Green industries are energizing China's economic growth

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1 China has made remarkable progress in developing green industries during the past decade, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information Office recently.

2 China has been promoting the sustainable development and growth of the green industry based on strengthening resource conservation and environmental protection. The continued protection of the ecological environment and promotion of the green transformation created a huge market demand and great opportunities for green industries. In recent years, the output value of the energy conservation and environmental protection industry has increased by more than 10 percent a year, and the production scale of clean energy equipment ranks first in the worl D. Besides, production of new energy vehicles have been staying on the top of the world for eight consecutive years,according to the white paper.

3 Policies and regulations also play anincentiveand guiding role in the development of green industries. Over the past decade, a total of more than 100 billion yuan ($14.73 billion) has been invested from the central budget to support the construction of environmental infrastructure, and nearly 200 billion yuan has been allocated for ecological protection compensation at the central level during the 13th Five-Year Plan perio D.

4 Besides, green technology innovation and industrialization also promoted the development of green industry. By the end of 2021, there were 49,000 effective invention patents in China's energy conservation and environmental protection industry and 60,000 effective invention patents in the new energy industry, which were 1.6 times and 1.7 times that of the end of 2017.

5 The development of green finance provides financial support for the green industry. By the end of 2021,the balance of green credit in China's local and foreign currencies was 15.9 trillion yuan,and the stock of green bonds exceeded 1.1 trillion yuan,all of which are among the highest in the worl D.

Reading Check

Gist

1.What does paragraph 2 mainly focus on?

A.The potential market of green products.

B.The popularity of new energy vehicles.

C.The environmental challenges in China.

D.The booming of green industries in China.

Vocabulary

2.What does the underlined word “incentive” mean in paragraph 3?

A.Reliable.

B.Encouraging.

C.Original.

D.Relative.

Inference

3.What can we infer from paragraph 3?

A.Policies and regulations on green industries need improvement.

B.The Chinese government attaches great importance to green industries.

C.The development of green industries topped the 13th Five-Year Plan.

D.The money for ecological protection compensation is far from enough.

Detail

4.What's the number of effective invention patents in new energy in 2017?

A.About 35,300.

B.About 37,500.

C.About 30,600.

D.About 28,800.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentence in the text

By the end of 2021, there were 49,000 effective invention patents in China's energy conservation and environmental protection industry and 60,000 effective invention patents in the new energy industry, which were 1.6 times and 1.7 times that of the end of 2017. 截至2021 年底，我国节能环保行业有效发明专利4.9 万件，新能源行业有效发明专利6 万件，分别是2017年底的1.6倍和1.7倍。

【点石成金】本句是一个复合句。which 引导非限制性定语从句，先行词分别是前面的49,000 effective invention patents 和60,000 effective invention patents。

Ⅱ.Text-centered chunks

create an opportunity for 为……创造一个机遇

rank first 位居第一

play a role in 在……中起作用；在……中扮演角色

be allocated for 为……拨款