For many years, enironmental problems have been a major concern to people. Almost all things are related to the word “Green”, say, green buildings. A green building means not only the colour of the paint. Also, it also refers to environmentally friendly houses, factories and offices.
Green building means “reducing the impact（影響）of the building on the land”, Taryn Holowka of the US Green Building Council in Washington.D.C. said. According to Holowka, buildings account for 65 percent of total US electricity use.
But green buildings can reduce energy and water use. Also, the buildings are often located near public transportation such as buses and subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of gas and give off pollution. Green buildings are often built on developed land, so that the buildings don’t destroy forests.
Marty Dettling is project manager for a building that put these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the country’s first green high-rise building. According to Dettling, “We’ve reduced our energy use by one-third and our water by 50 percent.”
The Solaire cuts energy in part by using solar power. “On the surface of the building we have solar panels（電池板）which change the sun’s energy into electricity,” Dettling explained.
The Solaire also has lights that automatically turn off when people leave the room. In addition, the building has lots of windows, allowing people to use the sun for light during the day. The Solaire cuts water by reusing it.
Not everyone is eager to move into a green building, however. Some people think that things like solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy source. Anyhow, Holowka said, “It is going to take off.”
小題1: “A green building”most refers to a____________ building according to the passage.
A．not ripe or modernB．covering green color
C．environmentally friendlyD．fresh or new
小題2:All of the following are the reasons why green buildings are environmentally friendly except that_______.
A．they can reduce energy and water use in many ways
B．they are often built on an area of land which has already been used for buildings.
C．people can collect energy from sunsight to heat water and produce electricity
D．they are equipped with lots of modern but cheaper equipment
小題3:According to the passage, green buildings don‘t usually stand on faraway and inconvenient areas bacause________.
A．the places will cause a lot of trouble and inconvenience to consruction work
B．cars will give off more pollution and more forests will be destroyed
C．the environment of the places is not better than that of big cities
D．the places are poorly equipped and unfriendly.
小題4:The underlined sentence “It is going to take off” in the last paragraph most probably means that green buildings__________.
A．will become successful and popular very quickly
B．will be begining to disappear
C．will be more modern.
D．will replace traditional buildings.
小題5:The text mainly deals with the topic that_______.
A．Dettling designed the first green building in the US.
B．Energy shortage calls for buildings of new design
C．The Solaire serves as a model of high buildings.
D．Green buildings help save environment.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D

小題1:詞義猜測題。由第一段 “A green building means not only the colour of the paint. Also, it also refers to environmentally friendly houses, factories and offices.”可知green的意思為“保護環(huán)境的，對環(huán)境有利的”，故答案為C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)歸納題。根據(jù)第三、四、五段的有關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)信息，我們可以歸納出A、B、C三項均是綠色建筑的在環(huán)境保護方面的優(yōu)點，由最后一段中 “Some people think that things like solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy source.”可知D項表述有誤，故答案為 D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段 “…so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of gas and give off pollution. Green buildings are often built on developed land, so that the buildings don’t destroy forests.”可知答案為B。A、C、D文中沒有明確表述，不符合文意。
小題4:句意理解題。文章最后一段，“雖然不是每個人都渴望搬進一個綠色建筑里，一些人認(rèn)為像太陽能光板等東西比傳統(tǒng)上的能源貴多了。然而不管怎樣，Holowka 說，它的生意會變得大起來�！彼裕颂巘ake off意思是說。綠色建筑會越來越成功越來越受歡迎的。
小題5:主旨大意題。通讀全文，本文主要論述了綠色建筑的含義，它在節(jié)約能源，減少污染、保護森林等方面對環(huán)境的有利作用，以及它的發(fā)展前景。故最佳答案為D。
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