北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2011.11.05注意事项一、本场考试时间为上午9：00——11：00。二、考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹签字笔填写自己的准考证号、姓名和学校，再用2B铅笔把对应准考证号码的标号涂黑。三、请考生仔细阅读题目的说明。四、答案必须按要求写在答题卡规定的位置上，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。五、答题时，PartⅠ至PartⅣ部分用2B铅笔按示例填涂，如：■[B][C][D]，用其他符号答题者不记分。修改时，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按要求重新作答。六、PartⅤ部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔在答题卡规定区域内作答，超出黑色矩形边框区域的答案无效。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。Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙的)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(紫外线的)signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable。Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon’tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding。”TheJacobConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns。1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers。B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds。C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings。D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates。2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds?A.ClimatechangeB.HabitatlossC.LackoffoodD.Crashingintobuildings。3.Whatdoestheword“fixes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.ChoicesB.ExplanationsC.SolutionsD.Developments4._____areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter。A.DotpatternsB.ShadesC.NetsD.Covers5.WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Inmanycases,thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes。B.TheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes。C.About90,000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear。D.Unfortunately,glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages。Passage2Question6to10arebasedonthefowlingpassage:Today’sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthanF.D.R.,andtheyliveinaworldwh...
