Today, innovations(创新) to make our lives more eco-friendly can be found everywhere. There are energy-efficient automobiles, eco-friendly light bulbs, and clothes made by fashion designers using sustainable(可持续的) environmental practices. Industries around the world have also begun to take a serious look at how their operations affect the local and global environment.
The university of Colorado has been named one of the top green colleges and universities in the United States. This university was one of the first to start a student-led recycling program in the 1970s and toda
y supplies students with reusable shopping bags to use both on and off campus. The entire University of Colorado also uses low flow wa
ter fixtures(设备) and has reduced water usage by 40 percent since 2002.
When it comes to going green, Warren Wilson College has been recognized in many places. The Sierra Club and The Princeton Review have named the college as one of America’s greenest colleges and universities, while the school has also received the Outstanding College Recycling Award from the Carolina Recycling Association, as well as awards from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education(AASHE). For a small college, Warren Wilson has made enormous efforts to be an eco-friendly campus since its beginning, and today owns a campus farm, a seeding program, and an extensive recycling program. Warren Wilson was also the first College to have an LEED platinum certified(白金认证的) residence hall, and its building services department is also 100 percent GreenSeal certified. According to College Stats, Warren Wilson College is one of the first institutions in the United States to be almost completely self-sufficient(自给自足的) while also engaging students to incorporate sustainability into all academic programs.
Going green efforts at Oberlin College have not gone unnoticed. Oberlin College spends 22 percent of its food budget on buying food from local farmers, with most of the food raised or harvested with organic and sustainable practices. Oberlin has also stopped selling bottled water on campus and offers discounts to students who use their own storage containers when purchasing beverages and food items. Among Oberlin’s other eco-friendly accomplishments is a green graduation ceremony, which includes programs printed on 100 percent recycled paper.
小题1:The author writes the first paragraph mainly to tell us that ____.
A．we can find new ways to be eco-friendly
B．everyone is aware of being eco-friendly
C．industries are reducing their influence on the
environment
D．American colleges and universities care much about environmental issues小题2:What do we know about the University of Colorado?
A．Its recycling program is followed by other universities.
B．It produces reusable shopping bags by itself.
C．It uses special systems to save water.
D．It is the most eco-friendly university.小题3:Which of the following about Warren Wilson College is TRUE?
A．The Princeton Review praised it for its teaching methods.
B．Its residence hall’s building material is platinum.
C．It owns a campus garden and a seeding program.
D．It sustains itself almost without help from others.小题4:Students in Oberlin College can _____.
A．grow their own food on campus
B．pay less with their own containers
C．help the college make its food budget
D．recycle paper at their graduation ceremony小题5:How is the text organized?
A．Main idea – Comparison.
B．Opinion – Discussion – Description
C．Introduction – Supporting examples.
D．Introduction – Explanation – Conclusion.
