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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.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSh
2、eet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙的)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect.(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelargertheglass,themoredangerousitis.”A
3、bout90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildingsinthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.(77)As
4、glassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,toohavecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardsfornewbuildingsinJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,w
5、illintroduceabird-safetycreditthisfallaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线的)signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetsarethemainoptionsavailable.Often,onlyon
6、esectionofabuildingneedstobechanged."Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,"Ms.Laurelsaid."Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding."TheJacobICJavitsConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitec
7、tsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers.B.Glasstowersaredangerousformigratingbirds.C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbird
8、s?A.Climatechange.B
