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1、2019高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（1）APollution’sgreateffectsontheenvironmenthavebeemoreobviousinrecentyears,leadingtoamovementtopromoteenergyefficiency（效率）,lessrelianceonfossil（化石)fuels,andareductioninairandwaterpollution.Mostscientistsagreethatsuchchangesarenecessarytoprotectourenvironm
2、entfromfurtherharm.Theconstructionindustryconsumesalargequantityofenergyandresourcesandcreatesahugeamountofpollution.IntheUnitedStates,buildinganddevelopmentaccountfor39%ofthecountry’stotalenergyuse,12%oftotalwaterconsumption,68%oftotalelectricityconsumptionand38%ofcarbo
3、ndioxideemissions（二氧化碳排放）,accordingtotheEnvironmentProtectionAgency.Greenbuildingsuselessenergy,water,createlesswaste,andarehealthiertolive,work,andgotoschoolinthanstandardbuildings.Buildersofgreenbuildingsusetechniquesthatuseresourcesmoreefficientlyduringtheentirebuildi
4、ngcycle—construction,restoration,operation,maintenance（维护）anddemolition（拆毁）—thanthosewhoconstructmoreregularbuildings.Theenvironmentalbenefitsofbuildinggreenincludetheprotectionofecosystems（生态系统）andbiodiversity,improvedairandwaterquality,lesswasteflowingintostreams,andth
5、eprotectionofnaturalresources.Greenbuildingscanalsoresultinloweroperatingcostsbecausetheytypicallyuselessenergyandfewermaterialsandimproveindoorairquality,improvingthehealthofpeoplewholiveinsuchbuildings.Theprocessofbuildinggreenincludestechnicalandartisticplanningwithna
6、tureprotectioninmind.Buildingdesignsoftenreflectthesurroundingenvironmentandnaturalresourcesanduserenewablebuildingmaterialssuchasbambooandstraw.Inaddition,recycledresourcesfoundlocallyareusedforgreenbuildings,reducingthecostandairpollutionassociatedwithtransportingmater
7、ialsoverlongdistances.Carefulsiteselectionisimportanttominimize（最小化）humanimpactonthesurroundingenvironment.Forexample,placingastructureinanareathatallowsittotakeadvantageofcoolbreezes（微风）andsunlightcanreduceenergyuseandexpenses.Moreenergyandexpenseareneededforlargerbuild
8、ingsaswell,soitisimportanttobuildsmall.Greenroofsareanotherfeatureofgreenhousesthatreduceenergyuseandco
