文档介绍：201 2 年上海交通大学考博英语题型英语一、词汇( 20 分, 40 题) 二、阅读( 30 分, 30 题, 6篇,前面 3篇长,后面三篇短) 三、完形 A( 10 分, 20 题,选择) 四、完形 B( 15 分, 15 题,选词填空) How To Conserve Energy If you are interested in how to conserve energy then this article can be of use to you in explaining the basic practices we can all adopt to conserve energy in our day to day lives. Many little things can be done in an attempt to conserve energy in the home and it's knowing these energy conservation processes that is key to reducing our high energy demands. The mon method for conserving energy is switchi ng appliances off when not in use. Many appliances have lights or standby functions that conti nuousl y burn power if left plugged in with power to the socket. Mobile phone chargers are by many people believed to use no power when a phone isn't attached yet this is untrue. Even if your phone is not being charged, the charger is still burni ng electricity whilst plugged in and you only need to touch it and feel the warmth of the plastic to realise this. Slight changes in day to day tasks can make a big di fference in conserving energy around the home and this is especially true for dishwashers, washing machines and dryers. Most modern dishwashers have energy saving wash cycles and we strongly advise the use of such features. Washing machines can be set to lower temperatures when used with the right washing powders. If you own a dryer, w