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1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试、 2011.11.05 PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%) Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondinglettero
2、ntheAnswerSheet. Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙的)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect.(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelargerthegl
3、ass,themoredangerousitis.”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,withanestimatednumberofdeath
4、ranginguptoabillionayear. (77)Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreation
5、ofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess. Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线的)signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnet
6、arethemainoptionsavailable. Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorr
7、ecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns. 1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage? A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers. B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds. C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings. D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedSt
8、ates. 2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbir