B
Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamy,butthisoneisel.eanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronx,oneofthecity’spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly(以前)homelesspeople,whoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies.Theboilerroomhasspecialequipment,whichproducesenergyforelectr icityandheat.Itr eusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheair,reducingcarbonemissions(碳排放)whilealsocuttingcosts.
FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladia,agroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedy,people.PalladiareceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartners(ECP),whichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.
ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthy,environmentally(环境方面)cleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalled,theGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeeping,energysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstr uctioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostd aylightcanhelpsaveenergy.
Michael.Bloomberg,NewYork'smayor,planstocreate165,000affordablehousingunitsfor500,000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildings,and40%ofthosearecaused,byhousing.Soherecentlyannouncedthatthecity’sDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopment(DHPD),whosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecity’ssupplyofaffordablehousing,willrequireallitsnewprojectstofollowECP’sgreenstandards.
SimilarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercitiessuchasClevelandandDenver,butNewYork’sDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountr y.
45.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?
A.Toexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoorpeople.
B.Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.
C.Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybuildingworks.
D.Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.
正确答案：C
