The behaviour of a building’s users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放）by 80 percent by 2050, part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016. But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own — though extremely important- is not enough to achieve such reductions: the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too.

    The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency (效率)，which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.

“Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything,” explains Katy Janda, a UKERC senior researcher, “consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design.” In other words, old habits die hard, even in the best-designed eco-home.

Another part of the problem is information. Households and bill-payers don’t have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits. Without specific information, it’s hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Feedback (反馈) facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors, could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.

Social science research has added a further dimension (方面), suggesting that individuals’ behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted-- whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器) , for example. Janda argues that education is the key. She calls for a focused programme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them.

1.66.As to energy use, the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of________.

A zero-carbon homes

B the behaviour of building users

C sustainable building design

D the reduction of carbon emissions

解析：选B。【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一句The behavior of a building’s users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC).可知，UKERC的最新研究发现房屋居住者的行为和房屋的设计在环保节能方面一样重要。所以如果要想达到节能的目的，人们必须要注意房屋居住者的行为习惯。故选B项。

2.67.The underlined word “which” in Paragraph 2 refers to “________.”

A the ways

B their homes

C developments

D existing efforts

解析：选D。【解析】推理判断题。根据前面部分The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency (效率)，which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.可知，研究表明人们现在提高能源使用效率的努力很大程度上忽视了房屋居住者的生活习惯，而只是过多的去关注发展房屋的设计。因此本句中的which是指existing efforts。故选D项。

3.68.What are Katy Janda’s words mainly about?

A The importance of changing building users, habits.

B The necessity of making a careful building design.

C The variety of consumption patterns of building users.

D The role of technology in improving energy efficiency.

解析：选A。【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第三段Katy Janda 的话“Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything,”和“consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design. ”可知，技术是可以给帮助人们但是无法解决所有的问题，最细心的设计也会因为房屋居住者的生活习惯而失去作用。本句说明Katy Janda认为房屋居住者的生活习惯对房屋使用和环境很重要。故选A项。

4.69.The information gap in energy use _______.

A can be bridged by feedback facilities

B affects the study on energy monitors

C brings about problems for smart meters

D will be caused by building users’ old habits

解析：选A。【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句Feedback (反馈） facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors，could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use可知，Feedback facilities可以bridge the information gap。所以A项正确。

5.70.What does the dimension added by social science research suggest?

A The social science research is to be furthered.

B The education programme is under discussion.

C The behaviour of building users is unpredictable.

D The behaviour preference of building users is similar.

解析：选C。【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句Social science research has added a further dimension，suggesting that individuals’ behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted可知我们很难去预测很多家庭的个人行为。故选C项。