【师说】2017届高考英语二轮复习专题一阅读理解强化训练03

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1、强化训练03阅读理解（三）（45分钟，100分）AThebehaviourofabuilding'susersmaybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomestoenergyuse,accordingtoanewresearchfromtheUKEnergyResearchCentre（UKERC）.TheUKpromisestoreduceitscarbonemissions（扌It放）by80percentby2050,partofwhichwi11beachievedbyal1newhomesbeingzero-carbonby2016

2、.Butthisreportshowsthatsustainablebuildingdesignonitsown—thoughextremelyimportant—isnotenoughtoachievesuchreductions:thebehaviourofthepeopleusingthebuildinghastochangetoo.Thestudysuggeststhatthewaysthatpeopleuseand1iveintheirhomeshavebeenlargelyignoredbyexistingeffortstoimproveenergyefficiency（

3、效率），whichinsteadfocusonarchitecturalandtechnologicaldevelopments・"Technologyisgoingtoassistbutitisnotgoingtodoeverything,”explainsKatyJanda,aUKERCseniorresearcher,"consumptionpatternsofbuildinguserscandefeatthemostcarefuldesign.”Inotherwords,oldhabitsdiehard,eveninthebest-designedeco-home.Anoth

4、erpartoftheproblemisinformation.Householdsandbilpayersdon'thavetheknowledgetheyneedtochangetheirenergy-usehabits.Withoutspecificinformation,it'shardtoestimatethecostsandbenefitsofmakingdifferentchoices.Feedback（反馈）facilities,likesmartmetersandenergymonitors,couldhelpbridgethisinformationgapbyhe

5、lpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbehaviourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;somestudieshaveshownthathouseholdscanachieveupto15percentenergysavingsusingsmartmeters.Socialscienceresearchhasaddedafurtherdimension（方而），suggestingthatindividuals1behaviourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredicted—whetherpeo

6、plethrowopentheirwindowsratherthanturndownthethermostat（恒温器），forexample・Jandaarguesthateducationisthekey.Shecallsforafocusedprogrammetoteachpeopleaboutbuildingsandtheirownbehaviourinthem.1.Astoenergyuse,thenewresearchfromUKERCstressestheimportanceofA.zero-carbonhomesB.thebehaviourofbuildinguser

7、sC・sustainablebuildingdesignD.thereductionofcarbonemissions2.Theunderlinedword“which”inParagraph2refersto“A.thewaysB.theirhomesC・developmentsD.existingefforts3・Theinformationgapinenergyuse.A.canbebridgedbyfeedbackfaci1itiesB.affec