Now, are you changing your living habits to h

Now, are you changing your living habits tohave a low carbon life? Here are some strategies (策略) for you.

Strategy One

●Each week, choose one day when you don’teat meat. Meat takes up lots of energy because it takes a long time to produce.And animals must be fed on farmed plants, which could be used to feed many morepeople.

Strategy Two

●Only buy the amount of food you need. Whenyou buy food, go local rather than imported (进口的), and get fresh vegetables instead of frozen.

Strategy Three

●Make sure you keep the things such aspaper and plastic bottles separate (独立) so that they can be recycled. There are places where you canrecycle batteries. Make sure you find them.

Strategy Four

●Take showers rather than baths and reduceyour shower time by two minutes. This will save water and give you an extra twominutes in bed.

Strategy Five

●Buses and trains are better than cars, butwalking or cycling is better still. It’s also better for your health andcheaper. It can even be quicker than sitting in a car at rush hours in a busycity. For long distances, coaches are better than trains.

Strategy Six

●Try to buy good, long-lasting productseven though they may cost a little more. A small screen TV is better than a bigscreen. Keep your electronic products one year longer than you would usuallyhave.

1.What does the underline phrase “lowcarbon” in paragraph one mean?

A．便宜

B．低碳

C．高效

D．舒适

2. According to the passage, which of thefollowing is WRONG?

A．When we produce the meat, we need to take up lots of energy.

B．Taking showers in less time will help for saving the water.

C．When you go for a long-distance trip, you’d better drive your own car.

D．Buying the long-lasting products is a good idea to have a low carbon life.

3. What’s the purpose(目的) of the passage?

A．It helps to know walking is one of the low carbon lives.

B．It helps to realize how important it is to have a low carbon life.

C．It advises to save water and electric to have a low carbon life.

D．It advises to kick some bad habits and have a low carbon life.