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,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.,andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovations（革新）arecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds,afterall,were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford;MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital（数字的），theyareimpatienttogetonwithlife.Theeasiestwaytofindkidsliketheseistocheckinonentrepreneurship（企业家才能）education,inwhichcollegesanduniversitiestrytopreparetheirstudentstorecognizeopportunitiesandseizethem.AreportpublishedlastyearbytheKauffmanFoundation,whichfinancesprogramstopromoteinnovationoncampuses,notedthatmorethan50,00...
