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1、四川米易县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮练习阅读理解。Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamy,butthisoneiscleanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronx,oneofthecity’spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly(以前)homelesspeople,whoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies.T
2、heboilerroomhasspecialequipment,whichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheair,reducingcarbonemissions(碳排放)whilealsocuttingcosts.FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladian,agroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedy,people.Palladianreceivedsupport
3、fromEnterpriseCommunityPartners(ECP),whichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthy,environmentally(环境方面)cleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalled,theGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeeping,energysavingandt
4、heuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.Michael.Bloomberg,NewYork'smayor,planstocreate165,000affordablehousingunitsfor
5、500,000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildings,and40%ofthosearecaused,byhousing.Soherecentlyannouncedthatthecity’sDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopment(DHPD),whosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecity’ssupplyofaffordablehousing,willrequireallitsnew
6、projectstofollowECP’sgreenstandards.SimilarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercitiessuchasClevelandandDenver,butNewYork’sDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountry.()1.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?A.Toexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoor
7、people.B.Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.C.Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybuildingworks.D.Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.()2.WhatisanadvantageofthebuildingsmeetingtheGreenCommunitiesStandards?8A.Lowerrunningcosts.B.Costinglessinconstruction.C.Lessairtobelosti
