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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.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenth
2、ecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙的)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect.(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirr
3、orincertainlights,andthelargertheglass,themoredangerousitis.”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildingsinthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigra
4、tingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.(77)Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,toohavecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardsfornewbuildingsinJuly.T
5、heUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisfallaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexplo
6、ringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线的)signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetsarethemainoptionsavailable.Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged."Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,"Ms.Laurelsaid."Itwouldbet
7、ooexpensivetodothewholebuilding."TheJacobICJavitsConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Ne
8、wYorkisacityofglasstowers.B.Glasstowersaredangerousformigratingbirds.C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds?A.Climatechan
