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1、《英语(二)》作业题（一）（课程代码：00015）一、阅读判断BookingOnlineandSavingtheEnvironmentWhenyouarelookingtobookaholiday,itisunlikelythatyouwillthinkabouthowgreenyourbookingdecisionis,butitisdefinitelysomethingthatshouldbetakenintoconsideration.By“green”weareofcoursetalkingabou
2、ttheimpactontheenvironment.Whenlookingtobookaholiday,youwillprobablyfindthatyouarefacedwithtwomaindecisions.Thefirstistogointoatravelagency,pickupastackofbrochureshalfthesizeofapersonreadthroughthemandgobackwithjusttheoneandbookwiththetravelagentsdirectlyo
3、roverthephone.ThesecondistomissouttheshopsandbrochuresaltogetherandgoontotheInternet.TheInternetholdsmanyadvantagesoverthehighstreettravelagents,themainonebeingconvenience.Youcangoonlinetolookatholidaysatanytimeoftheday,whetheritisinthat20minutesbeforework
4、startsinthemorning,halfanhouratyourdeskatlunchtimeorevenathomeonyourlaptopinfrontofthetelevisionatnight.Therearenotimeconstrainstogoingonline,whilethetravelagentsareusuallymassivelybusyattimeswhenpeoplecanactuallygo,i.e.Lunchhoursorattheweekend.Youcoulduse
5、thetelephonebutyouwouldn’tbeabletoseethepicturesorallthedetailsoftheholidays,soyouwouldprobablybesentabrochuresanyway.TherearewebsitesontheInternetthatmakeshoppingforholidaydealsmucheasier.Thesewebsitesareknownaspricecomparisonwebsites.Icelolly,TravelSuper
6、marketandDealCheckerareexamplesofsomeofthebestknownpricecomparisonsitestolookforcheapholidaydeals,andtheyessentiallysearchthroughlotsofdifferenttouroperatorssothatyoudon’thaveto.Theresultsarethendisplayedononepagefromwhichyoucanbook,meaningthatyoudon’teven
7、needalotoftimetodothis.Thecontrastwiththetravelagenciesidthatyouprobablyhavetotaketwotrips,withbrochuresreadinginbetween,andthisiswherethegreensideofthingscomesin.Thepilesandpilesofbrochuresaredefinitelynotgreen,andtheamountofunnecessarypaperusedcan’tbegoo
8、dfortheenvironment.InthedaysofInternet,smartphone,tabletsandcomputers,thereisreallynoneedforsuchalargeamountofpapertobewasted.Sonotonlywillitsaveyoutimeandefforttobookonline,itwilldoalittlebittowardssavingthe
