2009年12月英语六级考试快速阅读的模拟题4
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 4</p><p> <span word="Part">Part</span> Ⅱ <span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="Comprehension">Comprehension</span></p><p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span>1.</p><p> <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span></p><p> <span word="Forget">Forget</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="conserving">conserving</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="denialriding">denialriding</span> <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span>, <span word="dimming">dimming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="showers">showers</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>: <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sameor">sameor</span> <span word="betterresults">betterresults</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fraction">fraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slump">slump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="Ulrich">Ulrich</span> <span word="Ramer">Ramer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="familyowned">familyowned</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="wasteful">wasteful</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="for">for</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="boiler">boiler</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="digitally">digitally</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="insulation">insulation</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span>. <span word="Spending">Spending</span> <span word="about">about</span> ￡100,000 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="slashed">slashed</span> <span word="his">his</span> ￡90,000 <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="by">by</span> ￡60,000. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tons">tons</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="importantly">importantly</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>.</p><p> <span word="Efficiency">Efficiency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="costor">costor</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="profitability">profitability</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drain">drain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>.</p>
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