One of my Chinadialogue colleagues in Beijing recently bought a Philips energy-saving light bulb to replace a standard one. He was happy with his choice. It may have cost 30yuan (just under US $4. 50) ―ten times the price of a filament(燈絲) bulb―but he wanted to save energy as part of his low-carbon lifestyle. And according to the shopkeeper, he would save,in the long run,much more than the 30yuan he was spending.

  Yet only one month later，his expensive light bulb blew up，before he had saved even a small part of the purchase price. Will he stick to his high-cost, low-carbon lifestyle?

China's environmental organizations have started to advocate low-carbon lifestyles and the decrease of carbon footprints to help fight against climate change. But they have overlooked one fact;in China, low-carbon living comes at a high cost.

  It means buying energy-saving bulbs and appliances, and environmentally friendly building materials and daily goods. Cost can no longer be the only standard for purchases. An energy-saving and environmentally friendly product is more expensive than a standard alternative― whether it's a simple light bulb or the house it shines. For average consumers, even buying an ordinary bulb is a huge burden. How can we persuade ordinary people to choose an energy-saving residence? This is not a trend they can afford to follow;perhaps this fashion is only for the rich.

  Most consumers today do not cause huge carbon dioxide (C02) emissions. Their responsi?bility lies not in choosing a low-carbon lifestyle today, but in avoiding a high-carbon life in the future. The principle of "common but differentiated responsibility"―a basis of sustainable de?velopment―can be applied here as well.

  In China, low-carbon living still is resisted by a lack of social infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施) .E-ven if your salary allows you to make that choice，nobody is there to help you accomplish it.

  Consider energy-saving homes. You need to find out whether or not the developer has used natural materials wherever possible;how effective the insulation(纟色緣物、隔熱物) is;and what the green credentials of installed equipment are. You can read up a little, but you'll still be luck to avoid being puzzled by the developers' marketing. Many so-called energy-saving buildings are nothing of the sort，and some are even more energy-hungry than the average home―as Li Taige warned in his article "Energy-efficient buildings? Not always"，on Chinadialogue last August. 

(   ) 1. What may probably be the best title of this passage?

   A.To purchase a cheap bulb―your wise alternative.

   B.To choose an energy-saving residence―a must of your life

   C.To learn a low-carbon lifestyle―each citizen's responsibility

   D.To learn a low-carbon lifestyle―a promising but difficult purpose (   ) 2. Why did the writer's colleague get an energy-saving light bulb?

   A.He wanted to save some money.

   B.He wanted to use a more powerful light bulb.

   C.He was asked to do so by some organizations.

   D.He wanted to try learning his low-carbon lifestyle. 

(   ) 3. We can infer from the passage that .

   A.Using energy-saving bulbs and appliances is a fashion.

   B.It's difficult for most Chinese to try to learn a low-carbon lifestyle.

   C.Not all citizens have the same responsibility―learn a Sow-carbon lifestyle.

   D.Most Chinese families cannot afford to purchase an energy-saving residence 

(   ) 4. What is the writer's attitude towards the low-carbon lifestyle?

   A. infomative and entertaining   B. supportive but cautious

   C.  negative but wise   D. positive and active

1-4 DDAB 

A—些普通中國(guó)人試圖過(guò)節(jié)能低碳生活。過(guò)低碳生活成本會(huì)比較高，可能只有富人才能承擔(dān)得起，但購(gòu)買環(huán)保產(chǎn)品時(shí)成本不再是唯一的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。同時(shí)，由于中國(guó)缺乏一些基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，人們亦很難實(shí)現(xiàn)節(jié)能低碳的夢(mèng)想。

1.D概括標(biāo)題。文章的主要內(nèi)容是過(guò)低碳生活，這是一件益事，但在中國(guó)普通人過(guò)低碳生活會(huì)有一定的困難，故答案選D。

2.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第三句"...but he wanted to save energy as part of his low-carbon lifestyle"可以知道作者同事買燈泡的原因是想過(guò)低碳生活。

3.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一、二段中的事例可以看出作者認(rèn)為買節(jié)能產(chǎn)品并不是低碳生活的本質(zhì)。根據(jù)第五段中的"Their responsibili?ty lies not in choosing a low-carbon lifestyle to?day,but in avoiding a high-carbon life in the future"可知作者認(rèn)為，中國(guó)人的主要責(zé)任認(rèn)為不在于選擇低碳生活方式而在于避免高碳。

4.B觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第一段、第二段的事例可以推斷作者是支持低碳生活的，但根據(jù)第三至七段的表述可知在中國(guó)過(guò)低碳生活還有一定的困難，所以作者對(duì)在中國(guó)過(guò)低碳生活持謹(jǐn)慎態(tài)度的。

題目來(lái)源：丟分題高中英語(yǔ)高二上 > Unit 4 Global warming

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