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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.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondinglette
2、rontheAnswerSheet. Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating（迁徙的）route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect.（76）“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelarger
3、theglass,themoredangerousitis.”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat（栖息地）loss,withanestimatednumbe
4、rofdeathranginguptoabillionayear. （77）Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencourages
5、thecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess. Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet（紫外线的）signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpattern
6、s,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable. Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuilding
7、tovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns. 1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage? A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers. B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds. C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings. D.Glasstowersarean
8、ewtrendintheUnitedStates. 2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbird
