注意事项
一、本场考试时间为上午9:00—11:00。
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙旳)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect.(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelargertheglass,themoredangerousitis.”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.
(77)Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.
Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线旳)signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable.
Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged