Thesedaysagreenbuildingmeansmorethanjustthecolorofthepaint.Greenbuildingcanalsorefertoenvironmentallyfriendlyhousesfactoriesandoffices.

Greenbuildingmeans“reducingtheimpact(影响)ofthebuildingontheland”TarynHolowkaoftheU.S.GreenBuildingCouncilinWashingtonD.C.said.

AccordingtoHolowkabuildingsaccountfor(占了)65percentoftotalU.S.electricityuse.

Butgreenbuildingscanreduceenergyandwateruse.Alsothebuildingsareoftenlocatednearpublictransportationsuchasbusesandsubwayssothatpeoplecandrivetheircarsless.Thatcouldbegoodfortheenvironmentbecausecarsuselotsofgasandgiveoffpollution.Greenbuildingsareoftenbuiltondevelopedlandsothatthebuildingsdon’tdestroyforests.

MartyDettlingisprojectmanagerforabuildingthatputtheseideasintoaction. TheSolairehasbeencalledthecountry’sfirstgreenhighrisebuilding. AccordingtoDettling“We’vereducedourenergyusebyonethirdandourwaterby50percent.”

TheSolairecutsenergyinpartbyusingsolarpower.“Onthefaceofthebuildingwehavesolarpanelswhichchangethesun’senergyintoelectricity”Dettlingexplained.

TheSolairealsohaslightsthatautomaticallyturnoffwhenpeopleleavetheroom. Inadditionthebuildinghaslotsofwindowsallowing:peopletousethesunforlightduringtheday.TheSolairecutswaterbyreusingit.

Noteveryoneiseagertomoveintoagreenbuildinghowever.Somepeoplethinkthatthingslikesolarpanelscostmoremoneythanmoretraditionalenergysources.AnyhowHolowkasaid“It’sgoingtobebig.”

1.Inthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedwords“thebuilding”mostprobablyreferto_____.

A.anordinarybuilding

B.anenergy-savingbuilding

C.agreen-coloredbuilding

D.abuildinginWashingtonD.C.

2.Agreenbuildingisoftenbuiltonanareaofland______.

A.whichhasthickforestsaround

B.whichhasalreadybeenusedforbuildings

C.wherepeopleofhighincomelive.

D.wheretravelingaroundbycarismostconvenient

3.WhenHolowkasaysinthelastparagraph“It’sgoingtobebig”shemeansthatgreenbuildings_____.

A.