考研英语作文155篇Skyscrapers and Environment
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="steel">steel</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span>. <span word="Ecologists">Ecologists</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cluster">cluster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="overburdens">overburdens</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="capacities">capacities</span>.</p><p> <span word="Skyscrapers">Skyscrapers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="lavish">lavish</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wasters">wasters</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="of">of</span> 17 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skyscraper">skyscraper</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="by">by</span> 120, 000 <span word="kilowatts">kilowatts</span>-<span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Albany">Albany</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> <span word="Glass">Glass</span>-<span word="walled">walled</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="wasteful">wasteful</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="masonry">masonry</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="insulation">insulation</span> <span word="board">board</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="lessen">lessen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="builders">builders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="glazed">glazed</span> <span word="panels">panels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reflective">reflective</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="coated">coated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="glare">glare</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="gain">gain</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="mirror">mirror</span>-<span word="walled">walled</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>.</p><p> <span word="Skyscrapers">Skyscrapers</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> 2.25 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="sewage">sewage</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span>, <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 109, 000.</p>
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