阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填...

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Have you heard of “Green hotels”?   1you stay at a green hotel, you help reduce the unfriendly   2that hotel has on the environment.

“Green hotels” include any hotels, motels, and inns that use energy and other resources   3environmentally (环境) responsible ways. These green hotels take advantage of (利用)   4resources when possible, make effective   5of resources that can’t be reused, and   6that many byproducts(副产品)are reused or recycled.

__72.6 million hotel rooms are rented in the United States daily.  8, an astonishing number of hotel   9need clothes washed, meals prepared, fresh water for showers and toilets, and energy for lights, heating, and cooling. Thus, there is a great       _10for green hotel practices(做法).

11a guest of a green hotel, you will receive quality service  12knowing you are helping the environment. Hotels also realize cost savings when they  13green hotel practices, which they can then use to   14guest services.

Some green hotels are already making a big   15. For example;

1.By switching to more energy-effective  16, the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City has saved 1.2 million kilowatt hours per year.

2.One hotel reduced water use by 2 million gallons per year when it   17a chef (厨师)who was improperly defrosting(解冻)food by running water over it.

3.The Fairmont Acapulco Princess and Fairmont Pierre Marques filter(过滤器) and treat

18and reuse it to water their golf courses.

These and other green hotels are   19responsible steps, but many others have not yet accepted the green hotel challenge. You can help by supporting green hotel practices every time you  20.

1.A. When           B. Before       C. Unless           D. Although

2.A. pollution      B. cost         C. effect               D. step

3.A. with           B. through      C. by               D. in

4.A. wasted         B. reused           C. limited          D. lost

5.A. time           B. space            C. use              D. usage

6.A. make sure      B. make up      C. make fun         D. make room

7.A. Much more      B. Over         C. More             D. Above

8.A. Besides        B. As a result      C. In the end           D. As a matter of fact

9.A. professors     B. waiters      C. door-keepers     D. guests

10.A. need          B. necessity        C. require              D. request

11.A. With          B. To           C. As               D. By

12.A. before            B. at           C. in               D. while

13.A. get           B. accept           C. receive          D. take

14.A. change            B. improve      C. make             D. lift

15.A. act           B. face         C. control              D. difference

16.A. lighting      B. line         C. action               D. management

17.A. used          B. found            C. fired                D. questioned

18.A. wastewood     B. wasteland        C. wastepaper           D. wastewater

19.A. making        B. taking           C. borrowing            D. getting

20.A. walk          B. journey      C. play             D. travel