A
(2020·山西省祁县中学高三月考)College students may find a greener campus when they return to classes this fall. Some schools are repairing older buildings and constructing new ones that are better for the environment. Other steps include adding wind and solar energy systems and planting vegetable gardens.
George Washington University (GW) is a private school with 200,000 students. The university has two gardens where students volunteer their time.
Over the last ten years GW has developed projects in three main areas—climate, water and ecosystems. They have begun to create projects on the ground to address climate change. They are planning on becoming carbonneutral (平衡的) and, in fact, reducing the_footprint by forty percent by 2025, from creating solar hotwater systems on our rooftops to making our buildings much more energy efficient. The school also offers 140 different classes in sustainability (可持续性发展) and the environment.
Mark Orlouski said, “We see numbers like less than 20% of school having a green building policy five years ago and now upwards of 80% of schools having a policy, which states that their new buildings will be built in a green fashion.”
GW is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington. Some neighbors say that while GW is laying to be friendlier to the environment, it could also be a better friend to the neighborhood. The school has expanded quickly and there have been tensions between students and local residents.
篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了乔治华盛顿大学的绿色校园环保政策及计划。
1．The greener campus project aims majorly at .
A．welcoming students in the new term
B．repairing and constructing buildings
C．adding wind and solar energy systems
D．making schools environmentally friendly
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“better for the environment”可知，绿色校园计划是为了使校园更环保。A项文中未提及，B、C两项是具体做法。故选D。
2．What do the underlined words “the footprint” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．The climate change.
B．The quantity of water.
C．The production of carbon.
D．The main areas of the project.
答案：B 词义猜测题。根据下文提到的“solar hotwater systems”可知，the footprint指的是水量。故选B。
3．What can be inferred from Paragraph 5?
A．Green efforts have already brought in benefits.
B．High school students prefer choosing a greener college.
C．Green building policies attract more high school students.
D．Colleges are making efforts to meet the needs of students.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“The school has expanded quickly and there have been tensions between students and local residents.”可知，绿色校园政策让学校发展得很快，从而可以推断出，绿色校园环保政策吸引更多的高中生。故选C。
4．Which one of the problems is GW now facing?
A．It hasn't been so friendly to its neighbors.
B．There have been no green building policies.
C．Rainwater collecting costs too much money.
D．The students are making too many efforts.
答案：A 推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“The school has expanded quickly and there have been tensions between students and local residents.”可知，学校迅速发展造成了学生与当地居民的关系紧张，从而可以推断出，学校的发展导致学校与当地居民关系不太友好。故选A。
【词汇积累】 ①construct v. 建筑；修建；建造 ②address v. 设法解决；处理 ③energy efficient 节能
【佳句背诵】 Some neighbors say that while GW is laying to be friendlier to the environment, it could also be a better friend to the neighborhood.
一些邻居说，在乔治·华盛顿大学设法对环境更友好时，它也可以成为邻居更好的朋友。
B
