A simple piece of rope hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors. On one side stand those who have begun to see clothes dryers as wasteful consumers of energy (up to 6% of total electricity) and powerful emitters of carbon dioxide (up to a ton of CO2 per household every year). Increasingly, some have persuaded community and homeowners associations(HOAs) across the U.S. to ban outdoor clotheslines, which they say not only look unsightly but also lower surrounding property values. Only three states have laws to protect clotheslines. Right-to-dry advocates argue that there should be more.Matt Reck is the kind of eco-conscious guy, his family also uses a clothesline. But Otto Hagen, president of Reck's HOA in Wake Forest, N.$, notified him that a neighborh, and complained about his line. The Recks ignored the warning and still do that. "Many people claim to be environmentally friendly but don't take matters into their own hands," says Reck. HOAs Hagen has deci
What is NOT mentioned as a disadvantage of using clothes dryers?
- A、Electricity consumption.
- B、Air pollution.
- C、Waste of energy.
- D、Ugly looking.
正确答案:D
答案解析:有
What is the HOAs' attitude towards the regulation of outdoor clotheslines?
- A、Concerned.
- B、Impartial.
- C、Supportive.
- D、Unclear.
正确答案:C
答案解析:有
An appropriate title for the passage might be
- A、Opinions on Environmental Protection.
- B、Opinions on Air-drying Laundry.
- C、What-I-Can-Do Environmentalism.
- D、Restrictions on Clotheslines.
正确答案:B
答案解析:有
In the last paragraph Alexander Lee recommends that
- A、clotheslines should be banned in the community.
- B、clotheslines wouldn't lessen the property values.
- C、the globe would become warmer and warmer.
- D、we should protect the environment in the community.
正确答案:D
答案解析:有
Which of the following is INCORRECT?
- A、Opposers think air-drying laundry would devalue surrounding assets.
- B、Opposers consider the outdoor clothesline as an eyesore to the scenery.
- C、Right-to-dry movements led to the pass of written laws to protect clotheslines.
- D、Most of states in the US have no written laws to protect clotheslines.
正确答案:C
答案解析:有
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