2024年电大学位英语试卷及参考答案.pdfVIP

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

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PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheet。

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁

徙的)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,

anarchitect。(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelarger

theglass,themoredangerousitis。”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyinginto

buildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowers

aftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcause

ofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,withanestimatednumber

ofdeathranginguptoabillionayear。

(77)Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,

too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safety

standardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,a

nonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconscious

buildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmental

certificationprocess。

Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesigns

thatuseultraviolet(紫外线的)signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,

dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable。

Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon’t

necessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensive

todothewholebuilding。”TheJacobConventionCenter,which