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【题目】 The global energy crisis is approaching. What can we do? Here are some steps you can take.

Cooling puts the greatest stress on your summer energy bill and the power grid. Just as a tune-up for your car can improve your gas mileage, a yearly tune-up of your heating and cooling system can improve efficiency and comfort. Clean or replace filter monthly or as needed.

For central air conditioning systems and room air conditioners, look for the ENERGY STAR, the federal government’s symbol for energy efficiency. For central air, purchase the system with the highest possible Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. (SEER)

Use energy efficient ceiling fans either alone or with air conditioning. Ceiling fans do a great job of circulating air. When used with air conditioning, fans allow you to raise the thermostat and cut costs. Ceiling fans cool people, not rooms, so before you leave, turn off the ceiling fan.

Let a programmable thermostat “remember for you” to automatically adjust the indoor climate with your daily and weekend patterns to reduce cooling bills by up to 10 percent. You can come home to a comfortable house without wasting energy and creating pollution all day while you are at work.

Try to make your home airtight enough to increase your comfort, make your home quieter and cleaner and reduce your cooling costs up to 20 percent.

Cut your air conditioning load, and reduce pollution by planting leafy trees around your home and fixing reflective bricks on your roof.

Close blinds or shades on south-and west-facing windows during the day, or fix shading equipment to avoid heat build-up.

Turn off everything not in use: lights, TVs, computers. And use fluorescent bulbs, which provide bright, warm light while using at least two-thirds less energy, producing 70 percent less heat and lasting up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs.

Drive the car that gets better gas mileage whenever possible if you own more than one vehicle. If you drive 12,500 miles a year, switching 10 percent of your trips from a car that gets 20 miles per gallon to one that gets 30 mpg will save you more than 65 per year.

Carpool. The average U.S. commuter could save about 260 a year by sharing cars twice a week with two other people in a car that gets 20.1 mpg-assuming the three passengers share the cost of gas.

【1】According to the passage, the thermostat is used to ________.

A.make rooms quieterB.control room temperature

C.turn off the air conditionerD.reduce room air pollution

【2】We can conclude from the passage that the author probably discourages _________.

A.planting leafy trees around your home

B.turning off the ceiling fan before you leave your house

C.keeping your south-facing windows open during the day

D.using fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs

【3】According to the passage, you can save fuel by _______.

A.using energy-efficient ceiling fans

B.sharing cars with others on workdays

C.turning off everything not in use

D.reducing 10% of your car trips every year

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了导致能源危机的一些原因并提出了相应的解决方法。

【1】细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Let a programmable thermostat “remember for you” to automatically adjust the indoor climate with your daily and weekend patterns to reduce cooling bills by up to 10 percent.”可知，让一个可编程的恒温器“为你记住”去自动调整室内气候与你的日常和周末模式，以减少高达10%的冷却费用。由此可知，恒温器是调整室内气候，即控制室温。故选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据第八段“Close blinds or shades on south-and west-facing windows during the day, or fix shading equipment to avoid heat build-up.”可知，作者支持我们在白天关闭朝南和朝西的窗户的百叶窗或遮帘，或修理遮阳设备以避免热量积聚。可以推断出，作者不赞成白天开着朝南的窗户。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段“Carpool. The average U.S. commuter could save about 260 a year by sharing cars twice a week with two other people in a car that gets 20.1 mpg-assuming the three passengers share the cost of gas.”可知，美国普通通勤者每周与另外两个人共用一辆每加仑汽油行驶20.1英里的汽车，平均每年可节省约260英镑——假设这三名乘客分摊汽油费用。所以作者建议工作日拼车。故选B。

态度、观点及感受类推理判断题。高考阅读理解题中有些题目考查考生对文章作者的思想、人物性格倾向等方面的理解。对于判断情感态度类题目，考生需要分析段落大意、作者的思路，理解了文章的段落大意、中心思想后，才能判断出作者的情感态度。学会辨别清楚文章的体裁。

高考阅读理解题涉及各类文章。以议论文为主，文章的主题句往往会直接地表明作者的态度立场；说明文，因为其体裁的客观性，所以作者往往采取中立态度；记叙文，作者往往不直接提出文章观点，而且作者写作时也常常带有某种倾向性，所以我们在读这种体裁的文章时，要细心捕捉表达或暗示情感态度的单词或短语。学会区分不同的观点，尤其要善于找出作者的观点。我们要注意文中出现的直接引语和间接引语。出现的观点一般是当事人的观点，而不是作者的观点。此类试题的干扰项常具有以下特点：或是自己的某种看法或观点；或是社会的一种普遍倾向；或是与本文无关或与作者的观点或看法相反等。学生容易误选与自己的看法相吻合的选项。

如第二小题，根据第八段“Close blinds or shades on south-and west-facing windows during the day, or fix shading equipment to avoid heat build-up.”可知，作者支持我们在白天关闭朝南和朝西的窗户的百叶窗或遮帘，或修理遮阳设备以避免热量积聚。可以推断出，作者不赞成白天开着朝南的窗户。故选C。