单选题 "Smart building" is a term that is very popular among opinion-formers, but what exactly is it and how can it be 1 to reduce energy use?
Some people may think "smart" simply means automated or high-tech or 2 ; others think it means low environment impact, and then there are others who think it means a combination of these.
Automated buildings have been around since the 1960s and have become more and more complicated over the decades. The technologies used include optimization (最佳化) of heating systems, where are the control system looks at both external and the internal temperature over 24 hours before deciding on switch-on times. Also, lighting turns itself on when it gets dark, while doors open when someone 3 .
There is an argument as to whether the building intelligence or the intelligence of the users is of greater importance. Most believe that it is a combination of both. User behavior will adapt but not 4 to the technology. We each have our own requirements for the space around us and will 5 to make it comfortable.
Some people think we need more 6 in intelligent building control systems, because people engage more if they know what is happening and why. Very often there are complex systems that sit in the background. 7 , it seems that people change their behavior if they know that behavior is having an 8 on the energy they are using.
If we want to reduce the amount of energy used and hence reduce 9 related carbon emission, a number of factors have to be considered, such as how the building users and their interaction are linked with the 10 concept. As pressure continues to grow for buildings to become more energy efficient, the demand for automation will continue to grow.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定词组。此处意为“智能建筑”是一个近来在舆论制造者间非常流行的术语，但是它到底是什么以及如何用于降低能耗呢?因此，be applied to“应用于”，符合题意，故选A。perform“表演”，operate“运行操作”，form“形成”，均不符合题意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查上下文理解。此句是说明“智能建筑”具有自动化、高科技和______等特点，结合第四段第一句话“对于建筑物的智能性重要还是使用者的智力重要有很大的争论”，可知此处所填词汇与intelligence意思相同或相近，故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。此处意为“当周围变暗的时候，灯会自己自动打开；当有人______的时候，门会自动打开”。switch“转变，改变”；approach“靠近，接近”；flash“闪耀，频闪”；control“控制”，故选B。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查副词辨析。此处意为“用户习惯将会改变，但并非______适应科技”。ordinarily“通常地”；mechanically“机械地，呆板地”；logically“逻辑上地”；necessarily“必然地”，由此可知B项符合题意，故选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定搭配。此处意为“我们每个人都会对自己的空间有个人要求，并且会______使空间更舒适”。struggle to“努力，尽力(一般用来表达贬义、窘迫的意思)”；race to“跑到”；overtake“赶上，超过”；strive to“努力，追求(一般用来表达赞扬、肯定的意思)”，故选D。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。根据此空的后半句“因为发生什么及其原因，那么人们可以从事更多的事情，如果他们知道正在”，可知此处应该是我们需要更多的知识，故选A。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查逻辑关系。此处意为“______，如果人们知道他们的行为会对正在使用的能源产生影响，似乎人们会改变他们的行为。”therefore“因此”；however“然而”；moreover“此外”；finally“最后，最终”。由此可知，D项为正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定搭配。联系上下文可知，此处要表达“如果他们知道行为会对他们使用的能源有影响”，have an effect on sth. 为固定搭配，意为“对……有影响”，故选C。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查副词辨析。此处意为“如果我们想要减少能源的使用量，我们就要______减少相关的二氧化碳的释放”。reasonably“合理地”；similarly“相似地”；directly“立即，马上”；heavily“费力地，沉重地”，由此可知C项符合题意，为正确答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查上下文理解。联系上下文可知，本文讲的是“智能建筑”怎样减少能源使用，是与环境相关的，所以使用者的行为应该与环境概念相关，所以A项为正确答案。smart“智能的”；efficient“效率高的”；considerate“体贴的”，均不符合题意。