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

　　“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．