PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Weallknowthathumansaredamagingtheenvironment,butwhatcanwedoaboutit?Somepeoplearetr yingtodotheirbittobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.
LocalcouncilsinBritainencouragecertainaspectsofgreenliving,suchasrecyclingpaper,tin,plasticandglass.Theywanttoreducetheamountofrubbishgoingintolandfillsites（填埋场），becausetheyarerunningoutofplacestodump（倾倒）rubbish.Insomeareasrubbishforrecyclingiscollectedfromyourdoorstep,butinotherareas,youhavetotakeittoaspecialrecyclingplace,suchasabottlebank.
AnotherwayofreducingtheamountofrubbishyoucreateistousereusableproductsinsteadofdisposableonesForexample,somepeopleusestr ongshoppingbagsorboxesfortheirgroceriesinsteadofplasticcarrierbags,orusewashablenappiesinsteadofdisposables.
Morepeoplearebecominginterestedinreducingtheircarbonfootprint—theamountofcarbontheyuseup.Theytr ytoreducetheircarbonemissions（释放）bycycling,usingpublictr ansportoranelectr iccar,ratherthandrivinggas-consumingvehicles.Somepeoplechoosenottoflyforholidaytr ipsbecauseplanesarethebiggestproducersofcarbonemissions.
Youcanmake‘green’choiceswhenbuyingfoodtoo.It'sbesttobuyfoodwhichwaslocallygrownorproducedsothatithasn'tbeenimportedbyair,orshippedbyroadfromfaraway.
Housescanbeenvironmentallyfriendlytoo.Ittakeslessenergytoheatahouseifithasgoodinsulation（绝缘，隔热）anddoubleglazing(双层玻璃）．Youcanalsocreateyourownenergyityouhavesolarpanelsorawindturbinefittedthoughthesecanbeexpensive.Youcanalsosavewaterbyusingarainwatercontainerforwashingthecarorwateringthegarden.It'sevenpossibletouseasystemwhere‘greywater’—waterwhichhasbeenthroughatap（水龙头）oncealready,isusedtoflush（冲洗）toilets.Somenewhousingprojectsarebeingbuiltspecificallytobeasenvironmentallyfriendlyaspossible.
26．Thepurposeofcollectingreusablewastesisto＿．
A．saveenergyconsumedindailylife
B．reducetheamountofrubbishdumped
C．createanewwayofgreenliving
D．decreasetheamountofcarbonproduced
正确答案：B
