea

答案1.A点拨：微小环节理解题。文中第一句有提示“…ChinaannouncedthatitwouldbuildtheXionganNewArea…”，故选A。2.A点拨：微小环节理解题。文中其次段有提示“Thearea,about100kilometerssouthwestofdowntownBeijing，…areaformedbyBeijing,Tianjin,andShijiazhuang.”说明被三地所包围，并不是属于该三地。故选A。3.D点拨：微小环节理解题。文中第三段和第四段对雄安新区的优势进行了详细的介绍。故选D。4.B点拨：微小环节理解题。文中第四段有提示“…