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1、2011年11月北京地区学位英语考试真题答案 PartⅠReadingComprehension（30%） Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackentheco
2、rrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet. Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating（迁徙的）route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect.（76）“Itcanbeape
3、rfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelargertheglass,themoredangerousitis.”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdea
4、thformigratingbirds,afterhabitat（栖息地）loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear. （77）Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbui
5、ldinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess. Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresear
6、chersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet（紫外线的）signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable. Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,”Ms.Laurel
7、said.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns. 1.Whatisthemainideaofth
8、epassage? A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers. B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds. C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings. D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates. 2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds? A.C
