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《2019年高考英语一轮抓纲务本 模块4 Unit 2-3(含解析)牛津译林版》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Unit2-3一、阅读理解Pollution'sseriouseffectsontheenvironmenthavebeemoreobviousinrecentyears.Mostscientistsagreethateffortsarenecessarytoprotectourenvironmentfromfurtherharm.Asweknow,theconstructionindustryconsumesalargequantityofenergyandresourcesandcreatesahugeamountofpollution.Sogreenbuildingsare
2、ingreatneed.Theenvironmentalbenefitsofgreenbuildingsincludetheprotectionofecosystemsandbiodiversity(生物多样性),improvedairandwaterquality,lesswasteflowingintostreamsandtheprotectionofnaturalresources.Greenbuildingscanalsoresultinloweroperatingcostsbecausetheytypicallyuselessenergyandfewermaterial
3、sandimproveindoorairquality,improvingthehealthofpeoplewholivethere.Theprocessofbuildinggreenhousesincludestechnicalandartisticplanningwithnatureprotectioninmind.Buildingdesignsoftenreflectthesurroundingenvironmentandnaturalresourcesanduserenewablebuildingmaterialssuchasbambooandstraw.Inadditi
4、on,recycledresourcesfoundlocallyareusedforgreenbuildings,reducingthecostandairpollutionassociatedwithtransportingmaterialslongdistances.Carefulsiteselectionisimportanttominimize(使减少到最低限度)humaneffectsonthesurroundingenvironment.Forexample,placingastructureinanareathatallowsittotakeadvantageofc
5、oolbreezes(微风)andsunlightcanreduceenergyuseandexpenses.Moreenergyandexpensesareneededforlargerbuildingsaswell,soitisimportanttobuildthesmallones.Greenroofsareanotherfeatureofgreenhousesthatreduceenergyuseandcosts.Theseroofsarepartiallyorpletelycoveredwithplants,whichhelpstokeepheatingandcooli
6、ngcostslow,preventwaterrunningoffanddealwithpollutants.Otherfeaturesofgreenbuildingsoftenincludeenergyandwaterprotection,recyclingandwastereduction.Inaddition,renewableenergysourcessuchassolarpower,waterpowerandwindpowerareusedforheatandelectricity,whichgreatlyreducescostsanddecreasestheinflu
7、enceontheenvironment.1.Whatcanweknowaboutgreenbuildings?A.Producingnowaste.B.Onlyusingcleanenergy.C.Beingmadeofnewmaterials.D.Beingenvironmentfriendly.2.Whatisagreenbuildingprobablylikeaccordingtothefifthparagraph?A.Large.B.Small.C.Green.D.Lo
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