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1、成人本科学士学位英语统一考试模拟题 PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%) Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteron
2、theAnswerSheet。 Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙的)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect。(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelar
3、gertheglass,themoredangerousitis。”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,withane
4、stimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear。 (77)Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindu
5、strygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess。 Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线的)signals,buttheyarestil
6、lintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable。 Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon’tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding。”TheJacobConventionCenter,whichhasbeenun
7、dergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns。 1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?B或C? A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers。 B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds。 C.NewYorkad
8、optednewsafetystandardsforbuildings。 D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates。 2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds?B A.Climate
