Section A
隨著全球能源緊張和環(huán)境污染日益嚴(yán)重，綠色建筑逐漸成為全世界共同關(guān)注的話題。其特點(diǎn)為減少能源和資源消耗，并盡可能采用新技術(shù)和新材料。
47. nearly 50%
[定位]根據(jù)題干中的Swiss Re Tower可以定位到第一段第二句：Thanks to its artful design and some fancy technology, it is expected to consume up to 50% less energy than a comparable conventional office building.
[精解]題目問的是得益于其精良的設(shè)計、先進(jìn)的技術(shù)，Swiss Re Tower比傳統(tǒng)辦公大樓能節(jié)省多少能源。該句意為“由于其設(shè)計精良，技術(shù)先進(jìn)，Swiss Re Tower有望比傳統(tǒng)建筑節(jié)能近50%”。題干中的owing to與原文中thanks to的同義，traditional與conventional同義。by在此句中為介詞，表程度相差多少的意思，后面應(yīng)接數(shù)字。故答案為nearly 50%。
48. the energy crisis of the 1970s
[定位]根據(jù)題干中的green architecture可以定位到第二段Green architecture, …h(huán)as its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s….
[精解]由該段可知：綠色建筑的來源要追溯到20世紀(jì)70年代的能源危機(jī)。題目中的could date back to是對has its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為the energy crisis of the 1970s。
49. widely taken into consideration in the developed world
[定位]根據(jù)題干中提到的assessing and rating可以定位到第三段第二句：This approach has since been formalized in a number of assessment and rating systems, such as the BREEAM standard introduced in Britain in 1990, and the LEED standard developed by the United States Green Building Council starting in 2000.
[精解]本題考查在一系列建筑評估體系中，建筑的維修和保養(yǎng)對環(huán)境的長期影響也在評估之列。根據(jù)This approach has since been formalized in a number of assessment and rating systems可知，這一原則已被成文化，而且下文舉例提到了英國的BREEAM和美國的LEED standard，據(jù)此可知，這一規(guī)則已被發(fā)達(dá)國家引起重視?？崭裉幦鄙僦^語動詞，且位于has been之后，故答案應(yīng)為widely taken into consideration in the developed world。
50. cutting long term energy costs
[定位]由題干中的green, reduce將答案定位到原文第四段第一句：Going green saves money by reducing longterm energy costs;…
[精解]題目問的是綠色建筑怎樣降低了成本。題干中的reduce expenditure是對saves money的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，by在句中作原因狀語，后應(yīng)接動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞形式，即cutting longterm energy costs。
51. economic benefits
[定位]根據(jù)benefit可以定位到第五段第二句：The use of natural daylight in office buildings, for example, as well as reducing energy costs, also seems to make workers more productive.
[精解]題目問的是除了節(jié)省成本，綠色建筑還有哪些優(yōu)勢。根據(jù)下面提到的make workers more productive可知，它還可以為企業(yè)帶來經(jīng)濟(jì)效益，故答案為economic benefits
隨著全球能源緊張和環(huán)境污染日益嚴(yán)重，綠色建筑逐漸成為全世界共同關(guān)注的話題。其特點(diǎn)為減少能源和資源消耗，并盡可能采用新技術(shù)和新材料。
47. nearly 50%
[定位]根據(jù)題干中的Swiss Re Tower可以定位到第一段第二句：Thanks to its artful design and some fancy technology, it is expected to consume up to 50% less energy than a comparable conventional office building.
[精解]題目問的是得益于其精良的設(shè)計、先進(jìn)的技術(shù)，Swiss Re Tower比傳統(tǒng)辦公大樓能節(jié)省多少能源。該句意為“由于其設(shè)計精良，技術(shù)先進(jìn)，Swiss Re Tower有望比傳統(tǒng)建筑節(jié)能近50%”。題干中的owing to與原文中thanks to的同義，traditional與conventional同義。by在此句中為介詞，表程度相差多少的意思，后面應(yīng)接數(shù)字。故答案為nearly 50%。
48. the energy crisis of the 1970s
[定位]根據(jù)題干中的green architecture可以定位到第二段Green architecture, …h(huán)as its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s….
[精解]由該段可知：綠色建筑的來源要追溯到20世紀(jì)70年代的能源危機(jī)。題目中的could date back to是對has its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故答案為the energy crisis of the 1970s。
49. widely taken into consideration in the developed world
[定位]根據(jù)題干中提到的assessing and rating可以定位到第三段第二句：This approach has since been formalized in a number of assessment and rating systems, such as the BREEAM standard introduced in Britain in 1990, and the LEED standard developed by the United States Green Building Council starting in 2000.
[精解]本題考查在一系列建筑評估體系中，建筑的維修和保養(yǎng)對環(huán)境的長期影響也在評估之列。根據(jù)This approach has since been formalized in a number of assessment and rating systems可知，這一原則已被成文化，而且下文舉例提到了英國的BREEAM和美國的LEED standard，據(jù)此可知，這一規(guī)則已被發(fā)達(dá)國家引起重視?？崭裉幦鄙僦^語動詞，且位于has been之后，故答案應(yīng)為widely taken into consideration in the developed world。
50. cutting long term energy costs
[定位]由題干中的green, reduce將答案定位到原文第四段第一句：Going green saves money by reducing longterm energy costs;…
[精解]題目問的是綠色建筑怎樣降低了成本。題干中的reduce expenditure是對saves money的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，by在句中作原因狀語，后應(yīng)接動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞形式，即cutting longterm energy costs。
51. economic benefits
[定位]根據(jù)benefit可以定位到第五段第二句：The use of natural daylight in office buildings, for example, as well as reducing energy costs, also seems to make workers more productive.
[精解]題目問的是除了節(jié)省成本，綠色建筑還有哪些優(yōu)勢。根據(jù)下面提到的make workers more productive可知，它還可以為企業(yè)帶來經(jīng)濟(jì)效益，故答案為economic benefits