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历年大学英语四级完形填空真题及其答案 （2006年6月） The part of the environmental movement that draws my firms attention is the design of cities. buildings and products. When we designed Americas first so-called green office building in New York two decades 71, we felt very alone. But today, thousands of people come to green building conferences, and the 72 that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to 73 　　Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration werent designed for 74 use. The energy-efficient sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis 75 indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint, wall covering and carpet. So far 20 years. weve been focusing on these materials 76 to the molecules, looking for ways to make them 77 for people and the planet. 　　Home builders can now use materials-such as paints that release significantly _78_ amounts of organic compounds -that dont 79 the quality of the air, water, or soil. Ultimately. 80_, our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being less bad but on creating 81 healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil _82_ reused by industry again and again. As a matter of _83, the worlds largest carpet manufacturer has already _ 84__ a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable (可循环用的). 　　Look at it this way: No one __85 out to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are } 86 causing these conditions, whether we like it or not. So 87_ of simply trying to reduce the damage, we are _88_ a positive approach. Were giving people high-quality, healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a 89 effect on the world. Its not just the building industry, either. 90_ cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building. Portland, Seattle and Boston have said they want to be green cities. Chicago wants to be the gre