北京地区2011年11月学士学位英语试题及答案PartⅠReadingComprehension(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,withanestimatedn