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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.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage

2、1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity，whichisontheAtlanticmigrating（迁徙的）route，canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass，”saidMs.Laurel，anarchitect.（76）“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights，andthelargertheglass，themoredangerousitis.”About90，000birdsarekille

3、dbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often，theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds，afterhabitat（栖息地）loss，withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.（77）Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveinc

4、reasedinthelastdecade，so，too，havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil，anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings，willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvi

5、ronmentalcertificationprocess.Therearenoeasyfixes，however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet（紫外线的）signals，buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers，dotpatterns，shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable.Often，onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon‘tnecessarilyhavetotrea

6、teverywindow，”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter，whichhasbeenundergoingalterations，isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A.NewYorkisaci

7、tyofglasstowers.B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds.C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds？A.ClimatechangeB.HabitatlossC.La