单选题 These days a green building means more than just the color of the paint. Green building can also refer to environmentally friendly houses, factories and offices.
Buildings account for 65 percent of total U.S. electricity use. But green buildings can reduce energy and water use. Also, the buildings are often located near public transportation such as buses and subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of natural resources such as gasoline, and give off pollution. Green buildings are often built on previously developed land, so that the buildings don't destroy forests or other wild habitats(栖息地).
Marry Dettling is a project manager for a building that puts these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the country's first green residential high-rise building. According to Dealing, "We've reduced our energy consumption by one-third and our water by 50 percent. "
Not everyone is leaping to move into a green building, however. Some people think that features such a solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy sources. Despite this, Dettling hopes that green buildings will become common in the future. "It's going to be big," she said.
单选题 What does green building refer to nowadays?
  • A. Buildings painted by green hands.
  • B. Buildings covered with green plants.
  • C. Buildings that are environmentally-friendly.
  • D. Buildings like houses, factories, and offices.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本道题的依据句是文章的第二句话。C项选择的用词和意思与依据句相同。A和B项选择的信息文章中没有出现，D项选择的错误在于缺少“green”一词的概念。
单选题 The word "Also" (Line 2, Paragraph 2) is used to ______.
  • A. continue the discussion of total U. S. electricity use
  • B. expand the topic of reduction of energy and water use
  • C. include the discussion of public transportation
  • D. shift the focus to the topic of the environment protection
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “also”是一个连词，引导一个并列的概念，与前面的句子相对应。这两个句子的意思为：绿色建筑能够节能省水。此外，绿色建筑紧挨公共汽车或地铁之类的公共交通线，住户可以少用自己的汽车。这两个句子都是有关节能绿色建筑的不同方面，都与环境保护有关系，与本段第一句话的侧重点不同。所以应该选择D。
单选题 In terms of land use, green buildings are constructed by ______.
  • A. making use of developed land
  • B. developing new land
  • C. clearing the ground in a forest
  • D. draining wild habitats
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的依据句是第二段最后一个句子，关键词是on previously developed land，与A项选择的意思相同。其他选择项的信息在文章中找不到依据，属于无关信息。
单选题 Why are some people not so enthusiastic about green buildings?
  • A. Because they do not jump into green building.
  • B. Because they fail to move into a green building.
  • C. Because they find it more costly to live in a green building.
  • D. Because they think that solar panels still cost too much.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的依据句是文章最后一段的第二个句子“Some people think that features such as solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy soueces.”4项选择中，A和B选择的内容没有在文章中出现，属于无关信息。C选项的意思强调绿色建筑的运行成本高。这一观点依据是：绿色环保的前期费用大大高于传统的节能方式，正好是本句话的意思。D项选择说的是太阳能电池板的费用高，但这只是诸多因素的一个方面。应注意features such as...这一表达法的含义。
单选题 What did Marty Dettling mean when she said, "It's going to be big?"
  • A. Green buildings have a great potential.
  • B. People expect bigger green buildings.
  • C. Green buildings will be larger in size.
  • D. People prefer to live in bigger buildings.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 可以判断，green buildings will become common in the future与it's going to be big为同义句子。所以，A项选择的“绿色建筑具有很大潜力”最接近依据句的意思。其他选项的信息在文章中没有出现。