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1、AThebehaviorofabuilding'susersmaybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomestoenergyuse,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUKEnergyResearchCentre(UKERC).TheUKpromisestoreduceitscarbonemissionsby80percentby2050,partofwhichwillbeachievedbyallnewhomesbeingzero-carbon

2、by2016.Butthisreportshowsthatsustainablebuildingdesignonitsown一thoughextremelyimportant・isnotenoughtoachievesuchreductions:thebehaviourofthepeopleusingthebuildinghastochangetoo.Thestudysuggeststhatthewaysthatpeopleuseandliveintheirhomeshavebeenlargelyignore

3、dbyexistingeffortstoimproveenergyefficiency,whichinsteadfocusonarchitecturalandtechnologicaldevelopments."Technologyisgoingtoassistbutitisnotgoingtodoeverything,，explainsKatyJanda,aUKERCseniorresearcher,'consumptionpatternsofbuildinguserscandefeatthemostcar

4、efuldesign.，Inotherwords,oldhabitsdiehard,eveninthebest-designedeco-home.Anotherpartoftheproblemisinformation.Householdsandbill-payersdon^thavetheknowledgetheyneedtochangetheirenergy-usehabits.Withoutspecificinformation,it^shardtoestimatethecostsandbenefits

5、ofmakingdifferentchoices.Feedbackfacilities,likesmartmetersandenergymonitors,couldhelpbridgethisinformationgapbyhelpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbehaviourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;somestudieshaveshownthathouseholdscanachieveupto15percentenergysavingsusin

6、gsmartmeters.Socialscienceresearchhasaddedafurtherdimension,suggestingthatindividuals'behaviourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredicted一whetherpeoplethrowopentheirwindowsratherthanturndownthethermostat(恒器)，forexample.Jandaarguesthateducationisthekey.Sheca

7、llsforafocusedprogrammetoteachpeopleaboutbuildingsandtheirownbehaviourinthem.26.Astoenergyuse,thenewresearchfromUKERCstressestheimportanceof.A.zero-carbonhomesB.thebehaviourofbuildingusersC.sustainablebuildingdesignD.thereductionofcarbonemissions27.Theunder

8、linedword"which"inParagraph2refersto":A.thewaysB.theirhomesC.developmentsD・existingefforts28.WhatareKatyJanda9swordsmainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofchangingbuildingusers5habits.B.Thenecessityofmakingacare