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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.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet. Pas
2、sage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating（迁徙的）route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect.（76）“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelargertheglass,themoredangerousitis.”About90,000birdsa
3、rekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat（栖息地）loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear. （77）Asglassofficeandapartmenttowersha
4、veincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenv
5、ironmentalcertificationprocess. Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet（紫外线的）signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable. Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotre
6、ateverywindow,”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns. 1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage? A.NewYorkisa
7、cityofglasstowers. B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds. C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings. D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates. 2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbird
