阅读理解。
Thesedaysagreenbuildingmeansmorethanjustthecolorofthepaint.Greenbuildingcanalsorefer
toenvironmentallyfriendlyhousesfactoriesandoffices.
Greenbuildingmeans"reducingtheimpact(影响)ofthebuildingontheland"TarynHolowkaofthe
U.S.GreenBuildingCouncilinWashingtonD.C.said.
AccordingtoHolowkabuildingaccountfor(占了)65percentoftotalU.S.electricityuse.
Butgreenbuildingcanreduceenergyandwateruse.Alsothebuildingareoftenlocatednearpublic
transportationsuchasbusesandsubwayssothatpeoplecandrivetheircarsless.Thatcouldbegoodfor
theenvironmentbecausecarsuselotsofgasandgiveoffpollution.Greenbuildingareoftenbuilton
developedlandsothatthebuildingsdon'tdestroyforests.
MartyDettlingisprojectmangerforabuildingthatputtheseideasintoaction.TheSolairehasbeen
calledthecountry'sfirstgreenhigh-risebuilding.AccordingtoDettling"We'vereducedourenergyuseby
one-thirdandourwaterby50percent"
TheSolairecutsenergyinpastbyusingsolarpower."Onthefaceofthebuildingwehavesolarpanels
whichchangethesun'senergyintoelectricity"Dettlingexplained.
Thesolairealsohaslightsthatautomaticallyturnoffwhenpeopleleavetheroom.Inadditionthebuilding
haslotsofwindowsallowingpeopletousethesunforlightduringtheday.Thesolairecutswaterreusingit.
Noteveryoneiseagertomoveintoagreenbuildinghowever.Somepeoplethinkthatthingslikesolar
panelscostmoremoneythanmoretraditionalenergysources.AnyhowHolowkasaid"It'sgoingtobebig."
1.Inthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedwords"thebuilding"mostprobablyreferto____.
A.anordinarybuilding
B.anenergy-savingbuilding
C.agreen-coloredbuilding
D.abuildinginWashingtonD.C.
2.Agreenbuildingisoftenbuiltonanareaofland______.
A.whichhasthickforestsaround
B.whichhasalreadybeenforbuildings
C.wherepeopleofhighincomelive
D.wheretravelingaroundbycarismostconvenient