Kitchen

　　Plan the kitchen to be bright and airy so that you don't have to turn on the lights at daytime. Don't make wasteful use of the gas. Keep all ingredients for cooking ready before lighting the gas. Turn it to low when not required - always using it on "high" burns a lot of gas.

　　Indoor plants

　　Plants are extremely eco­friendly and can be used to make your home look lively. Apart from adding life to home, they give out O2, thus making the air inside fresh. You can keep plants in your home, but be sure to show them some sunlight regularly. Also, if they are kept outside, clean their leaves with a wet cloth, as dust may be added to them. A home decorated (装饰) with plants looks attractive. Plants are a natural home decorating gift that shows concern about the environment. A green plant is a wonderful gift which will protect the earth and is sure to be appreciated.

　　Saving water

　　Most of the time, we_take_water_for_granted - we keep water running while brushing our teeth or washing clothes. Needless to say, this is a huge waste of natural resources (资源). Try to recycle water. For example, the water used for washing vegetables can be used for watering plants; the soapy water used for washing clothes can be used to clean the bathroom and kitchen.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了如何营造环保的家园，从厨房节约能源、种植室内植物和节约用水三方面提出的建议。

　　5．Why is the importance of our home discussed in Paragraph 1?

　　A．To advise us to communicate more with our family members.

　　B．To show it's necessary to make our home eco­friendly.

　　C．To advise us to spend more time staying at home.

　　D．To show the outside world is noisy and polluted.

答案与解析：B　推理判断题。文章主要介绍了如何营造环保的家园，因此可推断，第一段讨论家庭的重要性是为了表明创造环保家园是有必要的，从而引出下文。故选B项。