Thesedaysagreenbuildingmeansmorethanjustthecolorofthepaint.Greenbuildingscanalsorefertoenvironmentallyfriendlyhousesfactoriesandoffices.
Greenbuildingsmean“reducingtheimpact(影响)ofthebuildingontheland”TarynHolowkaoftheUSGreenBuildingCouncilinWashingtonDC.said.AccordingtoHolowkabuildingaccountfor(占了)65percentoftotalUSelectricityuse.
ButGreenbuildingscanreduceenergyandwateruse.Alsothebuildingsareoftenlocatednearpublictransportationsuchasbusesandsubwayssothatpeoplecandrivetheircarsless.Thatcouldbegoodfortheenvironmentbecausecarsusealotofgasandgiveoffwasteair.Greenbuildingsareoftenbuiltonthedevelopedlandsothatthebuildingsdon’tdestroyforests.
MartyDettlingistheprojectmanagerforabuildingthatputtheseideasintoaction.TheSoliarehasbeencalledthecountry’sfirstgreenhigh-risebuilding.AccordingtoDettling”We’vereducedourenergyusebyone-thirdandourwaterby50percent.”
TheSoliarereducestheuseofenergybyusingsolarpower.”Onthefaceofthebuildingwehavesolarpanelswhichchangethesun’senergyintoelectricity”Dettlingexplained.
TheSolairealsohaslightsthatautomaticallyturnoffwhenpeopleleavetheroom.Inadditionthebuildinghaslotsofwindowsallowingpeopletousethesunforlightduringtheday.
Noteveryoneiseagertomoveintoagreenbuildinghowever.Somepeoplethinkthatthingslikesolarpanelscostmoremoneythantraditionalenergysources.AnyhowHolokasaid’’It’sgoingtobebig.”
1.WhatdoesTheSolairereferto?
A.thefirstgreen-highbuilding
B.thefirstgreen-highbuildinginimagination
C.theprojectofbuildingagreen-highbuilding
D.environmentallyfriendlyhouses
2. Agreenbuildingisoftenbuilt______.
A.indevelopingcities B.insmallcities
C.indevelopedareas D.nearthehighbuilding
3. WhenHolowkasaysinthelastparagraph“It’sgoingtobebig”shemeansthatgreenbuildings________.
A.willbemorecomfortable B.willbecomepopularinfuture
C.willbemore