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1、Thereisnodoubtthatleadingalow-carbon阅读理解答案 Thereisnodoubtthatleadingalow-carbonlifestyleisapopulartrendinthemodernsociety,whereaconsiderablenumberofindividualsbegintoundertaketheresponsibilitytoprotecttheenvironment.OneofmyChinadialoguecolleaguesinBeijingrecentlyboughtaPhilipsenergy-
2、savinglightbulbtoreplaceastandardone.Hewashappywithhischoice.Itmayhavecost30yuan(justunderUS$4.50)—tentimesthepriceofafilament(灯丝)bulb—buthewantedtosaveenergyaspartofhislow-carbonlifestyle.Andaccordingtotheshopkeeper,hewouldsave,inthelongrun,muchmorethanthe30yuanhewasspending. Yetonl
3、yonemonthlater,hisexpensivelightbulbblewup,beforehehadsavedevenasmallpartofthepurchaseprice.Willhesticktohishigh-cost,low-carbonlifestyle China’senvironmentalorganizationshavestartedtoadvocatelow-carbonlifestylesandthedecreaseofcarbonfootprintstohelpfightagainstclimatechange.Buttheyh
4、aveoverlookedonefact:inChina,low-carbonlivingcomesatahighcost. Itmeansbuyingenergy-savingbulbsandappliances,andenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterialsanddailygoods.Costcannolongerbetheonlystandardforpurchases.Anenergy-savingandenvironmentallyfriendlyproductismoreexpensivethanastanda
5、rdalternative—whetherit’sasimplelightbulborthehouseitshines.Foraverageconsumers,evenbuyinganordinaryhouseisahugeburden.Howcanwepersuadeordinarypeopletochooseanenergy-savingresidenceThisisnotatrendtheycanaffordtofollow;perhapsthisfashionisonlyfortherich. Mostconsumerstodaydonotcausehu
6、gecarbondioxide(CO2)emissions.Theirresponsibilityliesnotinchoosingalow-carbonlifestyletoday,butinavoidingahigh-carbonlifeinthefuture.Theprincipleof“commonbutdifferentiated(可区分的)responsibility”—abasisofsustainable(可持续的)development—canbeappliedhereaswell. InChina,low-carbonlivingisstil
7、lresistedbyalackofsocialinfrastructure(基础设施).Evenifyoursalaryallowsyoutomakethatchoice,nobodyistheretohelpyouaccomplishit.Manyso-calledenergy-savingbuildingsareevenmoreenergy-hungrythantheaveragehome. 28.Whatmayprobablybethebesttitleofthispassage A.Topurchaseacheapbulb—yourwisealter
8、nativ
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