Thesedaysagreenbuildingmeansmorethanjustthecolorofthepaint.Greenbuildingscanalsorefertoenvironmentallyfriendlyhousesfactoriesandoffices.

  Greenbuildingsmean“reducingtheimpact（影响）ofthebuildingontheland”TarynHolowkaoftheUSGreenBuildingCouncilinWashingtonDC.said.AccordingtoHolowkabuildingaccountfor（占了）65percentoftotalUSelectricityuse.

    ButGreenbuildingscanreduceenergyandwateruse.Alsothebuildingsareoftenlocatednearpublictransportationsuchasbusesandsubwayssothatpeoplecandrivetheircarsless.Thatcouldbegoodfortheenvironmentbecausecarsusealotofgasandgiveoffwasteair.Greenbuildingsareoftenbuiltonthedevelopedlandsothatthebuildingsdon’tdestroyforests.

  MartyDettlingistheprojectmanagerforabuildingthatputtheseideasintoaction.TheSoliarehasbeencalledthecountry’sfirstgreenhigh-risebuilding.AccordingtoDettling”We’vereducedourenergyusebyone-thirdandourwaterby50percent.”

  TheSoliarereducestheuseofenergybyusingsolarpower.”Onthefaceofthebuildingwehavesolarpanelswhichchangethesun’senergyintoelectricity”Dettlingexplained.

  TheSolairealsohaslightsthatautomaticallyturnoffwhenpeopleleavetheroom.Inadditionthebuildinghaslotsofwindowsallowingpeopletousethesunforlightduringtheday.

  Noteveryoneiseagertomoveintoagreenbuildinghowever.Somepeoplethinkthatthingslikesolarpanelscostmoremoneythantraditionalenergysources.AnyhowHolokasaid’’It’sgoingtobebig.”

1.WhatdoesTheSolairereferto?

  A.thefirstgreen-highbuilding

  B.thefirstgreen-highbuildinginimagination

  C.theprojectofbuildingagreen-highbuilding

  D.environmentallyfriendlyhouses

2. Agreenbuildingisoftenbuilt______.

  A.indevelopingcities              B.insmallcities

  C.indevelopedareas                D.nearthehighbuilding

3. WhenHolowkasaysinthelastparagraph“It’sgoingtobebig”shemeansthatgreenbuildings________.

  A.willbemorecomfortable          B.willbecomepopularinfuture

  C.willbemore