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1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2011.11.05PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorresponding
2、letterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙的)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect.(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthe
3、largertheglass,themoredangerousitis.”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildingsinthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,wi
4、thanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.(77)Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,toohavecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardsfornewbuildingsinJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofi
5、tindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisfallaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线的)signals,butthe
6、yarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetsarethemainoptionsavailable.Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged."Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,"Ms.Laurelsaid."Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding."TheJacobICJavitsConventionCente
7、r,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers.B.Glasstowersaredangerousformigratingbirds.C.New
8、Yorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds?A.Climatechange.B
