【“WhyshouldIcareabouttheenvironment?”somepeopleask.Thereisaverysimplereason:Weliveontheearthanditistheonlyplacewecanliveonrightnowaswecannotliveinspaceyet.Ifwetreattheearthlikeagarbagedump】

问题描述:

“WhyshouldIcareabouttheenvironment?”somepeopleask.Thereisaverysimplereason:Weliveontheearthanditistheonlyplacewecanliveonrightnowaswecannotliveinspaceyet.Ifwetreattheearthlikeagarbagedumpitwillbecomedirtyandunlivable.Ifwetreatitwellbybeingeco-conscioustheearthwillstaycleanandsuitableforlivingforourselvesandforourchildren.

Whatis“beingeco-conscious”?

Beingeco-consciousmeansbeingawareofyouractionsandwhatyoudototheenvironment.Forexampleyoumightthink“Usinghairsprayisgreatforfixingmyhair.”Howeverifyouareeco-consciousyouwouldask“DoesthishairsprayhaveCFCsinit?CouldIbedestroyingtheearthbyusinghairspray?”

HowcanIbeeco-conscious?

Youcanfindmanysimplewaystohelptheenvironmentinyoureverydaylife.

Whenyougoshoppingbringabagorabasketwithyou.Pleasetrynottouseplasticbagsasmuchasyoucan.

Youcangotoworkbybikeoronfootifitisnotfarfromyourhome.

Youcanputyourrubbishintodifferentbagswhichmakesitconvenientforrecycling.

Youcaneatlesschewinggum.

Youcanuseyourownchopsticksinsteadofthedisposableonesinyourcompanyorinrestaurants.

Youcanputbatteriesinaspecialboxinsteadofingarbagebins.

Youcanusethewaterwhichhasbeenusedforwashingvegetablesorfruitstocleanthefloorandthetoiletortowateryourgarden.

YoucanturnoffthedecorativelightsinyourroomwhenwatchingTV.

Youcanturndownyourairconditionerbyonedegreeasthiswillcausea10%reductioninenergyuse.

Youcanuserecycledpaper.Everytonofrecycledofficepapersaves380gallonsofoil.Youcanalsouserecycledglassinsteadofglassmadefromrawmaterials.Thiswillreducetherelatedairpollutionby20%andtherelatedwaterpollutionby50%.

Pleasebelievethat.Ifyoudoalittleitwillmakeabigdifference.

【小题1】Humanbeingsshouldcareabouttheenvironmentbecause_________.

A．ifwemaketheearthunlivablewe’llhavetoliveinspaceB．itcanhelpourchildrenlivebetterC．ifwedon’ttheearthwillbecomeagarbagedumpD．