专四阅读题模拟训练（3）
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="hangs">hangs</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="dryers">dryers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wasteful">wasteful</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> (<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="emitters">emitters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> (<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ton">ton</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>). <span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clotheslines">clotheslines</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environmentalist">environmentalist</span>, <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="what">what</span>-<span word="I">I</span>-<span word="can">can</span>- <span word="do">do</span> <span word="environmentalism">environmentalism</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="drying">drying</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="aesthetic">aesthetic</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span>. <span word="Increasingly">Increasingly</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="persuaded">persuaded</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="homeowners">homeowners</span> <span word="associations">associations</span>(<span word="HOAs">HOAs</span>) <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="clotheslines">clotheslines</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="unsightly">unsightly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="clotheslines">clotheslines</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="states">states</span>--<span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span>--<span word="have">have</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="broadly">broadly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="clotheslines">clotheslines</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Reck">Reck</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="feeds">feeds</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bathwater">bathwater</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recycles">recycles</span> <span word="condensation">condensation</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioners">conditioners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clothesline">clothesline</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Otto">Otto</span> <span word="Hagen">Hagen</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Recks">Recks</span> <span word="HOA">HOA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wake">Wake</span> <span word="Forest">Forest</span>, <span word="N">N</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="notified">notified</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="h">h</span>, <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Recks">Recks</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Reck">Reck</span>. <span word="HOAs">HOAs</span> <span word="Hagen">Hagen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="complain">complain</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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