2015考研英语阅读集中练Making Your Grass Greener
<p> <span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Grass">Grass</span> <span word="Greener">Greener</span></p><p> <span word="Kermit">Kermit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frog">frog</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="green">green</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clients">clients</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="brokers">brokers</span>, <span word="green">green</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="green">green</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="mortgages">mortgages</span>. <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="credits">credits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tint">tint</span>.</p><p> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zeitgeist">Zeitgeist</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="greenies">greenies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="conscience">conscience</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="niche">niche</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="grows">grows</span>:</p><p> <span word="Real">Real</span>-<span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="green">green</span>? <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="advertise">advertise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="planet">planet</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="like">like</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>. <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>: <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>, <span word="find">find</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="grants">grants</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="remodeling">remodeling</span>, <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sympathetic">sympathetic</span> <span word="architects">architects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="designation">designation</span>-<span word="EcoBroker">EcoBroker</span> -<span word="for">for</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brokers">brokers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 250 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="in">in</span> 38 <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> . <span word="Some">Some</span> 500 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stampede">stampede</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ecobuilders">Ecobuilders</span>. <span word="Various">Various</span> <span word="labeling">labeling</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>: <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Home">Home</span>, <span word="Built">Built</span> <span word="Green">Green</span>, <span word="Build">Build</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="codes">codes</span>, <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>, <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="insulation">insulation</span>, <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooling">cooling</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="ventilation">ventilation</span> <span word="and">and</span>-<span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="further">further</span>--<span word="recycled">recycled</span> <span word="components">components</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="glue">glue</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="labeled">labeled</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Star">Star</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Baden">Baden</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Residential">Residential</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Network">Network</span> . <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span>. <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Beldock">Beldock</span>, <span word="EcoBroker">EcoBroker</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="range">range</span>.</p>
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